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Place AR, Ramos-Franco J, Waters AL, Peng J, Hamann MT. Sterolysin from a 1950s culture of Karlodinium veneficum (aka Gymnodinium veneficum Ballantine) forms lethal sterol dependent membrane pores. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17998. [PMID: 39097621 PMCID: PMC11297910 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68669-0] [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: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024] Open
Abstract
In 1957 Abbott and Ballantine described a highly toxic activity from a dinoflagellate isolated from the English Channel in 1949 by Mary Park. From a culture maintained at Plymouth Laboratory since 1950, we have been able to isolate two toxic molecules (abbotoxin and 59-E-Chloro-abbotoxin), determine the planar structures by analysis of HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR spectra, and found them to be karlotoxin (KmTx) congeners. Both toxins kill larval zebrafish with symptoms identical to those described by Abbot and Ballantine for gobies (Gobius virescens). Using surface plasma resonance the sterol binding specificity of karlotoxins is shown to require desmethyl sterols. Our results with black lipid membranes indicate that karlotoxin forms large-conductance channels in the lipid membrane, which are characterized by large ionic conductance, poor ionic selectivity, and a complex gating behavior that exhibits strong voltage dependence and multiple gating patterns. In addition, we show that KmTx 2 pore formation is a highly targeted mechanism involving sterol-specificity. This is the first report of the functional properties of the membrane pores formed by karlotoxins and is consistent with the initial observations of Abbott and Ballantine from 1957.
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- Allen R Place
- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Suite 236 Rita Rossi Colwell Center, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA
- COP Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425-5700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA
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Hang S, Lu H, Jiang Y. Marine-Derived Metabolites Act as Promising Antifungal Agents. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:180. [PMID: 38667797 PMCID: PMC11051449 DOI: 10.3390/md22040180] [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: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The incidence of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) is on the rise globally, particularly among immunocompromised patients, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Current clinical antifungal agents, such as polyenes, azoles, and echinocandins, face increasing resistance from pathogenic fungi. Therefore, there is a pressing need for the development of novel antifungal drugs. Marine-derived secondary metabolites represent valuable resources that are characterized by varied chemical structures and pharmacological activities. While numerous compounds exhibiting promising antifungal activity have been identified, a comprehensive review elucidating their specific underlying mechanisms remains lacking. In this review, we have compiled a summary of antifungal compounds derived from marine organisms, highlighting their diverse mechanisms of action targeting various fungal cellular components, including the cell wall, cell membrane, mitochondria, chromosomes, drug efflux pumps, and several biological processes, including vesicular trafficking and the growth of hyphae and biofilms. This review is helpful for the subsequent development of antifungal drugs due to its summary of the antifungal mechanisms of secondary metabolites from marine organisms.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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Haq S, Oyler BL, Williams E, Khan MM, Goodlett DR, Bachvaroff T, Place AR. Investigating A Multi-Domain Polyketide Synthase in Amphidinium carterae. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:425. [PMID: 37623706 PMCID: PMC10455422 DOI: 10.3390/md21080425] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Dinoflagellates are unicellular organisms that are implicated in harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by potent toxins that are produced through polyketide synthase (PKS) pathways. However, the exact mechanisms of toxin synthesis are unknown due to a lack of genomic segregation of fat, toxins, and other PKS-based pathways. To better understand the underlying mechanisms, the actions and expression of the PKS proteins were investigated using the toxic dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae as a model. Cerulenin, a known ketosynthase inhibitor, was shown to reduce acetate incorporation into all fat classes with the toxins amphidinol and sulpho-amphidinol. The mass spectrometry analysis of cerulenin-reacted synthetic peptides derived from ketosynthase domains of A. carterae multimodular PKS transcripts demonstrated a strong covalent bond that could be localized using collision-induced dissociation. One multi-modular PKS sequence present in all dinoflagellates surveyed to date was found to lack an AT domain in toxin-producing species, indicating trans-acting domains, and was shown by Western blotting to be post-transcriptionally processed. These results demonstrate how toxin synthesis in dinoflagellates can be differentiated from fat synthesis despite common underlying pathway.
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- Saddef Haq
- Institute for Marine and Environmental Technologies, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; (S.H.); (E.W.); (T.B.)
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; (B.L.O.); (M.M.K.)
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- Institute for Marine and Environmental Technologies, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; (S.H.); (E.W.); (T.B.)
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; (B.L.O.); (M.M.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8S 1P7, Canada;
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- Institute for Marine and Environmental Technologies, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; (S.H.); (E.W.); (T.B.)
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- Institute for Marine and Environmental Technologies, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; (S.H.); (E.W.); (T.B.)
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Yang X, Yan Z, Chen J, Wang D, Li K. Acute Toxicity of the Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae on Early Life Stages of Zebrafish ( Danio rerio). TOXICS 2023; 11:370. [PMID: 37112597 PMCID: PMC10144361 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium can produce a variety of polyketides, such as amphidinols (AMs), amphidinoketides, and amphidinin, that have hemolytic, cytotoxic, and fish mortality properties. AMs pose a significant threat to ecological function due to their membrane-disrupting and permeabilizing properties, as well as their hydrophobicity. Our research aims to investigate the disparate distribution of AMs between intracellular and extracellular environments, as well as the threat that AMs pose to aquatic organisms. As a result, AMs containing sulphate groups such as AM19 with lower bioactivity comprised the majority of A. carterae strain GY-H35, while AMs without sulphate groups such as AM18 with higher bioactivity displayed a higher proportion and hemolytic activity in the extracellular environment, suggesting that AMs may serve as allelochemicals. When the concentration of extracellular crude extracts of AMs reached 0.81 µg/mL in the solution, significant differences in zebrafish embryonic mortality and malformation were observed. Over 96 hpf, 0.25 μL/mL of AMs could cause significant pericardial edema, heart rate decrease, pectoral fin deformation, and spinal deformation in zebrafish larvae. Our findings emphasized the necessity of conducting systematic research on the differences between the intracellular and extracellular distribution of toxins to gain a more accurate understanding of their effects on humans and the environment.
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- Xiao Yang
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; (X.Y.); (Z.Y.); (J.C.); (D.W.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; (X.Y.); (Z.Y.); (J.C.); (D.W.)
- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; (X.Y.); (Z.Y.); (J.C.); (D.W.)
- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; (X.Y.); (Z.Y.); (J.C.); (D.W.)
