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  • Title: Site-saturated mutagenesis of histidine 234 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase demonstrates dual functions in cyclization and rearrangement reactions.
    Author: Wu TK, Liu YT, Chang CH, Yu MT, Wang HJ.
    Journal: J Am Chem Soc; 2006 May 17; 128(19):6414-9. PubMed ID: 16683806.
    Abstract:
    Site-saturated mutagenesis experiments were carried out on the His234 residue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase (ERG7) to characterize its functional role in ERG7 activity and to determine its effect on the oxidosqualene cyclization/rearrangement reaction. Two novel intermediates, (13alphaH)-isomalabarica-14(26),17E,21-trien-3beta-ol and protosta-20,24-dien-3beta-ol, isolated from ERG7(H234X) mutants, provided direct mechanistic evidence for formation of the chair-boat 6-6-5 tricyclic Markovnikov cation and protosteryl cation that were assigned provisionally to the ERG7-catalyzed biosynthetic pathway. In addition, we obtained mutants that showed a complete change in product specificity from lanosterol formation to either protosta-12,24-dien-3beta-ol or parkeol production. Finally, the repeated observation of multiple abortive and/or alternative cyclization/arrangement products from various ERG7(H234X) mutants demonstrated the catalytic plasticity of the enzyme. Specifically, subtle changes in the active site affect both the stability of the cation-pi interaction and generate product diversity.
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