PMID:17085685

Citation	Hofmann, E, Zerbe, P and Schaller, F (2006) The crystal structure of Arabidopsis thaliana allene oxide cyclase: insights into the oxylipin cyclization reaction. Plant Cell 18:3201-17
Abstract	We describe the crystallization and structure elucidation of Arabidopsis thaliana allene oxide cyclase 2 (AOC2), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of jasmonates. In a coupled reaction with allene oxide synthase, AOC2 releases the first cyclic and biologically active metabolite, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA). AOC2 (AT3G25770) folds into an eight-stranded antiparallel beta-barrel with a C-terminal partial helical extension. The protein forms a hydrophobic binding cavity with two distinct polar patches. AOC2 is trimeric in crystals, in vitro and in planta. Based on the observed folding pattern, we assigned AOC2 as a low molecular weight member of the lipocalin family with enzymatic activity in plants. We determined the binding position of the competitive inhibitor vernolic acid (a substrate analog) in the binding pocket. Based on models for bound substrate 12,13-epoxy-9,11,15-octadecatrienoic acid and product OPDA, we propose a reaction scheme that explains the influence of the C15 double bond on reactivity. Reaction is promoted by anchimeric assistance through a conserved Glu residue. The transition state with a pentadienyl carbocation and an oxyanion is stabilized by a strongly bound water molecule and favorable pi-pi interactions with aromatic residues in the cavity. Stereoselectivity results from steric restrictions to the necessary substrate isomerizations imposed by the protein.
Links	PubMed PMC1693953 Online version:10.1105/tpc.106.043984
Keywords	Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis/enzymology; Arabidopsis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors; Arabidopsis Proteins/chemistry; Arabidopsis Proteins/isolation & purification; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism; Binding Sites/drug effects; Crystallography, X-Ray; Cyclization/drug effects; Epoxy Compounds/pharmacology; Gene Expression/drug effects; Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/antagonists & inhibitors; Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/chemistry; Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/isolation & purification; Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/metabolism; Lipid Peroxides/chemistry; Lipid Peroxides/metabolism; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutant Proteins/chemistry; Mutant Proteins/metabolism; Oleic Acids/pharmacology; Plant Proteins/metabolism; Protein Structure, Quaternary/drug effects; Protein Structure, Secondary/drug effects; Sequence Alignment; Structural Homology, Protein; Substrate Specificity/drug effects
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