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Abstract

By recombinant DNA techniques, a disulfide bond was introduced at a specific site in T4 lysozyme, a disulfide-free enzyme. This derivative retained full enzymatic activity and was more stable toward thermal inactivation than the wild-type protein. The derivative, T4 lysozyme (Ile 3 → Cys), was prepared by substituting a Cys codon for an Ile codon at position 3 in the cloned lysozyme gene by means of oligonucleotide-dependent, site-directed mutagenesis. The new gene was expressed in Escherichia coli under control of the ( trp-lac ) hybrid tac promoter, and the protein was purified. Mild oxidation generated a disulfide bond between the new Cys 3 and Cys 97 , one of the two unpaired cysteines of the native molecule. Oxidized T4 lysozyme (Ile 3 → Cys) exhibited specific activity identical to that of the wild-type enzyme when measured at 20°C in a cell-clearing assay. The cross-linked protein was more stable than the wild type during incubation at elevated temperatures as determined by recovered enzymatic activity at 20°C.

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Perry, L. J., & Wetzel, R. (1984). Disulfide Bond Engineered into T4 Lysozyme: Stabilization of the Protein Toward Thermal Inactivation. Science, 226(4674), 555–557.

Authors 2
  1. L. Jeanne Perry (first)
  2. Ronald Wetzel (additional)
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@article{Perry_1984, title={Disulfide Bond Engineered into T4 Lysozyme: Stabilization of the Protein Toward Thermal Inactivation}, volume={226}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.6387910}, DOI={10.1126/science.6387910}, number={4674}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Perry, L. Jeanne and Wetzel, Ronald}, year={1984}, month=nov, pages={555–557} }