Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation.

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Hauptverfasser: Wu, Mengyue, Torrence, Ian, Liu, Yuanning, Wu, Jingshuai, Ge, Rui, Ma, Ke, Liu, Dong, Ren, Jinwei, Fan, Shilong, Ma, Ming, Siegel, Justin B, Tantillo, Dean J, Lin, Wenhan, Fan, Aili
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author Wu, Mengyue
Torrence, Ian
Liu, Yuanning
Wu, Jingshuai
Ge, Rui
Ma, Ke
Liu, Dong
Ren, Jinwei
Fan, Shilong
Ma, Ming
Siegel, Justin B
Tantillo, Dean J
Lin, Wenhan
Fan, Aili
author_facet Wu, Mengyue
Torrence, Ian
Liu, Yuanning
Wu, Jingshuai
Ge, Rui
Ma, Ke
Liu, Dong
Ren, Jinwei
Fan, Shilong
Ma, Ming
Siegel, Justin B
Tantillo, Dean J
Lin, Wenhan
Fan, Aili
Wu, Mengyue
Torrence, Ian
Liu, Yuanning
Wu, Jingshuai
Ge, Rui
Ma, Ke
Liu, Dong
Ren, Jinwei
Fan, Shilong
Ma, Ming
Siegel, Justin B
Tantillo, Dean J
Lin, Wenhan
Fan, Aili
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation. Wu, Mengyue Torrence, Ian Liu, Yuanning Wu, Jingshuai Ge, Rui Ma, Ke Liu, Dong Ren, Jinwei Fan, Shilong Ma, Ming Siegel, Justin B Tantillo, Dean J Lin, Wenhan Fan, Aili Sesquiterpenes Protein Engineering Cyclization Hydrogen Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes Models, Molecular Alkyl and Aryl Transferases Sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) catalyze carbocation cascade reactions with various hydrogen shifts and cyclization patterns that generate structurally diverse sesquiterpene skeletons. However, the molecular basis for hydrogen shifts and cyclizations, which determine STS product distributions, remains enigmatic. In this study, an elusive STS SydA was identified in the biosynthesis of sydonol, which synthesized a new bisabolene-type sesquiterpene with a unique saturated terminal pendant isopentane. Extensive evidence from isotope labeling experiments, crystal structures of SydA and its variant, quantum chemical calculations, and mutagenesis experiments reveal a plausible mechanism for the formation of involving an unusual 1,7-hydride shift, which may be a key branchpoint for monocyclic, bicyclic, and tricyclic products. Structure-based engineering resulted in SydA variants that promote different reaction pathways, leading to the production of bicyclic α-cuprenene and (+)-β-chamigrene and tricyclic 7--β-cedrene and β-microbiotene. These findings not only reveal a new bisabolene and its biosynthesis but also provide insights into the molecular basis of the hydride shifts and cyclizations, which pave the way for engineering STSs to produce complex terpenoid products.
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spellingShingle Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation.
Wu, Mengyue
Torrence, Ian
Liu, Yuanning
Wu, Jingshuai
Ge, Rui
Ma, Ke
Liu, Dong
Ren, Jinwei
Fan, Shilong
Ma, Ming
Siegel, Justin B
Tantillo, Dean J
Lin, Wenhan
Fan, Aili
Sesquiterpenes
Protein Engineering
Cyclization
Hydrogen
Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes
Models, Molecular
Alkyl and Aryl Transferases
Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation. Wu, Mengyue Torrence, Ian Liu, Yuanning Wu, Jingshuai Ge, Rui Ma, Ke Liu, Dong Ren, Jinwei Fan, Shilong Ma, Ming Siegel, Justin B Tantillo, Dean J Lin, Wenhan Fan, Aili Sesquiterpenes Protein Engineering Cyclization Hydrogen Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes Models, Molecular Alkyl and Aryl Transferases Sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) catalyze carbocation cascade reactions with various hydrogen shifts and cyclization patterns that generate structurally diverse sesquiterpene skeletons. However, the molecular basis for hydrogen shifts and cyclizations, which determine STS product distributions, remains enigmatic. In this study, an elusive STS SydA was identified in the biosynthesis of sydonol, which synthesized a new bisabolene-type sesquiterpene with a unique saturated terminal pendant isopentane. Extensive evidence from isotope labeling experiments, crystal structures of SydA and its variant, quantum chemical calculations, and mutagenesis experiments reveal a plausible mechanism for the formation of involving an unusual 1,7-hydride shift, which may be a key branchpoint for monocyclic, bicyclic, and tricyclic products. Structure-based engineering resulted in SydA variants that promote different reaction pathways, leading to the production of bicyclic α-cuprenene and (+)-β-chamigrene and tricyclic 7--β-cedrene and β-microbiotene. These findings not only reveal a new bisabolene and its biosynthesis but also provide insights into the molecular basis of the hydride shifts and cyclizations, which pave the way for engineering STSs to produce complex terpenoid products.
title Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation.
topic Sesquiterpenes
Protein Engineering
Cyclization
Hydrogen
Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes
Models, Molecular
Alkyl and Aryl Transferases
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40071547/