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CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
卷 17, 期 4, 页码 619-625出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.06.023
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- Department of Energy [DE-FG0202-91ER200042]
Pyrrolysine is the 22nd genetically encoded amino acid. For many years, its biosynthesis has been primarily a matter for conjecture. Recently, a pathway for the synthesis of pyrrolysine from two molecules of lysine was outlined in which a radical SAM enzyme acts as a lysine mutase to generate a methylated ornithine from lysine, which is then ligated to form an amide with the epsilon-amine of a second lysine. Oxidation of the isopeptide gives rise to pyrrolysine. Mechanisms have been proposed for both the mutase and the ligase, and structures now exist for each, setting the stage for a more detailed understanding of how pyrrolysine is synthesized and functions in bacteria and archaea.
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