Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2017
Publication Title
FEBS Letters
Volume
591
Issue
15
Pages
2348-2361
Publisher Name
Wiley Periodicals LLC
Abstract
Gcn5‐related N‐acetyltransferases (GNATs) are found in all kingdoms of life and catalyze important acyl transfer reactions in diverse cellular processes. While many 3D structures of GNATs have been determined, most do not contain acceptor substrates in their active sites. To expand upon existing crystallographic strategies for improving acceptor‐bound GNAT structures, we synthesized peptide substrate analogs and reacted them with CoA in PA4794 protein crystals. We found two separate mechanisms for bisubstrate formation: (a) a novel X‐ray induced radical‐mediated alkylation of CoA with an alkene peptide and (b) direct alkylation of CoA with a halogenated peptide. Our approach is widely applicable across the GNAT superfamily and can be used to improve the success rate of obtaining liganded structures of other acyltransferases.
Recommended Citation
Reidl, Cory T.; Majorek, Karolina A.; Dang, Joseph; Tran, David; Jew, Kristen; Law, Melissa; Payne, Yasmine; Minor, Wladek; Becker, Daniel P.; and Kuhn, Misty L.. Generating Enzyme and Radical‐Mediated Bisubstrates as Tools for Investigating Gcn5‐Related N‐Acetyltransferases. FEBS Letters, 591, 15: 2348-2361, 2017. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.12753
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Author Posting. © Federation of European Biochemical Societies 2017. This is the author's verison of the work. This article is posted here by permission of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in FEBS Letters, vol. 591, no. 15, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.12753.