The structural basis of an NADP⁺-independent dithiol oxidase in FK228 biosynthesis

Sci Rep. 2014 Feb 20:4:4145. doi: 10.1038/srep04145.

Abstract

The disulfide bond is unusual in natural products and critical for thermal stability, cell permeability and bioactivity. DepH from Chromobacterium violaceum No. 968 is an FAD-dependent enzyme responsible for catalyzing the disulfide bond formation of FK228, an anticancer prodrug approved for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Here we report the crystal structures of DepH and DepH complexed with a substrate analogue S,S'-dimethyl FK228 at 1.82 Å and 2.00 Å, respectively. Structural and biochemical analyses revealed that DepH, in contrast to the well characterized low molecular weight thioredoxin reductases (LMW TrxRs), is an NADP(+)-independent dithiol oxidase. DepH not only lacks a conserved GGGDXAXE motif necessary for NADP(+) binding in the canonical LMW TrxRs, but also contains a 11-residue sequence which physically impedes the binding of NADP(+). These observations explain the difference between NADP(+)-independent small molecule dithiol oxidases and NADP(+)-dependent thioredoxin reductases and provide insights for understanding the catalytic mechanism of dithiol oxidases involved in natural product biosynthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Binding Sites
  • Biocatalysis
  • Chromobacterium / enzymology*
  • Chromobacterium / metabolism
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Depsipeptides / biosynthesis*
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry
  • NADP / chemistry
  • NADP / metabolism
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors / chemistry*
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors / genetics
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors / metabolism
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase / chemistry
  • Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase / metabolism

Substances

  • Depsipeptides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • NADP
  • romidepsin
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors
  • Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase