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Nature ; 602(7896): 336-342, 2022 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35110733

RESUMO

By catalysing the microbial formation of methane, methyl-coenzyme M reductase has a central role in the global levels of this greenhouse gas1,2. The activity of methyl-coenzyme M reductase is profoundly affected by several unique post-translational modifications3-6, such as  a unique C-methylation reaction catalysed by methanogenesis marker protein 10 (Mmp10), a radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) enzyme7,8. Here we report the spectroscopic investigation and atomic resolution structure of Mmp10 from Methanosarcina acetivorans, a unique B12 (cobalamin)-dependent radical SAM enzyme9. The structure of Mmp10 reveals a unique enzyme architecture with four metallic centres and critical structural features involved in the control of catalysis. In addition, the structure of the enzyme-substrate complex offers a glimpse into a B12-dependent radical SAM enzyme in a precatalytic state. By combining electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, structural biology and biochemistry, our study illuminates the mechanism by which the emerging superfamily of B12-dependent radical SAM enzymes catalyse chemically challenging alkylation reactions and identifies distinctive active site rearrangements to provide a structural rationale for the dual use of the SAM cofactor for radical and nucleophilic chemistry.


Assuntos
Proteínas Arqueais , Methanosarcina , S-Adenosilmetionina , Proteínas Arqueais/química , Espectroscopia de Ressonância de Spin Eletrônica , Methanosarcina/enzimologia , Metilação , Conformação Proteica , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , S-Adenosilmetionina/química , Vitamina B 12
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Nat Chem Biol ; 20(3): 382-391, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38158457

RESUMO

D-Amino acid residues, found in countless peptides and natural products including ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), are critical for the bioactivity of several antibiotics and toxins. Recently, radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) enzymes have emerged as the only biocatalysts capable of installing direct and irreversible epimerization in RiPPs. However, the mechanism underpinning this biochemical process is ill-understood and the structural basis for this post-translational modification remains unknown. Here we report an atomic-resolution crystal structure of a RiPP-modifying radical SAM enzyme in complex with its substrate properly positioned in the active site. Crystallographic snapshots, size-exclusion chromatography-small-angle x-ray scattering, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and biochemical analyses reveal how epimerizations are installed in RiPPs and support an unprecedented enzyme mechanism for peptide epimerization. Collectively, our study brings unique perspectives on how radical SAM enzymes interact with RiPPs and catalyze post-translational modifications in natural products.


Assuntos
Produtos Biológicos , S-Adenosilmetionina , Aminoácidos , Antibacterianos , Peptídeos
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Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr ; 71(Pt 7): 1478-86, 2015 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26143919

RESUMO

Bacterial α-2-macroglobulins have been suggested to function in defence as broad-spectrum inhibitors of host proteases that breach the outer membrane. Here, the X-ray structure of protease-cleaved Escherichia coli α-2-macroglobulin is described, which reveals a putative mechanism of activation and conformational change essential for protease inhibition. In this competitive mechanism, protease cleavage of the bait-region domain results in the untethering of an intrinsically disordered region of this domain which disrupts native interdomain interactions that maintain E. coli α-2-macroglobulin in the inactivated form. The resulting global conformational change results in entrapment of the protease and activation of the thioester bond that covalently links to the attacking protease. Owing to the similarity in structure and domain architecture of Escherichia coli α-2-macroglobulin and human α-2-macroglobulin, this protease-activation mechanism is likely to operate across the diverse members of this group.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli/química , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Elastase Pancreática/metabolismo , alfa-Macroglobulinas/química , alfa-Macroglobulinas/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Cristalografia por Raios X , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Conformação Proteica , Alinhamento de Sequência , Suínos
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