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ArticleBiochemistry2019

Insights into the Mechanism of the Cyanobactin Heterocyclase Enzyme.

Ying Ge, Clarissa Melo Czekster, Ona K Miller, Catherine H Botting, Ulrich Schwarz-Linek, James H Naismith

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Article in Biochemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ying GeBiomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST , United Kingdom.
Clarissa Melo CzeksterBiomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST , United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7163-4057
Ona K MillerBiomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST , United Kingdom.
Catherine H BottingBiomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST , United Kingdom.
Ulrich Schwarz-LinekBiomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST , United Kingdom.
James H NaismithResearch Complex at Harwell , Didcot, Oxon OX11 0FA , United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6744-5061
University of St Andrews · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K015508/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M001679/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyanobactin heterocyclases share the same catalytic domain (YcaO) as heterocyclases/cyclodehydratases from other ribosomal peptide (RiPPs) biosynthetic pathways. These enzymes process multiple residues (Cys/Thr/Ser) within the same substrate. The processing of cysteine residues proceeds with a known order. We show the order of reaction for threonines is different and depends in part on a leader peptide within the substrate. In contrast to other YcaO domains, which have been reported to exclusively break down ATP into ADP and inorganic phosphate, cyanobactin heterocyclases have been observed to produce AMP and inorganic pyrophosphate during catalysis. We dissect the nucleotide profiles associated with heterocyclization and propose a unifying mechanism, where the γ-phosphate of ATP is transferred in a kinase mechanism to the substrate to yield a phosphorylated intermediate common to all YcaO domains. In cyanobactin heterocyclases, this phosphorylated intermediate, in a proportion of turnovers, reacts with ADP to yield AMP and pyrophosphate.

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Adenosine DiphosphateAdenosine MonophosphateAdenosine TriphosphateAdenylyl CyclasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCyclizationCysteineDiphosphatesModels, ChemicalMolecular StructurePeptides, CyclicProchloronThreonineUrochordataAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine MonophosphateAdenosine TriphosphateAdenylyl CyclasesBacterial ProteinscyanobactinsCysteineDiphosphatesdiphosphoric acidPeptides, CyclicThreonine

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PMID30912640
PMCPMC6497369
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