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Han EJ, Seyedsayamdost MR. Genome mining for new enediyne antibiotics. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2024; 81:102481. [PMID: 38917732 PMCID: PMC11323183 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102481] [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] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Enediyne antibiotics epitomize nature's chemical creativity. They contain intricate molecular architectures that are coupled with potent biological activities involving double-stranded DNA scission. The recent explosion in microbial genome sequences has revealed a large reservoir of novel enediynes. However, while hundreds of enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) can be detected, less than two dozen natural products have been characterized to date as many clusters remain silent or sparingly expressed under standard laboratory growth conditions. This review focuses on four distinct strategies, which have recently enabled discoveries of novel enediynes: phenotypic screening from rare sources, biosynthetic manipulation, genomic signature-based PCR screening, and DNA-cleavage assays coupled with activation of silent BGCs via high-throughput elicitor screening. With an abundance of enediyne BGCs and emerging approaches for accessing them, new enediyne natural products and further insights into their biogenesis are imminent.
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- Esther J Han
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
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Gui C, Kalkreuter E, Lauterbach L, Yang D, Shen B. Enediyne natural product biosynthesis unified by a diiodotetrayne intermediate. Nat Chem Biol 2024:10.1038/s41589-024-01636-y. [PMID: 38831037 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01636-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Enediyne natural products are renowned for their potent cytotoxicities but the biosynthesis of their defining 1,5-diyne-3-ene core moiety remains largely enigmatic. Since the discovery of the enediyne polyketide synthase cassette in 2002, genome sequencing has revealed thousands of distinct enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters, each harboring the conserved enediyne polyketide synthase cassette. Here we report that (1) the products of this cassette are an iodoheptaene, a diiodotetrayne and two pentaynes; (2) the diiodotetrayne represents a common biosynthetic intermediate for all known enediynes; and (3) cryptic iodination can be exploited to increase enediyne titers. These findings establish a unified biosynthetic pathway for the enediynes, set the stage to further advance enediyne core biosynthesis and enable fundamental breakthroughs in chemistry, enzymology and translational applications of enediyne natural products.
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- Chun Gui
- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
- Natural Products Discovery Center, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA.
- Natural Products Discovery Center, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA.
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA.
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Xu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Li JC, Zhou ZH, Yang Z, Xiu J, Chen X, Huang J, Ge HM, Shi J. Genome Mining of Cinnamoyl-Containing Nonribosomal Peptide Gene Clusters Directs the Production of Malacinnamycin. Org Lett 2024; 26:971-976. [PMID: 38265233 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Cinnamoyl-containing nonribosomal peptides (CCNPs) constitute a unique family of actinobacterial secondary metabolites that display a broad spectrum of biological activities. Here, we present a genome mining approach targeting cyclase and is isomerase to discover new CCNPs, which led to the identification of 207 putative CCNP gene clusters from public bacterial genome databases. After strain prioritization, a novel class of CCNP-type glycopeptides named malacinnamycin was identified. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for malacinnamycin was deduced by bioinformatics analysis.
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- Ying Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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Kyei-Baffour ES, Owusu-Boateng K, Isawumi A, Mosi L. Pseudogenomic insights into the evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:87. [PMID: 38253991 PMCID: PMC10802024 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) disease, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), and characterized by necrotic ulcers is still a health problem in Africa and Australia. The genome of the bacterium has several pseudogenes due to recent evolutionary events and environmental pressures. Pseudogenes are genetic elements regarded as nonessential in bacteria, however, they are less studied due to limited available tools to provide understanding of their evolution and roles in MU pathogenicity. RESULTS This study developed a bioinformatic pipeline to profile the pseudogenomes of sequenced MU clinical isolates from different countries. One hundred and seventy-two MU genomes analyzed revealed that pseudogenomes of African strains corresponded to the two African lineages 1 and 2. Pseudogenomes were lineage and location specific and African lineage 1 was further divided into A and B. Lineage 2 had less relaxation in positive selection than lineage 1 which may signify different evolutionary points. Based on the Gil-Latorre model, African MU strains may be in the latter stages of evolutionary adaption and are adapting to an environment rich in metabolic resources with a lower temperature and decreased UV radiation. The environment fosters oxidative metabolism and MU may be less reliant on some secondary metabolites. In-house pseudogenomes from Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire were different from other African strains, however, they were identified as African strains. CONCLUSION Our bioinformatic pipeline provides pseudogenomic insights to complement other whole genome analyses, providing a better view of the evolution of the genome of MU and suggest an adaptation model which is important in understanding transmission. MU pseudogene profiles vary based on lineage and country, and an apparent reduction in insertion sequences used for the detection of MU which may adversely affect the sensitivity of diagnosis.
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- Edwin Sakyi Kyei-Baffour
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Microbial Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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Han EJ, Lee SR, Townsend CA, Seyedsayamdost MR. Targeted Discovery of Cryptic Enediyne Natural Products via FRET-Coupled High-Throughput Elicitor Screening. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1854-1862. [PMID: 37463302 PMCID: PMC11062413 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00281] [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: 07/20/2023]
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Enediyne antibiotics are a striking family of DNA-cleaving natural products with high degrees of cytotoxicity and structural complexity. Microbial genome sequences, which have recently accumulated, point to an untapped trove of "cryptic" enediynes. Most of the cognate biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are sparingly expressed under standard growth conditions, making it difficult to characterize their products. Herein, we report a fluorescence-based DNA cleavage assay coupled with high-throughput elicitor screening for the rapid, targeted discovery of cryptic enediyne metabolites. We applied the approach to Streptomyces clavuligerus, which harbors two such BGCs with unknown products, identified steroids as effective elicitors, and characterized 10 cryptic enediyne-derived natural products, termed clavulynes A-J with unusual carbonate and terminal olefin functionalities, with one of these congeners matching the recently reported jejucarboside. Our results contribute to the growing repertoire of enediynes and provide a blueprint for identifying additional ones in the future.
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- Esther J Han
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Yancey CE, Yu F, Tripathi A, Sherman DH, Dick GJ. Expression of Microcystis Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Natural Populations Suggests Temporally Dynamic Synthesis of Novel and Known Secondary Metabolites in Western Lake Erie. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0209222. [PMID: 37070981 PMCID: PMC10231183 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02092-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
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Microcystis spp. produce diverse secondary metabolites within freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) around the world. In addition to the biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) encoding known compounds, Microcystis genomes harbor numerous BGCs of unknown function, indicating a poorly understood chemical repertoire. While recent studies show that Microcystis produces several metabolites in the lab and field, little work has focused on analyzing the abundance and expression of its broader suite of BGCs during cyanoHAB events. Here, we use metagenomic and metatranscriptomic approaches to track the relative abundance of Microcystis BGCs and their transcripts throughout the 2014 western Lake Erie cyanoHAB. The results indicate the presence of several transcriptionally active BGCs that are predicted to synthesize both known and novel secondary metabolites. The abundance and expression of these BGCs shifted throughout the bloom, with transcript abundance levels correlating with temperature, nitrate, and phosphorus concentrations and the abundance of co-occurring predatory and competitive eukaryotic microorganisms, suggesting the importance of both abiotic and biotic controls in regulating expression. This work highlights the need for understanding the chemical ecology and potential risks to human and environmental health posed by secondary metabolites that are produced but often unmonitored. It also indicates the prospects for identifying pharmaceutical-like molecules from cyanoHAB-derived BGCs. IMPORTANCE Microcystis spp. dominate cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) worldwide and pose significant threats to water quality through the production of secondary metabolites, many of which are toxic. While the toxicity and biochemistry of microcystins and several other compounds have been studied, the broader suite of secondary metabolites produced by Microcystis remains poorly understood, leaving gaps in our understanding of their impacts on human and ecosystem health. We used community DNA and RNA sequences to track the diversity of genes encoding synthesis of secondary metabolites in natural Microcystis populations and assess patterns of transcription in western Lake Erie cyanoHABs. Our results reveal the presence of both known gene clusters that encode toxic secondary metabolites as well as novel ones that may encode cryptic compounds. This research highlights the need for targeted studies of the secondary metabolite diversity in western Lake Erie, a vital freshwater source to the United States and Canada.
