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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Structural Basis for the Catalytic Mechanism of ATP-Dependent Diazotase CmaA6.

Seiji Kawai, Masayuki Karasawa, Yoshitaka Moriwaki, Tohru Terada, Yohei Katsuyama, Yasuo Ohnishi

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Seiji KawaiDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Masayuki KarasawaDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Yoshitaka MoriwakiDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Tohru TeradaDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Yohei KatsuyamaDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Yasuo OhnishiDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.

Funding

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows 22KJ1046Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas 22H05126Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas 22H05130Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 19H04645Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 19H05685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although several diazotases have been recently reported, the details of the reaction mechanism are not yet understood. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of CmaA6, an ATP-dependent diazotase, which catalyzes the diazotization of 3-aminocoumaric acid using nitrous acid. X-ray crystallography and cryogenic electron microscopy-single particle analysis revealed CmaA6 structures in the substrate-free and AMP-binding states. Kinetic analysis suggested that CmaA6 catalyzes diazotization via a sequential reaction mechanism in which three substrates (nitrous acid, ATP, and 3-aminocoumaric acid) are simultaneously bound in the reaction pocket. The nitrous acid and 3-aminocoumaric acid binding sites were predicted based on the AMP-binding state and confirmed by site-directed mutagenesis. In addition, computational analysis revealed a tunnel for 3-aminocoumaric acid to enter the reaction pocket, which was advantageous for the sequential reaction mechanism. This study provides important insights into the catalytic mechanism of diazotization in natural product biosynthesis.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateBinding SitesBiocatalysisCrystallography, X-RayKineticsModels, MolecularAdenosine TriphosphateATPBiosynthesisDiazo compoundDiazotaseNitrous acid

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PMID40275441
PMCPMC12207350

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