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Eida AA, Samadi A, Tsunoda T, Mahmud T. Modifications of Acyl Carrier Protein-Bound Glycosylated Polyketides in Pactamycin Biosynthesis. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301056. [PMID: 37015882 PMCID: PMC10330135 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301056] [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: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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The potent antitumor antibiotic pactamycin is an aminocyclopentitol-containing natural product produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces pactum. Recent studies showed that the aminocyclopentitol unit is derived from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, which is attached to an acyl carrier protein (ACP)-bound polyketide by a glycosyltransferase enzyme, PtmJ. Here, we report a series of post-glycosylation modifications of the sugar moiety of the glycosylated polyketide while it is still attached to the carrier protein. In vitro reconstitution of PtmS (an AMP-ligase), PtmI (an ACP), PtmJ, PtmN (an oxidoreductase), PtmA (an aminotransferase), and PtmB (a putative carbamoyltransferase) showed that the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine moiety of the glycosylated polyketide is first oxidized by PtmN and then transaminated by PtmA to give ACP-bound 3-amino-3-deoxy-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl polyketide. The amino group is then coupled with carbamoyl phosphate by PtmB to give a urea functionality. We also show that PtmG is a deacetylase that hydrolyses the C-2 N-acetyl group to give a free amine.
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- Auday A Eida
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, 203 Pharmacy Building, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, 203 Pharmacy Building, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, 203 Pharmacy Building, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, 203 Pharmacy Building, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3507, USA
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Dhakal D, Kokkaliari S, Rubin GM, Paul VJ, Ding Y, Luesch H. Biosynthesis of Lyngbyastatins 1 and 3, Cytotoxic Depsipeptides from an Okeania sp. Marine Cyanobacterium. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:85-93. [PMID: 36546857 PMCID: PMC10197921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Lyngbyastatins (Lbns) 1 (1) and 3 (2) belong to a group of cyclic depsipeptides that inhibit cancer cell proliferation. These compounds have been isolated from different marine cyanobacterial collections, while further development of these compounds relies on their lengthy total synthesis. Biosynthetic studies of these compounds can provide viable strategies to access these compounds and develop new analogs. In this study, we report the identification and characterization of one Lbn biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) from the marine cyanobacterium Okeania sp. VPG18-21. We initially identified 1 and 2 in the organic extract by mass spectrometry and performed the targeted isolation of these compounds, which feature a (2S,3R)-3-amino-2-methylpentanoic acid (MAP) and a (2S,3R)-3-amino-2-methylhexanoic acid (Amha) moiety, respectively. Parallel metagenomic sequencing of VPG18-21 led to the identification of a putative Lbn BGC that encodes six megaenzymes (LbnA-F), including one polyketide synthase (PKS, LbnE), four nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs, LbnB-D and -F), and one PKS-NRPS hybrid (LbnA). Bioinformatic analysis of these enzymes suggested that the BGC produces 1 and 2. Furthermore, our biochemical studies of three recombinant adenylation domains uncovered their substrate specificities, supporting the identity of the BGC. Finally, we identified near-complete Lbn-like BGCs in the genomes of two other marine cyanobacteria.
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- Dipesh Dhakal
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce, 701 Seaway Drive, Ft. Pierce, Florida 34949, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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Heinilä LMP, Jokela J, Ahmed MN, Wahlsten M, Kumar S, Hrouzek P, Permi P, Koistinen H, Fewer DP, Sivonen K. Discovery of varlaxins, new aeruginosin-type inhibitors of human trypsins. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:2681-2692. [PMID: 35293909 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02454j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Low-molecular weight natural products display vast structural diversity and have played a key role in the development of novel therapeutics. Here we report the discovery of novel members of the aeruginosin family of natural products, which we named varlaxins. The chemical structures of varlaxins 1046A and 1022A were determined using a combination of mass spectrometry, analysis of one- and two-dimensional NMR spectra, and HPLC analysis of Marfey's derivatives. These analyses revealed that varlaxins 1046A and 1022A are composed of the following moieties: 2-O-methylglyceric acid 3-O-sulfate, isoleucine, 2-carboxy-6-hydroxyoctahydroindole (Choi), and a terminal arginine derivative. Varlaxins 1046A and 1022A differ in the cyclization of this arginine moiety. Interestingly, an unusual α-D-glucopyranose moiety derivatized with two 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid residues was bound to Choi, a structure not previously reported for other members of the aeruginosin family. We sequenced the complete genome of Nostoc sp. UHCC 0870 and identified the putative 36 kb varlaxin biosynthetic gene cluster. Bioinformatics analysis confirmed that varlaxins belong to the aeruginosin family of natural products. Varlaxins 1046A and 1022A strongly inhibited the three human trypsin isoenzymes with IC50 of 0.62-3.6 nM and 97-230 nM, respectively, including a prometastatic trypsin-3, which is a therapeutically relevant target in several types of cancer. These results substantially broaden the genetic and chemical diversity of the aeruginosin family and provide evidence that the aeruginosin family is a source of strong inhibitors of human serine proteases.
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- L M P Heinilä
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. .,Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology-Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology-Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.,Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Dhakal D, Chen M, Luesch H, Ding Y. Heterologous production of cyanobacterial compounds. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 48:6119914. [PMID: 33928376 PMCID: PMC8210676 DOI: 10.1093/jimb/kuab003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cyanobacteria produce a plethora of compounds with unique chemical structures and diverse biological activities. Importantly, the increasing availability of cyanobacterial genome sequences and the rapid development of bioinformatics tools have unraveled the tremendous potential of cyanobacteria in producing new natural products. However, the discovery of these compounds based on cyanobacterial genomes has progressed slowly as the majority of their corresponding biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are silent. In addition, cyanobacterial strains are often slow-growing, difficult for genetic engineering, or cannot be cultivated yet, limiting the use of host genetic engineering approaches for discovery. On the other hand, genetically tractable hosts such as Escherichia coli, Actinobacteria, and yeast have been developed for the heterologous expression of cyanobacterial BGCs. More recently, there have been increased interests in developing model cyanobacterial strains as heterologous production platforms. Herein, we present recent advances in the heterologous production of cyanobacterial compounds in both cyanobacterial and noncyanobacterial hosts. Emerging strategies for BGC assembly, host engineering, and optimization of BGC expression are included for fostering the broader applications of synthetic biology tools in the discovery of new cyanobacterial natural products.
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- Dipesh Dhakal
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 31610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 31610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 31610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 31610, USA
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Nowruzi B, Porzani SJ. Toxic compounds produced by cyanobacteria belonging to several species of the order Nostocales: A review. J Appl Toxicol 2020; 41:510-548. [PMID: 33289164 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cyanobacteria are well recognised as producers of a wide range of natural compounds that are in turn recognised as toxins that have potential and useful applications in the future as pharmaceutical agents. The order Nostocales, which is largely overlooked in this regard, has become increasingly recognised as a source of toxin producers including Anabaena, Nostoc, Hapalosiphon, Fischerella, Anabaenopsis, Aphanizomenon, Gloeotrichia, Cylindrospermopsis, Scytonema, Raphidiopsis, Cuspidothrix, Nodularia, Stigonema, Calothrix, Cylindrospermum and Desmonostoc species. The toxin compounds (i.e., microcystins, nodularin, anatoxins, ambiguines, fischerindoles and welwitindolinones) and metabolites are about to have a destructive effect on both inland and aquatic environment aspects. The present review gives an overview of the various toxins that are extracted by the order Nostocales. The current research suggests that these compounds that are produced by cyanobacterial species have promising future considerations as potentially harmful algae and as promising leads for drug discovery.
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- Bahareh Nowruzi
- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Jeong Y, Cho SH, Lee H, Choi HK, Kim DM, Lee CG, Cho S, Cho BK. Current Status and Future Strategies to Increase Secondary Metabolite Production from Cyanobacteria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1849. [PMID: 33255283 PMCID: PMC7761380 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria, given their ability to produce various secondary metabolites utilizing solar energy and carbon dioxide, are a potential platform for sustainable production of biochemicals. Until now, conventional metabolic engineering approaches have been applied to various cyanobacterial species for enhanced production of industrially valued compounds, including secondary metabolites and non-natural biochemicals. However, the shortage of understanding of cyanobacterial metabolic and regulatory networks for atmospheric carbon fixation to biochemical production and the lack of available engineering tools limit the potential of cyanobacteria for industrial applications. Recently, to overcome the limitations, synthetic biology tools and systems biology approaches such as genome-scale modeling based on diverse omics data have been applied to cyanobacteria. This review covers the synthetic and systems biology approaches for advanced metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.
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- Yujin Jeong
- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KAIST Institutes for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea; (Y.J.); (S.-H.C.)
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Qiao L, Fang J, Zhu P, Huang H, Dang C, Pang J, Gao W, Qiu X, Huang L, Li Y. A Novel Chemoenzymatic Approach to Produce Cilengitide Using the Thioesterase Domain from Microcystis aeruginosa Microcystin Synthetase C. Protein J 2020; 38:658-666. [PMID: 31435810 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-019-09864-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Modern organic chemistry faces many difficulties in the reliable production of cyclopeptides, such as poor yields and insufficient regio- and stereoselectivity. Thioesterase (TE) shows impressive stereospecificity, region- and chemoselectivity during the cyclization of peptide substrates. The biocatalytic properties of TE provide high value for industrial applications. Herein, a novel chemoenzymatic method to synthesize cilengitide is described based on the cyclic activity of the TE domain from microcystin synthetase C (McyC) of Microcystis aeruginosa. In addition, a single active site mutation in the McyC TE was engineered to generate a more effective macrocyclization catalyst. Compared to the chemical approach to synthesize cilengitide, this novel enzyme-catalysed methodology exhibits a higher synthetic efficiency with an approximately 3.4-fold higher yield (49.2%).
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- Longliang Qiao
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- College of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China. .,Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, 315832, China.
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo, 315832, China
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Bioactive Peptides Produced by Cyanobacteria of the Genus Nostoc: A Review. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17100561. [PMID: 31569531 PMCID: PMC6835634 DOI: 10.3390/md17100561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc are widespread in all kinds of habitats. They occur in a free-living state or in association with other organisms. Members of this genus belong to prolific producers of bioactive metabolites, some of which have been recognized as potential therapeutic agents. Of these, peptides and peptide-like structures show the most promising properties and are of a particular interest for both research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies. Nostoc is a sole source of some lead compounds such as cytotoxic cryptophycins, antiviral cyanovirin-N, or the antitoxic nostocyclopeptides. Nostoc also produces the same bioactive peptides as other cyanobacterial genera, but they frequently have some unique modifications in the structure. This includes hepatotoxic microcystins and potent proteases inhibitors such as cyanopeptolins, anabaenopeptins, and microginins. In this review, we described the most studied peptides produced by Nostoc, focusing especially on the structure, the activity, and a potential application of the compounds.
