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Wei G, Duan B, Zhou TP, Tian W, Sun C, Lin Z, Deng Z, Wang B, Zhang Z, Qu X. A nucleobase-driven P450 peroxidase system enables regio- and stereo-specific formation of C─C and C─N bonds. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2412890121. [PMID: 39508763 PMCID: PMC11573659 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2412890121] [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: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 10/09/2024] [Indexed: 11/15/2024] Open
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P450 peroxidase activities are valued for their ability to catalyze complex chemical transformations using economical H2O2; however, they have been largely underexplored compared to their monooxygenase and peroxygenase activities. In this study, we identified an unconventional P450 enzyme, PtmB, which catalyzes the dimerization of purine nucleobases and tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines (TDKPs), yielding C3-nucleobase pyrroloindolines and nucleobase-TDKP dimers. Unlike typical TDKP P450 enzymes reliant on NAD(P)H cofactors and electron transfer systems, PtmB, and its analogs exhibit remarkable peroxidase activity in synthesizing adenine and other modified 6-aminopurine nucleobase-TDKP dimers. Structural analysis of the PtmB-substrate complex, mutation assays, and computational investigations reveal adenine's dual role as both substrate and acid-base catalyst in activating H2O2 to generate Compound I (Cpd I). This initiates a specific radical cascade reaction, facilitating the formation of precise C─C and C─N bonds. Biochemical assays and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that adenine's 6-NH2 hydrogen-bonding networks induce necessary conformational changes for H2O2 activation, thereby driving peroxidase activity. This study unveils an unusual catalytic mechanism for the P450 peroxidase system and underscores the pivotal role of nucleobases in enzyme-mediated reactions, which offers different prospects for developing P450 peroxidases and nucleobase-based biocatalysts.
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- Guangzheng Wei
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, and Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Andreas MP, Giessen TW. Cyclodipeptide oxidase is an enzyme filament. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3574. [PMID: 38678027 PMCID: PMC11055893 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48030-9] [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: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Modified cyclic dipeptides represent a widespread class of secondary metabolites with diverse pharmacological activities, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor. Here, we report the structural characterization of the Streptomyces noursei enzyme AlbAB, a cyclodipeptide oxidase (CDO) carrying out α,β-dehydrogenations during the biosynthesis of the antibiotic albonoursin. We show that AlbAB is a megadalton heterooligomeric enzyme filament containing covalently bound flavin mononucleotide cofactors. We highlight that AlbAB filaments consist of alternating dimers of AlbA and AlbB and that enzyme activity is crucially dependent on filament formation. We show that AlbA-AlbB interactions are highly conserved suggesting that other CDO-like enzymes are likely enzyme filaments. As CDOs have been employed in the structural diversification of cyclic dipeptides, our results will be useful for future applications of CDOs in biocatalysis and chemoenzymatic synthesis.
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- Michael P Andreas
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Stierle SA, Harken L, Li SM. P450 in C-C coupling of cyclodipeptides with nucleobases. Methods Enzymol 2023; 693:231-265. [PMID: 37977732 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.09.012] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Bacterial cytochrome P450 enzymes catalyze various and often intriguing tailoring reactions during the biosynthesis of natural products. In contrast to the majority of membrane-bound P450 enzymes from eukaryotes, bacterial P450 enzymes are soluble proteins and therefore represent excellent candidates for in vitro biochemical investigations. In particular, cyclodipeptide synthase-associated cytochrome P450 enzymes have recently gained attention due to the broad spectrum of reactions they catalyze, i.e. hydroxylation, aromatization, intramolecular C-C bond formation, dimerization, and nucleobase addition. The latter reaction has been described during the biosynthesis of guanitrypmycins, guatrypmethines and guatyromycines in various Streptomyces strains, where the nucleobases guanine and hypoxanthine are coupled to cyclodipeptides via C-C, C-N, and C-O bonds. In this chapter, we provide an overview of cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the C-C coupling of cyclodipeptides with nucleobases and describe the protocols used for the successful characterization of these enzymes in our laboratory. The procedure includes cloning of the respective genes into expression vectors and subsequent overproduction of the corresponding proteins in E. coli as well as heterologous expression in Streptomyces. We describe the purification and in vitro biochemical characterization of the enzymes and protocols to isolate the produced compounds for structure elucidation.
