Structure and specificity of a permissive bacterial C-prenyltransferase.
Elshahawi, S.I., Cao, H., Shaaban, K.A., Ponomareva, L.V., Subramanian, T., Farman, M.L., Spielmann, H.P., Phillips, G.N., Thorson, J.S., Singh, S.(2017) Nat Chem Biol 13: 366-368
- PubMed: 28166207 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2285
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5INJ, 5JXM, 5K9M - PubMed Abstract: 
This study highlights the biochemical and structural characterization of the L-tryptophan C6 C-prenyltransferase (C-PT) PriB from Streptomyces sp. RM-5-8. PriB was found to be uniquely permissive to a diverse array of prenyl donors and acceptors including daptomycin. Two additional PTs also produced novel prenylated daptomycins with improved antibacterial activities over the parent drug.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.