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Paulsel TQ, Williams GJ. Current State-of-the-Art Toward Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Polyketide Natural Products. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300386. [PMID: 37615926 PMCID: PMC10964317 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
Abstract
Polyketide natural products have significant promise as pharmaceutical targets for human health and as molecular tools to probe disease and complex biological systems. While the biosynthetic logic of polyketide synthases (PKS) is well-understood, biosynthesis of designer polyketides remains challenging due to several bottlenecks, including substrate specificity constraints, disrupted protein-protein interactions, and protein solubility and folding issues. Focusing on substrate specificity, PKSs are typically interrogated using synthetic thioesters. PKS assembly lines and their products offer a wealth of information when studied in a chemoenzymatic fashion. This review provides an overview of the past two decades of polyketide chemoenzymatic synthesis and their contributions to the field of chemical biology. These synthetic strategies have successfully yielded natural product derivatives while providing critical insights into enzymatic promiscuity and mechanistic activity.
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- Thaddeus Q Paulsel
- Department of Chemistry, NC State University Dabney Hall, Room 208, Campus Box 8204, 2620 Yarbrough Dr., NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
- Comparative Medicine Institute, NC State University, 1060 William Moore Dr., NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, NC State University Dabney Hall, Room 208, Campus Box 8204, 2620 Yarbrough Dr., NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
- Comparative Medicine Institute, NC State University, 1060 William Moore Dr., NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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Vasav AP, Meshram BG, Pable AA, Barvkar VT. Artificial microRNA mediated silencing of cyclase and aldo-keto reductase genes reveal their involvement in the plumbagin biosynthetic pathway. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:47-62. [PMID: 36227455 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01415-7] [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: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plumbagin and other naphthoquinone derivatives from the Plumbago zeylanica L. (Plumbaginaceae) are known for their anticancer and other medicinal properties. Previous reports suggest that 3-methyl-1,8-naphthalene-diol is an intermediate of the plumbagin biosynthetic pathway and is synthesized from hexaketide backbone; a reaction catalyzed by type III polyketide synthase (PKS) along with certain accessory enzymes. Our earlier transcriptomic and metabolomic studies suggest that along with PKS, putative cyclase and aldo-keto reductase might be involved in the formation of 3-methyl-1,8-naphthalene-diol. The present study probed young leaf transcriptome and identified cyclase and aldo-keto reductase like transcripts that might be involved in the intramolecular aldol condensation of hexaketide intermediate and decarboxylation, carbonyl reduction and hydroxyl elimination of keto or enol forms of hexaketide intermediates respectively. Moreover, sequence alignment of identified cyclase1 possesses signature β-α-β-β-α-α-β topology, which belongs to the dimeric α + β barrel (DABB) protein family and is involved in the C2-C11 and C4-C9 intramolecular aldol condensation of hexaketide intermediates. Along with cyclase1, we further identified and characterized P. zeylanica specific aldo-keto reductase1 (AKR1) which is a novel member of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) multi-gene family that possesses the conserved Asp60, Tyr65, Lys91, and His132 residues and is proposed to be involved in the C1 decarboxylation, C3 carbonyl reduction and C7 hydroxyl elimination of keto or enol form of hexaketide intermediate to form 3-methyl-1,8-naphthalene-diol. Further, the functional characterization using the artificial microRNA mediated transient silencing approach confirmed the involvement of cyclase1 and AKR1 in the plumbagin biosynthetic pathway. This is the first study reporting the identification and functional characterization of cyclase1 and AKR1 genes involved in the plumbagin biosynthetic pathway and general plant polyketide biosynthesis.
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- Arati P Vasav
- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India
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- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India
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- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India.
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Identification of a biosynthetic gene cluster for the polyene macrolactam sceliphrolactam in a Streptomyces strain isolated from mangrove sediment. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1594. [PMID: 29371699 PMCID: PMC5785472 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20018-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Streptomyces are a genus of Actinobacteria capable of producing structurally diverse natural products. Here we report the isolation and characterization of a biosynthetically talented Streptomyces (Streptomyces sp. SD85) from tropical mangrove sediments. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that Streptomyces sp. SD85 harbors at least 52 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), which constitute 21.2% of the 8.6-Mb genome. When cultivated under lab conditions, Streptomyces sp. SD85 produces sceliphrolactam, a 26-membered polyene macrolactam with unknown biosynthetic origin. Genome mining yielded a putative sceliphrolactam BGC (sce) that encodes a type I modular polyketide synthase (PKS) system, several β-amino acid starter biosynthetic enzymes, transporters, and transcriptional regulators. Using the CRISPR/Cas9–based gene knockout method, we demonstrated that the sce BGC is essential for sceliphrolactam biosynthesis. Unexpectedly, the PKS system encoded by sce is short of one module required for assembling the 26-membered macrolactam skeleton according to the collinearity rule. With experimental data disfavoring the involvement of a trans-PKS module, the biosynthesis of sceliphrolactam seems to be best rationalized by invoking a mechanism whereby the PKS system employs an iterative module to catalyze two successive chain extensions with different outcomes. The potential violation of the collinearity rule makes the mechanism distinct from those of other polyene macrolactams.
