Structure of bifunctional variediene synthase yields unique insight on biosynthetic diterpene assembly and cyclization

Abstract An unusual family of bifunctional terpene synthases has been identified in which a prenyltransferase assembles 5-carbon precursors to form C20 geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP), which is then converted into a polycyclic product by a cyclase. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of a massiv...

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Main Authors: Eliott S. Wenger, David W. Christianson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60537-3
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