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Hopiavuori AR, Huffman RT, McKinnie SMK. Expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of micro- and macroalgal kainoid synthases. Methods Enzymol 2024; 704:233-258. [PMID: 39300649 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2024.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Kainoid natural products are a series of potent ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists produced by a variety of divergent marine micro- and macro-algae. The key biosynthetic step in the construction of the pyrrolidine ring pharmacophore involves a unique branch of non-heme iron α-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenases (Fe/αKGs) termed the kainoid synthases. These Fe/αKG homologs catalyze a stereoselective C-H abstraction followed by a radical carbon-carbon bond reaction to form the bioactive core on N-prenylated L-glutamic acid substrates. In this article, we describe the expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of four divergent kainoid synthases (DabC, RadC1, DsKabC, GfKabC). Furthermore, we compare and contrast their substrate preferences and product distributions, and provide some preliminary insight into how to repurpose these enzymes for whole cell biocatalysis.
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- Austin R Hopiavuori
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.
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Hopiavuori A, McKinnie SMK. Algal Kainoid Synthases Exhibit Substrate-Dependent Hydroxylation and Cyclization Activities. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:2457-2463. [PMID: 38047879 PMCID: PMC10728896 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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FeII/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (Fe/αKG) make up a large enzyme family that functionalize C-H bonds on diverse organic substrates. Although Fe/αKG homologues catalyze an array of chemically useful reactions, hydroxylation typically predominates. Microalgal DabC uniquely forms a novel C-C bond to construct the bioactive pyrrolidine ring in domoic acid biosynthesis; however, we have identified that this kainoid synthase exclusively performs a stereospecific hydroxylation reaction on its cis substrate regioisomer. Mechanistic and kinetic analyses with native and alternative substrates identified a 20-fold rate increase in DabC radical cyclization over β-hydroxylation with no observable 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer. Moreover, this dual activity was conserved among macroalgal RadC1 and KabC homologues and provided insight into substrate recognition and reactivity trends. Investigation of this substrate-dependent chemistry improves our understanding of kainoid synthases and their biocatalytic application.
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- Austin
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Nishizawa S, Ouchi H, Suzuki H, Ohnishi T, Sasaki S, Oyagi Y, Kanakogi M, Matsumura Y, Nakagawa S, Asakawa T, Egi M, Inai M, Yoshimura F, Takita R, Kan T. Total synthesis of (-)-domoic acid, a potent ionotropic glutamate receptor agonist and the key compound in oceanic harmful algal blooms. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:1653-1656. [PMID: 36723220 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02325c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The stereo-controlled total synthesis of (-)-domoic acid is described. The critical construction of the C1'-C2' Z-configuration was accomplished by taking advantage of an unsaturated lactam structure. The side chain fragment was introduced in the final stages of synthesis through a modified Julia-Kocieński reaction, aiming for its efficient derivatization.
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- Shigeru Nishizawa
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Puilingi C, Tan SN, Maeno Y, Leaw CP, Lim PT, Yotsu-Yamashita M, Terada R, Kotaki Y. First record of the diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) producing amnesic shellfish poisoning-toxins from Papua New Guinea. Toxicon 2022; 216:65-72. [PMID: 35792190 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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To determine the species distribution of an amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxins-producing diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica outside its current restricted geographical distribution range in Asian coastal waters, samples were collected from two sites of Bootless Bay, located on southwest coast of Papua New Guinea near Port Moresby. A total of twenty-one strains of N. navis-varingica were isolated and the clonal cultures established. The species identity was confirmed by molecular characterization based on the ribosomal DNA markers. The LSU rDNA phylogenetic inference revealed a monophyletic clade of all strains, clustered with N. navis-varingica with high bootstrap supports. ASP toxin production in the strains was investigated by HPLC with fluorescence detection and subsequently confirmed for the representative isolates by LC-MS/MS with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. All eleven strains from site A showed presence of domoic acid (DA) and isodomoic acid (IB); the toxin quota ranged from 0.70 to 4.63 pg cell-1 (average 2.75 ± 1.26 pg cell-1, n = 11), with the composition of DA and IB of 21 DA: 79 IB. While for strains from site B, four out of ten strains showed presence of DA and IB, with the toxin quota ranged from 1.40 to 3.84 (average 2.57 ± 1.17 pg cell-1, n = 4); the composition was 52 DA: 48 IB. The strains examined in this study were divided into toxic and probably non-toxic groups in ITS2 phylogeny. This represents the first record of domoic acid-producing Nitzschia navis-varingica from Papua New Guinea.
