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Bownik A, Pawlik-Skowrońska B, Wlodkowic D, Mieczan T. Interactive effects of cyanobacterial metabolites aeruginosin-98B, anabaenopeptin-B and cylindrospermopsin on physiological parameters and novel in vivo fluorescent indicators in Chironomus aprilinus larvae. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 914:169846. [PMID: 38185144 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
We aimed to determine the effects of single cyanobacterial metabolites aeruginosin-B (AER-B), anabaenopeptin-B (ANA-B), cylindrospermopsin (CYL), their binary and ternary mixtures on biomarkers of Chironomus aprilinus larvae: oxygen consumption, fat body structure and two novel fluorescent indicators: imaging of nuclei in cells of body integument, and the catecholamine level. The obtained results showed that oxygen consumption was inhibited by single tested cyanobacterial metabolites except for ANA-B at the lowest concentration (250 μg/L). Although the mixtures of the metabolites inhibited oxygen consumption with antagonistic interactions between the components stimulation was noted in the group exposed to the lowest concentrations of AER-B + CYL (125 μg/L + 125 μg/L, respectively) and the ternary mixture of AER-B + ANA-B + CYL (83.3 μg/L + 83.3 μg/L + 83.3 μg/L, respectively). In vivo fluorescent staining with Hoechst 34580 showed that single AER-B had lower cytotoxic potential on body integument cells than ANA-B and CYL and most binary mixtures except for AER-B + CYL induced synergistic toxicity. Catecholamine level was decreased in animals exposed to single metabolites, their binary and ternary mixtures; however, the interactions between the components in the ternary mixture were antagonistic. Fat body was found to be disrupted in the larvae exposed to single metabolites and their combinations. Antagonistic toxic interactions between the oligopeptide components were found in most binary and the ternary mixtures; however, synergistic effect was noted in the binary mixture of AER-B + CYL. The results suggest that in natural conditions Chironomus larvae and possibly other benthic invertebrates may be affected by cyanobacterial metabolites, however various components and in mixtures and their concentrations may determine varied physiological effects and diverse interactions.
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- Adam Bownik
- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
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- The Neurotox Lab, School of Science, RMIT University, Plenty Road, P.O. Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
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Entfellner E, Baumann KBL, Edwards C, Kurmayer R. High Structural Diversity of Aeruginosins in Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria of the Genus Planktothrix as a Consequence of Multiple Recombination Events. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:638. [PMID: 38132959 PMCID: PMC10744761 DOI: 10.3390/md21120638] [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: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Many compounds produced by cyanobacteria act as serine protease inhibitors, such as the tetrapeptides aeruginosins (Aer), which are found widely distributed. The structural diversity of Aer is intriguingly high. However, the genetic basis of this remains elusive. In this study, we explored the genetic basis of Aer synthesis among the filamentous cyanobacteria Planktothrix spp. In total, 124 strains, isolated from diverse freshwater waterbodies, have been compared regarding variability within Aer biosynthesis genes and the consequences for structural diversity. The high structural variability could be explained by various recombination processes affecting Aer synthesis, above all, the acquisition of accessory enzymes involved in post synthesis modification of the Aer peptide (e.g., halogenases, glycosyltransferases, sulfotransferases) as well as a large-range recombination of Aer biosynthesis genes, probably transferred from the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis. The Aer structural composition differed between evolutionary Planktothrix lineages, adapted to either shallow or deep waterbodies of the temperate climatic zone. Thus, for the first time among bloom-forming cyanobacteria, chemical diversification of a peptide family related to eco-evolutionary diversification has been described. It is concluded that various Aer peptides resulting from the recombination event act in chemical defense, possibly as a replacement for microcystins.
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- Elisabeth Entfellner
- Research Department for Limnology, Universität Innsbruck, Mondseestrasse 9, 5310 Mondsee, Austria; (E.E.); (K.B.L.B.)
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- Research Department for Limnology, Universität Innsbruck, Mondseestrasse 9, 5310 Mondsee, Austria; (E.E.); (K.B.L.B.)
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- CyanoSol Research Group, Pharmacy & Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ, UK;
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- Research Department for Limnology, Universität Innsbruck, Mondseestrasse 9, 5310 Mondsee, Austria; (E.E.); (K.B.L.B.)
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Bownik A, Adamczuk M, Pawlik-Skowrońska B, Mieczan T. Cyanobacterial metabolites: aeruginosin 98A, microginin-FR1, anabaenopeptin-A, cylindrospermopsin and their mixtures affect behavioral and physiological responses of Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023:104161. [PMID: 37245609 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We determined the effects influence of cyanobacterial products metabolites: aeruginosin-A (AER-A), microginin-FR1 (MG-FR1), anabaenopeptin-A (ANA-A), cylindrospermopsin (CYL) and their binary and quadruple mixtures on swimming behavior, heart rate, thoracic limb activity, oxygen consumption and in vivo cell health of Daphnia magna. The study showed that CYL induced mortality of daphnids at the highest concentrations, however three oligopeptides had no lethal effect. All the tested Each single metabolites inhibited swimming speed. The mixtures AER+MG-FR1 and AER-A+ANA-A induced antagonistic and the quadruple mixture synergistic effects. Physiological endpoints were depressed by CYL, however they were simulated by the oligopeptides and their binary mixtures. The quadruple mixture inhibited the physiological parameters with antagonistic interactions between the components were antagonistic. Single CYL, MG-FR1 and ANA-A induced cytotoxicity with synergistic interactions and the metabolites in mixtures showed. The study suggests that swimming behavior and physiological parameters may be affected by single cyanobacterial oligopeptides, however their mixtures may induce different total effects.
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- Adam Bownik
- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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Liu J, Zhang M, Huang Z, Fang J, Wang Z, Zhou C, Qiu X. Diversity, Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Aeruginosins, a Family of Cyanobacteria-Derived Nonribosomal Linear Tetrapeptides. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21040217. [PMID: 37103356 PMCID: PMC10143770 DOI: 10.3390/md21040217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Aeruginosins, a family of nonribosomal linear tetrapeptides discovered from cyanobacteria and sponges, exhibit in vitro inhibitory activity on various types of serine proteases. This family is characterized by the existence of the 2-carboxy-6-hydroxy-octahydroindole (Choi) moiety occupied at the central position of the tetrapeptide. Aeruginosins have attracted much attention due to their special structures and unique bioactivities. Although many studies on aeruginosins have been published, there has not yet been a comprehensive review that summarizes the diverse research ranging from biogenesis, structural characterization and biosynthesis to bioactivity. In this review, we provide an overview of the source, chemical structure as well as spectrum of bioactivities of aeruginosins. Furthermore, possible opportunities for future research and development of aeruginosins were discussed.
