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Maglangit F, Yu Y, Deng H. Bacterial pathogens: threat or treat (a review on bioactive natural products from bacterial pathogens). Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:782-821. [PMID: 33119013 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00061b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: up to the second quarter of 2020 Threat or treat? While pathogenic bacteria pose significant threats, they also represent a huge reservoir of potential pharmaceuticals to treat various diseases. The alarming antimicrobial resistance crisis and the dwindling clinical pipeline urgently call for the discovery and development of new antibiotics. Pathogenic bacteria have an enormous potential for natural products drug discovery, yet they remained untapped and understudied. Herein, we review the specialised metabolites isolated from entomopathogenic, phytopathogenic, and human pathogenic bacteria with antibacterial and antifungal activities, highlighting those currently in pre-clinical trials or with potential for drug development. Selected unusual biosynthetic pathways, the key roles they play (where known) in various ecological niches are described. We also provide an overview of the mode of action (molecular target), activity, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) towards bacteria and fungi. The exploitation of pathogenic bacteria as a rich source of antimicrobials, combined with the recent advances in genomics and natural products research methodology, could pave the way for a new golden age of antibiotic discovery. This review should serve as a compendium to communities of medicinal chemists, organic chemists, natural product chemists, biochemists, clinical researchers, and many others interested in the subject.
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- Fleurdeliz Maglangit
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines. and Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Centre for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Sabaou N. Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137, the first non-Streptomyces actinobacterium, produces holomycin after cystine feeding. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:2509-2516. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Lebrihi A, Mathieu F, Sabaou N. A new dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic triggered by a long fermentation of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 in sorbic acid-amended medium. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 69:294-301. [PMID: 31424588 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 is an actinobacterium isolated from Algerian Saharan soil. It produces bioactive compounds belonging to the dithiolopyrrolone class of antibiotics, which are characterized by the possession of a unique pyrrolinonodithiole nucleus. Dithiolopyrrolones are known for their strong antibacterial and antifungal activities. This class of antibiotics generated great interest after the discovery of their anticancer properties. In this study, an antibiotic named PR11, produced after a long bacterial fermentation (11 days) in sorbic acid-containing culture broth, was characterized as a new dithiolopyrrolone derivative. After HPLC analysis and purification, the chemical structure of this antibiotic was determined by 1 H- and 13 C-nuclear magnetic resonance, mass and UV-visible data. PR11 was thus characterized as an iso-hexanoyl-pyrrothine, a novel dithiolopyrrolone derivative. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the new induced antibiotic were determined against several pathogenic micro-organisms. A moderate to strong activity was noted against all Gram-positive bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts tested. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Given the strong activities of dithiolopyrrolones against diverse prokaryotic and eukaryotic micro-organisms including potent selective-anticancer activity, the discovery of new-related derivatives draw continuous attention for therapeutic research. Depending on nature and concentration of added precursor, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 produce several dithiolopyrrolone coumpounds. In this study, sorbic acid addition combined to long fermentation duration was shown to induce the biosynthesis of a novel dithiolopyrrolone derivative. After purification and full spectroscopic and spectrometric study, the compound was characterized as iso-hexanoyl-pyrrothine. In the future investigation for novel dithiolopyrrolone discovery, fermentation duration should be regarded as a key parameter as well.
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- R Merrouche
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Institut National de Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre, Université de Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Lamari L, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Sabaou N. Effective biosynthesis of benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic by cinnamic acid-precursor addition in culture of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 68:165-172. [PMID: 30480824 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics, produced by several micro-organisms, are known for their strong antimicrobial and antitumor activities. Among of this micro-organisms, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137, a rare actinobacterium, has the ability to produce several dithiolopyrrolones derivatives depending on precursors added in the culture medium. After 10 days of strain fermentation on semi-synthetic medium supplemented with cinnamic acid and HPLC purification, biosynthesis of benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone was evidenced through complete spectroscopic (UV-visible and 1H and 13C NMR) and spectrometric (electron impact mass spectrum) analyses. The pure molecule showed appreciable minimum inhibitory concentration values against several Gram-positive bacteria and filamentous fungi. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics, known for their strong antimicrobial activities, gained greater interest after the discovery of their antitumor properties. Depending on precursors added, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 has the ability to produce several dithiolopyrrolones derivatives. Since biological activities of dithiolopyrrolones are related to their variable structure, discover of new natural analogues to be therapeutically explored remains a significant framework of research. In this study, a new dithiolopyrrolone derivative was purified from the fermentation broth of S. algeriensis NRRL B-24137. This new antibiotic, characterized as benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone, was induced by adding cinnamic acid, as precursor, to a semi-synthetic medium.
