Isopenicillin N synthase with a 2-thiabicycloheptan-6-one product analogueIsopenicillin N synthase with a 2-thiabicycloheptan-6-one product analogue

Structural highlights

2jb4 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Aspergillus nidulans. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.3Å
Ligands:, , ,
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Function

IPNA_EMENI Isopenicillin N synthase; part of the gene cluster that mediates the biosynthesis of penicillin, the world's most important antibiotic (PubMed:3319778, PubMed:11755401). IpnA catalyzes the cyclization of the tripeptide N-[(5S)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]-L-cysteinyl-D-valine (LLD-ACV or ACV) to form isopenicillin N (IPN) that contains the beta-lactam nucleus (PubMed:3319778, PubMed:11755401, PubMed:28703303). The penicillin biosynthesis occurs via 3 enzymatic steps, the first corresponding to the production of the tripeptide N-[(5S)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]-L-cysteinyl-D-valine (LLD-ACV or ACV) by the NRPS acvA. The tripeptide ACV is then cyclized to isopenicillin N (IPN) by the isopenicillin N synthase ipnA that forms the beta-lactam nucleus. Finally, the alpha-aminoadipyl side chain is exchanged for phenylacetic acid by the isopenicillin N acyltransferase penDE to yield penicillin in the peroxisomal matrix (By similarity).[UniProtKB:P08703][1] [2] [3]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

A carbocyclic analogue of the beta-lactam antibiotic isopenicillin N (IPN) has been synthesised and cocrystallised with isopenicillin N synthase (IPNS), the central enzyme in the biosynthesis of penicillin antibiotics. The crystal structure of the IPNS-cyclobutanone complex reveals an active site environment similar to that seen in the enzyme-product complex generated by turnover of the natural substrate within the crystalline protein. The IPNS-cyclobutanone structure demonstrates that the product analogue is tethered to the protein by hydrogen bonding and salt bridge interactions with its carboxylate groups, as seen previously for the natural substrate and product. Furthermore, the successful cocrystallisation of this analogue with IPNS provides firm structural evidence for the utility of such cyclobutanone derivatives as hydrolytically stable analogues of bicyclic beta-lactams.

A cyclobutanone analogue mimics penicillin in binding to isopenicillin N synthase.,Stewart AC, Clifton IJ, Adlington RM, Baldwin JE, Rutledge PJ Chembiochem. 2007 Nov 5;8(16):2003-7. PMID:17907118[4]

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See Also

References

  1. Ogle JM, Clifton IJ, Rutledge PJ, Elkins JM, Burzlaff NI, Adlington RM, Roach PL, Baldwin JE. Alternative oxidation by isopenicillin N synthase observed by X-ray diffraction. Chem Biol. 2001 Dec;8(12):1231-7. PMID:11755401
  2. McNeill LA, Brown TJN, Sami M, Clifton IJ, Burzlaff NI, Claridge TDW, Adlington RM, Baldwin JE, Rutledge PJ, Schofield CJ. Terminally Truncated Isopenicillin N Synthase Generates a Dithioester Product: Evidence for a Thioaldehyde Intermediate during Catalysis and a New Mode of Reaction for Non-Heme Iron Oxidases. Chemistry. 2017 Sep 18;23(52):12815-12824. doi: 10.1002/chem.201701592. Epub 2017, Aug 21. PMID:28703303 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201701592
  3. Ramon D, Carramolino L, Patino C, Sanchez F, Penalva MA. Cloning and characterization of the isopenicillin N synthetase gene mediating the formation of the beta-lactam ring in Aspergillus nidulans. Gene. 1987;57(2-3):171-81. doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(87)90120-x. PMID:3319778 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(87)90120-x
  4. Stewart AC, Clifton IJ, Adlington RM, Baldwin JE, Rutledge PJ. A cyclobutanone analogue mimics penicillin in binding to isopenicillin N synthase. Chembiochem. 2007 Nov 5;8(16):2003-7. PMID:17907118 doi:10.1002/cbic.200700176

2jb4, resolution 1.30Å

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