- College of Marine Science, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; (X.Y.); (Z.Y.); (J.C.); (D.W.)
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Morales-Amador A, Souto ML, Hertweck C, Fernández JJ, García-Altares M. Rapid Screening of Polyol Polyketides from Marine Dinoflagellates. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14205-14213. [PMID: 36190828 PMCID: PMC9583072 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Dinoflagellate-derived
polyketides are typically large molecules
(>1000 Da) with complex structures, potent bioactivities, and high
toxicities. Their discovery suffers three major bottlenecks: insufficient
bioavailability, low-yield cultivation of producer organisms, and
production of multiple highly related analogues by a single strain.
Consequently, the biotechnological production of therapeutics or toxicological
standards of dinoflagellate-derived polyketides is also hampered.
Strategies based on sensitive and selective techniques for chemical
prospection of dinoflagellate extracts could aid in overcoming these
limitations, as it allows selecting the most interesting candidates
for discovery and exploitation programs according to the biosynthetic
potential. In this work, we assess the combination of data-dependent
liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry
(LC–HRMS2) and molecular networking to screen polyol
polyketides. To demonstrate the power of this approach, we selected
dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae since it is commonly used as a biotechnological model and produces
amphidinols, a family of polyol-polyene compounds with antifungal
and antimycoplasmal activity. First, we screened families of compounds
with multiple hydroxyl groups by examining MS2 profiles
that contain sequential neutral losses of water. Then, we clustered
MS2 spectra by molecular networking to facilitate the dereplication
and discovery of amphidinols. Finally, we used the MS2 fragmentation
behavior of well-characterized luteophanol D as a model to propose
a structural hypothesis of nine novel amphidinols. We envision that
this strategy is a valuable approach to rapidly monitoring toxin production
of known and unknown polyol polyketides in dinoflagellates, even in
small culture volumes, and distinguishing strains according to their
toxin profiles.
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- Adrián Morales-Amador
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.,Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 23, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 23, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 23, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Department of Electronic Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Umegawa Y, Yamamoto T, Dixit M, Funahashi K, Seo S, Nakagawa Y, Suzuki T, Matsuoka S, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Oishi T, Matsumori N, Shinoda W, Murata M. Amphotericin B assembles into seven-molecule ion channels: An NMR and molecular dynamics study. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo2658. [PMID: 35714188 PMCID: PMC9205587 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo2658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug with a long history of use, forms fungicidal ion-permeable channels across cell membranes. Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, we experimentally elucidated the three-dimensional structure of the molecular assemblies formed by this drug in membranes in the presence of the fungal sterol ergosterol. A stable assembly consisting of seven drug molecules was observed to form an ion conductive channel. The structure is somewhat similar to the upper half of the barrel-stave model proposed in the 1970s but substantially different in the number of molecules and in their arrangement. The present structure explains many previous findings, including structure-activity relationships of the drug, which will be useful for improving drug efficacy and reducing adverse effects.
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- Yuichi Umegawa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Pradhan B, Ki JS. Phytoplankton Toxins and Their Potential Therapeutic Applications: A Journey toward the Quest for Potent Pharmaceuticals. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20040271. [PMID: 35447944 PMCID: PMC9030253 DOI: 10.3390/md20040271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Phytoplankton are prominent organisms that contain numerous bioactive substances and secondary metabolites, including toxins, which can be valuable to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and biotechnological industries. Studies on toxins produced by phytoplankton such as cyanobacteria, diatoms, and dinoflagellates have become more prevalent in recent years and have sparked much interest in this field of research. Because of their richness and complexity, they have great potential as medicinal remedies and biological exploratory probes. Unfortunately, such toxins are still at the preclinical and clinical stages of development. Phytoplankton toxins are harmful to other organisms and are hazardous to animals and human health. However, they may be effective as therapeutic pharmacological agents for numerous disorders, including dyslipidemia, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. In this review, we have focused on the properties of different toxins produced by phytoplankton, as well as their beneficial effects and potential biomedical applications. The anticancer properties exhibited by phytoplankton toxins are mainly attributed to their apoptotic effects. As a result, phytoplankton toxins are a promising strategy for avoiding postponement or cancer treatment. Moreover, they also displayed promising applications in other ailments and diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, AIDS, fungal, bacterial, schizophrenia, inflammation, allergy, osteoporosis, asthma, and pain. Preclinical and clinical applications of phytoplankton toxins, as well as future directions of their enhanced nano-formulations for improved clinical efficacy, have also been reviewed.
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Barone ME, Murphy E, Parkes R, Fleming GTA, Campanile F, Thomas OP, Touzet N. Antibacterial Activity and Amphidinol Profiling of the Marine Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae (Subclade III). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212196. [PMID: 34830076 PMCID: PMC8618426 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Microalgae have received growing interest for their capacity to produce bioactive metabolites. This study aimed at characterising the antimicrobial potential of the marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae strain LACW11, isolated from the west of Ireland. Amphidinolides have been identified as cytotoxic polyoxygenated polyketides produced by several Amphidinium species. Phylogenetic inference assigned our strain to Amphidinium carterae subclade III, along with isolates interspersed in different geographic regions. A two-stage extraction and fractionation process of the biomass was carried out. Extracts obtained after stage-1 were tested for bioactivity against bacterial ATCC strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The stage-2 solid phase extraction provided 16 fractions, which were tested against S. aureus and E. faecalis. Fractions I, J and K yielded minimum inhibitory concentrations between 16 μg/mL and 256 μg/mL for both Gram-positive. A targeted metabolomic approach using UHPLC-HRMS/MS analysis applied on fractions G to J evidenced the presence of amphidinol type compounds AM-A, AM-B, AM-22 and a new derivative dehydroAM-A, with characteristic masses of m/z 1361, 1463, 1667 and 1343, respectively. Combining the results of the biological assays with the targeted metabolomic approach, we could conclude that AM-A and the new derivative dehydroAM-A are responsible for the detected antimicrobial bioactivity.
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- Maria Elena Barone
- Centre for Environmental Research, Sustainability and Innovation, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Ln, Ballytivnan, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland; (M.E.B.); (R.P.)
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- Marine Biodiversity, School of Chemistry, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland;
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- Centre for Environmental Research, Sustainability and Innovation, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Ln, Ballytivnan, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland; (M.E.B.); (R.P.)
