Abstract
EPSP synthase is the target enzyme of glyphosate herbicides. Due to the extensive use of glyphosate, it is very important to obtain EPSPS genes with high glyphosate resistance for the development of transgenic crops. GR79-EPSPS is a class I EPSP synthase with certain glyphosate resistance isolated from glyphosate-contaminated soil. After more than 1000 generations, a Y40I substitution was identified, and the enzyme had a nearly 1.8-fold decrease in Km [PEP] and a 1.7-fold increase in Ki[glyphosate] compared to the wild-type enzyme. Enzyme dynamics and molecular dynamics analysis showed that the substitution was near the hinge region of EPSPS, and the affinity of glyphosate binding to amino acid residues of the active site decreased due to Y40I substitution, resulting in an increase in glyphosate resistance. These results provide more evidence for the combination of directed evolution and rational design of protein engineering.
Funder
National Key R&D Program of China
Natural Science Foundation of China
the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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4 articles.
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