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A guanidinium group is an effective mimic of the tertiary carbocation formed by isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 75:128971. [PMID: 36064124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Type I isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase is a metal-dependent enzyme that generates a tertiary carbocation intermediate during catalysis. This study describes an inhibitor (2-guanidinoethyl(dihydroxyphosphorylmethyl)phosphinate) of the isomerase that bears a guanidinium as a carbocation mimic and a phosphinylphosphonate as a non-hydrolyzable metal binding functionality. Inhibition kinetics show that the compound acts in a competitive manner with a Ki value of 129 nM (KM,IPP/Ki = 27). An analogous inhibitor bearing a tertiary ammonium as the carbocation mimic was 50-fold less potent, suggesting that the planar guanidinium is a more effective carbocation mimic. Inhibitors bearing an acylated methanesulfonamide or a hydroxamate group in place of the pyrophosphate inhibited the enzyme at millimolar concentrations indicating that the isomerase is highly specific for binding to the diphosphate portion of the intermediate.
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Many enzymes that show a large specificity in binding the enzymatic transition state with a higher affinity than the substrate utilize substrate binding energy to drive protein conformational changes to form caged substrate complexes. These protein cages provide strong stabilization of enzymatic transition states. Using part of the substrate binding energy to drive the protein conformational change avoids a similar strong stabilization of the Michaelis complex and irreversible ligand binding. A seminal step in the development of modern enzyme catalysts was the evolution of enzymes that couple substrate binding to a conformational change. These include enzymes that function in glycolysis (triosephosphate isomerase), the biosynthesis of lipids (glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase), the hexose monophosphate shunt (6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase), and the mevalonate pathway (isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase), catalyze the final step in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides (orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase), and regulate the cellular levels of adenine nucleotides (adenylate kinase). The evolution of enzymes that undergo ligand-driven conformational changes to form active protein-substrate cages is proposed to proceed by selection of variants, in which the selected side chain substitutions destabilize a second protein conformer that shows compensating enhanced binding interactions with the substrate. The advantages inherent to enzymes that incorporate a conformational change into the catalytic cycle provide a strong driving force for the evolution of flexible protein folds such as the TIM barrel. The appearance of these folds represented a watershed event in enzyme evolution that enabled the rapid propagation of enzyme activities within enzyme superfamilies.
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- John P Richard
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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Ricaña CL, Dick RA. Inositol Phosphates and Retroviral Assembly: A Cellular Perspective. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122516. [PMID: 34960784 PMCID: PMC8703376 DOI: 10.3390/v13122516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of retroviral assembly has been a decades-long endeavor. With the recent discovery of inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) acting as an assembly co-factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), great strides have been made in retroviral research. In this review, the enzymatic pathways to synthesize and metabolize inositol phosphates (IPs) relevant to retroviral assembly are discussed. The functions of these enzymes and IPs are outlined in the context of the cellular biology important for retroviruses. Lastly, the recent advances in understanding the role of IPs in retroviral biology are surveyed.
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Bessman MJ. A cryptic activity in the Nudix hydrolase superfamily. Protein Sci 2019; 28:1494-1500. [PMID: 31173659 PMCID: PMC6635765 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Nudix hydrolase superfamily is identified by a conserved cassette of 23 amino acids, and it is characterized by its pyrophosphorylytic activity on a wide variety of nucleoside diphosphate derivatives. Of the 13 members of the family in Escherichia coli, only one, Orf180, has not been identified with a substrate, although a host of nucleoside diphosphate compounds has been tested. Several reports have noted a strong similarity in the three-dimensional structure of the unrelated enzyme, isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) to the Nudix structure, and the report that a Nudix enzyme was involved in the synthesis of geraniol, a product of the two substrates of IDI, prompted an investigation of whether the IDI substrates, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DAPP) could be substrates of Orf180. This article demonstrates that Orf180 does have a very low activity on IPP, DAPP, and geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP). However, several of the other Nudix enzymes with established nucleoside diphosphate substrates hydrolyze these compounds at substantial rates. In fact, some Nudix hydrolases have higher activities on IPP, DAPP, and GPP than on their signature nucleoside diphosphate derivatives.
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- Maurice J. Bessman
- Department of BiologyJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMaryland21218‐2684
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Neti SS, Pan JJ, Poulter CD. Mechanistic Studies of the Protonation-Deprotonation Reactions for Type 1 and Type 2 Isopentenyl Diphosphate:Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Isomerase. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:12900-12908. [PMID: 30183274 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Type 1 and type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-1 and IDI-2) catalyze the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), the fundamental building blocks for biosynthesis of isoprenoid compounds. Previous studies indicate that both isoforms of IDI catalyze isomerization by a protonation-deprotonation mechanism. IDI-1 and IDI-2 are "sluggish" enzymes with turnover times of ∼10 s-1 and ∼1 s-1, respectively. We measured incorporation of deuterium into IPP and DMAPP in D2O buffer for IDI-1 and IDI-2 under conditions where newly synthesized DMAPP is immediately and irreversibly removed by coupling its release to condensation with l-tryptophan catalyzed by dimethylallyltrytophan synthase. During the course of the reactions, we detected formation of d1, d2, and d3 isotopologues of IPP and DMAPP, which were formed during up to five isomerizations between IPP and DMAPP during each turnover. The patterns for deuterium incorporation into IPP show that d2-IPP is formed in preference to d1-IPP for both enzymes. Analysis of the patterns of deuterium incorporation are consistent with a mechanism involving addition and removal of protons by a concerted asynchronous process, where addition substantially precedes removal, or a stepwise process through a short-lived (<3 ps) tertiary carbocationic intermediate. Previous work with mechanism-based inhibitors and related model studies supports a concerted asynchronous mechanism for the enzyme-catalyzed isomerizations.
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- Syam Sundar Neti
- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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The type II isopentenyl Diphosphate:Dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2): A model for acid/base chemistry in flavoenzyme catalysis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 632:47-58. [PMID: 28577910 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The chemical versatility of the flavin coenzyme is nearly unparalleled in enzyme catalysis. An interesting illustration of this versatility can be found in the reaction catalyzed by the type II isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2) - an enzyme that interconverts the two essential isoprene units (isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate) that are needed to initiate the biosynthesis of all isoprenoids. Over the past decade, a variety of biochemical, spectroscopic, structural and mechanistic studies of IDI-2 have provided mounting evidence that the flavin coenzyme of IDI-2 acts in a most unusual manner - as an acid/base catalyst to mediate a 1,3-proton addition/elimination reaction. While not entirely without precedent, IDI-2 is by far the most extensively studied flavoenzyme that employs flavin-mediated acid/base catalysis. Thus, IDI-2 serves as an important mechanistic model for understanding this often overlooked, but potentially widespread reactivity of flavin coenzymes. This review details the most pertinent studies that have contributed to the development of mechanistic proposals for this highly unusual flavoenzyme, and discusses future experiments that may be able to clarify remaining uncertainties in the chemical mechanism of IDI-2.
