Structural determinants of reductive terpene cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis
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Structural determinants of reductive terpene cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis. / Kries, Hajo; Caputi, Lorenzo; Stevenson, Clare E M; Kamileen, Mohammed O; Sherden, Nathaniel H; Geu-Flores, Fernando; Lawson, David M; O'Connor, Sarah E.
In: Nature Chemical Biology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2016, p. 6-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structural determinants of reductive terpene cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis
AU - Kries, Hajo
AU - Caputi, Lorenzo
AU - Stevenson, Clare E M
AU - Kamileen, Mohammed O
AU - Sherden, Nathaniel H
AU - Geu-Flores, Fernando
AU - Lawson, David M
AU - O'Connor, Sarah E
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The carbon skeleton of ecologically and pharmacologically important iridoid monoterpenes is formed in a reductive cyclization reaction unrelated to canonical terpene cyclization. Here we report the crystal structure of the recently discovered iridoid cyclase (from Catharanthus roseus) bound to a mechanism-inspired inhibitor that illuminates substrate binding and catalytic function of the enzyme. Key features that distinguish iridoid synthase from its close homolog progesterone 5β-reductase are highlighted.
AB - The carbon skeleton of ecologically and pharmacologically important iridoid monoterpenes is formed in a reductive cyclization reaction unrelated to canonical terpene cyclization. Here we report the crystal structure of the recently discovered iridoid cyclase (from Catharanthus roseus) bound to a mechanism-inspired inhibitor that illuminates substrate binding and catalytic function of the enzyme. Key features that distinguish iridoid synthase from its close homolog progesterone 5β-reductase are highlighted.
KW - Catharanthus
KW - Crystallography, X-Ray
KW - Cyclization
KW - Iridoids
KW - Models, Molecular
KW - Oxidoreductases
KW - Plant Proteins
KW - Protein Conformation
KW - Terpenes
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1038/nchembio.1955
DO - 10.1038/nchembio.1955
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26551396
VL - 12
SP - 6
EP - 8
JO - Nature Chemical Biology
JF - Nature Chemical Biology
SN - 1552-4450
IS - 1
ER -
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