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El-Kashef DH, Obidake DD, Schiedlauske K, Deipenbrock A, Scharf S, Wang H, Naumann D, Friedrich D, Miljanovic S, Haj Hassani Sohi T, Janiak C, Pfeffer K, Teusch N. Indole Diketopiperazine Alkaloids from the Marine Sediment-Derived Fungus Aspergillus chevalieri against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Mar Drugs 2023; 22:5. [PMID: 38276643 PMCID: PMC10820104 DOI: 10.3390/md22010005] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
A new prenylated indole diketopiperazine alkaloid, rubrumline P (1), was isolated along with six more analogues and characterized from the fermentation culture of a marine sediment-derived fungus, Aspergillus chevalieri, collected at a depth of 15 m near the lighthouse in Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt. In the current study, a bioassay-guided fractionation allowed for the identification of an active fraction displaying significant cytotoxic activity against the human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line PANC-1 from the EtOAc extract of the investigated fungus compared to the standard paclitaxel. The structures of the isolated compounds from the active fraction were established using 1D/2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, together with comparisons with the literature. The absolute configuration of the obtained indole diketopiperazines was established based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of rubrumline I (2) and comparisons of optical rotations and NMR data, as well as on biogenetic considerations. Genome sequencing indicated the formation of prenyltransferases, which was subsequently confirmed by the isolation of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraprenylated compounds. Compounds rubrumline P (1) and neoechinulin D (4) confirmed preferential cytotoxic activity against PANC-1 cancer cells with IC50 values of 25.8 and 23.4 µM, respectively. Although the underlying mechanism-of-action remains elusive in this study, cell cycle analysis indicated a slight increase in the sub-G1 peak after treatment with compounds 1 and 4.
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- Dina H. El-Kashef
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Cologne, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Cologne, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Structural Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Structural Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (D.H.E.-K.)
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LIU S, YU B, DAI J, CHEN R. Targeting the biological activity and biosynthesis of hyperforin: a mini-review. Chin J Nat Med 2022; 20:721-728. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(22)60189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Qin M, Li Y, Cai L, Yin X, He Z, Kang J. Overexpression of the global regulator FnVeA up-regulates antitumor substances in endophytic Fusarium nematophilum. Can J Microbiol 2022; 68:531-541. [PMID: 35649283 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2022-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The special niche of endophytic fungi promotes their potential to produce antitumor compounds with novel structure and significant bio-activity for screening of new antitumor drugs. In our previous studies, we isolated a Fusarium strain from the roots of the medicinal plant Nothapodytes pittosporoides and identified it as Fusarium nematophilum. We found that the crude extract of F. nematophilum had significant anti-tumor activity, and overexpressing the global regulatory factor FnVeA resulted in a significant increase in the anti-tumor activity, which was approximately 5-fold higher than wild strain for relative inhibition rate. In FnVeAOE, the accumulation of indole, alkene, alkaloid, steroid and flavonoid metabolites with potential anti-tumor activity were significantly up-regulated as compared with WT via metabolomic analysis. Moreover, the transcriptome analysis showed that 134 differential genes were considered to be closely related to the biosynthesis of anti-tumor substances, of which 59 differential genes were considered as candidate key genes, and related to tryptophan dimethylallyltransferase, cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, polyketide synthases and transcription factor. Taken together, we suggest that FnVeA may regulate the biosynthesis of anti-tumor substances by mediating the expression of genes related to secondary metabolic pathways in F. nematophilum. Key words: Endophytic Fusarium nematophilum; global regulator VeA; anti-tumor; metabolome; transcriptome.
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- Min Qin
- Guizhou University, 71206, Guiyang, Guizhou, China;
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- Guizhou University, 71206, Guiyang, Guizhou, China;
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- Guizhou University, 71206, Guiyang, Guizhou, China;
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- Guizhou University, 71206, Guiyang, Guizhou, China;
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- Guizhou University, 71206, Guiyang, Guizhou, China;
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Couillaud J, Duquesne K, Iacazio G. Extension of the Terpene Chemical Space: the Very First Biosynthetic Steps. Chembiochem 2021; 23:e202100642. [PMID: 34905641 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The structural diversity of terpenes is particularly notable and many studies are carried out to increase it further. In the terpene biosynthetic pathway this diversity is accessible from only two common precursors, i. e. isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Methods recently developed (e. g. the Terpene Mini Path) have allowed DMAPP and IPP to be obtained from a two-step enzymatic conversion of industrially available isopentenol (IOH) and dimethylallyl alcohol (DMAOH) into their corresponding diphosphates. Easily available IOH and DMAOH analogues then offer quick access to modified terpenoids thus avoiding the tedious chemical synthesis of unnatural diphosphates. The aim of this minireview is to cover the literature devoted to the use of these analogues for widening the accessible terpene chemical space.
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- Julie Couillaud
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille, CNRS UMR 7313, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, 13013, Marseille, France.,Actual address: Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille, CNRS UMR 7313, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, 13013, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille, CNRS UMR 7313, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, 13013, Marseille, France
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Xu K, Li R, Zhu R, Li X, Xu Y, He Q, Xie F, Qiao Y, Luan X, Lou H. Xylarins A-D, Two Pairs of Diastereoisomeric Isoindoline Alkaloids from the Endolichenic Fungus Xylaria sp. Org Lett 2021; 23:7751-7754. [PMID: 34605655 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two pairs of diastereoisomeric isoindoline alkaloids, xylarins A-D (1-4), were isolated from the endolichenic fungus Xylaria sp. Xylarins A and B (1 and 2) possess a previously undescribed 5/6/5-5/6 polycyclic scaffold, featuring a combination of a novel dihydrobenzofurone unit and an isoindoline unit, while xylarins C and D (3 and 4) contain an additional N,N-dimethylaniline at the C-3' position. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses combined with single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electronic circular dichroism calculations. The plausible biosynthetic pathways and gene clusters for 1-4 were proposed. Compound 1 exhibited significant antithrombotic activity.
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- Ke Xu
- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Key Lab of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China
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Qin Y, Zhou RR, Jin J, Cheng F, Shen BB, Zeng HL, Wan D, Zhong C, Xie J, Shu J, Shi SY, Zhang SH. Indole-based alkaloids from Ophiocordyceps xuefengensis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 181:112536. [PMID: 33160226 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seven undescribed indole-based alkaloids, xuefengins A-D and xuefenglasins A-C, were isolated from natural Ophiocordyceps xuefengensis, along with six known alkaloids. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopy, with absolute configurations confirmed by comparison with calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra. Eleven of the isolates were tested for cytotoxicity against the U937, NB4, MCF-7, Hep G2, and A549 cancer cell lines. Two compounds exhibited moderate activities, with IC50 values of 2.83-25.68 μM and 1.54-12.16 μM. Further pharmacological studies showed that these two compounds inhibit cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis, and decreasing p38 and caspase-3 levels in A549 cells.
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- You Qin
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China; Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China; Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410013, China.
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Chang HY, Cheng TH, Wang AHJ. Structure, catalysis, and inhibition mechanism of prenyltransferase. IUBMB Life 2020; 73:40-63. [PMID: 33246356 PMCID: PMC7839719 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Isoprenoids, also known as terpenes or terpenoids, represent a large family of natural products composed of five‐carbon isopentenyl diphosphate or its isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate as the building blocks. Isoprenoids are structurally and functionally diverse and include dolichols, steroid hormones, carotenoids, retinoids, aromatic metabolites, the isoprenoid side‐chain of ubiquinone, and isoprenoid attached signaling proteins. Productions of isoprenoids are catalyzed by a group of enzymes known as prenyltransferases, such as farnesyltransferases, geranylgeranyltransferases, terpenoid cyclase, squalene synthase, aromatic prenyltransferase, and cis‐ and trans‐prenyltransferases. Because these enzymes are key in cellular processes and metabolic pathways, they are expected to be potential targets in new drug discovery. In this review, six distinct subsets of characterized prenyltransferases are structurally and mechanistically classified, including (1) head‐to‐tail prenyl synthase, (2) head‐to‐head prenyl synthase, (3) head‐to‐middle prenyl synthase, (4) terpenoid cyclase, (5) aromatic prenyltransferase, and (6) protein prenylation. Inhibitors of those enzymes for potential therapies against several diseases are discussed. Lastly, recent results on the structures of integral membrane enzyme, undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase, are also discussed.
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- Hsin-Yang Chang
- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yang K, Li SM, Liu X, Fan A. Reinvestigation of the substrate specificity of a reverse prenyltransferase NotF from Aspergillus sp. MF297-2. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1419-1424. [PMID: 32185409 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01854-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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NotF from Aspergillus sp. MF297-2 and BrePT from Aspergillus versicolor catalyze a reverse C2-prenylation of brevianamide F in the biosynthetic pathway of brevianamides and notoamides. NotF was reported to use only brevianamide F as substrate while BrePT demonstrated broad substrate promiscuity. With high identity at amino acid level, it is interesting to reinvestigate the catalytic activities of these two prenyltransferases in vitro toward 14 cyclodipeptides. Product identification of the in vitro assays by MS proved that NotF and BrePT share similar catalytic ability and substrate promiscuity.
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- Keyan Yang
- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, No. 105 Xisanhuan Beilu, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie Und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, No. 105 Xisanhuan Beilu, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Fan J, Liao G, Ludwig-Radtke L, Yin WB, Li SM. Formation of Terrestric Acid in Penicillium crustosum Requires Redox-Assisted Decarboxylation and Stereoisomerization. Org Lett 2019; 22:88-92. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Jie Fan
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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Awakawa T, Abe I. Molecular basis for the plasticity of aromatic prenyltransferases in hapalindole biosynthesis. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1545-1551. [PMID: 31354873 PMCID: PMC6632223 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aromatic prenyltransferases (PTases) are enzymes that catalyze Friedel–Crafts reactions between aromatic compounds and isoprenoid diphosphates. In hapalindole biosynthesis, the aromatic PTases AmbP1 and AmbP3 exhibit surprisingly plastic selectivities. AmbP1 not only transfers the geranyl group on the C-3 of cis-indolylvinyl isonitrile, but also on the C-2, which is supressed in the presence of Mg2+ ions. AmbP3 transfers the dimethylallyl group on C-2 of hapalindole U in the reverse manner, but on C-2 of its C-10 stereoisomer in the normal manner. This review highlights the molecular bases of the AmbP1 and AmbP3 functions, elucidated through their X-ray crystal structures. The knowledge presented here will contribute to the understanding of aromatic PTase reactions and will enhance their uses as biocatalysts.
