2009
Structural basis for biosynthetic programming of fungal aromatic polyketide cyclization
Crawford JM, Korman TP, Labonte JW, Vagstad AL, Hill EA, Kamari-Bidkorpeh O, Tsai SC, Townsend CA. Structural basis for biosynthetic programming of fungal aromatic polyketide cyclization. Nature 2009, 461: 1139-1143. PMID: 19847268, PMCID: PMC2872118, DOI: 10.1038/nature08475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProduct templateX-ray crystal structurePt domainsIntramolecular aldol cyclizationCo-crystal structureIterative polyketide synthaseBicyclic compoundsPolyketide cyclizationNatural productsCrystal structureAldol cyclizationDiverse structuresBiological activityBiosynthetic reactionsCyclizationPolyketide synthaseAflatoxin B1Structural basisStructureIntermediatesCompoundsReactionPotent hepatocarcinogen aflatoxin B1TemplateHepatocarcinogen aflatoxin B1
2006
Identification of a starter unit acyl-carrier protein transacylase domain in an iterative type I polyketide synthase
Crawford JM, Dancy BC, Hill EA, Udwary DW, Townsend CA. Identification of a starter unit acyl-carrier protein transacylase domain in an iterative type I polyketide synthase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 16728-16733. PMID: 17071746, PMCID: PMC1636523, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0604112103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research