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Characterization of the biosynthetic gene cluster for cryptic phthoxazolin A in Streptomyces avermitilis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190973. [PMID: 29324854 PMCID: PMC5764310 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phthoxazolin A, an oxazole-containing polyketide, has a broad spectrum of anti-oomycete activity and herbicidal activity. We recently identified phthoxazolin A as a cryptic metabolite of Streptomyces avermitilis that produces the important anthelmintic agent avermectin. Even though genome data of S. avermitilis is publicly available, no plausible biosynthetic gene cluster for phthoxazolin A is apparent in the sequence data. Here, we identified and characterized the phthoxazolin A (ptx) biosynthetic gene cluster through genome sequencing, comparative genomic analysis, and gene disruption. Sequence analysis uncovered that the putative ptx biosynthetic genes are laid on an extra genomic region that is not found in the public database, and 8 open reading frames in the extra genomic region could be assigned roles in the biosynthesis of the oxazole ring, triene polyketide and carbamoyl moieties. Disruption of the ptxA gene encoding a discrete acyltransferase resulted in a complete loss of phthoxazolin A production, confirming that the trans-AT type I PKS system is responsible for the phthoxazolin A biosynthesis. Based on the predicted functional domains in the ptx assembly line, we propose the biosynthetic pathway of phthoxazolin A.
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Franke J, Hertweck C. Biomimetic Thioesters as Probes for Enzymatic Assembly Lines: Synthesis, Applications, and Challenges. Cell Chem Biol 2016; 23:1179-1192. [PMID: 27693058 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Thioesters play essential roles in many biosynthetic pathways to fatty acids, esters, polyketides, and non-ribosomal peptides. Coenzyme A (CoA) and related phosphopantetheine thioesters are typically employed as activated acyl units for diverse C-C, C-O, and C-N coupling reactions. To study and control these enzymatic assembly lines in vitro and in vivo structurally simplified analogs such as N-acetylcysteamine (NAC) thioesters have been developed. This review gives an overview on experimental strategies enabled by synthetic NAC thioesters, such as the elucidation of complex biosynthetic pathways and enzyme mechanisms as well as precursor-directed biosynthesis and mutasynthesis. The review also summarizes synthetic protocols and protection group strategies to access these versatile synthetic tools, which are reactive and often unstable compounds. In addition, alternative phosphopantetheine thioester mimics are presented that can be used as protein tags or suicide inhibitors for protein crosslinking and off-loading probes to elucidate polyketide intermediates.
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- Jakob Franke
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Parascandolo JS, Havemann J, Potter HK, Huang F, Riva E, Connolly J, Wilkening I, Song L, Leadlay PF, Tosin M. Insights into 6-Methylsalicylic Acid Bio-assembly by Using Chemical Probes. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 128:3524-3528. [PMID: 27478274 PMCID: PMC4950124 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chemical probes capable of reacting with KS (ketosynthase)-bound biosynthetic intermediates were utilized for the investigation of the model type I iterative polyketide synthase 6-methylsalicylic acid synthase (6-MSAS) in vivo and in vitro. From the fermentation of fungal and bacterial 6-MSAS hosts in the presence of chain termination probes, a full range of biosynthetic intermediates was isolated and characterized for the first time. Meanwhile, in vitro studies of recombinant 6-MSA synthases with both nonhydrolyzable and hydrolyzable substrate mimics have provided additional insights into substrate recognition, providing the basis for further exploration of the enzyme catalytic activities.
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridgeCB2 1EWUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridgeCB2 1EWUK
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Cambridge80 Tennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1GAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
- School of BiosciencesThe University of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Cambridge80 Tennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1GAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickLibrary RoadCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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Parascandolo JS, Havemann J, Potter HK, Huang F, Riva E, Connolly J, Wilkening I, Song L, Leadlay PF, Tosin M. Insights into 6-Methylsalicylic Acid Bio-assembly by Using Chemical Probes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3463-7. [PMID: 26833898 PMCID: PMC4797705 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Chemical probes capable of reacting with KS (ketosynthase)-bound biosynthetic intermediates were utilized for the investigation of the model type I iterative polyketide synthase 6-methylsalicylic acid synthase (6-MSAS) in vivo and in vitro. From the fermentation of fungal and bacterial 6-MSAS hosts in the presence of chain termination probes, a full range of biosynthetic intermediates was isolated and characterized for the first time. Meanwhile, in vitro studies of recombinant 6-MSA synthases with both nonhydrolyzable and hydrolyzable substrate mimics have provided additional insights into substrate recognition, providing the basis for further exploration of the enzyme catalytic activities.
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- James S Parascandolo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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Kage H, Riva E, Parascandolo JS, Kreutzer MF, Tosin M, Nett M. Chemical chain termination resolves the timing of ketoreduction in a partially reducing iterative type I polyketide synthase. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:11414-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02009c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Feeding of Ralstonia solanacearum with synthetic probes unravels the programming of a partially reducing iterative type I polyketide synthase.
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- Hirokazu Kage
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
- Hans-Knöll-Institute
- D-07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AC
- UK
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
- Hans-Knöll-Institute
- D-07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AC
- UK
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
- Hans-Knöll-Institute
- D-07745 Jena
- Germany
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