Recent advances in the improvement of enzyme thermostability by structure modification

Z Xu, YK Cen, SP Zou, YP Xue… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Thermostability is considered to be an important parameter to measure the feasibility of
enzymes for industrial applications. Generally, higher thermostability makes an enzyme …

Protein ensembles link genotype to phenotype

R Nussinov, CJ Tsai, H Jang - PLoS computational biology, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Classically, phenotype is what is observed, and genotype is the genetic makeup. Statistical
studies aim to project phenotypic likelihoods of genotypic patterns. The traditional genotype …

Progress in ameliorating beneficial characteristics of microbial cellulases by genetic engineering approaches for cellulose saccharification

A Dadwal, S Sharma, T Satyanarayana - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable and sustainable energy source. Cellulases are the
enzymes that cleave β-1, 4-glycosidic linkages in cellulose to liberate sugars that can be …

Zinc ion-induced conformational changes in new Delphi metallo-β-lactamase 1 probed by molecular dynamics simulations and umbrella sampling

J Chen, J Wang, W Zhu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The hydrolysis of a β-lactam core ring caused by new Delphi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-
1) with the help of two zinc cofactors induces significant resistance toward β-lactam …

Enhancement in catalytic activity of Aspergillus niger XynB by selective site-directed mutagenesis of active site amino acids

X Wu, Z Tian, X Jiang, Q Zhang, L Wang - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
XynB from Aspergillus niger ATCC1015 (An XynB) is a mesophilic glycoside hydrolase (GH)
family 11 xylanase which holds great potentials in a wide variety of industrial applications. In …

Propeptide-Mediated Allosteric Regulation of Xylanase Xyl-1: An Integrated Experimental and Computational Analysis

Y Wu, KW Chen, YN Li, KY Qiu, G Lu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Most GH11 family endo-β-1, 4-xylanases contain a propeptide region linked to the N-
terminal region. The mechanistic basis of this region harboring key regulation information for …

Solid-phase synthesis of protein-polymers on reversible immobilization supports

H Murata, S Carmali, SL Baker, K Matyjaszewski… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Facile automated biomacromolecule synthesis is at the heart of blending synthetic and
biologic worlds. Full access to abiotic/biotic synthetic diversity first occurred when chemistry …

Engineering the substrate preference of glucose oxidase for the enzymatic oxidation of xylose

Y Wang, X Cao, S Jiang, L Gao, X Han, J Qu… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Glucose oxidase (GOx) catalyzes the oxidation of D-glucose to D-glucono-1, 5-lactone and
has a wide range of applications in various industries. However, the strict substrate …

Dynamics of loops surrounding the active site architecture in GH5_2 subfamily TfCel5A for cellulose degradation

X Wu, S Zhao, Z Tian, C Han, X Jiang… - Biotechnology for Biofuels …, 2023 - Springer
Background Lignocellulose is the most abundant natural biomass resource for the
production of biofuels and other chemicals. The efficient degradation of cellulose by …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal the Conformational Transition of GH33 Sialidases

X Cao, X Yang, M **ao, X Jiang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sialidases are increasingly used in the production of sialyloligosaccharides, a significant
component of human milk oligosaccharides. Elucidating the catalytic mechanism of …