SpyTag/SpyCatcher Cyclization Enhances the Thermostability of Firefly Luciferase

SpyTag can spontaneously form a covalent isopeptide bond with its protein partner SpyCatcher. Firefly luciferase from Photinus pyralis was cyclized in vivo by fusing SpyCatcher at the N terminus and SpyTag at the C terminus. Circular LUC was more thermostable and alkali-tolerant than the wild type,...

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Main Authors: Si, Meng, Xu, Qing, Jiang, Ling, Huang, He
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5033358/