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Title: The Conformational Flexibility of the Acyltransferase from the Disorazole Polyketide Synthase Is Revealed by an X-ray Free-Electron Laser Using a Room-Temperature Sample Delivery Method for Serial Crystallography

Journal Article · · Biochemistry
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  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL); Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
  4. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
  5. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology; Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Chevy Chase, MD (United States)
  6. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States

The crystal structure of the trans-acyltransferase (AT) from the disorazole polyketide synthase (PKS) was determined at room temperature to a resolution of 2.5 Å using a new method for sample delivery directly into an X-ray free-electron laser. A novel sample extractor efficiently delivered limited quantities of microcrystals directly from the native crystallization solution into the X-ray beam at room temperature. The AT structure revealed important catalytic features of this core PKS enzyme, including the occurrence of conformational changes around the active site. The implications of these conformational changes on polyketide synthase reaction dynamics are discussed.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; R01 GM087934
OSTI ID:
1393642
Journal Information:
Biochemistry, Vol. 56, Issue 36; ISSN 0006-2960
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 16 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Microfocus diffraction from different regions of a protein crystal: structural variations and unit-cell polymorphism journal April 2018
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Polysaccharide-Based Injection Matrix for Serial Crystallography journal May 2020
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