Structural highlights
Function
[ENTF_ECOLI] Activates the carboxylate group of L-serine via ATP-dependent PPi exchange reactions to the aminoacyladenylate, preparing that molecule for the final stages of enterobactin synthesis. Holo-EntF acts as the catalyst for the formation of the three amide and three ester bonds present in the cyclic (2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)serine trimer enterobactin, using seryladenylate and acyl-holo-EntB (acylated with 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate by EntE).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) produce a wide variety of peptide natural products. During synthesis, the multidomain NRPSs act as an assembly line, passing the growing product from one module to the next. Each module generally consists of an integrated peptidyl carrier protein (PCP), an amino acid-loading adenylation domain, and a condensation domain that catalyzes peptide bond formation. Some adenylation domains interact with small partner proteins called MbtH-like proteins (MLPs) that enhance solubility or activity. A structure of an MLP bound to an adenylation domain has been previously reported using a truncated adenylation domain, precluding any insight that might derive from understanding the influence of the MLP on the intact adenylation domain or on the dynamics of the entire NRPS module. Here, we present the structures of the full length NRPS EntF bound to the MLPs from E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These new structures, along with biochemical and bioinformatic support, further elaborate the residues that define the MLP-adenylation domain interface. Additionally the structures highlight the dynamic behavior of NRPS modules, including the module core formed by the adenylation and condensation domains as well as the orientation of the mobile thioesterase domain.
Structures of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Module Bound to MbtH-Like Proteins Support a Highly Dynamic Domain Architecture.,Miller BR, Drake EJ, Shi C, Aldrich CC, Gulick AM J Biol Chem. 2016 Sep 5. pii: jbc.M116.746297. PMID:27597544[1]
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References
- ↑ Miller BR, Drake EJ, Shi C, Aldrich CC, Gulick AM. Structures of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Module Bound to MbtH-Like Proteins Support a Highly Dynamic Domain Architecture. J Biol Chem. 2016 Sep 5. pii: jbc.M116.746297. PMID:27597544 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.746297
