Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by synthetic CRISPR–Cas6 endonucleases

Author(s)Mitkas, Alexander A.
Author(s)Valverde, Mauricio
Author(s)Chen, Wilfred
Date Accessioned2022-06-14T15:13:04Z
Date Available2022-06-14T15:13:04Z
Publication Date2022-04-25
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Nature Chemical Biology. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-022-01005-7. This article will be embargoed until 10/25/2022.en_US
AbstractIn 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 and mCherry messenger 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.en_US
SponsorThis work was supported by grants from NSF (CBET1803008, MCB1817675 and MCB2013991).en_US
CitationMitkas, A.A., Valverde, M. & Chen, W. Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by synthetic CRISPR–Cas6 endonucleases. Nat Chem Biol 18, 492–500 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-022-01005-7en_US
ISSN1552-4469
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/30990
Languageen_USen_US
PublisherNature Chemical Biologyen_US
TitleDynamic modulation of enzyme activity by synthetic CRISPR–Cas6 endonucleasesen_US
TypeArticleen_US
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