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==DhpI-SAH complex structure==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3ou2]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"actinomyces_luridus"_krasil'nikov_et_al._1957 "actinomyces luridus" krasil'nikov et al. 1957]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3OU2 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3OU2 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SAH:S-ADENOSYL-L-HOMOCYSTEINE'>SAH</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[3ou6|3ou6]], [[3ou7|3ou7]]</td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">dhpI ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=67320 "Actinomyces luridus" Krasil'nikov et al. 1957])</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3ou2 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3ou2 OCA], [http://pdbe.org/3ou2 PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3ou2 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3ou2 PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3ou2 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Phosphonate natural products possess a range of biological activities as a consequence of their ability to mimic phosphate esters or tetrahedral intermediates formed in enzymatic reactions involved in carboxyl group metabolism. The dianionic form of these compounds at pH 7 poses a drawback with respect to their ability to mimic carboxylates and tetrahedral intermediates. Microorganisms producing phosphonates have evolved two solutions to overcome this hurdle: biosynthesis of monoanionic phosphinates containing two P-C bonds or esterification of the phosphonate group. The latter solution was first discovered for the antibiotic dehydrophos that contains a methyl ester of a phosphonodehydroalanine group. We report here the expression, purification, substrate scope, and structure of the O-methyltransferase from the dehydrophos biosynthetic gene cluster. The enzyme utilizes S-adenosylmethionine to methylate a variety of phosphonates including 1-hydroxyethylphosphonate, 1,2-dihydroxyethylphosphonate, and acetyl-1-aminoethylphosphonate. Kinetic analysis showed that the best substrates are tripeptides containing as C-terminal residue a phosphonate analog of alanine suggesting the enzyme acts late in the biosynthesis of dehydrophos. These conclusions are corroborated by the X-ray structure that reveals an active site that can accommodate a tripeptide substrate. Furthermore, the structural studies demonstrate a conformational change brought about by substrate or product binding. Interestingly, the enzyme has low substrate specificity and was used to methylate the clinical antibiotic fosfomycin and the antimalaria clinical candidate fosmidomycin, showing its promise for applications in bioengineering.

Characterization and structure of DhpI, a phosphonate O-methyltransferase involved in dehydrophos biosynthesis.,Lee JH, Bae B, Kuemin M, Circello BT, Metcalf WW, Nair SK, van der Donk WA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 12;107(41):17557-62. Epub 2010 Sep 27. PMID:20876132<ref>PMID:20876132</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[SAM-dependent methyltransferase|SAM-dependent methyltransferase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Actinomyces luridus krasil'nikov et al. 1957]]
[[Category: Bae, B]]
[[Category: Nair, S K]]
[[Category: O-methyltransferase]]
[[Category: Sah]]
[[Category: Transferase]]