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- R Merrouche
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Institut National de Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie, Station Mehdi Boualem Baraki, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre, Université de Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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Saker S, Chacar S, Mathieu F. The final acylation step in aromatic dithiolopyrrolone biosyntheses: identification and characterization of the first bacterium N-benzoyltransferase from Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. Enzyme Microb Technol 2015; 72:35-41. [PMID: 25837505 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The last step in the biosynthesis of dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics was thought to involve the transfer of acyl group from acyl-CoA to pyrrothine/holothin core. In Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137, two acyltransferases, an acetyltransferase and a benzoyltransferase were proposed to catalyze this step. We have previously identified, in Sa. algeriensis genome, two open read frames, actA and actB patiently encoded these enzymes. This study focuses primarily on the characterization of the protein encoded by actA. After cloning and expressing of actA in Escherichia coli BL21, the recombinant protein encoded by actA was purified. Selectivity of ActA for pyrrothine/holothin as substrate and different acyl-CoA as co-substrate was evaluated using two acyls-groups, linear and aromatic. The enzyme was shown to prefer aromatic groups over linear groups as donor group; further neither product nor transfer was observed for linear groups. Therefore ActA has been determined to be a pyrrothine/holothin N-benzoyltransferase which can either pyrrothine (Km of 72μM) or holothin (Km of 129.5μM) as substrates and benzoyl-CoA (Km of 348.65 and 395.28μM) as co-substrates for pyrrothine and holothin, respectively. The optimum pH and temperature has been shown to be 8, 40°C, respectively. ActA is the first enzyme characterized as N-benzoyltransferase in bacteria.
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- S Saker
- Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), Département BioSyM, INPT-ENSAT, 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, B.P. 32607, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex 1, France; Université de Lorraine, UMR INRA 1128 Dynamique des génomes et adaptation microbienne (DynAMic), Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Campus Aiguillettes, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France.
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- Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), Département BioSyM, INPT-ENSAT, 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, B.P. 32607, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex 1, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), Département BioSyM, INPT-ENSAT, 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, B.P. 32607, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex 1, France
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Saker S, Lebrihi A, Mathieu F. Identification of two putative acyltransferase genes potentially implicated in dithiolopyrrolone biosyntheses in Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 173:787-802. [PMID: 24723205 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-0896-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The dithiolopyrrolone class of antibiotics has been known to display bacteriostatic activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and exert other biological activities. Acyltransferase activities are proposed to be responsible for the structural diversity of dithiolopyrrolones produced by Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. Moreover, two activities, pyrrothine N-acetyltransferase and pyrrothine N-benzoyltransferase, are reported to catalyze the formation, respectively, to thiolutin and benzoyl-pyrrothine (BEP) in this bacterium. In this study, two genes encoding two putative acyltransferases were identified in S. algeriensis. The first one, actA, was identified by bioinformatic analysis and by analogy to an acetyltransferase, hlmA, identified in holomycin biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces clavuligerus. The second was identified by purification of both enzymes from the bacterial biomass which provided a semipurified extract. The microsequencing of tryptic peptides from the final protein preparation yielded sequences of eight different fragments, two of them encoded by one gene, actB, in S. algeriensis genome bank. The alignment of actB against the GenBank database revealed significant homology to acyltransferase family. Differential expression of these genes, actA and actB, was then investigated in three different media: (i) semisynthetic medium (SSM), which promotes the production of thiolutin; (ii) SSM supplemented by 1.25 mM benzoic acid (SSM + BA), which promotes the production of both thiolutin and BEP; and (iii) tryptic soy broth (TSB) in which no dithiolopyrrolone derivatives were detected.
