Dramatically Increased pH and Temperature Stability of Chymotrypsin Using Dual Block Polymer-Based Protein Engineering

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• 作者：Chad Cummings ; Hironobu Murata ; Richard Koepsel ; Alan J. Russell
• 刊名：Biomacromolecules
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：March 10, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：15
• 期：3
• 页码：763-771
• 全文大小：402K
• 年卷期：v.15,no.3(March 10, 2014)
• ISSN：1526-4602

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In this study, we report on multimodal temperature-responsive chymotrypsin-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylamide)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (CT-pSBAm-block-pNIPAm) protein鈥損olymer conjugates. Using polymer-based protein engineering (PBPE) with aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), we synthesized three different molecular weight CT-pSBAm-block-pNIPAm bioconjugates that responded structurally to both low and high temperature. In the block copolymer grown from the surface of the enzyme, upper critical solution temperature (UCST) phase transition was dependent on the chain length of the polymers in the conjugates, whereas lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase transition was independent of molecular weight. Each CT-pSBAm-block-pNIPAm conjugate showed temperature dependent changes in substrate affinity and productivity when assayed from 0 to 40 掳C. In addition, these conjugates showed higher stability to harsh conditions, including temperature, low pH, and protease degradation. Indeed, the PBPE-modified enzyme was active for over 8 h in the presence of a stomach protease at pH 1.0. Using PBPE, we created a dual zone shell surrounding each molecule of enzyme. The thickness of each zone of the shell was engineered to be separately responsive to temperature.