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Giovannini M, Vieri W, Bosi E, Riccardi C, Lo Giudice A, Fani R, Fondi M, Perrin E. Functional Genomics of a Collection of Gammaproteobacteria Isolated from Antarctica. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:238. [PMID: 38921549 PMCID: PMC11205219 DOI: 10.3390/md22060238] [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: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Antarctica, one of the most extreme environments on Earth, hosts diverse microbial communities. These microbes have evolved and adapted to survive in these hostile conditions, but knowledge on the molecular mechanisms underlying this process remains limited. The Italian Collection of Antarctic Bacteria (Collezione Italiana Batteri Antartici (CIBAN)), managed by the University of Messina, represents a valuable repository of cold-adapted bacterial strains isolated from various Antarctic environments. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 58 marine Gammaproteobacteria strains from the CIBAN collection, which were isolated during Italian expeditions from 1990 to 2005. By employing genome-scale metrics, we taxonomically characterized these strains and assigned them to four distinct genera: Pseudomonas, Pseudoalteromonas, Shewanella, and Psychrobacter. Genome annotation revealed a previously untapped functional potential, including secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters and antibiotic resistance genes. Phylogenomic analyses provided evolutionary insights, while assessment of cold-shock protein presence shed light on adaptation mechanisms. Our study emphasizes the significance of CIBAN as a resource for understanding Antarctic microbial life and its biotechnological potential. The genomic data unveil new horizons for insight into bacterial existence in Antarctica.
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- Michele Giovannini
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences—DISTAV, University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genova, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
- Quantitative and Computational Biology Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, (CNR.ISP), Spianata San Raineri 86, I-98122 Messina, Italy;
- Italian Collection of Antarctic Bacteria, National Antarctic Museum (CIBAN-MNA), I-98122 Messina, Italy
- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Piazza Marina 61, I-90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (M.G.); (W.V.); (C.R.); (R.F.); (M.F.)
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Liu WQ, Ji X, Ba F, Zhang Y, Xu H, Huang S, Zheng X, Liu Y, Ling S, Jewett MC, Li J. Cell-free biosynthesis and engineering of ribosomally synthesized lanthipeptides. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4336. [PMID: 38773100 PMCID: PMC11109155 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48726-y] [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: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a major class of natural products with diverse chemical structures and potent biological activities. A vast majority of RiPP gene clusters remain unexplored in microbial genomes, which is partially due to the lack of rapid and efficient heterologous expression systems for RiPP characterization and biosynthesis. Here, we report a unified biocatalysis (UniBioCat) system based on cell-free gene expression for rapid biosynthesis and engineering of RiPPs. We demonstrate UniBioCat by reconstituting a full biosynthetic pathway for de novo biosynthesis of salivaricin B, a lanthipeptide RiPP. Next, we delete several protease/peptidase genes from the source strain to enhance the performance of UniBioCat, which then can synthesize and screen salivaricin B variants with enhanced antimicrobial activity. Finally, we show that UniBioCat is generalizable by synthesizing and evaluating the bioactivity of ten uncharacterized lanthipeptides. We expect UniBioCat to accelerate the discovery, characterization, and synthesis of RiPPs.
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- Wan-Qiu Liu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, Shanghai, China.
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Bruna P, Núñez-Montero K, Contreras MJ, Leal K, García M, Abanto M, Barrientos L. Biosynthetic gene clusters with biotechnological applications in novel Antarctic isolates from Actinomycetota. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:325. [PMID: 38717668 PMCID: PMC11078813 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13154-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Actinomycetota have been widely described as valuable sources for the acquisition of secondary metabolites. Most microbial metabolites are produced via metabolic pathways encoded by biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). Although many secondary metabolites are not essential for the survival of bacteria, they play an important role in their adaptation and interactions within microbial communities. This is how bacteria isolated from extreme environments such as Antarctica could facilitate the discovery of new BGCs with biotechnological potential. This study aimed to isolate rare Actinomycetota strains from Antarctic soil and sediment samples and identify their metabolic potential based on genome mining and exploration of biosynthetic gene clusters. To this end, the strains were sequenced using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies platforms. The assemblies were annotated and subjected to phylogenetic analysis. Finally, the BGCs present in each genome were identified using the antiSMASH tool, and the biosynthetic diversity of the Micrococcaceae family was evaluated. Taxonomic annotation revealed that seven strains were new and two were previously reported in the NCBI database. Additionally, BGCs encoding type III polyketide synthases (T3PKS), beta-lactones, siderophores, and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) have been identified, among others. In addition, the sequence similarity network showed a predominant type of BGCs in the family Micrococcaceae, and some genera were distinctly grouped. The BGCs identified in the isolated strains could be associated with applications such as antimicrobials, anticancer agents, and plant growth promoters, among others, positioning them as excellent candidates for future biotechnological applications and innovations. KEY POINTS: • Novel Antarctic rare Actinomycetota strains were isolated from soil and sediments • Genome-based taxonomic affiliation revealed seven potentially novel species • Genome mining showed metabolic potential for novel natural products.
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- Pablo Bruna
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Biorecursos (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar, 01145, Temuco, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Avenida Alemania 1090, Temuco, Chile
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Avenida Alemania 1090, Temuco, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Avenida Alemania 1090, Temuco, Chile
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Biorecursos (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar, 01145, Temuco, Chile
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Biorecursos (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar, 01145, Temuco, Chile.
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Avenida Alemania 1090, Temuco, Chile.
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Mir Drikvand R, Sohrabi SM, Sohrabi SS, Samiei K. Molecular Identification and Characterization of Hevein Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Two-Row and Six-Row Cultivars of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Biochem Genet 2024:10.1007/s10528-024-10695-8. [PMID: 38386212 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-024-10695-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Heveins are one of the most important groups of plant antimicrobial peptides. So far, various roles in plant growth and development and in response to biotic and abiotic stresses have reported for heveins. The present study aimed to identify and characterize the hevein genes in two-row and six-row cultivars of barley. In total, thirteen hevein genes were identified in the genome of two-row and six-row cultivars of barley. The identified heveins were identical in two-row and six-row cultivars of barley and showed a high similarity with heveins from other plant species. The hevein coding sequences produced open reading frames (ORFs) ranged from 342 to 1002 bp. Most of the identified hevein genes were intronless, and the others had only one intron. The hevein ORFs produced proteins ranged from 113 to 333 amino acids. Search for conserved functional domains showed CBD and LYZ domains in barley heveins. All barley heveins comprised extracellular signal peptides ranged from 19 to 35 amino acids. The phylogenetic analysis divided barley heveins into two groups. The promoter analysis showed regulatory elements with different frequencies between two-row and six-row cultivars. These cis-acting elements included elements related to growth and development, hormone response, and environmental stresses. The expression analysis showed high expression level of heveins in root and reproductive organs of both two-row and six-row cultivars. The expression analysis also showed that barley heveins is induced by both biotic and abiotic stresses. The results of antimicrobial activity prediction showed the highest antimicrobial activity in CBD domain of barley heveins. The findings of the current study can improve our knowledge about the role of hevein genes in plant and can be used for future studies.
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- Reza Mir Drikvand
- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad Branch, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad Branch, Khorramabad, Iran
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Lien Y, Lachowicz JC, Mendauletova A, Zizola C, Ngendahimana T, Kostenko A, Eaton SS, Latham JA, Grove TL. Structural, Biochemical, and Bioinformatic Basis for Identifying Radical SAM Cyclopropyl Synthases. ACS Chem Biol 2024; 19:370-379. [PMID: 38295270 PMCID: PMC10878394 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
The importance of radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (RS) enzymes in the maturation of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) continues to expand, specifically for the RS-SPASM subfamily. We recently discovered an RS-SPASM enzyme that installs a carbon-carbon bond between the geminal methyls of valine residues, resulting in the formation of cyclopropylglycine (CPG). Here, we sought to define the family of cyclopropyl (CP) synthases because of the importance of cyclopropane scaffolds in pharmaceutical development. Using RadicalSAM.org, we bioinformatically expanded the family of CP synthases and assigned unique peptide sequences to each subclade. We identified a unique RiPP biosynthetic pathway that encodes a precursor peptide, TigB, with a repeating TIGSVS motif. Using LCMS and NMR techniques, we show that the RS enzyme associated with the pathway, TigE, catalyzes the formation of a methyl-CPG from the conserved isoleucine residing in the repeating motif of TigB. Furthermore, we obtained a crystal structure of TigE, which reveals an unusual tyrosyl ligation to the auxiliary I [4Fe-4S] cluster, provided by a glycine-tyrosine-tryptophan motif unique to all CP synthases. Further, we show that this unique tyrosyl ligation is absolutely required for TigE activity. Together, our results provide insight into how CP synthases perform this unique reaction.
