title: Activity-based in vitro selection of T4 DNA ligase.
abstract: Recent in vitro methodologies for selection and directed evolution of proteins have concentrated not only on proteins with affinity such as single-chain antibody but also on enzymes. We developed a display technology for selection of T4 DNA ligase on ribosome because an in vitro selection method for DNA ligase had never been developed. The 3' end of mRNA encoding the gene of active or inactive T4 DNA ligase-spacer peptide fusion protein was hybridized to dsDNA fragments with cohesive ends, the substrate of T4 DNA ligase. After in vitro translation of the mRNA-dsDNA complex in a rabbit reticulocyte system, a mRNA-dsDNA-ribosome-ligase complex was produced. T4 DNA ligase enzyme displayed on a ribosome, through addition of a spacer peptide, is able to react with dsDNA in the complex. The complex expressing active ligase was biotinylated by ligation with another biotinylated dsDNA probe and selected with streptavidin-coated magnetic beads. We effectively selected active T4 DNA ligase from a small amount of protein. The gene of the active T4 DNA ligase was enriched 40 times from a mixture of active and inactive genes using this selection strategy. This ribosomal display strategy may have high potential to be useful for selection of other enzymes associated with DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midoriku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hisakage
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Funabashi
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mie
authors.forename: Yaeta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawasaki
authors.forename: Masuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Eiry
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobatake
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution / Q000379:methods; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D004247:DNA; D011088:DNA Ligases