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Natural Science, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland;
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- Medical Molecular Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory (MMARLab), Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia n. 97, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Marine Biodiversity, School of Chemistry, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland;
- Correspondence: (O.P.T.); (N.T.)
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- Centre for Environmental Research, Sustainability and Innovation, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Ln, Ballytivnan, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland; (M.E.B.); (R.P.)
- Correspondence: (O.P.T.); (N.T.)
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Nishimura S. Marine natural products targeting the eukaryotic cell membrane. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2021; 74:769-785. [PMID: 34493848 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-021-00468-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The cell membrane, with high fluidity and alternative curvatures, maintains the robust integrity to distinguish inner and outer space of cells or organelles. Lipids are the main components of the cell membrane, but their functions are largely unknown. Even the visualization of lipids is not straightforward since modification of lipids often hampers its correct physical properties. Many natural products target cell membranes, some of which are used as pharmaceuticals and/or research tools. They show specific recognition on lipids, and thus exhibit desired pharmacological effects and unique biological phenotypes. This review is a catalog of marine natural products that target eukaryotic cell membranes. Chemical structures, biological activities, and molecular mechanisms are summarized. I hope that this review will be helpful for readers to notice the potential of marine natural products in the exploration of the function of lipids and the druggability of eukaryotic cell membranes.
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- Shinichi Nishimura
- Department of Biotechnology, Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Morales-Amador A, Molina-Miras A, López-Rosales L, Sánchez-Mirón A, García-Camacho F, Souto ML, Fernández JJ. Isolation and Structural Elucidation of New Amphidinol Analogues from Amphidinium carterae Cultivated in a Pilot-Scale Photobioreactor. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:432. [PMID: 34436271 PMCID: PMC8399002 DOI: 10.3390/md19080432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The demand for valuable products from dinoflagellate biotechnology has increased remarkably in recent years due to their many prospective applications. However, there remain many challenges that need to be addressed in order to make dinoflagellate bioactives a commercial reality. In this article, we describe the technical feasibility of producing and recovering amphidinol analogues (AMs) excreted into a culture broth of Amphidinium carterae ACRN03, successfully cultured in an LED-illuminated pilot-scale (80 L) bubble column photobioreactor operated in fed-batch mode with a pulse feeding strategy. We report on the isolation of new structurally related AMs, amphidinol 24 (1, AM24), amphidinol 25 (2, AM25) and amphidinol 26 (3, AM26), from a singular fraction resulting from the downstream processing. Their planar structures were elucidated by extensive NMR and HRMS analysis, whereas the relative configuration of the C-32→C-47 bis-tetrahydropyran core was confirmed to be antipodal in accord with the recently revised configuration of AM3. The hemolytic activities of the new metabolites and other related derivatives were evaluated, and structure-activity conclusions were established. Their isolation was based on a straightforward and high-performance bioprocess that could be suitable for the commercial development of AMs or other high-value compounds from shear sensitive dinoflagellates.
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- Adrián Morales-Amador
- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.L.-R.); (A.S.-M.); (F.G.-C.)
- Research Center CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.L.-R.); (A.S.-M.); (F.G.-C.)
- Research Center CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.L.-R.); (A.S.-M.); (F.G.-C.)
- Research Center CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.M.-M.); (L.L.-R.); (A.S.-M.); (F.G.-C.)
- Research Center CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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Unlocking the Health Potential of Microalgae as Sustainable Sources of Bioactive Compounds. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094383. [PMID: 33922258 PMCID: PMC8122763 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Microalgae are known to produce a plethora of compounds derived from the primary and secondary metabolism. Different studies have shown that these compounds may have allelopathic, antimicrobial, and antipredator activities. In addition, in vitro and in vivo screenings have shown that several compounds have interesting bioactivities (such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial) for the possible prevention and treatment of human pathologies. Additionally, the enzymatic pathways responsible for the synthesis of these compounds, and the targets and mechanisms of their action have also been investigated for a few species. However, further research is necessary for their full exploitation and possible pharmaceutical and other industrial applications. Here, we review the current knowledge on the chemical characteristics, biological activities, mechanism of action, and the enzymes involved in the synthesis of microalgal metabolites with potential benefits for human health.
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Elsadek LA, Matthews JH, Nishimura S, Nakatani T, Ito A, Gu T, Luo D, Salvador-Reyes LA, Paul VJ, Kakeya H, Luesch H. Genomic and Targeted Approaches Unveil the Cell Membrane as a Major Target of the Antifungal Cytotoxin Amantelide A. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1790-1799. [PMID: 33527693 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Amantelide A, a polyhydroxylated macrolide isolated from a marine cyanobacterium, displays broad-spectrum activity against mammalian cells, bacterial pathogens, and marine fungi. We conducted comprehensive mechanistic studies to identify the molecular targets and pathways affected by amantelide A. Our investigations relied on chemical structure similarities with compounds of known mechanisms, yeast knockout mutants, yeast chemogenomic profiling, and direct biochemical and biophysical methods. We established that amantelide A exerts its antifungal action by binding to ergosterol-containing membranes followed by pore formation and cell death, a mechanism partially shared with polyene antifungals. Binding assays demonstrated that amantelide A also binds to membranes containing epicholesterol or mammalian cholesterol, thus suggesting that the cytotoxicity to mammalian cells might be due to its affinity to cholesterol-containing membranes. However, membrane interactions were not completely dependent on sterols. Yeast chemogenomic profiling suggested additional direct or indirect effects on actin. Accordingly, we performed actin polymerization assays, which suggested that amantelide A also promotes actin polymerization in cell-free systems. However, the C-33 acetoxy derivative amantelide B showed a similar effect on actin dynamics in vitro but no significant activity against yeast. Overall, these studies suggest that the membrane effects are the most functionally relevant for amantelide A mechanism of action.
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- Lobna A Elsadek
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Products,Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Products,Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, 2033 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Products,Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1100, Philippines
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- Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 Seaway Drive, Ft., Pierce, FL 34949, USA
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Products,Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Yamamoto T, Umegawa Y, Yamagami M, Suzuki T, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Matsumori N, Murata M. The Perpendicular Orientation of Amphotericin B Methyl Ester in Hydrated Lipid Bilayers Supports the Barrel-Stave Model. Biochemistry 2019; 58:2282-2291. [PMID: 30973009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The clinically important antibiotic amphotericin B (AmB) is a membrane-active natural product that targets membrane sterol. The antimicrobial activity of AmB is generally attributed to its membrane permeabilization, which occurs when a pore is formed across a lipid bilayer. In this study, the molecular orientation of AmB was investigated using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to better understand the mechanism of antifungal activity. The methyl ester of AmB (AME) labeled with NMR isotopes, d3-AME, and its fluorinated and/or 13C-labeled derivatives were prepared. All of the AmB derivatives showed similar membrane-disrupting activities and ultraviolet spectra in phospholipid liposomes, suggesting that their molecular assemblies in membranes closely mimic those of AmB. Solid-state 2H NMR measurements of d3-AME in a hydrated membrane showed that the mobility of AME molecules depends on concentration and temperature. At a 1:5:45 AME:Erg:dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine ratio, AME became sufficiently mobilized to observe the motional averaging of quadrupole coupling. On the basis of the rotational averaging effect of 19F chemical shift anisotropy, 2H quadrupolar splitting, and 13C-19F dipolar coupling of 14β-F-AMEs, we deduced that the molecular axis of AME is predominantly parallel to the normal of a lipid bilayer. This result supports the barrel-stave model as a molecular assembly of AmB in membranes.
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- Tomoya Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,JST-ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,JST-ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,Fundamental Science Research Center, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,JST-ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan.,Fundamental Science Research Center, Graduate School of Science , Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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Monsen PJ, Luzzio FA. Antiangiogenic Activity and Chemical Derivatization of the Neurotoxic Acetogenin Annonacin Isolated from Asimina triloba. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1905-1909. [PMID: 30028612 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Annonacin (1) was isolated from the North American pawpaw ( Asimina triloba), as reported earlier from these laboratories. Natural 1 was submitted to the rat aortic ring bioassay for evaluation of antiangiogenic activity and was found to inhibit microvessel growth (IC50 value of 3 μM). 4,10,15,20-Tetraazido derivatives of 1 were prepared by permesylation followed by azide displacement or by iodination followed by azide displacement. The tetraazide derived from mesylation/azidation was antiangiogenic, while that derived from iodination/azidation exhibited no appreciable activity. The membrane permeability of natural 1 was evaluated using the parallel artificial membrane permeability assay and was found to be marginally permeable as compared to several clinically relevant compounds.
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- Paige J Monsen
- Department of Chemistry , University of Louisville , 2320 South Brook Street , Louisville , Kentucky 40292 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Louisville , 2320 South Brook Street , Louisville , Kentucky 40292 , United States
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A pilot-scale bioprocess to produce amphidinols from the marine microalga Amphidinium carterae: Isolation of a novel analogue. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Assunção J, Guedes AC, Malcata FX. Biotechnological and Pharmacological Applications of Biotoxins and Other Bioactive Molecules from Dinoflagellates. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:E393. [PMID: 29261163 PMCID: PMC5742853 DOI: 10.3390/md15120393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The long-lasting interest in bioactive molecules (namely toxins) produced by (microalga) dinoflagellates has risen in recent years. Exhibiting wide diversity and complexity, said compounds are well-recognized for their biological features, with great potential for use as pharmaceutical therapies and biological research probes. Unfortunately, provision of those compounds is still far from sufficient, especially in view of an increasing demand for preclinical testing. Despite the difficulties to establish dinoflagellate cultures and obtain reasonable productivities of such compounds, intensive research has permitted a number of advances in the field. This paper accordingly reviews the characteristics of some of the most important biotoxins (and other bioactive substances) produced by dinoflagellates. It also presents and discusses (to some length) the main advances pertaining to dinoflagellate production, from bench to large scale-with an emphasis on material published since the latest review available on the subject. Such advances encompass improvements in nutrient formulation and light supply as major operational conditions; they have permitted adaptation of classical designs, and aided the development of novel configurations for dinoflagellate growth-even though shearing-related issues remain a major challenge.
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- Joana Assunção
- LEPABE-Laboratory of Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, P-4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, P-4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- LEPABE-Laboratory of Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, P-4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, P-4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Satake M, Cornelio K, Hanashima S, Malabed R, Murata M, Matsumori N, Zhang H, Hayashi F, Mori S, Kim JS, Kim CH, Lee JS. Structures of the Largest Amphidinol Homologues from the Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae and Structure-Activity Relationships. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:2883-2888. [PMID: 29120640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Amphidinols are polyketide metabolites produced by marine dinoflagellates and are chiefly composed of a long linear chain with polyol groups and polyolefins. Two new homologues, amphidinols 20 (AM20, 1) and 21 (AM21, 2), were isolated from Amphidinium carterae collected in Korea. Their structures were elucidated by detailed NMR analyses as amphidinol 6-type compounds with remarkably long polyol chains. Amphidinol 21 (2) has the longest linear structure among the amphidinol homologues reported so far. The congeners, particularly amphidinol 21 (2), showed weaker activity in hemolysis and antifungal assays compared to known amphidinols.
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- Masayuki Satake
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project , 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University , 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technology , 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technology , 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences , Sikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0284 Japan
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- Department of Marine Bio-materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University , Busan 608-737, Korea
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- Department of Marine Bio-materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University , Busan 608-737, Korea
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- Department of Seafood and Aquaculture Science, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University , Tongyeong, Kyungnam 650-160, Korea
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Malabed R, Hanashima S, Murata M, Sakurai K. Sterol-recognition ability and membrane-disrupting activity of Ornithogalum saponin OSW-1 and usual 3-O-glycosyl saponins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:2516-2525. [PMID: 28947142 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OSW-1 is a structurally unique steroidal saponin isolated from the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae, and has exhibited highly potent and selective cytotoxicity in tumor cell lines. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism for the membrane-permeabilizing activity of OSW-1 in comparison with those of other saponins by using various spectroscopic approaches. The membrane effects and hemolytic activity of OSW-1 were markedly enhanced in the presence of membrane cholesterol. Binding affinity measurements using fluorescent cholestatrienol and solid-state NMR spectroscopy of a 3-d-cholesterol probe suggested that OSW-1 interacts with membrane cholesterol without forming large aggregates while 3-O-glycosyl saponin, digitonin, forms cholesterol-containing aggregates. The results suggest that OSW-1/cholesterol interaction is likely to cause membrane permeabilization and pore formation without destroying the whole membrane integrity, which could partly be responsible for its highly potent cell toxicity.
