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Xiang C, Yao S, Wang R, Zhang L. Bioinformatic prediction of the stereoselectivity of modular polyketide synthase: an update of the sequence motifs in ketoreductase domain. Beilstein J Org Chem 2024; 20:1476-1485. [PMID: 38978744 PMCID: PMC11228615 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Polyketides are a major class of natural products, including bioactive medicines such as erythromycin and rapamycin. They are often rich in stereocenters biosynthesized by the ketoreductase (KR) domain within the polyketide synthase (PKS) assembly line. Previous studies have identified conserved motifs in KR sequences that enable the bioinformatic prediction of product stereochemistry. However, the reliability and applicability of these prediction methods have not been thoroughly assessed. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive bioinformatic analysis of 1,762 KR sequences from cis-AT PKSs to reevaluate the residues involved in conferring stereoselectivity. Our findings indicate that the previously identified fingerprint motifs remain valid for KRs in β-modules from actinobacteria, but their reliability diminishes for KRs from other module types or taxonomic origins. Additionally, we have identified several new motifs that exhibit a strong correlation with the stereochemical outcomes of KRs. These updated fingerprint motifs for stereochemical prediction not only enhance our understanding of the enzymatic mechanisms governing stereocontrol but also facilitate accurate stereochemical prediction and genome mining of polyketides derived from modular cis-AT PKSs.
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- Changjun Xiang
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310030, China
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Fergusson CH, Saulog J, Paulo BS, Wilson DM, Liu DY, Morehouse NJ, Waterworth S, Barkei J, Gray CA, Kwan JC, Eustaquio AS, Linington RG. Discovery of a lagriamide polyketide by integrated genome mining, isotopic labeling, and untargeted metabolomics. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8089-8096. [PMID: 38817573 PMCID: PMC11134395 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00825a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Microorganisms from the order Burkholderiales have been the source of a number of important classes of natural products in recent years. For example, study of the beetle-associated symbiont Burkholderia gladioli led to the discovery of the antifungal polyketide lagriamide; an important molecule from the perspectives of both biotechnology and chemical ecology. As part of a wider project to sequence Burkholderiales genomes from our in-house Burkholderiales library we identified a strain containing a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) similar to the original lagriamide BGC. Structure prediction failed to identify any candidate masses for the products of this BGC from untargeted metabolomics mass spectrometry data. However, genome mining from publicly available databases identified fragments of this BGC from a culture collection strain of Paraburkholderia. Whole genome sequencing of this strain revealed the presence of a homologue of this BGC with very high sequence identity. Stable isotope feeding of the two strains in parallel using our newly developed IsoAnalyst platform identified the product of this lagriamide-like BGC directly from the crude fermentation extracts, affording a culturable supply of this interesting compound class. Using a combination of bioinformatic, computational and spectroscopic methods we defined the absolute configurations for all 11 chiral centers in this new metabolite, which we named lagriamide B. Biological testing of lagriamide B against a panel of 21 bacterial and fungal pathogens revealed antifungal activity against the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus niger, while image-based Cell Painting analysis indicated that lagriamide B also causes actin filament disruption in U2-OS osteosarcoma cells.
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- Claire H Fergusson
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick Saint John NB Canada
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick Saint John NB Canada
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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Kallifidas D, Dhakal D, Chen M, Chen QY, Kokkaliari S, Colon Rosa NA, Ratnayake R, Bruner SD, Paul VJ, Ding Y, Luesch H. Biosynthesis of Dolastatin 10 in Marine Cyanobacteria, a Prototype for Multiple Approved Cancer Drugs. Org Lett 2024; 26:1321-1325. [PMID: 38330916 PMCID: PMC10915760 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Dolastatin 10, a potent tubulin-targeting marine anticancer natural product, provided the basis for the development of six FDA-approved antibody-drug conjugates. Through the screening of cyanobacterial Caldora penicillata environmental DNA libraries and metagenome sequencing, we identified its biosynthetic gene cluster. Functional prediction of 10 enzymes encoded in the 39 kb cluster supports the dolastatin 10 biosynthesis. The nonheme diiron monooxygenase DolJ was biochemically characterized to mediate the terminal thiazole formation in dolastatin 10.
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- Dimitris Kallifidas
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
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- Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, FL 34949, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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Seibel E, Um S, Dayras M, Bodawatta KH, de Kruijff M, Jønsson KA, Poulsen M, Kim KH, Beemelmanns C. Genome mining for macrolactam-encoding gene clusters allowed for the network-guided isolation of β-amino acid-containing cyclic derivatives and heterologous production of ciromicin A. Commun Chem 2023; 6:257. [PMID: 37985888 PMCID: PMC10662134 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-01034-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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β-Amino acid-containing macrolactams represent a structurally diverse group of bioactive natural products derived from polyketides; however we are currently lacking a comprehensive overview about their abundance across bacterial families and the underlying biosynthetic diversity. In this study, we employed a targeted β-amino acid-specific homology-based multi-query search to identify potential bacterial macrolactam producers. Here we demonstrate that approximately 10% of each of the identified actinobacterial genera harbor a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) encoding macrolactam production. Based on our comparative study, we propose that mutations occurring in specific regions of polyketide synthases (PKS) are the primary drivers behind the variation in macrolactam ring sizes. We successfully validated two producers of ciromicin A from the genus Amycolatopsis, revised the composition of the biosynthetic gene cluster region mte of macrotermycins, and confirmed the ciromicin biosynthetic pathway through heterologous expression. Additionally, network-based metabolomic analysis uncovered three previously unreported macrotermycin congeners from Amycolatopsis sp. M39. The combination of targeted mining and network-based analysis serves as a powerful tool for identifying macrolactam producers and our studies will catalyze the future discovery of yet unreported macrolactams.
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- Elena Seibel
- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Leibniz institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Anti-Infectives from Microbiota, Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Leibniz institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
- College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, Songdogwahak-ro, Incheon, 12983, Republic of Korea
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- Anti-Infectives from Microbiota, Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Globe Institute, Section for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Copenhagen, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark
- Natural History Museum of Denmark - Research and Collections, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Anti-Infectives from Microbiota, Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark - Research and Collections, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen East, Denmark
- Section for Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, 114 18, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Leibniz institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
- Anti-Infectives from Microbiota, Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Chen R, Minns SA, Kalaitzis JA, Butler MS, Rosin M, Vuong D, Lean SS, Chooi YH, Lacey E, Piggott AM. Turonicin A, an Antifungal Linear Polyene Polyketide from an Australian Streptomyces sp. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:2054-2058. [PMID: 37526586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Turonicin A (1) was isolated from Streptomyces sp. MST-123921, which was recovered from soil collected on the banks of the Turon River in New South Wales, Australia. Turonicin A (1) is an amphoteric linear polyene polyketide featuring independent pentaene and tetraenone chromophores and is structurally related to linearmycins A-C (2-4). The structure of 1 was determined by detailed spectroscopic analysis and comparison to literature data. Bioinformatic analysis of the linearmycin biosynthetic gene cluster also allowed the previously unresolved absolute stereostructures of 2-4 to be elucidated. Turonicin A (1) exhibited very potent activity against the fungi Candida albicans (MIC 0.0031 μg/mL, 2.7 nM) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (MIC 0.0008 μg/mL, 0.7 nM), moderate activity against the bacteria Bacillus subtilis (MIC 0.097 μg/mL, 85 nM) and Staphylococcus aureus (MIC 0.39 μg/mL, 340 nM), and no cytotoxicity against human fibroblasts, making it an attractive candidate for further development as a potential next-generation antibiotic scaffold.