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- Colleen E. Yancey
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Natural Products Discovery Core, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Bhardwaj M, Cui Z, Daniel Hankore E, Moonschi FH, Saghaeiannejad Esfahani H, Kalkreuter E, Gui C, Yang D, Phillips GN, Thorson JS, Shen B, Van Lanen SG. A discrete intermediate for the biosynthesis of both the enediyne core and the anthraquinone moiety of enediyne natural products. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2220468120. [PMID: 36802426 PMCID: PMC9992847 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220468120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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The enediynes are structurally characterized by a 1,5-diyne-3-ene motif within a 9- or 10-membered enediyne core. The anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) are a subclass of 10-membered enediynes that contain an anthraquinone moiety fused to the enediyne core as exemplified by dynemicins and tiancimycins. A conserved iterative type I polyketide synthase (PKSE) is known to initiate the biosynthesis of all enediyne cores, and evidence has recently been reported to suggest that the anthraquinone moiety also originates from the PKSE product. However, the identity of the PKSE product that is converted to the enediyne core or anthraquinone moiety has not been established. Here, we report the utilization of recombinant E. coli coexpressing various combinations of genes that encode a PKSE and a thioesterase (TE) from either 9- or 10-membered enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters to chemically complement ΔPKSE mutant strains of the producers of dynemicins and tiancimycins. Additionally, 13C-labeling experiments were performed to track the fate of the PKSE/TE product in the ΔPKSE mutants. These studies reveal that 1,3,5,7,9,11,13-pentadecaheptaene is the nascent, discrete product of the PKSE/TE that is converted to the enediyne core. Furthermore, a second molecule of 1,3,5,7,9,11,13-pentadecaheptaene is demonstrated to serve as the precursor of the anthraquinone moiety. The results establish a unified biosynthetic paradigm for AFEs, solidify an unprecedented biosynthetic logic for aromatic polyketides, and have implications for the biosynthesis of not only AFEs but all enediynes.
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- Minakshi Bhardwaj
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
- Natural Products Discovery Center, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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- Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
- Natural Products Discovery Center, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, University of Florida, Jupiter, FL33458
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL33458
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40536
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Singh HW, Creamer KE, Chase AB, Klau LJ, Podell S, Jensen PR. Metagenomic Data Reveal Type I Polyketide Synthase Distributions Across Biomes. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.09.523365. [PMID: 36711755 PMCID: PMC9882069 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.09.523365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Microbial polyketide synthase (PKS) genes encode the biosynthesis of many biomedically important natural products, yet only a small fraction of nature's polyketide biosynthetic potential has been realized. Much of this potential originates from type I PKSs (T1PKSs), which can be delineated into different classes and subclasses based on domain organization and structural features of the compounds encoded. Notably, phylogenetic relationships among PKS ketosynthase (KS) domains provide a method to classify the larger and more complex genes in which they occur. Increased access to large metagenomic datasets from diverse habitats provides opportunities to assess T1PKS biosynthetic diversity and distributions through the analysis of KS domain sequences. Here, we used the webtool NaPDoS2 to detect and classify over 35,000 type I KS domains from 137 metagenomic data sets reported from eight diverse biomes. We found biome-specific separation with soils enriched in modular cis -AT and hybrid cis -AT KSs relative to other biomes and marine sediments enriched in KSs associated with PUFA and enediyne biosynthesis. By extracting full-length KS domains, we linked the phylum Actinobacteria to soil-specific enediyne and cis -AT clades and identified enediyne and monomodular KSs in phyla from which the associated compound classes have not been reported. These sequences were phylogenetically distinct from those associated with experimentally characterized PKSs suggesting novel structures or enzyme functions remain to be discovered. Lastly, we employed our metagenome-extracted KS domains to evaluate commonly used type I KS PCR primers and identified modifications that could increase the KS sequence diversity recovered from amplicon libraries. Importance Polyketides are a crucial source of medicines, agrichemicals, and other commercial products. Advances in our understanding of polyketide biosynthesis coupled with the accumulation of metagenomic sequence data provide new opportunities to assess polyketide biosynthetic potential across biomes. Here, we used the webtool NaPDoS2 to assess type I PKS diversity and distributions by detecting and classifying KS domains across 137 metagenomes. We show that biomes are differentially enriched in KS domain classes, providing a roadmap for future biodiscovery strategies. Further, KS phylogenies reveal both biome-specific clades that do not include biochemically characterized PKSs, highlighting the biosynthetic potential of poorly explored environments. The large metagenome-derived KS dataset allowed us to identify regions of commonly used type I KS PCR primers that could be modified to capture a larger extent of KS diversity. These results facilitate both the search for novel polyketides and our understanding of the biogeographical distribution of PKSs across earth's major biomes.
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Pasternak ARO, Balunas MJ, Zechel DL. Discovery of 3'- O-β-Glucosyltubercidin and the Nucleoside Specific Glycosyltransferase AvpGT through Genome Mining. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3507-3514. [PMID: 36356213 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A genome mining approach was used to identify a hybrid tubercidin-nucleocidin biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) in Streptomyces sp. AVP053U2. Analysis of culture extracts by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed the presence of a glucosylated tubercidin derivative. A gene, avpGT, was identified within the hybrid cluster that has homology to the glucosyltransferase that is responsible for 3'-O-β-glucosylation of the fluorinated natural product nucleocidin. AvpGT was heterologously expressed and purified from Escherichia coli for in vitro characterization. AvpGT is active toward UDP-glucose and UDP-galactose as glycosyl donors and several nucleosides as acceptors. Kinetic analysis revealed that AvpGT is most specific for UDP-glucose [kcat/KMapp = (1.1 ± 0.3) × 105 M-1·s-1] as the glycosyl donor and tubercidin [kcat/KMapp = (5.3 ± 1.8) × 104 M-1·s-1] as the glycosyl acceptor. NMR spectroscopic analysis revealed the product of this reaction to be 3'-O-β-glucopyranosyl tubercidin. A sequence analysis of AvpGT reveals a family of nucleoside-specific GTs, which may be used as markers of BGCs that produce glycosylated nucleosides.
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- A R Ola Pasternak
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L 3N6 Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 Michigan, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L 3N6 Ontario, Canada
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Fernando IPS, Fernando PWP, Kim T, Ahn G. Structural diversity, biosynthesis, and health-promoting properties of brown algal meroditerpenoids. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2022; 42:1238-1259. [PMID: 34875939 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.2001639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Marine algae that constitute hundreds of millions of tons of biomass are the oldest representatives of the plant kingdom. Recently, there has been growing interest in the utilization of algae as sustainable feedstocks for natural products with an economic value. Among these natural products are the meroditerpenoids, which are renowned for their protective effects against oxidative stress, inflammation, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders. Meroditerpenoids have a mixed biosynthetic origin and display a wide range of structural diversity. Their basic structure consists of a ring system bearing a diterpenoid side chain. Structural variations are observed in terms of the functional groups and saturation/cyclization of the diterpenoid side chain. This review classifies algal meroditerpenoids as plastoquinones, chromanols, chromenes, chromones, cyclic meroditerpenoids, nahocols, and isonahocols and examines their potential applications in functional foods and biopharmacology. Their lipid solubility, low molecular weight, and propensity to cross the blood-brain barrier places meroditerpenoids as potential drug candidates. There is growing interest in the study of algal meroterpenoids, and recent research has reported the structure of several new meroterpenoids and their biological activities. Further research is needed to extend the use of algal meroditerpenoids in preclinical trials. Understanding the mechanism of their biosynthesis will allow the development of de novo biosynthesis and biomimetic synthesis strategies for the industrial-scale production of meroditerpenoids and their synthetic derivatives to aid pharmaceutical research. This review is the first to summarize up-to-date information on all brown algae-derived meroditerpenoids.
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- Division of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, South Korea
- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, South Korea
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Salazar-Hamm PS, Hathaway JJM, Winter AS, Caimi NA, Buecher DC, Valdez EW, Northup DE. Great diversity of KS α sequences from bat-associated microbiota suggests novel sources of uncharacterized natural products. FEMS MICROBES 2022; 3:xtac012. [PMID: 35573391 PMCID: PMC9097503 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtac012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Polyketide synthases (PKSs) are multidomain enzymes in microorganisms that synthesize complex, bioactive molecules. PKS II systems are iterative, containing only a single representative of each domain: ketosynthase alpha (KS[Formula: see text]), ketosynthase beta and the acyl carrier protein. Any gene encoding for one of these domains is representative of an entire PKS II biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). Bat skin surfaces represent an extreme environment prolific in Actinobacteria that may constitute a source for bioactive molecule discovery. KS[Formula: see text] sequences were obtained from culturable bacteria from bats in the southwestern United States. From 467 bat bacterial isolates, we detected 215 (46%) had KS[Formula: see text] sequences. Sequencing yielded 210 operational taxonomic units, and phylogenetic placement found 45 (21%) shared <85% homology to characterized metabolites. Additionally, 16 Actinobacteria genomes from the bat microbiome were analyzed for biosynthetic capacity. A range of 69-93% of the BGCs were novel suggesting the bat microbiome may contain valuable uncharacterized natural products. Documenting and characterizing these are important in understanding the susceptibility of bats to emerging infectious diseases, such as white-nose syndrome. Also noteworthy was the relationship between KS [Formula: see text] homology and total BGC novelty within each fully sequenced strain. We propose amplification and detection of KS[Formula: see text] could predict a strain's global biosynthetic capacity.
