AppA C-terminal plays an important role in its thermostability in Escherichia coli

Curr Microbiol. 2013 Apr;66(4):374-8. doi: 10.1007/s00284-012-0283-4. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

Abstract

Due to our previous research, mainly the thermostable mutants Q307D, Y311K, and I427L, we conjectured that Escherichia coli AppA phytase's C-terminal plays an important role in its thermostability, and AppA begins to collapse from the C-terminal when at a higher temperature. So here we constructed C-lose mutant to prove it. The residual activities of the wild-type AppA phytase and C-lose were 31.42 and 70.49 %, respectively, after being heated at 80 °C for 10 min. The C-terminal deletion mutant C-lose showed 39.07 % thermostability enhancement than the wild-type both without the pH and temperature optimum changed. It proved the C-lose plays a key role in E. coli AppA phytase's thermostability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 6-Phytase / chemistry*
  • 6-Phytase / genetics*
  • Acid Phosphatase / chemistry*
  • Acid Phosphatase / genetics*
  • Enzyme Stability / drug effects
  • Enzyme Stability / radiation effects
  • Escherichia coli / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Mutant Proteins / chemistry
  • Mutant Proteins / genetics
  • Protein Stability / drug effects
  • Protein Stability / radiation effects

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Mutant Proteins
  • Acid Phosphatase
  • 6-Phytase
  • appA protein, E coli