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- Rachel Chen
- Microbial Screening Technologies Pty. Ltd., Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies Pty. Ltd., Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Jena Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena D-07745, Germany
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies Pty. Ltd., Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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Kim MC, Winter JM, Cullum R, Smith AJ, Fenical W. Expanding the Utility of Bioinformatic Data for the Full Stereostructural Assignments of Marinolides A and B, 24- and 26-Membered Macrolactones Produced by a Chemically Exceptional Marine-Derived Bacterium. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:367. [PMID: 37367692 DOI: 10.3390/md21060367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Marinolides A and B, two new 24- and 26-membered bacterial macrolactones, were isolated from the marine-derived actinobacterium AJS-327 and their stereostructures initially assigned by bioinformatic data analysis. Macrolactones typically possess complex stereochemistry, the assignments of which have been one of the most difficult undertakings in natural products chemistry, and in most cases, the use of X-ray diffraction methods and total synthesis have been the major methods of assigning their absolute configurations. More recently, however, it has become apparent that the integration of bioinformatic data is growing in utility to assign absolute configurations. Genome mining and bioinformatic analysis identified the 97 kb mld biosynthetic cluster harboring seven type I polyketide synthases. A detailed bioinformatic investigation of the ketoreductase and enoylreductase domains within the multimodular polyketide synthases, coupled with NMR and X-ray diffraction data, allowed for the absolute configurations of marinolides A and B to be determined. While using bioinformatics to assign the relative and absolute configurations of natural products has high potential, this method must be coupled with full NMR-based analysis to both confirm bioinformatic assignments as well as any additional modifications that occur during biosynthesis.
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- Min Cheol Kim
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Lacey HJ, Chen R, Vuong D, Lacey E, Rutledge PJ, Chooi YH, Piggott AM, Booth TJ. Resorculins: hybrid polyketide macrolides from Streptomyces sp. MST-91080. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:2531-2538. [PMID: 36876905 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02332f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Fourteen-membered macrolides are a class of compounds with significant clinical value as antibacterial agents. As part of our ongoing investigation into the metabolites of Streptomyces sp. MST-91080, we report the discovery of resorculins A and B, unprecedented 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (α-resorcylic acid)-containing 14-membered macrolides. We sequenced the genome of MST-91080 and identified the putative resorculin biosynthetic gene cluster (rsn BGC). The rsn BGC is hybrid of type I and type III polyketide synthases. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that the resorculins are relatives of known hybrid polyketides: kendomycin and venemycin. Resorculin A exhibited antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis (MIC 19.8 μg mL-1), while resorculin B showed cytotoxic activity against the NS-1 mouse myeloma cell line (IC50 3.6 μg mL-1).
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- Heather J Lacey
- Microbial Screening Technologies, Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies, Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies, Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies, Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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Hou A, Dickschat JS. Labelling studies in the biosynthesis of polyketides and non-ribosomal peptides. Nat Prod Rep 2023; 40:470-499. [PMID: 36484402 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00071g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Covering: 2015 to 2022In this review, we discuss the recent advances in the use of isotopically labelled compounds to investigate the biosynthesis of polyketides, non-ribosomally synthesised peptides, and their hybrids. Also, we highlight the use of isotopes in the elucidation of their structures and investigation of enzyme mechanisms. The biosynthetic pathways of selected examples are presented in detail to reveal the principles of the discussed labelling experiments. The presented examples demonstrate that the application of isotopically labelled compounds is still the state of the art and can provide valuable information for the biosynthesis of natural products.
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- Anwei Hou
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, West 7th Avenue No. 32, 300308 Tianjin, China.,Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Changdong Road No. 7777, 330096 Nanchang, China
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- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Dashti Y, Tajabadi FM, Wu LJ, Sumang FA, Escasinas A, Ellis Allenby NE, Errington J. Discovery of Demurilactone A: A Specific Growth Inhibitor of L-Form Bacillus subtilis. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:2253-2258. [PMID: 36268971 PMCID: PMC9673147 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Metabolic profiling of the extracts from a library of actinobacteria led to the identification of a novel polyketide, demurilactone A, produced by Streptomyces strain DEM21308. The structure of the compound was assigned based on a detailed investigation of 1D/2D NMR spectra and HR-MS. Whole genome DNA sequencing, followed by bioinformatics analysis and insertional mutagenesis, identified type I polyketide synthases encoded by the dml gene cluster to direct the biosynthesis of this polyene macrolide. While the number of modules is consistent with the carbon backbone of the assigned structure, some discrepancies were identified in the domain organization of five modules. Close investigation of the amino acid sequences identified several mutations in the conserved motifs of nonfunctional domains. Furthermore, the absolute configuration of hydroxy-bearing stereocenters was proposed based on analyses of the ketoreductase domains. Remarkably, although demurilactone A has little detectable activity against normal-walled bacteria, it specifically inhibits the growth of cell wall-deficient "L-form" Bacillus subtilis at a minimum inhibitory concentration value of 16 μg/mL. Time-lapse microscopy analyses revealed that demurilactone affects membrane dynamics, probably by reducing membrane fluidity. This compound could be a powerful reagent for studying long-standing questions about the involvement of L-forms in recurrent infection.
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- Yousef Dashti
- The
Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2
4AX, U.K.,,
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- Odyssey
Therapeutics Inc, The Biosphere, Draymans Way, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle
Upon Tyne NE4 5BX, U.K.
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- The
Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2
4AX, U.K.
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- The
Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2
4AX, U.K.
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- Odyssey
Therapeutics Inc, The Biosphere, Draymans Way, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle
Upon Tyne NE4 5BX, U.K.
