Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by synthetic CRISPR–Cas6 endonucleases
Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by synthetic CRISPR–Cas6 endonucleases
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DOI:
10.1038/s41589-022-01005-7
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发表时间:
2022-04
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14.8
通讯作者:
Alexander A Mitkas;M. Valverde;Wilfred Chen
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作者:
Alexander A Mitkas;M. Valverde;Wilfred Chen
In nature, dynamic interactions between enzymes play a crucial role in defining cellular metabolism. By controlling the spatial and temporal organization of these supramolecular complexes called metabolons, natural metabolism can be tuned in a highly dynamic manner. Here, we repurpose the CRISPR–Cas6 family proteins as a synthetic strategy to create dynamic metabolons by combining the ease of RNA processing and the predictability of RNA hybridization for protein assembly. By disturbing RNA–RNA networks using toehold-mediated strand displacement reactions, on-demand assembly and disassembly are achieved using both synthetic RNA triggers andmCherrymessenger RNA. Both direct and ‘Turn-On’ assembly of the pathway enzymes tryptophan-2-monooxygenase and indoleacetamide hydrolase can enhance indole-3-acetic acid production by up to ninefold. Even multimeric enzymes can be assembled to improve malate production by threefold. By interfacing with endogenous mRNAs, more complex metabolons may be constructed, resulting in a self-responsive metabolic machinery capable of adapting to changing cellular demand.