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- S Saker
- Département BioSyM, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, INPT-ENSAT, Université de Toulouse, 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, B.P. 32607, 31326, Castanet Tolosan Cedex 1, France
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Holomycin, a dithiolopyrrolone compound produced by Streptomyces clavuligerus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1023-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5410-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Qin Z, Huang S, Yu Y, Deng H. Dithiolopyrrolone natural products: isolation, synthesis and biosynthesis. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:3970-97. [PMID: 24141227 PMCID: PMC3826145 DOI: 10.3390/md11103970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dithiolopyrrolones are a class of antibiotics that possess the unique pyrrolinonodithiole (4H-[1,2] dithiolo [4,3-b] pyrrol-5-one) skeleton linked to two variable acyl groups. To date, there are approximately 30 naturally occurring dithiolopyrrolone compounds, including holomycin, thiolutin, and aureothricin, and more recently thiomarinols, a unique class of hybrid marine bacterial natural products containing a dithiolopyrrolone framework linked by an amide bridge with an 8-hydroxyoctanoyl chain linked to a monic acid. Generally, dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against various microorganisms, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and even parasites. Holomycin appeared to be active against rifamycin-resistant bacteria and also inhibit the growth of the clinical pathogen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus N315. Its mode of action is believed to inhibit RNA synthesis although the exact mechanism has yet to be established in vitro. A recent work demonstrated that the fish pathogen Yersinia ruckeri employs an RNA methyltransferase for self-resistance during the holomycin production. Moreover, some dithiolopyrrolone derivatives have demonstrated promising antitumor activities. The biosynthetic gene clusters of holomycin have recently been identified in S. clavuligerus and characterized biochemically and genetically. The biosynthetic gene cluster of thiomarinol was also identified from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. SANK 73390, which was uniquely encoded by two independent pathways for pseudomonic acid and pyrrothine in a novel plasmid. The aim of this review is to give an overview about the isolations, characterizations, synthesis, biosynthesis, bioactivities and mode of action of this unique family of dithiolopyrrolone natural products, focusing on the period from 1940s until now.
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- Zhiwei Qin
- Key Laboratory of Combinatory Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; E-Mails: (Z.Q.); (S.H.)
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatory Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; E-Mails: (Z.Q.); (S.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatory Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; E-Mails: (Z.Q.); (S.H.)
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
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Tan X, Li C, Yu Z, Wang P, Nian S, Deng Y, Wu W, Wang G. Synthesis of Substituted 6-Amino-4-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-[1,2]dithiolo[4,3- b]pyrrol-5-ones and Their Raising Leukocyte Count Activities. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2013; 61:351-7. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c12-00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Xiangduan Tan
- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
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Robles-Reglero V, Santamarta I, Álvarez-Álvarez R, Martín JF, Liras P. Transcriptional analysis and proteomics of the holomycin gene cluster in overproducer mutants of Streptomyces clavuligerus. J Biotechnol 2012; 163:69-76. [PMID: 23147422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Expression of the holomycin biosynthesis genes (hlm) has been studied in the wild type strain Streptomyces clavuligerus ATCC 27064 and holomycin overproducer mutants. RT-PCR transcription analysis of S. clavuligerus oppA2::aph showed a higher transcription of the hlmA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and hlmL genes, a slightly lower expression for hlmK and no significant differences for the transcription of the two putative regulatory genes, hlmM and hlmJ, in relation to the wild type strain. Accordingly, protein spots corresponding to HlmD, HlmF and HlmG, which were barely detectable in the wild type strain, were present in high amounts in the holomycin overproducer S. clavuligerus oppA2::aph proteome. Transcription start point analysis of the hlm genes revealed that the annotated sequences in the databases for several hlm genes were incorrect. The hlm cluster was introduced into Streptomyces coelicolor M1154 and holomycin production by S. coelicolor M1154 [pVR-hol1] was validated by bioassays and confirmed by HPLC analysis and mass spectrometry. Heterologous holomycin production by the S. coelicolor transformant is 500-fold lower than in S. clavuligerus oppA2::aph. The transformant S. coelicolor M1154 [pVR-hol1] shows holomycin sensitivity to 100 μg/ml, similar to that of the parental S. coelicolor M1154 strain, suggesting that heterologous expression in S. coelicolor might be toxic due to the lack of an holomycin resistance gene in this host strain.