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- The
Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2
4AX, U.K.,Odyssey
Therapeutics Inc, The Biosphere, Draymans Way, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle
Upon Tyne NE4 5BX, U.K.,
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Li S, Chi LP, Li Z, Liu M, Liu R, Sang M, Zheng X, Du L, Zhang W, Li S. Discovery of venediols by activation of a silent type I polyketide biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Invertebrates, particularly sponges, have been a dominant source of new marine natural products. For example, lasonolide A (LSA) is a potential anticancer molecule isolated from the marine sponge Forcepia sp., with nanomolar growth inhibitory activity and a unique cytotoxicity profile against the National Cancer Institute 60-cell-line screen. Here, we identified the putative biosynthetic pathway for LSA. Genomic binning of the Forcepia sponge metagenome revealed a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the phylum Verrucomicrobia as the candidate producer of LSA. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this bacterium, here named "Candidatus Thermopylae lasonolidus," only has 88.78% 16S rRNA identity with the closest relative, Pedosphaera parvula Ellin514, indicating that it represents a new genus. The lasonolide A (las) biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) was identified as a trans-acyltransferase (AT) polyketide synthase (PKS) pathway. Compared with its host genome, the las BGC exhibits a significantly different GC content and pentanucleotide frequency, suggesting a potential horizontal acquisition of the gene cluster. Furthermore, three copies of the putative las pathway were identified in the candidate producer genome. Differences between the three las repeats were observed, including the presence of three insertions, two single-nucleotide polymorphisms, and the absence of a stand-alone acyl carrier protein in one of the repeats. Even though the verrucomicrobial producer shows signs of genome reduction, its genome size is still fairly large (about 5 Mbp), and, compared to its closest free-living relative, it contains most of the primary metabolic pathways, suggesting that it is in the early stages of reduction. IMPORTANCE While sponges are valuable sources of bioactive natural products, a majority of these compounds are produced in small quantities by uncultured symbionts, hampering the study and clinical development of these unique compounds. Lasonolide A (LSA), isolated from marine sponge Forcepia sp., is a cytotoxic molecule active at nanomolar concentrations, which causes premature chromosome condensation, blebbing, cell contraction, and loss of cell adhesion, indicating a novel mechanism of action and making it a potential anticancer drug lead. However, its limited supply hampers progression to clinical trials. We investigated the microbiome of Forcepia sp. using culture-independent DNA sequencing, identified genes likely responsible for LSA synthesis in an uncultured bacterium, and assembled the symbiont's genome. These insights provide future opportunities for heterologous expression and cultivation efforts that may minimize LSA's supply problem.
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Fraley AE, Dieterich CL, Mabesoone MFJ, Minas HA, Meoded RA, Hemmerling F, Piel J. Structure of a Promiscuous Thioesterase Domain Responsible for Branching Acylation in Polyketide Biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206385. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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Fraley AE, Dieterich C, Mabesoone M, Minas HA, Meoded RA, Hemmerling F, Piel J. Structure of a promiscuous thioesterase domain responsible for branching acylation in polyketide biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Institute of Microbiology SWITZERLAND
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- ETH Zürich Department of Biology Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND
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Schröder M, Roß T, Hemmerling F, Hahn F. Studying a Bottleneck of Multimodular Polyketide Synthase Processing: the Polyketide Structure-Dependent Performance of Ketoreductase Domains. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:1030-1037. [PMID: 35412301 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ketoreductases (KRs) are canonical domains of type I polyketide synthases (PKSs). They stereoselectively reduce ACP-bound β-ketothioester intermediates and are responsible for a large part of the stereocenters in reduced polyketides. Albeit essential for the understanding and engineering of PKS, the specific effects of altering the polyketide part of KR precursors on their performance has rarely been studied. We present investigations on the substrate-dependent performance of six isolated KR domains using a library of structurally diverse surrogates for PKS thioester intermediates. A pronounced correlation between the polyketide structure and the KR performance was observed with activity and stereoselectivity diminishing with growing deviation from the natural KR precursor structure. The extent of this decrease and the profile of arising side products was characteristic for the individual KRs. Our results reinforce the importance of structure-KR performance relationships and suggest extended studies with isolated domains and whole PKS modules.
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- Marius Schröder
- Professur für Organische Chemie (Lebensmittelchemie), Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften, Department of Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Biomolekulares Wirkstoffzentrum, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Professur für Organische Chemie (Lebensmittelchemie), Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften, Department of Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Professur für Organische Chemie (Lebensmittelchemie), Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften, Department of Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Biomolekulares Wirkstoffzentrum, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Professur für Organische Chemie (Lebensmittelchemie), Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften, Department of Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Biomolekulares Wirkstoffzentrum, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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Caffrey P, Hogan M, Song Y. New Glycosylated Polyene Macrolides: Refining the Ore from Genome Mining. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:334. [PMID: 35326797 PMCID: PMC8944477 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Glycosylated polyene macrolides include effective antifungal agents, such as pimaricin, nystatin, candicidin, and amphotericin B. For the treatment of systemic mycoses, amphotericin B has been described as a gold-standard antibiotic because of its potent activity against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens, which do not readily become resistant. However, amphotericin B has severe toxic side effects, and the development of safer alternatives remains an important objective. One approach towards obtaining such compounds is to discover new related natural products. Advances in next-generation sequencing have delivered a wealth of microbial genome sequences containing polyene biosynthetic gene clusters. These typically encode a modular polyketide synthase that catalyzes the assembly of the aglycone core, a cytochrome P450 that oxidizes a methyl branch to a carboxyl group, and additional enzymes for synthesis and attachment of a single mycosamine sugar residue. In some cases, further P450s catalyze epoxide formation or hydroxylation within the macrolactone. Bioinformatic analyses have identified over 250 of these clusters. Some are predicted to encode potentially valuable new polyenes that have not been uncovered by traditional screening methods. Recent experimental studies have characterized polyenes with new polyketide backbones, previously unknown late oxygenations, and additional sugar residues that increase water-solubility and reduce hemolytic activity. Here we review these studies and assess how this new knowledge can help to prioritize silent polyene clusters for further investigation. This approach should improve the chances of discovering better antifungal antibiotics.
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- Patrick Caffrey
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland; (M.H.); (Y.S.)
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Li X, Fu J, Li Y, Liu J, Gao R, Shi Y, Li Y, Sun H, Wang L, Li Y, Jiang B, Wu L, Hong B. Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase for Catalyzing C-42 Hydroxylation of the Glycine-Derived Fragment in Hangtaimycin Biosynthesis. Org Lett 2022; 24:1388-1393. [PMID: 35138108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A hybrid trans-AT PKS/NRPS gene cluster htm was identified with defined boundaries for hangtaimycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces spectabilis CPCC200148. Deoxyhangtaimycin, a new derivative of hangtaimycin, was identified from the htm11 gene knockout mutant. In vitro biochemical assays demonstrated that the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase Htm11 was responsible for the stereoselective hydroxylation of deoxyhangtaimycin to hangtaimycin. More importantly, deoxyhangtaimycin showed activity against influenza A virus at the micromolar level, highlighting its potential as an antiviral lead compound.
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- Xingxing Li
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Tiantan Xili, 100050 Beijing, China
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Yin Z, Liebhart E, Stegmann E, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Dickschat JS. An isotopic probe to follow the stereochemical course of dehydratase reactions in polyketide and fatty acid biosynthesis. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00272h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Four stereoisomeric and isotopically labelled probes that are suitable to easily follow the stereochemical course of dehydratases have been synthesised.
