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==Crystal structure of aristolochene synthase in complex with 12,13-difluorofarnesyl diphosphate==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3cke]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_terreus Aspergillus terreus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3CKE OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3CKE FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=BME:BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL'>BME</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FDF:(2E,6E)-12-FLUORO-11-(FLUOROMETHYL)-3,7-DIMETHYLDODECA-2,6,10-TRIEN-1-YL+TRIHYDROGEN+DIPHOSPHATE'>FDF</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=POP:PYROPHOSPHATE+2-'>POP</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3cke FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3cke OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3cke PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3cke RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3cke PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3cke ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ARIS_ASPTE ARIS_ASPTE] Catalyzes the cyclization of trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) to the bicyclic sesquiterpene aristolochene. Produces germacrene A as an enzyme-bound intermediate that is not released by the enzyme, but is further cyclized to produce aristolochene. Aristolochene is the likely parent compound for a number of sesquiterpenoid toxins produced by filamentous fungi.<ref>PMID:10775423</ref> <ref>PMID:15186158</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The universal sesquiterpene precursor, farnesyl diphosphate (FPP), is cyclized in an Mg(2+)-dependent reaction catalyzed by the tetrameric aristolochene synthase from Aspergillus terreus to form the bicyclic hydrocarbon aristolochene and a pyrophosphate anion (PP(i)) coproduct. The 2.1-A resolution crystal structure determined from crystals soaked with FPP reveals the binding of intact FPP to monomers A-C, and the binding of PP(i) and Mg(2+)(B) to monomer D. The 1.89-A resolution structure of the complex with 2-fluorofarnesyl diphosphate (2F-FPP) reveals 2F-FPP binding to all subunits of the tetramer, with Mg(2+)(B)accompanying the binding of this analogue only in monomer D. All monomers adopt open activesite conformations in these complexes, but slight structural changes in monomers C and D of each complex reflect the very initial stages of a conformational transition to the closed state. Finally, the 2.4-A resolution structure of the complex with 12,13-difluorofarnesyl diphosphate (DF-FPP) reveals the binding of intact DF-FPP to monomers A-C in the open conformation and the binding of PP(i), Mg(2+)(B), and Mg(2+)(C) to monomer D in a predominantly closed conformation. Taken together, these structures provide 12 independent "snapshots" of substrate or product complexes that suggest a possible sequence for metal ion binding and conformational changes required for catalysis.

X-ray crystallographic studies of substrate binding to aristolochene synthase suggest a metal ion binding sequence for catalysis.,Shishova EY, Yu F, Miller DJ, Faraldos JA, Zhao Y, Coates RM, Allemann RK, Cane DE, Christianson DW J Biol Chem. 2008 May 30;283(22):15431-9. Epub 2008 Apr 2. PMID:18385128<ref>PMID:18385128</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Aspergillus terreus]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Allemann RK]]
[[Category: Cane DE]]
[[Category: Christianson DW]]
[[Category: Coates RM]]
[[Category: Faraldos JA]]
[[Category: Miller DJ]]
[[Category: Shishova EY]]
[[Category: Yu F]]
[[Category: Zhao Y]]