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- Yi Lien
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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Li H, Ding W, Zhang Q. Discovery and engineering of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products. RSC Chem Biol 2024; 5:90-108. [PMID: 38333193 PMCID: PMC10849128 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00172e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) represent a diverse superfamily of natural products with immense potential for drug development. This review provides a concise overview of the recent advances in the discovery of RiPP natural products, focusing on rational strategies such as bioactivity guided screening, enzyme or precursor-based genome mining, and biosynthetic engineering. The challenges associated with activating silent biosynthetic gene clusters and the development of elaborate catalytic systems are also discussed. The logical frameworks emerging from these research studies offer valuable insights into RiPP biosynthesis and engineering, paving the way for broader pharmaceutic applications of these peptide natural products.
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- He Li
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Luo Y, Xu S, Frerk AM, van der Donk WA. Facile Method for Determining Lanthipeptide Stereochemistry. Anal Chem 2024; 96:1767-1773. [PMID: 38232355 PMCID: PMC10831782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
Lanthipeptides make up a large group of natural products that belong to the ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs). Lanthipeptides contain lanthionine and methyllanthionine bis-amino acids that have varying stereochemistry. The stereochemistry of new lanthipeptides is often not determined because current methods require equipment that is not standard in most laboratories. In this study, we developed a facile, efficient, and user-friendly method for detecting lanthipeptide stereochemistry, utilizing advanced Marfey's analysis with detection by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Under optimized conditions, 0.05 mg of peptide is sufficient to characterize the stereochemistry of five (methyl)lanthionines of different stereochemistry using a simple liquid chromatography setup, which is a much lower detection limit than current methods. In addition, we describe methods to readily access standards of the three different methyllanthionine stereoisomers and two different lanthionine stereoisomers that have been reported in known lanthipeptides. The developed workflow uses a commonly used nonchiral column system and offers a scalable platform to assist antimicrobial discovery. We illustrate its utility with an example of a lanthipeptide discovered by genome mining.
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- Youran Luo
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, University of
Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Alas I, Braun DR, Ericksen SS, Salamzade R, Kalan L, Rajski SR, Bugni TS. Micromonosporaceae biosynthetic gene cluster diversity highlights the need for broad-spectrum investigations. Microb Genom 2024; 10:001167. [PMID: 38175683 PMCID: PMC10868606 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Investigations of the bacterial family Micromonosporaceae have enabled the development of secondary metabolites critical to human health. Historical investigation of bacterial families for natural product discovery has focused on terrestrial strains, where time-consuming isolation processes often lead to the rediscovery of known compounds. To investigate the secondary metabolite potential of marine-derived Micromonosporaceae , 38 strains were sequenced, assembled and analysed using antiSMASH and BiG-SLiCE. BiG-SLiCE contains a near-comprehensive dataset of approximately 1.2 million publicly available biosynthetic gene clusters from primarily terrestrial strains. Our marine-derived Micromonosporaceae were directly compared to BiG-SLiCE’s preprocessed database using BiG-SLiCE’s query mode; genetic diversity within our strains was uncovered using BiG-SCAPE and metric multidimensional scaling analysis. Our analysis of marine-derived Micromonosporaceae emphasizes the clear need for broader genomic investigations of marine strains to fully realize their potential as sources of new natural products.
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- Imraan Alas
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Small Molecule Screening Facility, UW Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Small Molecule Screening Facility, UW Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA
- Lachman Institute for Pharmaceutical Development, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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King AM, Zhang Z, Glassey E, Siuti P, Clardy J, Voigt CA. Systematic mining of the human microbiome identifies antimicrobial peptides with diverse activity spectra. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:2420-2434. [PMID: 37973865 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01524-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Human-associated bacteria secrete modified peptides to control host physiology and remodel the microbiota species composition. Here we scanned 2,229 Human Microbiome Project genomes of species colonizing skin, gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract, mouth and trachea for gene clusters encoding RiPPs (ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides). We found 218 lanthipeptides and 25 lasso peptides, 70 of which were synthesized and expressed in E. coli and 23 could be purified and functionally characterized. They were tested for activity against bacteria associated with healthy human flora and pathogens. New antibiotics were identified against strains implicated in skin, nasal and vaginal dysbiosis as well as from oral strains selectively targeting those in the gut. Extended- and narrow-spectrum antibiotics were found against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Mining natural products produced by human-associated microbes will enable the elucidation of ecological relationships and may be a rich resource for antimicrobial discovery.
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- Andrew M King
- Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology Group, Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Gupta R, Singh M, Pathania R. Chemical genetic approaches for the discovery of bacterial cell wall inhibitors. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:2125-2154. [PMID: 37974958 PMCID: PMC10650376 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00143a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens is a worldwide health issue. The innovation gap in discovering new antibiotics has remained a significant hurdle in combating the AMR problem. Currently, antibiotics target various vital components of the bacterial cell envelope, nucleic acid and protein biosynthesis machinery and metabolic pathways essential for bacterial survival. The critical role of the bacterial cell envelope in cell morphogenesis and integrity makes it an attractive drug target. While a significant number of in-clinic antibiotics target peptidoglycan biosynthesis, several components of the bacterial cell envelope have been overlooked. This review focuses on various antibacterial targets in the bacterial cell wall and the strategies employed to find their novel inhibitors. This review will further elaborate on combining forward and reverse chemical genetic approaches to discover antibacterials that target the bacterial cell envelope.
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- Rinki Gupta
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 Uttarakhand India
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Hafez Ghoran S, Taktaz F, Sousa E, Fernandes C, Kijjoa A. Peptides from Marine-Derived Fungi: Chemistry and Biological Activities. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:510. [PMID: 37888445 PMCID: PMC10608792 DOI: 10.3390/md21100510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Marine natural products are well-recognized as potential resources to fill the pipeline of drug leads to enter the pharmaceutical industry. In this circumstance, marine-derived fungi are one of the unique sources of bioactive secondary metabolites due to their capacity to produce diverse polyketides and peptides with unique structures and diverse biological activities. The present review covers the peptides from marine-derived fungi reported from the literature published from January 1991 to June 2023, and various scientific databases, including Elsevier, ACS publications, Taylor and Francis, Wiley Online Library, MDPI, Springer, Thieme, Bentham, ProQuest, and the Marine Pharmacology website, are used for a literature search. This review focuses on chemical characteristics, sources, and biological and pharmacological activities of 366 marine fungal peptides belonging to various classes, such as linear, cyclic, and depsipeptides. Among 30 marine-derived fungal genera, isolated from marine macro-organisms such as marine algae, sponges, coral, and mangrove plants, as well as deep sea sediments, species of Aspergillus were found to produce the highest number of peptides (174 peptides), followed by Penicillium (23 peptides), Acremonium (22 peptides), Eurotium (18 peptides), Trichoderma (18 peptides), Simplicillium (17 peptides), and Beauveria (12 peptides). The cytotoxic activity against a broad spectrum of human cancer cell lines was the predominant biological activity of the reported marine peptides (32%), whereas antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and various enzyme inhibition activities ranged from 7% to 20%. In the first part of this review, the chemistry of marine peptides is discussed and followed by their biological activity.
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- Salar Hafez Ghoran
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan;
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto and CIIMAR, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (E.S.); (C.F.)
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto and CIIMAR, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (E.S.); (C.F.)
