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ArticleOrganic letters2026

Exploring a Unique Class II Diterpene Cyclase: The Modified Catalytic Acid Motif Contributes to Ring Contraction in Premutilin Synthase.

Kristin Helwig, Jun Xie, Cody Lemke, Meimei Xu, Xinye Kang, Meirong Jia, Reuben J Peters

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Kristin HelwigRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.
Jun XieState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, NHC Key Laboratory of Natural Products, CAMS Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Biocatalysis of Natural Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medicinal Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100006, China.
Cody LemkeRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.
Meimei XuRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.
Xinye KangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, NHC Key Laboratory of Natural Products, CAMS Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Biocatalysis of Natural Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medicinal Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100006, China.
Meirong JiaRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7397-5074
Reuben J PetersRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4691-8477

Funding

Investigating labdane-related diterpenoid biosynthesisR35GM156300 · NIGMS · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI REUBEN JOHN PETERS · 2025 to 2026
$803k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM156300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The class II diterpene cyclase from pleuromutilin biosynthesis contains a unique variant of the otherwise highly conserved DxDD motif (DxDM), which cooperatively serves as the catalytic acid, and uniquely produces an "A" ring contracted product, mutildienyl pyrophosphate (MPP). The correlation between these features was investigated here via substitution of aspartate for methionine, which largely blocks the production of MPP and leads to a novel hydroxylated product,

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DiterpenesCatalysisMolecular StructurePleuromutilinsPolycyclic CompoundsDiterpenesPleuromutilinsPolycyclic Compounds

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PMID41563925
PMCPMC12887988

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