Crystal structure of Aspergillus terreus trans-acting lovastatin polyketide enoyl reductase (LovC) with bound NADPCrystal structure of Aspergillus terreus trans-acting lovastatin polyketide enoyl reductase (LovC) with bound NADP

Structural highlights

3b70 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Aspergillus terreus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.89Å
Ligands:,
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Function

LOVC_ASPTE Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of the unsaturated tetra-, penta- and heptaketide intermediates that arise during the LovB-mediated biosynthesis of the lovastatin nonaketide chain.[1] [2] [3]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Lovastatin is an important statin prescribed for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Biosynthesis of lovastatin uses an iterative type I polyketide synthase (PKS). LovC is a trans-acting enoyl reductase (ER) that specifically reduces three out of eight possible polyketide intermediates during lovastatin biosynthesis. Such trans-acting ERs have been reported across a variety of other fungal PKS enzymes as a strategy in nature to diversify polyketides. How LovC achieves such specificity is unknown. The 1.9-A structure of LovC reveals that LovC possesses a medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (MDR) fold with a unique monomeric assembly. Two LovC cocrystal structures and enzymological studies help elucidate the molecular basis of LovC specificity, define stereochemistry, and identify active-site residues. Sequence alignment indicates a general applicability to trans-acting ERs of fungal PKSs, as well as their potential application to directing biosynthesis.

Crystal structure and biochemical studies of the trans-acting polyketide enoyl reductase LovC from lovastatin biosynthesis.,Ames BD, Nguyen C, Bruegger J, Smith P, Xu W, Ma S, Wong E, Wong S, Xie X, Li JW, Vederas JC, Tang Y, Tsai SC Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 25. PMID:22733743[4]

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References

  1. Kennedy J, Auclair K, Kendrew SG, Park C, Vederas JC, Hutchinson CR. Modulation of polyketide synthase activity by accessory proteins during lovastatin biosynthesis. Science. 1999 May 21;284(5418):1368-72. PMID:10334994
  2. Ma SM, Li JW, Choi JW, Zhou H, Lee KK, Moorthie VA, Xie X, Kealey JT, Da Silva NA, Vederas JC, Tang Y. Complete reconstitution of a highly reducing iterative polyketide synthase. Science. 2009 Oct 23;326(5952):589-92. doi: 10.1126/science.1175602. PMID:19900898 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1175602
  3. Ames BD, Nguyen C, Bruegger J, Smith P, Xu W, Ma S, Wong E, Wong S, Xie X, Li JW, Vederas JC, Tang Y, Tsai SC. Crystal structure and biochemical studies of the trans-acting polyketide enoyl reductase LovC from lovastatin biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 25. PMID:22733743 doi:10.1073/pnas.1113029109
  4. Ames BD, Nguyen C, Bruegger J, Smith P, Xu W, Ma S, Wong E, Wong S, Xie X, Li JW, Vederas JC, Tang Y, Tsai SC. Crystal structure and biochemical studies of the trans-acting polyketide enoyl reductase LovC from lovastatin biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 25. PMID:22733743 doi:10.1073/pnas.1113029109

3b70, resolution 1.89Å

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