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- Zhiyong Yin
- Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Strasse 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Deptartment of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Deptartment of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Deptartment of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Strasse 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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Identification and Heterologous Expression of the Kendomycin B Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from Verrucosispora sp. SCSIO 07399. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19120673. [PMID: 34940672 PMCID: PMC8708025 DOI: 10.3390/md19120673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Verrucosispora sp. SCSIO 07399, a rare marine-derived actinomycete, produces a set of ansamycin-like polyketides kendomycin B–D (1–3) which possess potent antibacterial activities and moderate tumor cytotoxicity. Structurally, kendomycin B–D contain a unique aliphatic macrocyclic ansa scaffold in which the highly substituted pyran ring is connected to the quinone moiety. In this work, a type I/type III polyketide synthase (PKS) hybrid biosynthetic gene cluster coding for assembly of kendomycin B (kmy), and covering 33 open reading frames, was identified from Verrucosispora sp. SCSIO 07399. The kmy cluster was found to be essential for kendomycin B biosynthesis as verified by gene disruption and heterologous expression. Correspondingly, a biosynthetic pathway was proposed based on bioinformatics, cluster alignments, and previous research. Additionally, the role of type III PKS for generating the precursor unit 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,5-DHBA) was demonstrated by chemical complementation, and type I PKS executed the polyketide chain elongation. The kmy cluster was found to contain a positive regulatory gene kmy4 whose regulatory effect was identified using real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). These advances shed important new insights into kendomycin B biosynthesis and help to set the foundation for further research aimed at understanding and exploiting the carbacylic ansa scaffold.
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Heinrich S, Grote M, Sievers S, Kushnir S, Schulz F. Polyether Cyclization Cascade Alterations in Response to Monensin Polyketide Synthase Mutations. Chembiochem 2021; 23:e202100584. [PMID: 34729883 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The targeted manipulation of polyketide synthases has in recent years led to numerous new-to-nature polyketides. For type I polyketide synthases the response of post-polyketide synthases (PKS) processing enzymes onto the most frequently polyketide backbone manipulations is so far insufficiently studied. In particular, complex processes such as the polyether cyclisation in the biosynthesis of ionophores such as monensin pose interesting objects of research. We present here a study of the substrate promiscuity of the polyether cyclisation cascade enzymes in monensin biosynthesis in the conversion of redox derivatives of the nascent polyketide chain. LC-HRMS/MS2 -based studies revealed a remarkable flexibility of the post-PKS enzymes. They acted on derivatized polyketide backbones based on the three possible polyketide redox states within two different modules and gave rise to an altered polyether structure. One of these monensin derivatives was isolated and characterized by 2D-NMR spectroscopy, crystallography, and bioactivity studies.
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- Sascha Heinrich
- Organic Chemistry I, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Max PIanck Institute for molecular Physiology, COMAS - Compound Management and Screening Center, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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Passmore M, Gallo A, Lewandowski JR, Jenner M. Molecular basis for acyl carrier protein-ketoreductase interaction in trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13676-13685. [PMID: 34760152 PMCID: PMC8549798 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03478b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The biosynthesis of polyketides by type I modular polyketide synthases (PKS) relies on co-ordinated interactions between acyl carrier protein (ACP) domains and catalytic domains within the megasynthase. Despite the importance of these interactions, and their implications for biosynthetic engineering efforts, they remain poorly understood. Here, we report the molecular details of the interaction interface between an ACP domain and a ketoreductase (KR) domain from a trans-acyltransferase (trans-AT) PKS. Using a high-throughput mass spectrometry (MS)-based assay in combination with scanning alanine mutagenesis, residues contributing to the KR-binding epitope of the ACP domain were identified. Application of carbene footprinting revealed the ACP-binding site on the KR domain surface, and molecular docking simulations driven by experimental data allowed production of an accurate model of the complex. Interactions between ACP and KR domains from trans-AT PKSs were found to be specific for their cognate partner, indicating highly optimised interaction interfaces driven by evolutionary processes. Using detailed knowledge of the ACP:KR interaction epitope, an ACP domain was engineered to interact with a non-cognate KR domain partner. The results provide novel, high resolution insights into the ACP:KR interface and offer valuable rules for future engineering efforts of biosynthetic assembly lines. The interaction epitope between a cognate KR–ACP domain pairing from a trans-AT polyketide synthase is elucidated in molecular detail, providing unique insights into recognition and specificity of the interface.![]()
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- Munro Passmore
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK .,Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre (WISB), University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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Luo M, Xu H, Dong Y, Shen K, Lu J, Yin Z, Qi M, Sun G, Tang L, Xiang J, Deng Z, Dickschat JS, Sun Y. Der Mechanismus von dehydatisierenden Bimodulen in der
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‐Acyltransferase‐Polketidbiosynthese: Eine Modellstudie am hepatoprotektiven Hangtaimycin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Minghe Luo
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Universität Bonn Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1 53121 Bonn Deutschland
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Universität Bonn Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1 53121 Bonn Deutschland
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Universität Bonn Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1 53121 Bonn Deutschland
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis und Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, und School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University No. 185 East Lake Road Wuhan 430071 People's Republic of China
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Luo M, Xu H, Dong Y, Shen K, Lu J, Yin Z, Qi M, Sun G, Tang L, Xiang J, Deng Z, Dickschat JS, Sun Y. The Mechanism of Dehydrating Bimodules in trans-Acyltransferase Polyketide Biosynthesis: A Showcase Study on Hepatoprotective Hangtaimycin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19139-19143. [PMID: 34219345 PMCID: PMC8456789 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A bioassay‐guided fractionation led to the isolation of hangtaimycin (HTM) from Streptomyces spectabilis CCTCC M2017417 and the discovery of its hepatoprotective properties. Structure elucidation by NMR suggested the need for a structural revision. A putative HTM degradation product was also isolated and its structure was confirmed by total synthesis. The biosynthetic gene cluster was identified and resembles a hybrid trans‐AT PKS/NRPS biosynthetic machinery whose first PKS enzyme contains an internal dehydrating bimodule, which is usually found split in other trans‐AT PKSs. The mechanisms of such dehydrating bimodules have often been proposed, but have never been deeply investigated. Here we present in vivo mutations and in vitro enzymatic experiments that give first and detailed mechanistic insights into catalysis by dehydrating bimodules.
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- Minghe Luo
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan, 430071, People's Republic of China
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Shi P, Li Y, Zhu J, Shen Y, Wang H. Targeted Discovery of the Polyene Macrolide Hexacosalactone A from Streptomyces by Reporter-Guided Selection of Fermentation Media. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:1924-1929. [PMID: 34170140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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New approaches are still needed to fully explore the biosynthetic potential of microbes. We recently devised a melC reporter-guided fermentation media screening approach for targeted activation of cryptic gene clusters. Using this approach, we successfully activated the expression of the hcl gene cluster in Streptomyces sp. LZ35 and discovered a novel polyene macrolide hexacosalactone A (1).