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Dehm D, Krumbholz J, Baunach M, Wiebach V, Hinrichs K, Guljamow A, Tabuchi T, Jenke-Kodama H, Süssmuth RD, Dittmann E. Unlocking the Spatial Control of Secondary Metabolism Uncovers Hidden Natural Product Diversity in Nostoc punctiforme. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1271-1279. [PMID: 31091070 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Filamentous cyanobacteria belong to the most prolific producers of structurally unique and biologically active natural products, yet the majority of biosynthetic gene clusters predicted for these multicellular collectives are currently orphan. Here, we present a systems analysis of secondary metabolite gene expression in the model strain Nostoc punctiforme PCC73102 using RNA-seq and fluorescence reporter analysis. Our data demonstrate that the majority of the cryptic gene clusters are not silent but are expressed with regular or sporadic pattern. Cultivation of N. punctiforme using high-density fermentation overrules the spatial control and leads to a pronounced upregulation of more than 50% of biosynthetic gene clusters. Our data suggest that a combination of autocrine factors, a high CO2 level, and high light account for the upregulation of individual pathways. Our overarching study not only sheds light on the strategies of filamentous cyanobacteria to share the enormous metabolic burden connected with the production of specialized molecules but provides an avenue for the genome-based discovery of natural products in multicellular cyanobacteria as exemplified by the discovery of highly unusual variants of the tricyclic peptide microviridin.
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- Daniel Dehm
- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- Fakultät II - Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 124 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- Microbiology and Biochemistry of Secondary Metabolites Unit . Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology , Tancha 1919-1 , Onna-son , 904-0495 Okinawa , Japan
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- Microbiology and Biochemistry of Secondary Metabolites Unit . Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology , Tancha 1919-1 , Onna-son , 904-0495 Okinawa , Japan
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- Fakultät II - Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Straße des 17. Juni 124 , 10623 Berlin , Germany
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- University of Potsdam , Institute for Biochemistry and Biology , Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25 , 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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Synthesis of d-Amino Acid-Containing Dipeptides Using the Adenylation Domains of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.00120-19. [PMID: 31003981 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00120-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Recent papers have reported dipeptides containing d-amino acids to have novel effects that cannot be observed with ll-dipeptides, and such dipeptides are expected to be novel functional compounds for pharmaceuticals and food additives. Although the functions of d-amino acid-containing dipeptides are gaining more attention, there are few reports on the synthetic enzymes that can accept d-amino acids as substrates, and synthetic methods for d-amino acid-containing dipeptides have not yet been constructed. Previously, we developed a chemoenzymatic system for amide synthesis that comprised enzymatic activation and a subsequent nucleophilic substitution reaction. In this study, we demonstrated the application of the system for d-amino acid-containing-dipeptide synthesis. We chose six adenylation domains as targets according to our newly constructed hypothesis, i.e., an adenylation domain located upstream from the epimerization domain may activate d-amino acid as well as l-amino acid. We successfully synthesized over 40 kinds of d-amino acid-containing dipeptides, including ld-, dl-, and dd-dipeptides, using only two adenylation domains, TycA-A from tyrocidine synthetase and BacB2-A from bacitracin synthetase. Furthermore, this study offered the possibility that the epimerization domain could be a clue to the activity of the adenylation domains toward d-amino acid. This paper provides additional information regarding d-amino acid-containing-dipeptide synthesis through the combination of enzymatic adenylation and chemical nucleophilic reaction, and this system will be a useful tool for dipeptide synthesis.IMPORTANCE Because almost all amino acids in nature are l-amino acids, the functioning of d-amino acids has received little attention. Thus, there is little information available on the activity of enzymes toward d-amino acids or synthetic methods for d-amino acid-containing dipeptides. Recently, d-amino acids and d-amino acid-containing peptides have attracted attention as novel functional compounds, and d-amino acid-activating enzymes and synthetic methods are required for the development of the d-amino acid-containing-peptide industry. This study provides additional knowledge regarding d-amino acid-activating enzymes and proposes a unique synthetic method for d-amino acid-containing peptides, including ld-, dl-, and dd-dipeptides.
