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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

Improving the Properties of Laccase Through Heterologous Expression and Protein Engineering.

Guoqiang Guan, Beidian Li, Ling Xu, Jingya Qian, Bin Zou, Shuhao Huo, Zhongyang Ding, Kai Cui, Feng Wang

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Guoqiang GuanSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Beidian LiSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Ling XuSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Jingya QianSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5278-579X
Bin ZouSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3816-8776
Shuhao HuoSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Zhongyang DingKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2594-9530
Kai CuiInstitute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
Feng WangSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8790-2696

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFD1300204National Natural Science Foundation of China 32172764National Natural Science Foundation of China 32361143786National Natural Science Foundation of China 32370387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laccase, a member of the blue multicopper oxidase family, is widely distributed across diverse taxonomic groups, including fungi, bacteria, plants, and insects. This enzyme drives biocatalytic processes through the oxidation of phenolic compounds, aromatic amines, and lignin derivatives, underpinning its significant potential in the food industry, cosmetics, and environmental remediation. However, wild-type laccases face critical limitations, such as low catalytic efficiency, insufficient expression yields, and poor stability. To address these bottlenecks, this review systematically examines optimization strategies for heterologous laccase expression by fungal and bacterial systems. Additionally, we discuss protein engineering for laccase modification, with a focus on the structural basis and active-site redesign. The comprehensive analysis presented herein provides strategic suggestions for advancing laccase engineering, ultimately establishing a theoretical framework for developing high-efficiency, low-cost engineered variants for large-scale biomanufacturing and green chemistry applications.

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bacteriaenzyme engineeringfungiheterologous expressionlaccase

Identifiers

PMID40572310
PMCPMC12195979

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