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- Raymond Malabed
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan; ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan; ERATO, Lipid Active Structure Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Haq S, Bachvaroff TR, Place AR. Characterization of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylases in the Basal Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15060149. [PMID: 28587129 PMCID: PMC5484099 DOI: 10.3390/md15060149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dinoflagellates make up a diverse array of fatty acids and polyketides. A necessary precursor for their synthesis is malonyl-CoA formed by carboxylating acetyl CoA using the enzyme acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC). To date, information on dinoflagellate ACC is limited. Through transcriptome analysis in Amphidinium carterae, we found three full-length homomeric type ACC sequences; no heteromeric type ACC sequences were found. We assigned the putative cellular location for these ACCs based on transit peptide predictions. Using streptavidin Western blotting along with mass spectrometry proteomics, we validated the presence of ACC proteins. Additional bands showing other biotinylated proteins were also observed. Transcript abundance for these ACCs follow the global pattern of expression for dinoflagellate mRNA messages over a diel cycle. This is one of the few descriptions at the transcriptomic and protein level of ACCs in dinoflagellates. This work provides insight into the enzymes which make the CoA precursors needed for fatty acid and toxin synthesis in dinoflagellates.
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- Saddef Haq
- Graduate Program in Life Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Core Dinoflagellates Reveals a Universal Bias towards "GC" Rich Codons. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15050125. [PMID: 28448468 PMCID: PMC5450531 DOI: 10.3390/md15050125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Although dinoflagellates are a potential source of pharmaceuticals and natural products, the mechanisms for regulating and producing these compounds are largely unknown because of extensive post-transcriptional control of gene expression. One well-documented mechanism for controlling gene expression during translation is codon bias, whereby specific codons slow or even terminate protein synthesis. Approximately 10,000 annotatable genes from fifteen “core” dinoflagellate transcriptomes along a range of overall guanine and cytosine (GC) content were used for codonW analysis to determine the relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) and the GC content at each codon position. GC bias in the analyzed dataset and at the third codon position varied from 51% and 54% to 66% and 88%, respectively. Codons poor in GC were observed to be universally absent, but bias was most pronounced for codons ending in uracil followed by adenine (UA). GC bias at the third codon position was able to explain low abundance codons as well as the low effective number of codons. Thus, we propose that a bias towards codons rich in GC bases is a universal feature of core dinoflagellates, possibly relating to their unique chromosome structure, and not likely a major mechanism for controlling gene expression.
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Falaise C, François C, Travers MA, Morga B, Haure J, Tremblay R, Turcotte F, Pasetto P, Gastineau R, Hardivillier Y, Leignel V, Mouget JL. Antimicrobial Compounds from Eukaryotic Microalgae against Human Pathogens and Diseases in Aquaculture. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E159. [PMID: 27598176 PMCID: PMC5039530 DOI: 10.3390/md14090159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The search for novel compounds of marine origin has increased in the last decades for their application in various areas such as pharmaceutical, human or animal nutrition, cosmetics or bioenergy. In this context of blue technology development, microalgae are of particular interest due to their immense biodiversity and their relatively simple growth needs. In this review, we discuss about the promising use of microalgae and microalgal compounds as sources of natural antibiotics against human pathogens but also about their potential to limit microbial infections in aquaculture. An alternative to conventional antibiotics is needed as the microbial resistance to these drugs is increasing in humans and animals. Furthermore, using natural antibiotics for livestock could meet the consumer demand to avoid chemicals in food, would support a sustainable aquaculture and present the advantage of being environmentally friendly. Using natural and renewable microalgal compounds is still in its early days, but considering the important research development and rapid improvement in culture, extraction and purification processes, the valorization of microalgae will surely extend in the future.
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- Charlotte Falaise
- FR CNRS 3473 IUML Mer-Molécules-Santé (MMS), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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- Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Laboratoire de Génétique et de Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Avenue Mus de Loup, La Tremblade 17390, France.
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- Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Laboratoire de Génétique et de Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Avenue Mus de Loup, La Tremblade 17390, France.
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- Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Laboratoire de Génétique et de Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Avenue Mus de Loup, La Tremblade 17390, France.
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- Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Laboratoire de Génétique et de Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Avenue Mus de Loup, La Tremblade 17390, France.
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- Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada.
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- Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada.
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- UMR CNRS 6283 Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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- FR CNRS 3473 IUML Mer-Molécules-Santé (MMS), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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- FR CNRS 3473 IUML Mer-Molécules-Santé (MMS), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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- FR CNRS 3473 IUML Mer-Molécules-Santé (MMS), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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- FR CNRS 3473 IUML Mer-Molécules-Santé (MMS), Université du Maine, Avenue O. Messiaen, Le Mans 72085, France.
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Nakagawa Y, Umegawa Y, Matsushita N, Yamamoto T, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Oishi T, Matsumori N, Murata M. The Structure of the Bimolecular Complex between Amphotericin B and Ergosterol in Membranes Is Stabilized by Face-to-Face van der Waals Interaction with Their Rigid Cyclic Cores. Biochemistry 2016; 55:3392-402. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yasuo Nakagawa
- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
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Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Arita Y, Nishimura S, Ishitsuka R, Kishimoto T, Ikenouchi J, Ishii K, Umeda M, Matsunaga S, Kobayashi T, Yoshida M. Targeting Cholesterol in a Liquid-Disordered Environment by Theonellamides Modulates Cell Membrane Order and Cell Shape. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 22:604-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Deeds JR, Hoesch RE, Place AR, Kao JPY. The cytotoxic mechanism of karlotoxin 2 (KmTx 2) from Karlodinium veneficum (Dinophyceae). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 159:148-55. [PMID: 25546005 PMCID: PMC4343303 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This study demonstrates that the polyketide toxin karlotoxin 2 (KmTx 2) produced by Karlodinium veneficum, a dinoflagellate associated with fish kills in temperate estuaries world-wide, alters vertebrate cell membrane permeability. Microfluorimetric and electrophysiological measurements were used to determine that vertebrate cellular toxicity occurs through non-selective permeabilization of plasma membranes, leading to osmotic cell lysis. Previous studies showed that KmTx 2 is lethal to fish at naturally-occurring concentrations measured during fish kills, while sub-lethal doses severely damage gill epithelia. This study provides a mechanistic explanation for the association between K. veneficum blooms and fish kills that has long been observed in temperate estuaries worldwide.
