ASCA_ACREG
ID ASCA_ACREG Reviewed; 336 AA.
AC A0A455R413;
DT 26-FEB-2020, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 05-JUN-2019, sequence version 1.
DT 03-AUG-2022, entry version 12.
DE RecName: Full=Prenytransferase ascA {ECO:0000303|PubMed:30952781};
DE EC=2.5.1.- {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781};
DE AltName: Full=Ascofuranone/ascochlorin biosynthesis clusters protein A {ECO:0000303|PubMed:30952781};
GN Name=ascA {ECO:0000303|PubMed:30952781};
OS Acremonium egyptiacum (Oospora egyptiaca).
OC Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Sordariomycetes;
OC Hypocreomycetidae; Hypocreales; Hypocreales incertae sedis; Acremonium.
OX NCBI_TaxID=749675;
RN [1]
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA], FUNCTION, CATALYTIC ACTIVITY, INDUCTION,
RP AND PATHWAY.
RC STRAIN=F-1392;
RX PubMed=30952781; DOI=10.1073/pnas.1819254116;
RA Araki Y., Awakawa T., Matsuzaki M., Cho R., Matsuda Y., Hoshino S.,
RA Shinohara Y., Yamamoto M., Kido Y., Inaoka D.K., Nagamune K., Ito K.,
RA Abe I., Kita K.;
RT "Complete biosynthetic pathways of ascofuranone and ascochlorin in
RT Acremonium egyptiacum.";
RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116:8269-8274(2019).
RN [2]
RP BIOTECHNOLOGY.
RX PubMed=12084465; DOI=10.1016/s0925-4439(02)00086-8;
RA Nihei C., Fukai Y., Kita K.;
RT "Trypanosome alternative oxidase as a target of chemotherapy.";
RL Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1587:234-239(2002).
RN [3]
RP BIOTECHNOLOGY.
RX PubMed=12798927; DOI=10.1016/s1383-5769(03)00012-6;
RA Yabu Y., Yoshida A., Suzuki T., Nihei C., Kawai K., Minagawa N.,
RA Hosokawa T., Nagai K., Kita K., Ohta N.;
RT "The efficacy of ascofuranone in a consecutive treatment on Trypanosoma
RT brucei brucei in mice.";
RL Parasitol. Int. 52:155-164(2003).
RN [4]
RP BIOTECHNOLOGY.
RX PubMed=20688188; DOI=10.1016/j.parint.2010.07.006;
RA Nakamura K., Fujioka S., Fukumoto S., Inoue N., Sakamoto K., Hirata H.,
RA Kido Y., Yabu Y., Suzuki T., Watanabe Y., Saimoto H., Akiyama H., Kita K.;
RT "Trypanosome alternative oxidase, a potential therapeutic target for
RT sleeping sickness, is conserved among Trypanosoma brucei subspecies.";
RL Parasitol. Int. 59:560-564(2010).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Prenytransferase; part of the asc-1 gene cluster that
CC mediates the biosynthesis of both ascochlorin and ascofuranone, a
CC strong inhibitor of cyanide-insensitive alternative oxidases and a
CC promising drug candidate against African trypanosomiasis
CC (PubMed:30952781). The first step in the pathway is performed by the
CC non-reducing polyketide synthase ascC that produces orsellinic acid by
CC condensing acetyl-CoA with 3 malonyl-CoA units (PubMed:30952781).
CC Orsellinic acid is then prenylated by the prenyltransferase ascA to
CC yield ilicicolinic acid B (PubMed:30952781). Ilicicolinic acid B is
CC further reduced to ilicicolin B by the reductase ascB
CC (PubMed:30952781). The halogenase ascD then chlorinates ilicicolin B to
CC produce ilicicolin A which is converted to ilicicolin A epoxide by the
CC cytochrome P450 monooxygenase ascE that catalyzes stereoselective
CC epoxidation of the terminal double bond of the prenyl group
CC (PubMed:30952781). Ilicicolin A epoxide is the last common precursor
CC for the biosynthesis of ascofuranone and ascochlorin (PubMed:30952781).
CC The terpene cyclase ascF produces a monocyclic terpene, and the
CC cyclization reaction is proposed to be initiated by protonation of the
CC terminal epoxide of ilicicolin A epoxide to generate a monocyclic
CC tertiarycation, which is followed by a series of hydride and methyl
CC shifts with abstraction of proton, leading to the formation of the
CC (14S,15R,19R)-trimethylcyclohexanone ring structure of ilicicolin C,
CC which is finally reduced to ascochlorin by the dehydrogenase ascG
CC (PubMed:30952781). On the other hand, ilicicolin A epoxide is
CC hydroxylated by the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase ascH, and the
CC resultant product is cyclized by the terpene cyclase ascI to
CC ascofuranol via protonation-initiated epoxide ring opening, which
CC facilitates the 6-endo-tet cyclization to form the tetrahy-drofuran
CC ring (PubMed:30952781). Finally, ascofuranol is oxidized into
CC ascofuranone by ascJ (PubMed:30952781). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781}.
CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC Reaction=(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + orsellinate = diphosphate +
CC ilicicolinate B; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:63012, ChEBI:CHEBI:16162,
CC ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:146152, ChEBI:CHEBI:175763;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781};
CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:63013;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781};
CC -!- COFACTOR:
CC Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P32378};
CC -!- PATHWAY: Secondary metabolite biosynthesis; terpenoid biosynthesis.
CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781}.
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Membrane {ECO:0000255}; Multi-pass membrane
CC protein {ECO:0000255}.
CC -!- INDUCTION: Expression is induced on AF medium.
CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30952781}.
CC -!- BIOTECHNOLOGY: Ascofuranone is a specific inhibitor of trypanosome
CC alternative oxidase (TAO), and quickly kills African trypanosomes in
CC vitro and cures infected mice. As an essential factor for trypanosome
CC survival, TAO is a promising drug target due to the absence of
CC alternative oxidases in the mammalian host.
CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12084465, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12798927,
CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:20688188}.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.
CC {ECO:0000305}.
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DR EMBL; LC406756; BBF25313.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; A0A455R413; -.
DR SMR; A0A455R413; -.
DR UniPathway; UPA00213; -.
DR GO; GO:0016021; C:integral component of membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0016765; F:transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups; IEA:InterPro.
DR GO; GO:0016114; P:terpenoid biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniPathway.
DR CDD; cd13959; PT_UbiA_COQ2; 1.
DR Gene3D; 1.10.357.140; -; 1.
DR InterPro; IPR039653; Prenyltransferase.
DR InterPro; IPR000537; UbiA_prenyltransferase.
DR InterPro; IPR044878; UbiA_sf.
DR PANTHER; PTHR11048; PTHR11048; 1.
DR Pfam; PF01040; UbiA; 1.
PE 1: Evidence at protein level;
KW Magnesium; Membrane; Transferase; Transmembrane; Transmembrane helix.
FT CHAIN 1..336
FT /note="Prenytransferase ascA"
FT /id="PRO_0000448998"
FT TRANSMEM 52..72
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 74..94
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 131..151
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 179..199
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 206..226
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 251..271
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 272..292
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT TRANSMEM 314..334
FT /note="Helical"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT REGION 1..26
FT /note="Disordered"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite"
SQ SEQUENCE 336 AA; 36879 MW; 51D88C90ECBE0EEC CRC64;
MAAKSRSPKR GTSEKTPLVE KEAPYQPPTK GILSKLPASW VPYAQLIRLE QPHGNYMIYF
PHIIGLMYAS AIRPTELSVL GHRAAIFAIW TFLMRGAGCA WNDNVDQDFD RKTERCRHRP
IARGAISTTQ GHVFTLILTL LGFAAIQSLP IECTYVGVGT TVLSAIYPFG KRFTHFAQVI
LGSTLASTIA LSAYSVGLPA LSKDYFVPTL CLSATIMLLV VFYDVVYARA DTTDDLKSGV
KGMAVRFRNH LEGLFAFITL SIAGSLTTLG YLVGMGHWFY LFSVGGLTFG LVSMVALTHW
NILPGYSSGR CYAFAILNLL TGFIMEYATK DYVVGV