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Karačić Z, Vukelić B, Ho GH, Jozić I, Sučec I, Salopek-Sondi B, Kozlović M, Brenner SE, Ludwig-Müller J, Abramić M. A novel plant enzyme with dual activity: an atypical Nudix hydrolase and a dipeptidyl peptidase III. Biol Chem 2017; 398:101-112. [PMID: 27467751 PMCID: PMC5606203 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2016-0141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In a search for plant homologues of dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP III) family, we found a predicted protein from the moss Physcomitrella patens (UniProt entry: A9TLP4), which shared 61% sequence identity with the Arabidopsis thaliana uncharacterized protein, designated Nudix hydrolase 3. Both proteins contained all conserved regions of the DPP III family, but instead of the characteristic hexapeptide HEXXGH zinc-binding motif, they possessed a pentapeptide HEXXH, and at the N-terminus, a Nudix box, a hallmark of Nudix hydrolases, known to act upon a variety of nucleoside diphosphate derivatives. To investigate their biochemical properties, we expressed heterologously and purified Physcomitrella (PpND) and Arabidopsis (AtND) protein. Both hydrolyzed, with comparable catalytic efficiency, the isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), a universal precursor for the biosynthesis of isoprenoid compounds. In addition, PpND dephosphorylated four purine nucleotides (ADP, dGDP, dGTP, and 8-oxo-dATP) with strong preference for oxidized dATP. Furthermore, PpND and AtND showed DPP III activity against dipeptidyl-2-arylamide substrates, which they cleaved with different specificity. This is the first report of a dual activity enzyme, highly conserved in land plants, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a peptide bond and of a phosphate bond, acting both as a dipeptidyl peptidase III and an atypical Nudix hydrolase.
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- Zrinka Karačić
- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, 461 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, 461 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institut für Botanik, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 20b, 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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Hou Q, Wang K, Xu F, Zhang W, Ji K, Liu Y. QM/MM studies of the type II isopentenyl diphosphate–dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase demonstrate a novel role for the flavin coenzyme. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26397f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The type II isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2) catalyzes the reversible isomerization of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP).
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- Qianqian Hou
- Shandong Non-Metallic Materials Institute
- Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Non-Metallic Materials Institute
- Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Non-Metallic Materials Institute
- Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Non-Metallic Materials Institute
- Jinan
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan
- China
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Neti SS, Eckert DM, Poulter CD. Construction of Functional Monomeric Type 2 Isopentenyl Diphosphate:Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Isomerase. Biochemistry 2016; 55:4229-38. [PMID: 27379573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2) catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. The enzyme from Streptomyces pneumoniae (spIDI-2) is a homotetramer in solution with behavior, including a substantial increase in the rate of FMN reduction by NADPH in the presence of IPP, suggesting that substrate binding at one subunit alters the kinetic and binding properties of another. We now report the construction of catalytically active monomeric spIDI-2. The monomeric enzyme contains a single-point mutation (N37A) and a six-residue C-terminal deletion that preserves the secondary structure of the subunits in the wild-type (wt) homotetramer. UV-vis spectra of the enzyme-bound flavin mononucleotide (FMN) cofactor in FMNox, FMNred, and FMNred·IPP/DMAPP states are the same for monomeric and wt homotetrameric spIDI-2. The mutations in monomeric IDI-2 lower the melting temperature of the protein by 20 °C and reduce the binding affinities of FMN and IDI by 40-fold but have a minimal effect on kcat. Stopped-flow kinetic studies of monomeric spIDI-2 showed that the rate of reduction of FMN by NADH (k = 1.64 × 10(-3) s(-1)) is substantially faster when IPP is added to the monomeric enzyme (k = 0.57 s(-1)), similar to behavior seen for wt-spIDI-2. Our results indicate that cooperative interactions among subunits in the wt homotetramer are not responsible for the increased rate of reduction of spIDI-2·FMN by NADH, and two possible scenarios for the enhancement are suggested.
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- Syam Sundar Neti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Basak A, Chakrabarty K, Ghosh A, Das GK. DFT study on the mechanism of 1,3-hydrogen disposition in Isopentenyl pyrophosphate catalyzed by Isopentenyl pyrophosphate: Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate isomerase. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633616500255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Biosynthesis of polyterpenoid and related molecules are largely accomplished via mevalonate pathway. One of the vital steps in this pathway is the inter-conversion of two intermediates isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) catalyzed by IPP:DMAPP isomerase (IDI). The crystal structure of the enzyme, bound to the substrate analogues and inhibitors, revealed possible mechanism of this inter-conversion; however, none of them could affirm the true nature of the transition state through which the process is taking place. Our DFT study on the pathway of this isomerization reaction at the active site of the enzyme suggests a favorable concerted mechanism that occurs through a single transition structure without generating any carbocation intermediate. In this mechanism, the Cys-67 residue acts as proton donor whereas Glu-116 acts as proton acceptor. The mechanism also reveals the active involvement of other two components present at the active site. A crystallographic water molecule (Wat508) and Glu-87 assist to reprotonate the conjugate base of cysteine residue through a proton shuttle mechanism while forming the transition structure of the isomerization reaction.
