title: Crystal structure of the non-heme iron dioxygenase PtlH in pentalenolactone biosynthesis.
abstract: The non-heme iron dioxygenase PtlH from the soil organism Streptomyces avermitilis is a member of the iron(II)/alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase superfamily and catalyzes an essential reaction in the biosynthesis of the sesquiterpenoid antibiotic pentalenolactone. To investigate the structural basis for substrate recognition and catalysis, we have determined the x-ray crystal structure of PtlH in several complexes with the cofactors iron, alpha-ketoglutarate, and the non-reactive enantiomer of the substrate, ent-1-deoxypentalenic acid, in four different crystal forms to up to 1.31 A resolution. The overall structure of PtlH forms a double-stranded barrel helix fold, and the cofactor-binding site for iron and alpha-ketoglutarate is similar to other double-stranded barrel helix fold enzymes. Additional secondary structure elements that contribute to the substrate-binding site in PtlH are not conserved in other double-stranded barrel helix fold enzymes. Binding of the substrate enantiomer induces a reorganization of the monoclinic crystal lattice leading to a disorder-order transition of a C-terminal alpha-helix. The newly formed helix blocks the major access to the active site and effectively traps the bound substrate. Kinetic analysis of wild type and site-directed mutant proteins confirms a critical function of two arginine residues in substrate binding, while simulated docking of the enzymatic reaction product reveals the likely orientation of bound substrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912-9108, USA.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omura
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cane
authors.forename: Gerwald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jogl
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D002384:Catalysis; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D049308:Dioxygenases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary / Q000235:genetics; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D013379:Substrate Specificity / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C017996:arenaemycin E; D007501:Iron; D049308:Dioxygenases