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The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird
Muramidases/lysozymes are important bio-molecules, which cleave the glycan backbone in the peptidoglycan polymer found in bacterial cell walls. The glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 22 C-type lysozyme, from the folivorous bird Opisthocomus hoazin (stinkbird), was expressed in Aspergillus oryzae, and a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6887759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31698762 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20225531 |
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author | Taylor, Edward J. Skjøt, Michael Skov, Lars K. Klausen, Mikkel De Maria, Leonardo Gippert, Garry P. Turkenburg, Johan P. Davies, Gideon J. Wilson, Keith S. |
author_facet | Taylor, Edward J. Skjøt, Michael Skov, Lars K. Klausen, Mikkel De Maria, Leonardo Gippert, Garry P. Turkenburg, Johan P. Davies, Gideon J. Wilson, Keith S. |
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description | Muramidases/lysozymes are important bio-molecules, which cleave the glycan backbone in the peptidoglycan polymer found in bacterial cell walls. The glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 22 C-type lysozyme, from the folivorous bird Opisthocomus hoazin (stinkbird), was expressed in Aspergillus oryzae, and a set of variants was produced. All variants were enzymatically active, including those designed to probe key differences between the Hoatzin enzyme and Hen Egg White lysozyme. Four variants showed improved thermostability at pH 4.7, compared to the wild type. The X-ray structure of the enzyme was determined in the apo form and in complex with chitin oligomers. Bioinformatic analysis of avian GH22 amino acid sequences showed that they separate out into three distinct subgroups (chicken-like birds, sea birds and other birds). The Hoatzin is found in the “other birds” group and we propose that this represents a new cluster of avian upper-gut enzymes. |
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spelling | pubmed-68877592019-12-09 The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird Taylor, Edward J. Skjøt, Michael Skov, Lars K. Klausen, Mikkel De Maria, Leonardo Gippert, Garry P. Turkenburg, Johan P. Davies, Gideon J. Wilson, Keith S. Int J Mol Sci Article Muramidases/lysozymes are important bio-molecules, which cleave the glycan backbone in the peptidoglycan polymer found in bacterial cell walls. The glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 22 C-type lysozyme, from the folivorous bird Opisthocomus hoazin (stinkbird), was expressed in Aspergillus oryzae, and a set of variants was produced. All variants were enzymatically active, including those designed to probe key differences between the Hoatzin enzyme and Hen Egg White lysozyme. Four variants showed improved thermostability at pH 4.7, compared to the wild type. The X-ray structure of the enzyme was determined in the apo form and in complex with chitin oligomers. Bioinformatic analysis of avian GH22 amino acid sequences showed that they separate out into three distinct subgroups (chicken-like birds, sea birds and other birds). The Hoatzin is found in the “other birds” group and we propose that this represents a new cluster of avian upper-gut enzymes. MDPI 2019-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6887759/ /pubmed/31698762 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20225531 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Taylor, Edward J. Skjøt, Michael Skov, Lars K. Klausen, Mikkel De Maria, Leonardo Gippert, Garry P. Turkenburg, Johan P. Davies, Gideon J. Wilson, Keith S. The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title | The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title_full | The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title_fullStr | The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title_full_unstemmed | The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title_short | The C-Type Lysozyme from the upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Opisthocomus hoatzin, the Stinkbird |
title_sort | c-type lysozyme from the upper gastrointestinal tract of opisthocomus hoatzin, the stinkbird |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6887759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31698762 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20225531 |
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