5ERO

Crystal structure of elongation domain of Phomopsis amygdali fusicoccadiene synthase complexed with cobalt ions and pamidronate

Summary for 5ERO

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb5ero/pdb
• Related: 5ER8 5ERM 5ERN
• Descriptor: Fusicoccadiene synthase, COBALT (II) ION, PAMIDRONATE, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: diterpene synthase, lyase, transferase
• Biological source: Phomopsis amygdali
• Total number of polymer chains: 3
• Total formula weight: 120270.02

Authors

Chen, M.,Christianson, D.W. (deposition date: 2015-11-14, release date: 2016-01-20, Last modification date: 2023-09-27)

Primary citation

Chen, M.,Chou, W.K.,Toyomasu, T.,Cane, D.E.,Christianson, D.W.
Structure and Function of Fusicoccadiene Synthase, a Hexameric Bifunctional Diterpene Synthase.
Acs Chem.Biol., 11:889-899, 2016

PubMed Abstract: Fusicoccin A is a diterpene glucoside phytotoxin generated by the fungal pathogen Phomopsis amygdali that causes the plant disease constriction canker, first discovered in New Jersey peach orchards in the 1930s. Fusicoccin A is also an emerging new lead in cancer chemotherapy. The hydrocarbon precursor of fusicoccin A is the tricyclic diterpene fusicoccadiene, which is generated by a bifunctional terpenoid synthase. Here, we report X-ray crystal structures of the individual catalytic domains of fusicoccadiene synthase: the C-terminal domain is a chain elongation enzyme that generates geranylgeranyl diphosphate, and the N-terminal domain catalyzes the cyclization of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to form fusicoccadiene. Crystal structures of each domain complexed with bisphosphonate substrate analogues suggest that three metal ions and three positively charged amino acid side chains trigger substrate ionization in each active site. While in vitro incubations reveal that the cyclase domain can utilize farnesyl diphosphate and geranyl diphosphate as surrogate substrates, these shorter isoprenoid diphosphates are mainly converted into acyclic alcohol or hydrocarbon products. Gel filtration chromatography and analytical ultracentrifugation experiments indicate that full-length fusicoccadiene synthase adopts hexameric quaternary structure, and small-angle X-ray scattering data yield a well-defined molecular envelope illustrating a plausible model for hexamer assembly.

PubMed: 26734760
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00960

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.55 Å)