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- Clyde Puilingi
- School of Science & Technology, Pacific Adventist University, Private Mail Bag, Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia; China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Jalan Sunsuria, Bandar Sunsuria, 43900, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8572, Japan
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8572, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21- 24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Fukushima College, 1-1 Chigoike Miyashiro, Fukushima, 960-0181, Japan.
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Hendrickson OD, Zvereva EA, Solopova ON, Varlamov NE, Shemchukova OB, Zherdev AV, Sveshnikov PG, Dzantiev BB. Rapid detection of phycotoxin domoic acid in seawater and seafood based on the developed lateral flow immunoassay. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:2446-2452. [PMID: 35699118 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00751g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) of phycotoxin domoic acid (DA) contaminating seawater and marine organisms was developed in this investigation. Nine clones of monoclonal antibodies against DA were produced and characterized. The test system was implemented in the indirect competitive format, where gold nanoparticles as a marker were conjugated with secondary antibodies. The developed test system allows for the detection of DA with a cutoff of 60 ng mL-1 and an instrumental detection limit of 1.4 ng mL-1 within 15 min. The LFIA was applied to detect DA in seawater, mussels, shrimps, and octopuses. A simple method of seafood sample preparation was proposed. The entire analytical cycle, from obtaining a sample to the estimation of final results, takes only 30 min. The assay recoveries ranged from 88.5% to 124%. The developed analytical method is a promising solution for rapid on-site monitoring of marine toxicants in water and food throughout the farm-to-fork chain.
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- Olga D Hendrickson
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kashirskoye Shosse 24, 115478, Moscow, Russia
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kashirskoye Shosse 24, 115478, Moscow, Russia
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kashirskoye Shosse 24, 115478, Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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- Russian Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy, Sympheropolsky Blvrd., 8, 117638, Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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Steele TS, Brunson JK, Maeno Y, Terada R, Allen AE, Yotsu-Yamashita M, Chekan JR, Moore BS. Domoic acid biosynthesis in the red alga Chondria armata suggests a complex evolutionary history for toxin production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2117407119. [PMID: 35110408 PMCID: PMC8833176 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117407119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Domoic acid (DA), the causative agent of amnesic shellfish poisoning, is produced by select organisms within two distantly related algal clades: planktonic diatoms and red macroalgae. The biosynthetic pathway to isodomoic acid A was recently solved in the harmful algal bloom-forming diatom Pseudonitzschia multiseries, establishing the genetic basis for the global production of this potent neurotoxin. Herein, we sequenced the 507-Mb genome of Chondria armata, the red macroalgal seaweed from which DA was first isolated in the 1950s, identifying several copies of the red algal DA (rad) biosynthetic gene cluster. The rad genes are organized similarly to the diatom DA biosynthesis cluster in terms of gene synteny, including a cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzyme critical to DA production that is notably absent in red algae that produce the simpler kainoid neurochemical, kainic acid. The biochemical characterization of the N-prenyltransferase (RadA) and kainoid synthase (RadC) enzymes support a slightly altered DA biosynthetic model in C. armata via the congener isodomoic acid B, with RadC behaving more like the homologous diatom enzyme despite higher amino acid similarity to red algal kainic acid synthesis enzymes. A phylogenetic analysis of the rad genes suggests unique origins for the red macroalgal and diatom genes in their respective hosts, with native eukaryotic CYP450 neofunctionalization combining with the horizontal gene transfer of N-prenyltransferases and kainoid synthases to establish DA production within the algal lineages.