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- Atanu Basak
- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan-731235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan-731235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan-731235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan-731235, West Bengal, India
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Janczak MW, Poulter CD. Kinetic and Binding Studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 2 Isopentenyl Diphosphate:Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Isomerase. Biochemistry 2016; 55:2260-8. [PMID: 27003727 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2) converts isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), the two fundamental building blocks of isoprenoid molecules. IDI-2 is found in many species of bacteria and is a potential antibacterial target since this isoform is non-homologous to the type 1 enzyme in Homo sapiens. IDI-2 requires a reduced flavin mononucleotide to form the catalytically active ternary complex, IDI-2·FMNH2·IPP. For IDI-2 from the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, the flavin can be treated kinetically as a dissociable cosubstrate in incubations with IPP and excess NADH. Under these conditions, the enzyme follows a modified sequential ordered mechanism where FMN adds before IPP. Interestingly, the enzyme shows sigmoidal behavior when incubated with IPP and NADH with varied concentrations of FMN in aerobic conditions. In contrast, sigmoidal behavior is not seen in incubations under anaerobic conditions where FMN is reduced to FMNH2 before the reaction is initiated by addition of IPP. Stopped-flow experiments revealed that FMN, whether bound to IDI-2 or without enzyme in solution, is slowly reduced in a pseudo-first-order reaction upon addition of excess NADH (k(red)(FMN) = 5.7 × 10(-3) s(-1) and k(red)(IDI-2·FMN) = 2.8 × 10(-3) s(-1)), while reduction of the flavin is rapid upon addition of NADH to a mixture of IDI-2·FMN, and IPP (k(red)(IDI-2·FMN·IPP) = 8.9 s(-1)). Similar experiments with dithionite as the reductant gave k(red)(FMN) = 221 s(-1) and k(red)(IDI-2·FMN) = 411 s(-1). Dithionite reduction of FMN in the IDI-2·FMN and IPP mixture was biphasic with k(red)(IDI-2·FMN·IPP (fast)) = 326 s(-1) and k(red)(IDI-2·FMN·IPP (slow)) = 6.9 s(-1) The pseudo-first-order rate constant for the slow component was similar to those for NADH reduction of the flavin in the IDI-2·FMN and IPP mixture and may reflect a rate-limiting conformational change in the enzyme.
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- Matthew Walter Janczak
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Tong Y, Zhang M, Su P, Zhao Y, Wang X, Zhang X, Gao W, Huang L. Cloning and functional characterization of an isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase gene fromTripterygium wilfordii. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2015; 63:863-869. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yuru Tong
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica; China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica; China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
- Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research; Beijing People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Capital Medical University; Beijing People's Republic of China
- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica; China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing People's Republic of China
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Beltrán J, Kloss B, Hosler JP, Geng J, Liu A, Modi A, Dawson JH, Sono M, Shumskaya M, Ampomah-Dwamena C, Love JD, Wurtzel ET. Control of carotenoid biosynthesis through a heme-based cis-trans isomerase. Nat Chem Biol 2015; 11:598-605. [PMID: 26075523 PMCID: PMC4509827 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Plants synthesize carotenoids essential for plant development and survival. These metabolites also serve as essential nutrients for human health. The biosynthetic pathway leading to all plant carotenoids occurs in chloroplasts and other plastids and requires 15-cis-ζ-carotene isomerase (Z-ISO). It was not certain whether isomerization was achieved by Z-ISO alone or in combination with other enzymes. Here we show that Z-ISO is a bona fide enzyme and integral membrane protein. Z-ISO independently catalyzes the cis-to-trans isomerization of the 15–15′ C=C bond in 9,15,9′-cis-ζ-carotene to produce the substrate required by the following biosynthetic pathway enzyme. We discovered that isomerization depends upon a ferrous heme b cofactor that undergoes redox-regulated ligand-switching between the heme iron and alternate Z-ISO amino acid residues. Heme b-dependent isomerization of a large, hydrophobic compound in a membrane is unprecedented. As an isomerase, Z-ISO represents a new prototype for heme b proteins and potentially utilizes a novel chemical mechanism.
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- Jesús Beltrán
- 1] Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx, New York, USA. [2] Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, New York, New York, USA
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- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx, New York, USA
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- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, New York, USA
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- 1] Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx, New York, USA. [2] Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, New York, New York, USA
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An enzymatic platform for the synthesis of isoprenoid precursors. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105594. [PMID: 25153179 PMCID: PMC4143292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The isoprenoid family of compounds is estimated to contain ∼65,000 unique structures including medicines, fragrances, and biofuels. Due to their structural complexity, many isoprenoids can only be obtained by extraction from natural sources, an inherently risky and costly process. Consequently, the biotechnology industry is attempting to genetically engineer microorganisms that can produce isoprenoid-based drugs and fuels on a commercial scale. Isoprenoid backbones are constructed from two, five-carbon building blocks, isopentenyl 5-pyrophosphate and dimethylallyl 5-pyrophosphate, which are end-products of either the mevalonate or non-mevalonate pathways. By linking the HMG-CoA reductase pathway (which produces mevalonate) to the mevalonate pathway, these building block can be synthesized enzymatically from acetate, ATP, NAD(P)H and CoA. Here, the enzymes in these pathways are used to produce pathway intermediates and end-products in single-pot reactions and in remarkably high yield, ∼85%. A strategy for the regio-specific incorporation of isotopes into isoprenoid backbones is developed and used to synthesize a series of isotopomers of diphosphomevalonate, the immediate end-product of the mevalonate pathway. The enzymatic system is shown to be robust and capable of producing quantities of product in aqueous solutions that meet or exceed the highest levels achieved using genetically engineered organisms in high-density fermentation.
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de Ruyck J, Janczak MW, Neti SS, Rothman SC, Schubert HL, Cornish RM, Matagne A, Wouters J, Poulter CD. Determination of kinetics and the crystal structure of a novel type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate: dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Chembiochem 2014; 15:1452-8. [PMID: 24910111 PMCID: PMC4215930 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) is a key enzyme in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway and is required for all organisms that synthesize isoprenoid metabolites from mevalonate. Type 1 IDI (IDI-1) is a metalloprotein that is found in eukaryotes, whereas the type 2 isoform (IDI-2) is a flavoenzyme found in bacteria that is completely absent from human. IDI-2 from the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae was recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli. Steady-state kinetic studies of the enzyme indicated that FMNH2 (KM =0.3 μM) bound before isopentenyl diphosphate (KM =40 μM) in an ordered binding mechanism. An X-ray crystal structure at 1.4 Å resolution was obtained for the holoenzyme in the closed conformation with a reduced flavin cofactor and two sulfate ions in the active site. These results helped to further approach the enzymatic mechanism of IDI-2 and, thus, open new possibilities for the rational design of antibacterial compounds against sequence-similar and structure-related pathogens such as Enterococcus faecalis or Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Jerome de Ruyck
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East RM 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (USA); Department of Chemistry, UNamur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, 5000 Namur (Belgium)
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- BESE Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, The City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case
Western Reserve University, 2109 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4965,
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Enzymes containing flavin cofactors are predominantly involved in redox reactions in numerous cellular processes where the protein environment modulates the chemical reactivity of the flavin to either transfer one or two electrons. Some flavoenzymes catalyze reactions with no net redox change. In these reactions, the protein environment modulates the reactivity of the flavin to perform novel chemistries. Recent mechanistic and structural data supporting novel flavin functionalities in reactions catalyzed by chorismate synthase, type II isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase, UDP-galactopyranose mutase, and alkyl-dihydroxyacetonephosphate synthase are presented in this review. In these enzymes, the flavin plays either a direct role in acid/base reactions or as a nucleophile or electrophile. In addition, the flavin cofactor is proposed to function as a "molecular scaffold" in the formation of UDP-galactofuranose and alkyl-dihydroxyacetonephosphate by forming a covalent adduct with reaction intermediates.
