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Li Z, Zhu X, Wu Z, Sun T, Tong Y. Recent Advances in Cyanotoxin Synthesis and Applications: A Comprehensive Review. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2636. [PMID: 38004647 PMCID: PMC10673588 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Over the past few decades, nearly 300 known cyanotoxins and more than 2000 cyanobacterial secondary metabolites have been reported from the environment. Traditional studies have focused on the toxic cyanotoxins produced by harmful cyanobacteria, which pose a risk to both human beings and wildlife, causing acute and chronic poisoning, resulting in diarrhea, nerve paralysis, and proliferation of cancer cells. Actually, the biotechnological potential of cyanotoxins is underestimated, as increasing studies have demonstrated their roles as valuable products, including allelopathic agents, insecticides and biomedicines. To promote a comprehensive understanding of cyanotoxins, a critical review is in demand. This review aims to discuss the classifications; biosynthetic pathways, especially heterogenous production; and potential applications of cyanotoxins. In detail, we first discuss the representative cyanotoxins and their toxic effects, followed by an exploration of three representative biosynthetic pathways (non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, polyketide synthetases, and their combinations). In particular, advances toward the heterologous biosynthesis of cyanotoxins in vitro and in vivo are summarized and compared. Finally, we indicate the potential applications and solutions to bottlenecks for cyanotoxins. We believe that this review will promote a comprehensive understanding, synthetic biology studies, and potential applications of cyanotoxins in the future.
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- Zipeng Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (Z.L.); (Z.W.)
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (Z.L.); (Z.W.)
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
- Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (Z.L.); (Z.W.)
- College of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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Fastner J, Teikari J, Hoffmann A, Köhler A, Hoppe S, Dittmann E, Welker M. Cyanotoxins associated with macrophytes in Berlin (Germany) water bodies - Occurrence and risk assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159433. [PMID: 36244489 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fatal dog poisoning after uptake of neurotoxic cyanobacteria associated with aquatic macrophytes in Tegeler See (Berlin, Germany) raised concerns about critical exposure of humans, especially children, to cyanotoxins produced by macrophyte associated cyanobacteria during recreational activity. From 2017 to 2021 a total of 398 samples of macrophytes washed ashore at bathing sites located at 19 Berlin lakes were analysed for anatoxins, microcystins, and cylindrospermopsins, as were 463 water samples taken in direct proximity to macrophyte accumulations. Cyanotoxins were detected in 66 % of macrophyte samples and 50 % of water samples, with anatoxins being the most frequently detected toxin group in macrophyte samples (58 %) and cylindrospermopsins in water samples (41 %). Microcoleus sp. associated with the water moss Fontinalis antipyretica was identified as anatoxin producing cyanobacterium in isolated strains as well as in field samples from Tegeler See. Anatoxin contents in macrophyte samples rarely exceeded 1 μg/g macrophyte fresh weight and peaked at 9. 2 μg/g f.w. Based on established toxicological points of departure, a critical anatoxin content of macrophyte samples of 3 μg/g f.w. is proposed. Five samples, all taken in Tegeler See and all associated with the water moss Fontinalis antipyretica, exceeded this value. Contents and concentrations of microcystins and cylindrospermopsins did not reach critical levels. The potential exposure risks to anatoxins for children and dogs are assessed and recommendations are given.
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- Jutta Fastner
- German Environment Agency, Schichauweg 58, 12307 Berlin, Germany.
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- Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Berlin Brandenburg State Laboratory, Rudower Chaussee 39, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, Am Köllnischen Park 3, Berlin 10179, Germany
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- State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGeSo), Working Group Water Hygiene & Environmental Health, Turmstraße 21, 10559 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGeSo), Working Group Water Hygiene & Environmental Health, Turmstraße 21, 10559 Berlin, Germany
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Merx J, van Outersterp RE, Engelke UFH, Hendriks V, Wevers RA, Huigen MCDG, Waterval HWAH, Körver-Keularts IMLW, Mecinović J, Rutjes FPJT, Oomens J, Coene KLM, Martens J, Boltje TJ. Identification of Δ-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate derived biomarkers for hyperprolinemia type II. Commun Biol 2022; 5:997. [PMID: 36131087 PMCID: PMC9492674 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03960-2] [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: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hyperprolinemia type II (HPII) is an inborn error of metabolism due to genetic variants in ALDH4A1, leading to a deficiency in Δ-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) dehydrogenase. This leads to an accumulation of toxic levels of P5C, an intermediate in proline catabolism. The accumulating P5C spontaneously reacts with, and inactivates, pyridoxal 5’-phosphate, a crucial cofactor for many enzymatic processes, which is thought to be the pathophysiological mechanism for HPII. Here, we describe the use of a combination of LC-QTOF untargeted metabolomics, NMR spectroscopy and infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS) to identify and characterize biomarkers for HPII that result of the spontaneous reaction of P5C with malonic acid and acetoacetic acid. We show that these biomarkers can differentiate between HPI, caused by a deficiency of proline oxidase activity, and HPII. The elucidation of their molecular structures yields insights into the disease pathophysiology of HPII. Combined metabolomics, NMR, and, IRIS identify biomarkers of hyperprolinemia type II (HPII) distinct from HPI and similar metabolic signatures as in patients with pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy.
