A second specificity-determining loop in Class A sortases: Biochemical characterization of natural sequence variation in chimeric SrtA enzymes
I. M. Piper, S. A. Struyvenberg, J. D. Valgardson, D. A. Johnson, M. Gao, K. Johnston, J. E. Svendsen, H. M. Kodama, K. L. Hvorecny, J. M. Antos, J. F. Amacher
The paper identifies a conserved loop in Class A sortases that influences substrate specificity and demonstrates how engineered chimeric enzymes can expand substrate tolerance.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2021Biochemistry