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- Paris S Salazar-Hamm
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
- U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Department of Biology, MSC03 2020, University of New Mexico, lbuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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Cheemalamarri C, Batchu UR, Thallamapuram NP, Katragadda SB, Reddy Shetty P. A review on hydroxy anthraquinones from bacteria: crosstalk's of structures and biological activities. Nat Prod Res 2022; 36:6186-6205. [PMID: 35175877 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2039920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Anthraquinones (AQ), unveiling large structural diversity, among polyketides demonstrate a wide range of applications. The hydroxy anthraquinones (HAQ), a group of anthraquinone derivatives, are secondary metabolites produced by bacteria and eukaryotes. Plant-based HAQ are well-studied unlike bacterial HAQ and applied as herbal medicine for centuries. Bacteria are known to synthesize a wide variety of structurally diversified HAQ through polyketide pathways using polyketide synthases (I, II & III) principally through polyketide synthase-II. The actinobacteria especially the genus Streptomyces and Micromonospora represent a rich source of HAQ, however novel HAQ are reported from the rare actinobacteria genera (Salinospora, Actinoplanes, Amycoloptosis, Verrucosispora, Xenorhabdus, and Photorhabdus. Though several reviews are available on AQ produced by plants and fungi, however none on bacterial AQ. The current review focused on sources of bacterial HAQ and their structural diversity and biological activities along with toxicity and side effects.
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- Chandrasekhar Cheemalamarri
- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Centre for natural products and traditional knowledge, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Li LY, Hu YL, Sun JL, Yu LB, Shi J, Wang ZR, Guo ZK, Zhang B, Guo WJ, Tan RX, Ge HM. Resistance and phylogeny guided discovery reveals structural novelty of tetracycline antibiotics. Chem Sci 2022; 13:12892-12898. [DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03965f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Using resistance gene genome mining strategy and refinement with chain length factor, we obtained 25 distinct tetracycline biosynthetic gene clusters and a novel tetracycline. The biosynthesis of the highly modified tetracycline was investigated.
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- Ling Yu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Bio-technology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Multispecies populations of methanotrophic Methyloprofundus and cultivation of a likely dominant species from the Iheya North deep-sea hydrothermal field. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0075821. [PMID: 34788070 PMCID: PMC8788690 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00758-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Methyloprofundus clade is represented by uncultivated methanotrophic bacterial endosymbionts of deep-sea bathymodiolin mussels, but only a single free-living species has been cultivated to date. This study reveals the existence of free-living Methyloprofundus variants in the Iheya North deep-sea hydrothermal field in the mid-Okinawa Trough. A clade-targeted amplicon analysis of the particulate methane monooxygenase gene (pmoA) detected 647 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) of the Methyloprofundus clade in microbial communities newly formed in in situ colonization systems. Such systems were deployed at colonies of bathymodiolin mussels and a galatheoid crab in diffuse-flow areas. These ASVs were classified into 161 species-like groups. The proportion of the species-like groups representing endosymbionts of mussels was unexpectedly low. A methanotrophic bacterium designated INp10, a likely dominant species in the Methyloprofundus population in this field, was enriched in a biofilm formed in a methane-fed cultivation system operated at 10°C. Genomic characterization with the gene transcription data set of INp10 from the biofilm suggested traits advantageous to niche competition in environments, such as mobility, chemotaxis, biofilm formation, offensive and defensive systems, and hypoxia tolerance. The notable metabolic traits that INp10 shares with some Methyloprofundus members are the use of lanthanide-dependent XoxF as the sole methanol dehydrogenase due to the absence of the canonical MxaFI, the glycolytic pathway using fructose-6-phosphate aldolase instead of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase, and the potential to perform partial denitrification from nitrate under oxygen-limited conditions. These findings help us better understand the ecological strategies of this possibly widespread marine-specific methanotrophic clade. IMPORTANCE The Iheya North deep-sea hydrothermal field in the mid-Okinawa Trough is characterized by abundant methane derived from organic-rich sediments and diverse chemosynthetic animal species, including those harboring methanotrophic bacterial symbionts, such as bathymodiolin mussels Bathymodiolus japonicus and “Bathymodiolus” platifrons and a galatheoid crab, Shinkaia crosnieri. Symbiotic methanotrophs have attracted significant attention, and yet free-living methanotrophs in this environment have not been studied in detail. We focused on the free-living Methyloprofundus spp. that thrive in this hydrothermal field and identified an unexpectedly large number of species-like groups in this clade. Moreover, we enriched and characterized a methanotroph whose genome sequence indicated that it corresponds to a new species in the genus Methyloprofundus. This species might be a dominant member of the indigenous Methyloprofundus population. New information on free-living Methyloprofundus populations suggests that the hydrothermal field is a promising locale at which to investigate the adaptive capacity and associated genetic diversity of Methyloprofundus spp.
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Bauman KD, Butler KS, Moore BS, Chekan JR. Genome mining methods to discover bioactive natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:2100-2129. [PMID: 34734626 PMCID: PMC8597713 DOI: 10.1039/d1np00032b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Covering: 2016 to 2021With genetic information available for hundreds of thousands of organisms in publicly accessible databases, scientists have an unprecedented opportunity to meticulously survey the diversity and inner workings of life. The natural product research community has harnessed this breadth of sequence information to mine microbes, plants, and animals for biosynthetic enzymes capable of producing bioactive compounds. Several orthogonal genome mining strategies have been developed in recent years to target specific chemical features or biological properties of bioactive molecules using biosynthetic, resistance, or transporter proteins. These "biosynthetic hooks" allow researchers to query for biosynthetic gene clusters with a high probability of encoding previously undiscovered, bioactive compounds. This review highlights recent case studies that feature orthogonal approaches that exploit genomic information to specifically discover bioactive natural products and their gene clusters.
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- Katherine D Bauman
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 27402, USA.
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 27402, USA.
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Covering: up to the end of July, 2021Anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) are a subfamily of enediyne natural products. Dynemicin A (DYN A), the first member of the AFE family, was discovered more than thirty years ago. Subsequently, extensive studies have been reported on the mode of action and the interactions of AFEs with DNA using DYN A as a model. However, progress in the discovery, biosynthesis and clinical development of AFEs has been limited for a long time. In the past five years, four new AFEs have been discovered and significant progress has been made in the biosynthesis of AFEs, especially on the biogenesis of the anthraquinone moiety and their tailoring steps. Moreover, the streamlined total synthesis of AFEs and their analogues boosts the preparation of AFE-based linker-drugs, thus enabling the development of AFE-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). This review summarizes the discovery, mechanism of action, biosynthesis, total synthesis and preclinical studies of AFEs.
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- Xiaohui Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, China.
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Beal HE, Horenstein NA. Comparative genomic analysis of azasugar biosynthesis. AMB Express 2021; 11:120. [PMID: 34424396 PMCID: PMC8382821 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-021-01279-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Azasugars are monosaccharide analogs in which the ring oxygen is replaced with a nitrogen atom. These well-known glycosidase inhibitors are of interest as therapeutics, yet several aspects of azasugars remain unknown including their distribution, structural diversity, and chemical ecology. The hallmark signature of bacterial azasugar biosynthesis is a three gene cluster (3GC) coding for aminotransferase, phosphatase, and dehydrogenase enzymes. Using the bioinformatics platform Enzyme Similarity Tool (EST), we identified hundreds of putative three gene clusters coding for azasugar production in microbial species. In the course of this work, we also report a consensus sequence for the aminotransferase involved in azasugar biosynthesis as being: SGNXFRXXXFPNXXXXXXXLXVPXPYCXRC. Most clusters are found in Bacillus and Streptomyces species which typically inhabit soil and the rhizosphere, but some clusters are found with diverse species representation such as Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus which are symbiotic with entomopathogenic nematodes; the human skin commensal Cutibacterium acnes, and the marine Bacillus rugosus SPB7, a symbiont to the sea sponge Spongia officinalis. This pan-taxonomic survey of the azasugar 3GC signature may lead to the identification of new azasugar producers, facilitate studies of their natural functions, and lead to new potential therapeutics.
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Ma GL, Tran HT, Low ZJ, Candra H, Pang LM, Cheang QW, Fang M, Liang ZX. Pathway Retrofitting Yields Insights into the Biosynthesis of Anthraquinone-Fused Enediynes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:11500-11509. [PMID: 34293863 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AQEs) are renowned for their distinctive molecular architecture, reactive enediyne warhead, and potent anticancer activity. Although the first members of AQEs, i.e., dynemicins, were discovered three decades ago, how their nitrogen-containing carbon skeleton is synthesized by microbial producers remains largely a mystery. In this study, we showed that the recently discovered sungeidine pathway is a "degenerative" AQE pathway that contains upstream enzymes for AQE biosynthesis. Retrofitting the sungeidine pathway with genes from the dynemicin pathway not only restored the biosynthesis of the AQE skeleton but also produced a series of novel compounds likely as the cycloaromatized derivatives of chemically unstable biosynthetic intermediates. The results suggest a cascade of highly surprising biosynthetic steps leading to the formation of the anthraquinone moiety, the hallmark C8-C9 linkage via alkyl-aryl cross-coupling, and the characteristic epoxide functionality. The findings provide unprecedented insights into the biosynthesis of AQEs and pave the way for examining these intriguing biosynthetic enzymes.