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- Jona Merx
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Disease, UMD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Disease, UMD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- United for Metabolic Disease, UMD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Disease, UMD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Hu Y, Zhou Q, Zhang Z, Pan H, Ilina Y, Metsä‐Ketelä M, Igarashi Y, Tang G. Deciphering the Origin and Formation of Aminopyrrole Moiety in Kosinostatin Biosynthesis. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yu Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS Shanghai 200032 China
- The Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS Shanghai 200032 China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub‐lane Xiangshan Hangzhou Zhejiang 310024 China
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- Department of Biochemistry University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, FIN‐20014 Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, FIN‐20014 Finland
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- Biotechnology Research Center Toyama Prefectural University 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu Toyama 939‐0398 Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS Shanghai 200032 China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub‐lane Xiangshan Hangzhou Zhejiang 310024 China
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Jeong Y, Cho SH, Lee H, Choi HK, Kim DM, Lee CG, Cho S, Cho BK. Current Status and Future Strategies to Increase Secondary Metabolite Production from Cyanobacteria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1849. [PMID: 33255283 PMCID: PMC7761380 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria, given their ability to produce various secondary metabolites utilizing solar energy and carbon dioxide, are a potential platform for sustainable production of biochemicals. Until now, conventional metabolic engineering approaches have been applied to various cyanobacterial species for enhanced production of industrially valued compounds, including secondary metabolites and non-natural biochemicals. However, the shortage of understanding of cyanobacterial metabolic and regulatory networks for atmospheric carbon fixation to biochemical production and the lack of available engineering tools limit the potential of cyanobacteria for industrial applications. Recently, to overcome the limitations, synthetic biology tools and systems biology approaches such as genome-scale modeling based on diverse omics data have been applied to cyanobacteria. This review covers the synthetic and systems biology approaches for advanced metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.
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- Yujin Jeong
- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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Understanding the Differences in the Growth and Toxin Production of Anatoxin-Producing Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi Cultured with Inorganic and Organic N Sources from a New Perspective: Carbon/Nitrogen Metabolic Balance. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12110724. [PMID: 33228063 PMCID: PMC7699347 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12110724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Cyanotoxins are the underlying cause of the threat that globally pervasive Cyanobacteria Harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) pose to humans. Major attention has been focused on the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystins (MCs); however, there is a dearth of studies on cyanobacterial neurotoxin anatoxins. In this study, we explored how an anatoxin-producing Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi strain responded to culture with inorganic and organic nitrogen sources in terms of growth and anatoxins production. The results of our study revealed that ʟ- alanine could greatly boost cell growth, and was associated with the highest cell productivity, while urea significantly stimulated anatoxin production with the maximum anatoxin yield reaching 25.86 μg/mg dry weight, which was 1.56-fold higher than that in the control group (BG11). To further understand whether the carbon/nitrogen balance in C. issatschenkoi would affect anatoxin production, we explored growth and toxin production in response to different carbon/nitrogen ratios (C/N). Anatoxin production was mildly promoted when the C/N ratio was within low range, and significantly inhibited when the C/N ratio was within high range, showing approximately a three-fold difference. Furthermore, the transcriptional profile revealed that anaC gene expression was significantly up-regulated over 2–24 h when the C/N ratio was increased, and was significantly down-regulated after 96 h. Overall, our results further enriched the evidence that urea can stimulate cyanotoxin production, and ʟ-alanine could boost C. issatschenkoi proliferation, thus providing information for better management of aquatic systems. Moreover, by focusing on the intracellular C/N metabolic balance, this study explained the anatoxin production dynamics in C. issatschenkoi in response to different N sources.
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Jaremko MJ, Davis TD, Corpuz JC, Burkart MD. Type II non-ribosomal peptide synthetase proteins: structure, mechanism, and protein-protein interactions. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:355-379. [PMID: 31593192 PMCID: PMC7101270 DOI: 10.1039/c9np00047j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Covering: 1990 to 2019 Many medicinally-relevant compounds are derived from non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) products. Type I NRPSs are organized into large modular complexes, while type II NRPS systems contain standalone or minimal domains that often encompass specialized tailoring enzymes that produce bioactive metabolites. Protein-protein interactions and communication between the type II biosynthetic machinery and various downstream pathways are critical for efficient metabolite production. Importantly, the architecture of type II NRPS proteins makes them ideal targets for combinatorial biosynthesis and metabolic engineering. Future investigations exploring the molecular basis or protein-protein recognition in type II NRPS pathways will guide these engineering efforts. In this review, we consolidate the broad range of NRPS systems containing type II proteins and focus on structural investigations, enzymatic mechanisms, and protein-protein interactions important to unraveling pathways that produce unique metabolites, including dehydrogenated prolines, substituted benzoic acids, substituted amino acids, and cyclopropanes.
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- Matt J Jaremko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0358, USA.
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Kust A, Méjean A, Ploux O. Biosynthesis of Anatoxins in Cyanobacteria: Identification of the Carboxy-anatoxins as the Penultimate Biosynthetic Intermediates. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:142-151. [PMID: 31899634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anatoxin-a, homoanatoxin-a, and dihydroanatoxin-a are potent cyanobacterial neurotoxins. They are biosynthesized in cyanobacteria from proline and acetate by a pathway involving three polyketide synthases. We report the identification of carboxy-anatoxin-a, carboxy-homoanatoxin-a, and carboxy-dihydroanatoxin-a in acidic extracts of Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi CHARLIE-1, Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506, and Cylindrospermum stagnale PCC 7417, respectively, using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. The structure of these carboxy derivatives was confirmed by mass spectrometry and by isotopic incorporation experiments using labeled proline and acetate. Each of these three cyanobacteria only produce one carboxy-anatoxin, suggesting that these metabolites are the product of the hydrolysis by AnaA, the type II thioesterase, of the thioesters bound to AnaG, the last polyketide synthase of the pathway. By measuring the rate of isotopic incorporation of labeled proline into carboxy-homoanatoxin-a and homoanatoxin-a produced by Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506, we show that carboxy-homoanatoxin-a is the intracellular precursor of homoanatoxin-a, and that homoanatoxin-a is then excreted into the extracellular medium. The transformation of carboxy-homoanatoxin-a into homoanatoxin-a is a very slow two-step process, with accumulation of carboxy-homoanatoxin-a, suggesting that the decarboxylation is spontaneous and not enzymatically catalyzed. However, an unidentified and extracellular catalyst accelerates the decarboxylation when the cell extracts are prepared at neutral pH.
