Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described.

Abstract: Methods for producing intein-modified proteases are provided. Expression cassettes and vectors for using to genetically engineer hosts are described. Hosts genetically engineered to express one or more intein-modified proteases using expression cassettes and vectors of the invention are also provided. Methods to produce a protease and regulate its activity are described.

Abstract: Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Intein modified proteins, isolated nucleic acids encoding intein modified proteins, fragments of intein modified proteins, isolated nucleic acids encoding fragments of intein modified proteins, transgenic plants containing any of the foregoing, and antibodies recognizing epitopes on intein modified proteins are provided.

Abstract: Methods for regulating protein activity by fusing dimerization domains to target protein are provided. Chimeric proteins that include dimerization domains fused to target proteins for altering the activity of the target proteins are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding chimeric proteins and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided.

Abstract: A method of predicting an intein insertion site in a protein that will lead to a switching phenotype is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of C/T/S sites within the protein; selecting from the plurality of C/T/S/sites those that are ranked 0.75 or higher by a support vector machine, within ten angstroms of the active site of the protein, and at or near a loop-?-sheet junction or a loop-?-helix junction. A method of controlling protein activity and hosts including proteins with controlled activity are also provided. Also, intein modified proteins and plants containing intein modified proteins are provided.

Abstract: Methods for producing intein-modified proteases are provided. Expression cassettes and vectors for using to genetically engineer hosts are described. Hosts genetically engineered to express one or more intein-modified proteases using expression cassettes and vectors of the invention are also provided. Methods to produce a protease and regulate its activity are described.

Abstract: Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.

Abstract: Methods for producing intein-modified proteases are provided. Expression cassettes and vectors for using to genetically engineer hosts are described. Hosts genetically engineered to express one or more intein-modified proteases using expression cassettes and vectors of the invention are also provided. Methods to produce a protease and regulate its activity are described.

Abstract: A method of predicting an intein insertion site in a protein that will lead to a switching phenotype is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of C/T/S sites within the protein; selecting from the plurality of C/T/S/ sites those that are ranked 0.75 or higher by a support vector machine, within ten angstroms of the active site of the protein, and at or near a loop-?-sheet junction or a loop-?-helix junction. A method of controlling protein activity and hosts including proteins with controlled activity are also provided. Also, intein modified proteins and plants containing intein modified proteins are provided.

Abstract: A method of predicting an intein insertion site in a protein that will lead to a switching phenotype is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of C/T/S sites within the protein; selecting from the plurality of C/T/S/sites those that are ranked 0.75 or higher by a support vector machine, within ten angstroms of the active site of the protein, and at or near a loop-?-sheet junction or a loop-?-helix junction. A method of controlling protein activity and hosts including proteins with controlled activity are also provided. Also, intein modified proteins and plants containing intein modified proteins are provided.

Abstract: A method of predicting an intein insertion site in a protein that will lead to a switching phenotype is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of C/T/S sites within the protein; selecting from the plurality of C/T/S/ sites those that are ranked 0.75 or higher by a support vector machine, within ten angstroms of the active site of the protein, and at or near a loop-?-sheet junction or a loop-?-helix junction. A method of controlling protein activity and hosts including proteins with controlled activity are also provided. Also, intein modified proteins and plants containing intein modified proteins are provided.

Abstract: Methods for regulating protein activity by fusing dimerization domains to target protein are provided. Chimeric proteins that include dimerization domains fused to target proteins for altering the activity of the target proteins are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding chimeric proteins and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided.