8HAR | pdb_00008har

SAH-bound C-Methyltransferase Fur6 from Streptomyces sp. KO-3988


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.12 Å
  • R-Value Free: 
    0.256 (Depositor), 0.258 (DCC) 
  • R-Value Work: 
    0.211 (Depositor), 0.215 (DCC) 

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Literature

Biosynthesis of the tetrahydroxynaphthalene-derived meroterpenoid furaquinocin via reductive deamination and intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of an alkene.

Noguchi, T.Zhao, F.Moriwaki, Y.Yamamoto, H.Kudo, K.Nagata, R.Tomita, T.Terada, T.Shimizu, K.Nishiyama, M.Kuzuyama, T.

(2025) Chem Sci 

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc08319a
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    8HAR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Hybrid isoprenoid-polyketides, known as meroterpenoids, are a family of natural products that exhibit various bioactivities and are promising drug scaffolds. Despite the structural diversity of 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene (THN)-derived meroterpenoids, such as furaquinocin, naphterpin, and furanonaphthoquinone, several biosynthetic genes for these compounds are conserved, suggesting a shared biosynthetic mechanism. However, the common biosynthetic mechanism and pathway-specific structural diversification mechanisms of these meroterpenoids are not yet fully understood. This study reveals the biosynthetic pathway for furaquinocin, demonstrating that it involves reductive deamination to form a key hydroquinone intermediate essential for subsequent reactions, including a unique cyclization step. We identified the mechanism of reductive deamination of the biosynthetic intermediate 8-amino-flaviolin through transient diazotization, leading to the formation of the hydroquinone intermediate 1,2,4,5,7-pentahydroxynaphthalene (PHN). Structural and computational studies confirmed that PHN is a key substrate for the subsequent methylation. We also showed that the hydroquinone intermediates are prerequisites for the subsequent pathway-specific reactions, including prenylation and novel intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of an alkene. This hydroalkoxylation reaction is notable in that a methyltransferase homolog catalyzes it in an S -adenosylmethionine-independent manner. Our findings provide a new model for furaquinocin biosynthesis, offering insights into the biosynthetic strategies for THN-derived meroterpenoids.


  • Organizational Affiliation
    • Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8657 Japan utkuz@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 77.79 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 5,483 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 714 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 714 
  • Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fur6
A, B
357Streptomyces sp. KO-3988Mutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q2L6E4 (Streptomyces sp. (strain KO-3988))
Explore Q2L6E4 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q2L6E4
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UniProt GroupQ2L6E4
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Reference Sequence

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.12 Å
  • R-Value Free:  0.256 (Depositor), 0.258 (DCC) 
  • R-Value Work:  0.211 (Depositor), 0.215 (DCC) 
Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 74.98α = 90
b = 91.84β = 90
c = 125.35γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
CRANK2phasing

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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)Japan16H06453
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)Japan19J22569

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2023-11-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2025-05-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Structure summary