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Batchu NK, Khater S, Patil S, Nagle V, Das G, Bhadra B, Sapre A, Dasgupta S. Whole genome sequence analysis of Geitlerinema sp. FC II unveils competitive edge of the strain in marine cultivation system for biofuel production. Genomics 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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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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Yang RX, Zhang SW, Xue D, Xuan JH, Zhang YB, Peng BB. Culturable Endophytes Diversity Isolated from Paeonia ostii and the Genetic Basis for Their Bioactivity. Pol J Microbiol 2018; 67:441-454. [PMID: 30550230 PMCID: PMC7256872 DOI: 10.21307/pjm-2018-052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Paeonia ostii is known for its excellent medicinal values as Chinese traditional plant. To date, the diversity of culturable endophytes associated with P. ostii is in its initial phase of exploration. In this study, 56 endophytic bacteria and 51 endophytic fungi were isolated from P. ostii roots in China. Subsequent characterization of 56 bacterial strains by 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis revealed that nine families and 13 different genera were represented. All the fungal strains were classed into six families and 12 genera based on ITS gene sequence. The biosynthetic potential of all the endophytes was further investigated by the detection of putative polyketide synthase (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) genes. The PCR screens were successful in targeting thirteen bacterial PKS, five bacterial NRPS, ten fungal PKS and nine fungal NRPS gene fragments. Bioinformatic analysis of these detected endophyte gene fragments facilitated inference of the potential bioactivity of endophyte bioactive products, suggesting that the isolated endophytes are capable of producing a plethora of secondary metabolites. These results suggest that endophytes isolated from P. ostii had abundant population diversity and biosynthetic potential, which further proved that endophytes are valuable reservoirs of novel bioactive compounds.
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- Rui-Xian Yang
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology , Luoyang , P.R.China
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Dalponte L, Parajuli A, Younger E, Mattila A, Jokela J, Wahlsten M, Leikoski N, Sivonen K, Jarmusch SA, Houssen WE, Fewer DP. N-Prenylation of Tryptophan by an Aromatic Prenyltransferase from the Cyanobactin Biosynthetic Pathway. Biochemistry 2018; 57:6860-6867. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Luca Dalponte
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, U.K
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter 1, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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The Swinholide Biosynthesis Gene Cluster from a Terrestrial Cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp. Strain UHCC 0450. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.02321-17. [PMID: 29150506 PMCID: PMC5772238 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02321-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Swinholides are 42-carbon ring polyketides with a 2-fold axis of symmetry. They are potent cytotoxins that disrupt the actin cytoskeleton. Swinholides were discovered from the marine sponge Theonella sp. and were long suspected to be produced by symbiotic bacteria. Misakinolide, a structural variant of swinholide, was recently demonstrated to be the product of a symbiotic heterotrophic proteobacterium. Here, we report the production of swinholide A by an axenic strain of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain UHCC 0450. We located the 85-kb trans-AT polyketide synthase (PKS) swinholide biosynthesis gene cluster from a draft genome of Nostoc sp. UHCC 0450. The swinholide and misakinolide biosynthesis gene clusters share an almost identical order of catalytic domains, with 85% nucleotide sequence identity, and they group together in phylogenetic analysis. Our results resolve speculation around the true producer of swinholides and demonstrate that bacteria belonging to two distantly related phyla both produce structural variants of the same natural product. In addition, we described a biosynthesis cluster from Anabaena sp. strain UHCC 0451 for the synthesis of the cytotoxic and antifungal scytophycin. All of these biosynthesis gene clusters were closely related to each other and created a group of cytotoxic macrolide compounds produced by trans-AT PKSs of cyanobacteria and proteobacteria. IMPORTANCE Many of the drugs in use today originate from natural products. New candidate compounds for drug development are needed due to increased drug resistance. An increased knowledge of the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds can be used to aid chemical synthesis to produce novel drugs. Here, we show that a terrestrial axenic culture of Nostoc cyanobacterium produces swinholides, which have been previously found only from marine sponge or samples related to them. Swinholides are polyketides with a 2-fold axis of symmetry, and they are potent cytotoxins that disrupt the actin cytoskeleton. We describe the biosynthesis gene clusters of swinholide from Nostoc cyanobacteria, as well as the related cytotoxic and antifungal scytophycin from Anabaena cyanobacteria, and we study the evolution of their trans-AT polyketide synthases. Interestingly, swinholide is closely related to misakinolide produced by a symbiotic heterotrophic proteobacterium, demonstrating that bacteria belonging to two distantly related phyla and different habitats can produce similar natural products.
