6YCK
Crystal structure of GcoA T296A bound to p-vanillin
Summary for 6YCK
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb6yck/pdb |
| Descriptor | Aromatic O-demethylase, cytochrome P450 subunit, PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, ... (5 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | aromatic catabolism, cytochrome p450, lignin valorization, protein engineering, oxidoreductase |
| Biological source | Amycolatopsis sp. (strain ATCC 39116 / 75iv2) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 46429.69 |
| Authors | Hinchen, D.J.,Mallinson, S.J.B.,Allen, M.D.,Ellis, E.S.,Beckham, G.T.,DuBois, J.L.,McGeehan, J.E. (deposition date: 2020-03-18, release date: 2021-02-17, Last modification date: 2024-01-24) |
| Primary citation | Ellis, E.S.,Hinchen, D.J.,Bleem, A.,Bu, L.,Mallinson, S.J.B.,Allen, M.D.,Streit, B.R.,Machovina, M.M.,Doolin, Q.V.,Michener, W.E.,Johnson, C.W.,Knott, B.C.,Beckham, G.T.,McGeehan, J.E.,DuBois, J.L. Engineering a Cytochrome P450 for Demethylation of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Aldehydes. Jacs Au, 1:252-261, 2021 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Biological funneling of lignin-derived aromatic compounds is a promising approach for valorizing its catalytic depolymerization products. Industrial processes for aromatic bioconversion will require efficient enzymes for key reactions, including demethylation of -methoxy-aryl groups, an essential and often rate-limiting step. The recently characterized GcoAB cytochrome P450 system comprises a coupled monoxygenase (GcoA) and reductase (GcoB) that catalyzes oxidative demethylation of the methoxy-aryl group in guaiacol. Here, we evaluate a series of engineered GcoA variants for their ability to demethylate -and -vanillin, which are abundant lignin depolymerization products. Two rationally designed, single amino acid substitutions, F169S and T296S, are required to convert GcoA into an efficient catalyst toward the - and -isomers of vanillin, respectively. Gain-of-function in each case is explained in light of an extensive series of enzyme-ligand structures, kinetic data, and molecular dynamics simulations. Using strains of KT2440 already optimized for -vanillin production from ferulate, we demonstrate demethylation by the T296S variant . This work expands the known aromatic demethylation capacity of cytochrome P450 enzymes toward important lignin-derived aromatic monomers. PubMed: 34467290DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.0c00103 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.8 Å) |
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