Structural highlights
Function
QUEE_BURM1 Catalyzes the complex heterocyclic radical-mediated conversion of 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin (CPH4) to 7-carboxy-7-deazaguanine (CDG), a step common to the biosynthetic pathways of all 7-deazapurine-containing compounds.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00917][1]
References
- ↑ Dowling DP, Bruender NA, Young AP, McCarty RM, Bandarian V, Drennan CL. Radical SAM enzyme QueE defines a new minimal core fold and metal-dependent mechanism. Nat Chem Biol. 2014 Feb;10(2):106-12. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1426. Epub 2013 Dec, 22. PMID:24362703 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1426