Improving the Catalytic Activity and Thermostability of FAST-PETase with a Multifunctional Short Peptide.

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State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.

Published: June 2025


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Previous reports indicated that self-assembling amphipathic peptide S1v1 (AEAEAHAH) significantly enhances the soluble expression, thermostability, and activity of the target proteins when fused to them. In order to obtain high-efficiency enzymes for the large-scale degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), this multifunctional peptide was fused to the N- and C-terminus of FAST-PETase, a variant of PETase (PETase), with a PT-linker (TTVTTPQTS) harbored between the target protein and the multifunctional peptide. Consistent with previous reports, S1v1 increased the solubility of FAST-PETase slightly. Moreover, it increased the activity of FAST-PETase dramatically. The amount of terephthalic acid (TPA) and mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalic acid (MHET) released from PET substrate after 24 h of digestion at 50°C by fusion enzymes bearing N- and C-terminal S1v1 tag was approximately 2.9- and 4.6-fold that of FAST-PETase, respectively. Furthermore, the optimal temperature and thermostability of the fusion proteins increased in comparison with FAST-PETase. The present study provides a novel strategy to improve the depolymerization efficiency of FAST-PETase.

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