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- V Robles-Reglero
- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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Nárdiz N, Santamarta I, Lorenzana LM, Martín JF, Liras P. A rhodanese-like protein is highly overrepresented in the mutant S. clavuligerus oppA2::aph: effect on holomycin and other secondary metabolites production. Microb Biotechnol 2011; 4:216-25. [PMID: 21342467 PMCID: PMC3818862 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00222.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A protein highly overrepresented in the proteome of Streptomyces clavuligerus oppA2::aph was characterized by MS/MS as a rhodanese-like enzyme. The rhlA gene, encoding this protein, was deleted from strains S. clavuligerus ATCC 27064 and S. clavuligerus oppA2::aph to characterized the RhlA enzyme activity, growth on different sulfur sources and antibiotic production by the mutants. Whereas total thiosulfate sulfurtransferase activity in cell extracts was not affected by the rhlA deletion, growth, cephamycin C and clavulanic acid production were impaired in the rhlA mutants. Holomycin production was drastically reduced (66-90%) in the rhlA mutants even when using S. clavuligerusΔrhlA pregrown cells, suggesting that this enzyme might be involved in the formation of the cysteine precursor for this sulfur-containing antibiotic. While growth on thiosulfate as the sole sulfur source was particularly low the volumetric and specific antibiotic production of the three antibiotics increased in all the strains in the presence of thiosulfate. This stimulatory effect of thiosulfate on antibiotic production was confirmed by addition of thiosulfate to pre-grown cells and appears to be a general effect of thiosulfate on oxidative stress as was also evident in the production of staurosporin by S. clavuligerus.
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- Nuria Nárdiz
- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Instituto de Biotecnología, INBIOTEC, Parque Científico de León, Avda. Real n°1, 24006 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Instituto de Biotecnología, INBIOTEC, Parque Científico de León, Avda. Real n°1, 24006 León, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, INBIOTEC, Parque Científico de León, Avda. Real n°1, 24006 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Instituto de Biotecnología, INBIOTEC, Parque Científico de León, Avda. Real n°1, 24006 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Instituto de Biotecnología, INBIOTEC, Parque Científico de León, Avda. Real n°1, 24006 León, Spain
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Identification of the gene cluster for the dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic holomycin in Streptomyces clavuligerus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:19731-5. [PMID: 21041678 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014140107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Streptomyces clavuligerus, an industrially important producer of clavulanate as well as cephem antibiotics, also produces the N-acylated dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic holomycin, a reported inhibitor of RNA synthesis. The genome sequence of S. clavuligerus ATCC 27064 was examined for a potential biosynthetic gene cluster, assuming that holomycin arises from some derivative of an L-Cys-L-Cys dipeptide that has undergone eight-electron oxidation, fused five-five ring formation, and decarboxylation. ORFs 3483-3492 comprise a candidate cluster, with a predicted acyltransferase, a stand-alone nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) module, and four flavin-dependent oxidoreductases. Deletions of ORF3488, the NRPS module, and ORF3489, a phosphopantothenoylcysteine decarboxylase homolog, abolished holomycin production both in wild type and in a holomycin-overproducing mutant. Heterologous expression and purification of ORF3488 allowed demonstration of L-Cys-AMP formation and subsequent covalent tethering of Cys to the phosphopantetheinyl arm of the thiolation domain of this NRPS protein. Purified ORF3483 shows acyltransferase activity, converting holothin to holomycin and longer acylated homologs as the last step in antibiotic assembly.
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