The structure of FsqB from Aspergillus fumigatus, a flavoenzyme of the amine oxidase familyThe structure of FsqB from Aspergillus fumigatus, a flavoenzyme of the amine oxidase family

Structural highlights

6gg2 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Aspfu. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:
Gene:fmpA, AFUA_6G03440 (ASPFU)
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Function

[FMPA_ASPFU] Amino acid oxidase; part of the gene cluster that mediates the biosynthesis of fumipyrrole, a brown pigment that is involved in growth and conidiation (PubMed:25582336).[1]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Flavin-dependent enzymes catalyze many oxidations, including formation of ring structures in natural products. The gene cluster for biosynthesis of fumisoquins, secondary metabolites structurally related to isoquinolines, in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus harbors a gene that encodes a flavoprotein of the amine oxidase family, termed fsqB ("fumisoquin biosynthesis gene B"). This enzyme catalyzes an oxidative ring closure reaction that leads to the formation of isoquinoline products. This reaction is reminiscent of the oxidative cyclization reported for berberine bridge enzyme and tetrahydrocannabinol synthase. Despite these similarities, amine oxidases and berberine bridge enzyme-like enzymes possess distinct structural properties, prompting us to investigate the structure-function relationships of FsqB. Here, we report the recombinant production and purification of FsqB, elucidation of its crystal structure, and kinetic analysis employing five putative substrates. The crystal structure at 2.6 A resolution revealed that FsqB is a member of the amine oxidase family with a covalently bound FAD cofactor. N-methyl-dopa was the best substrate for FsqB and was completely converted to the cyclic isoquinoline product. The absence of the meta-hydroxyl group, as e.g.in L-N-methyl-tyrosine, resulted in a 25-fold lower rate of reduction and the formation of the demethylated product L-tyrosine, instead of a cyclic product. Surprisingly, FsqB did not accept the D-stereoisomer of N-methyltyrosine, in contrast to N-methyl-dopa, for which both stereoisomers were oxidized with similar rates. On the basis of the crystal structure and docking calculations, we postulate a substrate-dependent population of distinct binding modes that rationalizes stereospecific oxidation in the FsqB active site.

Oxidative cyclization of N-methyl-dopa by a fungal flavoenzyme of the amine oxidase family.,Lahham M, Pavkov-Keller T, Fuchs M, Niederhauser J, Chalhoub G, Daniel B, Kroutil W, Gruber K, Macheroux P J Biol Chem. 2018 Sep 7. pii: RA118.004227. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.004227. PMID:30194285[2]

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References

  1. Macheleidt J, Scherlach K, Neuwirth T, Schmidt-Heck W, Strassburger M, Spraker J, Baccile JA, Schroeder FC, Keller NP, Hertweck C, Heinekamp T, Brakhage AA. Transcriptome analysis of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A-regulated genes reveals the production of the novel natural compound fumipyrrole by Aspergillus fumigatus. Mol Microbiol. 2015 Apr;96(1):148-62. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12926. Epub 2015 Mar 11. PMID:25582336 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.12926
  2. Lahham M, Pavkov-Keller T, Fuchs M, Niederhauser J, Chalhoub G, Daniel B, Kroutil W, Gruber K, Macheroux P. Oxidative cyclization of N-methyl-dopa by a fungal flavoenzyme of the amine oxidase family. J Biol Chem. 2018 Sep 7. pii: RA118.004227. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.004227. PMID:30194285 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.004227

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