FEATURES

FAMILY

Cation-independent O-methyltransferase family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as RDMB_STREF, rdmB. Involved in the biosynthesis of the anthracycline aclacinomycin which is an aromatic polyketide antibiotic that exhibits high cytotoxicity and is widely applied in the chemotherapy of a variety of cancers. In vivo and in vitro, RdmB catalyzes the removal of the carboxylic group from the C-10 position of 15-demethoxyaclacinomycin T coupled to hydroxylation at the same C-10 position. It could also catalyze the removal of the carboxylic group at the C-10 position of 15-demethoxy-epsilon-rhodomycin coupled to hydroxylation at the same C-10 position to yield rhodomycin B. The reaction catalyzes by RdmB is intriguing, since the enzyme does not use any of the cofactors usually associated with hydroxylases such as flavins and/or metal ions to activate molecular oxygen. Homodimer and homotetramer in equilibrium.

EXTERNAL LINKS

rdmB

Aclacinomycin 10-hydroxylase RdmB

rdmB

Molecular Synopsis