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In vitro reconstitution of the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC involved in the biosynthesis of futalosine-derived menaquinone.

ABSTRACT: The radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC catalyzes conversion of dehypoxanthine futalosine (DHFL) to the unique spiro compound cyclic DHFL in the futalosine pathway for menaquinone biosynthesis. This study describes the in vitro reconstitution of [4Fe-4S] cluster-dependent MqnC activity and identifies the site of abstraction of a hydrogen atom from DHFL by the adenosyl radical.

SUBMITTER: Cooper LE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855634 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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In vitro reconstitution of the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC involved in the biosynthesis of futalosine-derived menaquinone.

Cooper Lisa E LE Fedoseyenko Dmytro D Abdelwahed Sameh H SH Kim Soong-Hyun SH Dairi Tohru T Begley Tadhg P TP

Biochemistry 20130627 27

The radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC catalyzes conversion of dehypoxanthine futalosine (DHFL) to the unique spiro compound cyclic DHFL in the futalosine pathway for menaquinone biosynthesis. This study describes the in vitro reconstitution of [4Fe-4S] cluster-dependent MqnC activity and identifies the site of abstraction of a hydrogen atom from DHFL by the adenosyl radical. ...[more]

PMID: 23763543

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Project description:The radical non-α-carbon thioether peptides (ranthipeptides) are a newly described class of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP). Ranthipeptide biosynthetic gene clusters are characterized by a Cys-rich precursor peptide and a radical S-adenosylmethionine (rSAM)-dependent enzyme that forms a thioether linkage between a Cys donor and an acceptor residue. Unlike the sulfur-to-α-carbon linked thioether peptides (sactipeptides), known ranthipeptides contain thioethers to either the β- or γ-carbon (i.e., non-α-carbon) of an acceptor residue. Recently, we reported the discovery of freyrasin, a ranthipeptide from Paenibacillus polymyxa, which contains six thioethers from Cys-X3-Asp motifs present in the precursor peptide (PapA). The linkages are exclusively to the β-carbon of Asp (S-Cβ). In this report, we performed mutational analysis of PapA and the cognate thioether-forming rSAM enzyme (PapB) to define the substrate scope. Using a mass spectrometry-based activity assay, our data show that PapB is intolerant toward Ala and Asn in the acceptor position but tolerates Glu-containing variants. NMR spectroscopic data of a Glu variant demonstrated that the thioether linkage was to the 4-position of Glu (S-Cγ). Furthermore, we demonstrate that PapB is intolerant to expansion and contraction of the thioether motifs (Cys-Xn-Asp, n = 2 or 4), although a minimal substrate featuring only one Cys-X3-Asp motif was competent for thioether formation. Akin to the sactipeptides, PapB was dependent on a RiPP recognition element (RRE) to bind the cognate precursor peptide, with deletion resulting in loss-of-function in vivo. The activity of PapB could be restored in vivo by supplying the excised RRE in trans. Finally, we reconstituted the activity of PapB in vitro, which led to modification of all six Cys residues in PapA. These studies provide insights into ranthipeptide biosynthesis and expand our understanding of rSAM enzyme chemistry in natural product biosynthesis.

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In vitro reconstitution of the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC involved in the biosynthesis of futalosine-derived menaquinone.

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In vitro reconstitution of the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme MqnC involved in the biosynthesis of futalosine-derived menaquinone.

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