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- Taylor S Steele
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412;
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093;
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Maeno Y, Kotaki Y, Terada R, Hidaka M, Cho Y, Konoki K, Yotsu-Yamashita M. Preparation of domoic acid analogues using a bioconversion system, and their toxicity in mice. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:7894-7902. [PMID: 34549233 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01378e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Domoic acid (1, DA), a member of the natural kainoid family, is a potent agonist of ionotropic glutamate receptors in the central nervous system. The chemical synthesis of DA and its derivatives requires considerable effort to establish a pyrrolidine ring containing three contiguous stereocenters. Recently, a biosynthetic cyclase for DA, DabC, was identified. This enzyme cyclizes the linear precursor of isodomoic acid A (IA) to IA, a bioactive DA analogue. In this study, we developed a bioconversion system to obtain DA analogues from linear substrates prepared by simple chemical synthesis using DabC expressed in Escherichia coli, in vivo. Three IA analogues with various substitutions at the C7'-geranyl terminus were prepared using this system: two minor natural analogues, 7'-methyl-IA (5) and 7'-hydroxy-IA (6), and one new unnatural analogue, 7'-amide-IA (7). In addition, the toxicity of these DA analogues in mice was examined by intracerebroventricular injection. Most of the mice injected with 5 (3 nmol) and 6 (3 nmol) did not show any adverse symptoms, whereas the mice injected with 7 (3 nmol) showed typical symptoms induced by DA (1, 0.7 nmol) and IA (2, 3 nmol). These results suggest that the 7'-carbonyl group in the side chain of IA (2) is crucial for its toxicity. The docking studies of DA, IA (2), 5, 6, and 7 to GluK1 supported these results.
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- Yukari Maeno
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.
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- Fukushima College, 1-1 Chigoike Miyashiro, Fukushima 960-0181, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.
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Amiri Moghaddam J, Jautzus T, Alanjary M, Beemelmanns C. Recent highlights of biosynthetic studies on marine natural products. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:123-140. [PMID: 33216100 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01677b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Marine bacteria are excellent yet often underexplored sources of structurally unique bioactive natural products. In this review we cover the diversity of marine bacterial biomolecules and highlight recent studies on structurally novel natural products. We include different compound classes and discuss the latest progress related to their biosynthetic pathway analysis and engineering: examples range from fatty acids over terpenes to PKS, NRPS and hybrid PKS-NRPS biomolecules.
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- Jamshid Amiri Moghaddam
- Junior Research Group Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Algal Toxic Compounds and Their Aeroterrestrial, Airborne and other Extremophilic Producers with Attention to Soil and Plant Contamination: A Review. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13050322. [PMID: 33946968 PMCID: PMC8145420 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13050322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The review summarizes the available knowledge on toxins and their producers from rather disparate algal assemblages of aeroterrestrial, airborne and other versatile extreme environments (hot springs, deserts, ice, snow, caves, etc.) and on phycotoxins as contaminants of emergent concern in soil and plants. There is a growing body of evidence that algal toxins and their producers occur in all general types of extreme habitats, and cyanobacteria/cyanoprokaryotes dominate in most of them. Altogether, 55 toxigenic algal genera (47 cyanoprokaryotes) were enlisted, and our analysis showed that besides the “standard” toxins, routinely known from different waterbodies (microcystins, nodularins, anatoxins, saxitoxins, cylindrospermopsins, BMAA, etc.), they can produce some specific toxic compounds. Whether the toxic biomolecules are related with the harsh conditions on which algae have to thrive and what is their functional role may be answered by future studies. Therefore, we outline the gaps in knowledge and provide ideas for further research, considering, from one side, the health risk from phycotoxins on the background of the global warming and eutrophication and, from the other side, the current surge of interest which phycotoxins provoke due to their potential as novel compounds in medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, bioremediation, agriculture and all aspects of biotechnological implications in human life.
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This review covers the literature published between January and December in 2018 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 717 citations (706 for the period January to December 2018) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1554 in 469 papers for 2018), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that led to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included. The proportion of MNPs assigned absolute configuration over the last decade is also surveyed.
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- Anthony R Carroll
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. and Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Chemistry, School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Liu Y, Gu Y, Lou Y, Wang G. Response mechanisms of domoic acid in Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries under copper stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 272:115578. [PMID: 33218768 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A complex relationship exists between copper stress and the accumulation and release of domoic acid (DA) in toxin-producing Pseudo-nitzschia cells. To clarify the changes and role of DA in this process, we exposed the toxin-producing P. multiseries and the non-toxin-producing P. pungens to copper stress (5 and 9 μM) for 96 h. Results showed that P. multiseries grew better than P. pungens under the two aforementioned copper concentrations. DA content in the cells of P. multiseries increased with increased copper stress, and the dissolved DA in the medium under the 9 μM copper treatment increased. DA addition at a 9 μM copper concentration reduced the copper content in P. multiseries cells and cell walls, but did not change the free copper ion content in culture medium. Adding DA to the medium reduced the malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the cells of P. multiseries under copper stress, DA addition also reduced the activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) at 5 μM Cu, and the activity of peroxidase (POD) at 9 μM Cu. This suggests that DA may not alleviate copper stress by improving the antioxidant defense system of algal cells, nor can it be complexed with copper ions in the medium to alleviate copper stress. Furthermore, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger N-tert-butyl-α-phenylnitrone (BPN) was used to study the DA accumulated in cells. The BPN addition significantly reduced the accumulation of DA in the cells under copper stress, suggesting that DA content in cells was closely related to ROS. Moreover, further experiments demonstrated that DA addition can improve the growth of P. multiseries under hydrogen peroxide stress. Our results indicate that DA alleviates P. multiseries oxidative damage when expose to copper stress.
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- Yu Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China; Environmental Information Institute, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
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Biosynthesis of marine toxins. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 59:119-129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kudo Y, Hanifin CT, Kotaki Y, Yotsu-Yamashita M. Structures of N-Hydroxy-Type Tetrodotoxin Analogues and Bicyclic Guanidinium Compounds Found in Toxic Newts. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:2706-2717. [PMID: 32896120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biosynthesis of tetrodotoxin (TTX, 1), a potent neurotoxin widely distributed in marine and terrestrial metazoans, remains unresolved. A significant issue has been identifying intermediates and shunt products associated with the biosynthetic pathway of TTX. We investigated TTX biosynthesis by screening and identifying new TTX-related compounds from Cynops ensicauda popei and Taricha granulosa. Mass spectrometry (MS)-guided screening identified two new N-hydroxy TTX analogues in newts: 1-hydroxy-8-epiTTX (2) and 1-hydroxy-8-epi-5,11-dideoxyTTX (3, previously reported as 1-hydroxy-5,11-dideoxyTTX). We prepared a new analogue, 8-epi-5,11-dideoxyTTX (4), from 3 via N-OH reduction and confirmed the presence of 4 in T. granulosa using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)-LCMS. The presence of 8-epi-type TTX analogues in both Cynops and Taricha supports a branched biosynthetic pathway of terrestrial TTX, which produces 6- and 8-epimers. In addition, new bicyclic guanidinium compounds Tgr-238 (5) and Tgr-240 (6) were identified as putative shunt products of our proposed TTX biosynthesis pathway. A structural analysis of Cep-228A (7), another bicyclic compound, was performed using NMR. Based on the structures of 5-7 and their analogues, we propose a model of the shunt and metabolic pathways of the terrestrial TTX biosynthesis.
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- Yuta Kudo
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University, Uintah Basin Campus, 320 N. Aggie Boulevard (2000 W.), Vernal, Utah 84078, United States
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- Fukushima College, 1-1 Chigoike Miyashiro, Fukushima 960-0181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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Marine Excitatory Amino Acids: Structure, Properties, Biosynthesis and Recent Approaches to Their Syntheses. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25133049. [PMID: 32635311 PMCID: PMC7412112 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25133049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This review considers the results of recent studies on marine excitatory amino acids, including kainic acid, domoic acid, dysiherbaine, and neodysiherbaine A, known as potent agonists of one of subtypes of glutamate receptors, the so-called kainate receptors. Novel information, particularly concerning biosynthesis, environmental roles, biological action, and syntheses of these marine metabolites, obtained mainly in last 10–15 years, is summarized. The goal of the review was not only to discuss recently obtained data, but also to provide a brief introduction to the field of marine excitatory amino acid research.
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Jaramillo M, Joens JA, O'Shea KE. Fundamental Studies of the Singlet Oxygen Reactions with the Potent Marine Toxin Domoic Acid. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:6073-6081. [PMID: 32302120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Domoic acid (DA), a potent marine toxin, is readily oxidized upon reaction with singlet oxygen (1O2). Detailed product studies revealed that the major singlet oxygenation reaction pathways were the [2 + 2] cycloaddition (60.2%) and ene reactions (39.8%) occurring at the Z double bond. Diene isomerization and [4 + 2] cycloaddition, common for conjugated diene systems, were not observed during the singlet oxygenation of DA. The bimolecular rate constant for the DA reaction with 1O2 determined by competition kinetics was 5.1 × 105 M-1 s-1. Based on the rate constant and steady-state concentrations of 1O2 in surface waters, the environmental half-life of DA due to singlet oxygen-induced transformations is between 5 and 63 days. The 1O2 reaction product mixture of DA did not exhibit significant biological activity based on ELISA studies, indicating that singlet oxygenation could be an important natural detoxification process. The characteristic oxidation products can provide valuable markers for the risk assessment of DA-contaminated natural waters.
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- Marcela Jaramillo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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Olesen AJ, Harðardóttir S, Daugbjerg N, Andersen P, Lyngsgaard M, Krock B, Lundholm N. The impact of urea on toxic diatoms - Potential effects of fertilizer silo breakdown on a Pseudo-nitzschia bloom. HARMFUL ALGAE 2020; 95:101817. [PMID: 32439060 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In spring 2016, two silos containing liquid nitrogen-containing fertilizer collapsed on a harbor in Fredericia, Denmark. More than 2,750 tons of fertilizer spilled into inner Danish waters. A bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia occurred approximately one month after the incident. The bloom caused a 5-week quarantine of numerous mussel-harvesting areas along the eastern coast of Jutland. The levels of domoic acid measured up to 49 mg kg-1 in mussel meat after the bloom. In the months following the event, the species diversity of phytoplankton was low, while the abundance was high comprising few dominant species including Pseudo-nitzschia. The main part of the liquid nitrogen-containing compound was urea, chemically produced for agricultural use. To investigate the potential impact of urea on Pseudo-nitzschia, four strains, including one strain of P. delicatissima, two of P. seriata and one of P. obtusa, were exposed each to three concentrations of urea in a batch culture experiment: 10 μM, 20 μM and 100 μM N urea, and for comparison one concentration of nitrate (10 μM). Nitrate, ammonium, and urea were metabolized at different rates. Pseudo-nitzschia obtusa produced domoic acid and grew best at low urea concentrations. Both P. seriata strains had a positive correlation between urea concentration and growth rate, and the highest growth rate in the nitrate treatment. One strain of P. seriata produced domoic acid peaking at low N loads (10 µM N urea and 10 µM N nitrate). In conclusion, the ability to adapt to the available nitrogen source and retain a high growth rate was exceedingly varying and not only species-specific but also strain specific.
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- Anna J Olesen
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Glaciology and Climate, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark; Université Laval, Département de Biologie, Pavillon C-É Marchand, G1V 0A6 Québec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Marine Biological Section, Dept of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 1st floor, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Orbicon, Department for Nature and Environment, Jens Juuls vej 16, 8260 Viby, Denmark
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- Alfred Wegener Institut-Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Chemische Ökologie, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Banach JL, Hoek‐van den Hil EF, Fels‐Klerx HJ. Food safety hazards in the European seaweed chain. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 19:332-364. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- J. L. Banach
- Wageningen Food Safety ResearchWageningen University and Research Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety ResearchWageningen University and Research Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety ResearchWageningen University and Research Wageningen The Netherlands
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Domoic acid in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean – An environment case study. Toxicon 2019; 167:101-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Maeno Y, Terada R, Kotaki Y, Cho Y, Konoki K, Yotsu-Yamashita M. Possible Biosynthetic Products and Metabolites of Kainic Acid from the Red Alga Digenea simplex and Their Biological Activity. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:1627-1633. [PMID: 31117523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Four kainic acid (KA, 1)-related compounds, 4-hydroxykainic acid (2), allo-4-hydroxykainic acid (3), N-dimethylallyl-l-glutamic acid (4), and N-dimethylallyl- threo-3-hydroxyglutamic acid (5), were isolated from the red alga Digenea simplex. The structures of these compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic methods. Compounds 2 and 3 are possible oxidative metabolites of KA and allo-KA (6), respectively. Compound 4 was recently reported as the biosynthetic precursor of KA, but the absolute configuration of 4 has not been previously determined. Herein, we determined the absolute configuration of 4 as 2( S) using advanced Marfey's method. Compound 5 is similar to N-geranyl-3( R)-hydroxy-l-glutamic acid (8), which was previously identified in a domoic acid (DA)-containing red alga. Compounds 5 and 8 are predicted to be biosynthetic byproducts of the radical-mediated cyclization reaction to form the pyrrolidine rings of KA and DA, respectively. Furthermore, the toxicities of 1-5 in mice were examined by intracerebroventricular injection. The toxicity of 2 was less than that of KA; however, the mice injected with 2 showed symptoms similar to those induced by KA, while 3-5 did not induce typical symptoms of KA in mice.