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- Andreja Kust
- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS , Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre , Institute of Hydrobiology , 370 05 České Budějovice , Czech Republic
- Institute of Microbiology CAS, Center Algatech , 37981 Třeboň , Czech Republic
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- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS , Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS , Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL , 75005 Paris , France
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Christgen SL, Becker DF. Role of Proline in Pathogen and Host Interactions. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 30:683-709. [PMID: 29241353 PMCID: PMC6338583 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
SIGNIFICANCE Proline metabolism has complex roles in a variety of biological processes, including cell signaling, stress protection, and energy production. Proline also contributes to the pathogenesis of various disease-causing organisms. Understanding the mechanisms of how pathogens utilize proline is important for developing new strategies against infectious diseases. Recent Advances: The ability of pathogens to acquire amino acids is critical during infection. Besides protein biosynthesis, some amino acids, such as proline, serve as a carbon, nitrogen, or energy source in bacterial and protozoa pathogens. The role of proline during infection depends on the physiology of the host/pathogen interactions. Some pathogens rely on proline as a critical respiratory substrate, whereas others exploit proline for stress protection. CRITICAL ISSUES Disruption of proline metabolism and uptake has been shown to significantly attenuate virulence of certain pathogens, whereas in other pathogens the importance of proline during infection is not known. Inhibiting proline metabolism and transport may be a useful therapeutic strategy against some pathogens. Developing specific inhibitors to avoid off-target effects in the host, however, will be challenging. Also, potential treatments that target proline metabolism should consider the impact on intracellular levels of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate, a metabolite intermediate that can have opposing effects on pathogenesis. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Further characterization of how proline metabolism is regulated during infection would provide new insights into the role of proline in pathogenesis. Biochemical and structural characterization of proline metabolic enzymes from different pathogens could lead to new tools for exploring proline metabolism during infection and possibly new therapeutic compounds.
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- Shelbi L. Christgen
- Department of Biochemistry, Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- Department of Biochemistry, Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Cullen A, Pearson LA, Mazmouz R, Liu T, Soeriyadi AH, Ongley SE, Neilan BA. Heterologous expression and biochemical characterisation of cyanotoxin biosynthesis pathways. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:1117-1136. [DOI: 10.1039/c8np00063h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review discusses cyanotoxin biosynthetic pathways and highlights the heterologous expression and biochemical studies used to characterise them.
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- Alescia Cullen
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Callaghan 2308
- Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Callaghan 2308
- Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Callaghan 2308
- Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
- The University of New South Wales
- Sydney 2052
- Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
- The University of New South Wales
- Sydney 2052
- Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Callaghan 2308
- Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Callaghan 2308
- Australia
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Foss AJ, Butt J, Aubel MT. Benthic periphyton from Pennsylvania, USA is a source for both hepatotoxins (microcystins/nodularin) and neurotoxins (anatoxin-a/homoanatoxin-a). Toxicon 2018; 150:13-16. [PMID: 29746979 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection conducted a limited survey of streams in the Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania, USA, to screen for microcystins/nodularins, anatoxin-a (ATX) and homoanatoxin-a (HTX). Testing revealed the presence of HTX in samples collected from the Pine Creek basin, with ATX present at lower levels. Microcystins/nodularins (MCs/NODs) were also tested and found to be concomitant, with NOD-R confirmed present by LC-MS/MS.
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- Amanda J Foss
- GreenWater Laboratories/CyanoLab, 205 Zeagler Drive, Palatka, FL 32177, USA.
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- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Clean Water, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, USA.
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- GreenWater Laboratories/CyanoLab, 205 Zeagler Drive, Palatka, FL 32177, USA
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Janata J, Kamenik Z, Gazak R, Kadlcik S, Najmanova L. Biosynthesis and incorporation of an alkylproline-derivative (APD) precursor into complex natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7np00047b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This review covers the biosynthetic and evolutionary aspects of lincosamide antibiotics, antitumour pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs) and the quorum-sensing molecule hormaomycin.
