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==Crystal structure of MonCI mutant N278R-S421A-Q441P-A253V==
<StructureSection load='23zr' size='340' side='right'caption='[[23zr]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.00&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[23zr]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces_virginiae Streptomyces virginiae]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=23ZR OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=23ZR FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=FAD:FLAVIN-ADENINE+DINUCLEOTIDE'>FAD</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=23zr FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=23zr OCA], [https://pdbe.org/23zr PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=23zr RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/23zr PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=23zr ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q846W9_STRVG Q846W9_STRVG] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Improving enzyme stability without compromising catalytic activity remains a major challenge in protein engineering. Here, we present a co-evolution-guided strategy to enhance both thermostability and catalytic performance of the flavin-dependent monooxygenase MonCI, an enzyme involved in monensin biosynthesis. By combining sequence covariation analysis with structural filtering, a focused library of 15 single mutants yielded 4 variants with increased stability and activity. Combinatorial assembly generated triple, quadruple and quintuple mutants, with the best-performing quadruple variants exhibiting up to a 10 degrees C increase in melting temperature, a 2.3-fold increase in specific activity, and a 2.1-fold longer half-life, accompanied by enhanced turnover despite reduced substrate affinity. Crystal structures and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that stabilization arises from strengthened intramolecular networks of hydrogen bonds, salt bridges, and hydrophobic interactions, while epistatic effects limit additive improvements. This work provides mechanistic insight into how co-evolving residues modulate enzyme structure and function, presents a useful co-evolution-guided strategy for enzyme design, and advances MonCI as a promising biocatalyst for asymmetric epoxidation.

Co-evolution-guided engineering of monensin biosynthetic monooxygenase MonCI reveals mechanistic basis for concurrent stability and catalytic enhancement.,Xiao H, Li J, Zhou J, Liu C, Deng Y, Wang S, Tong Z, Liu J, Zheng Z, Zhong J, Li H, Chen X Int J Biol Macromol. 2026 Aug 20;381(Pt 1):154119. doi: , 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.154119. PMID:42624264<ref>PMID:42624264</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Streptomyces virginiae]]
[[Category: Chen X]]
[[Category: Li J]]
[[Category: Liu C]]
[[Category: Xiao HL]]