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- Sina A Stierle
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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Andreas MP, Giessen TW. Cyclodipeptide oxidase is an enzyme filament. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.25.559410. [PMID: 37808672 PMCID: PMC10557607 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.25.559410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Modified cyclic dipeptides represent a widespread class of secondary metabolites with diverse pharmacological activities, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor. Here, we report the structural characterization of the Streptomyces noursei enzyme AlbAB, a cyclodipeptide oxidase (CDO) carrying out α,β-dehydrogenations during the biosynthesis of the antibiotic albonoursin. We show that AlbAB is a megadalton heterooligomeric enzyme filament containing covalently bound flavin mononucleotide cofactors. We highlight that AlbAB filaments consist of alternating dimers of AlbA and AlbB and that enzyme activity is crucially dependent on filament formation. We show that AlbA-AlbB interactions are highly conserved suggesting that all CDO-like enzymes are likely enzyme filaments. Our work represents the first structural characterization of a CDO. As CDOs have been employed in the structural diversification of cyclic dipeptides, our results will be useful for future applications of CDOs in biocatalysis and chemoenzymatic synthesis.
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- Michael P. Andreas
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Sun C, Ma BD, Li G, Tian W, Yang L, Peng H, Lin Z, Deng Z, Kong XD, Qu X. Engineering the Substrate Specificity of a P450 Dimerase Enables the Collective Biosynthesis of Heterodimeric Tryptophan-Containing Diketopiperazines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202304994. [PMID: 37083030 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202304994] [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: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Heterodimeric tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines (HTDKPs) are an important class of bioactive secondary metabolites. Biosynthesis offers a practical opportunity to access their bioactive structural diversity, however, it is restricted by the limited substrate scopes of the HTDKPs-forming P450 dimerases. Herein, by genome mining and investigation of the sequence-product relationships, we unveiled three important residues (F387, F388 and E73) in these P450s that are pivotal for selecting different diketopiperazine (DKP) substrates in the upper binding pocket. Engineering these residues in NasF5053 significantly expanded its substrate specificity and enabled the collective biosynthesis, including 12 self-dimerized and at least 81 cross-dimerized HTDKPs. Structural and molecular dynamics analysis of F387G and E73S revealed that they control the substrate specificity via reducing steric hindrance and regulating substrate tunnels, respectively.
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- Chenghai Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Abiochem Biotechnology Co. Ltd., 200240, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201203, Shanghai, China
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Deletti G, Green SD, Weber C, Patterson KN, Joshi SS, Khopade TM, Coban M, Veek-Wilson J, Caulfield TR, Viswanathan R, Lane AL. Unveiling an indole alkaloid diketopiperazine biosynthetic pathway that features a unique stereoisomerase and multifunctional methyltransferase. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2558. [PMID: 37137876 PMCID: PMC10156859 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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The 2,5-diketopiperazines are a prominent class of bioactive molecules. The nocardioazines are actinomycete natural products that feature a pyrroloindoline diketopiperazine scaffold composed of two D-tryptophan residues functionalized by N- and C-methylation, prenylation, and diannulation. Here we identify and characterize the nocardioazine B biosynthetic pathway from marine Nocardiopsis sp. CMB-M0232 by using heterologous biotransformations, in vitro biochemical assays, and macromolecular modeling. Assembly of the cyclo-L-Trp-L-Trp diketopiperazine precursor is catalyzed by a cyclodipeptide synthase. A separate genomic locus encodes tailoring of this precursor and includes an aspartate/glutamate racemase homolog as an unusual D/L isomerase acting upon diketopiperazine substrates, a phytoene synthase-like prenyltransferase as the catalyst of indole alkaloid diketopiperazine prenylation, and a rare dual function methyltransferase as the catalyst of both N- and C-methylation as the final steps of nocardioazine B biosynthesis. The biosynthetic paradigms revealed herein showcase Nature's molecular ingenuity and lay the foundation for diketopiperazine diversification via biocatalytic approaches.
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- Garrett Deletti
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
- Departments of Chemistry & Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
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Widodo WS, Billerbeck S. Natural and engineered cyclodipeptides: Biosynthesis, chemical diversity, and engineering strategies for diversification and high-yield bioproduction. ENGINEERING MICROBIOLOGY 2023; 3:100067. [PMID: 39628525 PMCID: PMC11610984 DOI: 10.1016/j.engmic.2022.100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/06/2024]
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Cyclodipeptides are diverse chemical scaffolds that show a broad range of bioactivities relevant for medicine, agriculture, chemical catalysis, and material sciences. Cyclodipeptides can be synthesized enzymatically through two unrelated enzyme families, non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) and cyclodipeptide synthases (CDPSs). The chemical diversity of cyclodipeptides is derived from the two amino acid side chains and the modification of those side-chains by cyclodipeptide tailoring enzymes. While a large spectrum of chemical diversity is already known today, additional chemical space - and as such potential new bioactivities - could be accessed by exploring yet undiscovered NRPS and CDPS gene clusters as well as via engineering. Further, to exploit cyclodipeptides for applications, the low yield of natural biosynthesis needs to be overcome. In this review we summarize current knowledge on NRPS and CDPS-based cyclodipeptide biosynthesis, engineering approaches to further diversity the natural chemical diversity as well as strategies for high-yield production of cyclodipeptides, including a discussion of how advancements in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering can accelerate the translational potential of cyclodipeptides.
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- Wahyu Setia Widodo
- Department of Molecular Enzymology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Li Y, Xu Z, Chen P, Zuo C, Chen L, Yan W, Jiao R, Ye Y. Genome Mining and Heterologous Expression Guided the Discovery of Antimicrobial Naphthocyclinones from Streptomyces eurocidicus CGMCC 4.1086. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:2914-2923. [PMID: 36731876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A type II polyketide synthase biosynthetic gene cluster (nap) was identified in Streptomyces eurocidicus CGMCC 4.1086 via genome mining. The heterologous expression of the cryptic nap gene cluster in Streptomyces albus J1074 generated dimerized aromatic polyketide naphthocyclinones (1-3), whose structures were determined via extensive analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy. The biological pathway of naphthocyclinone synthesis was revealed via in vivo gene deletion, in vitro biochemical reactions, and comparative genomics. Remarkably, 3 played a crucial role in inhibiting Phytophthora capsici and Phytophthora sojae, with EC50 values of 6.1 and 20.2 μg/mL, respectively. Furthermore, 3 exhibited a potent protective effect against P. capsici and P. sojae in greenhouse tests.
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- Yu Li
- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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Liu J, Yang Y, Xie X, Li SM. A Streptomyces Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Catalyzes Regiospecific C2-Guaninylation for the Synthesis of Diverse Guanitrypmycin Analogs. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:94-102. [PMID: 36599087 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Heterologous expression of a cdps-p450 locus from Streptomyces sp. NRRL S-1521 led to the identification of guanitrypmycin D1, a new guaninylated diketopiperazine. The cytochrome P450 GutD1521 catalyzed the regiospecific transfer of guanine to C-2 of the indole ring of cyclo-(l-Trp-l-Tyr) via a C-C linkage and represents a new chemical transformation within this enzyme class. Furthermore, GutD1521 efficiently accepts several other tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides or derivatives for regiospecific coupling with guanine, thus generating different guanitrypmycin analogs.
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- Jing Liu
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Characterization of the cyclodipeptide synthase gene cluster in Streptomyces sp. NRRL F-5123 by unraveling the biosynthesis of drimentine B. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Martínez C, García-Domínguez P, Álvarez R, de Lera AR. Bispyrrolidinoindoline Epi(poly)thiodioxopiperazines (BPI-ETPs) and Simplified Mimetics: Structural Characterization, Bioactivities, and Total Synthesis. Molecules 2022; 27:7585. [PMID: 36364412 PMCID: PMC9659040 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2024] Open
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Within the 2,5-dioxopiperazine-containing natural products generated by "head-to-tail" cyclization of peptides, those derived from tryptophan allow further structural diversification due to the rich chemical reactivity of the indole heterocycle, which can generate tetracyclic fragments of hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole or pyrrolidinoindoline skeleton fused to the 2,5-dioxopiperazine. Even more complex are the dimeric bispyrrolidinoindoline epi(poly)thiodioxopiperazines (BPI-ETPs), since they feature transannular (poly)sulfide bridges connecting C3 and C6 of their 2,5-dioxopiperazine rings. Homo- and heterodimers composed of diastereomeric epi(poly)thiodioxopiperazines increase the complexity of the family. Furthermore, putative biogenetically generated downstream metabolites with C11 and C11'-hydroxylated cores, as well as deoxygenated and/or oxidized side chain counterparts, have also been described. The isolation of these complex polycyclic tryptophan-derived alkaloids from the classical sources, their structural characterization, the description of the relevant biological activities and putative biogenetic routes, and the synthetic efforts to generate and confirm their structures and also to prepare and further evaluate structurally simple analogs will be reported.
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- CINBIO, ORCHID Group, Departmento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Sun C, Tian W, Lin Z, Qu X. Biosynthesis of pyrroloindoline-containing natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2022; 39:1721-1765. [PMID: 35762180 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Covering: up to 2022Pyrroloindoline is a privileged tricyclic indoline motif widely present in many biologically active and medicinally valuable natural products. Thus, understanding the biosynthesis of this molecule is critical for developing convenient synthetic routes, which is highly challenging for its chemical synthesis due to the presence of rich chiral centers in this molecule, especially the fully substituted chiral carbon center at the C3-position of its rigid tricyclic structure. In recent years, progress has been made in elucidating the biosynthetic pathways and enzymatic mechanisms of pyrroloindoline-containing natural products (PiNPs). This article reviews the main advances in the past few decades based on the different substitutions on the C3 position of PiNPs, especially the various key enzymatic mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis of different types of PiNPs.
