title: [Mutational research on the role of lysine 21 in the Pichia stipitis xylose reductase].
abstract: The xylose reductase of Pichia stipitis is one of the most important enzymes. It can be used to build up recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for utilizing xylose and producing ethanol. Intercellular redox imbalance caused by NADPH preference over NADH for Pichia stipitis xylose reductase (PsXR) has been considered to be one of the main factors for poor ethanol productivity. Some key amino acids of PsXR, which affect the activity or coenzyme preference, were investigated in our previous study. In this study, Lys21 were rational designed for site-directed mutagenesis to alter coenzyme specificity of PsXR from NADPH and NADH into single NADH. The wild gene and mutagenesis genes were ligated into pET28b, and were transferred into E.coli BL21(DE3). After induced by IPTG, the xylose reductases were purified. Purified mutants K21A (Lys21-->Ala), K21R(Lys21-->Arg) were characterized by steady-state kinetic analysis. The results showed that the coenzyme dependence of K21A was completely reversed to NADH.
authors.affiliation: School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Qikai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Hongli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Zhichen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Xiaoqiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008239:Lysine / Q000235:genetics*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D010843:Pichia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D014994:Xylose / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D009243:NAD; D000431:Ethanol; D009249:NADP; D014994:Xylose; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase; D008239:Lysine