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ArticleBiomolecules2024

Sequence-Structure Analysis Unlocking the Potential Functional Application of the Local 3D Motifs of Plant-Derived Diterpene Synthases.

Yalan Zhao, Yupeng Liang, Gan Luo, Yi Li, Xiulin Han, Mengliang Wen

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Yalan ZhaoNational Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
Yupeng LiangNational Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
Gan LuoNational Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
Yi LiCollege of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dali University, Dali 671003, China.
Xiulin HanNational Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9067-9592
Mengliang WenNational Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7621-1563

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 62241602State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan University 2021KF011
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Abstract

Plant-derived diterpene synthases (PdiTPSs) play a critical role in the formation of structurally and functionally diverse diterpenoids. However, the specificity or functional-related features of PdiTPSs are not well understood. For a more profound insight, we collected, constructed, and curated 199 functionally characterized PdiTPSs and their corresponding 3D structures. The complex correlations among their sequences, domains, structures, and corresponding products were comprehensively analyzed. Ultimately, our focus narrowed to the geometric arrangement of local structures. We found that local structural alignment can rapidly localize product-specific residues that have been validated by mutagenesis experiments. Based on the 3D motifs derived from the residues around the substrate, we successfully searched diterpene synthases (diTPSs) from the predicted terpene synthases and newly characterized PdiTPSs, suggesting that the identified 3D motifs can serve as distinctive signatures in diTPSs (I and II class). Local structural analysis revealed the PdiTPSs with more conserved amino acid residues show features unique to class I and class II, whereas those with fewer conserved amino acid residues typically exhibit product diversity and specificity. These results provide an attractive method for discovering novel or functionally equivalent enzymes and probing the product specificity in cases where enzyme characterization is limited.

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DiterpenesNitric Oxide SynthaseAmino AcidsMutagenesisAmino AcidsDiterpenesNitric Oxide Synthasefunctional annotation datasetlocal structure motifsplant diterpene synthases

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PMCPMC10813164

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