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Background  Product inhibition can reduce catalytic performance of enzymes used for biofuel production. Different mechanisms can cause this inhibition and, in most cases, the use of classical enzymology approach is not sufficient to overcome this problem. Here we have used a semi-rational protein fusion strategy to create a product-stimulated enzyme.    Results  A semi-rational protein fusion strategy was used to create a protein fusion library where the  Bacillus subtilis  GH11 xylanase A (XynA) was inserted at 144 surface positions of the  Escherichia coli  xylose binding protein (XBP). Two XynA insertions at XBP positions 209 ([209]XBP-Xyn-XBP) and 262 ([262]XBP-Xyn-XBP) showed a 20% increased xylanolytic activity in the presence of xylose, conditions where native XynA is inhibited. Random linkers of 1-4 Gly/Ala residues were inserted at the XynA N- and C-termini in the [209]XBP and [262]XBP, and the chimeras 2091A and 2621B were isolated, showing a twofold increased xylanolytic activity in the presence of xylose and  k  cat  values of 200 and 240 s −1  in the 2091A and 2621B, respectively, as compared to 70 s −1  in the native XynA. The xylose affinity of the XBP was unchanged in the chimeras, showing that the ~3- to 3.5-fold stimulation of catalytic efficiency by xylose was the result of allosteric coupling between the XBP and XynA domains. Molecular dynamics simulations of the chimeras suggested conformation alterations in the XynA on xylose binding to the XBP resulted in exposure of the catalytic cavity and increased mobility of catalytic site residues as compared to the native XynA.    Conclusions  These results are the first report of engineered glycosyl hydrolase showing allosteric product stimulation and suggest that the strategy may be more widely employed to overcome enzyme product inhibition and to improve catalytic performance.   Graphical abstract   Protein fusion of a GH11 xylanase (in  red ) and a xylose binding protein (XBP, in  blue ) results in a xylanase-XBP chimera that presents allosteric activation of the xylanase activity by xylose (shown as a space-filled molecule bound to the xylanase-XBP chimera)Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13068-015-0293-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Insertion of a xylanase in xylose binding protein results in a xylose-stimulated xylanase