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- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto and CIIMAR, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Nakashima Y, Kawakami A, Ogasawara Y, Maeki M, Tokeshi M, Dairi T, Morita H. Structure of lasso peptide epimerase MslH reveals metal-dependent acid/base catalytic mechanism. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4752. [PMID: 37550286 PMCID: PMC10406935 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40232-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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The lasso peptide MS-271 is a ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) consisting of 21 amino acids with D-tryptophan at the C-terminus, and is derived from the precursor peptide MslA. MslH, encoded in the MS-271 biosynthetic gene cluster (msl), catalyzes the epimerization at the Cα center of the MslA C-terminal Trp21, leading to epi-MslA. The detailed catalytic process, including the catalytic site and cofactors, has remained enigmatic. Herein, based on X-ray crystallographic studies in association with MslA core peptide analogues, we show that MslH is a metallo-dependent peptide epimerase with a calcineurin-like fold. The crystal structure analysis, followed by site-directed mutagenesis, docking simulation, and ICP-MS studies demonstrate that MslH employs acid/base chemistry to facilitate the reversible epimerization of the C-terminal Trp21 of MslA, by utilizing two pairs of His/Asp catalytic residues that are electrostatically tethered to a six-coordination motif with a Ca(II) ion via water molecules.
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- Yu Nakashima
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630-Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan.
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630-Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
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Mi X, Desormeaux EK, Le TT, van der Donk WA, Shukla D. Sequence controlled secondary structure is important for the site-selectivity of lanthipeptide cyclization. Chem Sci 2023; 14:6904-6914. [PMID: 37389248 PMCID: PMC10306099 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc06546k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Lanthipeptides are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides that are generated from precursor peptides through a dehydration and cyclization process. ProcM, a class II lanthipeptide synthetase, demonstrates high substrate tolerance. It is enigmatic that a single enzyme can catalyze the cyclization process of many substrates with high fidelity. Previous studies suggested that the site-selectivity of lanthionine formation is determined by substrate sequence rather than by the enzyme. However, exactly how substrate sequence contributes to site-selective lanthipeptide biosynthesis is not clear. In this study, we performed molecular dynamic simulations for ProcA3.3 variants to explore how the predicted solution structure of the substrate without enzyme correlates to the final product formation. Our simulation results support a model in which the secondary structure of the core peptide is important for the final product's ring pattern for the substrates investigated. We also demonstrate that the dehydration step in the biosynthesis pathway does not influence the site-selectivity of ring formation. In addition, we performed simulation for ProcA1.1 and 2.8, which are well-suited candidates to investigate the connection between order of ring formation and solution structure. Simulation results indicate that in both cases, C-terminal ring formation is more likely which was supported by experimental results. Our findings indicate that the substrate sequence and its solution structure can be used to predict the site-selectivity and order of ring formation, and that secondary structure is a crucial factor influencing the site-selectivity. Taken together, these findings will facilitate our understanding of the lanthipeptide biosynthetic mechanism and accelerate bioengineering efforts for lanthipeptide-derived products.
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- Xuenan Mi
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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Ayikpoe R, Zhu L, Chen JY, Ting CP, van der Donk WA. Macrocyclization and Backbone Rearrangement During RiPP Biosynthesis by a SAM-Dependent Domain-of-Unknown-Function 692. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:1008-1018. [PMID: 37252350 PMCID: PMC10214503 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The domain of unknown function 692 (DUF692) is an emerging family of post-translational modification enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products. Members of this family are multinuclear iron-containing enzymes, and only two members have been functionally characterized to date: MbnB and TglH. Here, we used bioinformatics to select another member of the DUF692 family, ChrH, that is encoded in the genomes of the Chryseobacterium genus along with a partner protein ChrI. We structurally characterized the ChrH reaction product and show that the enzyme complex catalyzes an unprecedented chemical transformation that results in the formation of a macrocycle, an imidazolidinedione heterocycle, two thioaminals, and a thiomethyl group. Based on isotopic labeling studies, we propose a mechanism for the four-electron oxidation and methylation of the substrate peptide. This work identifies the first SAM-dependent reaction catalyzed by a DUF692 enzyme complex, further expanding the repertoire of remarkable reactions catalyzed by these enzymes. Based on the three currently characterized DUF692 family members, we suggest the family be called multinuclear non-heme iron dependent oxidative enzymes (MNIOs).
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- Richard
S. Ayikpoe
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
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- School
of Chemical Sciences NMR Laboratory, University
of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
- Carl
R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, United States
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Wang X, Wang Z, Dong Z, Yan Y, Zhang Y, Huo L. Deciphering the Biosynthesis of Novel Class I Lanthipeptides from Marine Pseudoalteromonas Reveals a Dehydratase PsfB with Dethiolation Activity. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1218-1227. [PMID: 37162177 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Lanthipeptides are a representative class of RiPPs that possess characteristic lanthionine and/or methyllanthionine thioether cross-links. The biosynthetic potentials of marine-derived lanthipeptides remain largely unexplored. In this study, we characterized three novel lanthipeptides pseudorosin A-C by heterologous expression of a class I lanthipeptide biosynthetic gene cluster from marine Pseudoalteromonas flavipulchra S16. Interestingly, pseudorosin C contains a large loop spanning 18 amino acid residues, which is rare in lanthipeptides. Unexpectedly, the dehydratase PsfB could catalyze the dethiolation of specific Cys residues in all three core peptides, thereby generating dehydroalanines in the absence of LanC cyclase. To the best of our knowledge, we identified the first member of the LanB dehydratase family to perform glutamylation and subsequent elimination on Cys thiol groups, which likely represents a new bypass for class I lanthipeptide biosynthesis. Furthermore, we employed mutagenesis to determine the important motif of the core peptide for dethiolation activity. Moreover, sequence analysis revealed that PsfB exhibited a distinct phylogenetic distance from the characterized LanBs from Gram-positive bacteria. Our findings, therefore, pave the way for further genome mining of lanthipeptides, novel post-translational modification enzymes from marine Gram-negative bacteria, and bioengineering applications.
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- Xiaotong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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Ayikpoe RS, Zhu L, Chen JY, Ting CP, van der Donk WA. A remarkable transformation catalyzed by a domain-of-unknown-function 692 during the biosynthesis of a new RiPP natural product. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.06.527370. [PMID: 36798408 PMCID: PMC9934569 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.06.527370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
The domain of unknown function 692 (DUF692) is an emerging family of posttranslational modification enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of ribosomally-synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products. Members of this family are multinuclear iron-containing enzymes and only two members have been functionally characterized to date: MbnB and TglH. Here, we used bioinformatics to select another member of the DUF692 family, ChrH, that is ubiquitously encoded in the genomes of the Chryseobacterium genus along with a partner protein ChrI. We structurally characterized the ChrH reaction product and show that the enzyme catalyzes an unprecedented chemical transformation that results in the formation of a macrocycle, an imidazolidinedione heterocycle, two thioaminals, and a thiomethylation. Based on isotopic labeling studies, we propose a mechanism for the four-electron oxidation and methylation of the substrate peptide. This work identifies the first SAM-dependent DUF692 enzyme, further expanding the repertoire of remarkable reactions catalyzed by these enzymes.
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- Richard S. Ayikpoe
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences NMR Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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He Y, Fan A, Han M, Li H, Li M, Fan H, An X, Song L, Zhu S, Tong Y. Mammalian Commensal Streptococci Utilize a Rare Family of Class VI Lanthipeptide Synthetases to Synthesize Miniature Lanthipeptide-type Ribosomal Peptide Natural Products. Biochemistry 2023; 62:462-475. [PMID: 36577516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are natural products with remarkable chemical and functional diversities. These peptides are often synthesized as signals or antibiotics and frequently associated with quorum sensing (QS) systems. With the increasing number of available genomes, many hitherto unseen RiPP biosynthetic pathways have been mined, providing new resources for novel bioactive compounds. Herein, we investigated the underexplored biosynthetic potential of Streptococci, prevalent bacteria in mammal-microbiomes that include pathogenic, mutualistic, and commensal members. Using the transcription factor-centric genome mining strategy, we discovered a new family of lanthipeptide biosynthetic loci under the control of potential QS. By in vitro studies, we investigated the reaction of one of these lanthipeptide synthetases and found that it installs only one lanthionine moiety onto its short precursor peptide by connecting a conserved TxxC region. Bioinformatics and in vitro studies revealed that these lanthipeptide synthetases (class VI) are novel lanthipeptide synthetases with a truncated lyase, a kinase, and a truncated cyclase domain. Our data provide important insights into the processing and evolution of lanthipeptide synthetase to tailor smaller substrates. The data are important for obtaining a mechanistic understanding of the post-translational biosynthesis machinery of the growing variety of lanthipeptides.
