Abstract
ABSTRACTGlycosylation is the most prevalent protein post-translational modification, with a quarter of glycosylated proteins having enzymatic properties. Yet the full impact of glycosylation on the protein structure-function relationship, especially in enzymes, is still limited. Here we show glycosylation rigidifies the important commercial enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP), which in turn increases its activity and stability. Circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed that glycosylation increased holo-HRP’s thermal stability and promoted significant helical structure in the absence of haem (apo-HRP). Glycosylation also resulted in a 10-fold increase in enzymatic turnover towards o-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride when compared to its non-glycosylated form. Utilising a naturally occurring site-specific probe of active site flexibility (Trp117) in combination with red-edge excitation shift fluorescence spectroscopy, we found that glycosylation significantly rigidified the enzyme. In silico simulations confirmed that glycosylation largely decreased protein backbone flexibility, especially in regions close to the active site and the substrate access channel. Thus, our data shows that glycosylation does not just have a passive effect on HRP stability but can exert long range effects that mediate the ‘native’ enzyme’s activity and stability through changes in inherent dynamics.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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