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- Chenghai Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Liu J, Harken L, Yang Y, Xie X, Li SM. Widely Distributed Bifunctional Bacterial Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Catalyze both Intramolecular C-C Bond Formation in cyclo-l-Tyr-l-Tyr and Its Coupling with Nucleobases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200377. [PMID: 35201649 PMCID: PMC9401060 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Tailoring enzymes are important modification biocatalysts in natural product biosynthesis. We report herein six orthologous two‐gene clusters for mycocyclosin and guatyromycine biosynthesis. Expression of the cyclodipeptide synthase genes gymA1–gymA6 in Escherichia coli resulted in the formation of cyclo‐l‐Tyr‐l‐Tyr as the major product. Reconstruction of the biosynthetic pathways in Streptomyces albus and biochemical investigation proved that the cytochrome P450 enzymes GymB1–GymB6 act as both intramolecular oxidases and intermolecular nucleobase transferases. They catalyze not only the oxidative C−C coupling within cyclo‐l‐Tyr‐l‐Tyr, leading to mycocyclosin, but also its connection with guanine and hypoxanthine, and are thus responsible for the formation of tyrosine‐containing guatyromycines, instead of the reported tryptophan‐nucleobase adducts. Phylogenetic data suggest the presence of at least 47 GymB orthologues, indicating the occurrence of a widely distributed enzyme class.
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- Jing Liu
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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García-Domínguez P, Areal A, Alvarez R, de Lera AR. Chemical synthesis in competition with global genome mining and heterologous expression for the preparation of dimeric tryptophan-derived 2,5-dioxopiperazines. Nat Prod Rep 2022; 39:1172-1225. [PMID: 35470828 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00006g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Covering: up to the end of 2021Within the 2,5-dioxopiperazines-containing natural products, those generated from tryptophan allow further structural diversification due to the rich chemical reactivity of the indole heterocycle. The great variety of natural products, ranging from simple dimeric bispyrrolidinoindoline dioxopiperazines and tryptophan-derived dioxopiperazine/pyrrolidinoindoline dioxopiperazine analogs to complex polycyclic downstream metabolites containing transannular connections between the subunits, will be covered. These natural products are constructed by Nature using hybrid polyketide synthase (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) assembly lines. Mining of microbial genome sequences has more recently allowed the study of the metabolic routes and the discovery of their hidden biosynthetic potential. The competition (ideally, also the combined efforts) between their isolation from the cultures of the producing microorganisms after global genome mining and heterologous expression and the synthetic campaigns, has more recently allowed the successful generation and structural confirmation of these natural products. Their biological activities as well as their proposed biogenetic routes and computational studies on biogenesis will also be covered.
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- CINBIO and Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
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Liu J, Harken L, Yang Y, Xie X, Li SM. Widely Distributed Bifunctional Bacterial Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Catalyze both Intramolecular C‐C Bond Formation in cyclo‐l‐Tyr‐l‐Tyr and Its Coupling with Nucleobases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jing Liu
- Philipps-Universitat Marburg Universitatsbibliothek: Philipps-Universitat Marburg Pharmazie GERMANY
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg: Philipps-Universitat Marburg Pharmazie GERMANY
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- Philipps-Universitat Marburg Institut Pharm.Biol.Biotechnol. GERMANY
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg: Philipps-Universitat Marburg Chemie GERMANY
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie Robert-Koch-Str. 4 35037 Marburg GERMANY
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Harken L, Liu J, Kreuz O, Berger R, Li SM. Biosynthesis of Guatrypmethine C Implies Two Different Oxidases for exo Double Bond Installation at the Diketopiperazine Ring. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Lauritz Harken
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Dell M, Dunbar KL, Hertweck C. Ribosome-independent peptide biosynthesis: the challenge of a unifying nomenclature. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 39:453-459. [PMID: 34586117 DOI: 10.1039/d1np00019e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The first machineries for non-ribosomal peptide (NRP) biosynthesis were uncovered over 50 years ago, and the dissection of these megasynthetases set the stage for the nomenclature system that has been used ever since. Although the number of exceptions to the canonical biosynthetic pathways has surged in the intervening years, the NRP synthetase (NRPS) classification system has remained relatively unchanged. This has led to the exclusion of many biosynthetic pathways whose biosynthetic machineries violate the classical rules for NRP assembly, and ultimately to a rupture in the field of NRP biosynthesis. In an attempt to unify the classification of NRP pathways and to facilitate the communication within the research field, we propose a revised framework for grouping ribosome-independent peptide biosynthetic pathways based on recognizable commonalities in their biosynthetic logic. Importantly, the framework can be further refined as needed.
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- Maria Dell
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany. .,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Malit JJL, Liu W, Cheng A, Saha S, Liu LL, Qian PY. Global Genome Mining Reveals a Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Cyclization of Crownlike Cyclodipeptides with Neuroprotective Activity. Org Lett 2021; 23:6601-6605. [PMID: 33829800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We conducted global genome mining of 162,672 bacterial genomes and identified 829 cyclodipeptide (CDP) biosynthesis gene clusters (BGC) containing a cytochrome P450 gene. Heterologous expression of BGC from Saccharopolyspora hirsuta DSM 44795 led to the identification of two novel crownlike CDPs, cyctetryptomycin A (4) and B (5), which possess unprecedented complex macrocycle and show neuroprotective activity. The two cytochrome P450s found in the BGC catalyze sequential reactions leading to the cyclization of diketopiperazine dimers.
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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
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- Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology-Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Opatovickýmlýn, Novohradská 237, 37981 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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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 & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of 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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Deciphering a Cyclodipeptide Synthase Pathway Encoding Prenylated Indole Alkaloids in Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02525-20. [PMID: 33741615 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02525-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cyclodipeptide synthases (CDPSs) catalyze the formation of cyclodipeptides using aminoacylated tRNAs as the substrates and have great potential in the production of diverse 2,5-diketopiperazines (2,5-DKPs). Genome mining of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii NRRL B-24963 revealed a two-gene locus, saz, encoding CDPS SazA and a unique fused enzyme (SazB) harboring two domains: phytoene synthase-like prenyltransferase (PT) and methyltransferase (MT). Heterologous expression of the saz gene(s) in Streptomyces albus J1074 led to the production of four prenylated indole alkaloids, among which streptoazines A to C (compounds 3 to 5) are new compounds. Expression of different gene combinations showed that the SazA catalyzes the formation of cyclo(l-Trp-l-Trp) (cWW; compound 1), followed by consecutive prenylation and methylation by SazB. Biochemical assays demonstrated that SazB is a bifunctional enzyme, catalyzing sequential C-3/C-3' prenylation(s) by SazB-PT and N-1/N-1' methylation(s) by SazB-MT. Of note, the substrate selectivity of SazB-PT and SazB-MT was probed, revealing the stringent specificity of SazB-PT but relative flexibility of SazB-MT.IMPORTANCE Natural products with a 2,5-diketopiperazine (2,5-DKP) skeleton have long sparked interest in drug discovery and development. Recent advances in microbial genome sequencing have revealed that the potential of cyclodipeptide synthase (CDPS)-dependent pathways encoding new 2,5-DKPs are underexplored. In this study, we report the genome mining of a new CDPS-encoding two-gene operon and activation of this cryptic gene cluster through heterologous expression, leading to the discovery of four indole 2,5-DKP alkaloids. The cyclo(l-Trp-l-Trp) (cWW)-synthesizing CDPS SazA and the unusual prenyltransferase (PT)-methyltransferase (MT) fused enzyme SazB were characterized. Our results expand the repertoire of CDPSs and associated tailoring enzymes, setting the stage for accessing diverse prenylated alkaloids using synthetic biology strategies.
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Harken L, Li SM. Modifications of diketopiperazines assembled by cyclodipeptide synthases with cytochrome P 450 enzymes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:2277-2285. [PMID: 33625545 PMCID: PMC7954767 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11178-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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2,5-Diketopiperazines are the smallest cyclic peptides comprising two amino acids connected via two peptide bonds. They can be biosynthesized in nature by two different enzyme families, either by nonribosomal peptide synthetases or by cyclodipeptide synthases. Due to the stable scaffold of the diketopiperazine ring, they can serve as precursors for further modifications by different tailoring enzymes, such as methyltransferases, prenyltransferases, oxidoreductases like cyclodipeptide oxidases, 2-oxoglutarate-dependent monooxygenases and cytochrome P450 enzymes, leading to the formation of intriguing secondary metabolites. Among them, cyclodipeptide synthase-associated P450s attracted recently significant attention, since they are able to catalyse a broader variety of astonishing reactions than just oxidation by insertion of an oxygen. The P450-catalysed reactions include hydroxylation at a tertiary carbon, aromatisation of the diketopiperazine ring, intramolecular and intermolecular carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond formation of cyclodipeptides and nucleobase transfer reactions. Elucidation of the crystal structures of three P450s as cyclodipeptide dimerases provides a structural basis for understanding the reaction mechanism and generating new enzymes by protein engineering. This review summarises recent publications on cyclodipeptide modifications by P450s.Key Points• Intriguing reactions catalysed by cyclodipeptide synthase-associated cytochrome P450s• Homo- and heterodimerisation of diketopiperazines• Coupling of guanine and hypoxanthine with diketopiperazines.
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- Lauritz Harken
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany.
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Zhang Y, Ji P, Gao F, Huang H, Zeng F, Wang W. Photoredox Asymmetric Nucleophilic Dearomatization of Indoles with Neutral Radicals. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yueteng Zhang
- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-0001, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Liu J, Liu A, Hu Y. Enzymatic dimerization in the biosynthetic pathway of microbial natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1469-1505. [PMID: 33404031 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00063a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Covering: up to August 2020The dramatic increase in the identification of dimeric natural products generated by microorganisms and plants has played a significant role in drug discovery. The biosynthetic pathways of these products feature inherent dimerization reactions, which are valuable for biosynthetic applications and chemical transformations. The extraordinary mechanisms of the dimerization of secondary metabolites should advance our understanding of the uncommon chemical rules for natural product biosynthesis, which will, in turn, accelerate the discovery of dimeric reactions and molecules in nature and provide promising strategies for the total synthesis of natural products through dimerization. This review focuses on the enzymes involved in the dimerization in the biosynthetic pathway of microbial natural products, with an emphasis on cytochrome P450s, laccases, and intermolecular [4 + 2] cyclases, along with other atypical enzymes. The identification, characterization, and catalytic landscapes of these enzymes are also introduced.
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- Jiawang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Shi J, Xu X, Liu PY, Hu YL, Zhang B, Jiao RH, Bashiri G, Tan RX, Ge HM. Discovery and biosynthesis of guanipiperazine from a NRPS-like pathway. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2925-2930. [PMID: 34164059 PMCID: PMC8179380 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06135b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are modular enzymes that use a thiotemplate mechanism to assemble the peptide backbones of structurally diverse and biologically active natural products in bacteria and fungi. Unlike these canonical multi-modular NRPSs, single-module NRPS-like enzymes, which lack the key condensation (C) domain, are rare in bacteria, and have been largely unexplored to date. Here, we report the discovery of a gene cluster (gup) encoding a NRPS-like megasynthetase through genome mining. Heterologous expression of the gup cluster led to the production of two unprecedented alkaloids, guanipiperazines A and B. The NRPS-like enzyme activates two l-tyrosine molecules, reduces them to the corresponding amino aldehydes, and forms an unstable imine product. The subsequent enzymatic reduction affords piperazine, which can be morphed by a P450 monooxygenase into a highly strained compound through C–O bond formation. Further intermolecular oxidative coupling forming the C–C or C–O bond is catalyzed by another P450 enzyme. This work reveals the huge potential of NRPS-like biosynthetic gene clusters in the discovery of novel natural products. Genome mining of a NRPS-like gene cluster led to the identification of two novel alkaloids with antimicrobial activity. This work reveals the huge potential of NRPS-like biosynthetic gene clusters in the discovery of novel natural products.![]()
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- Jing Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland Auckland 1010 New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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Molecular basis of regio- and stereo-specificity in biosynthesis of bacterial heterodimeric diketopiperazines. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6251. [PMID: 33288748 PMCID: PMC7721796 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20022-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bacterial heterodimeric tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines (HTDKPs) are a growing family of bioactive natural products. They are challenging to prepare by chemical routes due to the polycyclic and densely functionalized backbone. Through functional characterization and investigation, we herein identify a family of three related HTDKP-forming cytochrome P450s (NasbB, NasS1868 and NasF5053) and reveal four critical residues (Qln65, Ala86, Ser284 and Val288) that control their regio- and stereo-selectivity to generate diverse dimeric DKP frameworks. Engineering these residues can alter the specificities of the enzymes to produce diverse frameworks. Determining the crystal structures (1.70–1.47 Å) of NasF5053 (ligand-free and substrate-bound NasF5053 and its Q65I-A86G and S284A-V288A mutants) and molecular dynamics simulation finally elucidate the specificity-conferring mechanism of these residues. Our results provide a clear molecular and mechanistic basis into this family of HTDKP-forming P450s, laying a solid foundation for rapid access to the molecular diversity of HTDKP frameworks through rational engineering of the P450s. Bacterial heterodimeric tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines (HTDKPs) are bioactive natural products that are difficult to access chemically. Here, the authors identify a family of three related HTDKP-forming cytochrome P450s and engineer key amino acid residues to produce distinct diketopiperazines frameworks.
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Shende VV, Khatri Y, Newmister SA, Sanders JN, Lindovska P, Yu F, Doyon TJ, Kim J, Houk KN, Movassaghi M, Sherman DH. Structure and Function of NzeB, a Versatile C-C and C-N Bond-Forming Diketopiperazine Dimerase. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17413-17424. [PMID: 32786740 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The dimeric diketopiperazine (DKPs) alkaloids are a diverse family of natural products (NPs) whose unique structural architectures and biological activities have inspired the development of new synthetic methodologies to access these molecules. However, catalyst-controlled methods that enable the selective formation of constitutional and stereoisomeric dimers from a single monomer are lacking. To resolve this long-standing synthetic challenge, we sought to characterize the biosynthetic enzymes that assemble these NPs for application in biocatalytic syntheses. Genome mining enabled identification of the cytochrome P450, NzeB (Streptomyces sp. NRRL F-5053), which catalyzes both intermolecular carbon-carbon (C-C) and carbon-nitrogen (C-N) bond formation. To identify the molecular basis for the flexible site-selectivity, stereoselectivity, and chemoselectivity of NzeB, we obtained high-resolution crystal structures (1.5 Å) of the protein in complex with native and non-native substrates. This, to our knowledge, represents the first crystal structure of an oxidase catalyzing direct, intermolecular C-H amination. Site-directed mutagenesis was utilized to assess the role individual active-site residues play in guiding selective DKP dimerization. Finally, computational approaches were employed to evaluate plausible mechanisms regarding NzeB function and its ability to catalyze both C-C and C-N bond formation. These results provide a structural and computational rationale for the catalytic versatility of NzeB, as well as new insights into variables that control selectivity of CYP450 diketopiperazine dimerases.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Le Chevalier F, Correia I, Matheron L, Babin M, Moutiez M, Canu N, Gondry M, Lequin O, Belin P. In vivo characterization of the activities of novel cyclodipeptide oxidases: new tools for increasing chemical diversity of bioproduced 2,5-diketopiperazines in Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2020; 19:178. [PMID: 32894164 PMCID: PMC7487605 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01432-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Cyclodipeptide oxidases (CDOs) are enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of 2,5-diketopiperazines, a class of naturally occurring compounds with a large range of pharmaceutical activities. CDOs belong to cyclodipeptide synthase (CDPS)-dependent pathways, in which they play an early role in the chemical diversification of cyclodipeptides by introducing Cα-Cβ dehydrogenations. Although the activities of more than 100 CDPSs have been determined, the activities of only a few CDOs have been characterized. Furthermore, the assessment of the CDO activities on chemically-synthesized cyclodipeptides has shown these enzymes to be relatively promiscuous, making them interesting tools for cyclodipeptide chemical diversification. The purpose of this study is to provide the first completely microbial toolkit for the efficient bioproduction of a variety of dehydrogenated 2,5-diketopiperazines. Results We mined genomes for CDOs encoded in biosynthetic gene clusters of CDPS-dependent pathways and selected several for characterization. We co-expressed each with their associated CDPS in the pathway using Escherichia coli as a chassis and showed that the cyclodipeptides and the dehydrogenated derivatives were produced in the culture supernatants. We determined the biological activities of the six novel CDOs by solving the chemical structures of the biologically produced dehydrogenated cyclodipeptides. Then, we assessed the six novel CDOs plus two previously characterized CDOs in combinatorial engineering experiments in E. coli. We co-expressed each of the eight CDOs with each of 18 CDPSs selected for the diversity of cyclodipeptides they synthesize. We detected more than 50 dehydrogenated cyclodipeptides and determined the best CDPS/CDO combinations to optimize the production of 23. Conclusions Our study establishes the usefulness of CDPS and CDO for the bioproduction of dehydrogenated cyclodipeptides. It constitutes the first step toward the bioproduction of more complex and diverse 2,5-diketopiperazines.
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- Fabien Le Chevalier
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), Sorbonne Université, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), FRE3631, 75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), Sorbonne Université, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Xu ZF, Bo ST, Wang MJ, Shi J, Jiao RH, Sun Y, Xu Q, Tan RX, Ge HM. Discovery and biosynthesis of bosamycins from Streptomyces sp. 120454. Chem Sci 2020; 11:9237-9245. [PMID: 34094195 PMCID: PMC8161544 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03469j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) that are synthesized by modular megaenzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are a rich source for drug discovery. By targeting an unusual NRPS architecture, we discovered an unusual biosynthetic gene cluster (bsm) from Streptomyces sp. 120454 and identified that it was responsible for the biosynthesis of a series of novel linear peptides, bosamycins. The bsm gene cluster contains a unique monomodular NRPS, BsmF, that contains a cytochrome P450 domain at the N-terminal. BsmF (P450 + A + T) can selectively activate tyrosine with its adenylation (A) domain, load it onto the thiolation (T) domain, and then hydroxylate tyrosine to form 5-OH tyrosine with the P450 domain. We demonstrated a NRPS assembly line for the formation of bosamycins by genetic and biochemical analysis and heterologous expression. Our work reveals a genome mining strategy targeting a unique NRPS domain for the discovery of novel NRPs.
