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Molecular basis for catabolism of the abundant metabolite trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline by a microbial glycyl radical enzyme

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Backman, Lindsey R.; Huang, Yolanda Y; Andorfer, Mary; Gold, Brian; Raines, Ronald T; Balskus, Emily P; Drennan, Catherine L; Drennan, Catherine L; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
The glycyl radical enzyme (GRE) superfamily utilizes a glycyl radical cofactor to catalyze difficult chemical reactions in a variety of anaerobic microbial metabolic pathways. Recently, a GRE, trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline (Hyp) dehydratase (HypD), was discovered that catalyzes the dehydration of Hyp to (S)-D1-pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid (P5C). This enzyme is abundant in the human gut microbiome and also present in prominent bacterial pathogens. However, we lack an understanding of how HypD performs its unusual chemistry. Here, we have solved the crystal structure of HypD from the pathogen Clostridioides difficile with Hyp bound in the active site. Biochemical studies have led to the identification of key catalytic residues and have provided insight into the radical mechanism of Hyp dehydration.
Date issued
2020-03
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128447
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Journal
eLife
Publisher
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Citation
Backman, Lindsey R. F. et al. "Molecular basis for catabolism of the abundant metabolite trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline by a microbial glycyl radical enzyme." eLife 9 (March 2020): e51420 © 2020 Backman et al.
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2050-084X

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