Engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase polypeptides

US11198861B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11198861-B2
Application numberUS-201916441458-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 14, 2019
Priority dateJul 12, 2018
Publication dateDec 14, 2021
Grant dateDec 14, 2021

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The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides. Methods for producing PAL enzymes are also provided. In some embodiments, the engineered PAL polypeptides are optimized to provide enhanced catalytic activities that are useful under industrial process conditions for the production of pharmaceutical compounds.

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We claim: 1. An engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase comprising a polypeptide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4, wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase comprises a substitution at position 104 and at least one substitution selected from positions 220, 222, and 359 in said polypeptide sequence, and wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 2. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 20/306/564, 74/80/105/107/394/420, 74/83/102/105/107/111/222/394/416, 74/97/105/106/107, 74/102/105/106/107/175/394, 74/102/105/106/107/175/394/421, 80/84/99/104/105/107/219, 80/102/105/107/304, 83/102/105/106/107/416/420/421, 83/102/105/394/416/420, 84, 84/99, 84/99/104/105/219, 84/107, 97/102/105/106/107/111/394/420/421, 97/102/105/107/111/175/304/421/424, 97/102/111/175/222/420/421, 97/105/107/111/222/421/424, 97/105/107/111/394/416/421, 99/105/107, 102, 102/105/107/222/304/307/394/421/424, 102/105/107/222/304/394/421/424, 102/105/107/304/424, 102/105/107/394/416/424, 102/107/111/222/394, 102/107/420/424, 103, 104, 105, 105/106/107/420/421, 105/107, 105/107/111, 105/107/111/304, 105/107/111/394/420/424, 105/107/222/304/416, 105/111/219, 105/175/219, 105/219, 106, 107, 107/111/209/222/304, 107/222/304, 107/291, 107/421, 175, 216, 219, 220, 222/421/424, 304/394/416/420, 306, 359, 394, 395, 413, 416, 418, and 420, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 3. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 3, 3/550, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 22, 22/76, 24, 25, 40, 75, 76, 76/561, 84/107/175/219, 84/107/219, 102/107/219/410, 107, 107/216/410, 107/219, 107/220, 212, 219/220, 219/220/410, 220/359, 220/410, 286, 301, 303, 410, 502, 544, 566, and 567, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 4. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 3/4/5/7/76/84/107/307, 3/5/107/307/566, 3/7/76/107/307/566, 3/7/84/307, 2 4 / 7 6/107/307, 24/84/107/307, 76, 76/84/107, 76/84/107/307, 76/84/107/307/502, 76/84/107/502, 76/107, 76/107/307, 76/307, 76/307/502, 84/107/307, 84/107/307/502, 84/301/307/566, 84/307, 107/301/502, 107/307, 107/307/566, 107/502, 107/502/566, 307, 307/502, and 307/566, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 5. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 3/4/6/7/76, 3/4/6/7/303, 3/ 4 / 7 , 3/ 4 / 7 /76, 3/6/502, 3/7/76, 7/303, 40/303, 76, 76/502, 82, 100, 102, 171, 174, 216, 218, 219, 222, 222/509, 303, 303/502, 304, and 345, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 6. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 3/4/7, 3/7, 4/7, 4/7/216/218, 7, 7/40, 7/76/82/174/222/303, 7/76/174/222, 7/76/219/303, 7/82, 7/216/218, 40/82, 47, 66, 76/82/216/218, 76/216, 76/216/219, 82, 112, 171, 174/222, 209, 216, 219, 219/345, 222, 268, 271, 331, 366, 428, 437, 443, 460, 474, 503, 524, 538, and 543, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 7. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 4, 4/304, 6, 7, 9, 16, 20, 25, 40, 40/437, 44/47, 44/47/94/509, 44/94/270/554, 44/94/554, 47, 47/76, 47/76/345, 47/94/509, 47/195/554, 47/428, 51/106, 76, 76/271, 76/345, 82, 84, 94/149, 94/195, 94/554, 98, 98/460, 109, 112/524, 271/345, 271/428, 302, 303, 304, 306, 349, 358, 410, 413, 416, and 524, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 8. