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ArticleMethods in enzymology2022

Purification and characterization of sequential cobalamin-dependent radical SAM methylases ThnK and TokK in carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis.

Erica K Sinner, Craig A Townsend

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  1. Mechanistic insight into radicalNatural product reports · 2026
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  3. ThnL, a B12-dependent radicalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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Erica K SinnerDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Craig A TownsendDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States. Electronic address: ctownsend@jhu.edu.

Funding

Biosynthesis of Beta Lactam AntibioticsR01AI121072 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TOWNSEND, CRAIG ARTHUR · 2016 to 2025
$4.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ThnK and TokK are cobalamin-dependent radical S-adenosylmethionine enzymes that catalyze sequential methylations of a common carbapenem biosynthetic intermediate. ThnK was an early characterized member of the subfamily of cobalamin-dependent radical S-adenosylmethionine enzymes. Since initial publication of the ThnK function, the field has progressed, and we have made methodological strides in the expression and purification of this enzyme and its ortholog TokK. An optimized protocol for obtaining the enzymes in pure and active form has enabled us to characterize their reactions and gain greater insight into the kinetic behavior of the sequential methylations they catalyze. We share here the methods and strategy that we have developed through our study of these enzymes.

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CarbapenemsS-AdenosylmethionineAnti-Bacterial AgentsMethyltransferasesVitamin B 12Anti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsMethyltransferasesS-AdenosylmethionineVitamin B 12B(12)BiosynthesisCobalamin-dependent radical SAM enzymeCOPASINatural productsSequential methylationThnKTime-course assayTokKVCellβ-Lactam

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PMCPMC9178924

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