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Attempts to convert chymotrypsin to trypsin

I Venekei1, L Szilágyi, L Gráf

  • 1University of California, Hormone Research Institute, San Francisco, USA. veheki@ludens.elte.hu

FEBS Letters
|January 29, 1996
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Converting chymotrypsin to trypsin specificity is challenging. Mutating key sites, including Ser189Asp, poorly altered chymotrypsin

Area of Science:

  • Enzymology
  • Protein Engineering
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Trypsin and chymotrypsin exhibit distinct substrate specificities due to their P1 site interactions.
  • A previous model proposed Asp189 as the primary determinant for tryptic specificity.
  • Recent studies indicate multiple amino acid substitutions are needed to convert trypsin to chymotrypsin specificity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of converting chymotrypsin specificity to trypsin-like specificity.
  • To test the role of specific amino acid residues in determining protease substrate discrimination.

Main Methods:

  • Reverse substitutions were introduced into rat chymotrypsin.
  • Mutagenesis studies were performed to alter amino acid residues.

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  • Enzyme activity and substrate specificity were analyzed.

    • Main Results:

    • The Ser189Asp mutation in chymotrypsin reduced activity without changing specificity.
    • Further substitutions led to decreased activity on both tryptic and chymotryptic substrates.
    • Overall specificity conversion from chymotrypsin to trypsin-like was poor.

    Conclusions:

    • Achieving trypsin-like specificity in chymotrypsin requires mutating additional sites beyond those studied.
    • The Ser189 residue is not sufficient for determining chymotrypsin specificity.
    • Complex structural factors contribute to the substrate discrimination of these proteases.