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Borchert E, Jackson SA, O'Gara F, Dobson ADW. Diversity of Natural Product Biosynthetic Genes in the Microbiome of the Deep Sea Sponges Inflatella pellicula, Poecillastra compressa, and Stelletta normani. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1027. [PMID: 27446062 PMCID: PMC4925706 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Three different deep sea sponge species, Inflatella pellicula, Poecillastra compressa, and Stelletta normani comprising seven individual samples, retrieved from depths of 760–2900 m below sea level, were investigated using 454 pyrosequencing for their secondary metabolomic potential targeting adenylation domain and ketosynthase domain sequences. The data obtained suggest a diverse microbial origin of nonribosomal peptide synthetases and polyketide synthase fragments that in part correlates with their respective microbial community structures that were previously described and reveals an untapped source of potential novelty. The sequences, especially the ketosynthase fragments, display extensive clade formations which are clearly distinct from sequences hosted in public databases, therefore highlighting the potential of the microbiome of these deep sea sponges to produce potentially novel small-molecule chemistry. Furthermore, sequence similarities to gene clusters known to be involved in the production of many classes of antibiotics and toxins including lipopeptides, glycopeptides, macrolides, and hepatotoxins were also identified.
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- Erik Borchert
- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, National University of Ireland Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, National University of Ireland Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, National University of IrelandCork, Ireland; Biomerit Research Centre, University College Cork, National University of IrelandCork, Ireland; School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin UniversityPerth, WA, Australia
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, National University of IrelandCork, Ireland; Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, National University of IrelandCork, Ireland
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Dittmann E, Gugger M, Sivonen K, Fewer DP. Natural Product Biosynthetic Diversity and Comparative Genomics of the Cyanobacteria. Trends Microbiol 2016; 23:642-652. [PMID: 26433696 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cyanobacteria are an ancient lineage of slow-growing photosynthetic bacteria and a prolific source of natural products with intricate chemical structures and potent biological activities. The bulk of these natural products are known from just a handful of genera. Recent efforts have elucidated the mechanisms underpinning the biosynthesis of a diverse array of natural products from cyanobacteria. Many of the biosynthetic mechanisms are unique to cyanobacteria or rarely described from other organisms. Advances in genome sequence technology have precipitated a deluge of genome sequences for cyanobacteria. This makes it possible to link known natural products to biosynthetic gene clusters but also accelerates the discovery of new natural products through genome mining. These studies demonstrate that cyanobacteria encode a huge variety of cryptic gene clusters for the production of natural products, and the known chemical diversity is likely to be just a fraction of the true biosynthetic capabilities of this fascinating and ancient group of organisms.
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- Elke Dittmann
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Golm, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Collection des Cyanobactéries, Paris, France
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Parajuli A, Kwak DH, Dalponte L, Leikoski N, Galica T, Umeobika U, Trembleau L, Bent A, Sivonen K, Wahlsten M, Wang H, Rizzi E, De Bellis G, Naismith J, Jaspars M, Liu X, Houssen W, Fewer DP. A Unique Tryptophan C-Prenyltransferase from the Kawaguchipeptin Biosynthetic Pathway. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3596-9. [PMID: 26846478 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cyanobactins are a rapidly growing family of linear and cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria. Kawaguchipeptins A and B, two macrocyclic undecapeptides reported earlier from Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-88, are shown to be products of the cyanobactin biosynthetic pathway. The 9 kb kawaguchipeptin (kgp) gene cluster was identified in a 5.26 Mb draft genome of Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-88. We verified that this gene cluster is responsible for the production of the kawaguchipeptins through heterologous expression of the kgp gene cluster in Escherichia coli. The KgpF prenyltransferase was overexpressed and was shown to prenylate C-3 of Trp residues in both linear and cyclic peptides in vitro. Our findings serve to further enhance the structural diversity of cyanobactins to include tryptophan-prenylated cyclic peptides.
