Stability towards alkaline conditions can be engineered into a protein ligand

被引:40
作者
Gülich, S [1 ]
Linhult, M [1 ]
Nygren, PÅ [1 ]
Uhlén, M [1 ]
Hober, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Inst Technol, Dept Biotechnol, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
albumin-binding domain; cleaning-in-place; deamidation; human serum albumin; protein engineering;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-1656(00)00259-5
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
One of the problems with a proteinaceous affinity ligand is their sensitivity to alkaline conditions. Here, we show that a simple and straightforward strategy consisting of replacing all asparagine residues with other amino acids can dramatically improve the chemical stability of a protein towards alkaline conditions. As a model, a Streptococcal albumin-binding domain (ABD) was used. The engineered variant showed higher stability towards 0.5 M NaOH, as well as higher thermal stability compared to its native counterpart. This protein engineering approach could potentially also be used for other protein ligands to eliminate the sensitivity to alkaline cleaning-in-place (CIP) conditions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:169 / 178
页数:10
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