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- Jonathan R Deeds
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, 701 East Pratt Street, Suite 236, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
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- University of Maryland, Baltimore, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology and Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, 701 East Pratt Street, Suite 236, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
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- University of Maryland, Baltimore, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology and Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Tsuruda T, Ebine M, Umeda A, Oishi T. Stereoselective Synthesis of the C1–C29 Part of Amphidinol 3. J Org Chem 2015; 80:859-71. [DOI: 10.1021/jo502322m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Takeshi Tsuruda
- Department of Chemistry,
Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1
Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1
Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1
Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1
Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Nakagawa Y, Umegawa Y, Nonomura K, Matsushita N, Takano T, Tsuchikawa H, Hanashima S, Oishi T, Matsumori N, Murata M. Axial Hydrogen at C7 Position and Bumpy Tetracyclic Core Markedly Reduce Sterol’s Affinity to Amphotericin B in Membrane. Biochemistry 2015; 54:303-12. [DOI: 10.1021/bi5012942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yasuo Nakagawa
- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Ebine M, Kanemoto M, Manabe Y, Konno Y, Sakai K, Matsumori N, Murata M, Oishi T. Synthesis and Structure Revision of the C43–C67 Part of Amphidinol 3. Org Lett 2013; 15:2846-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ol401176a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Makoto Ebine
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan, and JST ERATO Lipid Active Structure, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Manabe Y, Ebine M, Matsumori N, Murata M, Oishi T. Confirmation of the absolute configuration at C45 of amphidinol 3. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2012; 75:2003-2006. [PMID: 23130992 DOI: 10.1021/np300604w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Amphidinol 3 (AM3), a membrane-active agent isolated from the dinoflagellate Amphidinium klebsii, consists of a long carbon chain containing 25 stereogenic centers. Although the absolute configuration of AM3 was determined by extensive NMR analysis and degradation of the natural product, the partial structure corresponding to the tetrahydropyran ring system was found to be antipodal to that of karlotoxin 2, a structurally related compound recently isolated from the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum. By extensive degradation of the natural product and conversion of the resulting alcohol to an MTPA ester, the absolute configuration at C45 of AM3 was confirmed to be R, supporting the originally proposed structure.
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- Yoshiyuki Manabe
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University , 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Koryakina I, Neville J, Nonaka K, Van Lanen SG, Williams GJ. A High-Throughput Screen for Directed Evolution of the Natural Product Sulfotransferase LipB. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16:845-51. [DOI: 10.1177/1087057111413273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this article, the authors describe a colorimetric, high-throughput assay suitable for optimizing the activity of the recently discovered sulfotransferase LipB, by directed evolution. Crucially, LipB uses para-nitrophenol sulfate as donor in the sulfation of the nucleoside antibiotic liposidomycin B-I and other acceptor surrogates. Thus, using a robotic liquid-handling device, crude cell extracts were prepared from an Escherichia coli strain that overproduced LipB in wells of a microplate, and production of para-nitrophenol at 405 nm was monitored spectrophotometrically. Enzyme activity could be detected only in the presence of both LipB substrates and overexpressed LipB. The screen displays a suitable standard deviation for directed evolution and importantly is not limited to the natural desulfo-liposidomycin acceptor. The authors plan to use the screen to identify LipB variants with altered acceptor specificity and promiscuity for use in sulfation of natural products and other small-molecule therapeutics.
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- Irina Koryakina
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Biopharmaceutical Research Group I, Biopharmaceutical Technology Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Technology Division, Fukushima, Japan
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Ma H, Krock B, Tillmann U, Bickmeyer U, Graeve M, Cembella A. Mode of action of membrane-disruptive lytic compounds from the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense. Toxicon 2011; 58:247-58. [PMID: 21741395 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Certain allelochemicals of the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense cause lysis of a broad spectrum of target protist cells but the lytic mechanism is poorly defined. We first hypothesized that membrane sterols serve as molecular targets of these lytic compounds, and that differences in sterol composition among donor and target cells may cause insensitivity of Alexandrium and sensitivity of targets to lytic compounds. We investigated Ca(2+) influx after application of lytic fractions to a model cell line PC12 derived from a pheochromocytoma of the rat adrenal medulla to establish how the lytic compounds affect ion flux associated with lysis of target membranes. The lytic compounds increased permeability of the cell membrane for Ca(2+) ions even during blockade of Ca(2+) channels with cadmium. Results of a liposome assay suggested that the lytic compounds did not lyse such target membranes non-specifically by means of detergent-like activity. Analysis of sterol composition of isolates of A. tamarense and of five target protistan species showed that both lytic and non-lytic A. tamarense strains contain cholesterol and dinosterol as major sterols, whereas none of the other tested species contain dinosterol. Adding sterols and phosphatidylcholine to a lysis bioassay with the cryptophyte Rhodomonas salina for evaluation of competitive binding indicated that the lytic compounds possessed apparent high affinity for free sterols and phosphatidylcholine. Lysis of protistan target cells was dose-dependently reduced by adding various sterols or phosphatidylcholine. For three tested sterols, the lytic compounds showed highest affinity towards cholesterol followed by ergosterol and brassicasterol. Cholesterol comprised a higher percentage of total sterols in plasma membrane fractions of A. tamarense than in corresponding whole cell fractions. We conclude therefore that although the molecular targets of the lytic compounds are likely to involve sterol components of membranes, A. tamarense must have a complex self-protective mechanism that still needs to be addressed.
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- Haiyan Ma
- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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Kasai Y, Matsumori N, Ueno H, Nonomura K, Yano S, Michio M, Oishi T. Synthesis of 6-F-ergosterol and its influence on membrane-permeabilization of amphotericin B and amphidinol 3. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:1437-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c0ob00685h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Van Wagoner RM, Deeds JR, Tatters AO, Place AR, Tomas CR, Wright JLC. Structure and relative potency of several karlotoxins from Karlodinium veneficum. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:1360-5. [PMID: 20795740 PMCID: PMC2929920 DOI: 10.1021/np100158r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The karlotoxins are a family of amphidinol-like compounds that play roles in avoiding predation and in prey capture for the toxic dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum. The first member of the toxin group to be reported was KmTx 1 (1), and here we report an additional five new members of this family (3-7) from the same strain. Of these additional compounds, KmTx 3 (3) differs from KmTx 1 (1) in having one less methylene group in the saturated portion of its lipophilic arm. In addition, 64-E-chloro-KmTx 3 (4) and 10-O-sulfo-KmTx 3 (5) were identified. Likewise, 65-E-chloro-KmTx 1 (6) and 10-O-sulfo-KmTx 1 (7) were also isolated. Comparison of the hemolytic activities of the newly isolated compounds to that of KmTx 1 shows that potency correlates positively with the length of the lipophilic arm and is disrupted by sulfonation of the polyol arm.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone: 910 962 2397 Fax: 910 962 2410
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Swasono RT, Mouri R, Morsy N, Matsumori N, Oishi T, Murata M. Sterol effect on interaction between amphidinol 3 and liposomal membrane as evidenced by surface plasmon resonance. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:2215-8. [PMID: 20207137 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The affinity of amphidinol 3 (AM3) to phospholipid membranes in the presence and absence of sterol was examined by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments. The results showed that AM3 has 1000 and 5300 times higher affinity for cholesterol- and ergosterol-containing liposomes, respectively, than those without sterol. The two-state reaction model well reproduced the sensor grams, which indicated that the interaction is composed of two steps, which correspond to binding to the membrane and internalization to form stable complexes.
