7p75 | pdb_00007p75

Re-engineered 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase catalysing asymmetric Michael addition reactions in substrate-free state

spinqualitylabelsall models 7p75, resolution 1.23Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 7p75 is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Activity: Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase, with EC number 4.1.2.4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [DEOC_ECOLC] Catalyzes a reversible aldol reaction between acetaldehyde and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to generate 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate. Publication Abstract from PubMed Class I aldolases catalyze asymmetric aldol addition reactions and have found extensive application in the biocatalytic synthesis of chiral beta-hydroxy-carbonyl compounds. However, the usefulness of these powerful enzymes for application in other C-C bond-forming reactions remains thus far unexplored. The redesign of class I aldolases to expand their catalytic repertoire to include non-native carboligation reactions therefore continues to be a major challenge. Here, we report the successful redesign of 2-deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) from Escherichia coli, an archetypical class I aldolase, to proficiently catalyze enantioselective Michael additions of nitromethane to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes to yield various pharmaceutically relevant chiral synthons. After 11 rounds of directed evolution, the redesigned DERA enzyme (DERA-MA) carried 12 amino-acid substitutions and had an impressive 190-fold enhancement in catalytic activity compared to the wildtype enzyme. The high catalytic efficiency of DERA-MA for this abiological reaction makes it a proficient "Michaelase" with potential for biocatalytic application. Crystallographic analysis provides a structural context for the evolved activity. Whereas an aldolase acts naturally by activating the enzyme-bound substrate as a nucleophile (enamine-based mechanism), DERA-MA instead acts by activating the enzyme-bound substrate as an electrophile (iminium-based mechanism). This work demonstrates the power of directed evolution to expand the reaction scope of natural aldolases to include asymmetric Michael addition reactions and presents opportunities to explore iminium catalysis with DERA-derived catalysts inspired by developments in the organocatalysis field. Unlocking Asymmetric Michael Additions in an Archetypical Class I Aldolase by Directed Evolution.,Kunzendorf A, Xu G, van der Velde JJH, Rozeboom HJ, Thunnissen AWH, Poelarends GJ ACS Catal. 2021 Nov 5;11(21):13236-13243. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03911. Epub, 2021 Oct 15. PMID:34765282 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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