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- Jiameng Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
- Correspondence:
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Phan CS, Mehjabin JJ, Anas ARJ, Hayasaka M, Onoki R, Wang J, Umezawa T, Washio K, Morikawa M, Okino T. Nostosin G and Spiroidesin B from the Cyanobacterium Dolichospermum sp. NIES-1697. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:2000-2005. [PMID: 35948062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Chemical investigation of the cyanobacterium Dolichospermum sp. NIES-1697 afforded nostosin G (1), a linear tripeptide, spiroidesin B (2), and two known compounds, anabaenopeptins I (3) and J (4). Planar structures and absolute configurations for 1 and 2 were determined by 2D NMR, HRMS, Marfey's methodology, chiral-phase HPLC, and enzymatic degradation. Nostosin G (1) is a unique example of a linear peptide containing three subunits, 4-hydroxyphenyllactic acid (Hpla), homotyrosine (Hty), and argininal, with potent trypsin inhibitory properties. The biosynthetic gene clusters for nostosin G (1) and spiroidesin B (2) were investigated based on the genome sequence of Dolichospermum sp. NIES-1697.
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Kaari M, Manikkam R, Baskaran A. Exploring Newer Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Marine Microbial Prospecting. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 24:448-467. [PMID: 35394575 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-022-10118-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Marine microbes genetically evolved to survive varying salinity, temperature, pH, and other stress factors by producing different bioactive metabolites. These microbial secondary metabolites (SMs) are novel, have high potential, and could be used as lead molecule. Genome sequencing of microbes revealed that they have the capability to produce numerous novel bioactive metabolites than observed under standard in vitro culture conditions. Microbial genome has specific regions responsible for SM assembly, termed biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), possessing all the necessary genes to encode different enzymes required to generate SM. In order to augment the microbial chemo diversity and to activate these gene clusters, various tools and techniques are developed. Metagenomics with functional gene expression studies aids in classifying novel peptides and enzymes and also in understanding the biosynthetic pathways. Genome shuffling is a high-throughput screening approach to improve the development of SMs by incorporating genomic recombination. Transcriptionally silent or lower level BGCs can be triggered by artificially knocking promoter of target BGC. Additionally, bioinformatic tools like antiSMASH, ClustScan, NAPDOS, and ClusterFinder are effective in identifying BGCs of existing class for annotation in genomes. This review summarizes the significance of BGCs and the different approaches for detecting and elucidating BGCs from marine microbes.
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- Manigundan Kaari
- Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
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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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Ahmed MN, Wahlsten M, Jokela J, Nees M, Stenman UH, Alvarenga DO, Strandin T, Sivonen K, Poso A, Permi P, Metsä-Ketelä M, Koistinen H, Fewer DP. Potent Inhibitor of Human Trypsins from the Aeruginosin Family of Natural Products. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:2537-2546. [PMID: 34661384 PMCID: PMC8609519 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
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Serine proteases
regulate many physiological processes and play
a key role in a variety of cancers. Aeruginosins are a family of natural
products produced by cyanobacteria that exhibit pronounced structural
diversity and potent serine protease inhibition. Here, we sequenced
the complete genome of Nodularia sphaerocarpa UHCC 0038 and identified the 43.7 kb suomilide biosynthetic gene
cluster. Bioinformatic analysis demonstrated that suomilide belongs
to the aeruginosin family of natural products. We identified 103 complete
aeruginosin biosynthetic gene clusters from 12 cyanobacterial genera
and showed that they encode an unexpected chemical diversity. Surprisingly,
purified suomilide inhibited human trypsin-2 and -3, with IC50 values of 4.7 and 11.5 nM, respectively, while trypsin-1 was inhibited
with an IC50 of 104 nM. Molecular dynamics simulations
suggested that suomilide has a long residence time when bound to trypsins.
This was confirmed experimentally for trypsin-1 and -3 (residence
times of 1.5 and 57 min, respectively). Suomilide also inhibited the
invasion of aggressive and metastatic PC-3M prostate cancer cells
without affecting cell proliferation. The potent inhibition of trypsin-3,
together with a long residence time and the ability to inhibit prostate
cancer cell invasion, makes suomilide an attractive drug lead for
targeting cancers that overexpress trypsin-3. These results substantially
broaden the genetic and chemical diversity of the aeruginosin family
and suggest that aeruginosins may be a source of selective inhibitors
of human serine proteases.
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- Muhammad N. Ahmed
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University in Lublin, ul. Chodzki 1, Lublin 20-093, Poland
- Institute of Biomedicine and Western Cancer Centre FICAN West, University of Turku, Turku 20101, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, P.O. Box 21, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, Kuopio FIN-70211, Finland
- Dept. of Internal Medicine VIII, University Hospital Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Strasse 14, Tübingen DE-72076, Germany
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä FI-40014, Finland
- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box
35, Jyväskylä FI-40014, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Turku FIN-20014, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, Biocenter 1, P.O. Box 56, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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Lage S, Mazur-Marzec H, Gorokhova E. Competitive interactions as a mechanism for chemical diversity maintenance in Nodularia spumigena. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8970. [PMID: 33903638 PMCID: PMC8076297 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88361-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Nodularia spumigena is a bloom-forming diazotrophic cyanobacterium inhabiting brackish waters worldwide. This species produces non-ribosomal peptides (NRPs), including the hepatotoxin nodularin, often referred to as cyanotoxin. Several known classes of NRPs have various biological activities, although their modes of action are poorly understood. In the Baltic N. spumigena, there is a high NRP chemodiversity among strains, allowing their grouping in specific chemotypes and subgroups. Therefore, it is relevant to ask whether the NRP production is affected by intraspecific interactions between the co-existing strains. Using a novel approach that combines culture technique and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the NRP analysis, we examined N. spumigena strains under mono- and co-culture conditions. The test strains were selected to represent N. spumigena belonging to the same or different chemotype subgroups. In this setup, we observed physiological and metabolic responses in the test strains grown without cell contact. The changes in NRP levels to co-culture conditions were conserved within a chemotype subgroup but different between the subgroups. Our results suggest that intraspecific interactions may promote a chemical diversity in N. spumigena population, with higher NRP production compared to a single-strain population. Studying allelochemical signalling in this cyanobacterium is crucial for understanding toxicity mechanisms and plankton community interactions in the Baltic Sea and other aquatic systems experiencing regular blooms.