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- J. Janata
- Institute of Microbiology
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- BIOCEV
- Vestec
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- BIOCEV
- Vestec
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- BIOCEV
- Vestec
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- BIOCEV
- Vestec
- Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- BIOCEV
- Vestec
- Czech Republic
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Evolution-guided adaptation of an adenylation domain substrate specificity to an unusual amino acid. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189684. [PMID: 29240815 PMCID: PMC5730197 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Adenylation domains CcbC and LmbC control the specific incorporation of amino acid precursors in the biosynthesis of lincosamide antibiotics celesticetin and lincomycin. Both proteins originate from a common L-proline-specific ancestor, but LmbC was evolutionary adapted to use an unusual substrate, (2S,4R)-4-propyl-proline (PPL). Using site-directed mutagenesis of the LmbC substrate binding pocket and an ATP-[32P]PPi exchange assay, three residues, G308, A207 and L246, were identified as crucial for the PPL activation, presumably forming together a channel of a proper size, shape and hydrophobicity to accommodate the propyl side chain of PPL. Subsequently, we experimentally simulated the molecular evolution leading from L-proline-specific substrate binding pocket to the PPL-specific LmbC. The mere change of three amino acid residues in originally strictly L-proline-specific CcbC switched its substrate specificity to prefer PPL and even synthetic alkyl-L-proline derivatives with prolonged side chain. This is the first time that such a comparative study provided an evidence of the evolutionary relevant adaptation of the adenylation domain substrate binding pocket to a new sterically different substrate by a few point mutations. The herein experimentally simulated rearrangement of the substrate binding pocket seems to be the general principle of the de novo genesis of adenylation domains' unusual substrate specificities. However, to keep the overall natural catalytic efficiency of the enzyme, a more comprehensive rearrangement of the whole protein would probably be employed within natural evolution process.
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Cyanobacterial Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferases functionalize carrier proteins of diverse biosynthetic pathways. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11888. [PMID: 28928426 PMCID: PMC5605751 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12244-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria produce structurally and functionally diverse polyketides, nonribosomal peptides and their hybrids. Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPTases) are essential to the production of these compounds via functionalizing carrier proteins (CPs) of biosynthetic megaenzymes. However, cyanobacterial Sfp-type PPTases remain poorly characterized, posing a significant barrier to the exploitation of cyanobacteria for biotechnological and biomedical applications. Herein, we describe the detailed characterization of multiple cyanobacterial Sfp-type PPTases that were rationally selected. Biochemical characterization of these enzymes along with the prototypic enzyme Sfp from Bacillus subtilis demonstrated their varying specificities toward 11 recombinant CPs of different types of biosynthetic pathways from cyanobacterial and Streptomyces strains. Kinetic analysis further indicated that PPTases possess the higher binding affinity and catalytic efficiency toward their cognate CPs in comparison with noncognate substrates. Moreover, when chromosomally replacing the native PPTase gene of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, two selected cyanobacterial PPTases and Sfp supported the growth of resulted mutants. Cell lysates of the cyanobacterial mutants further functionalized recombinant CP substrates. Collectively, these studies reveal the versatile catalysis of selected cyanobacterial PPTases and provide new tools to synthesize cyanobacterial natural products using in vitro and in vivo synthetic biology approaches.
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Buratti FM, Manganelli M, Vichi S, Stefanelli M, Scardala S, Testai E, Funari E. Cyanotoxins: producing organisms, occurrence, toxicity, mechanism of action and human health toxicological risk evaluation. Arch Toxicol 2017; 91:1049-1130. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Méjean A, Dalle K, Paci G, Bouchonnet S, Mann S, Pichon V, Ploux O. Dihydroanatoxin-a Is Biosynthesized from Proline in Cylindrospermum stagnale PCC 7417: Isotopic Incorporation Experiments and Mass Spectrometry Analysis. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:1775-1782. [PMID: 27340731 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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LC-MS and GC-MS analytical conditions have been developed to detect the cis- and trans-epimers (relative configuration of the carbon bearing the acetyl or propionyl group) of dihydroanatoxin-a and dihydrohomoanatoxin-a, in biological samples. These compounds epimerize under acidic conditions, yielding a major species that was tentatively assigned as the cis-epimer. Cylindrospermum stagnale PCC 7417 was definitively shown to produce dihydroanatoxin-a (1.2 mg/g dried cells). Oscillatoria sp. PCC 9107, Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506, and C. stagnale PCC 7417, which produce anatoxin-a, homoanatoxin-a, and dihydroanatoxin-a, respectively, were cultivated in the presence of isotopically labeled proline, and the toxins were extracted. Interpretation of the GC-MS electron ionization mass spectra of these labeled anatoxins showed that they are all biosynthesized from proline and that the positions of the labels in these molecules are identical. These data and the fact that the ana cluster of genes is conserved in these cyanobacteria suggest that dihydroanatoxin-a is formed by the reduction of either anatoxin-a or its precursor in a specific step involving AnaK, an F420-dependent oxido-reductase whose gene is found in the ana gene cluster in C. stagnale PCC 7417. This is the first report of a cyanobacterium producing dihydroanatoxin-a, suggesting that other producers are present in the environment.