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- Yile He
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Iqbal S, Qasim M, Rahman H, Khan N, Paracha RZ, Bhatti MF, Javed A, Janjua HA. Genome mining, antimicrobial and plant growth-promoting potentials of halotolerant Bacillus paralicheniformis ES-1 isolated from salt mine. Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:79-93. [PMID: 36301366 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-022-01964-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salinity severely affects crop yield by hindering nitrogen uptake and reducing plant growth. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are capable of providing cross-protection against biotic/abiotic stresses and facilitating plant growth. Genome-level knowledge of PGPB is necessary to translate the knowledge into a product as efficient biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. The current study aimed to isolate and characterize indigenous plant growth-promoting strains with the potential to promote plant growth under various stress conditions. In this regard, 72 bacterial strains were isolated from various saline-sodic soil/lakes; 19 exhibited multiple in vitro plant growth-promoting traits, including indole 3 acetic acid production, phosphate solubilization, siderophore synthesis, lytic enzymes production, biofilm formation, and antibacterial activities. To get an in-depth insight into genome composition and diversity, whole-genome sequence and genome mining of one promising Bacillus paralicheniformis strain ES-1 were performed. The strain ES-1 genome carries 12 biosynthetic gene clusters, at least six genomic islands, and four prophage regions. Genome mining identified plant growth-promoting conferring genes such as phosphate solubilization, nitrogen fixation, tryptophan production, siderophore, acetoin, butanediol, chitinase, hydrogen sulfate synthesis, chemotaxis, and motility. Comparative genome analysis indicates the region of genome plasticity which shapes the structure and function of B. paralicheniformis and plays a crucial role in habitat adaptation. The strain ES-1 has a relatively large accessory genome of 649 genes (~ 19%) and 180 unique genes. Overall, these results provide valuable insight into the bioactivity and genomic insight into B. paralicheniformis strain ES-1 with its potential use in sustainable agriculture.
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- Sajid Iqbal
- Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- School of Interdisciplinary Engineering and Science (SINES, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Structure and Activity Relationships of the Two-Component Lantibiotic Bicereucin. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:2529-2539. [PMID: 36354217 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Identified from the pathogen Bacillus cereus SJ1, the two-component lantibiotic bicereucin is featured by the presence of a series of nonproteogenic amino acids and exhibits potent synergistic activity against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, as well as hemolytic activity against mammalian cells. In this study, we performed site-directed mutagenesis on the nonproteogenic amino acids as well as truncation of dehydrobutyrine-rich N-terminal residues and evaluated the effects on both biological activities. We identified that D-Ala21 and D-Ala26 of Bsjα and D-Ala23 and D-Ala28 of Bsjβ play an essential role in the antimicrobial activity, while the N-termini of both peptides are important for both activities. We also determined that the integrity of both subunits is essential for hemolytic activity. Finally, we obtained two variants BsjαtS17A+Bsjβ and BsjαS30A+BsjβT19A, which retained the antimicrobial activity and exhibited greatly decreased hemolytic toxicity. Overall, our results provide a comprehensive understanding of the structure-activity relationships of bicereucin and insights into the mechanism of action thereof, facilitating the further exploration of the molecular basis of the binding receptor of bicereucin and genome mining of potential novel two-component lantibiotics.
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Photocatalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylation Forming Aminovinylcysteine Containing Peptides. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12121615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The formation of (2S,3S)-S-[(Z)-aminovinyl]-3-methyl-D-cysteine (AviMeCys) substructures was developed based on the photocatalyzed-oxidative decarboxylation of lanthionine-bearing peptides. The decarboxylative selenoetherification of the N-hydroxyphthalimide ester, generated in situ, proceeded under mild conditions at −40 °C in the presence of 1 mol% of eosin Y-Na2 as a photocatalyst and the Hantzsch ester. The following β-elimination of the corresponding N,Se-acetal was operated in a one-pot operation, led to AviMeCys substructures found in natural products in moderate to good yields. The sulfide-bridged motif, and also the carbamate-type protecting groups, such as Cbz, Teoc, Boc and Fmoc groups, were tolerant under the reaction conditions.
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Clark KA, Covington BC, Seyedsayamdost MR. Biosynthesis-guided discovery reveals enteropeptins as alternative sactipeptides containing N-methylornithine. Nat Chem 2022; 14:1390-1398. [PMID: 36316408 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01063-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The combination of next-generation DNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatics has revitalized natural product discovery. Using a bioinformatic search strategy, we recently identified ∼600 gene clusters in otherwise overlooked streptococci that code for ribosomal peptide natural products synthesized by radical S-adenosylmethionine enzymes. These grouped into 16 subfamilies and pointed to an unexplored microbiome biosynthetic landscape. Here we report the structure, biosynthesis and function of one of these natural product groups, which we term enteropeptins, from the gut microbe Enterococcus cecorum. We show three reactions in the biosynthesis of enteropeptins that are each catalysed by a different family of metalloenzymes. Among these, we characterize the founding member of a widespread superfamily of Fe-S-containing methyltransferases, which, together with an Mn2+-dependent arginase, installs N-methylornithine in the peptide sequence. Biological assays with the mature product revealed bacteriostatic activity only against the producing strain, extending an emerging theme of fratricidal or self-inhibitory metabolites in microbiome firmicutes.
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- Kenzie A Clark
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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Conrado R, Gomes TC, Roque GSC, De Souza AO. Overview of Bioactive Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Compounds. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:1604. [PMID: 36421247 PMCID: PMC9687038 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11111604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Microorganisms are known as important sources of natural compounds that have been studied and applied for different purposes in distinct areas. Specifically, in the pharmaceutical area, fungi have been explored mainly as sources of antibiotics, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, enzyme inhibitors, hypercholesteremic, antineoplastic/antitumor, immunomodulators, and immunosuppressants agents. However, historically, the high demand for new antimicrobial and antitumor agents has not been sufficiently attended by the drug discovery process, highlighting the relevance of intensifying studies to reach sustainable employment of the huge world biodiversity, including the microorganisms. Therefore, this review describes the main approaches and tools applied in the search for bioactive secondary metabolites, as well as presents several examples of compounds produced by different fungi species with proven pharmacological effects and additional examples of fungal cytotoxic and antimicrobial molecules. The review does not cover all fungal secondary metabolites already described; however, it presents some reports that can be useful at any phase of the drug discovery process, mainly for pharmaceutical applications.
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- Development and Innovation Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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Mahanta N, PH K, KS S, Das S, G. D. Recent Advancements in Bottromycin Biosynthesis. Synlett 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AbstractBottromycin is a structurally complex cyclic peptidic compound isolated from Streptomyces bottropensis and related organisms and belongs to the RiPP family of natural products (ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides). It exhibits potent antibacterial properties against gram-positive pathogens (including drug resistant strains such as MRSA, MIC 1 μg/mL and VRE, MIC 0.5 μg/mL) and mycoplasma. Bottromycin blocks the binding of the aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site on the 50S ribosome and hence inhibits protein synthesis. Bottromycins contain structurally diverse post-translational modifications (PTMs) on a small peptide (GPVVVFDC) including a unique macrocyclic amidine, rare β-methylation, terminal thiazole heterocycle, oxidative decarboxylation, and Asp epimerization, among others. It exhibits a precursor peptide organization with a C-terminal follower peptide and a N-terminal core peptide. There are several new studies reported recently which gave detailed insights into the bottromycin biosynthesis pathway. This Account highlights the current advancements in understanding the biosynthetic pathway of bottromycin focusing mainly on the biochemically and structurally characterized enzymes and intricate details of the peptide–protein biophysical interactions. These studies have provided a strong foundation for conducting combinatorial biosynthesis and synthetic biological studies to create novel bottromycin variants for therapeutic applications.1 Introduction2 Biosynthetic Pathway for Bottromycin3 Enzymology of Bottromycin Biosynthesis3.1 Cleavage of Methionine (BotP)3.2 Radical SAM Methyltransferases (BotRMT1, BotRMT2, BotRMT3)3.3 ATP-Dependent YcaO Enzymes3.3.1 Thiazoline Formation by BotC3.3.2 Macrolactamidine Formation by BotCD3.4 Follower Peptide Hydrolysis (BotAH)3.5 Aspartate Epimerization (BotH)3.6 Oxidative Decarboxylation (BotCYP)3.7 O-Methyltransferase (BotOMT)4 Heterologous Bottromycin Production and Analogue Preparation5 Summary and Outlook
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Ayikpoe RS, Shi C, Battiste AJ, Eslami SM, Ramesh S, Simon MA, Bothwell IR, Lee H, Rice AJ, Ren H, Tian Q, Harris LA, Sarksian R, Zhu L, Frerk AM, Precord TW, van der Donk WA, Mitchell DA, Zhao H. A scalable platform to discover antimicrobials of ribosomal origin. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6135. [PMID: 36253467 PMCID: PMC9576775 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33890-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a promising source of new antimicrobials in the face of rising antibiotic resistance. Here, we report a scalable platform that combines high-throughput bioinformatics with automated biosynthetic gene cluster refactoring for rapid evaluation of uncharacterized gene clusters. As a proof of concept, 96 RiPP gene clusters that originate from diverse bacterial phyla involving 383 biosynthetic genes are refactored in a high-throughput manner using a biological foundry with a success rate of 86%. Heterologous expression of all successfully refactored gene clusters in Escherichia coli enables the discovery of 30 compounds covering six RiPP classes: lanthipeptides, lasso peptides, graspetides, glycocins, linear azol(in)e-containing peptides, and thioamitides. A subset of the discovered lanthipeptides exhibit antibiotic activity, with one class II lanthipeptide showing low µM activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae, an ESKAPE pathogen. Overall, this work provides a robust platform for rapidly discovering RiPPs.