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- Sandra Lage
- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.8585.00000 0001 2370 4076Division of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poland
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- grid.8585.00000 0001 2370 4076Division of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poland
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jacinavicius FR, Geraldes V, Crnkovic CM, Delbaje E, Fiore MF, Pinto E. Effect of ultraviolet radiation on the metabolomic profiles of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:6006873. [PMID: 33242088 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Interactions between climate change and ultraviolet radiation (UVR) have a substantial impact on aquatic ecosystems, especially on photosynthetic organisms. To counteract the damaging effects of UVR, cyanobacteria developed adaptive strategies such as the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of UVR on the metabolomic profiles of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. Twelve strains were irradiated with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation and parabolic aluminized reflector lamps for 3 days, followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis to assess changes in metabolomic profiles. Matrices were used to generate principal component analysis biplots, and molecular networks were obtained using the Global Natural Products platform. Most strains showed significant changes in their metabolomic profiles after UVR exposure. On average, 7% of MS features were shown to be exclusive to metabolomic profiles before UVR exposure, while 9% were unique to metabolomic profiles after UVR exposure. The identified compounds included aeruginosins, spumigins, cyanopeptolins, microginins, namalides, pseudospumigins, anabaenopeptins, mycosporine-like amino acids, nodularins and microcystins. Data showed that cyanobacteria display broad metabolic plasticity upon UVR exposure, including the synthesis and differential expression of a variety of secondary metabolites. This could result in a competitive advantage, supporting cyanobacterial blooms under various UVR light exposures.
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- University of São Paulo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo-SP, Brazil.,University of São Paulo, Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
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Shimura Y, Fujisawa T, Hirose Y, Misawa N, Kanesaki Y, Nakamura Y, Kawachi M. Complete sequence and structure of the genome of the harmful algal bloom-forming cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii NIES-204 T and detailed analysis of secondary metabolite gene clusters. HARMFUL ALGAE 2021; 101:101942. [PMID: 33526179 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Planktothrix species are distributed worldwide, and these prevalent cyanobacteria occasionally form potentially devastating toxic blooms. Given the ecological and taxonomic importance of Planktothrix agardhii as a bloom species, we set out to determine the complete genome sequence of the type strain Planktothrix agardhii NIES-204. Remarkably, we found that the 5S ribosomal RNA genes are not adjacent to the 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA genes. The genomic structure of P. agardhii NIES-204 is highly similar to that of another P. agardhii strain isolated from a geographically distant site, although they differ distinctly by a large inversion. We identified numerous gene clusters that encode the components of the metabolic pathways that generate secondary metabolites. We found that the aeruginosin biosynthetic gene cluster was more similar to that of another toxic bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa than to that of other strains of Planktothrix, suggesting horizontal gene transfer. Prenyltransferases encoded in the prenylagaramide gene cluster of Planktothrix strains were classified into two phylogenetically distinct types, suggesting a functional difference. In addition to the secondary metabolite gene clusters, we identified genes for inorganic nitrogen and phosphate uptake components and gas vesicles. Our findings contribute to further understanding of the ecologically important genus Planktothrix.
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- Yohei Shimura
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
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- Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Hibarigaoka 1-1, Tempaku, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Hibarigaoka 1-1, Tempaku, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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Popin RV, Delbaje E, de Abreu VAC, Rigonato J, Dörr FA, Pinto E, Sivonen K, Fiore MF. Genomic and Metabolomic Analyses of Natural Products in Nodularia spumigena Isolated from a Shrimp Culture Pond. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12030141. [PMID: 32106513 PMCID: PMC7150779 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12030141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The bloom-forming cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CENA596 encodes the biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) of the known natural products nodularins, spumigins, anabaenopeptins/namalides, aeruginosins, mycosporin-like amino acids, and scytonemin, along with the terpenoid geosmin. Targeted metabolomics confirmed the production of these metabolic compounds, except for the alkaloid scytonemin. Genome mining of N. spumigena CENA596 and its three closely related Nodularia strains—two planktonic strains from the Baltic Sea and one benthic strain from Japanese marine sediment—revealed that the number of BGCs in planktonic strains was higher than in benthic one. Geosmin—a volatile compound with unpleasant taste and odor—was unique to the Brazilian strain CENA596. Automatic annotation of the genomes using subsystems technology revealed a related number of coding sequences and functional roles. Orthologs from the Nodularia genomes are involved in the primary and secondary metabolisms. Phylogenomic analysis of N. spumigena CENA596 based on 120 conserved protein sequences positioned this strain close to the Baltic Nodularia. Phylogeny of the 16S rRNA genes separated the Brazilian CENA596 strain from those of the Baltic Sea, despite their high sequence identities (99% identity, 100% coverage). The comparative analysis among planktic Nodularia strains showed that their genomes were considerably similar despite their geographically distant origin.
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- Rafael Vicentini Popin
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
- Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa 1, Belém 66075-10, Pará, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, São Paulo 05508-000, São Paulo, Brazil;
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, São Paulo 05508-000, São Paulo, Brazil;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13400-970, São Paulo, Brazil; (R.V.P.); (E.D.); (V.A.C.d.A.); (J.R.); (E.P.)
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Nowruzi B, Wahlsten M, Jokela J. A Report on Finding a New Peptide Aldehyde from Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. Bahar M by LC-MS and Marfey's Analysis. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 17:e1853. [PMID: 31457050 PMCID: PMC6697839 DOI: 10.21859/ijb.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cyanobacteria have a worldwide distribution in the terrestrial habitats, occurring predominantly on the surface of the soils, stones, rocks, and trees, practically in moist, neutral or alkaline aeries. The unique natural and bioactive compounds from cyanobacteria with various biological activities and an extensive range of chemical classes have a significant capability for expansion of the pharmaceuticals and other biomedical purposes. OBJECTIVES Regardless of the progresses in our knowledge on cyanobacteria, however, cyanobacteria are still viewed as an unexplored source of potential drugs. In this study presence of bioactive compounds among the cyanobacteria culture collection of Iran, where a wide variety of strains can be found, was investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS We explored one Nostoc strain isolated from rice fields in Golestan province of northern Iran for searching for novel products. The chemical construction of the new bioactive compound was clarified by application of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) and Marfey's analysis of the degradation products. RESULTS We found a novel peptide aldehyde compound from a hydrophilic extract of the Nostoc sp. Bahar_M, which is composed of the three subunits, 2-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butanoic acid (Hhpba), L-Ile, and L-argininal. According to the structural information, we predicted that the novel peptide-aldehyde compound probably to be trypsin inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrated that terrestrial cyanobacteria are a promissing resource of bioactive natural products.
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- Bahareh Nowruzi
- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Gutiérrez-García K, Bustos-Díaz ED, Corona-Gómez JA, Ramos-Aboites HE, Sélem-Mojica N, Cruz-Morales P, Pérez-Farrera MA, Barona-Gómez F, Cibrián-Jaramillo A. Cycad Coralloid Roots Contain Bacterial Communities Including Cyanobacteria and Caulobacter spp. That Encode Niche-Specific Biosynthetic Gene Clusters. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 11:319-334. [PMID: 30534962 PMCID: PMC6350856 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cycads are the only early seed plants that have evolved a specialized root to host endophytic bacteria that fix nitrogen. To provide evolutionary and functional insights into this million-year old symbiosis, we investigate endophytic bacterial sub-communities isolated from coralloid roots of species from Dioon (Zamiaceae) sampled from their natural habitats. We employed a sub-community co-culture experimental strategy to reveal both predominant and rare bacteria, which were characterized using phylogenomics and detailed metabolic annotation. Diazotrophic plant endophytes, including Bradyrhizobium, Burkholderia, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium, and Nostoc species, dominated the epiphyte-free sub-communities. Draft genomes of six cyanobacteria species were obtained after shotgun metagenomics of selected sub-communities. These data were used for whole-genome inferences that suggest two Dioon-specific monophyletic groups, and a level of specialization characteristic of co-evolved symbiotic relationships. Furthermore, the genomes of these cyanobacteria were found to encode unique biosynthetic gene clusters, predicted to direct the synthesis of specialized metabolites, mainly involving peptides. After combining genome mining with detection of pigment emissions using multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy, we also show that Caulobacter species co-exist with cyanobacteria, and may interact with them by means of a novel indigoidine-like specialized metabolite. We provide an unprecedented view of the composition of the cycad coralloid root, including phylogenetic and functional patterns mediated by specialized metabolites that may be important for the evolution of ancient symbiotic adaptations.