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- Takayoshi Awakawa
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Dubois P, Correia I, Le Chevalier F, Dubois S, Jacques I, Canu N, Moutiez M, Thai R, Gondry M, Lequin O, Belin P. Reprogramming Escherichia coli for the production of prenylated indole diketopiperazine alkaloids. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9208. [PMID: 31239480 PMCID: PMC6592928 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45519-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Prenylated indole diketopiperazine (DKP) alkaloids are important bioactive molecules or their precursors. In the context of synthetic biology, efficient means for their biological production would increase their chemical diversification and the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. Here, we prove the suitability of the Escherichia coli chassis for the production of prenylated indole DKP alkaloids. We used enzyme combinations not found in nature by co-expressing bacterial cyclodipeptide synthases (CDPSs) that assemble the DKP ring and fungal prenyltransferases (PTs) that transfer the allylic moiety from the dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) to the indole ring of tryptophanyl-containing cyclodipeptides. Of the 11 tested combinations, seven resulted in the production of eight different prenylated indole DKP alkaloids as determined by LC-MS/MS and NMR characterization. Two were previously undescribed. Engineering E. coli by introducing a hybrid mevalonate pathway for increasing intracellular DMAPP levels improved prenylated indole DKP alkaloid production. Purified product yields of 2–26 mg/L per culture were obtained from culture supernatants. Our study paves the way for the bioproduction of novel prenylated indole DKP alkaloids in a tractable chassis that can exploit the cyclodipeptide diversity achievable with CDPSs and the numerous described PT activities.
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- Pavlina Dubois
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 75005, Paris, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France.,Isabelle B. Jacques, APTEEUS, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- SIMOPRO, CEA, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 75005, Paris, France.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France.
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Kubicek CP, Steindorff AS, Chenthamara K, Manganiello G, Henrissat B, Zhang J, Cai F, Kopchinskiy AG, Kubicek EM, Kuo A, Baroncelli R, Sarrocco S, Noronha EF, Vannacci G, Shen Q, Grigoriev IV, Druzhinina IS. Evolution and comparative genomics of the most common Trichoderma species. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:485. [PMID: 31189469 PMCID: PMC6560777 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5680-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background The growing importance of the ubiquitous fungal genus Trichoderma (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) requires understanding of its biology and evolution. Many Trichoderma species are used as biofertilizers and biofungicides and T. reesei is the model organism for industrial production of cellulolytic enzymes. In addition, some highly opportunistic species devastate mushroom farms and can become pathogens of humans. A comparative analysis of the first three whole genomes revealed mycoparasitism as the innate feature of Trichoderma. However, the evolution of these traits is not yet understood. Results We selected 12 most commonly occurring Trichoderma species and studied the evolution of their genome sequences. Trichoderma evolved in the time of the Cretaceous-Palaeogene extinction event 66 (±15) mya, but the formation of extant sections (Longibrachiatum, Trichoderma) or clades (Harzianum/Virens) happened in Oligocene. The evolution of the Harzianum clade and section Trichoderma was accompanied by significant gene gain, but the ancestor of section Longibrachiatum experienced rapid gene loss. The highest number of genes gained encoded ankyrins, HET domain proteins and transcription factors. We also identified the Trichoderma core genome, completely curated its annotation, investigated several gene families in detail and compared the results to those of other fungi. Eighty percent of those genes for which a function could be predicted were also found in other fungi, but only 67% of those without a predictable function. Conclusions Our study presents a time scaled pattern of genome evolution in 12 Trichoderma species from three phylogenetically distant clades/sections and a comprehensive analysis of their genes. The data offer insights in the evolution of a mycoparasite towards a generalist. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5680-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Christian P Kubicek
- Microbiology and Applied Genomics Group, Research Area Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering (ICEBE), TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.,, Vienna, Austria
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasíla, DF, Brazil.,US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Microbiology and Applied Genomics Group, Research Area Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering (ICEBE), TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA.,Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Portici, Italy
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- CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.,INRA, Marseille, France.,Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Microbiology and Applied Genomics Group, Research Area Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering (ICEBE), TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus de Villamayor, Calle Del Duero, Villamayor, España
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus de Villamayor, Calle Del Duero, Villamayor, España
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA. .,Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Microbiology and Applied Genomics Group, Research Area Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering (ICEBE), TU Wien, Vienna, Austria. .,Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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Mai P, Coby L, Li SM. Different behaviors of cyclic dipeptide prenyltransferases toward the tripeptide derivative ardeemin fumiquinazoline and its enantiomer. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:3773-3781. [PMID: 30863875 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09723-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In nature, cyclic dipeptide prenyltransferases catalyze regioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylations of tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptides. This enzyme class, belonging to the dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase superfamily, is known to be flexible toward aromatic prenyl acceptors, while mostly retaining its typical regioselectivity. Ardeemin fumiquinazoline (FQ) (1), a tryptophan-containing cyclic tripeptide derivative, is assembled in Aspergillus fischeri by the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase ArdA and modified by the prenyltransferase ArdB, leading to the pharmaceutically active hexacyclic ardeemin. Therefore, 1 and its enantiomer ent-ardeemin FQ (2) constitute potential substrates for aromatic prenyltransferases. In this study, we investigated the acceptance of both enantiomers by two cyclic dipeptide C2-prenyltransferases BrePT and FtmPT1 and three C3-prenyltransferases CdpNPT, CdpC3PT, and AnaPT. LC-MS analysis of the incubation mixtures and NMR analysis of the isolated products revealed that the stereochemistry at C11 and C14 in 1 and 2 has a strong influence on their acceptance by these enzymes and the regioselectivity of the prenylation reactions. 1 was very well accepted by BrePT, FtmPT1, and CdpNPT, with C2- or C3-prenylated derivatives as predominant products, which fills the prenylation gaps by tryptophan prenyltransferases reported in a previous study. 2 was a poor substrate for all the enzymes and converted with low regioselectivity and mainly prenylated at C6 and C7 of the indole moiety.
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany.