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- Richard S Ayikpoe
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences NMR Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, 20815, MD, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA.
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Li Y, Lee SR, Han EJ, Seyedsayamdost MR. Momomycin, an Antiproliferative Cryptic Metabolite from the Oxytetracycline Producer Streptomyces rimosus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208573. [PMID: 35903822 PMCID: PMC9489664 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Natural products provide an important source of pharmaceuticals and chemical tools. Traditionally, assessment of unexplored microbial phyla has led to new natural products. However, with every new microbe, the number of orphan biosynthetic gene clusters (BGC) grows. As such, the more difficult proposition is finding new molecules from well-studied strains. Herein, we targeted Streptomyces rimosus, the widely-used oxytetracycline producer, for the discovery of new natural products. Using MALDI-MS-guided high-throughput elicitor screening (HiTES), we mapped the global secondary metabolome of S. rimosus and structurally characterized products of three cryptic BGCs, including momomycin, an unusual cyclic peptide natural product with backbone modifications and several non-canonical amino acids. We elucidated important aspects of its biosynthesis and evaluated its bioactivity. Our studies showcase HiTES as an effective approach for unearthing new chemical matter from "drained" strains.
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- Yuchen Li
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (USA)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (USA)
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Sukmarini L. Marine Bacterial Ribosomal Peptides: Recent Genomics- and Synthetic Biology-Based Discoveries and Biosynthetic Studies. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20090544. [PMID: 36135733 PMCID: PMC9505594 DOI: 10.3390/md20090544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Marine biodiversity is represented by an exceptional and ample array of intriguing natural product chemistries. Due to their extensive post-translational modifications, ribosomal peptides—also known as ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs)—exemplify a widely diverse class of natural products, endowing a broad range of pharmaceutically and biotechnologically relevant properties for therapeutic or industrial applications. Most RiPPs are of bacterial origin, yet their marine derivatives have been quite rarely investigated. Given the rapid advancement engaged in a more powerful genomics approach, more biosynthetic gene clusters and pathways for these ribosomal peptides continue to be increasingly characterized. Moreover, the genome-mining approach in integration with synthetic biology techniques has markedly led to a revolution of RiPP natural product discovery. Therefore, this present short review article focuses on the recent discovery of RiPPs from marine bacteria based on genome mining and synthetic biology approaches during the past decade. Their biosynthetic studies are discussed herein, particularly the organization of targeted biosynthetic gene clusters linked to the encoded RiPPs with potential bioactivities.
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- Linda Sukmarini
- Research Center for Applied Microbiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Bogor, Km. 46, Cibinong 16911, West Java, Indonesia
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Eastman KS, Kincannon WM, Bandarian V. Leveraging Substrate Promiscuity of a Radical S-Adenosyl-L-methionine RiPP Maturase toward Intramolecular Peptide Cross-Linking Applications. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2022; 8:1209-1217. [PMID: 36032765 PMCID: PMC9413430 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c00501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (RS) enzymes operate on a variety of substrates and catalyze a wide range of complex radical-mediated transformations. Radical non-α-carbon thioether peptides (ranthipeptides) are a class of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs). The RS enzyme PapB catalyzes the formation of thioether cross-links between Cys/Asp (or Cys/Glu) residues located in six Cys-X3-Asp/Glu motifs. In this report, using a minimal substrate that contains a single cross-link motif, we explore the substrate scope of the PapB and show that the enzyme is highly promiscuous and will accept a variety of Cys-X n -Asp sequences where n = 0-6. Moreover, we show that the enzyme will introduce in-line and nested thioether cross-links independently in peptide sequences that contain two motifs derived from the wild-type sequence. Additionally, the enzyme accepts peptides that contain d-amino acids at either the Cys or the Asp position. These observations are leveraged to produce a thioether cyclized analogue of the FDA-approved therapeutic agent octreotide, with a Cys-Glu cross-link replacing the disulfide that is found in the drug. These findings highlight the remarkable substrate tolerance of PapB and show the utility of RS RiPP maturases in biotechnological applications.
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- Karsten
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Escudeiro P, Henry CS, Dias RP. Functional characterization of prokaryotic dark matter: the road so far and what lies ahead. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2022; 3:100159. [PMID: 36561390 PMCID: PMC9764257 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2022.100159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Eight-hundred thousand to one trillion prokaryotic species may inhabit our planet. Yet, fewer than two-hundred thousand prokaryotic species have been described. This uncharted fraction of microbial diversity, and its undisclosed coding potential, is known as the "microbial dark matter" (MDM). Next-generation sequencing has allowed to collect a massive amount of genome sequence data, leading to unprecedented advances in the field of genomics. Still, harnessing new functional information from the genomes of uncultured prokaryotes is often limited by standard classification methods. These methods often rely on sequence similarity searches against reference genomes from cultured species. This hinders the discovery of unique genetic elements that are missing from the cultivated realm. It also contributes to the accumulation of prokaryotic gene products of unknown function among public sequence data repositories, highlighting the need for new approaches for sequencing data analysis and classification. Increasing evidence indicates that these proteins of unknown function might be a treasure trove of biotechnological potential. Here, we outline the challenges, opportunities, and the potential hidden within the functional dark matter (FDM) of prokaryotes. We also discuss the pitfalls surrounding molecular and computational approaches currently used to probe these uncharted waters, and discuss future opportunities for research and applications.
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- Pedro Escudeiro
- BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA,University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal,iXLab - Innovation for National Biological Resilience, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1749-016, Portugal,Corresponding author.
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Li Y, Lee SR, Han EJ, Seyedsayamdost MR. Momomycin, an Antiproliferative Cryptic Metabolite from the Oxytetracycline Producer Streptomyces rimosus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yuchen Li
- Princeton University Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- Princeton University Chemistry Washington UniversityFrick Chemistry Lab, Room 333 08544 Princeton UNITED STATES
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Fobofou SA, Savidge T. Microbial metabolites: cause or consequence in gastrointestinal disease? Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2022; 322:G535-G552. [PMID: 35271353 PMCID: PMC9054261 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00008.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Systems biology studies have established that changes in gastrointestinal microbiome composition and function can adversely impact host physiology. Notable diseases synonymously associated with dysbiosis include inflammatory bowel diseases, cancer, metabolic disorders, and opportunistic and recurrent pathogen infections. However, there is a scarcity of mechanistic data that advances our understanding of taxonomic correlations with pathophysiological host-microbiome interactions. Generally, to survive a hostile gut environment, microbes are highly metabolically active and produce trans-kingdom signaling molecules to interact with competing microorganisms and the host. These specialized metabolites likely play important homeostatic roles, and identifying disease-specific taxa and their effector pathways can provide better strategies for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, as well as the discovery of innovative therapeutics. The signaling role of microbial biotransformation products such as bile acids, short-chain fatty acids, polysaccharides, and dietary tryptophan is increasingly recognized, but little is known about the identity and function of metabolites that are synthesized by microbial biosynthetic gene clusters, including ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs), nonribosomal peptides (NRPs), polyketides (PKs), PK-NRP hybrids, and terpenes. Here we consider how bioactive natural products directly encoded by the human microbiome can contribute to the pathophysiology of gastrointestinal disease, cancer, autoimmune, antimicrobial-resistant bacterial and viral infections (including COVID-19). We also present strategies used to discover these compounds and the biological activities they exhibit, with consideration of therapeutic interventions that could emerge from understanding molecular causation in gut microbiome research.
