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SUBMITTER: Dunbar KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4167974 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dunbar Kyle L KL Chekan Jonathan R JR Cox Courtney L CL Burkhart Brandon J BJ Nair Satish K SK Mitchell Douglas A DA
Nature chemical biology 20140817 10
Despite intensive research, the cyclodehydratase responsible for azoline biogenesis in thiazole/oxazole-modified microcin (TOMM) natural products remains enigmatic. The collaboration of two proteins, C and D, is required for cyclodehydration. The C protein is homologous to E1 ubiquitin-activating enzymes, whereas the D protein is within the YcaO superfamily. Recent studies have demonstrated that TOMM YcaOs phosphorylate amide carbonyl oxygens to facilitate azoline formation. Here we report the X ...[more]