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- Annick Méjean
- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS, Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS, Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS, Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- MCAM, UMR 7245, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS , 75005 Paris, France
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- LSABM CBI, UMR 8231 ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, PSL Research University , 75005 Paris, France
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- LIED, UMR 8236 CNRS, Université Paris Diderot , 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
- Chimie ParisTech, ENSCP , 75005 Paris, France
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Schafhauser T, Kirchner N, Kulik A, Huijbers MM, Flor L, Caradec T, Fewer DP, Gross H, Jacques P, Jahn L, Jokela J, Leclère V, Ludwig-Müller J, Sivonen K, van Berkel WJ, Weber T, Wohlleben W, van Pée KH. The cyclochlorotine mycotoxin is produced by the nonribosomal peptide synthetase CctN inTalaromyces islandicus(‘Penicillium islandicum’). Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:3728-3741. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Thomas Schafhauser
- Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin; Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 28 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology; Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 8 72076 Tübingen Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin; Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 28 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Wageningen University; Dreijenlaan 3 6703 HA Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Allgemeine Biochemie, Technische Universität Dresden; 01069 Dresden Germany
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- Research Laboratory in Agro-Food and Biotechnology; Charles Viollette Institute, Team ProBioGEM, Polytech-Lille, Université Lille1- Sciences et Technologies; 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 9 FIN-00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology; Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 8 72076 Tübingen Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Research Laboratory in Agro-Food and Biotechnology; Charles Viollette Institute, Team ProBioGEM, Polytech-Lille, Université Lille1- Sciences et Technologies; 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- Institut für Botanik; Technische Universität Dresden; 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 9 FIN-00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Research Laboratory in Agro-Food and Biotechnology; Charles Viollette Institute, Team ProBioGEM, Polytech-Lille, Université Lille1- Sciences et Technologies; 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 9 FIN-00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Wageningen University; Dreijenlaan 3 6703 HA Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin; Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 28 72076 Tübingen Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark; Kogle Alle 6 2970 Hørsholm Denmark
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- Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin; Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 28 72076 Tübingen Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Allgemeine Biochemie, Technische Universität Dresden; 01069 Dresden Germany
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Pearson LA, Dittmann E, Mazmouz R, Ongley SE, D'Agostino PM, Neilan BA. The genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of toxic specialized metabolites of cyanobacteria. HARMFUL ALGAE 2016; 54:98-111. [PMID: 28073484 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The production of toxic metabolites by cyanobacterial blooms represents a significant threat to the health of humans and ecosystems worldwide. Here we summarize the current state of the knowledge regarding the genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of well-characterized cyanotoxins, including the microcystins, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxins and anatoxins, as well as the lesser-known marine toxins (e.g. lyngbyatoxin, aplysiatoxin, jamaicamides, barbamide, curacin, hectochlorin and apratoxins).
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- Leanne A Pearson
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
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- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Mikrobiologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germany
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- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
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- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
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- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
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- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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Testai E, Scardala S, Vichi S, Buratti FM, Funari E. Risk to human health associated with the environmental occurrence of cyanobacterial neurotoxic alkaloids anatoxins and saxitoxins. Crit Rev Toxicol 2016; 46:385-419. [PMID: 26923223 DOI: 10.3109/10408444.2015.1137865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous photosynthetic micro-organisms forming blooms and scums in surface water; among them some species can produce cyanotoxins giving rise to some concern for human health and animal life. To date, more than 65 cyanobacterial neurotoxins have been described, of which the most studied are the groups of anatoxins and saxitoxins (STXs), comprising many different variants. In freshwaters, the hepatotoxic microcystins represent the most frequently detected cyanotoxin: on this basis, it could appear that neurotoxins are less relevant, but the low frequency of detection may partially reflect an a priori choice of target analytes, the low method sensitivity and the lack of certified standards. Cyanobacterial neurotoxins target cholinergic synapses or voltage-gated ion channels, blocking skeletal and respiratory muscles, thus leading to death by respiratory failure. This review reports and analyzes the available literature data on environmental occurrence of cyanobacterial neurotoxic alkaloids, namely anatoxins and STXs, their biosynthesis, toxicology and epidemiology, derivation of guidance values and action limits. These data are used as the basis to assess the risk posed to human health, identify critical exposure scenarios and highlight the major data gaps and research needs.
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- Emanuela Testai
- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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- a Environment and Primary Prevention Department , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy
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Jakubowska N, Szeląg-Wasielewska E. Toxic picoplanktonic cyanobacteria--review. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:1497-518. [PMID: 25793428 PMCID: PMC4377996 DOI: 10.3390/md13031497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria of a picoplanktonic cell size (0.2 to 2.0 µm) are common organisms of both freshwater and marine ecosystems. However, due to their small size and relatively short study history, picoplanktonic cyanobacteria, in contrast to the microplanktonic cyanobacteria, still remains a poorly studied fraction of plankton. So far, only little information on picocyanobacteria toxicity has been reported, while the number of reports concerning their presence in ecosystems is increasing. Thus, the issue of picocyanobacteria toxicity needs more researchers' attention and interest. In this report, we present information on the current knowledge concerning the picocyanobacteria toxicity, as well as their harmfulness and problems they can cause.
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- Natalia Jakubowska
- Department of Water Protection, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Water Protection, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Janata J, Kadlcik S, Koberska M, Ulanova D, Kamenik Z, Novak P, Kopecky J, Novotna J, Radojevic B, Plhackova K, Gazak R, Najmanova L. Lincosamide synthetase--a unique condensation system combining elements of nonribosomal peptide synthetase and mycothiol metabolism. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118850. [PMID: 25741696 PMCID: PMC4351081 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In the biosynthesis of lincosamide antibiotics lincomycin and celesticetin, the amino acid and amino sugar units are linked by an amide bond. The respective condensing enzyme lincosamide synthetase (LS) is expected to be an unusual system combining nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) components with so far unknown amino sugar related activities. The biosynthetic gene cluster of celesticetin was sequenced and compared to the lincomycin one revealing putative LS coding ORFs shared in both clusters. Based on a bioassay and production profiles of S. lincolnensis strains with individually deleted putative LS coding genes, the proteins LmbC, D, E, F and V were assigned to LS function. Moreover, the newly recognized N-terminal domain of LmbN (LmbN-CP) was also assigned to LS as a NRPS carrier protein (CP). Surprisingly, the homologous CP coding sequence in celesticetin cluster is part of ccbZ gene adjacent to ccbN, the counterpart of lmbN, suggesting the gene rearrangement, evident also from still active internal translation start in lmbN, and indicating the direction of lincosamide biosynthesis evolution. The in vitro test with LmbN-CP, LmbC and the newly identified S. lincolnensis phosphopantetheinyl transferase Slp, confirmed the cooperation of the previously characterized NRPS A-domain LmbC with a holo-LmbN-CP in activation of a 4-propyl-L-proline precursor of lincomycin. This result completed the functional characterization of LS subunits resembling NRPS initiation module. Two of the four remaining putative LS subunits, LmbE/CcbE and LmbV/CcbV, exhibit low but significant homology to enzymes from the metabolism of mycothiol, the NRPS-independent system processing the amino sugar and amino acid units. The functions of particular LS subunits as well as cooperation of both NRPS-based and NRPS-independent LS blocks are discussed. The described condensing enzyme represents a unique hybrid system with overall composition quite dissimilar to any other known enzyme system.