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- Serge Alain Fobofou
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Makarova KS, Blackburne B, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya A, Karamycheva S, Espinoza M, Barry CE, Bewley CA, Koonin EV. Phylogenomic analysis of the diversity of graspetides and proteins involved in their biosynthesis. Biol Direct 2022; 17:7. [PMID: 35313954 PMCID: PMC8939145 DOI: 10.1186/s13062-022-00320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Bacteria and archaea produce an enormous diversity of modified peptides that are involved in various forms of inter-microbial conflicts or communication. A vast class of such peptides are Ribosomally synthesized, Postranslationally modified Peptides (RiPPs), and a major group of RiPPs are graspetides, so named after ATP-grasp ligases that catalyze the formation of lactam and lactone linkages in these peptides. The diversity of graspetides, the multiple proteins encoded in the respective Biosynthetic Gene Clusters (BGCs) and their evolution have not been studied in full detail. In this work, we attempt a comprehensive analysis of the graspetide-encoding BGCs and report a variety of novel graspetide groups as well as ancillary proteins implicated in graspetide biosynthesis and expression. Results We compiled a comprehensive, manually curated set of graspetides that includes 174 families including 115 new families with distinct patterns of amino acids implicated in macrocyclization and further modification, roughly tripling the known graspetide diversity. We derived signature motifs for the leader regions of graspetide precursors that could be used to facilitate graspetide prediction. Graspetide biosynthetic gene clusters and specific precursors were identified in bacterial divisions not previously known to encode RiPPs, in particular, the parasitic and symbiotic bacteria of the Candidate phyla radiation. We identified Bacteroides-specific biosynthetic gene clusters (BGC) that include remarkable diversity of graspetides encoded in the same loci which predicted to be modified by the same ATP-grasp ligase. We studied in details evolution of recently characterized chryseoviridin BGCs and showed that duplication and horizonal gene exchange both contribute to the diversification of the graspetides during evolution. Conclusions We demonstrate previously unsuspected diversity of graspetide sequences, even those associated with closely related ATP-grasp enzymes. Several previously unnoticed families of proteins associated with graspetide biosynthetic gene clusters are identified. The results of this work substantially expand the known diversity of RiPPs and can be harnessed to further advance approaches for their identification. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13062-022-00320-2.
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- Kira S Makarova
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA.
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA.
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Zhang J, Arif M, Shen H, Sun D, Pu X, Hu J, Lin B, Yang Q. Genomic Comparisons and Phenotypic Diversity of Dickeya zeae Strains Causing Bacterial Soft Rot of Banana in China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:822829. [PMID: 35222482 PMCID: PMC8864124 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.822829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bacterial soft rot of banana, caused by Dickeya zeae, is spreading rapidly in important banana growing areas in China and seriously threatens banana production. In this study, we sequenced the high-quality complete genomes of three typical banana strains, MS1 (size: 4,831,702-bp; genome coverages: 538x), MS_2014 (size: 4,740,000-bp; genome coverages: 586x) and MS_2018 (size: 4,787,201-bp; genome coverages: 583x), isolated in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively. To determine their genomic and phenotypic diversity with respect to their hosts of origin, they were compared with other D. zeae strains, including another representative banana strain MS2 from China. The sequenced strains were similar in utilization of carbon source and chemical substrates, and general genomic features of GC content, and tRNA and rRNA regions. They were also conserved in most virulence determinants, including gene-encoding secretion systems, plant cell wall degrading enzymes, and exopolysaccharides. We further explored their genomic diversity in the predicted genomic islands (GIs). These GIs were rich in integrases and transposases, where some genomic dissimilarity was observed in the flagellar gene cluster and several secondary metabolite gene clusters. Different constituents of core biosynthetic modules were found within the bacteriocin and aryl polyene (APE) pigment gene clusters, and the strains from banana showed different phenotypes with respect to antibiosis effects and colony pigmentation. Additionally, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) and prophage elements, such as type I-F and III-A CRISPR arrays and an intact prophage of MS1-P5, contributed to bacterial diversity. Phylogenetic tree analysis and genome-genome nucleotide comparison confirmed the genomic divergence among the strains isolated from banana. Considering these characteristics, MS2 and MS_2014 probably diverged later than MS1, while MS_2018 was different and more similar to foreign strains isolated from other hosts in several characteristics. Strain MS_2018 caused severe symptoms on banana varieties previously considered moderately resistant or moderately susceptible, including varieties of Cavendish (Musa AAA) and Plantain (Musa ABB). Our study of genomic and phenotypic diversity raises public attention to the risk of spreading new pathogenic variants within banana growing regions and supports development of predictive strategies for disease control.
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- Jingxin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
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- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
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- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Bouayad‐Gervais S, St‐Cyr DJ, Courcelles M, Bonneil É, Gohard FH, Thibault P, Earnshaw WC, Tyers M. Head‐to‐tail cyclization of side chain‐protected linear peptides to recapitulate genetically‐encoded cyclized peptides. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2022; 114:e24254. [PMID: 35864841 PMCID: PMC9286623 DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24254] [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] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Genetically‐encoded cyclic peptide libraries allow rapid in vivo screens for inhibitors of any target protein of interest. In particular, the Split Intein Circular Ligation of Protein and Peptides (SICLOPPS) system exploits spontaneous protein splicing of inteins to produce intracellular cyclic peptides. A previous SICLOPPS screen against Aurora B kinase, which plays a critical role during chromosome segregation, identified several candidate inhibitors that we sought to recapitulate by chemical synthesis. We describe the syntheses of cyclic peptide hits and analogs via solution‐phase macrocyclization of side chain‐protected linear peptides obtained from standard solid‐phase peptide synthesis. Cyclic peptide targets, including cyclo‐[CTWAR], were designed to match both the variable portions and conserved cysteine residue of their genetically‐encoded counterparts. Synthetic products were characterized by tandem high‐resolution mass spectrometry to analyze a combination of exact mass, isotopic pattern, and collisional dissociation‐induced fragmentation pattern. The latter analyses facilitated the distinction between targets and oligomeric side products, and served to confirm peptidic sequences in a manner that can be readily extended to analyses of complex biological samples. This alternative chemical synthesis approach for cyclic peptides allows cost‐effective validation and facile chemical elaboration of hit candidates from SICLOPPS screens.
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- Samir Bouayad‐Gervais
- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute of Cell Biology University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute of Cell Biology University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Université de Montréal Montréal Canada
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Mendauletova A, Latham JA. Biosynthesis of the redox cofactor mycofactocin is controlled by the transcriptional regulator MftR and induced by long-chain acyl-CoA species. J Biol Chem 2021; 298:101474. [PMID: 34896395 PMCID: PMC8728441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Mycofactocin (MFT) is a ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally-modified redox cofactor found in pathogenic mycobacteria. While MFT biosynthetic proteins have been extensively characterized, the physiological conditions under which MFT biosynthesis is required are not well understood. To gain insights into the mechanisms of regulation of MFT expression in Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155, we investigated the DNA-binding and ligand-binding activities of the putative TetR-like transcription regulator, MftR. In this study, we demonstrated that MftR binds to the mft promoter region. We used DNase I footprinting to identify the 27 bp palindromic operator located 5′ to mftA and found it to be highly conserved in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium ulcerans, and Mycobacterium marinum. To determine under which conditions the mft biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) is induced, we screened for effectors of MftR. As a result, we found that MftR binds to long-chain acyl-CoAs with low micromolar affinities. To demonstrate that oleoyl-CoA induces the mft BGC in vivo, we re-engineered a fluorescent protein reporter system to express an MftA–mCherry fusion protein. Using this mCherry fluorescent readout, we show that the mft BGC is upregulated in M. smegmatis mc2155 when oleic acid is supplemented to the media. These results suggest that MftR controls expression of the mft BGC and that MFT production is induced by long-chain acyl-CoAs. Since MFT-dependent dehydrogenases are known to colocalize with acyl carrier protein/CoA-modifying enzymes, these results suggest that MFT might be critical for fatty acid metabolism or cell wall reorganization.
