为提高米曲霉11家族中温木聚糖酶AoXyn11A的热稳定性,将AoXyn11A与源于Thermomyces lanuginosus的耐热木聚糖酶XynA进行三维结构比对分析,发现XynA的α-螺旋与β9-折叠之间存在一个二硫键;基于分子动力学模拟预测结果,利用定点突变技术在AoXyn11A的相应位置引入二硫键(Cys^108-Cys^152),获得突变酶AoXyn11AT;分别将AoXyn11A及其突变酶基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,经纯化,获得重组AoXyn11A和AoXyn11AT,并分析比较温度对其酶活性的影响。结果显示,重组AoXyn11AT的最适温度为60℃,比重组AoXyn11A提高了5℃;其在50℃下的半衰期t1/2^50为71 min,较重组AoXyn11A(t1/2^50=25 min)提高了近2倍。研究表明二硫键对提高AoXyn11A的热稳定性有重要作用。
To improve the thermostability of the family 11 xylanase AoXyn11 A from Aspergillus oryzae,homology alignment and analysis of the three dimensional structures between thermostable xylanase Xyn A from Thermomyces lanuginosus and Ao Xyn11 A were carried out. Resultantly,a disulfide bridge was located between the α-helix and β9 sheet of Xyn A while none in AoXyn11 A.Based on the prediction by molecular dynamics simulation,a disulfide bridge(Cys^108-Cys^152) was introduced into the corresponding region(α-helix region) of AoXyn11 A by site-directed mutagenesis. The mutant xylanase,AoXyn11 AT,was obtained. Then,the AoXyn11A- and AoXyn11AT-encoding genes were separately expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). After purification,the effects of temperature on xylanase activity of the recombinant AoXyn11 A and AoXyn11 ATwere analyzed and compared. The temperature optimum(Topt) of the recombinant AoXyn11 ATwas 60 ℃,which was 5 ℃ higher than that of the recombinant AoXyn11 A. The half-life of the recombinant Ao Xyn11 ATat 50 ℃(t1/2^50) was 71 min,which was about 3-fold than that(25min) of the recombinant Ao Xyn11 A. This study demonstrated that the disulfide bridge played an important role in thermostability improvement of the xylanase Ao Xyn11 A.