5e5n

From Proteopedia

Ketosynthase from module 6 of the bacillaene synthase from Bacillus subtilis 168 (C167S mutant, crystal form 1)

Structural highlights

5e5n is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

PKSL_BACSU Involved in some intermediate steps for the synthesis of the antibiotic polyketide bacillaene which is involved in secondary metabolism.^[1]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Polyketides such as the clinically-valuable antibacterial agent mupirocin are constructed by architecturally-sophisticated assembly lines known as trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases. Organelle-sized megacomplexes composed of several copies of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthase assembly lines have been observed by others through transmission electron microscopy to be located at the Bacillus subtilis plasma membrane, where the synthesis and export of the antibacterial polyketide bacillaene takes place. In this work we analyze ten crystal structures of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases ketosynthase domains, seven of which are reported here for the first time, to characterize a motif capable of zippering assembly lines into a megacomplex. While each of the three-helix LINKS (Laterally-INteracting Ketosynthase Sequence) motifs is observed to similarly dock with a spatially-reversed copy of itself through hydrophobic and ionic interactions, the amino acid sequences of this motif are not conserved. Such a code is appropriate for mediating homotypic contacts between assembly lines to ensure the ordered self-assembly of a noncovalent, yet tightly-knit, enzymatic network. LINKS-mediated lateral interactions would also have the effect of bolstering the vertical association of the polypeptides that comprise a polyketide synthase assembly line.

The LINKS motif zippers trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthase assembly lines into a biosynthetic megacomplex.,Gay DC, Wagner DT, Meinke JL, Zogzas CE, Gay GR, Keatinge-Clay AT J Struct Biol. 2016 Mar;193(3):196-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2015.12.011. Epub 2015, Dec 23. PMID:26724270^[2]

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References

↑ Butcher RA, Schroeder FC, Fischbach MA, Straight PD, Kolter R, Walsh CT, Clardy J. The identification of bacillaene, the product of the PksX megacomplex in Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan 30;104(5):1506-9. Epub 2007 Jan 18. PMID:17234808 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0610503104
↑ Gay DC, Wagner DT, Meinke JL, Zogzas CE, Gay GR, Keatinge-Clay AT. The LINKS motif zippers trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthase assembly lines into a biosynthetic megacomplex. J Struct Biol. 2016 Mar;193(3):196-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2015.12.011. Epub 2015, Dec 23. PMID:26724270 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2015.12.011