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- Pablo Sobrado
- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Sen SE, Tomasello A, Grasso M, Denton R, Macor J, Béliveau C, Cusson M, Crowell DN. Cloning, expression and characterization of lepidopteran isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 42:739-750. [PMID: 22820710 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Revised: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IPPI) of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, and of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, was cloned and its catalytic properties assessed. In the presence of Mg(2+) or Mn(2+), the recombinant protein from C. fumiferana (CfIPPI) efficiently isomerized IPP to dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). While C. fumiferana IPPI transcript levels were evenly distributed in a wide variety of tissues, they were highly abundant in the corpora allata. Because IPPI plays an alternate role in lepidopteran juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis by catalyzing the isomerization of the homologous substrate, homoisopentenyl diphosphate (HIPP), the ability of CfIPPI to convert HIPP to homodimethylallyl diphosphate (HDMAPP) was also studied. As expected, HIPP isomerization was efficient and the formation of HDMAPP occurred, but the regiospecificity of the reaction was lower than previously found in M. sexta corpora allata homogenates and with purified Bombyx mori IPPI. Differences in inhibitory potency for several alkylated ammonium diphosphates and higher homologs of DMAPP were noted between CfIPPI and a vertebrate IPPI, suggesting that the lepidopteran enzyme has a larger active site cavity. To determine the structural factors responsible for homologous substrate coupling, site directed mutagenesis of several residues identified through sequence alignment and homology modeling analysis was performed. The results suggest that unlike other IPPIs, W216 (C. fumiferana numbering) works in concert with a tyrosine residue (Y105) to allow binding of larger substrates and to stabilize the high-energy intermediate formed during substrate isomerization.
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- Stephanie E Sen
- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA.
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Berthelot K, Estevez Y, Deffieux A, Peruch F. Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: A checkpoint to isoprenoid biosynthesis. Biochimie 2012; 94:1621-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jonnalagadda V, Toth K, Richard JP. Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase catalyzed reactions in D2O: product release limits the rate of this sluggish enzyme-catalyzed reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:6568-70. [PMID: 22471428 DOI: 10.1021/ja302154k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The E. coli isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzed reaction of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) in D(2)O gives a 66% yield of dimethylallyl diphosphate labeled with deuterium at the (E)-methyl group (d-DMAPP) and a 34% yield of IPP labeled with 1 mol of deuterium at C-2 (d-IPP). This shows that the release to D(2)O of the initial product of the IDI-catalyzed reaction (d-DMAPP) is slower than its conversion to d-IPP. Product dissociation is therefore rate determining for isomerization of IPP with a rate constant k(dis) ≈ k(cat) = 0.08 s(-1). The data provide an estimated rate constant of k(as) = 6 × 10(3) M(-1) s(-1) for binding of DMAPP to E. coli IDI that is similar to rate constants determined for the binding of N-protonated 2-amino ethyl diphosphate intermediate analogs to IDI from yeast [Reardon, J. E.; Abeles, R. H. Biochemistry1986, 25, 5609-5616]. We propose that ligand binding to IDI is relatively slow because there is a significant kinetic barrier to reorganization of the initial encounter complex between enzyme, substrate, and an essential Mg(2+) to form the Michaelis complex where the metal cation bridges the protein and the substrate diphosphate group.
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Calveras J, Thibodeaux CJ, Mansoorabadi SO, Liu HW. Stereochemical studies of the type II isopentenyl diphosphate-dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase implicate the FMN coenzyme in substrate protonation. Chembiochem 2012; 13:42-6. [PMID: 22135039 PMCID: PMC3454496 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201100694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jordi Calveras
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Covalent modification of reduced flavin mononucleotide in type-2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase by active-site-directed inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:20461-6. [PMID: 22158896 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1115749108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Evidence for an unusual catalysis of protonation/deprotonation by a reduced flavin mononucleotide cofactor is presented for type-2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2), which catalyzes isomerization of the two fundamental building blocks of isoprenoid biosynthesis, isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate. The covalent adducts formed between irreversible mechanism-based inhibitors, 3-methylene-4-penten-1-yl diphosphate or 3-oxiranyl-3-buten-1-yl diphosphate, and the flavin cofactor were investigated by X-ray crystallography and UV-visible spectroscopy. Both the crystal structures of IDI-2 binding the flavin-inhibitor adduct and the UV-visible spectra of the adducts indicate that the covalent bond is formed at C4a of flavin rather than at N5, which had been proposed previously. In addition, the high-resolution crystal structures of IDI-2-substrate complexes and the kinetic studies of new mutants confirmed that only the flavin cofactor can catalyze protonation of the substrates and suggest that N5 of flavin is most likely to be involved in proton transfer. These data provide support for a mechanism where the reduced flavin cofactor acts as a general acid/base catalyst and helps stabilize the carbocationic intermediate formed by protonation.
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Hunter WN. Isoprenoid precursor biosynthesis offers potential targets for drug discovery against diseases caused by apicomplexan parasites. Curr Top Med Chem 2011; 11:2048-59. [PMID: 21619509 DOI: 10.2174/156802611796575867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Two, simple, C5 compounds, dimethylally diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate, are the universal precursors of isoprenoids, a large family of natural products involved in numerous important biological processes. Two distinct biosynthetic pathways have evolved to supply these precursors. Humans use the mevalonate route whilst many species of bacteria including important pathogens, plant chloroplasts and apicomplexan parasites exploit the non-mevalonate pathway. The absence from humans, combined with genetic and chemical validation suggests that the non-mevalonate pathway holds the potential to support new drug discovery programmes targeting Gram-negative bacteria and the apicomplexan parasites responsible for causing serious human diseases, and also infections of veterinary importance. The non-mevalonate pathway relies on eight enzyme-catalyzed stages exploiting a range of cofactors and metal ions. A wealth of structural and mechanistic data, mainly derived from studies of bacterial enzymes, now exists for most components of the pathway and these will be described. Particular attention will be paid to how these data inform on the apicomplexan orthologues concentrating on the enzymes from Plasmodium spp. these cause malaria, one the most important parasitic diseases in the world today.
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- William N Hunter
- Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK.
