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Sommer-Kamann C, Breiltgens J, Zou Z, Gerhardt S, Saleem-Batcha R, Kemper F, Einsle O, Andexer JN, Müller M. Structures and Protein Engineering of the α-Keto Acid C-Methyltransferases SgvM and MrsA for Rational Substrate Transfer. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202400258. [PMID: 38887142 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400258] [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: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent methyltransferases (MTs) are involved in the C-methylation of a variety of natural products. The MTs SgvM from Streptomyces griseoviridis and MrsA from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae catalyze the methylation of the β-carbon atom of α-keto acids in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic natural products viridogrisein and 3-methylarginine, respectively. MrsA shows high substrate selectivity for 5-guanidino-2-oxovalerate, while other α-keto acids, such as the SgvM substrates 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate, 2-oxovalerate, and phenylpyruvate, are not accepted. Here we report the crystal structures of SgvM and MrsA in the apo form and bound with substrate or S-adenosyl-l-methionine. By investigating key residues for substrate recognition in the active sites of both enzymes and engineering MrsA by site-directed mutagenesis, the substrate range of MrsA was extended to accept α-keto acid substrates of SgvM with uncharged and lipophilic β-residues. Our results showcase the transfer of the substrate scope of α-keto acid MTs from different biosynthetic pathways by rational design.
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- Christina Sommer-Kamann
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Rojas-Villalta D, Núñez-Montero K, Chavarría-Pizarro L. Social wasp-associated Tsukamurella sp. strains showed promising biosynthetic and bioactive potential for discovery of novel compounds. Sci Rep 2024; 14:21118. [PMID: 39256493 PMCID: PMC11387468 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71969-0] [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: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
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In the face of escalating antibiotic resistance, the quest for novel antimicrobial compounds is critical. Actinobacteria is known for producing a substantial fraction of bioactive molecules from microorganisms, nonetheless there is the challenge of metabolic redundancy in bioprospecting. New sources of natural products are needed to overcome these current challenges. Our present work proposes an unexplored potential of Neotropical social wasp-associated microbes as reservoirs of novel bioactive compounds. Using social wasp-associated Tsukamurella sp. strains 8F and 8J, we aimed to determine their biosynthetic potential for producing novel antibiotics and evaluated phylogenetic and genomic traits related to environmental and ecological factors that might be associated with promising bioactivity and evolutionary specialization. These strains were isolated from the cuticle of social wasps and subjected to comprehensive genome sequencing. Our genome mining efforts, employing antiSMASH and ARTS, highlight the presence of BGCs with minimal similarity to known compounds, suggesting the novelty of the molecules they may produce. Previous, bioactivity assays of these strains against bacterial species which harbor known human pathogens, revealed inhibitory potential. Further, our study focuses into the phylogenetic and functional landscape of the Tsukamurella genus, employing a throughout phylogenetic analysis that situates strains 8F and 8J within a distinct evolutionary pathway, matching with the environmental and ecological context of the strains reported for this genus. Our findings emphasize the importance of bioprospecting in uncharted biological territories, such as insect-associated microbes as reservoirs of novel bioactive compounds. As such, we posit that Tsukamurella sp. strains 8F and 8J represent promising candidates for the development of new antimicrobials.
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- Dorian Rojas-Villalta
- Department of Biology, Biotechnology Research Center, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnology Research Center, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica.
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Zhang WH, Wang F, Wang YL, You S, Pan HX, Tang GL. Identification and Characterization of Enzymes Catalyzing Early Steps in Miharamycin and Amipurimycin Biosynthesis. Org Lett 2021; 23:8761-8765. [PMID: 34747180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biochemical elucidation of the early biosynthetic pathways of miharamycins and amipurimycin revealed the roles of several enzymes, which include GMP hydrolase, represented by MihD/ApmD, and hypothetical proteins, MihI/ApmI, unexpectedly exhibiting the dual function of the guanylglucuronic acid assembly and GMP cleavage. In addition, MihE, a carbonyl reductase that functions on the C2 branch of high-carbon sugars, and MihF, a rare guanine O-methyltransferase, were also functionally verified.
