5guc

Structural highlights

Function

COTB2_STRMJ Catalyzes the cyclization of the linear isoprenoid intermediate geranylgeranyl diphosphate to tricycclic cyclooctat-9-en-7-ol in the cyclooctatin biosynthesis pathway. Cyclooctatin is a potent inhibitor of lysophospholipase.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Kim SY, Zhao P, Igarashi M, Sawa R, Tomita T, Nishiyama M, Kuzuyama T. Cloning and heterologous expression of the cyclooctatin biosynthetic gene cluster afford a diterpene cyclase and two p450 hydroxylases. Chem Biol. 2009 Jul 31;16(7):736-43. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.06.007. PMID:19635410 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.06.007
2. ↑ Janke R, Gorner C, Hirte M, Bruck T, Loll B. The first structure of a bacterial diterpene cyclase: CotB2. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2014 Jun;70(Pt 6):1528-37. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004714005513. Epub 2014 May 23. PMID:24914964 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1399004714005513