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- Peng Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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Atanasoff-Kardjalieff AK, Lünne F, Kalinina S, Strauss J, Humpf HU, Studt L. Biosynthesis of Fusapyrone Depends on the H3K9 Methyltransferase, FmKmt1, in Fusarium mangiferae. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2021; 2:671796. [PMID: 37744112 PMCID: PMC10512364 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2021.671796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium mangiferae belongs to the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC). Members of this group cause a wide spectrum of devastating diseases on diverse agricultural crops. F. mangiferae is the causal agent of the mango malformation disease (MMD) and as such detrimental for agriculture in the southern hemisphere. During plant infection, the fungus produces a plethora of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs), which most often lead to severe adverse defects on plants health. Changes in chromatin structure achieved by posttranslational modifications (PTM) of histones play a key role in regulation of fungal SM biosynthesis. Posttranslational tri-methylation of histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9me3) is considered a hallmark of heterochromatin and established by the SET-domain protein Kmt1. Here, we show that FmKmt1 is involved in H3K9me3 in F. mangiferae. Loss of FmKmt1 only slightly though significantly affected fungal hyphal growth and stress response and is required for wild type-like conidiation. While FmKmt1 is largely dispensable for the biosynthesis of most known SMs, removal of FmKMT1 resulted in an almost complete loss of fusapyrone and deoxyfusapyrone, γ-pyrones previously only known from Fusarium semitectum. Here, we identified the polyketide synthase (PKS) FmPKS40 to be involved in fusapyrone biosynthesis, delineate putative cluster borders by co-expression studies and provide insights into its regulation.
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- Anna K. Atanasoff-Kardjalieff
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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Identification and Predictions Regarding the Biosynthesis Pathway of Polyene Macrolides Produced by Streptomyces roseoflavus Men-myco-93-63. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.03157-20. [PMID: 33637575 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03157-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A group of polyene macrolides mainly composed of two constituents was isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces roseoflavus Men-myco-93-63, which was isolated from soil where potato scabs were repressed naturally. One of these macrolides was roflamycoin, which was first reported in 1968, and the other was a novel compound named Men-myco-A, which had one methylene unit more than roflamycoin. Together, they were designated RM. This group of antibiotics exhibited broad-spectrum antifungal activities in vitro against 17 plant-pathogenic fungi, with 50% effective concentrations (EC50) of 2.05 to 7.09 μg/ml and 90% effective concentrations (EC90) of 4.32 to 54.45 μg/ml, which indicates their potential use in plant disease control. Furthermore, their biosynthetic gene cluster was identified, and the associated biosynthetic assembly line was proposed based on a module and domain analysis of polyketide synthases (PKSs), supported by findings from gene inactivation experiments.IMPORTANCE Streptomyces roseoflavus Men-myco-93-63 is a biocontrol strain that has been studied in our laboratory for many years and exhibits a good inhibitory effect in many crop diseases. Therefore, the identification of antimicrobial metabolites is necessary and our main objective. In this work, chemical, bioinformatic, and molecular biological methods were combined to identify the structures and biosynthesis of the active metabolites. This work provides a new alternative agent for the biological control of plant diseases and is helpful for improving both the properties and yield of the antibiotics via genetic engineering.
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Lee WC, Choi S, Jang A, Son K, Kim Y. Structural comparison of Acinetobacter baumannii β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein reductases in fatty acid and aryl polyene biosynthesis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7945. [PMID: 33846444 PMCID: PMC8041823 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86997-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Some Gram-negative bacteria harbor lipids with aryl polyene (APE) moieties. Biosynthesis gene clusters (BGCs) for APE biosynthesis exhibit striking similarities with fatty acid synthase (FAS) genes. Despite their broad distribution among pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria, the detailed roles of the metabolic products of APE gene clusters are unclear. Here, we determined the crystal structures of the β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) reductase ApeQ produced by an APE gene cluster from clinically isolated virulent Acinetobacter baumannii in two states (bound and unbound to NADPH). An in vitro visible absorption spectrum assay of the APE polyene moiety revealed that the β-ketoacyl-ACP reductase FabG from the A. baumannii FAS gene cluster cannot be substituted for ApeQ in APE biosynthesis. Comparison with the FabG structure exhibited distinct surface electrostatic potential profiles for ApeQ, suggesting a positively charged arginine patch as the cognate ACP-binding site. Binding modeling for the aryl group predicted that Leu185 (Phe183 in FabG) in ApeQ is responsible for 4-benzoyl moiety recognition. Isothermal titration and arginine patch mutagenesis experiments corroborated these results. These structure-function insights of a unique reductase in the APE BGC in comparison with FAS provide new directions for elucidating host-pathogen interaction mechanisms and novel antibiotics discovery.
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- Woo Cheol Lee
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Spindler S, Wingen LM, Schönenbroicher M, Seul M, Adamek M, Essig S, Kurz M, Ziemert N, Menche D. Modular Fragment Synthesis and Bioinformatic Analysis Propose a Revised Vancoresmycin Stereoconfiguration. Org Lett 2021; 23:1175-1180. [PMID: 33356317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Elaborate fragments of the proposed stereostructure of the complex polyketide antibiotic vancoresmycin have been synthesized in a stereoselective fashion based on a modular and convergent approach. Significant nuclear magnetic resonance differences in one of these subunits compared with the natural product question the proposed stereoconfiguration. Consequently, an extensive bioinformatics analysis of the biosynthetic gene cluster was carried out, leading to a revised stereoconfigurational proposal for this highly potent antibiotic.
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- Stefanie Spindler
- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partnersite Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partnersite Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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Li H, Zhang M, Li H, Yu H, Chen S, Wu W, Sun P. Discovery of Venturicidin Congeners and Identification of the Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from Streptomyces sp. NRRL S-4. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:110-119. [PMID: 33356258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chemical screening of Streptomyces sp. NRRL S-4 with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and the following chromatographic isolation led to the discovery of four 20-membered macrolides, venturicidin A (4) and three new congeners venturicidins D-F (1-3). Genome sequencing of strain S-4 revealed the presence of a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) encoding glycosylated type I polyketides (PKS). The BGC designated to venturicidin biosynthesis (ven) was supported by the proposed biosynthetic pathway and confirmed by inactivation of the core PKS gene of venK. Bioinformatic analyses on the conserved motifs and known stereospecificities in PKS modules are consistent with the structure and absolute configuration. This is the first report of venturicidin BGC since the discovery of the macrolide in 1961. In the biological assays, venturicidin A (4) and E (2) displayed a high selective cytotoxicity against acute monocytic leukemia MV-4-11 cells with IC50 values of 0.09 and 0.94 μM, respectively. Venturicidin A (4) also showed a weak inhibitory activity on FMS-like-tyrosine kinase.
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- Huanhuan Li
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Yin Z, Dickschat JS. Cis double bond formation in polyketide biosynthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1445-1468. [PMID: 33475122 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00091d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Covering: up to 2020Polyketides form a large group of bioactive secondary metabolites that usually contain one or more double bonds. Although most of the double bonds found in polyketides are trans or E-configured, several cases are known in which cis or Z-configurations are observed. Double bond formation by polyketide synthases (PKSs) is widely recognised to be catalysed by ketoreduction and subsequent dehydration of the acyl carrier protein (ACP)-tethered 3-ketoacyl intermediate in the PKS biosynthetic assembly line with a specific stereochemical course in which the ketoreduction step determines the usual trans or more rare cis double bond configuration. Occasionally, other mechanisms for the installation of cis double bonds such as double bond formation during chain release or post-PKS modifications including, amongst others, isomerisations or double bond installations by oxidation are observed. This review discusses the peculiar mechanisms of cis double bond formation in polyketide biosynthesis.