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- Yukari Maeno
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba , Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8275 , Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences , Kagoshima University , 1-21-24 Korimoto , Kagoshima 890-0065 , Japan
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- Fukushima College , 1-1 Chigoike Miyashiro , Fukushima 960-0181 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba , Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8275 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba , Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8275 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , 468-1 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba , Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8275 , Japan
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Harðardóttir S, Wohlrab S, Hjort DM, Krock B, Nielsen TG, John U, Lundholm N. Transcriptomic responses to grazing reveal the metabolic pathway leading to the biosynthesis of domoic acid and highlight different defense strategies in diatoms. BMC Mol Biol 2019; 20:7. [PMID: 30808304 PMCID: PMC6390554 DOI: 10.1186/s12867-019-0124-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A major cause of phytoplankton mortality is predation by zooplankton. Strategies to avoid grazers have probably played a major role in the evolution of phytoplankton and impacted bloom dynamics and trophic energy transport. Certain species of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia produce the neurotoxin, domoic acid (DA), as a response to the presence of copepod grazers, suggesting that DA is a defense compound. The biosynthesis of DA comprises fusion of two precursors, a C10 isoprenoid geranyl pyrophosphate and L-glutamate. Geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) may derive from the mevalonate isoprenoid (MEV) pathway in the cytosol or from the methyl-erythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in the plastid. L-glutamate is suggested to derive from the citric acid cycle. Fragilariopsis, a phylogenetically related but nontoxic genus of diatoms, does not appear to possess a similar defense mechanism. We acquired information on genes involved in biosynthesis, precursor pathways and regulatory functions for DA production in the toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia seriata, as well as genes involved in responses to grazers to resolve common responses for defense strategies in diatoms. RESULTS Several genes are expressed in cells of Pseudo-nitzschia when these are exposed to predator cues. No genes are expressed in Fragilariopsis when treated similarly, indicating that the two taxa have evolved different strategies to avoid predation. Genes involved in signal transduction indicate that Pseudo-nitzschia cells receive signals from copepods that transduce cascading molecular precursors leading to the formation of DA. Five out of seven genes in the MEP pathway for synthesis of GPP are upregulated, but none in the conventional MEV pathway. Five genes with known or suggested functions in later steps of DA formation are upregulated. We conclude that no gene regulation supports that L-glutamate derives from the citric acid cycle, and we suggest the proline metabolism to be a downstream precursor. CONCLUSIONS Pseudo-nitzschia cells, but not Fragilariopsis, receive and respond to copepod cues. The cellular route for the C10 isoprenoid product for biosynthesis of DA arises from the MEP metabolic pathway and we suggest proline metabolism to be a downstream precursor for L-glutamate. We suggest 13 genes with unknown function to be involved in diatom responses to grazers.