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Heaps NA, Poulter CD. Type-2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: evidence for a stepwise mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:19017-9. [PMID: 22047048 DOI: 10.1021/ja208331q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). These two molecules are the building blocks for construction of isoprenoid carbon skeletons in nature. Two structurally unrelated forms of IDI are known. A variety of studies support a proton addition/proton elimination mechanism for both enzymes. During studies with Thermus thermophilus IDI-2, we discovered that the olefinic hydrogens of a vinyl thiomethyl analogue of isopentenyl diphosphate exchanged with solvent when the enzyme was incubated with D(2)O without concomitant isomerization of the double bond. These results suggest that the enzyme-catalyzed isomerization reaction is not concerted.
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- Nicole A Heaps
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East RM 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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de Ruyck J, Wouters J, Poulter CD. Inhibition Studies on Enzymes Involved in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis: Focus on Two Potential Drug Targets: DXR and IDI-2 Enzymes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 7. [PMID: 24339799 DOI: 10.2174/157340811796575317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Isoprenoid compounds constitute an immensely diverse group of acyclic, monocyclic and polycyclic compounds that play important roles in all living organisms. Despite the diversity of their structures, this plethora of natural products arises from only two 5-carbon precursors, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). This review will discuss the enzymes in the mevalonate (MVA) and methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) biosynthetic pathways leading to IPP and DMAPP with a particular focus on MEP synthase (DXR) and IPP isomerase (IDI), which are potential targets for the development of antibiotic compounds. DXR is the second enzyme in the MEP pathway and the only one for which inhibitors with antimicrobial activity at pharmaceutically relevant concentrations are known. All of the published DXR inhibitors are fosmidomycin analogues, except for a few bisphosphonates with moderate inhibitory activity. These far, there are no other candidates that target DXR. IDI was first identified and characterised over 40 years ago (IDI-1) and a second convergently evolved isoform (IDI-2) was discovered in 2001. IDI-1 is a metalloprotein found in Eukarya and many species of Bacteria. Its mechanism has been extensively studied. In contrast, IDI-2 requires reduced flavin mononucleotide as a cofactor. The mechanism of action for IDI-2 is less well defined. This review will describe how lead inhibitors are being improved by structure-based drug design and enzymatic assays against DXR to lead to new drug families and how mechanistic probes are being used to address questions about the mechanisms of the isomerases.
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- Jérôme de Ruyck
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East RM 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Thibodeaux CJ, Chang WC, Liu HW. Linear free energy relationships demonstrate a catalytic role for the flavin mononucleotide coenzyme of the type II isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:9994-6. [PMID: 20593767 DOI: 10.1021/ja104090m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The type II isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2) catalyzes the reversible isomerization of the two ubiquitous isoprene units, isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP), which are required to initiate the biosynthesis of all isoprenoid compounds found in nature. The overall chemical transformation catalyzed by IDI-2 involves a net 1,3-proton addition/elimination reaction. Surprisingly, IDI-2 requires a reduced flavin mononucleotide (FMN) coenzyme to carry out this redox neutral isomerization. The exact function of FMN in catalysis has not yet been clearly defined. To provide mechanistic insight into the role of the reduced flavin in IDI-2 catalysis, several FMN analogues with altered electronic properties were chemoenzymatically prepared, and their effects on the kinetic properties of the IDI-2 catalyzed reaction were investigated. Linear free energy relationships (LFERs) between the electronic properties of the flavin and the steady state kinetic parameters of the IDI-2 catalyzed reaction were observed. The LFER studies are complemented with kinetic isotope effect studies and kinetic characterization of an active site mutant enzyme (Q154N). Cumulatively, the data presented in this work (and in other studies) suggest that the reduced FMN coenzyme of IDI-2 functions as an acid/base catalyst, with the N5 atom of the flavin likely playing a critical role in the deprotonation of IPP en route to DMAPP formation. Several potential chemical mechanisms involving the reduced flavin as an acid/base catalyst are presented and discussed.
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- Christopher J Thibodeaux
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Gräwert T, Span I, Bacher A, Groll M. Reduktive Dehydroxylierung von Allylalkoholen durch IspH-Protein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gräwert T, Span I, Bacher A, Groll M. Reductive Dehydroxylation of Allyl Alcohols by IspH Protein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:8802-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sharma NK, Pan JJ, Poulter CD. Type II isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: probing the mechanism with alkyne/allene diphosphate substrate analogues. Biochemistry 2010; 49:6228-33. [PMID: 20560533 DOI: 10.1021/bi100844e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), the basic five-carbon building blocks of isoprenoid molecules. Two structurally unrelated classes of IDIs are known. Type I IPP isomerase (IDI-1) utilizes a divalent metal in a protonation-deprotonation reaction. In contrast, the type II enzyme (IDI-2) requires reduced flavin, raising the possibility that the reaction catalyzed by IDI-2 involves the net addition or abstraction of a hydrogen atom. As part of our studies of the mechanism of isomerization for IDI-2, we synthesized allene and alkyne substrate analogues for the enzyme. These molecules are predicted to be substantially less reactive toward proton addition than IPP and DMAPP but have similar reactivities toward hydrogen atom addition. This prediction was verified by calculations of gas-phase heats of reaction for addition of a proton and of a hydrogen atom to 1-butyne (3) and 1,2-butadiene (4) to form the 1-buten-2-yl carbocation and radical, respectively, and related affinities for 2-methyl-1-butene (5) and 2-methyl-2-butene (6) using G3MP2B3 and CBS-QB3 protocols. Alkyne 1-OPP and allene 2-OPP were not substrates for Thermus thermophilus IDI-2 or Escherichia coli IDI-1 but instead were competitive inhibitors. The experimental and computational results are consistent with a protonation-deprotonation mechanism for the enzyme-catalyzed isomerization of IPP and DMAPP.
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- Nagendra K Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
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Gresh N, Audiffren N, Piquemal JP, de Ruyck J, Ledecq M, Wouters J. Analysis of the Interactions Taking Place in the Recognition Site of a Bimetallic Mg(II)−Zn(II) Enzyme, Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase. A Parallel Quantum-Chemical and Polarizable Molecular Mechanics Study. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:4884-95. [DOI: 10.1021/jp907629k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Nohad Gresh
- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U648 INSERM, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France, Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 950, rue de Saint Priest, 34097 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7616, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, and Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP, 61 Rue de
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Molecular cloning, expression profiling and functional analyses of a cDNA encoding isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase from Gossypium barbadense. Biosci Rep 2009; 29:111-9. [PMID: 19055484 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20070052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gossypol, a type of plant defence sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin, is synthesized from the MEP (2C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate) and MVA (mevalonate) pathway in the isoprenoid biosynthetic system. The key step is the isomerization of IPP (isopentenyl diphosphate) to DMAPP (dimethylallyl diphosphate), which is catalysed by IPI (IPP isomerase; EC 5.3.3.2). A full-length cDNA encoding IPI (designated GbIPI) was cloned from Gossypium barbadense by RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends). The full-length cDNA of GbIPI was 1205 bp and contained a 906 bp ORF (open reading frame) encoding a protein of 302 amino acids, with a predicted molecular mass of 34.39 kDa and an isoelectric point of 6.07. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that the GbIPI has a high level of similarity to other IPIs. Southern-blot analysis revealed that GbIPI belongs to a small gene family. Expression analysis indicated that GbIPI expression is highest in stems, followed by leaves, and is lowest in roots, and that the expression of GbIPI could be induced by Verticillium dahliae Kleb, MeJA (methyl jasmonate) and SA (salicylic acid). The functional colour assay indicated that GbIPI could accelerate the accumulation of beta-carotene in Escherichia coli transformants. The cloning and functional analysis of GbIPI will be useful in increasing understanding of the role of IPI in isoprenoid biosynthesis at the molecular level.
