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==Crystal structure of a de novo enzyme, ferric enterobactin esterase Syn-F4 (K4T)==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8h7d]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_construct Synthetic construct]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8H7D OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8H7D FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.2&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8h7d FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8h7d OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8h7d PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8h7d RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8h7d PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8h7d ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Producing novel enzymes that are catalytically active in vitro and biologically functional in vivo is a key goal of synthetic biology. Previously, we reported Syn-F4, the first de novo protein that meets both criteria. Syn-F4 hydrolyzed the siderophore ferric enterobactin, and expression of Syn-F4 allowed an inviable strain of Escherichia coli (Deltafes) to grow in iron-limited medium. Here, we describe the crystal structure of Syn-F4. Syn-F4 forms a dimeric 4-helix bundle. Each monomer comprises two long alpha-helices, and the loops of the Syn-F4 dimer are on the same end of the bundle (syn topology). Interestingly, there is a penetrated hole in the central region of the Syn-F4 structure. Extensive mutagenesis experiments in a previous study showed that five residues (Glu26, His74, Arg77, Lys78, and Arg85) were essential for enzymatic activity in vivo. All these residues are located around the hole in the central region of the Syn-F4 structure, suggesting a putative active site with a catalytic dyad (Glu26-His74). The complete inactivity of purified proteins with mutations at the five residues supports the putative active site and reaction mechanism. Molecular dynamics and docking simulations of the ferric enterobactin siderophore binding to the Syn-F4 structure demonstrate the dynamic property of the putative active site. The structure and active site of Syn-F4 are completely different from native enterobactin esterase enzymes, thereby demonstrating that proteins designed de novo can provide life-sustaining catalytic activities using structures and mechanisms dramatically different from those that arose in nature.

Crystal structure and activity of a de novo enzyme, ferric enterobactin esterase Syn-F4.,Kurihara K, Umezawa K, Donnelly AE, Sperling B, Liao G, Hecht MH, Arai R Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Sep 19;120(38):e2218281120. doi: , 10.1073/pnas.2218281120. Epub 2023 Sep 11. PMID:37695900<ref>PMID:37695900</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Synthetic construct]]
[[Category: Arai R]]
[[Category: Donnelly AE]]
[[Category: Hecht MH]]
[[Category: Kurihara K]]
[[Category: Umezawa K]]