Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Structure function and engineering of multifunctional non-heme iron dependent oxygenases in fungal meroterpenoid biosynthesis

  • Yu Nakashima,
  • Takahiro Mori,
  • Hitomi Nakamura,
  • Takayoshi Awakawa,
  • Shotaro Hoshino,
  • Miki Senda,
  • Toshiya Senda,
  • Ikuro Abe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02371-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Non-heme iron and α-ketoglutarate (αKG) oxygenases play a major role in fungal meroterpenoid biosynthesis, but their mechanism remains elusive. Here the authors present crystal structures of two oxygenases, AusE and PrhA, which provide insights into the multifunctional nature of these enzymes.