Converting Pasteurella multocidaα2-3-sialyltransferase 1 (PmST1) to a regioselective α2-6-sialyltransferase by saturation mutagenesis and regioselective screening

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Feb 21;15(7):1700-1709. doi: 10.1039/c6ob02702d. Epub 2017 Jan 30.

Abstract

A microtiter plate-based screening assay capable of determining the activity and regioselectivity of sialyltransferases was developed. This assay was used to screen two single-site saturation libraries of Pasteurella multocidaα2-3-sialyltransferase 1 (PmST1) for α2-6-sialyltransferase activity and total sialyltransferase activity. PmST1 double mutant P34H/M144L was found to be the most effective α2-6-sialyltransferase and displayed 50% reduced donor hydrolysis and 50-fold reduced sialidase activity compared to the wild-type PmST1. It retained the donor substrate promiscuity of the wild-type enzyme and was used in an efficient one-pot multienzyme (OPME) system to selectively catalyze the sialylation of the terminal galactose residue in a multigalactose-containing tetrasaccharide lacto-N-neotetraoside.

MeSH terms

  • Colorimetry*
  • Mutagenesis
  • Pasteurella multocida / enzymology*
  • Sialyltransferases / chemistry*
  • Sialyltransferases / genetics*
  • Sialyltransferases / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism
  • beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase
  • beta-Galactoside alpha-2,3-Sialyltransferase

Substances

  • Sialyltransferases
  • beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase
  • beta-Galactoside alpha-2,3-Sialyltransferase