Unlocking the diversity of alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus : nuclear localization suggests metabolic channeling in secondary metabolism

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The extraordinary chemical diversity of the plant-derived monoterpene indole alkaloids, which include vinblastine, quinine, and strychnine, originates from a single biosynthetic intermediate, strictosidine aglycone. Here we report for the first time the cloning of a biosynthetic gene and characterization of the corresponding enzyme that acts at this crucial branchpoint. This enzyme, an alcohol dehydrogenase homolog, converts strictosidine aglycone to the heteroyohimbine-type alkaloid tetrahydroalstonine. We also demonstrate how this enzyme, which uses a highly reactive substrate, may interact with the upstream enzyme of the pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Chemistry & biology - 22(2015), 3 vom: 19. März, Seite 336-41

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stavrinides, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Tatsis, Evangelos C [VerfasserIn]
Foureau, Emilien [VerfasserIn]
Caputi, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Kellner, Franziska [VerfasserIn]
Courdavault, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
O'Connor, Sarah E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

20824-29-7
4QJL8OX71Z
EC 6.-
EC 6.3.2.-
Journal Article
Ligases
Peptide Synthases
Plant Proteins
Raubasine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids
Strictosidine
Vinca Alkaloids

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Date Completed 25.02.2016

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.02.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM247096822