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Liavonchanka A, Feussner I. Biochemistry of PUFA double bond isomerases producing conjugated linoleic acid. Chembiochem 2008; 9:1867-72. [PMID: 18655062 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The biotransformation of linoleic acid (LA) into conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) by microorganisms is a potentially useful industrial process. In most cases, however, the identities of proteins involved and the details of enzymatic activity regulation are far from clear. Here we summarize available data on the reaction mechanisms of CLA-producing enzymes characterized until now, from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Ptilota filicina, and Propionibacterium acnes. A general feature of enzymatic LA isomerization is the protein-assisted abstraction of an aliphatic hydrogen atom from position C-11, while the role of flavin as cofactor for the double bond activation in CLA-producing enzymes is also discussed with regard to the recently published three-dimensional structure of an isomerase from P. acnes. Combined data from structural studies, isotopic labeling experiments, and sequence comparison suggest that at least two different prototypical active site geometries occur among polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) double bond isomerases.
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- Alena Liavonchanka
- Georg August University, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Biochemistry, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Eoh H, Brennan PJ, Crick DC. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis MEP (2C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate) pathway as a new drug target. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2008; 89:1-11. [PMID: 18793870 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem, compounded by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-TB co-infection and recent emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR)-TB. Novel anti-TB drugs are urgently required. In this context, the 2C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has drawn attention; it is one of several pathways vital for M. tuberculosis viability and the human host lacks homologous enzymes. Thus, the MEP pathway promises bacterium-specific drug targets and the potential for identification of lead compounds unencumbered by target-based toxicity. Indeed, fosmidomycin is now known to inhibit the second step in the MEP pathway. This review describes the cardinal features of the main enzymes of the MEP pathway in M. tuberculosis and how these can be manipulated in high throughput screening campaigns in the search for new anti-infectives against TB.
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- Hyungjin Eoh
- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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de Ruyck J, Pouyez J, Rothman SC, Poulter D, Wouters J. Crystal structure of type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase from Thermus thermophilus in complex with inorganic pyrophosphate. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9051-3. [PMID: 18693754 DOI: 10.1021/bi801159x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The N-terminal region is stabilized in the crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase in complex with inorganic pyrophosphate, providing new insights about the active site and the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme. The PP i moiety is located near the conserved residues, H10, R97, H152, Q157, E158, and W219, and the flavin cofactor. The putative active site of isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase 2 provides interactions for stabilizing a carbocationic intermediate similar to those that stabilize the intermediate in the well-established protonation-deprotonation mechanism of isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase 1.
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- Jérôme de Ruyck
- Department of Chemistry, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.
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de Ruyck J, Oudjama Y, Wouters J. Monoclinic form of isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: a case of polymorphism in biomolecular crystals. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2008; 64:239-42. [PMID: 18391416 DOI: 10.1107/s174430910800568x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Type 1 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-1) has been crystallized in a new crystal form. After data collection from small thin needle-shaped crystals, a new monoclinic form of the studied protein was identified. In this article, the three crystal forms of IDI-1 (orthorhombic, monoclinic and trigonal) are compared.
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- Jérôme de Ruyck
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, FUNDP University of Namur, 61 Rue de Bruxelles, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Functional analysis of type 1 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase from Halobacterium sp. NRC-1. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007; 71:2588-91. [PMID: 17928693 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Here we report the characterization of the type-1 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase derived from Halobacterium sp. NRC-1. The expressed purified enzyme showed maximum isomerase activity in the presence of 1 M NaCl at 37 degrees C at pH 6.0. This type-1 enzyme appears to be the first for which the Co2+ ion is required for activity.
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Gherardini PF, Wass MN, Helmer-Citterich M, Sternberg MJE. Convergent Evolution of Enzyme Active Sites Is not a Rare Phenomenon. J Mol Biol 2007; 372:817-45. [PMID: 17681532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2006] [Revised: 05/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/08/2007] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Since convergent evolution of enzyme active sites was first identified in serine proteases, other individual instances of this phenomenon have been documented. However, a systematic analysis assessing the frequency of this phenomenon across enzyme space is still lacking. This work uses the Query3d structural comparison algorithm to integrate for the first time detailed knowledge about catalytic residues, available through the Catalytic Site Atlas (CSA), with the evolutionary information provided by the Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database. This study considers two modes of convergent evolution: (i) mechanistic analogues which are enzymes that use the same mechanism to perform related, but possibly different, reactions (considered here as sharing the first three digits of the EC number); and (ii) transformational analogues which catalyse exactly the same reaction (identical EC numbers), but may use different mechanisms. Mechanistic analogues were identified in 15% (26 out of 169) of the three-digit EC groups considered, showing that this phenomenon is not rare. Furthermore 11 of these groups also contain transformational analogues. The catalytic triad is the most widespread active site; the results of the structural comparison show that this mechanism, or variations thereof, is present in 23 superfamilies. Transformational analogues were identified for 45 of the 951 four-digit EC numbers present within the CSA and about half of these were also mechanistic analogues exhibiting convergence of their active sites. This analysis has also been extended to the whole Protein Data Bank to provide a complete and manually curated list of the all the transformational analogues whose structure is classified in SCOP. The results of this work show that the phenomenon of convergent evolution is not rare, especially when considering large enzymatic families.