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Dalponte L, Parajuli A, Younger E, Mattila A, Jokela J, Wahlsten M, Leikoski N, Sivonen K, Jarmusch SA, Houssen WE, Fewer DP. N-Prenylation of Tryptophan by an Aromatic Prenyltransferase from the Cyanobactin Biosynthetic Pathway. Biochemistry 2018; 57:6860-6867. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Luca Dalponte
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Ran H, Wohlgemuth V, Xie X, Li SM. A Nonheme Fe II/2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenase Catalyzes a Double Bond Migration within a Dimethylallyl Moiety Accompanied by Hydroxylation. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:2949-2955. [PMID: 30226371 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Prenylation of cyclodipeptides contributes largely to the structure diversification and biological activity. The prenylated products can be further metabolized by modifications like hydroxylation with cytochrome P450 enzymes or nonheme FeII/2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases. Herein, we cloned and overexpressed NFIA_045530 from Neosartorya fischeri, which shares high sequence similarity with the nonheme FeII/2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase FtmOx1Af from Aspergillus fumigatus on the amino acid level. FtmOx1Af is a member of the biosynthetic enzymes for fumitremorgin-type mycotoxins and catalyzes the conversion of fumitremorgin B to verruculogen by insertion of an oxygen molecule into the two prenyl moieties. The recombinant protein EAW25734 encoded by NFIA_045530 was purified to apparent homogeneity and then was used for incubation with intermediates of the fumitremorgin biosynthetic pathway. LC-MS analysis revealed no consumption of fumitremorgin B but good conversion with its biosynthetic precursor tryprostatin B in the presence of FeII and 2-oxoglutarate. Structure elucidation confirmed 22-hydroxylisotryprostatin B and 14α, 22-dihydroxylisotryprostatin B as the major enzyme products. Further detailed biochemical characterization led to the identification of a novel enzyme, which catalyzes a double bond migration within the dimethylallyl moiety of tryprostatin B with concomitant hydroxylation. Incubation with 18O2-enriched atmosphere confirmed O2 as the major origin of the hydroxyl groups. Solvent exchange was also observed for that at C22. LC-MS analysis confirmed the presence of 22-hydroxylisotryprostatin B in a Neosartorya fischeri extract, highlighting the role of this enzyme in the metabolism of intermediates of the fumitremorgin/verruculogen pathway. A plausible reaction mechanism implementing a radical rearrangement prior to accepting a hydroxyl radical from FeIII is discussed.
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- Huomiao Ran
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Liang JH, Huo XK, Cheng ZB, Sun CP, Zhao JC, Kang XH, Zhang TY, Chen ZJ, Yang TM, Wu YY, Deng XP, Zhang YX. An indole diterpenoid isolated from the fungus Drechmeria sp. and its antimicrobial activity. Nat Prod Res 2018; 33:2770-2776. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1501050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Jia-Hao Liang
- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, The National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Disease, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wenshan Sanqi Research Institute, Wenshan University, Wenshan, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Dalian Maternal and Child Care Health Hospital, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Wu YY, Zhang TY, Zhang MY, Cheng J, Zhang YX. An endophytic Fungi of Ginkgo biloba L. produces antimicrobial metabolites as potential inhibitors of FtsZ of Staphylococcus aureus. Fitoterapia 2018; 128:265-271. [PMID: 29864480 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2018.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A total of 58 fungal isolates, belonging to 24 genera, were obtained from the leaves, stems and roots of Ginkgo biloba L.. Among them, one endophytic fungal strain, Penicillium cataractum SYPF 7131, displayed the strongest antibacterial activity. Four new compounds (1-4) were isolated from the strain fermentation broth together with four known compounds (5-8). These structures were determined on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR and [Rh2(OCOCF3)4]-induced electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopic analyses. All the isolated compounds were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activities. Compound 3 and 4 showed moderate inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Compound 7 exhibited significant inhibitory activity against S. aureus with MIC value of 10 μg/mL. Further, the in silico molecular docking studies of the active compounds was used to explore the binding interactions with the active site of filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z (FtsZ) from Staphylococcus aureus. The docking results revealed that compounds 3, 4 and 7 showed high binding energies, strong H-bond interactions and hydrophobic interactions with FtsZ from S. aureus validating the observed antimicrobial activity. Based on antimicrobial activities and docking studies, compounds 3, 4 and 7 were identified as promising antimicrobial lead molecules.
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- Ying-Ying Wu
- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Drechmerin H, a novel 1(2), 2(18)-diseco indole diterpenoid from the fungus Drechmeria sp. as a natural agonist of human pregnane X receptor. Bioorg Chem 2018; 79:250-256. [PMID: 29775950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A novel 1(2), 2(18)-diseco indole diterpenoid, drechmerin H (1), was isolated from the fermentation broth of Drechmeria sp. together with a new indole diterpenoid, 2'-epi terpendole A (3), and a known analogue, terpendole A (2). Their structures were determined by HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR, ECD, and X-ray single crystal diffraction analyses as well as quantum chemical calculation. The abosulte configuration of terpendole A (2) was determined for the first time. Compound 1 displayed the significant agonistic effect on pregnane X receptor (PXR) with EC50 value of 134.91 ± 2.01 nM, and its interaction with PXR was investigated by molecular docking. Meantime, a plausible biosynthetic pathway for compounds 1-3 is also discussed in the present work.
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Zhao JC, Wang YL, Zhang TY, Chen ZJ, Yang TM, Wu YY, Sun CP, Ma XC, Zhang YX. Indole diterpenoids from the endophytic fungus Drechmeria sp. as natural antimicrobial agents. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2018; 148:21-28. [PMID: 29366852 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A fungal strain, Drechmeria sp., was isolated from the root of Panax notoginseng. Totally, seven new indole diterpenoids, drechmerins A-G (1-7), were isolated from the fermentation broth of Drechmeria sp. together with four known analogues (8-11). Their structures were determined on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopic analyses as well as theoretical calculations. All the isolated compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, B. subtillis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumonia, respectively. Drechmerin B (2) displayed antimicrobial activity against C. albicans with an MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL. Molecular docking was used to investigate interactions of peptide deformylase with compounds 1-3, 5-7, 9, and 10.