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- Zhiyong Yin
- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Wu J, Jiang ZP, Yan RJ, Sun SH, Yu Y, Shen L. Gibbosolide A, a highly functionalized 20-membered macrolide with a terminal cis-fused 2-methylhexahydro-2 H-furo[3,2- b]pyran motif: insights into late-stage cyclization of marine macrolides. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01038g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The planar structure and absolute configuration of a sailboat-shaped marine macrolide, featuring twelve carbon stereocenters and a cis-fused ether ring juncture, were unambiguously established by a combined approach of chemistry and spectroscopy.
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- Jun Wu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Marine Drugs Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Marine Drugs Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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Drufva EE, Spengler NR, Hix EG, Bailey CB. Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Modular Polyketide Synthase Ketoreductase Domains for Altered Stereochemical Control. Chembiochem 2020; 22:1122-1150. [PMID: 33185924 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bacterial modular type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) are complex multidomain assembly line proteins that produce a range of pharmaceutically relevant molecules with a high degree of stereochemical control. Due to their colinear properties, they have been considerable targets for rational biosynthetic pathway engineering. Among the domains harbored within these complex assembly lines, ketoreductase (KR) domains have been extensively studied with the goal of altering their stereoselectivity by site-directed mutagenesis, as they confer much of the stereochemical complexity present in pharmaceutically active reduced polyketide scaffolds. Here we review all efforts to date to perform site-directed mutagenesis on PKS KRs, most of which have been done in the context of excised KR domains on model diffusible substrates such as β-keto N-acetyl cysteamine thioesters. We also discuss the challenges around translating the findings of these studies to alter stereocontrol in the context of a complex multidomain enzymatic assembly line.
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- Erin E Drufva
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Niehs SP, Kumpfmüller J, Dose B, Little RF, Ishida K, Flórez LV, Kaltenpoth M, Hertweck C. Insect-Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non-Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23122-23126. [PMID: 32588959 PMCID: PMC7756420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Genome mining of one of the protective symbionts (Burkholderia gladioli) of the invasive beetle Lagria villosa revealed a cryptic gene cluster that codes for the biosynthesis of a novel antifungal polyketide with a glutarimide pharmacophore. Targeted gene inactivation, metabolic profiling, and bioassays led to the discovery of the gladiofungins as previously-overlooked components of the antimicrobial armory of the beetle symbiont, which are highly active against the entomopathogenic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum. By mutational analyses, isotope labeling, and computational analyses of the modular polyketide synthase, we found that the rare butenolide moiety of gladiofungins derives from an unprecedented polyketide chain termination reaction involving a glycerol-derived C3 building block. The key role of an A-factor synthase (AfsA)-like offloading domain was corroborated by CRISPR-Cas-mediated gene editing, which facilitated precise excision within a PKS domain.
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- Sarah P. Niehs
- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
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- Department for Evolutionary EcologyInstitute of Organismic and Molecular EvolutionJohannes Gutenberg University MainzHanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 1555128MainzGermany
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- Department for Evolutionary EcologyInstitute of Organismic and Molecular EvolutionJohannes Gutenberg University MainzHanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 1555128MainzGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular ChemistryLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKIBeutenbergstr. 11a07745JenaGermany
- Faculty of Biological SciencesFriedrich Schiller University Jena07743JenaGermany
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Alonzo DA, Schmeing TM. Biosynthesis of depsipeptides, or Depsi: The peptides with varied generations. Protein Sci 2020; 29:2316-2347. [PMID: 33073901 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Depsipeptides are compounds that contain both ester bonds and amide bonds. Important natural product depsipeptides include the piscicide antimycin, the K+ ionophores cereulide and valinomycin, the anticancer agent cryptophycin, and the antimicrobial kutzneride. Furthermore, database searches return hundreds of uncharacterized systems likely to produce novel depsipeptides. These compounds are made by specialized nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). NRPSs are biosynthetic megaenzymes that use a module architecture and multi-step catalytic cycle to assemble monomer substrates into peptides, or in the case of specialized depsipeptide synthetases, depsipeptides. Two NRPS domains, the condensation domain and the thioesterase domain, catalyze ester bond formation, and ester bonds are introduced into depsipeptides in several different ways. The two most common occur during cyclization, in a reaction between a hydroxy-containing side chain and the C-terminal amino acid residue in a peptide intermediate, and during incorporation into the growing peptide chain of an α-hydroxy acyl moiety, recruited either by direct selection of an α-hydroxy acid substrate or by selection of an α-keto acid substrate that is reduced in situ. In this article, we discuss how and when these esters are introduced during depsipeptide synthesis, survey notable depsipeptide synthetases, and review insight into bacterial depsipeptide synthetases recently gained from structural studies.
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- Diego A Alonzo
- Department of Biochemistry and Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Niehs SP, Kumpfmüller J, Dose B, Little RF, Ishida K, Flórez LV, Kaltenpoth M, Hertweck C. Insect‐Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non‐Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sarah P. Niehs
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
- Faculty of Biological Sciences Friedrich Schiller University Jena 07743 Jena Germany
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An JS, Lee JY, Kim E, Ahn H, Jang YJ, Shin B, Hwang S, Shin J, Yoon YJ, Lee SK, Oh DC. Formicolides A and B, Antioxidative and Antiangiogenic 20-Membered Macrolides from a Wood Ant Gut Bacterium. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:2776-2784. [PMID: 32892623 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two new macrolides, formicolides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from Streptomyces sp. BA01, a gut bacterial strain of the wood ant (Formica yessensis). Their 20-membered macrocyclic lactone structures were established using NMR and mass spectrometric data. The relative configurations of the formicolides were determined by J-based configuration analysis utilizing ROESY, HETLOC, and HECADE NMR spectroscopic data. Genomic and bioinformatics analysis of the bacterial strain enabled us to identify the type-I polyketide synthase pathway employing a trans-acyltransferase system. The absolute configurations of 1 and 2 are proposed based on detailed analysis of the sequences of the ketoreductases in the modular gene cluster and statistical comparative analysis of the experimental NMR chemical shifts and quantum mechanical calculations. Formicolides A and B (1 and 2) induced quinone reductase activity in murine Hepa-1c1c7 cells and antiangiogenic activity by suppression of tube formation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
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- Joon Soo An
- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natura Center of Life and Environment, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Kim MC, Winter JM, Cullum R, Li Z, Fenical W. Complementary Genomic, Bioinformatics, and Chemical Approaches Facilitate the Absolute Structure Assignment of Ionostatin, a Linear Polyketide from a Rare Marine-Derived Actinomycete. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:2507-2515. [PMID: 32852937 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new linear type-1 polyketide, ionostatin (1), has been fully defined using a combined genomic and bioinformatics approach coupled with confirmatory chemical analyses. The 41 carbon-containing polyether is the product of the 101 kbp ion biosynthetic cluster containing seven modular type-1 polyketide synthases. Ionostatin is composed of 15 chiral centers that were proposed using the stereospecificities installed by the different classes of ketoreductases and enoylreductases and confirmed by rigorous NMR analyses. Incorporated into the structure are two tetrahydrofuran rings that appear to be the product of stereospecific epoxidation, followed by stereospecific ring opening and cyclization. These transformations are proposed to be catalyzed by conserved enzymes analogous to those found in other bacterial-derived polyether biosynthetic clusters. Ionostatin shows moderate cancer cell cytotoxicity against U87 glioblastoma and SKOV3 ovarian carcinoma at 7.4 μg/mL.
