Enzymology of assembly line synthesis by modular polyketide synthases.

Autor: Grininger M; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. grininger@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature chemical biology [Nat Chem Biol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 19 (4), pp. 401-415. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 13.
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01277-7
Abstrakt: Modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) run catalytic reactions over dozens of steps in a highly orchestrated manner. To accomplish this synthetic feat, they form megadalton multienzyme complexes that are among the most intricate proteins on earth. Polyketide products are of elaborate chemistry with molecular weights of usually several hundred daltons and include clinically important drugs such as erythromycin (antibiotic), rapamycin (immunosuppressant) and epothilone (anticancer drug). The term 'modular' refers to a hierarchical structuring of modules and domains within an overall assembly line arrangement, in which PKS organization is colinearly translated into the polyketide structure. New structural information obtained during the past few years provides substantial direct insight into the orchestration of catalytic events within a PKS module and leads to plausible models for synthetic progress along assembly lines. In light of these structural insights, the PKS engineering field is poised to enter a new era of engineering.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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