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- Sara Harðardóttir
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, Ammerländer Heestraße 231, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Building 201, Kemitorvet, Lyngby Campus, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, Ammerländer Heestraße 231, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Bates SS, Hubbard KA, Lundholm N, Montresor M, Leaw CP. Pseudo-nitzschia, Nitzschia, and domoic acid: New research since 2011. HARMFUL ALGAE 2018; 79:3-43. [PMID: 30420013 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Some diatoms of the genera Pseudo-nitzschia and Nitzschia produce the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA), a compound that caused amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans just over 30 years ago (December 1987) in eastern Canada. This review covers new information since two previous reviews in 2012. Nitzschia bizertensis was subsequently discovered to be toxigenic in Tunisian waters. The known distribution of N. navis-varingica has expanded from Vietnam to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. Furthermore, 15 new species (and one new variety) of Pseudo-nitzschia have been discovered, bringing the total to 52. Seven new species were found to produce DA, bringing the total of toxigenic species to 26. We list all Pseudo-nitzschia species, their ability to produce DA, and show their global distribution. A consequence of the extended distribution and increased number of toxigenic species worldwide is that DA is now found more pervasively in the food web, contaminating new marine organisms (especially marine mammals), affecting their physiology and disrupting ecosystems. Recent findings highlight how zooplankton grazers can induce DA production in Pseudo-nitzschia and how bacteria interact with Pseudo-nitzschia. Since 2012, new discoveries have been reported on physiological controls of Pseudo-nitzschia growth and DA production, its sexual reproduction, and infection by an oomycete parasitoid. Many advances are the result of applying molecular approaches to discovering new species, and to understanding the population genetic structure of Pseudo-nitzschia and mechanisms used to cope with iron limitation. The availability of genomes from three Pseudo-nitzschia species, coupled with a comparative transcriptomic approach, has allowed advances in our understanding of the sexual reproduction of Pseudo-nitzschia, its signaling pathways, its interactions with bacteria, and genes involved in iron and vitamin B12 and B7 metabolism. Although there have been no new confirmed cases of ASP since 1987 because of monitoring efforts, new blooms have occurred. A massive toxic Pseudo-nitzschia bloom affected the entire west coast of North America during 2015-2016, and was linked to a 'warm blob' of ocean water. Other smaller toxic blooms occurred in the Gulf of Mexico and east coast of North America. Knowledge gaps remain, including how and why DA and its isomers are produced, the world distribution of potentially toxigenic Nitzschia species, the prevalence of DA isomers, and molecular markers to discriminate between toxigenic and non-toxigenic species and to discover sexually reproducing populations in the field.
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- Stephen S Bates
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Fisheries Centre, P.O. Box 5030, Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 9B6, Canada.
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- Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), 100 Eighth Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA; Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543 USA
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Sølvgade 83S, DK-1307 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Brunson JK, McKinnie SMK, Chekan JR, McCrow JP, Miles ZD, Bertrand EM, Bielinski VA, Luhavaya H, Oborník M, Smith GJ, Hutchins DA, Allen AE, Moore BS. Biosynthesis of the neurotoxin domoic acid in a bloom-forming diatom. Science 2018; 361:1356-1358. [PMID: 30262498 PMCID: PMC6276376 DOI: 10.1126/science.aau0382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Oceanic harmful algal blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia diatoms produce the potent mammalian neurotoxin domoic acid (DA). Despite decades of research, the molecular basis for its biosynthesis is not known. By using growth conditions known to induce DA production in Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries, we implemented transcriptome sequencing in order to identify DA biosynthesis genes that colocalize in a genomic four-gene cluster. We biochemically investigated the recombinant DA biosynthetic enzymes and linked their mechanisms to the construction of DA's diagnostic pyrrolidine skeleton, establishing a model for DA biosynthesis. Knowledge of the genetic basis for toxin production provides an orthogonal approach to bloom monitoring and enables study of environmental factors that drive oceanic DA production.
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- John K Brunson
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Institute of Parasitology, University of South Bohemia and Biology Center CAS, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
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- Marine and Environmental Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
- Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Vilariño N, Louzao MC, Abal P, Cagide E, Carrera C, Vieytes MR, Botana LM. Human Poisoning from Marine Toxins: Unknowns for Optimal Consumer Protection. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E324. [PMID: 30096904 PMCID: PMC6116008 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10080324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Marine biotoxins are produced by aquatic microorganisms and accumulate in shellfish or finfish following the food web. These toxins usually reach human consumers by ingestion of contaminated seafood, although other exposure routes like inhalation or contact have also been reported and may cause serious illness. This review shows the current data regarding the symptoms of acute intoxication for several toxin classes, including paralytic toxins, amnesic toxins, ciguatoxins, brevetoxins, tetrodotoxins, diarrheic toxins, azaspiracids and palytoxins. The information available about chronic toxicity and relative potency of different analogs within a toxin class are also reported. The gaps of toxicological knowledge that should be studied to improve human health protection are discussed. In general, gathering of epidemiological data in humans, chronic toxicity studies and exploring relative potency by oral administration are critical to minimize human health risks related to these toxin classes in the near future.
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- Natalia Vilariño
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Laboratorio CIFGA S.A., Plaza Santo Domingo 20-5°, 27001 Lugo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
- Hospital Veterinario Universitario Rof Codina, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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