Structural highlights
Function
[SFP_BACSU] Activates the seven peptidyl carrier protein (PCP) domains of surfactin synthase SRF1/2/3 by transferring the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl moiety of coenzyme A (CoA) to a serine residue. Required for cells of B.subtilis to become producers of the lipopeptide antibiotics surfactin and plipastatin B1.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The Bacillus subtilis Sfp protein activates the peptidyl carrier protein (PCP) domains of surfactin synthetase by transferring the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl moiety of coenzyme A (CoA) to a serine residue conserved in all PCPs. Its wide PCP substrate spectrum renders Sfp a biotechnologically valuable enzyme for use in combinatorial non-ribosomal peptide synthesis. The structure of the Sfp-CoA complex determined at 1.8 A resolution reveals a novel alpha/beta-fold exhibiting an unexpected intramolecular 2-fold pseudosymmetry. This suggests a similar fold and dimerization mode for the homodimeric phosphopantetheinyl transferases such as acyl carrier protein synthase. The active site of Sfp accommodates a magnesium ion, which is complexed by the CoA pyrophosphate, the side chains of three acidic amino acids and one water molecule. CoA is bound in a fashion that differs in many aspects from all known CoA-protein complex structures. The structure reveals regions likely to be involved in the interaction with the PCP substrate.
Crystal structure of the surfactin synthetase-activating enzyme sfp: a prototype of the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase superfamily.,Reuter K, Mofid MR, Marahiel MA, Ficner R EMBO J. 1999 Dec 1;18(23):6823-31. PMID:10581256[2]
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References
- ↑ Lambalot RH, Gehring AM, Flugel RS, Zuber P, LaCelle M, Marahiel MA, Reid R, Khosla C, Walsh CT. A new enzyme superfamily - the phosphopantetheinyl transferases. Chem Biol. 1996 Nov;3(11):923-36. PMID:8939709
- ↑ Reuter K, Mofid MR, Marahiel MA, Ficner R. Crystal structure of the surfactin synthetase-activating enzyme sfp: a prototype of the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase superfamily. EMBO J. 1999 Dec 1;18(23):6823-31. PMID:10581256 doi:10.1093/emboj/18.23.6823