Nature Communications (May 2021)

Structures of a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase condensation domain suggest the basis of substrate selectivity

  • Thierry Izoré,
  • Y. T. Candace Ho,
  • Joe A. Kaczmarski,
  • Athina Gavriilidou,
  • Ka Ho Chow,
  • David L. Steer,
  • Robert J. A. Goode,
  • Ralf B. Schittenhelm,
  • Julien Tailhades,
  • Manuela Tosin,
  • Gregory L. Challis,
  • Elizabeth H. Krenske,
  • Nadine Ziemert,
  • Colin J. Jackson,
  • Max J. Cryle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22623-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are multi-modular enzymes assembling complex natural products. Here, the structures of a Thermobifida fusca NRPS condensation domain bound to the substrate-bearing peptidyl carrier protein (PCP) domain provide insight into the mechanisms of substrate selectivity and engagement within the catalytic pocket.