3i4z

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3i4z]] is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3I4Z OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3I4Z FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=BU2:1,3-BUTANEDIOL'>BU2</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[3i4x|3i4x]]</td></tr>

<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-dimethylallyltryptophan_synthase 4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.5.1.34 2.5.1.34] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3i4z FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3i4z OCA], [http://pdbe.org/3i4z PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3i4z RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3i4z PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Ergot alkaloids are toxins and important pharmaceuticals that are produced biotechnologically on an industrial scale. The first committed step of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis is catalyzed by dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase (DMATS; EC 2.5.1.34). Orthologs of DMATS are found in many fungal genomes. We report here the x-ray structure of DMATS, determined at a resolution of 1.76 A. A complex of DMATS from Aspergillus fumigatus with its aromatic substrate L-tryptophan and with an analogue of its isoprenoid substrate dimethylallyl diphosphate reveals the structural basis of this enzyme-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction, which shows strict regiospecificity for position 4 of the indole nucleus of tryptophan as well as unusual independence of the presence of Mg(2+) ions. The 3D structure of DMATS belongs to a rare beta/alpha barrel fold, called prenyltransferase barrel, that was recently discovered in a small group of bacterial enzymes with no sequence similarity to DMATS. These bacterial enzymes catalyze the prenylation of aromatic substrates in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (i.e., a reaction similar to that of DMATS).

The structure of dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase reveals a common architecture of aromatic prenyltransferases in fungi and bacteria.,Metzger U, Schall C, Zocher G, Unsold I, Stec E, Li SM, Heide L, Stehle T Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):14309-14. Epub 2009 Aug 12. PMID:19706516<ref>PMID:19706516</ref>

== References ==

[[Category: 4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase]]

[[Category: Schall, C]]

[[Category: Stehle, T]]

[[Category: Zocher, G]]

[[Category: Alkaloid metabolism]]

[[Category: Transferase]]