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  • Protein Engineering
  • Molecular Biology

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  • Engineered luciferases are crucial for biological imaging and sensing.
  • Optimizing NanoLuc luciferase (NLuc) is difficult due to stability-activity trade-offs and low sequence homology.
  • Existing methods struggle with NLuc enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop enhanced NanoLuc luciferase (NLuc) variants with improved thermostability and activity at elevated temperatures.
  • To overcome the limitations of traditional protein engineering approaches for NLuc.
  • To present a novel hybrid methodology for enzyme engineering.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated deep learning with structure-guided rational design.
  • Systematically analyzed engineered NLuc variant libraries.
  • Utilized molecular dynamics simulations and protein folding studies.

Main Results:

  • Developed enhanced NLuc variants (B.07 and B.09) with significant thermostability increases (7.2°C and 5.1°C melting temperature increases).
  • Demonstrated sustained enzymatic activity at elevated temperatures.
  • Identified key mutation sites (termini, distal loops) that enhance thermal resilience without disrupting function.

Conclusions:

  • The hybrid approach successfully engineered thermostable NLuc variants.
  • Modifications to distal regions while preserving allosteric networks enhance thermal resilience.
  • This methodology provides a robust framework for engineering enzymes with stability-activity constraints.