Engineering the key central metabolic enzyme to utilize a non-canonical redox cofactor
Jin Young Kim, Edward J. King, Youtian Cui, Linyue Zhang, Justin B. Siegel, Han Li
This paper engineers Escherichia coli GapA to use NMN+ instead of NAD+, achieving a high cofactor specificity switch through rational design and mutagenesis.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology