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ArticleScientific reports2021

Structural basis of the complementary activity of two ketosynthases in aryl polyene biosynthesis.

Woo Cheol Lee, Sungjae Choi, Ahjin Jang, Jiwon Yeon, Eunha Hwang, Yangmee Kim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Woo Cheol LeeDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Sungjae ChoiDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Ahjin JangDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Jiwon YeonDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Eunha HwangBio-Chemical Analysis Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, Ochang, 28119, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.
Yangmee KimDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea. ymkim@konkuk.ac.kr.
Konkuk University · KRKorea Basic Science Institute · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aryl polyenes (APE) are one of the most widespread secondary metabolites among gram-negative bacteria. In Acinetobacter baumannii, strains belonging to the virulent global clone 2 (GC2) mostly contain APE biosynthesis genes; its relevance in elevated pathogenicity is of great interest. APE biosynthesis gene clusters harbor two ketosynthases (KSs): the heterodimeric KS-chain length factor complex, ApeO-ApeC, and the homodimeric ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase I (FabB)-like KS, ApeR. The role of the two KSs in APE biosynthesis is unclear. We determined the crystal structures of the two KSs from a pathogenic A. baumannii strain. ApeO-ApeC and ApeR have similar cavity volumes; however, ApeR has a narrow cavity near the entrance. In vitro assay based on the absorption characteristics of polyene species indicated the generation of fully elongated polyene with only ApeO-ApeC, probably because of the funnel shaped active site cavity. However, adding ApeR to the reaction increases the throughput of APE biosynthesis. Mutagenesis at Tyr135 in the active site cavity of ApeR reduces the activity significantly, which suggests that the stacking of the aryl group between Tyr135 and Phe202 is important for substrate recognition. Therefore, the two KSs function complementarily in the generation of APE to enhance its production.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiCatalytic DomainMutagenesisPolyenesPolyketide SynthasesPolyenesPolyketide Synthases

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