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- Guang-Lei Ma
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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Sharma V, Kaur R, Salwan R. Streptomyces: host for refactoring of diverse bioactive secondary metabolites. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:340. [PMID: 34221811 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02872-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Microbial secondary metabolites are intensively explored due to their demands in pharmaceutical, agricultural and food industries. Streptomyces are one of the largest sources of secondary metabolites having diverse applications. In particular, the abundance of secondary metabolites encoding biosynthetic gene clusters and presence of wobble position in Streptomyces strains make it potential candidate as a native or heterologous host for secondary metabolite production including several cryptic gene clusters expression. Here, we have discussed the developments in Streptomyces strains genome mining, its exploration as a suitable host and application of synthetic biology for refactoring genetic systems for developing chassis for enhanced as well as novel secondary metabolites with reduced genome and cleaned background.
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- Vivek Sharma
- University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab 140413 India
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- University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab 140413 India
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177001 India
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Scherlach K, Hertweck C. Mining and unearthing hidden biosynthetic potential. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3864. [PMID: 34162873 PMCID: PMC8222398 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genetically encoded small molecules (secondary metabolites) play eminent roles in ecological interactions, as pathogenicity factors and as drug leads. Yet, these chemical mediators often evade detection, and the discovery of novel entities is hampered by low production and high rediscovery rates. These limitations may be addressed by genome mining for biosynthetic gene clusters, thereby unveiling cryptic metabolic potential. The development of sophisticated data mining methods and genetic and analytical tools has enabled the discovery of an impressive array of previously overlooked natural products. This review shows the newest developments in the field, highlighting compound discovery from unconventional sources and microbiomes. Natural products are an important source of bioactive compounds and have versatile applications in different fields, but their discovery is challenging. Here, the authors review the recent developments in genome mining for discovery of natural products, focusing on compounds from unconventional microorganisms and microbiomes.
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- Kirstin Scherlach
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena, Germany. .,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Hindra, Yang D, Luo J, Huang T, Yan X, Adhikari A, Teijaro CN, Ge H, Shen B. Submerged fermentation of Streptomyces uncialis providing a biotechnology platform for uncialamycin biosynthesis, engineering, and production. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 48:6178870. [PMID: 33739406 PMCID: PMC8210685 DOI: 10.1093/jimb/kuab025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Uncialamycin (UCM) belongs to the anthraquinone-fused subfamily of 10-membered enediyne natural products that exhibits an extraordinary cytotoxicity against a wide spectrum of human cancer cell lines. Antibody-drug conjugates, utilizing synthetic analogues of UCM as payloads, are in preclinical development. UCM is exclusively produced by Streptomyces uncialis DCA2648 on solid agar medium with low titers (∼0.019 mg/l), limiting its supply by microbial fermentation and hampering its biosynthetic and engineering studies by in vivo pathway manipulation. Here, we report cultivation conditions that enable genetic manipulation of UCM biosynthesis in vivo and allow UCM production, with improved titers, by submerged fermentation of the engineered S. uncialis strains. Specifically, the titer of UCM was improved nearly 58-fold to ∼1.1 mg/l through the combination of deletion of biosynthetic gene clusters encoding unrelated metabolites from the S. uncialis wild-type, chemical mutagenesis and manipulation of pathway-specific regulators to generate the engineered S. uncialis strains, and finally medium optimization of the latter for UCM production. Genetic manipulation of UCM biosynthesis was demonstrated by inactivating selected genes in the engineered S. uncialis strains, one of which afforded a mutant strain accumulating tiancimycin B, a common biosynthetic intermediate known for the anthraquinone-fused subfamily of enediyne natural products. These findings highlight a biotechnology platform for UCM biosynthesis, engineering, and production that should facilitate both its fundamental studies and translational applications.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Correspondence to: Ben Shen. Phone: +1-561-228-2456. Fax: +1-561-228-2472. E-mail:
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Sangphukieo A, Laomettachit T, Ruengjitchatchawalya M. PhotoModPlus: A web server for photosynthetic protein prediction from genome neighborhood features. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248682. [PMID: 33730083 PMCID: PMC7968678 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A new web server called PhotoModPlus is presented as a platform for predicting photosynthetic proteins via genome neighborhood networks (GNN) and genome neighborhood-based machine learning. GNN enables users to visualize the overview of the conserved neighboring genes from multiple photosynthetic prokaryotic genomes and provides functional guidance on the query input. In the platform, we also present a new machine learning model utilizing genome neighborhood features for predicting photosynthesis-specific functions based on 24 prokaryotic photosynthesis-related GO terms, namely PhotoModGO. The new model performed better than the sequence-based approaches with an F1 measure of 0.872, based on nested five-fold cross-validation. Finally, we demonstrated the applications of the webserver and the new model in the identification of novel photosynthetic proteins. The server is user-friendly, compatible with all devices, and available at bicep.kmutt.ac.th/photomod.
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- Apiwat Sangphukieo
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, Thailand
- School of Information Technology, KMUTT, Thung Khru, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, Thailand
- Biotechnology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, KMUTT, Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, Thailand
- Algal Biotechnology Research Group, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute, KMUTT, Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, Thailand
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Adhikari A, Shen B, Rader C. Challenges and Opportunities to Develop Enediyne Natural Products as Payloads for Antibody-Drug Conjugates. Antib Ther 2021; 4:1-15. [PMID: 33554043 PMCID: PMC7850032 DOI: 10.1093/abt/tbab001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Calicheamicin, the payload of the antibody-drug-conjugates (ADCs) gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg®) and inotuzumab ozogamicin (Besponsa®), belongs to the class of enediyne natural products. Since the isolation and structural determination of the neocarzinostatin chromophore in 1985, the enediynes have attracted considerable attention for their value as DNA damaging agents in cancer chemotherapy. Due to their non-discriminatory cytotoxicity towards both cancer and healthy cells, the clinical utilization of enediyne natural products relies on conjugation to an appropriate delivery system, such as an antibody. Here we review the current landscape of enediynes as payloads of first-generation and next-generation ADCs.
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- Ajeeth Adhikari
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Natural Products Discovery Center at Scripps Research, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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Kalkreuter E, Pan G, Cepeda AJ, Shen B. Targeting Bacterial Genomes for Natural Product Discovery. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2019; 41:13-26. [PMID: 31822352 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bacterial natural products (NPs) and their analogs constitute more than half of the new small molecule drugs developed over the past few decades. Despite this success, interest in natural products from major pharmaceutical companies has decreased even as genomics has uncovered the large number of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that encode for novel natural products. To date, there is still a lack of universal strategies and enabling technologies to discover natural products at scale and speed. This review highlights several of the opportunities provided by genome sequencing and bioinformatics, challenges associated with translating genomes into natural products, and examples of successful strain prioritization and BGC activation strategies that have been used in the genomic era for natural product discovery from cultivatable bacteria.
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- Edward Kalkreuter
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA; Natural Products Library Initiative at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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AbuSara NF, Piercey BM, Moore MA, Shaikh AA, Nothias LF, Srivastava SK, Cruz-Morales P, Dorrestein PC, Barona-Gómez F, Tahlan K. Comparative Genomics and Metabolomics Analyses of Clavulanic Acid-Producing Streptomyces Species Provides Insight Into Specialized Metabolism. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2550. [PMID: 31787949 PMCID: PMC6856088 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Clavulanic acid is a bacterial specialized metabolite, which inhibits certain serine β-lactamases, enzymes that inactivate β-lactam antibiotics to confer resistance. Due to this activity, clavulanic acid is widely used in combination with penicillin and cephalosporin (β-lactam) antibiotics to treat infections caused by β-lactamase-producing bacteria. Clavulanic acid is industrially produced by fermenting Streptomyces clavuligerus, as large-scale chemical synthesis is not commercially feasible. Other than S. clavuligerus, Streptomyces jumonjinensis and Streptomyces katsurahamanus also produce clavulanic acid along with cephamycin C, but information regarding their genome sequences is not available. In addition, the Streptomyces contain many biosynthetic gene clusters thought to be "cryptic," as the specialized metabolites produced by them are not known. Therefore, we sequenced the genomes of S. jumonjinensis and S. katsurahamanus, and examined their metabolomes using untargeted mass spectrometry along with S. clavuligerus for comparison. We analyzed the biosynthetic gene cluster content of the three species to correlate their biosynthetic capacities, by matching them with the specialized metabolites detected in the current study. It was recently reported that S. clavuligerus can produce the plant-associated metabolite naringenin, and we describe more examples of such specialized metabolites in extracts from the three Streptomyces species. Detailed comparisons of the biosynthetic gene clusters involved in clavulanic acid (and cephamycin C) production were also performed, and based on our analyses, we propose the core set of genes responsible for producing this medicinally important metabolite.