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- Jian-Chao Zhao
- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China; College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Wenshan Sanqi Research Institute, Wenshan University, Wenshan, 663000, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650200, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, College (Institute) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Convenient synthetic approach for tri- and tetraprenylated cyclodipeptides by consecutive enzymatic prenylations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:2671-2681. [PMID: 29372298 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8761-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The prenyltransferases EchPT1 and EchPT2 from Aspergillus ruber are responsible for the consecutive prenylations of cyclo-L-Trp-L-Ala, leading to the formation of the triprenylated echinulin as the predominant product. In this study, we demonstrate that EchPT1 also accepts all stereoisomers of cyclo-Trp-Ala and cyclo-Trp-Pro and catalyses regiospecific reverse C2-prenylation at the indole nucleus. EchPT1 products were well accepted by EchPT2 for multiple consecutive prenylations, with conversion yields of 84 to 98% for six of the eight substrates. C2-, C5- and C7-triprenylated derivatives are identified as major enzyme products, with product yields of 40 to 86% in seven cases. High product yields of 25-36%, i.e. approximate 30% of the total enzyme products, were observed for tetraprenylated derivatives in the four reaction mixtures with one D- and one L-configured amino acid residues. To the best of our knowledge, enzymatic preparation of tetraprenylated cyclodipeptides with such high efficacy has not been reported prior to this study.
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Lin CI, McCarty RM, Liu HW. The Enzymology of Organic Transformations: A Survey of Name Reactions in Biological Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:3446-3489. [PMID: 27505692 PMCID: PMC5477795 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Chemical reactions that are named in honor of their true, or at least perceived, discoverers are known as "name reactions". This Review is a collection of biological representatives of named chemical reactions. Emphasis is placed on reaction types and catalytic mechanisms that showcase both the chemical diversity in natural product biosynthesis as well as the parallels with synthetic organic chemistry. An attempt has been made, whenever possible, to describe the enzymatic mechanisms of catalysis within the context of their synthetic counterparts and to discuss the mechanistic hypotheses for those reactions that are currently active areas of investigation. This Review has been categorized by reaction type, for example condensation, nucleophilic addition, reduction and oxidation, substitution, carboxylation, radical-mediated, and rearrangements, which are subdivided by name reactions.
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- Chia-I Lin
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78731, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78731, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78731, USA
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Okada M, Sugita T, Abe I. Posttranslational isoprenylation of tryptophan in bacteria. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:338-346. [PMID: 28326143 PMCID: PMC5331326 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Posttranslational isoprenylation is generally recognized as a universal modification of the cysteine residues in peptides and the thiol groups of proteins in eukaryotes. In contrast, the Bacillus quorum sensing peptide pheromone, the ComX pheromone, possesses a posttranslationally modified tryptophan residue, and the tryptophan residue is isoprenylated with either a geranyl or farnesyl group at the gamma position to form a tricyclic skeleton that bears a newly formed pyrrolidine, similar to proline. The post-translational dimethylallylation of two tryptophan residues of a cyclic peptide, kawaguchipeptin A, from cyanobacteria has also been reported. Interestingly, the modified tryptophan residues of kawaguchipeptin A have the same scaffold as that of the ComX pheromones, but with the opposite stereochemistry. This review highlights the biosynthetic pathways and posttranslational isoprenylation of tryptophan. In particular, recent studies on peptide modifying enzymes are discussed.
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- Masahiro Okada
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Lin C, McCarty RM, Liu H. Die Enzymologie organischer Umwandlungen: Namensreaktionen in biologischen Systemen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201603291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Chia‐I. Lin
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78731 USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78731 USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78731 USA
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Molecular insights into the enzyme promiscuity of an aromatic prenyltransferase. Nat Chem Biol 2016; 13:226-234. [PMID: 27992881 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Aromatic prenyltransferases (aPTases) transfer prenyl moieties from isoprenoid donors to various aromatic acceptors, some of which have the rare property of extreme enzymatic promiscuity toward both a variety of prenyl donors and a large diversity of acceptors. In this study, we discovered a new aPTase, AtaPT, from Aspergillus terreus that exhibits unprecedented promiscuity toward diverse aromatic acceptors and prenyl donors and also yields products with a range of prenylation patterns. Systematic crystallographic studies revealed various discrete conformations for ligand binding with donor-dependent acceptor specificity and multiple binding sites within a spacious hydrophobic substrate-binding pocket. Further structure-guided mutagenesis of active sites at the substrate-binding pocket is responsible for altering the specificity and promiscuity toward substrates and the diversity of product prenylations. Our study reveals the molecular mechanism underlying the promiscuity of AtaPT and suggests an efficient protein engineering strategy to generate new prenylated derivatives in drug discovery applications.
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Fan A, Xie X, Li SM. Tryptophan prenyltransferases showing higher catalytic activities for Friedel-Crafts alkylation of o- and m-tyrosines than tyrosine prenyltransferases. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 13:7551-7. [PMID: 26077893 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01040c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tryptophan prenyltransferases FgaPT2, 5-DMATS, 6-DMATSSv and 7-DMATS catalyse regiospecific C-prenylations on the indole ring, while tyrosine prenyltransferases SirD and TyrPT catalyse the O-prenylation of the phenolic hydroxyl group. In this study, we report the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of L-o-tyrosine by these enzymes. Surprisingly, no conversion was detected with SirD and three tryptophan prenyltransferases showed significantly higher activity than another tyrosine prenyltransferase TyrPT. C5-prenylated L-o-tyrosine was identified as a unique product of these enzymes. Using L-m-tyrosine as the prenylation substrate, product formation was only observed with the tryptophan prenyltransferases FgaPT2 and 7-DMATS. C4- and C6-prenylated derivatives were identified in the reaction mixture of FgaPT2. These results provided additional evidence for the similarities and differences between these two subgroups within the DMATS superfamily in their catalytic behaviours.
