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S. M. K. McKinnie

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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B. S. Moore· 2 shared J. R. Chekan· 2 shared A. E. Allen· 1 shared A. Ghosh· 1 shared A. R. Hopiavuori· 1 shared B. Moore· 1 shared C. L. Dupont· 1 shared E. A. Garza· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivJul 10, 2023

Algal kainoid synthases exhibit substrate-dependent hydroxylation and cyclization activities

A. R. Hopiavuori, S. M. K. McKinnie

The paper investigates substrate-dependent hydroxylation and cyclization activities of algal kainoid synthases, revealing conserved dual functionality among homologs.

DOI 10.1021/acschembio.3c00596

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BiochemistrybioRxivMar 21, 2023

Mechanistic and structural insights into a divergent PLP-dependent L-enduracididine cyclase from a toxic cyanobacterium

J. L. Cordoza, P. Y.-T. Chen, L. R. Blaustein…·S. M. K. McKinnie

This study characterizes the biosynthesis of L-enduracididine, a cyclic arginine noncanonical amino acid, by analyzing the enzyme GntC from a cyanobacterium using structural and biochemical methods.

DOI 10.1021/acscatal.3c01294

experimental assaycell type annotation

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2020

The Phaeodactylum tricornutum Diaminopimelate Decarboxylase was Acquired via Horizontal Gene Transfer from Bacteria and Displays Substrate Promiscuity

V. A. Bielinski, J. K. Brunson, A. Ghosh…·C. L. Dupont

This paper identifies a horizontally transferred DAPDC gene in Phaeodactylum tricornutum that exhibits substrate promiscuity in lysine biosynthesis.

DOI 10.1101/2020.10.01.322594

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BiochemistrybioRxivMar 31, 2020

Algal Neurotoxin Biosynthesis Repurposes the Terpene Cyclase Structural Fold Into an N-prenyltransferase

J. R. Chekan, S. M. K. McKinnie, J. P. Noel, B. S. Moore

The paper reports the structure and function of prenyltransferases from marine algae that repurpose the terpene cyclase fold for N-prenylation of glutamic acid, enabling the biosynthesis of neurotoxins like domoic acid.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.2001325117

multiple speciesexperimental assay

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