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- Karina Gutiérrez-García
- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
- Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
- Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Herbario Eizi Matuda, Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes del Estado de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Evolution of Metabolic Diversity Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Acanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Laboratory, Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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Šulčius S, Mazur-Marzec H, Vitonytė I, Kvederavičiūtė K, Kuznecova J, Šimoliūnas E, Holmfeldt K. Insights into cyanophage-mediated dynamics of nodularin and other non-ribosomal peptides in Nodularia spumigena. HARMFUL ALGAE 2018; 78:69-74. [PMID: 30196926 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The effect of cyanophage infection and lysis on the dynamics of the hepatotoxin nodularin (NOD) and other non-ribosomal peptides (NRPs) produced by cyanobacteria is poorly understood. In this study, changes in concentration of NOD and other NRPs during cyanophage infection of the filamentous cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena were assessed using incubation experiments. Viral infection and lysis were associated with a significant reduction (93% at the 96 h post infection) of N. spumigena cell density. While no correlation between N. spumigena abundance and total concentration of NOD (ng mL-1) within the infected cells was observed, cellular NOD quota (ng cell-1) gradually increased in the remaining cyanophage resistant N. spumigena subpopulation. Lysis of N. spumigena cells resulted in a substantial increase (>57 times) of dissolved NOD concentration in the culture medium. The relative concentration of other cyclic (anabaenopeptins) and linear (aeruginosins, spumigins) NRPs produced by N. spumigena also increased in response to cyanophage addition. This study highlights the importance of cyanophage infection on the population toxicity of filamentous cyanobacteria and demonstrates a significant contribution of virus-mediated cell lysis on the conversion of NOD from the particulate to dissolved phase.
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- Sigitas Šulčius
- Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania; Center for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Barlastgatan 11, SE-39231, Kalmar, Sweden.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 46, PL-81378, Gdynia, Poland; Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81712 Sopot, Poland
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- Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- MAP Kinase Resource, Melchiorstrasse 9, CH-3027, Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio av. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio av. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Center for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Barlastgatan 11, SE-39231, Kalmar, Sweden
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Berner C, Bertos-Fortis M, Pinhassi J, Legrand C. Response of Microbial Communities to Changing Climate Conditions During Summer Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Baltic Sea. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1562. [PMID: 30090087 PMCID: PMC6068395 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Frequencies and biomass of Baltic Sea cyanobacterial blooms are expected to be higher in future climate conditions, but also of longer duration as a result of increased sea surface temperature. Concurrently, climate predictions indicate a reduced salinity in the Baltic Sea. These climate-driven changes are expected to alter not solely the phytoplankton community but also the role of microbial communities for nutrient remineralization. Here, we present the response of summer plankton communities (filamentous cyanobacteria, picocyanobacteria, and heterotrophic bacteria) to the interplay of increasing temperature (from 16 to 18°C and 20°C) and reduced salinity (from salinity 6.9 to 5.9) in the Baltic Proper (NW Gotland Sea) using a microcosm approach. Warmer temperatures led to an earlier peak of cyanobacterial biomass, while yields were reduced. These conditions caused a decrease of nitrogen-fixers (Dolichospermum sp.) biomass, while non nitrogen-fixers (Pseudanabaena sp.) increased. Salinity reduction did not affect cyanobacterial growth nor community composition. Among heterotrophic bacteria, Actinobacteria showed preference for high temperature, while Gammaproteobacteria thrived at in situ temperature. Heterotrophic bacteria community changed drastically at lower salinity and resembled communities at high temperature. Picocyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacterial biomass had a pronounced increase associated with the decay of filamentous cyanobacteria. This suggests that shifts in community composition of heterotrophic bacteria are influenced both directly by abiotic factors (temperature and salinity) and potentially indirectly by cyanobacteria. Our findings suggest that at warmer temperature, lower yield of photosynthetic cyanobacteria combined with lower proportion of nitrogen-fixers in the community could result in lower carbon export to the marine food web with consequences for the decomposer community of heterotrophic bacteria.
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- Christoffer Berner
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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Cegłowska M, Toruńska-Sitarz A, Kowalewska G, Mazur-Marzec H. Specific Chemical and Genetic Markers Revealed a Thousands-Year Presence of Toxic Nodularia spumigena in the Baltic Sea. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16040116. [PMID: 29617355 PMCID: PMC5923403 DOI: 10.3390/md16040116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In the Baltic Sea, diazotrophic cyanobacteria have been present for thousands of years, over the whole brackish water phase of the ecosystem. However, our knowledge about the species composition of the cyanobacterial community is limited to the last several decades. In the current study, the presence of species-specific chemical and genetic markers in deep sediments were analyzed to increase the existing knowledge on the history of toxic Nodularia spumigena blooms in the Baltic Sea. As chemical markers, three cyclic nonribosomal peptides were applied: the hepatotoxic nodularin, which in the sea was detected solely in N. spumigena, and two anabaenopeptins (AP827 and AP883a) characteristic of two different chemotypes of this species. From the same sediment samples, DNA was isolated and the gene involved in biosynthesis of nodularin, as well as the phycocyanin intergenic spacer region (PC-IGS), were amplified. The results of chemical and genetic analyses proved for the first time the thousands-year presence of toxic N. spumigena in the Baltic Sea. They also indicated that through all this time, the same two sub-populations of the species co-existed.
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- Marta Cegłowska
- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-727 Sopot, Poland.
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- Division of Marine Biotechnology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Marszałka J. Płisudskiego 46, PL-81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-727 Sopot, Poland.
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- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-727 Sopot, Poland.