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- Jiri Janata
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
- Oceanography Section, Science Research Center, Kochi University, IMT-MEXT, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783–8505, Japan
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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Shams S, Capelli C, Cerasino L, Ballot A, Dietrich DR, Sivonen K, Salmaso N. Anatoxin-a producing Tychonema (Cyanobacteria) in European waterbodies. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 69:68-79. [PMID: 25437339 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In order to identify the cyanobacterial species responsible of anatoxin-a (ATX) production in Lake Garda (Northern Italy), an intensive isolation and culturing of filamentous cyanobacteria were established since 2014 from environmental samples. In this work, we report a detailed account of the strategy adopted, which led to the discovery of a new unexpected producer of ATX, Tychonema bourrellyi. So far, this species is the first documented example of cultured Oscillatoriales able to produce ATX isolated from pelagic freshwater ecosystems. The isolated filaments were identified adopting a polyphasic approach, which included microscopic species identification, genetic characterisation and phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA genes. The taxonomic identification was further confirmed by the high (>99%) rbcLX sequence similarities of the T. bourrellyi strains of Lake Garda with those deposited in DNA sequence databases. More than half of the isolates were shown to produce a significant amount of ATX, with cell quota ranging between 0.1 and 2.6 μg mm(-3), and 0.01 and 0.35 pg cell(-1). The toxic isolates were tested positive for anaC of the anatoxin-a synthetase (ana) gene cluster. These findings were confirmed with the discovery of one ATX producing T. bourrellyi strain isolated in Norway. This strain and a further non-ATX producing Norwegian Tychonema bornetii strain tested positive for the presence of the anaF gene of the ana gene cluster. Conversely, none of the Italian and Norwegian Tychonema strains were positive for microcystins (MCs), which was also confirmed by the absence of mcyE PCR products in all the samples analysed. This work suggests that the only reliable strategy to identify cyanotoxins producers should be based on the isolation of strains and their identification with a polyphasic approach associated to a concurrent metabolomic profiling.
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- S Shams
- IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all'Adige - Fondazione E. Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 S. Michele all'Adige (Trento), Italy; Human and Environmental Toxicology Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box X-622, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all'Adige - Fondazione E. Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 S. Michele all'Adige (Trento), Italy; Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all'Adige - Fondazione E. Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 S. Michele all'Adige (Trento), Italy
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Human and Environmental Toxicology Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box X-622, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, P.O.Box 56, Biocenter 1 Viikki (Viikinkaari 9), FIN-00014, Helsinki University, Finland
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- IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all'Adige - Fondazione E. Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 S. Michele all'Adige (Trento), Italy.
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Biosynthesis of anatoxin-a and analogues (anatoxins) in cyanobacteria. Toxicon 2014; 91:15-22. [PMID: 25108149 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Freshwater cyanobacteria produce secondary metabolites that are toxic to humans and animals, the so-called cyanotoxins. Among them, anatoxin-a and homoanatoxin-a are potent neurotoxins that are agonists of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. These alkaloids provoke a rapid death if ingested at low doses. Recently, the cluster of genes responsible for the biosynthesis of these toxins, the ana cluster, has been identified in Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506, and a biosynthetic pathway was proposed. This biosynthesis was reconstituted in vitro using purified enzymes confirming the predicted pathway. One of the enzymes, AnaB a prolyl-acyl carrier protein oxidase, was crystallized and its three dimensional structure solved confirming its reaction mechanism. Three other ana clusters have now been identified and sequenced in other cyanobacteria. These clusters show similarities and some differences suggesting a common evolutionary origin. In particular, the cluster from Cylindrospermum stagnale PCC 7417, possesses an extra gene coding for an F420-dependent oxidoreductase that is likely involved in the biosynthesis of dihydroanatoxin-a. This review summarizes all these new data and discusses them in relation to the production of anatoxins in the environment.
