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Electron Microscopy
3.6Å resolution

Lovastatin nonaketide synthase with LovC

Released:
Source organism: Aspergillus terreus
Primary publication:
Structural basis for the biosynthesis of lovastatin.
Nat Commun 12 867 (2021)
PMID: 33558520
Related structures: EMD-30435

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
9 malonyl-CoA + 11 NADPH + S-adenosyl-L-methionine + holo-[lovastatin nonaketide synthase] = dihydromonacolin L-[lovastatin nonaketide synthase] + 9 CoA + 9 CO(2) + 11 NADP(+) + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 6 H(2)O
Biological process:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero tetramer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-195405 (preferred)
Entry contents:
2 distinct polypeptide molecules
Macromolecules (2 distinct):
Lovastatin nonaketide synthase, enoyl reductase component lovC Chains: C, D
Molecule details ›
Chains: C, D
Length: 371 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 40.62 KDa
Source organism: Aspergillus terreus
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q9Y7D0 (Residues: 1-363; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: lovC
Sequence domains: Alcohol dehydrogenase GroES-like domain
Lovastatin nonaketide synthase, polyketide synthase component Chains: A, B

Ligands and Environments


Cofactor: Ligand NAP 2 x NAP
No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.6Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-30435
Expression systems:
  • Escherichia coli
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae