Mapping bacterial cutinase sequence space by high-throughput screening reveals that PET hydrolysis is a rare property
Dorau, R.; Keller, M. B.; Thiesen, E. M.; Tiemann, J. K. S.; Gjermansen, M.; Tian, P.; Borch, K.; Jensen, K.; Westh, P.
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is one of the most widely produced plastics, and enzymatic depolymerization offers a promising route to closed-loop recycling under mild conditions. However, most known bacterial PET hydrolases belong to a conserved canonical-fold cutinase family, leaving much of alpha/beta-hydrolase diversity unexplored. Here, we mapped bacterial cutinase sequence space by combining bioinformatics-guided sequence selection with high-throughput secretion screening in Bacillus subtilis. A library of 1,120 genes encoding 954 unique bacterial cutinases, spanning canonical- and minimal-fold families, was screened for activity on Impranil DLN and semicrystalline PET. We identified 156 secreted cutinases with polyester activity, broadly distributed across sequence space, but only ten showed detectable PET hydrolysis, all from the canonical-fold family. These PET hydrolases were active at 40-50{degrees}C, preferred alkaline pH, and showed moderate thermostability. Our results demonstrate that PET activity is rare among bacterial cutinases and provide a scalable workflow for discovering diverse enzyme starting points.
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