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- Respati T Swasono
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Kanemoto M, Murata M, Oishi T. Stereoselective synthesis of the C31-C40/C43-C52 unit of amphidinol 3. J Org Chem 2010; 74:8810-3. [PMID: 19852459 DOI: 10.1021/jo901793f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A concise synthesis of a tetrahydropyran ring system corresponding to the C31-C40 and C43-C52 units of amphidinol 3 is described. Successive chemoselective reactions, i.e., cross-metathesis to differentiate the iodoolefin from the terminal olefin and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation on the resulting E-olefin, resulted in expeditious synthesis of an intermediate that was then cross-coupled to afford an E,E-diene system. Four contiguous stereogenic centers were installed via construction of the tetrahydropyran ring by means of Katsuki-Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, 6-endo-tet cyclization, and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation.
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- Mitsunori Kanemoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Spore swelling and germination as a bioassay for the rapid screening of crude biological extracts for antifungal activity. J Microbiol Methods 2009; 79:82-8. [PMID: 19699766 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Screening for bioactivity is commonly performed in vivo in a bioassay purposefully designed for revealing a defined bioactivity (e.g. fungicide or antibacterial activity). This allows the testing of many crude extracts. In the present work a new method (bioassay) targeting spore swelling and germination to assess antifungal susceptibility is developed and evaluated. Traditionally, antifungal activity has been investigated using disk diffusion assays or micro-well plates. Inhibition is measured as a function of radial growth, inhibition zone or turbidity. The construction of a bioassay composed of germinating fungal spores bears the prospect of being a more rapid method, allowing more extracts to be screened within a shorter time frame. It can also be used to reveal antifungal action at an early state in the prospecting process. Suppression of spore swelling provides early indication of inhibitory potential and the type of swelling curve produced might indicate the mechanism of fungistasis. A strain of Absidia glauca Hagem served as model organism. A Beckman Coulter Multiziser 3 particle analyser was applied for the determination of bioactivity and investigation of the sporangiospores. Inhibition was standardized against two known fungicides (sorbic and benzoic acid). Four biological extract solvents were also tested; where DMSO was found to be the best candidate as extract solvent in the assay. Inhibition was investigated as changes in volumes of the germinating spores using germination as endpoint target. The new bioassay was found to be a simple and rapid method for detection of antifungal activity of extracts.
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Mooney BD, De Salas M, Hallegraeff GM, Place AR. SURVEY FOR KARLOTOXIN PRODUCTION IN 15 SPECIES OF GYMNODINIOID DINOFLAGELLATES (KARENIACEAE, DINOPHYTA)(1). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2009; 45:164-175. [PMID: 27033655 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00630.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Toxin analysis of 15 species of Kareniaceae revealed the presence of karlotoxin, KmTx 2, in only a single species (Karlodinium veneficum) but with variable activity in strains from the Swan (Km(Swan) Tx 2-1, 2.1 pg · cell(-1) ; and Km(Swan) Tx 2-2, 0.53 pg · cell(-1) ), Huon (Km(Huon) Tx 2, 0.86 pg · cell(-1) ), and Derwent rivers (<0.001 pg · cell(-1) ) in Australia. A newly isolated Southern Ocean species, Karlodinium conicum, contained a novel poorly hemolytic karlotoxin analogue (Kmconicum Tx, 2.8 pg · cell(-1) ). The hemolytic potency (HD50%) of the Australian karlotoxins were as follows: Km(Swan) Tx 2-1 (65.9 ± 4.8 ng) and Km(Swan) Tx 2-2 (63.4 ± 3.7 ng), Km(Huon) Tx 2 (343 ± 4.9 ng), and Kmconicum Tx (>4,000 ng). Species from the closely related genera Takayama (T. helix, T. tasmanica, T. tuberculata), Karenia (K. asterichroma, K. brevis, K. mikimotoi, K. papilionacea, K. umbella), and Karlodinium (Ka. australe, Ka. antarcticum, Ka. ballantinum, Ka. corrugatum, Ka. decipiens) were all consistently negative for karlotoxin production. Brevetoxin (PbTx) was only detected in K. brevis, and hemolytic activity was only observed in Ka. veneficum strains.
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- Ben D Mooney
- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, AustraliaUMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, AustraliaUMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, AustraliaUMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, AustraliaUMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
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Van Wagoner RM, Deeds JR, Satake M, Ribeiro AA, Place AR, Wright JLC. Isolation and characterization of karlotoxin 1, a new amphipathic toxin from Karlodinium veneficum. Tetrahedron Lett 2008; 49:6457-6461. [PMID: 20798789 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.08.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The karlotoxins (KmTxs) are a family of compounds produced by the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum that cause membrane permeabilization. The structure of KmTx 1, determined using extensive 2D NMR spectroscopy, is very similar to the amphidinols and related compounds, though KmTx 1 features unique structural modifications of the conserved core region. The structure of KmTx 1 differs from that reported for KmTx 2, the only other reported karlotoxin to date, in lacking chlorination at its terminal alkene and possessing a hydrophobic arm that is two carbons longer.
