L-methionine $g(g)-lyase with modified function
AssigneeShionogi & Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Inagaki, Hidehiko Tanaka, Akio Takimoto, Tomoaki Takakura, Shintaro Misaki
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Abstract
An L-methionine γ-lyase having modified function which is obtained by structurally stabilizing natural L-methionine γ-lyase by analyzing the structure of crystals thereof by using X-ray, estimating an amino acid sequence concerning its substrate specificity and varying amino acid residue thereof; enzymes comprising a protein constituting the L-methionine γ-lyase having modified function or its multimer (preferably its tetramer); DNA sequences encoding these enzymes; a process for producing these enzymes; and medicinal preparations (preferably anticancer agent) containing these enzymes.
Claims14
A functionally modified protein having the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 except for one or more substitution mutations selected from group consisting of:
- Lys6 to His, Gly-9 to Cys, Cys-49 to Ser, Cys-116 to Ser or Tyr, Ala-119 to Ser, Phe-128 to Cys, Cys-190 to Ser, Gly-217 to Ser, Ser-248 to Cys, Leu341 to His, Asp-382 to Pro and/or Asp-385 to Cys.
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