Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34417452›Full record

ArticleNature communications2021

UbiD domain dynamics underpins aromatic decarboxylation.

Stephen A Marshall, Karl A P Payne, Karl Fisher, Gabriel R Titchiner, Colin Levy, Sam Hay, David Leys

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Enzymatic Conversion of COChemical reviews · 2023
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen A MarshallManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. stephen.marshall@chem.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-4989
Karl A P PayneManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-6374
Karl FisherManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-8939
Gabriel R TitchinerManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-9884
Colin LevyManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Sam HayManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-0938
David LeysManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. david.leys@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4845-8443
University of Manchester · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P000622/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The widespread UbiD enzyme family utilises the prFMN cofactor to achieve reversible decarboxylation of acrylic and (hetero)aromatic compounds. The reaction with acrylic compounds based on reversible 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between substrate and prFMN occurs within the confines of the active site. In contrast, during aromatic acid decarboxylation, substantial rearrangement of the substrate aromatic moiety associated with covalent catalysis presents a molecular dynamic challenge. Here we determine the crystal structures of the multi-subunit vanillic acid decarboxylase VdcCD. We demonstrate that the small VdcD subunit acts as an allosteric activator of the UbiD-like VdcC. Comparison of distinct VdcCD structures reveals domain motion of the prFMN-binding domain directly affects active site architecture. Docking of substrate and prFMN-adduct species reveals active site reorganisation coupled to domain motion supports rearrangement of the substrate aromatic moiety. Together with kinetic solvent viscosity effects, this establishes prFMN covalent catalysis of aromatic (de)carboxylation is afforded by UbiD dynamics.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsBiocatalysisCarboxy-LyasesCatalytic DomainCycloaddition ReactionDecarboxylationFlavin MononucleotideKineticsModels, MolecularOxygenProtein DomainsProtein SubunitsSolventsStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityViscosityBacterial ProteinsCarboxy-LyasesFlavin MononucleotideOxygenProtein SubunitsSolvents

Identifiers

PMID34417452
PMCPMC8379154
OpenAlexW3195641147

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.