1g63
PEPTIDYL-CYSTEINE DECARBOXYLASE EPIDPEPTIDYL-CYSTEINE DECARBOXYLASE EPID
Structural highlights
Function[EPID_STAEP] Catalyzes the removal of two reducing equivalents (oxidative decarboxylation) from the cysteine residue of the C-terminal meso-lanthionine of epidermin to form a --C==C-- double bond. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedEpidermin from Staphylococcus epidermidis Tu3298 is an antimicrobial peptide of the lantibiotic family that contains, amongst other unusual amino acids, S:-[(Z:)- 2-aminovinyl]-D-cysteine. This residue is introduced by post-translational modification of the ribosomally synthesized precursor EpiA. Modification starts with the oxidative decarboxylation of its C-terminal cysteine by the flavoprotein EpiD generating a reactive (Z:)-enethiol intermediate. We have determined the crystal structures of EpiD and EpiD H67N in complex with the substrate pentapeptide DSYTC at 2.5 A resolution. Rossmann-type monomers build up a dodecamer of 23 point symmetry with trimers disposed at the vertices of a tetrahedron. Oligomer formation is essential for binding of flavin mononucleotide and substrate, which is buried by an otherwise disordered substrate recognition clamp. A pocket for the tyrosine residue of the substrate peptide is formed by an induced fit mechanism. The substrate contacts flavin mononucleotide only via Cys-Sgamma, suggesting its oxidation as the initial step. A thioaldehyde intermediate could undergo spontaneous decarboxylation. The unusual substrate recognition mode and the type of chemical reaction performed provide insight into a novel family of flavoproteins. Crystal structure of the peptidyl-cysteine decarboxylase EpiD complexed with a pentapeptide substrate.,Blaesse M, Kupke T, Huber R, Steinbacher S EMBO J. 2000 Dec 1;19(23):6299-310. PMID:11101502[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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