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Kadlčík S, Kučera T, Chalupská D, Gažák R, Koběrská M, Ulanová D, Kopecký J, Kutejová E, Najmanová L, Janata J. Adaptation of an L-proline adenylation domain to use 4-propyl-L-proline in the evolution of lincosamide biosynthesis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e84902. [PMID: 24386435 PMCID: PMC3874040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Clinically used lincosamide antibiotic lincomycin incorporates in its structure 4-propyl-L-proline (PPL), an unusual amino acid, while celesticetin, a less efficient related compound, makes use of proteinogenic L-proline. Biochemical characterization, as well as phylogenetic analysis and homology modelling combined with the molecular dynamics simulation were employed for complex comparative analysis of the orthologous protein pair LmbC and CcbC from the biosynthesis of lincomycin and celesticetin, respectively. The analysis proved the compared proteins to be the stand-alone adenylation domains strictly preferring their own natural substrate, PPL or L-proline. The LmbC substrate binding pocket is adapted to accomodate a rare PPL precursor. When compared with L-proline specific ones, several large amino acid residues were replaced by smaller ones opening a channel which allowed the alkyl side chain of PPL to be accommodated. One of the most important differences, that of the residue corresponding to V306 in CcbC changing to G308 in LmbC, was investigated in vitro and in silico. Moreover, the substrate binding pocket rearrangement also allowed LmbC to effectively adenylate 4-butyl-L-proline and 4-pentyl-L-proline, substrates with even longer alkyl side chains, producing more potent lincosamides. A shift of LmbC substrate specificity appears to be an integral part of biosynthetic pathway adaptation to the PPL acquisition. A set of genes presumably coding for the PPL biosynthesis is present in the lincomycin - but not in the celesticetin cluster; their homologs are found in biosynthetic clusters of some pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBD) and hormaomycin. Whereas in the PBD and hormaomycin pathways the arising precursors are condensed to another amino acid moiety, the LmbC protein is the first functionally proved part of a unique condensation enzyme connecting PPL to the specialized amino sugar building unit.
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- Stanislav Kadlčík
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovac Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Moncoq K, Regad L, Mann S, Méjean A, Ploux O. Structure of the prolyl-acyl carrier protein oxidase involved in the biosynthesis of the cyanotoxin anatoxin-a. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:2340-52. [DOI: 10.1107/s0907444913021859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Anatoxin-a and homoanatoxin-a are two potent cyanobacterial neurotoxins biosynthesized from L-proline by a short pathway involving polyketide synthases. Proline is first loaded onto AnaD, an acyl carrier protein, and prolyl-AnaD is then oxidized to 1-pyrroline-5-carboxyl-AnaD by a flavoprotein, AnaB. Three polyketide synthases then transform this imine into anatoxin-a or homoanatoxin-a. AnaB was crystallized in its holo form and its three-dimensional structure was determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.8 Å resolution. AnaB is a homotetramer and its fold is very similar to that of the acyl-CoA dehydrogenases (ACADs). The active-site base of AnaB, Glu244, superimposed very well with that of human isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase, confirming previous site-directed mutagenesis experiments and mechanistic proposals. The substrate-binding site of AnaB is small and is likely to be fitted for the pyrrolidine ring of proline. However, in contrast to ACADs, which use an electron-transport protein, AnaB uses molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor, as in acyl-CoA oxidases. Calculation of the solvent-accessible surface area around the FAD in AnaB and in several homologues showed that it is significantly larger in AnaB than in its homologues. A protonated histidine near the FAD in AnaB is likely to participate in oxygen activation. Furthermore, an array of water molecules detected in the AnaB structure suggests a possible path for molecular oxygen towards FAD. This is consistent with AnaB being an oxidase rather than a dehydrogenase. The structure of AnaB is the first to be described for a prolyl-ACP oxidase and it will contribute to defining the structural basis responsible for oxygen reactivity in flavoenzymes.
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Dittmann E, Fewer DP, Neilan BA. Cyanobacterial toxins: biosynthetic routes and evolutionary roots. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2013; 37:23-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2012.12000.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Mann S, Cohen M, Chapuis-Hugon F, Pichon V, Mazmouz R, Méjean A, Ploux O. Synthesis, configuration assignment, and simultaneous quantification by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, of dihydroanatoxin-a and dihydrohomoanatoxin-a together with the parent toxins, in axenic cyanobacterial strains and in environmental samples. Toxicon 2012; 60:1404-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Crosby J, Crump MP. The structural role of the carrier protein--active controller or passive carrier. Nat Prod Rep 2012; 29:1111-37. [PMID: 22930263 DOI: 10.1039/c2np20062g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Common to all FASs, PKSs and NRPSs is a remarkable component, the acyl or peptidyl carrier protein (A/PCP). These take the form of small individual proteins in type II systems or discrete folded domains in the multi-domain type I systems and are characterized by a fold consisting of three major α-helices and between 60-100 amino acids. This protein is central to these biosynthetic systems and it must bind and transport a wide variety of functionalized ligands as well as mediate numerous protein-protein interactions, all of which contribute to efficient enzyme turnover. This review covers the structural and biochemical characterization of carrier proteins, as well as assessing their interactions with different ligands, and other synthase components. Finally, their role as an emerging tool in biotechnology is discussed.
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- John Crosby
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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Kehr JC, Gatte Picchi D, Dittmann E. Natural product biosyntheses in cyanobacteria: A treasure trove of unique enzymes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2011; 7:1622-35. [PMID: 22238540 PMCID: PMC3252866 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.7.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are prolific producers of natural products. Investigations into the biochemistry responsible for the formation of these compounds have revealed fascinating mechanisms that are not, or only rarely, found in other microorganisms. In this article, we survey the biosynthetic pathways of cyanobacteria isolated from freshwater, marine and terrestrial habitats. We especially emphasize modular nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) and polyketide synthase (PKS) pathways and highlight the unique enzyme mechanisms that were elucidated or can be anticipated for the individual products. We further include ribosomal natural products and UV-absorbing pigments from cyanobacteria. Mechanistic insights obtained from the biochemical studies of cyanobacterial pathways can inspire the development of concepts for the design of bioactive compounds by synthetic-biology approaches in the future.