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- Aigera Mendauletova
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Wu Z, Li Y, Zhang L, Ding Z, Shi G. Microbial production of small peptide: pathway engineering and synthetic biology. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 14:2257-2278. [PMID: 33459516 PMCID: PMC8601181 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Small peptides are a group of natural products with low molecular weights and complex structures. The diverse structures of small peptides endow them with broad bioactivities and suggest their potential therapeutic use in the medical field. The remaining challenge is methods to address the main limitations, namely (i) the low amount of available small peptides from natural sources, and (ii) complex processes required for traditional chemical synthesis. Therefore, harnessing microbial cells as workhorse appears to be a promising approach to synthesize these bioactive peptides. As an emerging engineering technology, synthetic biology aims to create standard, well-characterized and controllable synthetic systems for the biosynthesis of natural products. In this review, we describe the recent developments in the microbial production of small peptides. More importantly, synthetic biology approaches are considered for the production of small peptides, with an emphasis on chassis cells, the evolution of biosynthetic pathways, strain improvements and fermentation.
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- Zhiyong Wu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationSchool of BiotechnologyJiangnan UniversityWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationSchool of BiotechnologyJiangnan UniversityWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationSchool of BiotechnologyJiangnan UniversityWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationSchool of BiotechnologyJiangnan UniversityWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationSchool of BiotechnologyJiangnan UniversityWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
- Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing TechnologyJiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxiJiangsu Province214122China
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Escherichia coli small molecule metabolism at the host-microorganism interface. Nat Chem Biol 2021; 17:1016-1026. [PMID: 34552219 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-021-00807-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Escherichia coli are a common component of the human microbiota, and isolates exhibit probiotic, commensal and pathogenic roles in the host. E. coli members often use diverse small molecule chemistry to regulate intrabacterial, intermicrobial and host-bacterial interactions. While E. coli are considered to be a well-studied model organism in biology, much of their chemical arsenal has only more recently been defined, and much remains to be explored. Here we describe chemical signaling systems in E. coli in the context of the broader field of metabolism at the host-bacteria interface and the role of this signaling in disease modulation.
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Radical SAM Enzyme QmpB Installs Two 9-Membered Ring Sactionine Macrocycles during Biogenesis of a Ribosomal Peptide Natural Product. J Org Chem 2021; 86:11284-11289. [PMID: 34351169 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the reaction catalyzed by QmpB, a new radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme encoded by a ribosomal peptide natural product gene cluster in Streptococcus suis. Using isotopic labeling, site-directed mutagenesis, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and multidimensional NMR spectroscopy, we show that QmpB installs two 9-membered ring sactionine bridges, connecting a Cys residue with an upstream Asn via an α-thioether bridge, with the two macrocycles separated by a single residue. QmpB is only the second type II sactionine synthase characterized to date.
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Balo AR, Tao L, Britt RD. Characterizing SPASM/twitch Domain-Containing Radical SAM Enzymes by EPR Spectroscopy. APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2021; 53:809-820. [PMID: 35509369 PMCID: PMC9012708 DOI: 10.1007/s00723-021-01406-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Owing to their importance, diversity and abundance of generated paramagnetic species, radical S-adenosylmethionine (rSAM) enzymes have become popular targets for electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studies. In contrast to prototypic single-domain and thus single-[4Fe-4S]-containing rSAM enzymes, there is a large subfamily of rSAM enzymes with multiple domains and one or two additional iron-sulfur cluster(s) called the SPASM/twitch domain-containing rSAM enzymes. EPR spectroscopy is a powerful tool that allows for the observation of the iron-sulfur clusters as well as potentially trappable paramagnetic reaction intermediates. Here, we review continuous-wave and pulse EPR spectroscopic studies of SPASM/twitch domain-containing rSAM enzymes. Among these enzymes, we will review in greater depth four well-studied enzymes, BtrN, MoaA, PqqE, and SuiB. Towards establishing a functional consensus of the additional architecture in these enzymes, we describe the commonalities between these enzymes as observed by EPR spectroscopy.
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- Aidin R. Balo
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Craik DJ, Kan MW. How can we improve peptide drug discovery? Learning from the past. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2021; 16:1399-1402. [PMID: 34344242 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2021.1961740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- David J Craik
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Scherlach K, Hertweck C. Mining and unearthing hidden biosynthetic potential. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3864. [PMID: 34162873 PMCID: PMC8222398 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genetically encoded small molecules (secondary metabolites) play eminent roles in ecological interactions, as pathogenicity factors and as drug leads. Yet, these chemical mediators often evade detection, and the discovery of novel entities is hampered by low production and high rediscovery rates. These limitations may be addressed by genome mining for biosynthetic gene clusters, thereby unveiling cryptic metabolic potential. The development of sophisticated data mining methods and genetic and analytical tools has enabled the discovery of an impressive array of previously overlooked natural products. This review shows the newest developments in the field, highlighting compound discovery from unconventional sources and microbiomes. Natural products are an important source of bioactive compounds and have versatile applications in different fields, but their discovery is challenging. Here, the authors review the recent developments in genome mining for discovery of natural products, focusing on compounds from unconventional microorganisms and microbiomes.
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- Kirstin Scherlach
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena, Germany. .,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Rational engineering strategies for achieving high-yield, high-quality and high-stability of natural product production in actinomycetes. Metab Eng 2021; 67:198-215. [PMID: 34166765 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Actinomycetes are recognized as excellent producers of microbial natural products, which have a wide range of applications, especially in medicine, agriculture and stockbreeding. The three main indexes of industrialization (titer, purity and stability) must be taken into overall consideration in the manufacturing process of natural products. Over the past decades, synthetic biology techniques have expedited the development of industrially competitive strains with excellent performances. Here, we summarize various rational engineering strategies for upgrading the performance of industrial actinomycetes, which include enhancing the yield of natural products, eliminating the by-products and improving the genetic stability of engineered strains. Furthermore, the current challenges and future perspectives for optimizing the industrial strains more systematically through combinatorial engineering strategies are also discussed.
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Bothwell IR, Caetano T, Sarksian R, Mendo S, van der Donk WA. Structural Analysis of Class I Lanthipeptides from Pedobacter lusitanus NL19 Reveals an Unusual Ring Pattern. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:1019-1029. [PMID: 34085816 PMCID: PMC9845027 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Lanthipeptides are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products characterized by the presence of lanthionine and methyllanthionine cross-linked amino acids formed by dehydration of Ser/Thr residues followed by conjugate addition of Cys to the resulting dehydroamino acids. Class I lanthipeptide dehydratases utilize glutamyl-tRNAGlu as a cosubstrate to glutamylate Ser/Thr followed by glutamate elimination. A vast majority of lanthipeptides identified from class I synthase systems have been from Gram-positive bacteria. Herein, we report the heterologous expression and modification in Escherichia coli of two lanthipeptides from the Gram-negative Bacteroidetes Pedobacter lusitanus NL19. These peptides are representative of a group of compounds frequently encoded in Pedobacter genomes. Structural characterization of the lanthipeptides revealed a novel ring pattern as well as an unusual ll-lanthionine stereochemical configuration and a cyclase that lacks the canonical zinc ligands found in most LanC enzymes.