- Division of Marine Biotechnology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Marszałka J. Płisudskiego 46, PL-81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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Teikari JE, Hou S, Wahlsten M, Hess WR, Sivonen K. Comparative Genomics of the Baltic Sea Toxic Cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena UHCC 0039 and Its Response to Varying Salinity. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:356. [PMID: 29568283 PMCID: PMC5853447 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Salinity is an important abiotic factor controlling the distribution and abundance of Nodularia spumigena, the dominating diazotrophic and toxic phototroph, in the brackish water cyanobacterial blooms of the Baltic Sea. To expand the available genomic information for brackish water cyanobacteria, we sequenced the isolate Nodularia spumigena UHCC 0039 using an Illumina-SMRT hybrid sequencing approach, revealing a chromosome of 5,294,286 base pairs (bp) and a single plasmid of 92,326 bp. Comparative genomics in Nostocales showed pronounced genetic similarity among Nodularia spumigena strains evidencing their short evolutionary history. The studied Baltic Sea strains share similar sets of CRISPR-Cas cassettes and a higher number of insertion sequence (IS) elements compared to Nodularia spumigena CENA596 isolated from a shrimp production pond in Brazil. Nodularia spumigena UHCC 0039 proliferated similarly at three tested salinities, whereas the lack of salt inhibited its growth and triggered transcriptome remodeling, including the up-regulation of five sigma factors and the down-regulation of two other sigma factors, one of which is specific for strain UHCC 0039. Down-regulated genes additionally included a large genetic region for the synthesis of two yet unidentified natural products. Our results indicate a remarkable plasticity of the Nodularia salinity acclimation, and thus salinity strongly impacts the intensity and distribution of cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea.
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- Jonna E Teikari
- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Veselá I, Kolísková PC, Kuchařová V, Tomenendálová J, Kováčová V, Pikula J, Repková B, Rapekta P, Hrouzek P, Cheel J, Doubek J. Cytotoxic Effect of Aeruginosin-865, Resveratrol and Capsaicin on Mouse Fibroblasts and Cells Derived from Fallow Deer. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Natural substances offer interesting bioactivity patterns including antiproliferative, antioxidant or cytotoxic effects. However, the safety profile of many of them has not been extensively determined. In this study, the cytotoxic effect of Aeruginosin-865, resveratrol and capsaicin at different concentrations was tested on normal mouse cells (NIH/3T3) and tumour fibroblasts (WEHI-13VAR) as well as on liver- and kidney-derived cells from fallow deer. A lactate dehydrogenase cytotoxicity assay kit was used to measure cell death in response to treatment with the test substances. It was found that NIH/3T3 cells tolerated Aeruginosin-865 (10-200 μM) and resveratrol (5-100 μM) treatment without any cytotoxic effect, while capsaicin exerted a cytotoxic effect only at the highest tested concentration (200 μ M). Mouse fibrosarcoma cells were more sensitive to the cytotoxic effect of all three compounds where Aeruginosin-865 (100-200 μM) and resveratrol (50–100 μM) showed high-dose cytotoxicity and capsaicin showed low- and high-dose cytotoxicity (25 μM and 200 μ M). The three tested compounds at the highest concentrations were found to be cytotoxic to both liver- and kidney-derived cells from fallow deer. Overall, the results indicate that the cytotoxic effects of the three tested natural substances on cells derived from fallow deer and mouse tumour fibroblasts differ significantly from those exerted on normal fibroblasts. The results demonstrate the potential of these natural compounds as therapeutic agents and pave the way for future in vivo toxicological investigations.
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- Ivana Veselá
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) v.v.i., Trebon, Czech Republic
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- Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) v.v.i., Trebon, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Gogineni V, Hamann MT. Marine natural product peptides with therapeutic potential: Chemistry, biosynthesis, and pharmacology. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:81-196. [PMID: 28844981 PMCID: PMC5918664 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The oceans are a uniquely rich source of bioactive metabolites, of which sponges have been shown to be among the most prolific producers of diverse bioactive secondary metabolites with valuable therapeutic potential. Much attention has been focused on marine bioactive peptides due to their novel chemistry and diverse biological properties. As summarized in this review, marine peptides are known to exhibit various biological activities such as antiviral, anti-proliferative, antioxidant, anti-coagulant, anti-hypertensive, anti-cancer, antidiabetic, antiobesity, and calcium-binding activities. This review focuses on the chemistry and biology of peptides isolated from sponges, bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, ascidians, and other marine sources. The role of marine invertebrate microbiomes in natural products biosynthesis is discussed in this review along with the biosynthesis of modified peptides from different marine sources. The status of peptides in various phases of clinical trials is presented, as well as the development of modified peptides including optimization of PK and bioavailability.
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- Vedanjali Gogineni
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, United States.
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
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Jokela J, Heinilä LMP, Shishido TK, Wahlsten M, Fewer DP, Fiore MF, Wang H, Haapaniemi E, Permi P, Sivonen K. Production of High Amounts of Hepatotoxin Nodularin and New Protease Inhibitors Pseudospumigins by the Brazilian Benthic Nostoc sp. CENA543. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1963. [PMID: 29062311 PMCID: PMC5640712 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Nostoc is a cyanobacterial genus, common in soils and a prolific producer of natural products. This research project aimed to explore and characterize Brazilian cyanobacteria for new bioactive compounds. Here we report the production of hepatotoxins and new protease inhibitors from benthic Nostoc sp. CENA543 isolated from a small, shallow, saline-alkaline lake in the Nhecolândia, Pantanal wetland area in Brazil. Nostoc sp. CENA543 produces exceptionally high amounts of nodularin-R. This is the first free-living Nostoc that produces nodularin at comparable levels as the toxic, bloom-forming, Nodularia spumigena. We also characterized pseudospumigins A-F, which are a novel family of linear tetrapeptides. Pseudospumigins are structurally related to linear tetrapeptide spumigins and aeruginosins both present in N. spumigena but differ in respect to their diagnostic amino acid, which is Ile/Leu/Val in pseudospumigins, Pro/mPro in spumigins, and Choi in aeruginosins. The pseudospumigin gene cluster is more similar to the spumigin biosynthetic gene cluster than the aeruginosin gene cluster. Pseudospumigin A inhibited trypsin (IC50 4.5 μM after 1 h) in a similar manner as spumigin E from N. spumigena but was almost two orders of magnitude less potent. This study identifies another location and environment where the hepatotoxic nodularin has the potential to cause the death of eukaryotic organisms.
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- Jouni Jokela
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Sanz M, Salinas RK, Pinto E. Namalides B and C and Spumigins K-N from the Cultured Freshwater Cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis torques-reginae. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:2492-2501. [PMID: 28876933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chemical investigations of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis torques-reginae ITEP-024 from northern Brazil afforded namalides B (1) and C (2), the first analogues of this anabaenopeptide-like metabolite to be described. Four other related peptides (3-6), termed spumigins K-N, were also identified. Planar structures and absolute configurations for 1, 2, and 3a-6a were deduced by a combination of 2D NMR, HRMS analysis, and Marfey's methodology. Spumigins K-N (3-6) are the first examples of spumigins containing a 2-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butanoic acid (Hhpba) in the N-terminal position. Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited carboxypeptidase A with IC50 values of 0.75 and 2.0 μM, respectively.
