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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 December; 58(12): 3787-3791

Cloning of the Pseudomonas glumae lipase gene and determination of the active site residues.

Unilever Research Laboratorium Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT

The lipA gene encoding the extracellular lipase produced by Pseudomonas glumae PG1 was cloned and characterized. A sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 358 codons encoding the mature lipase (319 amino acids) preceded by a rather long signal sequence of 39 amino acids. As a first step in structure-function analysis, we determined the Ser-Asp-His triad which makes up the catalytic site of this lipase. On the basis of primary sequence homology with other known Pseudomonas lipases, a number of putative active site residues located in conserved areas were found. To determine the residues actually involved in catalysis, we constructed a number of substitution mutants for conserved Ser, Asp, and His residues. These mutant lipases were produced by using P. glumae PG3, from which the wild-type lipase gene was deleted by gene replacement. By following this approach, we showed that Ser-87, Asp-241, and His-285 make up the catalytic triad of the P. glumae lipase. This knowledge, together with information on the catalytic mechanism and on the three-dimensional structure, should facilitate the selection of specific modifications for tailoring this lipase for specific industrial applications.

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