Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
FrbJ is a member of the Fe(2+)/alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase family which hydroxylates the natural product FR-900098 of Streptomyces rubellomurinus, yielding the phosphonate antibiotic FR-33289. Here, the crystal structure of FrbJ, which shows structural homology to taurine dioxygenase (TauD), a key member of the same family, is reported. Unlike other members of the family, FrbJ has an unusual lid structure which consists of two beta-strands with a long loop between them. To investigate the role of this lid motif, a molecular-dynamics simulation was performed with the FrbJ structure. The molecular-dynamics simulation analysis implies that the lid-loop region is highly flexible, which is consistent with the fact that FrbJ has a relatively broad spectrum of substrates with different lengths. Interestingly, an access tunnel is found at the back of the active site which connects the putative binding site of alpha-ketoglutarate to the solvent outside.
Structural analysis of a phosphonate hydroxylase with an access tunnel at the back of the active site.,Li C, Junaid M, Almuqri EA, Hao S, Zhang H Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2016 May 1;72(Pt 5):362-8. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X16004933. Epub 2016 Apr 22. PMID:27139827[1]
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References
- ↑ Li C, Junaid M, Almuqri EA, Hao S, Zhang H. Structural analysis of a phosphonate hydroxylase with an access tunnel at the back of the active site. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2016 May 1;72(Pt 5):362-8. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X16004933. Epub 2016 Apr 22. PMID:27139827 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X16004933