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- Ryan M Van Wagoner
- Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409, USA
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Oishi T, Kanemoto M, Swasono R, Matsumori N, Murata M. Combinatorial synthesis of the 1,5-polyol system based on cross metathesis: structure revision of amphidinol 3. Org Lett 2008; 10:5203-6. [PMID: 18959425 DOI: 10.1021/ol802168r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Combinatorial synthesis of a 1,5-polyol system corresponding to the C1-C14 unit of amphidinol 3 (AM3) and its diastereomers was achieved via chemoselective cross metathesis as the key step. Comparison of (13)C NMR data of the synthetic specimens with that of AM3 led to a controversy regarding the originally proposed structure. From GC-MS analysis of the degradation product, the absolute configuration at C2 of AM3 has been revised to be R.
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- Tohru Oishi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
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Murata M, Matsumori N, Konoki K, Oishi T. Structural Features of Dinoflagellate Toxins Underlying Biological Activity as Viewed by NMR. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2008. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.81.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Roles of integral protein in membrane permeabilization by amphidinols. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1778:1453-9. [PMID: 18291091 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Amphidinols (AMs) are a group of dinoflagellate metabolites with potent antifungal activity. As is the case with polyene macrolide antibiotics, the mode of action of AMs is accounted for by direct interaction with lipid bilayers, which leads to formation of pores or lesions in biomembranes. However, it was revealed that AMs induce hemolysis with significantly lower concentrations than those necessary to permeabilize artificial liposomes, suggesting that a certain factor(s) in erythrocyte membrane potentiates AM activity. Glycophorin A (GpA), a major erythrocyte protein, was chosen as a model protein to investigate interaction between peptides and AMs such as AM2, AM3 and AM6 by using SDS-PAGE, surface plasmon resonance, and fluorescent-dye leakages from GpA-reconstituted liposomes. The results unambiguously demonstrated that AMs have an affinity to the transmembrane domain of GpA, and their membrane-permeabilizing activity is significantly potentiated by GpA. Surface plasmon resonance experiments revealed that their interaction has a dissociation constant of the order of 10 microM, which is significantly larger than efficacious concentrations of hemolysis by AMs. These results imply that the potentiation action by GpA or membrane integral peptides may be due to a higher affinity of AMs to protein-containing membranes than that to pure lipid bilayers.
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Hicks JD, Roush WR. Synthesis of the C(26)-C(42) and C(43)-C(67) pyran-containing fragments of amphidinol 3 via a common pyran intermediate. Org Lett 2008; 10:681-4. [PMID: 18205377 DOI: 10.1021/ol703042q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The pyran-containing fragments 1 and 2 of AM3 have been synthesized from the common pyran intermediate 3. Careful orchestration of the alcohol protecting groups was necessary to facilitate deprotection of alcohol functionality in the presence of the chemically sensitive polyene chain.
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KATSU T, OKADA S, IMAMURA T, KOMAGOE K, MASUDA K, INOUE T, NAKAO S. Precise Size Determination of Amphotericin B and Nystatin Channels Formed in Erythrocyte and Liposomal Membranes Based on Osmotic Protection Experiments. ANAL SCI 2008; 24:1551-6. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.24.1551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Takashi KATSU
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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Qi XM, Yu B, Huang XC, Guo YW, Zhai Q, Jin R. The cytotoxicity of lingshuiol: A comparative study with amphidinol 2 on membrane permeabilizing activities. Toxicon 2007; 50:278-82. [PMID: 17543362 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The cytotoxicity of lingshuiol, a novel polyhydroxy compound with a linear carbon-chain isolated from the cultured marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp., and that of amphidinol 2 (AM2) was compared with hepatocytes. Both lingshuiol and AM2 were toxic to primary rat hepatocytes with IC(50) values of 0.21 and 6.4muM, respectively. Meanwhile, lingshuiol or AM2 caused a rapid mitochondrial swelling and leakage of Ca(2+), underlying the change in permeability of mitochondria. Cyclosporin A, a specific inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), could not affect these effects, indicating that CsA-sensitive MPT was not involved in the permeabilizing effects of lingshuiol or AM2. Sytox green tests further demonstrated that lingshuiol had a much stronger permeabilizing activity than AM2. Taken together, these results disclosed that lingshuiol had potent membrane permeabilizing activities, which might account for its cytotoxic effect.
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- Xin-Ming Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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Morsy N, Houdai T, Matsuoka S, Matsumori N, Adachi S, Oishi T, Murata M, Iwashita T, Fujita T. Structures of new amphidinols with truncated polyhydroxyl chain and their membrane-permeabilizing activities. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:6548-54. [PMID: 16797998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2006] [Revised: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Two new homologues of amphidinols (AM14 and AM15) were isolated from the cultured dinoflagellate Amphidinium klebsii. The structures were elucidated on the basis of 2D NMR and collision-induced dissociation MS/MS and turned out to be closely related homologues of AM7. Their weak membrane-disrupting activity indicates that the hydrophobic polyene chain is essential for the potent biological activities. Structure-activity relationship for the polyhydroxyl part was then examined with use of AM homologues possessing various chain lengths, indicating that the pore size of the channel/lesion formed by AMs was not greatly affected by the length of the polyhydroxyl chain.
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- Nagy Morsy
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Mori M, Oishi T, Matsuoka S, Ujihara S, Matsumori N, Murata M, Satake M, Oshima Y, Matsushita N, Aimoto S. Ladder-shaped polyether compound, desulfated yessotoxin, interacts with membrane-integral α-helix peptides. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 13:5099-103. [PMID: 15990315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2005] [Revised: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 05/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ladder-shaped polyether compounds, represented by brevetoxins, ciguatoxins, maitotoxin, and prymnesins, are thought to possess the high affinity to transmembrane proteins. As a model compound of ladder-shaped polyethers, we adopted desulfated yessotoxin (2) and examined its interaction with glycopholin A, a membrane protein known to form a dimer or oligomer. Desulfated yessotoxin turned out to interact with the alpha-helix so as to induce the dissociation of glycopholin oligomers when examined by SDS and PFO gel electrophoresis. The results provided the first evidence that ladder-shaped polyethers interact with transmembrane helix domains.
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- Megumi Mori
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science, Osaka University Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Morsy N, Matsuoka S, Houdai T, Matsumori N, Adachi S, Murata M, Iwashita T, Fujita T. Isolation and structure elucidation of a new amphidinol with a truncated polyhydroxyl chain from Amphidinium klebsii. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Houdai T, Matsuoka S, Morsy N, Matsumori N, Satake M, Murata M. Hairpin conformation of amphidinols possibly accounting for potent membrane permeabilizing activities. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.01.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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