Uncovering the chemistry of C-C bond formation in C-nucleoside biosynthesis: crystal structure of a C-glycoside synthase/PRPP complex.
Gao, S., Radadiya, A., Li, W., Liu, H., Zhu, W., de Crecy-Lagard, V., Richards, N.G.J., Naismith, J.H.(2020) Chem Commun (Camb) 56: 7617-7620
- PubMed: 32515440 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc02834g
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6YQQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The enzyme ForT catalyzes C-C bond formation between 5'-phosphoribosyl-1'-pyrophosphate (PRPP) and 4-amino-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate to make a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of formycin A 5'-phosphate by Streptomyces kaniharaensis. We report the 2.5 Å resolution structure of the ForT/PRPP complex and locate active site residues critical for PRPP recognition and catalysis.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0FA, UK and BSRC, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.