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 4/47/76/82/94, 7/44/94/98, 7/47/76/82, 7/76/554, 7/94/98, 16/40/76, 16/4 4 / 7 6/98, 16/44/94/98/524, 25/54/68/72, 25/54/68/72/158/339, 25/54/68/72/209/212/339/517, 25/54/68/158/339/517, 25/5 4 / 7 2/339/517, 25/54/158/209/212/339/551, 30/68/72/207/209/212/339/495/517, 40/4 4 / 7 6/304/509, 40/44/98/304, 40/76/304/437, 40/76/554, 44/76/94/112/304, 44/76/112, 44/94/271/304/437/554, 47/76/82/94/271, 47/76/82/271/304, 47/76/94/271, 47/76/94/271/306/375/524/554, 47/76/304/306/554, 47/76/304/524/554, 47/94, 47/94/271, 47/94/271/304/554, 49/114/240/521, 54/68/158/209/212/495/517, 68/72/158/209/212/339/495/551, 68/72/158/517, 68/158/209/495/517/551, 76, 76/271/304/554, 76/304/437, 82, 82/554, 94/98, 94/98/306, 94/98/509, 94/98/524, 94/554, 98/270/304/554, 119, 294, 357, 400, 516, 527, and 565, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 9. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 25, 25/40/158/209/304/410/517, 25/54/271/517, 25/158/209/410, 25/306/339, 25/410, 40/47/68/94/98/410/517, 40/68/460/517, 47/98/339/410, 54/68/72/98/209/517, 68, 68/339/517, 72/94/158/339/410/460/517, 72/158/209/410/517, 83, 94/158/209/339/410, 100, 129, 158, 158/207/339/410, 158/209/410/517, 207/410, 207/410/460/517, 220, 317, 339, 394, 410, 410/517, 416, 460, 460/517, and 517, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 10. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 25/83/158/220/517, 25/83/220/416, 25/158/209/220/517, 25/158/220, 25/158/220/517, 25/220/339, 25/220/517, 25/410/416/517, 40, 45, 54/59, 54/285, 83, 83/209/220/410/517, 83/339/410, 119, 158/220/271/517, 209, 220, 220/410/416/517, 220/517, 244, 246, 271, 271/410/416/517, 293, 304, 339, 368, 400, 410, 410/416/517, 424, 459, 479, 520, 525, 537, 562, and 565, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 11. The engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase of claim 1 , wherein said engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase further comprises at least one substitution or substitution set at one or more positions selected from 25/40/45/209/424, 25/40/424, 25/45/5 4 / 7 3/246/424, 25/5 4 / 7 3/209/424/520, 40/47/54/214/503, 40/54/209/214/244/339/520, 40/54/214/244/339/503, 40/209/246/424, 54, 54/209/214/244, 54/209/214/244/339/503, 54/424, 54/424/520, 209/503, 227, 246, 246/424, 274/311, 410, 411, 413, and 424, wherein the amino acid positions of said polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 8. 12.

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  • with oxygen as acceptor (1.4.3) · CPC title

  • C12N9/88Primary

    Lyases (4.) · CPC title

  • Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor (mutants or genetically engineered microorganisms, per se C12N1/00, C12N5/00, C12N7/00; new plants per se A01H; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques A01H4/00; new animals per se A01K67/00; use of medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases, gene therapy A61K48/00) · CPC title

  • Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (4.3.1.24) · CPC title

  • Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for E. coli · CPC title

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The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides. Methods for producing PAL enzymes are also provided. In some embodiments, the engineered PAL polypeptides are optimized to provide enhanced catalytic activities that are useful under …
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Codexis Inc
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Primary CPC classification C12N9/88. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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