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- Aili Fan
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstrasse 17A, 35037 Marburg, Germany.
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Fan A, Li SM. Saturation mutagenesis on Arg244 of the tryptophan C4-prenyltransferase FgaPT2 leads to enhanced catalytic ability and different preferences for tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptides. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:5389-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7365-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Okada M, Sugita T, Akita K, Nakashima Y, Tian T, Li C, Mori T, Abe I. Stereospecific prenylation of tryptophan by a cyanobacterial post-translational modification enzyme. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:9639-9644. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01759b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stereospecific prenylation of tryptophan by KgpF was determined by in vitro prenylation and chemical synthesis.
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- Masahiro Okada
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Japan
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Fan A, Winkelblech J, Li SM. Impacts and perspectives of prenyltransferases of the DMATS superfamily for use in biotechnology. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7399-415. [PMID: 26227408 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6813-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prenylated compounds are ubiquitously found in nature and demonstrate interesting biological and pharmacological activities. Prenyltransferases catalyze the attachment of prenyl moieties from different prenyl donors to various acceptors and contribute significantly to the structural and biological diversity of natural products. In the last decade, significant progress has been achieved for the prenyltransferases of the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase (DMATS) superfamily. More than 40 members of these soluble enzymes are identified in microorganisms and characterized biochemically. These enzymes were also successfully used for production of a large number of prenylated derivatives. N1-, C4-, C5-, C6-, and C7-prenylated tryptophan and N1-, C2-, C3-, C4-, and C7-prenylated tryptophan-containing peptides were obtained by using DMATS enzymes as biocatalysts. Tyrosine and xanthone prenyltransferases were used for production of prenylated derivatives of their analogs. More interestingly, the members of the DMATS superfamily demonstrated intriguing substrate and catalytic promiscuity and also used structurally quite different compounds as prenyl acceptors. Prenylated hydroxynaphthalenes, flavonoids, indolocarbazoles, and acylphloroglucinols, which are typical bacterial or plant metabolites, were produced by using several fungal DMATS enzymes. Furthermore, the potential usage of these enzymes was further expanded by using natural or unnatural DMAPP analogs as well as by coexpression with other genes like NRPS and by development of whole cell biocatalyst.
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- Aili Fan
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstrasse 17A, D-35037, Marburg, Germany
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Gao B, Chen R, Liu X, Dai J, Sun F. Expression, purification, crystallization and crystallographic study of the Aspergillus terreus aromatic prenyltransferase AtaPT. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2015; 71:889-94. [PMID: 26144234 PMCID: PMC4498710 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x15008882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Prenylated aromatics are produced by aromatic prenyltransferases during the secondary metabolism of bacteria, fungi and plants. The prenylation of nonprenylated precursors can lead to great chemical diversity and extensive biological properties. Aspergillus terreus aromatic prenyltransferase (AtaPT), which has recently been discovered and characterized, is such an enzyme and is responsible for the prenylation of various aromatic compounds. Here, recombinant AtaPT was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 1.71 Å and the crystal belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2, with unit-cell parameters a = 96.2, b = 135.8, c = 69.5 Å, α = β = γ = 90°. Analysis of the calculated Matthews coefficient and the self-rotation function suggested that there are two AtaPT molecules in the asymmetric unit.
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- Bingquan Gao
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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Zhou K, Ludwig L, Li SM. Friedel-crafts alkylation of acylphloroglucinols catalyzed by a fungal indole prenyltransferase. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:929-933. [PMID: 25756361 DOI: 10.1021/np5009784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Naturally occurring prenylated acylphloroglucinol derivatives are plant metabolites with diverse biological and pharmacological activities. Prenylation of acylphloroglucinols plays an important role in the formation of these intriguing natural products and is catalyzed in plants by membrane-bound enzymes. In this study, we demonstrate the prenylation of such compounds by a soluble fungal prenyltransferase AnaPT involved in the biosynthesis of prenylated indole alkaloids. The observed activities of AnaPT toward these substrates are much higher than that of a microsomal fraction containing an overproduced prenyltransferase from the plant hop.
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- Kang Zhou
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35037, Germany
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Winkelblech J, Liebhold M, Gunera J, Xie X, Kolb P, Li SM. TryptophanC5-,C6-andC7-Prenylating Enzymes Displaying a Preference for C-6 of the Indole Ring in the Presence of Unnatural Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Analogues. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wunsch C, Mundt K, Li SM. Targeted production of secondary metabolites by coexpression of non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and prenyltransferase genes in Aspergillus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4213-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6490-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tyrosine O-prenyltransferases TyrPT and SirD displaying similar behavior toward unnatural alkyl or benzyl diphosphate as their natural prenyl donor dimethylallyl diphosphate. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7115-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6452-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Gerhards N, Neubauer L, Tudzynski P, Li SM. Biosynthetic pathways of ergot alkaloids. Toxins (Basel) 2014; 6:3281-95. [PMID: 25513893 PMCID: PMC4280535 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6123281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Ergot alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products belonging to indole alkaloids. The best known producers are fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, e.g., Claviceps, Epichloë, Penicillium and Aspergillus species. According to their structures, ergot alkaloids can be divided into three groups: clavines, lysergic acid amides and peptides (ergopeptines). All of them share the first biosynthetic steps, which lead to the formation of the tetracyclic ergoline ring system (except the simplest, tricyclic compound: chanoclavine). Different modifications on the ergoline ring by specific enzymes result in an abundance of bioactive natural products, which are used as pharmaceutical drugs or precursors thereof. From the 1950s through to recent years, most of the biosynthetic pathways have been elucidated. Gene clusters from several ergot alkaloid producers have been identified by genome mining and the functions of many of those genes have been demonstrated by knock-out experiments or biochemical investigations of the overproduced enzymes.
