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- Title
CYP72D19 from Tripterygium wilfordii catalyzes C-2 hydroxylation of abietane-type diterpenoids.
- Authors
Gao, Jie; Ma, Lin; Liu, Yuan; Tu, Lichan; Wu, Xiaoyi; Wang, Jian; Li, Dan; Zhang, Xianan; Gao, Wei; Zhang, Yifeng; Liu, Changli
- Abstract
Key message: CYP72D19, the first functional gene of the CYP72D subfamily, catalyzes the C-2 hydroxylation of abietane-type diterpenoids. The abietane-type diterpenoids, e.g., triptolide, tripdiolide, and 2-epitripdiolide, are the main natural products for the anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and immunosuppressive activities of Tripterygium wilfordii, while their biosynthetic pathways are not resolved. Here, we cloned and characterized the CYP72D19-catalyzed C-2 hydroxylation of dehydroabietic acid, a compound that has been proven to be a biosynthetic intermediate in triptolide biosynthesis. Through molecular docking and site-directed mutagenesis, L386, L387, and I493 near the active pocket were found to have an important effect on the enzyme activity, which also indicates that steric hindrance of residues plays an important role in function. In addition, CYP72D19 also catalyzed a variety of abietane-type diterpenoids with benzene ring, presumably because the benzene ring of the substrate molecule stabilized the C-ring, allowing the protein and the substrate to form a relatively stable spatial structure. This is the first demonstration of CYP72D subfamily gene function. Our research provides important genetic elements for the structural modification of active ingredients and the heterologous production of other 2-hydroxyl abietane-type natural products.
- Subjects
DITERPENES; HYDROXYLATION; STERIC hindrance; SITE-specific mutagenesis; NATURAL products
- Publication
Plant Cell Reports, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 11, p1733
- ISSN
0721-7714
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00299-023-03059-w