Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Tanaka S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4989918 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tanaka Shun-Ichi S Takahashi Tetsuya T Koide Akiko A Ishihara Satoru S Koikeda Satoshi S Koide Shohei S
Nature chemical biology 20150831 10
Current methods for engineering enzymes modify enzymes themselves and require a detailed mechanistic understanding or a high-throughput assay. Here, we describe a new approach where catalytic properties are modulated with synthetic binding proteins, termed monobodies, directed to an unmodified enzyme. Using the example of a β-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans, we efficiently identified monobodies that restricted its substrates for its transgalactosylation reaction and selectively enhanced th ...[more]