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- Nader F. AbuSara
- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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Steele AD, Teijaro CN, Yang D, Shen B. Leveraging a large microbial strain collection for natural product discovery. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16567-16576. [PMID: 31570525 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev119.006514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Throughout history, natural products have significantly contributed to the discovery of novel chemistry, drug leads, and tool molecules to probe and address complex challenges in biology and medicine. Recent microbial genome sequencing efforts have uncovered many microbial biosynthetic gene clusters without an associated natural product. This means that the natural products isolated to date do not fully reflect the biosynthetic potential of microbial strains. This observation has rejuvenated the natural product community and inspired a return to microbial strain collections. Mining large microbial strain collections with the most current technologies in genome sequencing, bioinformatics, and high-throughput screening techniques presents new opportunities in natural product discovery. In this review, we report on the newly expanded microbial strain collection at The Scripps Research Institute, which represents one of the largest and most diverse strain collections in the world. Two complementary approaches, i.e. structure-centric and function-centric, are presented here to showcase how to leverage a large microbial strain collection for natural product discovery and to address challenges and harness opportunities for future efforts. Highlighted examples include the discovery of alternative producers of known natural products with superior growth characteristics and high titers, novel analogs of privileged scaffolds, novel natural products, and new activities of known and new natural products. We anticipate that this large microbial strain collection will facilitate the discovery of new natural products for many applications.
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- Andrew D Steele
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458.,Natural Products Library Initiative, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458 .,Natural Products Library Initiative, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458.,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458
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The Application of Ribosome Engineering to Natural Product Discovery and Yield Improvement in Streptomyces. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:antibiotics8030133. [PMID: 31480298 PMCID: PMC6784132 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8030133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Microbial natural product drug discovery and development has entered a new era, driven by microbial genomics and synthetic biology. Genome sequencing has revealed the vast potential to produce valuable secondary metabolites in bacteria and fungi. However, many of the biosynthetic gene clusters are silent under standard fermentation conditions. By rational screening for mutations in bacterial ribosomal proteins or RNA polymerases, ribosome engineering is a versatile approach to obtain mutants with improved titers for microbial product formation or new natural products through activating silent biosynthetic gene clusters. In this review, we discuss the mechanism of ribosome engineering and its application to natural product discovery and yield improvement in Streptomyces. Our analysis suggests that ribosome engineering is a rapid and cost-effective approach and could be adapted to speed up the discovery and development of natural product drug leads in the post-genomic era.
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Romano JD, Tatonetti NP. Informatics and Computational Methods in Natural Product Drug Discovery: A Review and Perspectives. Front Genet 2019; 10:368. [PMID: 31114606 PMCID: PMC6503039 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs is one of the preeminent tasks-scientifically, economically, and socially-in biomedical research. Advances in informatics and computational biology have increased productivity at many stages of the drug discovery pipeline. Nevertheless, drug discovery has slowed, largely due to the reliance on small molecules as the primary source of novel hypotheses. Natural products (such as plant metabolites, animal toxins, and immunological components) comprise a vast and diverse source of bioactive compounds, some of which are supported by thousands of years of traditional medicine, and are largely disjoint from the set of small molecules used commonly for discovery. However, natural products possess unique characteristics that distinguish them from traditional small molecule drug candidates, requiring new methods and approaches for assessing their therapeutic potential. In this review, we investigate a number of state-of-the-art techniques in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, and knowledge engineering for data-driven drug discovery from natural products. We focus on methods that aim to bridge the gap between traditional small-molecule drug candidates and different classes of natural products. We also explore the current informatics knowledge gaps and other barriers that need to be overcome to fully leverage these compounds for drug discovery. Finally, we conclude with a "road map" of research priorities that seeks to realize this goal.
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- Joseph D. Romano
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Data Science Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Data Science Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Shi J, Liu CL, Zhang B, Guo WJ, Zhu J, Chang CY, Zhao EJ, Jiao RH, Tan RX, Ge HM. Genome mining and biosynthesis of kitacinnamycins as a STING activator. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4839-4846. [PMID: 31160959 PMCID: PMC6510318 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00815b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Genome mining targeting unique type II PKS and NRPS led to the identification of a novel class of glycopeptides named kitacinnamycins.
Cinnamoyl-containing nonribosomal peptides (CCNPs) are a small group of secondary metabolites with potent biological activities produced by actinobacteria. Two remarkable features in the biosynthesis of CCNPs include the nonribosomal peptide synthases (NRPSs) for assembly of the depsipeptide backbone and the type II polyketide synthases (PKSs) for N-terminal cinnamoyl moiety construction. Here, we present a genome mining approach targeting both NRPS and type II PKS for discovery of new CCNPs, which led to the identification of 51 putative CCNP gene clusters from public bacterial genome databases. After strain prioritization, a novel class of CCNP-type glycopeptides named kitacinnamycins, one of which showing potent activation ability towards the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) protein, was identified. Bioinformatic, genetic and biochemical analysis revealed the use of the NRPS assembly line to form the macrocyclic peptide backbone, followed by a P450 monooxygenase to generate terminal oxidized groups. A glycosyltransferase with relatively broad substrate specificity transfers sugars to the newly generated OH/COOH group. The protein crystallographic study further provided structural insights into this glycosylation. Our results not only demonstrated the feasibility of genome mining and strain prioritization for the discovery of new bioactive natural products but also disclosed the biosynthetic pathway for kitacinnamycins.
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- Jing Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy , Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu , Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ; .,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy , Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , Institute of Functional Biomolecules , School of Life Sciences , Nanjing University , 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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Teijaro CN, Adhikari A, Shen B. Challenges and opportunities for natural product discovery, production, and engineering in native producers versus heterologous hosts. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 46:433-444. [PMID: 30426283 PMCID: PMC6405299 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-018-2094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recent advances and emerging technologies for metabolic pathway engineering and synthetic biology have transformed the field of natural product discovery, production, and engineering. Despite these advancements, there remain many challenges in understanding how biosynthetic gene clusters are silenced or activated, including changes in the transcription of key biosynthetic and regulatory genes. This knowledge gap is highlighted by the success and failed attempts of manipulating regulatory genes within biosynthetic gene clusters in both native producers and heterologous hosts. These complexities make the choice of native producers versus heterologous hosts, fermentation medium, and supply of precursors crucial factors in achieving the production of the target natural products and engineering designer analogs. Nature continues to serve as inspiration for filling the knowledge gaps and developing new research strategies. By exploiting the evolutionary power of nature, alternative producers, with the desired genetic amenability and higher titers of the target natural products, and new strains, harboring gene clusters that encode evolutionary optimized congeners of the targeted natural product scaffolds, can be discovered. These newly identified strains can serve as an outstanding biotechnology platform for the engineered production of sufficient quantities of the target natural products and their analogs, enabling biosynthetic studies and potential therapeutic applications. These challenges and opportunities are showcased herein using fredericamycin, iso-migrastatin, platencin and platensimycin, the enediynes of C-1027, tiancimycin, and yangpumicin, and the leinamycin family of natural products.
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- Christiana N Teijaro
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA.
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA.
- Natural Products Library Initiative at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA.
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Li Z, Zhu D, Shen Y. Discovery of novel bioactive natural products driven by genome mining. Drug Discov Ther 2018; 12:318-328. [DOI: 10.5582/ddt.2018.01066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Zhongyue Li
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University
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Theobald S, Vesth TC, Rendsvig JK, Nielsen KF, Riley R, de Abreu LM, Salamov A, Frisvad JC, Larsen TO, Andersen MR, Hoof JB. Uncovering secondary metabolite evolution and biosynthesis using gene cluster networks and genetic dereplication. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17957. [PMID: 30560908 PMCID: PMC6298953 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36561-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The increased interest in secondary metabolites (SMs) has driven a number of genome sequencing projects to elucidate their biosynthetic pathways. As a result, studies revealed that the number of secondary metabolite gene clusters (SMGCs) greatly outnumbers detected compounds, challenging current methods to dereplicate and categorize this amount of gene clusters on a larger scale. Here, we present an automated workflow for the genetic dereplication and analysis of secondary metabolism genes in fungi. Focusing on the secondary metabolite rich genus Aspergillus, we categorize SMGCs across genomes into SMGC families using network analysis. Our method elucidates the diversity and dynamics of secondary metabolism in section Nigri, showing that SMGC diversity within the section has the same magnitude as within the genus. Using our genome analysis we were able to predict the gene cluster responsible for biosynthesis of malformin, a potentiator of anti-cancer drugs, in 18 strains. To proof the general validity of our predictions, we developed genetic engineering tools in Aspergillus brasiliensis and subsequently verified the genes for biosynthesis of malformin.