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- Pier Federico Gherardini
- Biochemistry Building, Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Lee S, Poulter CD. Escherichia coli type I isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: structural and catalytic roles for divalent metals. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:11545-50. [PMID: 16939278 DOI: 10.1021/ja063073c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzes the essential conversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) in the mevalonate entry into the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. Two convergently evolved forms of IDI are known. Type I IDI, which is found in Eukarya and many Bacteria, catalyzes the isomerization of IPP and DMAPP by a protonation-deprotonation mechanism. The enzyme requires two divalent metal ions for activity. An X-ray structure of type I IDI from crystals soaked with (N,N-dimethylamino)-1-ethyl diphosphate (NIPP), a potent transition-state analogue for the carbocationic intermediate in the isomerization reaction, shows one of the metals in a His(3)Glu(2) hexacoordinate binding site, while the other forms a bridge between the diphosphate moiety of the substrate and the enzyme (Wouters, J.; et al. J. Biol. Chem. 2003, 278, 11903). Reconstitution of metal-free recombinant Escherichia coli type I IDI with several divalent metals-Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Zn(2+), Co(2+), Ni(2+), and Cd(2+)-generated active enzyme. Freshly purified IDI contained substoichiometric levels of a single metal ion, presumably bound in the hexacoordinate site. When NIPP was added to the disruption and purification buffers of enzyme, the purified protein contained 0.72 equiv of Mg(2+), 0.92 equiv of Zn(2+), and 0.10 equiv of Mn(2+). These results are consistent with a structure in which Mg(2+) facilitates diphosphate binding and Zn(2+) or Mn(2+) occupies the hexacoordinate site.
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- Sungwon Lee
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Maresca JA, Graham JE, Wu M, Eisen JA, Bryant DA. Identification of a fourth family of lycopene cyclases in photosynthetic bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:11784-9. [PMID: 17606904 PMCID: PMC1905924 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702984104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A fourth and large family of lycopene cyclases was identified in photosynthetic prokaryotes. The first member of this family, encoded by the cruA gene of the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum, was identified in a complementation assay with a lycopene-producing strain of Escherichia coli. Orthologs of cruA are found in all available green sulfur bacterial genomes and in all cyanobacterial genomes that lack genes encoding CrtL- or CrtY-type lycopene cyclases. The cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 has two homologs of CruA, denoted CruA and CruP, and both were shown to have lycopene cyclase activity. Although all characterized lycopene cyclases in plants are CrtL-type proteins, genes orthologous to cruP also occur in plant genomes. The CruA- and CruP-type carotenoid cyclases are members of the FixC dehydrogenase superfamily and are distantly related to CrtL- and CrtY-type lycopene cyclases. Identification of these cyclases fills a major gap in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathways of green sulfur bacteria and cyanobacteria.
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- Julia A. Maresca
- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802; and
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802; and
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- The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), Rockville, MD 20850
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802; and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, S-235 Frear Building, University Park, PA 16802. E-mail:
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The recently discovered non-mevalonate biosynthetic route to isoprenoid precursors is an essential metabolic pathway in plants, apicomplexan parasites, and many species of bacteria. The pathway relies on eight enzymes exploiting different cofactors and metal ions. Structural and mechanistic data now exist for most components of the pathway though there remain some gaps in our knowledge. The individual enzymes represent new, validated targets for broad spectrum antimicrobial drug and herbicide development. Detailed knowledge of the pathway may also be exploited to genetically modify microorganisms and plants to produce compounds of agricultural and medical interest.
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- William N Hunter
- Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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Rothman SC, Helm TR, Poulter CD. Kinetic and spectroscopic characterization of type II isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase from Thermus thermophilus: evidence for formation of substrate-induced flavin species. Biochemistry 2007; 46:5437-45. [PMID: 17428035 PMCID: PMC2516918 DOI: 10.1021/bi0616347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Type II isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) isomerase catalyzes the interconversion of IPP and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Although the reactions catalyzed by the type II enzyme and the well-studied type I IPP isomerase are identical, the type II protein requires reduced flavin for activity. The chemical mechanism, including the role of flavin, has not been established for type II IPP isomerase. Recombinant type II IPP isomerase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 was purified by Ni2+ affinity chromatography. The aerobically purified enzyme was inactive until the flavin cofactor was reduced by NADPH or dithionite or photochemically. The inactive oxidized flavin-enzyme complex bound IPP in a Mg2+-dependent manner for which KD approximately KmIPP, suggesting that the substrate binds to the inactive oxidized and active reduced forms of the protein with similar affinities. N,N-Dimethyl-2-amino-1-ethyl diphosphate (NIPP), a transition state analogue for the type I isomerase, competitively inhibits the type II enzyme, but with a much lower affinity. pH-dependent spectral changes indicate that the binding of IPP, DMAPP, and a saturated analogue isopentyl diphosphate promotes protonation of anionic reduced flavin. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and UV-visible spectroscopy show a substrate-dependent accumulation of the neutral flavin semiquinone during both the flavoenzyme reduction and reoxidation processes in the presence of IPP and related analogues. Redox potentials of IPP-bound enzyme indicate that the neutral semiquinone state of the flavin is stabilized thermodynamically relative to free FMN in solution.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Telephone: 801-581-6685. Fax: 801-581-4391. E-mail:
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Zheng W, Sun F, Bartlam M, Li X, Li R, Rao Z. The Crystal Structure of Human Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase at 1.7 Å Resolution Reveals its Catalytic Mechanism in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis. J Mol Biol 2007; 366:1447-58. [PMID: 17250851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2006] [Revised: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 12/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase catalyses a crucial activation step in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids, one of the most ancient and diverse classes of natural products. This enzyme is responsible for an unusual isomerization of the inactive carbon-carbon double bond of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to create its electrophilic allylic isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Here we report the crystal structure of human IPP isomerase at 1.7 A resolution and the complex structure with its native substrate at 1.9 A resolution. These structures reveal a mechanism wherein interconversion is catalyzed by a stereoselective antarafacial [1.3] transposition of a proton involving the indispensable residues Cys87, Glu149, Trp197 and Tyr137. A newly identified alternative conformation of Cys87 driven by Trp197 and the selectivity of different metal ions located in the active site provide further insight into the catalytic mechanism. Comparison with Escherichia coli IPP isomerase reveals a novel substrate entrance in human IPP isomerase.
