申请人:Genzyme Corporation
公开号:US05770410A1
公开(公告)日:1998-06-23
A method for modifying the specificity or efficiency of an enzyme, while retaining its catalytic activity, is disclosed. The method is characterized by selecting an enzyme, the tertiary structure of which is substantially known or deduced; identifying a single specificity or efficiency-related region of the enzyme; identifying or constructing unique restriction sites bounding the identified region in the DNA coding therefor; generating a DNA sequence which corresponds to at least a portion of the identified region, except that the nucleotides of at least one codon are randomized, using the generated DNA sequence to replace the original such sequence; expressing the DNA including the generated DNA sequence; and selecting for a desired modification so that the DNA coding therefor may be isolated; the randomized DNA being generated by means of a PCR assembly method. Enzyme generated using this method, and having enhanced specificity or efficiency, are also disclosed.
本发明公开了一种修改酶的特异性或效率,同时保持其催化活性的方法。该方法的特点是选择一个三级结构基本已知或推断的酶;确定酶的单一特异性或效率相关区域;识别或构建限制酶切位点,限制该区域的编码DNA;生成与所识别区域至少部分相对应的DNA序列,除了至少一个密码子的核苷酸是随机的,使用生成的DNA序列替换原始序列;表达包括生成的DNA序列的DNA;并选择所需的修饰,以便可以分离编码该修饰的DNA;随机化的DNA通过PCR组装方法生成。本发明还公开了使用该方法生成的具有增强特异性或效率的酶。