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- Sebastian Theobald
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.,The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.,Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, DK-2970, Hoersholm, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA.,Amyris, Inc., Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Discovery of caerulomycin/collismycin-type 2,2'-bipyridine natural products in the genomic era. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 46:459-468. [PMID: 30484122 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-018-2092-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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2,2'-Bipyridine (2,2'-BP) is the unique molecular scaffold of the bioactive natural products represented by caerulomycins (CAEs) and collismycins (COLs). CAEs and COLs are highly similar in the chemical structures in which their 2,2'-BP cores typically contain a di- or tri-substituted ring A and an unmodified ring B. Here, we summarize the CAE and COL-type 2,2'-BP natural products known or hypothesized to date: (1) isolated using methods traditional for natural product characterization, (2) created by engineering the biosynthetic pathways of CAEs or COLs, and (3) predicted upon bioinformatics-guided genome mining. The identification of these CAE and COL-type 2,2'-BP natural products not only demonstrates the development of research techniques and methods in the field of natural product chemistry but also reflects the general interest in the discovery of CAE and COL-type 2,2'-BP natural products.
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Braesel J, Crnkovic CM, Kunstman KJ, Green SJ, Maienschein-Cline M, Orjala J, Murphy BT, Eustáquio AS. Complete Genome of Micromonospora sp. Strain B006 Reveals Biosynthetic Potential of a Lake Michigan Actinomycete. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:2057-2068. [PMID: 30110167 PMCID: PMC6174880 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Actinomycete bacteria isolated from freshwater environments are an unexplored source of natural products. Here we report the complete genome of the Great Lakes-derived Micromonospora sp. strain B006, revealing its potential for natural product biosynthesis. The 7-megabase pair chromosome of strain B006 was sequenced using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore technologies followed by Sanger sequencing to close remaining gaps. All identified biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) were manually curated. Five known BGCs were identified encoding desferrioxamine, alkyl- O-dihydrogeranylmethoxyhydroquinone, a spore pigment, sioxanthin, and diazepinomicin, which is currently in phase II clinical trials to treat Phelan-McDermid syndrome and co-morbid epilepsy. We report here that strain B006 is indeed a producer of diazepinomicin and at yields higher than previously reported. Moreover, 11 of the 16 identified BGCs are orphan, eight of which were transcriptionally active under the culture condition tested. Orphan BGCs include an enediyne polyketide synthase and an uncharacteristically large, 36-module polyketide synthase-nonribosomal peptide synthetase BGC. We developed a genetics system for Micromonospora sp. B006 that will contribute to deorphaning BGCs in the future. This study is one of the few attempts to report the biosynthetic capacity of a freshwater-derived actinomycete and highlights this resource as a potential reservoir for new natural products.
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- Jana Braesel
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
- CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, Federal District 70040-020, Brazil
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- DNA Services Facility, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- DNA Services Facility, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Core for Research Informatics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Chang CY, Yan X, Crnovcic I, Annaval T, Chang C, Nocek B, Rudolf JD, Yang D, Hindra, Babnigg G, Joachimiak A, Phillips GN, Shen B. Resistance to Enediyne Antitumor Antibiotics by Sequestration. Cell Chem Biol 2018; 25:1075-1085.e4. [PMID: 29937405 PMCID: PMC6208323 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The enediynes, microbial natural products with extraordinary cytotoxicities, have been translated into clinical drugs. Two self-resistance mechanisms are known in the enediyne producers-apoproteins for the nine-membered enediynes and self-sacrifice proteins for the ten-membered enediyne calicheamicin. Here we show that: (1) tnmS1, tnmS2, and tnmS3 encode tiancimycin (TNM) resistance in its producer Streptomyces sp. CB03234, (2) tnmS1, tnmS2, and tnmS3 homologs are found in all anthraquinone-fused enediyne producers, (3) TnmS1, TnmS2, and TnmS3 share a similar β barrel-like structure, bind TNMs with nanomolar KD values, and confer resistance by sequestration, and (4) TnmS1, TnmS2, and TnmS3 homologs are widespread in nature, including in the human microbiome. These findings unveil an unprecedented resistance mechanism for the enediynes. Mechanisms of self-resistance in producers serve as models to predict and combat future drug resistance in clinical settings. Enediyne-based chemotherapies should now consider the fact that the human microbiome harbors genes encoding enediyne resistance.
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- Chin-Yuan Chang
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- BioSciences at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA; Natural Products Library Initiative at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Chang CY, Lohman JR, Huang T, Michalska K, Bigelow L, Rudolf JD, Jedrzejczak R, Yan X, Ma M, Babnigg G, Joachimiak A, Phillips GN, Shen B. Structural Insights into the Free-Standing Condensation Enzyme SgcC5 Catalyzing Ester-Bond Formation in the Biosynthesis of the Enediyne Antitumor Antibiotic C-1027. Biochemistry 2018. [PMID: 29533601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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C-1027 is a chromoprotein enediyne antitumor antibiotic, consisting of the CagA apoprotein and the C-1027 chromophore. The C-1027 chromophore features a nine-membered enediyne core appended with three peripheral moieties, including an ( S)-3-chloro-5-hydroxy-β-tyrosine. In a convergent biosynthesis of the C-1027 chromophore, the ( S)-3-chloro-5-hydroxy-β-tyrosine moiety is appended to the enediyne core by the free-standing condensation enzyme SgcC5. Unlike canonical condensation domains from the modular nonribosomal peptide synthetases that catalyze amide-bond formation, SgcC5 catalyzes ester-bond formation, as demonstrated in vitro, between SgcC2-tethered ( S)-3-chloro-5-hydroxy-β-tyrosine and ( R)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, a mimic of the enediyne core as an acceptor substrate. Here, we report that (i) genes encoding SgcC5 homologues are widespread among both experimentally confirmed and bioinformatically predicted enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters, forming a new clade of condensation enzymes, (ii) SgcC5 shares a similar overall structure with the canonical condensation domains but forms a homodimer in solution, the active site of which is located in a cavity rather than a tunnel typically seen in condensation domains, and (iii) the catalytic histidine of SgcC5 activates the 2-hydroxyl group, while a hydrogen-bond network in SgcC5 prefers the R-enantiomer of the acceptor substrate, accounting for the regio- and stereospecific ester-bond formation between SgcC2-tethered ( S)-3-chloro-5-hydroxy-β-tyrosine and ( R)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol upon acid-base catalysis. These findings expand the catalytic repertoire and reveal new insights into the structure and mechanism of condensation enzymes.
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- Chin-Yuan Chang
- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States.,Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States.,Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States.,Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- BioSciences at Rice and Department of Chemistry , Rice University , Houston , Texas 77251 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States.,Department of Molecular Medicine , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States.,Natural Products Library Initiative at The Scripps Research Institute , The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter , Florida 33458 , United States
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Discovery of the leinamycin family of natural products by mining actinobacterial genomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E11131-E11140. [PMID: 29229819 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1716245115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nature's ability to generate diverse natural products from simple building blocks has inspired combinatorial biosynthesis. The knowledge-based approach to combinatorial biosynthesis has allowed the production of designer analogs by rational metabolic pathway engineering. While successful, structural alterations are limited, with designer analogs often produced in compromised titers. The discovery-based approach to combinatorial biosynthesis complements the knowledge-based approach by exploring the vast combinatorial biosynthesis repertoire found in Nature. Here we showcase the discovery-based approach to combinatorial biosynthesis by targeting the domain of unknown function and cysteine lyase domain (DUF-SH) didomain, specific for sulfur incorporation from the leinamycin (LNM) biosynthetic machinery, to discover the LNM family of natural products. By mining bacterial genomes from public databases and the actinomycetes strain collection at The Scripps Research Institute, we discovered 49 potential producers that could be grouped into 18 distinct clades based on phylogenetic analysis of the DUF-SH didomains. Further analysis of the representative genomes from each of the clades identified 28 lnm-type gene clusters. Structural diversities encoded by the LNM-type biosynthetic machineries were predicted based on bioinformatics and confirmed by in vitro characterization of selected adenylation proteins and isolation and structural elucidation of the guangnanmycins and weishanmycins. These findings demonstrate the power of the discovery-based approach to combinatorial biosynthesis for natural product discovery and structural diversity and highlight Nature's rich biosynthetic repertoire. Comparative analysis of the LNM-type biosynthetic machineries provides outstanding opportunities to dissect Nature's biosynthetic strategies and apply these findings to combinatorial biosynthesis for natural product discovery and structural diversity.
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Yan X, Chen JJ, Adhikari A, Yang D, Crnovcic I, Wang N, Chang CY, Rader C, Shen B. Genome Mining of Micromonospora yangpuensis DSM 45577 as a Producer of an Anthraquinone-Fused Enediyne. Org Lett 2017; 19:6192-6195. [PMID: 29086572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new anthraquinone-fused enediyne, yangpumicin A (YPM A, 1), along with four Bergman cyclization congeners (YPM B-E, 2-5), was isolated from Micromonospora yangpuensis DSM 45577 after mining enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters from public actinobacterial genome databases and prioritizing the hits by an enediyne genome neighborhood network analysis for discovery. YPM A is potent against a broad spectrum of human cancer cell lines. The discovery of 1 provides new opportunities for the functionalization of enediynes to develop new conjugation chemistries for antibody-drug conjugates.