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- Miriam Sanz
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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FVIIa-sTF and Thrombin Inhibitory Activities of Compounds Isolated from Microcystis aeruginosa K-139. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15090275. [PMID: 28867804 PMCID: PMC5618414 DOI: 10.3390/md15090275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The rise of bleeding and bleeding complications caused by oral anticoagulant use are serious problems nowadays. Strategies that block the initiation step in blood coagulation involving activated factor VII-tissue factor (fVIIa-TF) have been considered. This study explores toxic Microcystis aeruginosa K-139, from Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan, as a promising cyanobacterium for isolation of fVIIa-sTF inhibitors. M. aeruginosa K-139 underwent reversed-phase solid-phase extraction (ODS-SPE) from 20% MeOH to MeOH elution with 40%-MeOH increments, which afforded aeruginosin K-139 in the 60% MeOH fraction; micropeptin K-139 and microviridin B in the MeOH fraction. Aeruginosin K-139 displayed an fVIIa-sTF inhibitory activity of ~166 µM, within a 95% confidence interval. Micropeptin K-139 inhibited fVIIa-sTF with EC50 10.62 µM, which was more efficient than thrombin inhibition of EC50 26.94 µM. The thrombin/fVIIa-sTF ratio of 2.54 in micropeptin K-139 is higher than those in 4-amidinophenylmethane sulfonyl fluoride (APMSF) and leupeptin, when used as positive controls. This study proves that M. aeruginosa K-139 is a new source of fVIIa-sTF inhibitors. It also opens a new avenue for micropeptin K-139 and related depsipeptides as fVIIa-sTF inhibitors.
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Mazur-Marzec H, Bertos-Fortis M, Toruńska-Sitarz A, Fidor A, Legrand C. Chemical and Genetic Diversity of Nodularia spumigena from the Baltic Sea. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14110209. [PMID: 27834904 PMCID: PMC5128752 DOI: 10.3390/md14110209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Nodularia spumigena is a toxic, filamentous cyanobacterium occurring in brackish waters worldwide, yet forms extensive recurrent blooms in the Baltic Sea. N. spumigena produces several classes of non-ribosomal peptides (NRPs) that are active against several key metabolic enzymes. Previously, strains from geographically distant regions showed distinct NRP metabolic profiles. In this work, conspecific diversity in N. spumigena was studied using chemical and genetic approaches. NRP profiles were determined in 25 N. spumigena strains isolated in different years and from different locations in the Baltic Sea using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Genetic diversity was assessed by targeting the phycocyanin intergenic spacer and flanking regions (cpcBA-IGS). Overall, 14 spumigins, 5 aeruginosins, 2 pseudaeruginosins, 2 nodularins, 36 anabaenopeptins, and one new cyanopeptolin-like peptide were identified among the strains. Seven anabaenopeptins were new structures; one cyanopeptolin-like peptide was discovered in N. spumigena for the first time. Based on NRP profiles and cpcBA-IGS sequences, the strains were grouped into two main clusters without apparent influence of year and location, indicating persistent presence of these two subpopulations in the Baltic Sea. This study is a major step in using chemical profiling to explore conspecific diversity with a higher resolution than with a sole genetic approach.
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- Hanna Mazur-Marzec
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Marszałka J. Piłusudskiego 46, 81378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Center of Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, 39182 Kalmar, Sweden.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Marszałka J. Piłusudskiego 46, 81378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Marszałka J. Piłusudskiego 46, 81378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Center of Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, 39182 Kalmar, Sweden.
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Bertos-Fortis M, Farnelid HM, Lindh MV, Casini M, Andersson A, Pinhassi J, Legrand C. Unscrambling Cyanobacteria Community Dynamics Related to Environmental Factors. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:625. [PMID: 27242679 PMCID: PMC4860504 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Future climate scenarios in the Baltic Sea project an increase of cyanobacterial bloom frequency and duration, attributed to eutrophication and climate change. Some cyanobacteria can be toxic and their impact on ecosystem services is relevant for a sustainable sea. Yet, there is limited understanding of the mechanisms regulating cyanobacterial diversity and biogeography. Here we unravel successional patterns and changes in cyanobacterial community structure using a 2-year monthly time- series during the productive season in a 100 km coastal-offshore transect using microscopy and high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments. A total of 565 cyanobacterial OTUs were found, of which 231 where filamentous/colonial and 334 picocyanobacterial. Spatial differences in community structure between coastal and offshore waters were minor. An “epidemic population structure” (dominance of asingle cluster) was found for Aphanizomenon/Dolichospermum within the filamentous/colonial cyanobacterial community. In summer, this clusters imultaneously occurred with opportunistic clusters/OTUs, e.g., Nodularia spumigena and Pseudanabaena. Picocyanobacteria, Synechococcus/Cyanobium, formeda consistent but highly diverse group. Overall, the potential drivers structuring summer cyanobacterial communities were temperature and salinity. However, the different responses to environmental factors among and within genera suggest high niche specificity for individual OTUs. The recruitment and occurrence of potentially toxic filamentous/colonial clusters was likely related to disturbance such as mixing events and short-term shifts in salinity, and not solely dependent on increasing temperature and nitrogen-limiting conditions. Nutrients did not explain further the changes in cyanobacterial community composition. Novel occurrence patterns were identified as a strong seasonal succession revealing a tight coupling between the emergence of opportunistic picocynobacteria and the bloom offilamentous/colonialclusters. These findings highlight that if environmental conditions can partially explain the presence of opportunistic picocyanobacteria, microbial and trophic interactions with filamentous/colonial cyanobacteria should also be considered as potential shaping factors for single-celled communities. Regional climate change scenarios in the Baltic Sea predict environmental shifts leading to higher temperature and lower salinity; conditions identified here as favorable for opportunistic filamentous/colonial cyanobacteria. Altogether, the diversity and complexity of cyanobacterial communities reported here is far greater than previously known, emphasizing the importance of microbial interactions between filamentous and picocyanobacteria in the context of environmental disturbances.
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- Mireia Bertos-Fortis
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University Kalmar, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research Lysekil, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University Kalmar, Sweden
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Otten TG, Paerl HW. Health Effects of Toxic Cyanobacteria in U.S. Drinking and Recreational Waters: Our Current Understanding and Proposed Direction. Curr Environ Health Rep 2016; 2:75-84. [PMID: 26231244 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-014-0041-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cyanobacterial-derived water quality impairment issues are a growing concern worldwide. In addition to their ecological impacts, these organisms are prolific producers of bioactive secondary metabolites, many of which are known human intoxicants. To date only a handful of these compounds have been thoroughly studied and their toxicological risks estimated. While there are currently no national guidelines in place to deal with this issue, it is increasingly likely that within the next several years guidelines will be implemented. The intent of this review is to survey all relevant literature pertaining to cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom secondary metabolites, to inform a discussion on how best to manage this global public health threat.