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- Ian R. Bothwell
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61822
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- Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, CESAM & Departamento de Biologia
- Campus de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-189 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61822
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- Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, CESAM & Departamento de Biologia
- Campus de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-189 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61822
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Malit JJL, Wu C, Liu LL, Qian PY. Global Genome Mining Reveals the Distribution of Diverse Thioamidated RiPP Biosynthesis Gene Clusters. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:635389. [PMID: 33995295 PMCID: PMC8120280 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.635389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Thioamidated ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are recently characterized natural products with wide range of potent bioactivities, such as antibiotic, antiproliferative, and cytotoxic activities. These peptides are distinguished by the presence of thioamide bonds in the peptide backbone catalyzed by the YcaO-TfuA protein pair with its genes adjacent to each other. Genome mining has facilitated an in silico approach to identify biosynthesis gene clusters (BGCs) responsible for thioamidated RiPP production. In this work, publicly available genomic data was used to detect and illustrate the diversity of putative BGCs encoding for thioamidated RiPPs. AntiSMASH and RiPPER analysis identified 613 unique TfuA-related gene cluster families (GCFs) and 797 precursor peptide families, even on phyla where the presence of these clusters have not been previously described. Several additional biosynthesis genes are colocalized with the detected BGCs, suggesting an array of possible chemical modifications. This study shows that thioamidated RiPPs occupy a widely unexplored chemical landscape.
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- Jessie James Limlingan Malit
- Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Aggarwal E, Chauhan S, Sareen D. Thiopeptides encoding biosynthetic gene clusters mined from bacterial genomes. J Biosci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-021-00158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Since the introduction of insulin almost a century ago, more than 80 peptide drugs have reached the market for a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, HIV infection and chronic pain. In this Perspective, we summarize key trends in peptide drug discovery and development, covering the early efforts focused on human hormones, elegant medicinal chemistry and rational design strategies, peptide drugs derived from nature, and major breakthroughs in molecular biology and peptide chemistry that continue to advance the field. We emphasize lessons from earlier approaches that are still relevant today as well as emerging strategies such as integrated venomics and peptide-display libraries that create new avenues for peptide drug discovery. We also discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in which peptide drugs could be particularly valuable and analyse the challenges that need to be addressed for them to reach their full potential.
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Quorum Sensing in Streptococcus mutans Regulates Production of Tryglysin, a Novel RaS-RiPP Antimicrobial Compound. mBio 2021; 12:mBio.02688-20. [PMID: 33727351 PMCID: PMC8092268 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02688-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Bacteria interact and compete with a large community of organisms in their natural environment. Streptococcus mutans is one such organism, and it is an important member of the oral microbiota. We found that S. mutans uses a quorum-sensing system to regulate production of a novel posttranslationally modified peptide capable of inhibiting growth of several streptococcal species. The genus Streptococcus encompasses a large bacterial taxon that commonly colonizes mucosal surfaces of vertebrates and is capable of disease etiologies originating from diverse body sites, including the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive tracts. Identifying new modes of treating infections is of increasing importance, as antibiotic resistance has escalated. Streptococcus mutans is an important opportunistic pathogen that is an agent of dental caries and is capable of systemic diseases such as endocarditis. As such, understanding how it regulates virulence and competes in the oral niche is a priority in developing strategies to defend from these pathogens. We determined that S. mutans UA159 possesses a bona fide short hydrophobic peptide (SHP)/Rgg quorum-sensing system that regulates a specialized biosynthetic operon featuring a radical-SAM (S-adenosyl-l-methionine) (RaS) enzyme and produces a ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptide (RiPP). The pairing of SHP/Rgg regulatory systems with RaS biosynthetic operons is conserved across streptococci, and a locus similar to that in S. mutans is found in Streptococcus ferus, an oral streptococcus isolated from wild rats. We identified the RaS-RiPP product from this operon and solved its structure using a combination of analytical methods; we term these RiPPs tryglysin A and B for the unusual Trp-Gly-Lys linkage. We report that tryglysins specifically inhibit the growth of other streptococci, but not other Gram-positive bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis or Lactococcus lactis. We predict that tryglysin is produced by S. mutans in its oral niche, thus inhibiting the growth of competing species, including several medically relevant streptococci.
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Agrawal P, Amir S, Deepak, Barua D, Mohanty D. RiPPMiner-Genome: A Web Resource for Automated Prediction of Crosslinked Chemical Structures of RiPPs by Genome Mining. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:166887. [PMID: 33972022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RiPPMiner-Genome is a unique bioinformatics resource for identifying Biosynthetic Gene Clusters (BGC) for RiPPs (Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-translationally Modified Peptides) and automated prediction of crosslinked chemical structures of RiPPs starting from genomic sequences. It is a major update of the RiPPMiner webserver, which used only peptide sequence of RiPP precursors as input for predicting RiPP class and crosslinked chemical structures. Other major improvements are, machine learning (ML) based identification of correct RiPP precursor peptide from among multiple small ORFs (Open Reading Frames) in a BGC, prediction of the cleavage site and cross-links in thiopeptides and identification of non-crosslinked modified residues in lanthipeptides. It has been benchmarked on a dataset of 204 experimentally characterized RiPP BGCs. RiPPMiner-Genome also facilitates visualization of the RiPP BGCs and depiction of the chemical structure of crosslinked RiPP. It also has an interface for searching characterized RiPPs, similar to the predicted core peptide sequence or crosslinked chemical structure.
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- Priyesh Agrawal
- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Matabaro E, Kaspar H, Dahlin P, Bader DLV, Murar CE, Staubli F, Field CM, Bode JW, Künzler M. Identification, heterologous production and bioactivity of lentinulin A and dendrothelin A, two natural variants of backbone N-methylated peptide macrocycle omphalotin A. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3541. [PMID: 33574430 PMCID: PMC7878506 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83106-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Backbone N-methylation and macrocyclization improve the pharmacological properties of peptides by enhancing their proteolytic stability, membrane permeability and target selectivity. Borosins are backbone N-methylated peptide macrocycles derived from a precursor protein which contains a peptide α-N-methyltransferase domain autocatalytically modifying the core peptide located at its C-terminus. Founding members of borosins are the omphalotins from the mushroom Omphalotus olearius (omphalotins A-I) with nine out of 12 L-amino acids being backbone N-methylated. The omphalotin biosynthetic gene cluster codes for the precursor protein OphMA, the protease prolyloligopeptidase OphP and other proteins that are likely to be involved in other post-translational modifications of the peptide. Mining of available fungal genome sequences revealed the existence of highly homologous gene clusters in the basidiomycetes Lentinula edodes and Dendrothele bispora. The respective borosins, referred to as lentinulins and dendrothelins are naturally produced by L. edodes and D. bispora as shown by analysis of respective mycelial extracts. We produced all three homologous peptide natural products by coexpression of OphMA hybrid proteins and OphP in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The recombinant peptides differ in their nematotoxic activity against the plant pathogen Meloidogyne incognita. Our findings pave the way for the production of borosin peptide natural products and their potential application as novel biopharmaceuticals and biopesticides.
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- Emmanuel Matabaro
- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Room HCI F409, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Room HCI F409, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Phytopathology and Zoology in Fruit and Vegetable Production, Müller-Thurgau-Strasse 29, CH-8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratorium Für Organische Chemie, ETH-Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratorium Für Organische Chemie, ETH-Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Room HCI F409, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Room HCI F409, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratorium Für Organische Chemie, ETH-Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Room HCI F409, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Mathermycin, an anti-cancer molecule that targets cell surface phospholipids. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 413:115410. [PMID: 33476679 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Mathermycin, a lantipeptide isolated from marine actinomycete Marinactinospora thermotolerans, is an antibiotic that has been shown to disrupt bacterial plasma membrane. We now provide evidences that mathermycin can also disrupt cancer, but not normal, cell plasma membranes through targeting phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), which is located only in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane in normal cells but in both the inner and outer leaflets of the membrane in tumor cells. Our data shows that mathermycin inhibits the metabolic activity and induces mainly necrotic death of all cancer cell lines with EC50 between 4.2 and 16.9 μM, while normal cell lines have EC50 between 113 and 129 μM. The cytotoxicity of mathermycin could be inhibited by exogenous PE, but not phosphoserine and phosphocholine. The formation of mathermycin-PE complexes was confirmed by in silico analysis, HPLC and MS spectrometer. Furthermore, mathermycin exhibited similar cytotoxicity toward cancer and multidrug resistant cancer cells, which could be due to its ability to inhibit mitochondrial function, as shown by our data from the Seahorse™ metabolic analyzer. This study demonstrates that mathermycin is a potentially effective class of anti-tumor chemotherapeutics that do not easily develop resistance due to a mechanism of action targeting PE.
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