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ArticleACS catalysis2025

Blasticidin S Biosynthesis Involves a Unique Interplay between a Radical SAM Dehydratase, a Transaminase and an ATP-Grasp Ligase in Order to Avoid a Futile Cycle.

Yu-Hsuan Lee, Daan Ren, Ridao Chen, Xiao Liu, Amelia Engstrom, Hung-Wen Liu

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Article in ACS catalysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yu-Hsuan LeeDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Daan RenDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1309-5382
Ridao ChenDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Xiao LiuDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Amelia EngstromDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Hung-Wen LiuDivision of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8953-4794

Funding

Mechanistic Studies of Deoxy Sugar BiosynthesisR01GM035906 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI LIU, HUNG-WEN · 1986 to 2023
$6.1M
MECHANISMS OF BIOSYNTHETIC FORMATION OF DEOXY SUGARSR37GM035906 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI LIU, HUNG-WEN · 1999 to 2008
$3.4M
Novel Mechanisms of Catalysis in Natural Product BiosynthesisR35GM153203 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HUNG-WEN LIU · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM035906NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153203NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM035906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blasticidin S is a peptidyl nucleoside that blocks protein synthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is widely used in molecular biology as a selection agent. Despite its utility, the biosynthetic origin of its 2',3'-unsaturated-4'-aminoacyl-4'-deoxyhexopyranose core is only partially understood. Previously, the radical

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antibioticsATP-grasp ligasebiosynthesisblasticidin Spyridoxal-5′-phosphateradical SAM enzyme

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