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- Xiaohui Yan
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, §Natural Products Library Initiative at the Scripps Research Institute, and ∥Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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Annaval T, Rudolf JD, Chang CY, Lohman JR, Kim Y, Bigelow L, Jedrzejczak R, Babnigg G, Joachimiak A, Phillips GN, Shen B. Crystal Structure of Thioesterase SgcE10 Supporting Common Polyene Intermediates in 9- and 10-Membered Enediyne Core Biosynthesis. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:5159-5169. [PMID: 28884166 PMCID: PMC5579567 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Enediynes are potent natural product anticancer antibiotics, and are classified as 9- or 10-membered according to the size of their enediyne core carbon skeleton. Both 9- and 10-membered enediyne cores are biosynthesized by the enediyne polyketide synthase (PKSE), thioesterase (TE), and PKSE-associated enzymes. Although the divergence between 9- and 10-membered enediyne core biosynthesis remains unclear, it has been observed that nascent polyketide intermediates, tethered to the acyl carrier protein (ACP) domain of PKSE, could be released by TE in the absence of the PKSE-associated enzymes. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of SgcE10, the TE that participates in the biosynthesis of the 9-membered enediyne C-1027. Structural comparison of SgcE10 with CalE7 and DynE7, two TEs that participate in the biosynthesis of the 10-membered enediynes calicheamicin and dynemicin, respectively, revealed that they share a common α/β hot-dog fold. The amino acids involved in both substrate binding and catalysis are conserved among SgcE10, CalE7, and DynE7. The volume and the shape of the substrate-binding channel and active site in SgcE10, CalE7, and DynE7 confirm that TEs from both 9- and 10-membered enediyne biosynthetic machineries bind the linear form of similar ACP-tethered polyene intermediates. Taken together, these findings further support the proposal that the divergence between 9- and 10-membered enediyne core biosynthesis occurs beyond PKSE and TE catalysis.
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- Thibault Annaval
- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Natural Products Library Initiative
at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 130
Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Natural Products Library Initiative
at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 130
Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Natural Products Library Initiative
at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 130
Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Natural Products Library Initiative
at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 130
Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology
Center, Biosciences
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology
Center, Biosciences
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology
Center, Biosciences
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology
Center, Biosciences
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology
Center, Biosciences
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Chicago, 929 E. 57th
Street, W225, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- BioSciences
at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice
University, 6100 Main
Street, Houston, Texas 77251, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Natural Products Library Initiative
at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 130
Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
- E-mail: . Tel: (561) 228-2456. Fax: (561) 228-2472
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Rudolf JD, Chang CY, Ma M, Shen B. Cytochromes P450 for natural product biosynthesis in Streptomyces: sequence, structure, and function. Nat Prod Rep 2017; 34:1141-1172. [PMID: 28758170 PMCID: PMC5585785 DOI: 10.1039/c7np00034k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: up to January 2017Cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) are some of the most exquisite and versatile biocatalysts found in nature. In addition to their well-known roles in steroid biosynthesis and drug metabolism in humans, P450s are key players in natural product biosynthetic pathways. Natural products, the most chemically and structurally diverse small molecules known, require an extensive collection of P450s to accept and functionalize their unique scaffolds. In this review, we survey the current catalytic landscape of P450s within the Streptomyces genus, one of the most prolific producers of natural products, and comprehensively summarize the functionally characterized P450s from Streptomyces. A sequence similarity network of >8500 P450s revealed insights into the sequence-function relationships of these oxygen-dependent metalloenzymes. Although only ∼2.4% and <0.4% of streptomycete P450s have been functionally and structurally characterized, respectively, the study of streptomycete P450s involved in the biosynthesis of natural products has revealed their diverse roles in nature, expanded their catalytic repertoire, created structural and mechanistic paradigms, and exposed their potential for biomedical and biotechnological applications. Continued study of these remarkable enzymes will undoubtedly expose their true complement of chemical and biological capabilities.
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- Jeffrey D Rudolf
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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The enediyne family of natural products has had a profound impact on modern chemistry, biology, and medicine, and yet only 11 enediynes have been structurally characterized to date. Here we report a genome survey of 3,400 actinomycetes, identifying 81 strains that harbor genes encoding the enediyne polyketide synthase cassettes that could be grouped into 28 distinct clades based on phylogenetic analysis. Genome sequencing of 31 representative strains confirmed that each clade harbors a distinct enediyne biosynthetic gene cluster. A genome neighborhood network allows prediction of new structural features and biosynthetic insights that could be exploited for enediyne discovery. We confirmed one clade as new C-1027 producers, with a significantly higher C-1027 titer than the original producer, and discovered a new family of enediyne natural products, the tiancimycins (TNMs), that exhibit potent cytotoxicity against a broad spectrum of cancer cell lines. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of rapid discovery of new enediynes from a large strain collection. Recent advances in microbial genomics clearly revealed that the biosynthetic potential of soil actinomycetes to produce enediynes is underappreciated. A great challenge is to develop innovative methods to discover new enediynes and produce them in sufficient quantities for chemical, biological, and clinical investigations. This work demonstrated the feasibility of rapid discovery of new enediynes from a large strain collection. The new C-1027 producers, with a significantly higher C-1027 titer than the original producer, will impact the practical supply of this important drug lead. The TNMs, with their extremely potent cytotoxicity against various cancer cells and their rapid and complete cancer cell killing characteristics, in comparison with the payloads used in FDA-approved antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), are poised to be exploited as payload candidates for the next generation of anticancer ADCs. Follow-up studies on the other identified hits promise the discovery of new enediynes, radically expanding the chemical space for the enediyne family.
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Organophosphonic acids are unique as natural products in terms of stability and mimicry. The C-P bond that defines these compounds resists hydrolytic cleavage, while the phosphonyl group is a versatile mimic of transition-states, intermediates, and primary metabolites. This versatility may explain why a variety of organisms have extensively explored the use organophosphonic acids as bioactive secondary metabolites. Several of these compounds, such as fosfomycin and bialaphos, figure prominently in human health and agriculture. The enzyme reactions that create these molecules are an interesting mix of chemistry that has been adopted from primary metabolism as well as those with no chemical precedent. Additionally, the phosphonate moiety represents a source of inorganic phosphate to microorganisms that live in environments that lack this nutrient; thus, unusual enzyme reactions have also evolved to cleave the C-P bond. This review is a comprehensive summary of the occurrence and function of organophosphonic acids natural products along with the mechanisms of the enzymes that synthesize and catabolize these molecules.
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- Geoff P Horsman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University , Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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New isofuranonaphthoquinones and isoindolequinones from Streptomyces sp. CB01883. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 70:414-422. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chang CY, Lohman JR, Cao H, Tan K, Rudolf JD, Ma M, Xu W, Bingman CA, Yennamalli RM, Bigelow L, Babnigg G, Yan X, Joachimiak A, Phillips GN, Shen B. Crystal Structures of SgcE6 and SgcC, the Two-Component Monooxygenase That Catalyzes Hydroxylation of a Carrier Protein-Tethered Substrate during the Biosynthesis of the Enediyne Antitumor Antibiotic C-1027 in Streptomyces globisporus. Biochemistry 2016; 55:5142-54. [PMID: 27560143 PMCID: PMC5024704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
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C-1027
is a chromoprotein enediyne antitumor antibiotic produced
by Streptomyces globisporus. In the last step of
biosynthesis of the (S)-3-chloro-5-hydroxy-β-tyrosine
moiety of the C-1027 enediyne chromophore, SgcE6 and SgcC compose
a two-component monooxygenase that hydroxylates the C-5 position of
(S)-3-chloro-β-tyrosine. This two-component
monooxygenase is remarkable for two reasons. (i) SgcE6 specifically
reacts with FAD and NADH, and (ii) SgcC is active with only the peptidyl
carrier protein (PCP)-tethered substrate. To address the molecular
details of substrate specificity, we determined the crystal structures
of SgcE6 and SgcC at 1.66 and 2.63 Å resolution, respectively.
SgcE6 shares a similar β-barrel fold with the class I HpaC-like
flavin reductases. A flexible loop near the active site of SgcE6 plays
a role in FAD binding, likely by providing sufficient space to accommodate
the AMP moiety of FAD, when compared to that of FMN-utilizing homologues.
SgcC shows structural similarity to a few other known FADH2-dependent monooxygenases and sheds light on some biochemically but
not structurally characterized homologues. The crystal structures
reported here provide insights into substrate specificity, and comparison
with homologues provides a catalytic mechanism of the two-component,
FADH2-dependent monooxygenase (SgcE6 and SgcC) that catalyzes
the hydroxylation of a PCP-tethered substrate.
