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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2021

N-Heterocyclization in Gliotoxin Biosynthesis is Catalyzed by a Distinct Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase.

Daniel H Scharf, Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon, Kirstin Scherlach, Jan Dworschak, Thorsten Heinekamp, Martin Roth, Axel A Brakhage, Christian Hertweck

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2021. 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel H ScharfDepartment of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0766-8663
Pranatchareeya ChankhamjonDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Kirstin ScherlachDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Jan DworschakDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Thorsten HeinekampDepartment of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Martin RothBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Axel A BrakhageDepartment of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Christian HertweckDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0367-337X
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) · DEChildren's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gliotoxin and related epidithiodiketopiperazines (ETP) from diverse fungi feature highly functionalized hydroindole scaffolds with an array of medicinally and ecologically relevant activities. Mutation analysis, heterologous reconstitution, and biotransformation experiments revealed that a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (GliF) from the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus plays a key role in the formation of the complex heterocycle. In vitro assays using a biosynthetic precursor from a blocked mutant showed that GliF is specific to ETPs and catalyzes an unprecedented heterocyclization reaction that cannot be emulated with current synthetic methods. In silico analyses indicate that this rare biotransformation takes place in related ETP biosynthetic pathways.

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BiocatalysisCyclizationCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemGliotoxinMolecular StructureCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemGliotoxinAspergillus fumigatuscytochrome P450 monoxygenaseepidithiodiketopiperazinesheterocyclesmycotoxins

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PMID32835438
PMCPMC7891397
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