Structures and Protein Engineering of the α-Keto Acid C-Methyltransferases SgvM and MrsA for Rational Substrate Transfer.

Autor: Sommer-Kamann C; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Breiltgens J; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Zou Z; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Gerhardt S; Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Saleem-Batcha R; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Kemper F; Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Einsle O; Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Andexer JN; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany., Müller M; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology [Chembiochem] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 25 (19), pp. e202400258. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 09.
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400258
Abstrakt: S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent methyltransferases (MTs) are involved in the C-methylation of a variety of natural products. The MTs SgvM from Streptomyces griseoviridis and MrsA from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae catalyze the methylation of the β-carbon atom of α-keto acids in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic natural products viridogrisein and 3-methylarginine, respectively. MrsA shows high substrate selectivity for 5-guanidino-2-oxovalerate, while other α-keto acids, such as the SgvM substrates 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate, 2-oxovalerate, and phenylpyruvate, are not accepted. Here we report the crystal structures of SgvM and MrsA in the apo form and bound with substrate or S-adenosyl-l-methionine. By investigating key residues for substrate recognition in the active sites of both enzymes and engineering MrsA by site-directed mutagenesis, the substrate range of MrsA was extended to accept α-keto acid substrates of SgvM with uncharged and lipophilic β-residues. Our results showcase the transfer of the substrate scope of α-keto acid MTs from different biosynthetic pathways by rational design.
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Databáze: MEDLINE