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- Min Cheol Kim
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Demarque DP, Heinrich S, Schulz F, Merten C. Sensitivity of VCD spectroscopy for small structural and stereochemical changes of macrolide antibiotics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10926-10929. [PMID: 32807999 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03838e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We report the application of VCD spectroscopy for the characterization of clarithromycin and erythromycin. We show that the VCD spectra of these large macrolides are distinctly different and that spectra calculations reproduce the experimentally observed VCD signatures. In addition, computed VCD spectra of different epimers indicate that they should also be distinguishable from the correct structure of clarithromycin.
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- Daniel P Demarque
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Organische Chemie 2, Stereochemistry and Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Organische Chemie 1, Natural Products Chemistry, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Organische Chemie 1, Natural Products Chemistry, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Organische Chemie 2, Stereochemistry and Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
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The biosynthetic pathway to tetromadurin (SF2487/A80577), a polyether tetronate antibiotic. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239054. [PMID: 32925967 PMCID: PMC7489565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The type I polyketide SF2487/A80577 (herein referred to as tetromadurin) is a polyether tetronate ionophore antibiotic produced by the terrestrial Gram-positive bacterium Actinomadura verrucosospora. Tetromadurin is closely related to the polyether tetronates tetronasin (M139603) and tetronomycin, all of which are characterised by containing a tetronate, cyclohexane, tetrahydropyran, and at least one tetrahydrofuran ring. We have sequenced the genome of Actinomadura verrucosospora to identify the biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for tetromadurin biosynthesis (the mad gene cluster). Based on bioinformatic analysis of the 32 genes present within the cluster a plausible biosynthetic pathway for tetromadurin biosynthesis is proposed. Functional confirmation of the mad gene cluster is obtained by performing in-frame deletions in each of the genes mad10 and mad31, which encode putative cyclase enzymes responsible for cyclohexane and tetrahydropyran formation, respectively. Furthermore, the A. verrucosospora Δmad10 mutant produces a novel tetromadurin metabolite that according to mass spectrometry analysis is analogous to the recently characterised partially cyclised tetronasin intermediate lacking its cyclohexane and tetrahydropyran rings. Our results therefore elucidate the biosynthetic machinery of tetromadurin biosynthesis and lend support for a conserved mechanism of cyclohexane and tetrahydropyran biosynthesis across polyether tetronates.
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Chen J, Gui C, Wei Q, Liu J, Ye L, Tian X, Gu YC, Li Q, Ju J. Characterization of Tailoring Methyltransferases Involved in K-41A Biosynthesis: Modulating Methylation to Improve K-41A Anti-infective Activity. Org Lett 2020; 22:4627-4632. [PMID: 32511927 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) for polyether antibiotic K-41A was identified from marine-derived Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 01680 and subjected to combinatorial biosynthetic study. Bioinformatics analyses, gene disruption, and metabolomics analyses afforded eight new derivatives and one known polyether, showcasing five region-specific methyltransferases Pak13, Pak15, Pak20, Pak31, and Pak38 and their respective modification loci. Moreover, bioassays revealed that two disaccharide-bearing polyethers, K-41B and K-41Bm, display enhanced anti-HIV and potent antibacterial activities.
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- Jiang Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY, U.K
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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Yuet KP, Liu CW, Lynch SR, Kuo J, Michaels W, Lee RB, McShane AE, Zhong BL, Fischer CR, Khosla C. Complete Reconstitution and Deorphanization of the 3 MDa Nocardiosis-Associated Polyketide Synthase. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:5952-5957. [PMID: 32182063 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Several Nocardia strains associated with nocardiosis, a potentially life-threatening disease, house a nonamodular assembly line polyketide synthase (PKS) that presumably synthesizes an unknown polyketide. Here, we report the discovery and structure elucidation of the NOCAP (nocardiosis-associated polyketide) aglycone by first fully reconstituting the NOCAP synthase in vitro from purified protein components followed by heterologous expression in E. coli and spectroscopic analysis of the purified products. The NOCAP aglycone has an unprecedented structure comprised of a substituted resorcylaldehyde headgroup linked to a 15-carbon tail that harbors two conjugated all-trans trienes separated by a stereogenic hydroxyl group. This report is the first example of reconstituting a trans-acyltransferase assembly line PKS in vitro and of using these approaches to "deorphanize" a complete assembly line PKS identified via genomic sequencing. With the NOCAP aglycone in hand, the stage is set for understanding how this PKS and associated tailoring enzymes confer an advantage to their native hosts during human Nocardia infections.
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Massicard JM, Soligot C, Weissman KJ, Jacob C. Manipulating polyketide stereochemistry by exchange of polyketide synthase modules. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12749-12752. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05068g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Exchange of polyketide synthase (PKS) modules by genetic engineering leads to efficient modification of polyketide stereochemistry.
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- Université de Lorraine
- UR AFPA
- USC 340 INRAE
- F-54000 Nancy
- France
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Nivina A, Yuet KP, Hsu J, Khosla C. Evolution and Diversity of Assembly-Line Polyketide Synthases. Chem Rev 2019; 119:12524-12547. [PMID: 31838842 PMCID: PMC6935866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Assembly-line polyketide synthases (PKSs) are among the most complex protein machineries known in nature, responsible for the biosynthesis of numerous compounds used in the clinic. Their present-day diversity is the result of an evolutionary path that has involved the emergence of a multimodular architecture and further diversification of assembly-line PKSs. In this review, we provide an overview of previous studies that investigated PKS evolution and propose a model that challenges the currently prevailing view that gene duplication has played a major role in the emergence of multimodularity. We also analyze the ensemble of orphan PKS clusters sequenced so far to evaluate how large the entire diversity of assembly-line PKS clusters and their chemical products could be. Finally, we examine the existing techniques to access the natural PKS diversity in natural and heterologous hosts and describe approaches to further expand this diversity through engineering.