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- Nina Gerhards
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Deutschhausstrasse 17A, D-35037 Marburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 8, D-48143 Münster, Germany.
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 8, D-48143 Münster, Germany.
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Deutschhausstrasse 17A, D-35037 Marburg, Germany.
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Fan A, Zocher G, Stec E, Stehle T, Li SM. Site-directed mutagenesis switching a dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase to a specific tyrosine C3-prenylating enzyme. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:1364-73. [PMID: 25477507 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.623413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The tryptophan prenyltransferases FgaPT2 and 7-DMATS (7-dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase) from Aspergillus fumigatus catalyze C(4)- and C(7)-prenylation of the indole ring, respectively. 7-DMATS was found to accept l-tyrosine as substrate as well and converted it to an O-prenylated derivative. An acceptance of l-tyrosine by FgaPT2 was also observed in this study. Interestingly, isolation and structure elucidation revealed the identification of a C(3)-prenylated l-tyrosine as enzyme product. Molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis led to creation of a mutant FgaPT2_K174F, which showed much higher specificity toward l-tyrosine than l-tryptophan. Its catalytic efficiency toward l-tyrosine was found to be 4.9-fold in comparison with that of non-mutated FgaPT2, whereas the activity toward l-tryptophan was less than 0.4% of that of the wild-type. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on an enzymatic C-prenylation of l-tyrosine as free amino acid and altering the substrate preference of a prenyltransferase by mutagenesis.
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- Aili Fan
- From the Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35037 Marburg and
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- the Interfakultäres Institut für Biochemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- From the Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35037 Marburg and
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- the Interfakultäres Institut für Biochemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- From the Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35037 Marburg and
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Fan A, Li SM. Prenylation of tyrosine and derivatives by a tryptophan C7-prenyltransferase. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.07.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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C7-prenylation of tryptophanyl and O-prenylation of tyrosyl residues in dipeptides by an Aspergillus terreus prenyltransferase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:1719-30. [PMID: 25125042 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5999-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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During our search for novel prenyltransferases, a putative gene ATEG_04218 from Aspergillus terreus raised our attention and was therefore amplified from strain DSM 1958 and expressed in Escherichia coli. Biochemical investigations with the purified recombinant protein and different aromatic substrates in the presence of dimethylallyl diphosphate revealed the acceptance of all the tested tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptides. Structure elucidation of the main enzyme products by NMR and MS analyses confirmed the attachment of the prenyl moiety to C-7 of the indole ring, proving the identification of a cyclic dipeptide C7-prenyltransferase (CdpC7PT). For some substrates, reversely C3- or N1-prenylated derivatives were identified as minor products. In comparison to the known tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptide C7-prenyltransferase CTrpPT from Aspergillus oryzae, CdpC7PT showed a much higher substrate flexibility. It also accepted cyclo-L-Tyr-L-Tyr as substrate and catalyzed an O-prenylation at the tyrosyl residue, providing the first example from the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase (DMATS) superfamily with an O-prenyltransferase activity towards dipeptides. Furthermore, products with both C7-prenyl at tryptophanyl and O-prenyl at tyrosyl residue were detected in the reaction mixture of cyclo-L-Trp-L-Tyr. Determination of the kinetic parameters proved that (S)-benzodiazepinedione consisting of a tryptophanyl and an anthranilyl moiety was accepted as the best substrate with a K M value of 204.1 μM and a turnover number of 0.125 s(-1). Cyclo-L-Tyr-L-Tyr was accepted with a K M value of 1,411.3 μM and a turnover number of 0.012 s(-1).
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A new member of the DMATS superfamily from Aspergillus niger catalyzes prenylations of both tyrosine and tryptophan derivatives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:10119-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5872-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Zeyhle P, Bauer JS, Kalinowski J, Shin-ya K, Gross H, Heide L. Genome-based discovery of a novel membrane-bound 1,6-dihydroxyphenazine prenyltransferase from a marine actinomycete. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99122. [PMID: 24892559 PMCID: PMC4044012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Recently, novel prenylated derivatives of 1,6-dihydroxyphenazine have been isolated from the marine sponge-associated Streptomyces sp. SpC080624SC-11. Genome sequencing of this strain now revealed a gene cluster containing all genes necessary for the synthesis of the phenazine and the isoprenoid moieties. Unexpectedly, however, the cluster did not contain a gene with similarity to previously investigated phenazine prenyltransferases, but instead a gene with modest similarity to the membrane-bound prenyltransferases of ubiquinone and menaquinone biosynthesis. Expression of this gene in E. coli and isolation of the membrane fraction proved that the encoded enzyme, Mpz10, catalyzes two successive prenylations of 1,6-dihydroxyphenazine. Mpz10 is the first example of a membrane-bound enzyme catalyzing the prenylation of a phenazine substrate, and one of few examples of membrane-bound enzymes involved in the prenylation of aromatic secondary metabolites in microorganisms.