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- Anirudra Parajuli
- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Center ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic.,University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecosystem Biology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Biomedical Technologies (ITB), National Research Council (CNR), via F.lli Cervi 93, Segrate (MI), Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Technologies (ITB), National Research Council (CNR), via F.lli Cervi 93, Segrate (MI), Italy
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK. .,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK. .,Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Division, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Fenner AM, Engene N, Spadafora C, Gerwick WH, Balunas MJ. Medusamide A, a Panamanian Cyanobacterial Depsipeptide with Multiple β-Amino Acids. Org Lett 2016; 18:352-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Amanda M. Fenner
- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department
of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Apartado 0816-02852, Panama City, Panama
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Ancón, Apartado 0843-03092, Panama
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Micallef ML, D'Agostino PM, Sharma D, Viswanathan R, Moffitt MC. Genome mining for natural product biosynthetic gene clusters in the Subsection V cyanobacteria. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:669. [PMID: 26335778 PMCID: PMC4558948 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1855-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cyanobacteria are well known for the production of a range of secondary metabolites. Whilst recent genome sequencing projects has led to an increase in the number of publically available cyanobacterial genomes, the secondary metabolite potential of many of these organisms remains elusive. Our study focused on the 11 publically available Subsection V cyanobacterial genomes, together with the draft genomes of Westiella intricata UH strain HT-29-1 and Hapalosiphon welwitschii UH strain IC-52-3, for their genetic potential to produce secondary metabolites. The Subsection V cyanobacterial genomes analysed in this study are reported to produce a diverse range of natural products, including the hapalindole-family of compounds, microcystin, hapalosin, mycosporine-like amino acids and hydrocarbons. RESULTS A putative gene cluster for the cyclic depsipeptide hapalosin, known to reverse P-glycoprotein multiple drug resistance, was identified within three Subsection V cyanobacterial genomes, including the producing cyanobacterium H. welwitschii UH strain IC-52-3. A number of orphan NRPS/PKS gene clusters and ribosomally-synthesised and post translationally-modified peptide gene clusters (including cyanobactin, microviridin and bacteriocin gene clusters) were identified. Furthermore, gene clusters encoding the biosynthesis of mycosporine-like amino acids, scytonemin, hydrocarbons and terpenes were also identified and compared. CONCLUSIONS Genome mining has revealed the diversity, abundance and complex nature of the secondary metabolite potential of the Subsection V cyanobacteria. This bioinformatic study has identified novel biosynthetic enzymes which have not been associated with gene clusters of known classes of natural products, suggesting that these cyanobacteria potentially produce structurally novel secondary metabolites.
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- Melinda L Micallef
- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
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- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2740 Millis Science Center, Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2740 Millis Science Center, Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
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Skinnider MA, Johnston CW, Zvanych R, Magarvey NA. Automated Identification of Depsipeptide Natural Products by an Informatic Search Algorithm. Chembiochem 2014; 16:223-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The genetic basis for O-acetylation of the microcystin toxin in cyanobacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 20:861-9. [PMID: 23890004 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Microcystins are a family of cyclic peptide toxins produced by cyanobacteria. They are responsible for the toxicosis and death of wild and domestic animals throughout the world. They display extensive variation in amino acid composition and functional group chemistry. O-acetylated microcystins are frequently produced by free-living and symbiotic strains of the genus Nostoc. Here, we show that the production of acetylated microcystins is catalyzed by an acetyl-coenzyme A-dependent O-acetyltransferase (McyL) encoded in the 57 kb microcystin synthetase gene cluster of Nostoc sp. 152. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that McyL belongs to a family of enzymes that inactivate antibiotics through O-acetylation. The McyL enzyme has a relaxed substrate specificity, allowing the preparation of semisynthetic microcystins. This study sheds light on the evolutionary origins and genetic diversity of an important class of enzymes involved in antibiotic resistance.