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- Zi Fei Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China .,Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China .,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University 210023 P. R. China .,Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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Yao T, Liu J, Jin E, Liu Z, Li H, Che Q, Zhu T, Li D, Li W. Expanding the Structural Diversity of Drimentines by Exploring the Promiscuity of Two N-methyltransferases. iScience 2020; 23:101323. [PMID: 32659721 PMCID: PMC7358741 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Methylation is envisioned as a promising way to rationally improve key pharmacokinetic characteristics of lead compounds. Although diverse tailoring enzymes are found to be clustered with cyclodipeptide synthases (CDPSs) to perform further modification reactions on the diketopiperazine (DKP) rings generating complex DKP-containing compounds, so far, a limited number of methyltransferases (MTs) co-occurring with CDPS have been experimentally characterized. Herein, we deciphered the methylation steps during drimentines (DMTs) biosynthesis with identification and characterization of DmtMT2-1 (from Streptomyces sp. NRRL F-5123) and DmtMT1 (from Streptomyces youssoufiensis OUC6819). DmtMT2-1 catalyzes N4-methylation of both pre-DMTs and DMTs; conversely, DmtMT1 recognizes the DKP rings, functioning before the assembly of the terpene moiety. Notably, both MTs display broad substrate promiscuity. Their combinatorial expression with the dmt1 genes in different Streptomyces strains successfully generated eight unnatural DMT analogs. Our results enriched the MT tool-box, setting the stage for exploring the structural diversity of DKP derivatives for drug development. The methylation steps during drimentines biosynthesis were unraveled Two N-MTs with different regioselectivities were identified The substrate promiscuities of DmtMT1 and DmtMT2-1 were probed Combinatorial biosynthesis expanded the chemical space of drimentines
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- Tingting Yao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
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Tan B, Zhang Q, Zhu Y, Jin H, Zhang L, Chen S, Zhang C. Deciphering Biosynthetic Enzymes Leading to 4-Chloro-6-Methyl-5,7-Dihydroxyphenylglycine, a Non-Proteinogenic Amino Acid in Totopotensamides. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:766-773. [PMID: 32118401 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Totopotensamide A (TPM A, 1) is a polyketide-peptide glycoside featuring a nonproteinogenic amino acid 4-chloro-6-methyl-5,7-dihydroxyphenylglycine (ClMeDPG). The biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) of totopotensamides (tot) was previously activated by manipulating transcription regulators in marine-derived Streptomyces pactum SCSIO 02999. Herein, we report the heterologous expression of the tot BGC in Streptomyces lividans TK64, and the production improvement of TPM A via in-frame deletion of two negative regulators totR5 and totR3. The formation of ClMeDPG was proposed to require six enzymes, including four enzymes TotC1C2C3C4 for 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DPG) biosynthesis and two modifying enzymes TotH (halogenase) and TotM (methyltransferase). Heterologous expression of the four-gene cassette totC1C2C3C4 led to production of 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglyoxylate (DPGX). The aminotransferase TotC4 was biochemically characterized to convert DPGX to S-DPG. Inactivation of totH led to a mutant accumulated a deschloro derivative TPM H1, and the ΔtotHi/ΔtotMi double mutant afforded two deschloro-desmethyl products TPMs HM1 and HM2. A hydrolysis experiment demonstrated that the DPG moiety in TPM HM2 was S-DPG, consistent with that of the TotC4 enzymatic product. These results confirmed that TotH and TotM were responsible for ClMeDPG biosynthesis. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that both TotH and TotM might act on thiolation domain-tethered substrates. This study provided evidence for deciphering enzymes leading to ClMeDPG in TPM A, and unambiguously determined its absolute configuration as S.
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- Bin Tan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, Institutions of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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Tan B, Chen S, Zhang Q, Chen Y, Zhu Y, Khan I, Zhang W, Zhang C. Heterologous Expression Leads to Discovery of Diversified Lobophorin Analogues and a Flexible Glycosyltransferase. Org Lett 2020; 22:1062-1066. [PMID: 31971807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Bin Tan
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, 100 Central Xianlie Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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Yu H, Xie X, Li SM. Coupling of cyclo-l-Trp-l-Trp with Hypoxanthine Increases the Structure Diversity of Guanitrypmycins. Org Lett 2019; 21:9104-9108. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Huili Yu
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Hill RA, Sutherland A. Hot off the Press. Nat Prod Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9np90045d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A personal selection of 32 recent papers is presented covering various aspects of current developments in bioorganic chemistry and novel natural products such as burlemarxione A from Clusia burle-marxii.
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