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- Philipp Zeyhle
- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics and Biotechnology, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan
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- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Biochemical Investigations of Two 6-DMATS Enzymes fromStreptomycesReveal New Features ofL-Tryptophan Prenyltransferases. Chembiochem 2014; 15:1030-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201400046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pockrandt D, Sack C, Kosiol T, Li SM. A promiscuous prenyltransferase from Aspergillus oryzae catalyses C-prenylations of hydroxynaphthalenes in the presence of different prenyl donors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:4987-94. [PMID: 24430210 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Prenyltransferases of the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase (DMATS) superfamily are involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and show broad substrate specificity towards their aromatic substrates with a high regioselectivity for the prenylation reactions. Most members of this superfamily accepted as prenyl donor exclusively dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). One enzyme, AnaPT from Neosartorya fischeri, was reported recently to use both DMAPP and geranyl diphosphate (GPP) as prenyl donors. In this study, we demonstrate the acceptance of DMAPP, GPP and farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) by a new member of this superfamily, BAE61387 from Aspergillus oryzae DSM1147, for C-prenylations of hydroxynaphthalenes.
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- Daniel Pockrandt
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstrasse 17A, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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Schmidt-Dannert C. Biosynthesis of terpenoid natural products in fungi. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 148:19-61. [PMID: 25414054 DOI: 10.1007/10_2014_283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Tens of thousands of terpenoid natural products have been isolated from plants and microbial sources. Higher fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) are known to produce an array of well-known terpenoid natural products, including mycotoxins, antibiotics, antitumor compounds, and phytohormones. Except for a few well-studied fungal biosynthetic pathways, the majority of genes and biosynthetic pathways responsible for the biosynthesis of a small number of these secondary metabolites have only been discovered and characterized in the past 5-10 years. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on fungal terpenoid biosynthesis from biochemical, genetic, and genomic viewpoints. Enzymes involved in synthesizing, transferring, and cyclizing the prenyl chains that form the hydrocarbon scaffolds of fungal terpenoid natural products are systematically discussed. Genomic information and functional evidence suggest differences between the terpenome of the two major fungal phyla--the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota--which will be illustrated for each group of terpenoid natural products.
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- Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN, 55108, USA,
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Tarcz S, Xie X, Li SM. Substrate and catalytic promiscuity of secondary metabolite enzymes: O-prenylation of hydroxyxanthones with different prenyl donors by a bisindolyl benzoquinone C- and N-prenyltransferase. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra00337c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Supplied with unnatural substrates like hydroxyxanthones, the C- and N-prenyltransferase AstPT performs O-prenylation using DMAPP, GPP and also FPP as prenyl donor.
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- Sylwia Tarcz
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Tarcz S, Ludwig L, Li SM. AstPT catalyses both reverse N1- and regular C2 prenylation of a methylated bisindolyl benzoquinone. Chembiochem 2013; 15:108-16. [PMID: 24302698 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Prenylated bisindolyl benzoquinones exhibit interesting biological activities, such as antidiabetic or anti-HIV activities. A number of these compounds, including asterriquinones, have been isolated from Aspergillus terreus. In this study, we identified two putative genes by genome mining, ATEG_09980 and ATEG_00702, which share high sequence similarity with the known bisindolyl benzoquinone prenyltransferase TdiB from Aspergillus nidulans. The coding sequences were cloned and overexpressed in E. coli. The overproduced recombinant proteins were purified to near homogeneity and used for enzyme assays with asterriquinone D in the presence of dimethylallyl diphosphate. HPLC analysis showed that product formation was only detected in enzyme assays with EAU29429 encoded by ATEG_09980, not in those with EAU39348 encoded by ATEG_00702. Product isolation and structure elucidation by NMR and MS analyses led to identification of N1-reversely and C2-regularly monoprenylated derivatives, as well as N1',N1''reversely, N1'-reversely, C2''-regularly diprenylated derivatives. This proved that EAU29429 functions as an asterriquinone prenyltransferase (AstPT) and indicated the involvement of EAU29429 rather than EAU39348 in the biosynthesis of methylated asterriquinones. Furthermore, incubation of monoprenylated enzyme products with AstPT resulted in the formation of the diprenylated derivatives.
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- Sylwia Tarcz
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Deutschhausstrasse 17 A, 35037 Marburg (Germany)
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Liebhold M, Li SM. Regiospecific Benzylation of Tryptophan and Derivatives Catalyzed by a Fungal Dimethylallyl Transferase. Org Lett 2013; 15:5834-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol4029012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Mike Liebhold
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps Universität Marburg Deutschhausstrasse 17a, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps Universität Marburg Deutschhausstrasse 17a, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Fan A, Li SM. One Substrate - Seven Products with Different Prenylation Positions in One-Step Reactions: Prenyltransferases Make it Possible. Adv Synth Catal 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201300386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pockrandt D, Li SM. Geranylation of Cyclic Dipeptides by the Dimethylallyl Transferase AnaPT Resulting in a Shift of Prenylation Position on the Indole Ring. Chembiochem 2013; 14:2023-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Liebhold M, Xie X, Li SM. Breaking cyclic dipeptide prenyltransferase regioselectivity by unnatural alkyl donors. Org Lett 2013; 15:3062-5. [PMID: 23721375 DOI: 10.1021/ol401247s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The behavior of five cyclic dipeptide prenyltransferases, responsible for C2-regular, C2-reverse, or C3-reverse prenylation, was investigated in the presence of the unnatural alkyl donors monomethylallyl and 2-pentenyl diphosphate. Both substrates were well accepted by the tested enzymes. Interestingly, C2-reverse and C3-reverse monoalkylated derivatives were identified as enzyme products in all of the enzyme assays. These findings indicate their similar reaction characteristics in the presence of unnatural alkyl donors.
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- Mike Liebhold
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstrasse 17a, 35037 Marburg, Germany, and Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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