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Kudo F, Miyanaga A, Eguchi T. Biosynthesis of natural products containing β-amino acids. Nat Prod Rep 2014; 31:1056-73. [DOI: 10.1039/c4np00007b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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β-Amino acids are unique components involved in a wide variety of natural products such as anticancer agents taxol, bleomycin, cytotoxic microcystin, enediyne compound C-1027 chromophore, nucleoside antibiotic blasticidin S, and macrolactam antibiotic vicenistatin. The biosynthesis and incorporation mechanisms are reviewed.
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- Fumitaka Kudo
- Department of Chemistry
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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Mizuno CM, Kimes NE, López-Pérez M, Ausó E, Rodriguez-Valera F, Ghai R. A hybrid NRPS-PKS gene cluster related to the bleomycin family of antitumor antibiotics in Alteromonas macleodii strains. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76021. [PMID: 24069455 PMCID: PMC3777966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Although numerous marine bacteria are known to produce antibiotics via hybrid NRPS-PKS gene clusters, none have been previously described in an Alteromonas species. In this study, we describe in detail a novel hybrid NRPS-PKS cluster identified in the plasmid of the Alteromonasmacleodii strain AltDE1 and analyze its relatedness to other similar gene clusters in a sequence-based characterization. This is a mobile cluster, flanked by transposase-like genes, that has even been found inserted into the chromosome of some Alteromonasmacleodii strains. The cluster contains separate genes for NRPS and PKS activity. The sole PKS gene appears to carry a novel acyltransferase domain, quite divergent from those currently characterized. The predicted specificities of the adenylation domains of the NRPS genes suggest that the final compound has a backbone very similar to bleomycin related compounds. However, the lack of genes involved in sugar biosynthesis indicates that the final product is not a glycopeptide. Even in the absence of these genes, the presence of the cluster appears to confer complete or partial resistance to phleomycin, which may be attributed to a bleomycin-resistance-like protein identified within the cluster. This also suggests that the compound still shares significant structural similarity to bleomycin. Moreover, transcriptomic evidence indicates that the NRPS-PKS cluster is expressed. Such sequence-based approaches will be crucial to fully explore and analyze the diversity and potential of secondary metabolite production, especially from increasingly important sources like marine microbes.
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- Carolina Megumi Mizuno
- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Microbiologia, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Liu L, Bearden DW, Rodriguez JC, Rein KS. Biosynthesis of Athmu, a α,γ-hydroxy-β-amino acid of pahayokolides A-B. Tetrahedron Lett 2012; 53:6758-6760. [PMID: 23172981 PMCID: PMC3500633 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.09.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pahayokolides A-B are cyanobacteria derived non-ribosomal peptides which exhibit cytotoxicity against a number of cancer cell lines. The biosynthetic origin of the 3-amino-2,5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-10-methylundecanoic acid (Athmu) moiety has been investigated using stable isotope incorporation experiments. While α-ketoisocaproic acid (α-KIC), α-hydroxyisocaproic acid (α-HIC) and leucine all serve as precursors to Athmu, the feeding of [1-(13)C] α-KIC results in more than threefold greater (13)C enrichment than the other precursors. This result suggests that α-KIC is the immediate precursor which is selected and activated by the adenylation domain of the loading NRPS module and subsequently reduced in a fashion similar to that of the recently identified pathways for cryptophycins A-B, cereulide and valinomycin.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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Kaluzhnaya OV, Kulakova NV, Itskovich VB. Diversity of Polyketide Synthase (PKS) genes in metagenomic community of freshwater sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis. Mol Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s002689331206009x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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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