分支基组的生物合成:由可巴胺依赖的根基SAM酶进行代甲基组化
Yuanyou Wang1, Bastien Schnell2, Sascha Baumann2
1Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|January 3, 2017
概括
研究人员重组了一种新型酶CysS,证明它能够从简单的甲基组中产生复杂的分支醇基组,包括t-丁基组. 这一发现促进了对天然产品生物合成和抗菌药物开发的理解.
科学领域:
- 生物化学
- 自然产品生物合成
- 酵素学
背景情况:
- 像天然产品中的t-丁基组一样,分支的基基组对生物合成途径的了解很少.
- 来自Cystobacter sp.的新型抗菌剂Cystobactamids含有可能由SAM基甲基转移酶CysS形成的异基.
研究的目的:
- 在体外研究CysS的催化活性.
- 阐明分支基形成的机制,特别是t-丁基.
主要方法:
- 使用p-aminobenzoate thioester基质进行CysS催化反应的复制.
- 生物化学测试以确定酶的基质特异性和产品形成.
主要成果:
- CysS 催化序列甲基化,将甲基转化为乙基和异基.
- 值得注意的是,CysS还从甲基前体中产生sec-butyl和t-butyl组.
- 这是第一个体外证明可依赖于胺的SAM基酶形成t-丁基的实验.
结论:
- CysS是一种多功能酶,能够合成多种分支的基组.
- 这项研究为复杂的天然产品的生物合成提供了机械的洞察力.
- 这些发现为了解和设计SAM激素酶活性开辟了新的途径.
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