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- Aleksandra Nivina
- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford ChEM-H, Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford
University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford ChEM-H, Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford
University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford ChEM-H, Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford
University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford ChEM-H, Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford
University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Low ZJ, Xiong J, Xie Y, Ma GL, Saw H, Thi Tran H, Wong SL, Pang LM, Fong J, Lu P, Hu JF, Yang L, Miao Y, Liang ZX. Discovery, biosynthesis and antifungal mechanism of the polyene-polyol meijiemycin. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 56:822-825. [PMID: 31848534 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc08908j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Produced by a newly isolated Streptomycetes strain, meijiemycin is a gigantic linear polyene-polyol that exhibits structural features not seen in other members of the polyene-polyol family. We propose a biosynthetic mechanism and demonstrate that meijiemycin inhibits hyphal growth by inducing the aggregation of ergosterol and restructuring of the fungal plasma membrane.
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- Zhen Jie Low
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore. and School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- The Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore. and The Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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Zhang Z, Cepeda AJ, Robles ML, Hirsch M, Kumru K, Zhou JA, Keatinge-Clay AT. General chemoenzymatic route to two-stereocenter triketides employing assembly line ketoreductases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 56:157-160. [PMID: 31799975 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07966a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) are enzymatic assembly lines that fuse carbon fragments into complex chiral products. Here, their synthetic logic is employed to chemoenzymatically generate two-stereocenter triketides. Each of the four stereoisomers was constructed in a stereocontrolled manner using C-acylation and two PKS ketoreductases possessing opposite stereoselectivities.
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- Zhicheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Kawasaki D, Miyanaga A, Chisuga T, Kudo F, Eguchi T. Functional and Structural Analyses of the Split-Dehydratase Domain in the Biosynthesis of Macrolactam Polyketide Cremimycin. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4799-4803. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Daisuke Kawasaki
- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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Eng CH, Backman TWH, Bailey CB, Magnan C, García Martín H, Katz L, Baldi P, Keasling JD. ClusterCAD: a computational platform for type I modular polyketide synthase design. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:D509-D515. [PMID: 29040649 PMCID: PMC5753242 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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ClusterCAD is a web-based toolkit designed to leverage the collinear structure and deterministic logic of type I modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) for synthetic biology applications. The unique organization of these megasynthases, combined with the diversity of their catalytic domain building blocks, has fueled an interest in harnessing the biosynthetic potential of PKSs for the microbial production of both novel natural product analogs and industrially relevant small molecules. However, a limited theoretical understanding of the determinants of PKS fold and function poses a substantial barrier to the design of active variants, and identifying strategies to reliably construct functional PKS chimeras remains an active area of research. In this work, we formalize a paradigm for the design of PKS chimeras and introduce ClusterCAD as a computational platform to streamline and simplify the process of designing experiments to test strategies for engineering PKS variants. ClusterCAD provides chemical structures with stereochemistry for the intermediates generated by each PKS module, as well as sequence- and structure-based search tools that allow users to identify modules based either on amino acid sequence or on the chemical structure of the cognate polyketide intermediate. ClusterCAD can be accessed at https://clustercad.jbei.org and at http://clustercad.igb.uci.edu.
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- Clara H Eng
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Energy Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.,Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Energy Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
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- QB3 Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.,Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Energy Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.,QB3 Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, DK2970 Horsholm, Denmark
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Diettrich J, Kage H, Nett M. Genomics-inspired discovery of massiliachelin, an agrochelin epimer from Massilia sp. NR 4-1. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1298-1303. [PMID: 31293678 PMCID: PMC6604713 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A putative siderophore locus was detected in the genome of the violacein-producing bacterium Massilia sp. NR 4-1 and predicted to direct the biosynthesis of a molecule that is structurally related to the thiazoline-containing siderophore micacocidin. In order to track this compound, we analyzed the metabolic profiles of Massilia cultures grown under different iron concentrations. A compound which was found to be predominantly produced under iron deficiency was subsequently isolated. Its structural characterization by spectroscopic and bioinformatic analyses revealed a previously not known diastereomer of the cytotoxic alkaloid agrochelin. The structure of this natural product, which was named massiliachelin, corresponds to the assembly line encoded by the identified siderophore locus.
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- Jan Diettrich
- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Technical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Strasse 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Technical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Strasse 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Technical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Strasse 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Bauman KD, Li J, Murata K, Mantovani SM, Dahesh S, Nizet V, Luhavaya H, Moore BS. Refactoring the Cryptic Streptophenazine Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Unites Phenazine, Polyketide, and Nonribosomal Peptide Biochemistry. Cell Chem Biol 2019; 26:724-736.e7. [PMID: 30853419 PMCID: PMC6525064 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The disconnect between the genomic prediction of secondary metabolite biosynthetic potential and the observed laboratory production profile of microorganisms is well documented. While heterologous expression of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) is often seen as a potential solution to bridge this gap, it is not immune to many challenges including impaired regulation, the inability to recruit essential building blocks, and transcriptional and/or translational silence of the biosynthetic genes. Here we report the discovery, cloning, refactoring, and heterologous expression of a cryptic hybrid phenazine-type BGC (spz) from the marine actinomycete Streptomyces sp. CNB-091. Overexpression of the engineered spz pathway resulted in increased production and chemical diversity of phenazine natural products belonging to the streptophenazine family, including bioactive members containing an unprecedented N-formylglycine attachment. An atypical discrete adenylation enzyme in the spz cluster is required to introduce the formylglycine moiety and represents a phylogenetically distinct class of adenylation proteins.
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- Katherine D Bauman
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Collaborative to Halt Antibiotic Resistant Microbes, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Bilyk O, Samborskyy M, Leadlay PF. The biosynthetic pathway to ossamycin, a macrocyclic polyketide bearing a spiroacetal moiety. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215958. [PMID: 31039188 PMCID: PMC6490886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ossamycin from Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. ossamyceticus is an antifungal and cytotoxic polyketide and a potent inhibitor of the mitochondrial ATPase. Analysis of a near-complete genome sequence of the ossamycin producer has allowed the identification of the 127-kbp ossamycin biosynthetic gene cluster. The presence in the cluster of a specific crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase homologue suggests that the 5-methylhexanoate extension unit used in construction of the macrocyclic core is incorporated intact from the unusual precursor isobutyrylmalonyl-CoA. Surprisingly, the modular polyketide synthase uses only 14 extension modules to accomplish 15 cycles of polyketide chain extension, a rare example of programmed iteration on a modular polyketide synthase. Specific deletion of genes encoding cytochrome P450 enzymes has given insight into the late-stage tailoring of the ossamycin macrocycle required for the attachment of the unusual 2,3,4,6-deoxyaminohexose sugar l-ossamine to C-8 of the ossamycin macrocycle. The ossamycin cluster also encodes a putative spirocyclase enzyme, OssO, which may play a role in establishing the characteristic spiroketal moiety of the natural product.
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- Oksana Bilyk
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Häckh M, Lucas X, Marolt M, Leadlay PF, Müller M, Günther S, Lüdeke S. Hidden Specificities in Enzyme Catalysis: Structural Basis of Substrate Structure‐Selectivity Relationship of a Ketoreductase. Chembiochem 2019; 20:1150-1154. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Matthias Häckh
- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
- Present addressRoche Pharma Research and Early DevelopmentRoche Innovation Center 4070 Basel Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Cambridge 80 Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1GA UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Freiburg Albertstrasse 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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