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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structural and enzymatic characteristics of a cutinase-like enzyme (CLE) from Cryptococcus sp. strain S-2, which exhibits remote homology to a lipolytic enzyme and a cutinase from the fungus Fusarium solani (FS cutinase), were compared to investigate the unique substrate specificity of CLE. The crystal structure of CLE was solved to a 1.05 A resolution. Moreover, hydrolysis assays demonstrated the broad specificity of CLE for short and long-chain substrates, as well as the preferred specificity of FS cutinase for short-chain substrates. In addition, site-directed mutagenesis was performed to increase the hydrolysis activity on long-chain substrates, indicating that the hydrophobic aromatic residues are important for the specificity to the long-chain substrate. These results indicate that hydrophobic residues, especially the aromatic ones exposed to solvent, are important for retaining lipase activity.
Crystal structure and enhanced activity of a cutinase-like enzyme from Cryptococcus sp. strain S-2.,Kodama Y, Masaki K, Kondo H, Suzuki M, Tsuda S, Nagura T, Shimba N, Suzuki E, Iefuji H Proteins. 2009 Nov 15;77(3):710-7. PMID:19544571[1]
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References
- ↑ Kodama Y, Masaki K, Kondo H, Suzuki M, Tsuda S, Nagura T, Shimba N, Suzuki E, Iefuji H. Crystal structure and enhanced activity of a cutinase-like enzyme from Cryptococcus sp. strain S-2. Proteins. 2009 Nov 15;77(3):710-7. PMID:19544571 doi:10.1002/prot.22484
