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Structural characterization of β‐ketoacyl ACP synthase I bound to platencin and fragment screening molecules at two substrate binding sites
Author(s) -
Patterson Edward I.,
Nanson Jeffrey D.,
Abendroth Jan,
Bryan Cassie,
Sankaran Banumathi,
Myler Peter J.,
Forwood Jade K.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proteins: structure, function, and bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1097-0134
pISSN - 0887-3585
DOI - 10.1002/prot.25765
Subject(s) - acyl carrier protein , stereochemistry , active site , chemistry , fatty acid synthase , atp synthase , binding site , biochemistry , enzyme , biosynthesis
The bacterial fatty acid pathway is essential for membrane synthesis and a range of other metabolic and cellular functions. The β‐ketoacyl‐ACP synthases carry out the initial elongation reaction of this pathway, utilizing acetyl‐CoA as a primer to elongate malonyl‐ACP by two carbons, and subsequent elongation of the fatty acyl‐ACP substrate by two carbons. Here we describe the structures of the β‐ketoacyl‐ACP synthase I from Brucella melitensis in complex with platencin, 7‐hydroxycoumarin, and (5‐thiophen‐2‐ylisoxazol‐3‐yl)methanol. The enzyme is a dimer and based on structural and sequence conservation, harbors the same active site configuration as other β‐ketoacyl‐ACP synthases. The platencin binding site overlaps with the fatty acyl compound supplied by ACP, while 7‐hydroxyl‐coumarin and (5‐thiophen‐2‐ylisoxazol‐3‐yl)methanol bind at the secondary fatty acyl binding site. These high‐resolution structures, ranging between 1.25 and 1.70 å resolution, provide a basis for in silico inhibitor screening and optimization, and can aid in rational drug design by revealing the high‐resolution binding interfaces of molecules at the malonyl‐ACP and acyl‐ACP active sites.