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- Wen-He Zhang
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of CAS, CAS, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of CAS, CAS, Shanghai 200032, China
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McErlean M, Liu X, Cui Z, Gust B, Van Lanen SG. Identification and characterization of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleoside antibiotics. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1362-1407. [PMID: 33404015 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00064g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Covering: up to September 2020 Hundreds of nucleoside-based natural products have been isolated from various microorganisms, several of which have been utilized in agriculture as pesticides and herbicides, in medicine as therapeutics for cancer and infectious disease, and as molecular probes to study biological processes. Natural products consisting of structural modifications of each of the canonical nucleosides have been discovered, ranging from simple modifications such as single-step alkylations or acylations to highly elaborate modifications that dramatically alter the nucleoside scaffold and require multiple enzyme-catalyzed reactions. A vast amount of genomic information has been uncovered the past two decades, which has subsequently allowed the first opportunity to interrogate the chemically intriguing enzymatic transformations for the latter type of modifications. This review highlights (i) the discovery and potential applications of structurally complex pyrimidine nucleoside antibiotics for which genetic information is known, (ii) the established reactions that convert the canonical pyrimidine into a new nucleoside scaffold, and (iii) the important tailoring reactions that impart further structural complexity to these molecules.
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- M McErlean
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA.
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- Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA.
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Wang F, Zhang WH, Zhao J, Kang WJ, Wang S, Yu B, Pan HX, Tang GL. Characterization of Miharamycin Biosynthesis Reveals a Hybrid NRPS-PKS to Synthesize High-Carbon Sugar from a Complex Nucleoside. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:5996-6000. [PMID: 32167762 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Miharamycins are peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics with a unique branched C9 pyranosyl amino acid core and a rare 2-aminopurine moiety. Inactivation of 19 genes in the biosynthetic gene cluster and identification of several unexpected intermediates suggest an alternative biosynthetic pathway, which is further supported by feeding experiments and in vitro characterization of an unusual adenylation domain recognizing a complex nucleoside derivative as the substrate. These results thereby provide an unprecedented biosynthetic route of high-carbon sugar catalyzed by atypical hybrid nonribosomal peptide synthetase-polyketide synthase.
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- Fei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Natural nonproteinogenic amino acids vastly outnumber the well-known 22 proteinogenic amino acids. Such amino acids are generated in specialized metabolic pathways. In these pathways, diverse biosynthetic transformations, ranging from isomerizations to the stereospecific functionalization of C-H bonds, are employed to generate structural diversity. The resulting nonproteinogenic amino acids can be integrated into more complex natural products. Here we review recently discovered biosynthetic routes to freestanding nonproteinogenic α-amino acids, with an emphasis on work reported between 2013 and mid-2019.
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- Jason B Hedges
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Romo AJ, Shiraishi T, Ikeuchi H, Lin GM, Geng Y, Lee YH, Liem PH, Ma T, Ogasawara Y, Shin-ya K, Nishiyama M, Kuzuyama T, Liu HW. The Amipurimycin and Miharamycin Biosynthetic Gene Clusters: Unraveling the Origins of 2-Aminopurinyl Peptidyl Nucleoside Antibiotics. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:14152-14159. [PMID: 31150226 PMCID: PMC6774755 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics (PNAs) are a diverse class of natural products with promising biomedical activities. These compounds have tripartite structures composed of a core saccharide, a nucleobase, and one or more amino acids. In particular, amipurimycin and the miharamycins are novel 2-aminopurinyl PNAs with complex nine-carbon core saccharides and include the unusual amino acids (-)-cispentacin and N5-hydroxyarginine, respectively. Despite their interesting structures and properties, these PNAs have heretofore eluded biochemical scrutiny. Herein is reported the discovery and initial characterization of the miharamycin gene cluster in Streptomyces miharaensis (mhr) and the amipurimycin gene cluster (amc) in Streptomyces novoguineensis and Streptomyces sp. SN-C1. The gene clusters were identified using a comparative genomics approach, and heterologous expression of the amc cluster as well as gene interruption experiments in the mhr cluster support their role in the biosynthesis of amipurimycin and the miharamycins, respectively. The mhr and amc biosynthetic gene clusters characterized encode enzymes typical of polyketide biosynthesis instead of enzymes commonly associated with PNA biosynthesis, which, along with labeled precursor feeding studies, implies that the core saccharides found in the miharamycins and amipurimycin are partially assembled as polyketides rather than derived solely from carbohydrates. Furthermore, in vitro analysis of Mhr20 and Amc18 established their roles as ATP-grasp ligases involved in the attachment of the pendant amino acids found in these PNAs, and Mhr24 was found to be an unusual hydroxylase involved in the biosynthesis of N5-hydroxyarginine. Finally, analysis of the amc cluster and feeding studies also led to the proposal of a biosynthetic pathway for (-)-cispentacin.
