Structure and specificity of a permissive bacterial C-prenyltransferase

Sherif I. Elshahawi, Hongnan Cao, Khaled A. Shaaban, Larissa V. Ponomareva, Thangaiah Subramanian, Mark L. Farman, H. Peter Spielmann, George N. Phillips, Jon S. Thorson, Shanteri Singh

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Abstract

This study highlights the biochemical and structural characterization of the L-tryptophan C6 C-prenyltransferase (C-PT) PriB from Streptomyces sp. RM-5-8. PriB was found to be uniquely permissive to a diverse array of prenyl donors and acceptors including daptomycin. Two additional PTs also produced novel prenylated daptomycins with improved antibacterial activities over the parent drug.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)366-368
Number of pages3
JournalNature Chemical Biology
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2017

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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