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Minimization and stabilization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis recA intein. 2005

Kaori Hiraga, and Victoria Derbyshire, and John T Dansereau, and Patrick Van Roey, and Marlene Belfort
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Center for Medical Science, 150 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.

Many naturally occurring inteins consist of two functionally independent domains, a protein-splicing domain and an endonuclease domain. In a previous study, a 168 amino acid residue mini-intein was generated by removal of the central endonuclease domain of the 440 residue Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtu) recA intein. In addition, directed evolution experiments identified a mutation, V67L, that improved the activity of the mini-intein significantly. A recent crystal structure shows that the loop connecting two beta-strands from the N-terminal and C-terminal intein subdomains of the mini-intein is disordered. The goals of the present study were to generate smaller mini-intein derivatives and to understand the basis for reversal of the splicing defect by the V67L mutation. Guided by the structural information, we generated a number of derivatives 135 to 152 residues in length, with V67 or L67. All of the new minimal inteins are functional in splicing. In vivo selection experiments for function showed that by removal of the loop region, 137 residues may be the lower limit for full protein-splicing activity. In addition, the activation effect of the V67L mutation was observed to be universal for mini-inteins longer than 137 residues. Structural and functional analyses indicate that the role of the mutation is in stabilization of the mini-intein core.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009169 Mycobacterium tuberculosis A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation. Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
D010447 Peptide Hydrolases Hydrolases that specifically cleave the peptide bonds found in PROTEINS and PEPTIDES. Examples of sub-subclasses for this group include EXOPEPTIDASES and ENDOPEPTIDASES. Peptidase,Peptidases,Peptide Hydrolase,Protease,Proteases,Proteinase,Proteinases,Proteolytic Enzyme,Proteolytic Enzymes,Esteroproteases,Enzyme, Proteolytic,Hydrolase, Peptide
D011489 Protein Denaturation Disruption of the non-covalent bonds and/or disulfide bonds responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional shape and activity of the native protein. Denaturation, Protein,Denaturations, Protein,Protein Denaturations
D011938 Rec A Recombinases A family of recombinases initially identified in BACTERIA. They catalyze the ATP-driven exchange of DNA strands in GENETIC RECOMBINATION. The product of the reaction consists of a duplex and a displaced single-stranded loop, which has the shape of the letter D and is therefore called a D-loop structure. Rec A Protein,RecA Protein,Recombinases, Rec A
D004795 Enzyme Stability The extent to which an enzyme retains its structural conformation or its activity when subjected to storage, isolation, and purification or various other physical or chemical manipulations, including proteolytic enzymes and heat. Enzyme Stabilities,Stabilities, Enzyme,Stability, Enzyme
D014508 Urea A compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the principal end product of protein catabolism and constitutes about one half of the total urinary solids. Basodexan,Carbamide,Carmol
D017384 Sequence Deletion Deletion of sequences of nucleic acids from the genetic material of an individual. Deletion Mutation,Deletion Mutations,Deletion, Sequence,Deletions, Sequence,Mutation, Deletion,Mutations, Deletion,Sequence Deletions
D017434 Protein Structure, Tertiary The level of protein structure in which combinations of secondary protein structures (ALPHA HELICES; BETA SHEETS; loop regions, and AMINO ACID MOTIFS) pack together to form folded shapes. Disulfide bridges between cysteines in two different parts of the polypeptide chain along with other interactions between the chains play a role in the formation and stabilization of tertiary structure. Tertiary Protein Structure,Protein Structures, Tertiary,Tertiary Protein Structures
D047668 Inteins The internal fragments of precursor proteins (INternal proTEINS) that are autocatalytically removed by PROTEIN SPLICING. The flanking fragments (EXTEINS) are ligated forming mature proteins. The nucleic acid sequences coding for inteins are considered to be MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS. Inteins are composed of self-splicing domains and an endonuclease domain which plays a role in the spread of the intein's genomic sequence. Mini-inteins are composed of the self-splicing domains only. Introns, Protein,Protein Introns,Intervening Protein Sequence,Intein,Intervening Protein Sequences,Intron, Protein,Protein Intron,Protein Sequence, Intervening,Protein Sequences, Intervening,Sequence, Intervening Protein,Sequences, Intervening Protein
D019020 Directed Molecular Evolution The techniques used to produce molecules exhibiting properties that conform to the demands of the experimenter. These techniques combine methods of generating structural changes with methods of selection. They are also used to examine proposed mechanisms of evolution under in vitro selection conditions. Evolution, Molecular, Directed,Molecular Evolution, Directed,In Vitro Molecular Evolution,Laboratory Molecular Evolution,Directed Molecular Evolutions,Evolution, Directed Molecular,Evolution, Laboratory Molecular,Evolutions, Directed Molecular,Evolutions, Laboratory Molecular,Laboratory Molecular Evolutions,Molecular Evolution, Laboratory,Molecular Evolutions, Directed,Molecular Evolutions, Laboratory

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