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- Wei Zheng
- Tsinghua-Nankai-IBP Joint Research Group for Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Zhang C, Liu L, Xu H, Wei Z, Wang Y, Lin Y, Gong W. Crystal structures of human IPP isomerase: new insights into the catalytic mechanism. J Mol Biol 2006; 366:1437-46. [PMID: 17137593 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.10.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Type I isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP): dimethylally diphosphate (DMAPP) isomerase is an essential enzyme in human isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. It catalyzes isomerization of the carbon-carbon double bonds in IPP and DMAPP, which are the basic building blocks for the subsequent biosynthesis. We have determined two crystal structures of human IPP isomerase I (hIPPI) under different crystallization conditions. High similarity between structures of human and Escherichia coli IPP isomerases proves the conserved catalytic mechanism. Unexpectedly, one of the hIPPI structures contains a natural substrate analog ethanol amine pyrophosphate (EAPP). Based on this structure, a water molecule is proposed to be the direct proton donor for IPP and different conformations of IPP and DMAPP bound in the enzyme are also proposed. In addition, structures of human IPPI show a flexible N-terminal alpha-helix covering the active pocket and blocking the entrance, which is absent in E. coli IPPI. Besides, the active site conformation is not the same in the two hIPPI structures. Such difference leads to a hypothesis that substrate binding induces conformational change in the active site. The inhibition mechanism of high Mn(2+) concentrations is also discussed.
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- Cheng Zhang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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Hoshino T, Tamegai H, Kakinuma K, Eguchi T. Inhibition of type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii by a mechanism-based inhibitor of type 1 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:6555-9. [PMID: 16793276 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2006] [Revised: 06/05/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI-2, EC 5.3.3.2) is a flavoprotein, which requires FMN, NADPH, and Mg2+ for the activity to convert isopentenyl diphosphate to dimethylallyl diphosphate. For investigation of the reaction mechanism of IDI-2, 3,4-epoxy-3-methylbutyl diphosphate (EIPP), a mechanism-based inhibitor of type 1 IDI (IDI-1), was treated with the overexpressed IDI-2 (MjIDI) from methanogenic archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. EIPP showed the time- and concentration-dependent inhibition (KI; 56.5 mM, k(inact); 0.10 s(-1), k(inact)/KI; 1.76 s(-1)M(-1)) and the UV-vis spectrum of MjIDI after treatment with EIPP was apparently different from that of the untreated MjIDI. These results indicated that EIPP modified FMN through a covalent bond in the active site of MjIDI. The formed EIPP-FMN complex was separated from the reaction mixture and the spectrometric analysis of the complex suggested that the reduced form of FMN bound to EIPP at the N5 position. These results may suggest that the IDI-2 reaction is similar to IDI-1, which proceeds via carbocation-type intermediate.
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- Takeshi Hoshino
- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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de Ruyck J, Durisotti V, Oudjama Y, Wouters J. Structural role for Tyr-104 in Escherichia coli isopentenyl-diphosphate isomerase: site-directed mutagenesis, enzymology, and protein crystallography. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:17864-9. [PMID: 16617181 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601851200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Isopentenyl-diphosphate (IPP):dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids. The mechanism of the isomerization reaction involves protonation of the unactivated carbon-carbon double bond in the substrate, but identity of the acidic moiety providing the proton is still not clear. Multiple sequence alignments and geometrical features observed in crystal structures of complexes with IPP isomerase suggest that Tyr-104 could play an important role during catalysis. A series of mutants was constructed by directed mutagenesis and characterized by enzymology. Crystallographic and thermal denaturation data for Y104A and Y104F mutants were obtained. Those data demonstrate the importance of residue Tyr-104 for proper folding of Escherichia coli type I IPP isomerase.
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- Jérôme de Ruyck
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, University of Namur, 61 Rue de Bruxelles, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Wu Z, Wouters J, Poulter CD. Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase. Mechanism-based inhibition by diene analogues of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 127:17433-8. [PMID: 16332094 PMCID: PMC2528281 DOI: 10.1021/ja056187h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). This is an essential step in the mevalonate entry into the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. The isomerization catalyzed by type I IDI involves protonation of the carbon-carbon double bond in IPP or DMAPP to form a tertiary carbocation, followed by deprotonation. Diene analogues for DMAPP (E-2-OPP and Z-2-OPP) and IPP (4-OPP) were synthesized and found to be potent active-site-directed irreversible inhibitors of the enzyme. X-ray analysis of the E.I complex between Escherichia coli IDI and 4-OPP reveals the presence of two isomers that differ in the stereochemistry of the newly formed C3-C4 double bond in the hydrocarbon chain of the inhibitor. In both adducts C5 of the inhibitor is joined to the sulfur of C67. In these structures the methyl group formed upon protonation of the diene moiety in 4-OPP is located near E116, implicating that residue in the protonation step.
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- Zheng Wu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 84112
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, 61 Rue de Bruxelles, Namur, Belgium and Institut de Recherches Wiame, Campus Ceria, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 84112
- Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 350 South 1400 East RM2020, Salt Lake City, UT 841112. Phone: (801)581-6685. FAX: (801)581-4391. E-mail:
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Kao CL, Kittleman W, Zhang H, Seto H, Liu HW. Stereochemical Analysis of Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase Type II from Staphylococcus aureus Using Chemically Synthesized (S)- and (R)-[2-2H]Isopentenyl Diphosphates. Org Lett 2005; 7:5677-80. [PMID: 16321020 DOI: 10.1021/ol0524050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[chemical reaction: see text]. To study the catalysis of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) isomerase type II from Staphylococcus aureus, which is a flavoprotein catalyzing the interconversion of IPP and dimethylallyl diphosphate, we have chemically synthesized (S)- and (R)-[2-2H]IPP and carried out stereochemical analysis of the reaction. Our results show that the C-2 deprotonation of IPP by this enzyme is pro-R stereospecific, suggesting a similar stereochemical course as the type I enzyme.
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- Chai-lin Kao
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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de Ruyck J, Rothman SC, Poulter CD, Wouters J. Structure of Thermus thermophilus type 2 isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase inferred from crystallography and molecular dynamics. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 338:1515-8. [PMID: 16269131 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Crystal structures of Thermus thermophilus and Bacillus subtilis type 2 IPP isomerases were combined to generate an almost complete model of the FMN-bound structure of the enzyme. In contrast to previous studies, positions of flexible loops were obtained and carefully analyzed by molecular dynamics. Docking simulations find a unique putative binding site for the IPP substrate.
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- Jérôme de Ruyck
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique Structurale, University of Namur, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Isoprenoids represent the oldest class of known low molecular-mass natural products synthesized by plants. Their biogenesis in plastids, mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum-cytosol proceed invariably from the C5 building blocks, isopentenyl diphosphate and/or dimethylallyl diphosphate according to complex and reiterated mechanisms. Compounds derived from the pathway exhibit a diverse spectrum of biological functions. This review centers on advances obtained in the field based on combined use of biochemical, molecular biology and genetic approaches. The function and evolutionary implications of this metabolism are discussed in relation with seminal informations gathered from distantly but related organisms.
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- Florence Bouvier
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS (UPR2357) et Université Louis Pasteur, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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