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- Timothy G Otten
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, 226 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA,
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Spoof L, Błaszczyk A, Meriluoto J, Cegłowska M, Mazur-Marzec H. Structures and Activity of New Anabaenopeptins Produced by Baltic Sea Cyanobacteria. Mar Drugs 2015; 14:8. [PMID: 26729139 PMCID: PMC4728505 DOI: 10.3390/md14010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Anabaenopeptins, bioactive cyclic hexapeptides, were isolated by preparative reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography from an extract of Baltic Sea cyanobacterial bloom material composed of Nodularia spumigena (50%), Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (40%) and Dolichospermum spp. (10%). Five new anabaenopeptins and nine previously known anabaenopeptins were isolated, and their putative structures were determined by tandem mass spectrometry. The activity of the peptides against carboxypeptidase A and protein phosphatase 1 as well as chymotrypsin, trypsin and thrombin was tested. All anabaenopeptins inhibited carboxypeptidase A (apart from one anabaenopeptin variant) and protein phosphatase 1 with varying potency, but no inhibition against chymotrypsin, trypsin and thrombin was observed.
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- Lisa Spoof
- Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6 A, 20520 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6 A, 20520 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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Sanz M, Dörr FA, Pinto E. First report of spumigin production by the toxic Sphaerospermopsis torques-reginae cyanobacterium. Toxicon 2015; 108:15-8. [PMID: 26394197 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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High resolution mass spectrometry investigation of an extract of the toxic cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis torques-reginae ITEP-024 led to the discovery of four new spumigin congeners. The structures for these peptides were postulated on the basis of accurate mass data and isotopic pattern information of both full scan and product ion spectra. This is the first reported evidence of spumigins on Sphaerospermopsis species.
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- Miriam Sanz
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl 17 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl 17 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl 17 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Sanz M, Andreote APD, Fiore MF, Dörr FA, Pinto E. Structural Characterization of New Peptide Variants Produced by Cyanobacteria from the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:3892-919. [PMID: 26096276 PMCID: PMC4483662 DOI: 10.3390/md13063892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria from underexplored and extreme habitats are attracting increasing attention in the search for new bioactive substances. However, cyanobacterial communities from tropical and subtropical regions are still largely unknown, especially with respect to metabolite production. Among the structurally diverse secondary metabolites produced by these organisms, peptides are by far the most frequently described structures. In this work, liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization coupled to high resolution quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry with positive ion detection was applied to study the peptide profile of a group of cyanobacteria isolated from the Southeastern Brazilian coastal forest. A total of 38 peptides belonging to three different families (anabaenopeptins, aeruginosins, and cyanopeptolins) were detected in the extracts. Of the 38 peptides, 37 were detected here for the first time. New structural features were proposed based on mass accuracy data and isotopic patterns derived from full scan and MS/MS spectra. Interestingly, of the 40 surveyed strains only nine were confirmed to be peptide producers; all of these strains belonged to the order Nostocales (three Nostoc sp., two Desmonostoc sp. and four Brasilonema sp.).
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- Miriam Sanz
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl-17-05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl-17-05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu Prestes 580, Bl-17-05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Liu L, Budnjo A, Jokela J, Haug BE, Fewer DP, Wahlsten M, Rouhiainen L, Permi P, Fossen T, Sivonen K. Pseudoaeruginosins, nonribosomal peptides in Nodularia spumigena. ACS Chem Biol 2015; 10:725-33. [PMID: 25419633 DOI: 10.1021/cb5004306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nodularia spumigena is a filamentous cyanobacterium that forms toxic blooms in brackish waters around the world through the production of the pentapeptide toxin nodularin. This cyanobacterium also produces large amounts of protease inhibitors belonging to the aeruginosin and spumigin families. Here we report the discovery of previously unknown protease inhibitors, pseudoaeruginosins NS1 (1) and NS2 (2), from 33 strains of N. spumigena isolated from the Baltic Sea. Pseudoaeruginosin NS1 (1) and NS2 (2) contain hexanoic acid, tyrosine, 4-methylproline, and argininal/argininol. The chemical structure of the two pseudoaeruginosins was verified by thorough comparison of the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses of the extracts from the N. spumigena strains with synthetic peptides. The structures of the synthetic pseudoaeruginosins were confirmed using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Surprisingly, the structure of pseudoaeruginosin NS1 (1) and NS2 (2) combines features of both aeruginosins and spumigins, suggesting that they have been produced through the joint action of both the spumigin and aeruginosin biosynthesis pathways. We screened with polymerase chain reaction and LC-MS 68 N. spumigena strains from the Baltic Sea and Australia. Pseudoaeruginosins were present in half of the Baltic Sea strains but were not found from the Australian strains. The production of pseudoaeruginosin seems to be coupled to the production of aeruginosins and 4-methylproline-containing spumigins. Pseudoaeruginosin NS1 was found to be as potent trypsin inhibitor as the most potent aeruginosins and spumigins with an IC50 of 0.19 ± 0.04 μM. This finding suggests that cooperation between the spumigin and aeruginosin biosynthetic pathways results in hybrid pseudoaeruginosin peptides.
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- Liwei Liu
- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Program in Structural
Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Food and
Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Kopf M, Möke F, Bauwe H, Hess WR, Hagemann M. Expression profiling of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Nodularia CCY9414 under light and oxidative stress conditions. ISME JOURNAL 2015; 9:2139-52. [PMID: 25689027 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Massive blooms of toxic cyanobacteria frequently occur in the central Baltic Sea during the summer. In the surface scum, cyanobacterial cells are exposed to high light (HL) intensity, high oxygen partial pressure and other stresses. To mimic these conditions, cultures of Nodularia spumigena CCY9414, which is a strain isolated from a cyanobacterial summer bloom in the Baltic Sea, were incubated at a HL intensity of 1200 μmol photons m(-2) s(-1) or a combination of HL and increased oxygen partial pressure. Using differential RNA sequencing, we compared the global primary transcriptomes of control and stressed cells. The combination of oxidative and light stresses induced the expression of twofold more genes compared with HL stress alone. In addition to the induction of known stress-responsive genes, such as psbA, ocp and sodB, Nodularia cells activated the expression of genes coding for many previously unknown light- and oxidative stress-related proteins. In addition, the expression of non-protein-coding RNAs was found to be stimulated by these stresses. Among them was an antisense RNA to the phycocyanin-encoding mRNA cpcBAC and the trans-encoded regulator of photosystem I, PsrR1. The large genome capacity allowed Nodularia to harbor more copies of stress-relevant genes such as psbA and small chlorophyll-binding protein genes, combined with the coordinated induction of these and many additional genes for stress acclimation. Our data provide a first insight on how N. spumigena became adapted to conditions relevant for a cyanobacterial bloom in the Baltic Sea.