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- Chin-Yuan Chang
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- BioScience at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77251, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- BioScience at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77251, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- BioScience at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77251, United States.,Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology , Waknaghat, Himachal Pradesh, India 173234
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- BioScience at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77251, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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Biosynthetic Genes for the Tetrodecamycin Antibiotics. J Bacteriol 2016; 198:1965-1973. [PMID: 27137499 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00140-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED We recently described 13-deoxytetrodecamycin, a new member of the tetrodecamycin family of antibiotics. A defining feature of these molecules is the presence of a five-membered lactone called a tetronate ring. By sequencing the genome of a producer strain, Streptomyces sp. strain WAC04657, and searching for a gene previously implicated in tetronate ring formation, we identified the biosynthetic genes responsible for producing 13-deoxytetrodecamycin (the ted genes). Using the ted cluster in WAC04657 as a reference, we found related clusters in three other organisms: Streptomyces atroolivaceus ATCC 19725, Streptomyces globisporus NRRL B-2293, and Streptomyces sp. strain LaPpAH-202. Comparing the four clusters allowed us to identify the cluster boundaries. Genetic manipulation of the cluster confirmed the involvement of the ted genes in 13-deoxytetrodecamycin biosynthesis and revealed several additional molecules produced through the ted biosynthetic pathway, including tetrodecamycin, dihydrotetrodecamycin, and another, W5.9, a novel molecule. Comparison of the bioactivities of these four molecules suggests that they may act through the covalent modification of their target(s). IMPORTANCE The tetrodecamycins are a distinct subgroup of the tetronate family of secondary metabolites. Little is known about their biosynthesis or mechanisms of action, making them an attractive subject for investigation. In this paper we present the biosynthetic gene cluster for 13-deoxytetrodecamycin in Streptomyces sp. strain WAC04657. We identify related clusters in several other organisms and show that they produce related molecules.
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Huang T, Chang CY, Lohman JR, Rudolf JD, Kim Y, Chang C, Yang D, Ma M, Yan X, Crnovcic I, Bigelow L, Clancy S, Bingman CA, Yennamalli RM, Babnigg G, Joachimiak A, Phillips GN, Shen B. Crystal structure of SgcJ, an NTF2-like superfamily protein involved in biosynthesis of the nine-membered enediyne antitumor antibiotic C-1027. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 69:731-740. [PMID: 27406907 PMCID: PMC5083130 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Comparative analysis of the enediyne biosynthetic gene clusters revealed sets of conserved genes serving as outstanding candidates for the enediyne core. Here we report the crystal structures of SgcJ and its homologue NCS-Orf16, together with gene inactivation and site-directed mutagenesis studies, to gain insight into enediyne core biosynthesis. Gene inactivation in vivo establishes that SgcJ is required for C-1027 production in Streptomyces globisporus. SgcJ and NCS-Orf16 share a common structure with the nuclear transport factor 2-like superfamily of proteins, featuring a putative substrate binding or catalytic active site. Site-directed mutagenesis of the conserved residues lining this site allowed us to propose that SgcJ and its homologues may play a catalytic role in transforming the linear polyene intermediate, along with other enediyne polyketide synthase-associated enzymes, into an enzyme-sequestered enediyne core intermediate. These findings will help formulate hypotheses and design experiments to ascertain the function of SgcJ and its homologues in nine-membered enediyne core biosynthesis.
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- Tingting Huang
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.,Structural Biology Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.,Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Structural Biology Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.,Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.,Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.,Structural Biology Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.,Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- BioSciences at Rice and Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Natural Products Library Initiative at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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Cruz-Morales P, Kopp JF, Martínez-Guerrero C, Yáñez-Guerra LA, Selem-Mojica N, Ramos-Aboites H, Feldmann J, Barona-Gómez F. Phylogenomic Analysis of Natural Products Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Allows Discovery of Arseno-Organic Metabolites in Model Streptomycetes. Genome Biol Evol 2016; 8:1906-16. [PMID: 27289100 PMCID: PMC4943196 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Natural products from microbes have provided humans with beneficial antibiotics for millennia. However, a decline in the pace of antibiotic discovery exerts pressure on human health as antibiotic resistance spreads, a challenge that may better faced by unveiling chemical diversity produced by microbes. Current microbial genome mining approaches have revitalized research into antibiotics, but the empirical nature of these methods limits the chemical space that is explored. Here, we address the problem of finding novel pathways by incorporating evolutionary principles into genome mining. We recapitulated the evolutionary history of twenty-three enzyme families previously uninvestigated in the context of natural product biosynthesis in Actinobacteria, the most proficient producers of natural products. Our genome evolutionary analyses where based on the assumption that expanded—repurposed enzyme families—from central metabolism, occur frequently and thus have the potential to catalyze new conversions in the context of natural products biosynthesis. Our analyses led to the discovery of biosynthetic gene clusters coding for hidden chemical diversity, as validated by comparing our predictions with those from state-of-the-art genome mining tools; as well as experimentally demonstrating the existence of a biosynthetic pathway for arseno-organic metabolites in Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces lividans, Using a gene knockout and metabolite profile combined strategy. As our approach does not rely solely on sequence similarity searches of previously identified biosynthetic enzymes, these results establish the basis for the development of an evolutionary-driven genome mining tool termed EvoMining that complements current platforms. We anticipate that by doing so real ‘chemical dark matter’ will be unveiled.
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- Pablo Cruz-Morales
- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Langebio, Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Trace Element Speciation Laboratory (TESLA) College of Physical Sciences, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Langebio, Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Langebio, Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Trace Element Speciation Laboratory (TESLA) College of Physical Sciences, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Langebio, Cinvestav-IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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Ziemert N, Alanjary M, Weber T. The evolution of genome mining in microbes - a review. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:988-1005. [PMID: 27272205 DOI: 10.1039/c6np00025h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 411] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Covering: 2006 to 2016The computational mining of genomes has become an important part in the discovery of novel natural products as drug leads. Thousands of bacterial genome sequences are publically available these days containing an even larger number and diversity of secondary metabolite gene clusters that await linkage to their encoded natural products. With the development of high-throughput sequencing methods and the wealth of DNA data available, a variety of genome mining methods and tools have been developed to guide discovery and characterisation of these compounds. This article reviews the development of these computational approaches during the last decade and shows how the revolution of next generation sequencing methods has led to an evolution of various genome mining approaches, techniques and tools. After a short introduction and brief overview of important milestones, this article will focus on the different approaches of mining genomes for secondary metabolites, from detecting biosynthetic genes to resistance based methods and "evo-mining" strategies including a short evaluation of the impact of the development of genome mining methods and tools on the field of natural products and microbial ecology.
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- Nadine Ziemert
- Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
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Korp J, Vela Gurovic MS, Nett M. Antibiotics from predatory bacteria. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016; 12:594-607. [PMID: 27340451 PMCID: PMC4902038 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bacteria, which prey on other microorganisms, are commonly found in the environment. While some of these organisms act as solitary hunters, others band together in large consortia before they attack their prey. Anecdotal reports suggest that bacteria practicing such a wolfpack strategy utilize antibiotics as predatory weapons. Consistent with this hypothesis, genome sequencing revealed that these micropredators possess impressive capacities for natural product biosynthesis. Here, we will present the results from recent chemical investigations of this bacterial group, compare the biosynthetic potential with that of non-predatory bacteria and discuss the link between predation and secondary metabolism.
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- Juliane Korp
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida (CERZOS) -CONICET- Carrindanga Km 11, Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Technical Biology, Technical University Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Strasse 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Liu X. Generate a bioactive natural product library by mining bacterial cytochrome P450 patterns. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2016; 1:95-108. [PMID: 29062932 PMCID: PMC5640691 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The increased number of annotated bacterial genomes provides a vast resource for genome mining. Several bacterial natural products with epoxide groups have been identified as pre-mRNA spliceosome inhibitors and antitumor compounds through genome mining. These epoxide-containing natural products feature a common biosynthetic characteristic that cytochrome P450s (CYPs) and its patterns such as epoxidases are employed in the tailoring reactions. The tailoring enzyme patterns are essential to both biological activities and structural diversity of natural products, and can be used for enzyme pattern-based genome mining. Recent development of direct cloning, heterologous expression, manipulation of the biosynthetic pathways and the CRISPR-CAS9 system have provided molecular biology tools to turn on or pull out nascent biosynthetic gene clusters to generate a microbial natural product library. This review focuses on a library of epoxide-containing natural products and their associated CYPs, with the intention to provide strategies on diversifying the structures of CYP-catalyzed bioactive natural products. It is conceivable that a library of diversified bioactive natural products will be created by pattern-based genome mining, direct cloning and heterologous expression as well as the genomic manipulation.
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- Xiangyang Liu
- UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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