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- Jan-Christoph Kehr
- University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Genta-Jouve G, Cachet N, Holderith S, Oberhänsli F, Teyssié JL, Jeffree R, Al Mourabit A, Thomas OP. New Insight into Marine Alkaloid Metabolic Pathways: Revisiting Oroidin Biosynthesis. Chembiochem 2011; 12:2298-301. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201100449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Mann S, Lombard B, Loew D, Méjean A, Ploux O. Insights into the Reaction Mechanism of the Prolyl–Acyl Carrier Protein Oxidase Involved in Anatoxin-a and Homoanatoxin-a Biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2011; 50:7184-97. [DOI: 10.1021/bi200892a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Stéphane Mann
- Laboratoire
Charles Friedel,
Chimie ParisTech, ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre
et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
- CNRS, UMR 7223, 75005
Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Proteomic Mass
Spectrometry, Centre de Recherche, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm 75248, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratory of Proteomic Mass
Spectrometry, Centre de Recherche, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm 75248, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire
Charles Friedel,
Chimie ParisTech, ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre
et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
- CNRS, UMR 7223, 75005
Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire
Charles Friedel,
Chimie ParisTech, ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre
et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
- CNRS, UMR 7223, 75005
Paris, France
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Mazmouz R, Chapuis-Hugon F, Pichon V, Méjean A, Ploux O. The Last Step of the Biosynthesis of the Cyanotoxins Cylindrospermopsin and 7-epi-Cylindrospermopsin is Catalysed by CyrI, a 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Iron Oxygenase. Chembiochem 2011; 12:858-62. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kopp M, Irschik H, Gemperlein K, Buntin K, Meiser P, Weissman KJ, Bode HB, Müller R. Insights into the complex biosynthesis of the leupyrrins in Sorangium cellulosum So ce690. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:1549-63. [PMID: 21365089 DOI: 10.1039/c0mb00240b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The anti-fungal leupyrrins are secondary metabolites produced by several strains of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. These intriguing compounds incorporate an atypically substituted γ-butyrolactone ring, as well as pyrrole and oxazolinone functionalities, which are located within an unusual asymmetrical macrodiolide. Previous feeding studies revealed that this novel structure arises from the homologation of four distinct structural units, nonribosomally-derived peptide, polyketide, isoprenoid and a dicarboxylic acid, coupled with modification of the various building blocks. Here we have attempted to reconcile the biosynthetic pathway proposed on the basis of the feeding studies with the underlying enzymatic machinery in the S. cellulosum strain So ce690. Gene products can be assigned to many of the suggested steps, but inspection of the gene set provokes the reconsideration of several key transformations. We support our analysis by the reconstitution in vitro of the biosynthesis of the pyrrole carboxylic starter unit along with gene inactivation. In addition, this study reveals that a significant proportion of the genes for leupyrrin biosynthesis are located outside the core cluster, a 'split' organization which is increasingly characteristic of the myxobacteria. Finally, we report the generation of four novel deshydroxy leupyrrin analogues by genetic engineering of the pathway.
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- Maren Kopp
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, PO Box 151150, 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Mazmouz R, Chapuis-Hugon F, Mann S, Pichon V, Méjean A, Ploux O. Biosynthesis of cylindrospermopsin and 7-epicylindrospermopsin in Oscillatoria sp. strain PCC 6506: identification of the cyr gene cluster and toxin analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:4943-9. [PMID: 20525864 PMCID: PMC2916468 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00717-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cylindrospermopsin is a cytotoxin produced by Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and other cyanobacteria that has been implicated in human intoxications. We report here the complete sequence of the gene cluster responsible for the biosynthesis of this toxin in Oscillatoria sp. strain PCC 6506. This cluster of genes was found to be homologous with that of C. raciborskii but with a different gene organization. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and an optimized liquid chromatography analytical method coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, we detected 7-epicylindrospermopsin, cylindrospermopsin, and 7-deoxycylindrospermopsin in the culture medium of axenic Oscillatoria PCC 6506 at the following relative concentrations: 68.6%, 30.2%, and 1.2%, respectively. We measured the intracellular and extracellular concentrations, per mg of dried cells of Oscillatoria PCC 6506, of 7-epicylindrospermopsin (0.18 microg/mg and 0.29 microg/mg, respectively) and cylindrospermopsin (0.10 microg/mg and 0.11 microg/mg, respectively). We showed that these two toxins accumulated in the culture medium of Oscillatoria PCC 6506 but that the ratio (2.5 +/- 0.3) was constant with 7-epicylindrospermopsin being the major metabolite. We also determined the concentrations of these toxins in culture media of other Oscillatoria strains, PCC 6407, PCC 6602, PCC 7926, and PCC 10702, and found that, except for PCC 6602, they all produced 7-epicylindrospermopsin and cylindrospermopsin, with the former being the major toxin, except for PCC 7926, which produced very little 7-epicylindrospermopsin. All the cylindrospermopsin producers studied gave a PCR product using specific primers for the amplification of the cyrJ gene from genomic DNA.
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- Rabia Mazmouz
- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Friedel, UMR CNRS 7223, ENSCP ChimieParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France, Laboratoire Environnement et Chimie Analytique, UMR PECSA CNRS 7195, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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The genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506 reveals several gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis of toxins and secondary metabolites. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:5264-5. [PMID: 20675499 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00704-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report a draft sequence of the genome of Oscillatoria sp. PCC 6506, a cyanobacterium that produces anatoxin-a and homoanatoxin-a, two neurotoxins, and cylindrospermopsin, a cytotoxin. Beside the clusters of genes responsible for the biosynthesis of these toxins, we have found other clusters of genes likely involved in the biosynthesis of not-yet-identified secondary metabolites.
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