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- Matthias Kopf
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Fakultät für Biologie, Genetik und Experimentelle Bioinformatik, Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Rostock, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Rostock, Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Fakultät für Biologie, Genetik und Experimentelle Bioinformatik, Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Pflanzenphysiologie, Rostock, Germany
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Liu L, Jokela J, Herfindal L, Wahlsten M, Sinkkonen J, Permi P, Fewer DP, Døskeland SO, Sivonen K. 4-Methylproline guided natural product discovery: co-occurrence of 4-hydroxy- and 4-methylprolines in nostoweipeptins and nostopeptolides. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:2646-55. [PMID: 25203327 DOI: 10.1021/cb500436p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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4-methylproline (4-mPro) is a rare nonproteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria through the action of a zinc-dependent long-chain dehydrogenase and a Δ(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid (P5C) reductase homologue. Here, we used the presence of 4-mPro biosynthetic genes to discover new bioactive compounds from cyanobacteria. Eight biosynthetic gene clusters containing the 4-mPro biosynthetic genes nosE and nosF were found from publicly available cyanobacteria genomes, showing that 4-mPro is a good marker to discover previously unknown nonribosomal peptides. A combination of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) methods was used to screen 116 cyanobacteria strains from 8 genera. The 4-mPro biosynthetic genes were detected in 30 of the 116 cyanobacteria strains, 12 which were confirmed to produce 4-mPro by amino acid analysis. Species from the genus Nostoc were responsible for 80% of the positive results. Altogether, 11 new nonribosomal cyclic peptides, nostoweipeptin W1-W7 and nostopeptolide L1-L4, were identified from Nostoc sp. XPORK 5A and Nostoc sp. UK2aImI, respectively, and their chemical structure was elucidated. Interestingly, screening with 4-mPro genes resulted in the detection of peptides that do not contain just one 4-mPro but also 4-hydroxylproline (nostopeptolides) and, in case of nostoweipeptins, two 4-mPros and two 4-hydroxyprolines. Peptides from both groups inhibit microcystin-induced apoptosis of hepatocytes HEK293. The cell experiments indicated that these cyclic peptides inhibit the uptake of microcystin by blocking the organic anion-transporters OATP1B1/B3. This study enriches the drug library of microcystin antitoxin.
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- Liwei Liu
- Department
of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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- Department
of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Program
in Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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- Department
of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Mareš J, Hájek J, Urajová P, Kopecký J, Hrouzek P. A hybrid non-ribosomal peptide/polyketide synthetase containing fatty-acyl ligase (FAAL) synthesizes the β-amino fatty acid lipopeptides puwainaphycins in the Cyanobacterium Cylindrospermum alatosporum. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111904. [PMID: 25369527 PMCID: PMC4219810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A putative operon encoding the biosynthetic pathway for the cytotoxic cyanobacterial lipopeptides puwainphycins was identified in Cylindrospermum alatosporum. Bioinformatics analysis enabled sequential prediction of puwainaphycin biosynthesis; this process is initiated by the activation of a fatty acid residue via fatty acyl-AMP ligase and continued by a multidomain non-ribosomal peptide synthetase/polyketide synthetase. High-resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements proved the production of puwainaphycin F/G congeners differing in FA chain length formed by either 3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-methyl dodecanoic acid (4-methyl-Ahdoa) or 3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-methyl tetradecanoic acid (4-methyl-Ahtea). Because only one puwainaphycin operon was recovered in the genome, we suggest that the fatty acyl-AMP ligase and one of the amino acid adenylation domains (Asn/Gln) show extended substrate specificity. Our results provide the first insight into the biosynthesis of frequently occurring β-amino fatty acid lipopeptides in cyanobacteria, which may facilitate analytical assessment and development of monitoring tools for cytotoxic cyanobacterial lipopeptides.
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- Jan Mareš
- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms – ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic
- Biology Centre of AS CR, v.v.i., Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms – ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic
- Biology Centre of AS CR, v.v.i., Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms – ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms – ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i., Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms – ALGATECH, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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Liu L, Jokela J, Wahlsten M, Nowruzi B, Permi P, Zhang YZ, Xhaard H, Fewer DP, Sivonen K. Nostosins, Trypsin Inhibitors Isolated from the Terrestrial Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. Strain FSN. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:1784-1790. [PMID: 25069058 DOI: 10.1021/np500106w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Two new trypsin inhibitors, nostosin A (1) and B (2), were isolated from a hydrophilic extract of Nostoc sp. strain FSN, which was collected from a paddy field in the Golestan Province of Iran. Nostosins A (1) and B (2) are composed of three subunits, 2-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butanoic acid (Hhpba), L-Ile, and L-argininal (1) or argininol (2). Nostosins A (1) and B (2) exhibited IC50 values of 0.35 and 55 μM against porcine trypsin, respectively, suggesting that the argininal aldehyde group plays a crucial role in the efficient inhibition of trypsin. Molecular docking of nostosin A (1) (449 Da), leupeptin (426 Da, IC50 0.5 μM), and spumigin E (610 Da, IC50 < 0.1 μM) with trypsin suggested prominent binding similarity between nostosin A (1) and leupeptin but only partial binding similarity with spumigin E. The number of hydrogen bonds between ligands and trypsin increased according to the length and size of the ligand molecule, and the docking affinity values followed the measured IC50 values. Nostosin A (1) is the first highly potent three-subunit trypsin inhibitor with potency comparable to the known commercial trypsin inhibitor leupeptin. These findings expand the known diversity of short-chain linear peptide protease inhibitors produced by cyanobacteria.
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- Liwei Liu
- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Moallem University , 49 Dr. Mofatteh Avenue, P.O. Box 158153587, 15614, Tehran, Iran
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- Program in Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 65, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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Cyanobacteria from terrestrial and marine sources contain apoptogens able to overcome chemoresistance in acute myeloid leukemia cells. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:2036-53. [PMID: 24705501 PMCID: PMC4012442 DOI: 10.3390/md12042036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated forty cyanobacterial isolates from biofilms, gastropods, brackish water and symbiotic lichen habitats. Their aqueous and organic extracts were used to screen for apoptosis-inducing activity against acute myeloid leukemia cells. A total of 28 extracts showed cytotoxicity against rat acute myeloid leukemia (IPC-81) cells. The design of the screen made it possible to eliminate known toxins, such as microcystins and nodularin, or known metabolites with anti-leukemic activity, such as adenosine and its analogs. A cytotoxicity test on human embryonic kidney (HEK293T) fibroblasts indicated that 21 of the 28 extracts containing anti-acute myeloid leukemia (AML) activity showed selectivity in favor of leukemia cells. Extracts L26-O and L30-O were able to partly overcome the chemotherapy resistance induced by the oncogenic protein Bcl-2, whereas extract L1-O overcame protection from the deletion of the tumor suppressor protein p53. In conclusion, cyanobacteria are a prolific resource for anti-leukemia compounds that have potential for pharmaceutical applications. Based on the variety of cellular responses, we also conclude that the different anti-leukemic compounds in the cyanobacterial extracts target different elements of the death machinery of mammalian cells.
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