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- Anthony J. Romo
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Du YL, Ryan KS. Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent reactions in the biosynthesis of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:430-457. [DOI: 10.1039/c8np00049b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We review reactions catalyzed by pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzymes, highlighting enzymes reported in the recent natural product biosynthetic literature.
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- Yi-Ling Du
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Zhejiang University School of Medicine
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
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An ATP-Dependent Ligase with Substrate Flexibility Involved in Assembly of the Peptidyl Nucleoside Antibiotic Polyoxin. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.00501-18. [PMID: 29703734 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00501-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Polyoxin (POL) is an unusual peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic, in which the peptidyl moiety and nucleoside skeleton are linked by an amide bond. However, their biosynthesis remains poorly understood. Here, we report the deciphering of PolG as an ATP-dependent ligase responsible for the assembly of POL. A polG mutant is capable of accumulating multiple intermediates, including the peptidyl moiety (carbamoylpolyoxamic acid [CPOAA]) and the nucleoside skeletons (POL-C and the previously overlooked thymine POL-C). We further demonstrate that PolG employs an ATP-dependent mechanism for amide bond formation and that the generation of the hybrid nucleoside antibiotic POL-N is also governed by PolG. Finally, we determined that the deduced ATP-binding sites are functionally essential for PolG and that they are highly conserved in a number of related ATP-dependent ligases. These insights have allowed us to propose a catalytic mechanism for the assembly of peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic via an acyl-phosphate intermediate and have opened the way for the combinatorial biosynthesis/pathway engineering of this group of nucleoside antibiotics.IMPORTANCE POL is well known for its remarkable antifungal bioactivities and unusual structural features. Actually, elucidation of the POL assembly logic not only provides the enzymatic basis for further biosynthetic understanding of related peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics but also contributes to the rational generation of more hybrid nucleoside antibiotics via synthetic biology strategy.
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Niu G, Zheng J, Tan H. Biosynthesis and combinatorial biosynthesis of antifungal nucleoside antibiotics. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2017; 60:939-947. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-017-9116-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zou H, Chen N, Shi M, Xian M, Song Y, Liu J. The metabolism and biotechnological application of betaine in microorganism. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:3865-76. [PMID: 27005411 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7462-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Glycine betaine (betaine) is widely distributed in nature and can be found in many microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Due to its particular functions, many microorganisms utilize betaine as a functional chemical and have evolved different metabolic pathways for the biosynthesis and catabolism of betaine. As in animals and plants, the principle role of betaine is to protect microbial cells against drought, osmotic stress, and temperature stress. In addition, the role of betaine in methyl group metabolism has been observed in a variety of microorganisms. Recent studies have shown that betaine supplementation can improve the performance of microbial strains used for the fermentation of lactate, ethanol, lysine, pyruvate, and vitamin B12, during which betaine can act as stress protectant or methyl donor for the biosynthesis of structurally complex compounds. In this review, we summarize the transport, synthesis, catabolism, and functions of betaine in microorganisms and discuss potential engineering strategies that employ betaine as a methyl donor for the biosynthesis of complex secondary metabolites such as a variety of vitamins, coenzymes, and antibiotics. In conclusion, the biocompatibility, C/N ratio, abundance, and comprehensive metabolic information of betaine collectively indicate that this molecule has great potential for broad applications in microbial biotechnology.
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- Huibin Zou
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China. .,CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Natural and engineered biosynthesis of nucleoside antibiotics in Actinomycetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 43:401-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1636-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nucleoside antibiotics constitute an important family of microbial natural products bearing diverse bioactivities and unusual structural features. Their biosynthetic logics are unique with involvement of complex multi-enzymatic reactions leading to the intricate molecules from simple building blocks. Understanding how nature builds this family of antibiotics in post-genomic era sets the stage for rational enhancement of their production, and also paves the way for targeted persuasion of the cell factories to make artificial designer nucleoside drugs and leads via synthetic biology approaches. In this review, we discuss the recent progress and perspectives on the natural and engineered biosynthesis of nucleoside antibiotics.
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Berlinck RGS, Romminger S. The chemistry and biology of guanidine natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:456-90. [DOI: 10.1039/c5np00108k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The present review discusses the isolation, structure determination, synthesis, biosynthesis and biological activities of secondary metabolites bearing a guanidine group.
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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Niu G, Tan H. Nucleoside antibiotics: biosynthesis, regulation, and biotechnology. Trends Microbiol 2015; 23:110-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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