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Tsakem B, Li G, Teponno RB. Structures, biosynthesis and biological activities of benastatins, anthrabenzoxocinones and fredericamycins. Bioorg Chem 2024; 150:107572. [PMID: 38901281 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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The fast spread of antibiotic resistance results in the requirement for a constant introduction of new candidates. Pentangular polyphenols, a growing family of actinomycetes-derived aromatic type II polyketides, have attracted considerable attention due to their intriguing polycyclic systems and potent antimicrobial activity. Among them, benastatins, anthrabenzoxocinones (ABXs), and fredericamycins, display unique variations in their polycyclic frameworks, yet concurrently share structural commonalities within their substitutions. The present review summarizes advances in the isolation, spectroscopic characteristics, biosynthesis, and biological activities of pentangular polyphenols benastatins (1-16), ABXs (17-39), and fredericamycins (40-42) from actinomycetes. The information presented here thus prompts researchers to further explore and discover additional congeners within these three small classes of pentangular polyphenols.
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- Bienvenu Tsakem
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- China-Cameroon Joint Laboratory on Bioactive Natural Products from Endophytes, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Ouchene R, Zaatout N, Suzuki MT. An Overview on Nocardiopsis Species Originating From North African Biotopes as a Promising Source of Bioactive Compounds and In Silico Genome Mining Analysis of Three Sequenced Genomes. J Basic Microbiol 2024:e2400046. [PMID: 38934516 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202400046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Actinobacteria are renowned for their prolific production of diverse bioactive secondary metabolites. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on exploring "rare" genera within this phylum for biodiscovery purposes, notably the Nocardiopsis genus, which will be the subject of the present study. Recognizing the absence of articles describing the research process of finding bioactive molecules from the genus Nocardiopsis in North African environments. We, therefore, present a historical overview of the discoveries of bioactive molecules of the genus Nocardiopsis originating from the region, highlighting their biological activities and associated reported molecules, providing a snapshot of the current state of the field, and offering insights into future opportunities and challenges for drug discovery. Additionally, we present a genome mining analysis of three genomes deposited in public databases that have been reported to be bioactive. A total of 36 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) were identified, including those known to encode bioactive molecules. Notably, a substantial portion of the BGCs showed little to no similarity to those previously described, suggesting the possibility that the analyzed strains could be potential producers of new compounds. Further research on these genomes is essential to fully uncovering their biotechnological potential. Moving forward, we discuss the experimental designs adopted in the reported studies, as well as new avenues to guide the exploration of the Nocardiopsis genus in North Africa.
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- Rima Ouchene
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée (LMA), Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algeria
- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Grundmann CO, Guzman J, Vilcinskas A, Pupo MT. The insect microbiome is a vast source of bioactive small molecules. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:935-967. [PMID: 38411238 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00054k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Covering: September 1964 to June 2023Bacteria and fungi living in symbiosis with insects have been studied over the last sixty years and found to be important sources of bioactive natural products. Not only classic producers of secondary metabolites such as Streptomyces and other members of the phylum Actinobacteria but also numerous bacteria from the phyla Proteobacteria and Firmicutes and an impressive array of fungi (usually pathogenic) serve as the source of a structurally diverse number of small molecules with important biological activities including antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antiparasitic and specific enzyme inhibitors. The insect niche is often the exclusive provider of microbes producing unique types of biologically active compounds such as gerumycins, pederin, dinactin, and formicamycins. However, numerous insects still have not been described taxonomically, and in most cases, the study of their microbiota is completely unexplored. In this review, we present a comprehensive survey of 553 natural products produced by microorganisms isolated from insects by collating and classifying all the data according to the type of compound (rather than the insect or microbial source). The analysis of the correlations among the metadata related to insects, microbial partners, and their produced compounds provides valuable insights into the intricate dynamics between insects and their symbionts as well as the impact of their metabolites on these relationships. Herein, we focus on the chemical structure, biosynthesis, and biological activities of the most relevant compounds.
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Giessen, Germany
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Veilumuthu P, Nagarajan T, Magar S, Sundaresan S, Moses LJ, Theodore T, Christopher JG. Genomic insights into an endophytic Streptomyces sp. VITGV156 for antimicrobial compounds. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1407289. [PMID: 38887720 PMCID: PMC11180775 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1407289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Endophytic Streptomyces sp. are recognized as a potential resource for valuable natural products but are less explored. This study focused on exploring endophytic Streptomyces species residing within tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) harboring genes for the production of a novel class of antibiotics. Our research involved the isolation and characterization of Streptomyces sp. VITGV156, a newly identified endophytic Streptomyces species that produces antimicrobial products. VITGV156 harbors a genome of 8.18 mb and codes 6,512 proteins, of which 4,993 are of known function (76.67%) and 1,519 are of unknown function (23.32%). By employing genomic analysis, we elucidate the genome landscape of this microbial strain and shed light on various BGCs responsible for producing polyketide antimicrobial compounds, with particular emphasis on the antibiotic kendomycin. We extended our study by evaluating the antibacterial properties of kendomycin. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the genome of endophytic Streptomyces species, particularly Streptomyces sp. VITGV156, which are prolific producers of antimicrobial agents. These findings hold promise for further research and exploitation of pharmaceutical compounds, offering opportunities for the development of novel antimicrobial drugs.
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- Pattapulavar Veilumuthu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravathi, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravathi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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Wissner JL, Parada-Fabián JC, Márquez-Velázquez NA, Escobedo-Hinojosa W, Gaudêncio SP, Prieto-Davó A. Diversity and Bioprospection of Gram-positive Bacteria Derived from a Mayan Sinkhole. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2024; 87:77. [PMID: 38806738 PMCID: PMC11133088 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-024-02392-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Water-filled sinkholes known locally as cenotes, found on the Yucatán Peninsula, have remarkable biodiversity. The primary objective of this study was to explore the biotechnological potential of Gram-positive cultivable bacteria obtained from sediment samples collected at the coastal cenote Pol-Ac in Yucatán, Mexico. Specifically, the investigation aimed to assess production of hydrolytic enzymes and antimicrobial compounds. 16 S rRNA gene sequencing led to the identification of 49 Gram-positive bacterial isolates belonging to the phyla Bacillota (n = 29) and Actinomycetota (n = 20) divided into the common genera Bacillus and Streptomyces, as well as the genera Virgibacillus, Halobacillus, Metabacillus, Solibacillus, Neobacillus, Rossellomorea, Nocardiopsis and Corynebacterium. With growth at 55ºC, 21 of the 49 strains were classified as moderately thermotolerant. All strains were classified as halotolerant and 24 were dependent on marine water for growth. Screening for six extracellular hydrolytic enzymes revealed gelatinase, amylase, lipase, cellulase, protease and chitinase activities in 93.9%, 67.3%, 63.3%, 59.2%, 59.2% and 38.8%, of isolated strains, respectively. The genes for polyketide synthases type I, were detected in 24 of the strains. Of 18 strains that achieved > 25% inhibition of growth in the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, 4 also inhibited growth in Escherichia coli ATCC 35,218. Isolates Streptomyces sp. NCA_378 and Bacillus sp. NCA_374 demonstrated 50-75% growth inhibition against at least one of the two pathogens tested, along with significant enzymatic activity across all six extracellular enzymes. This is the first comprehensive report on the biotechnological potential of Gram-positive bacteria isolated from sediments in the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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- Julian L Wissner
- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de abrigo s/n, Sisal, Yucatán, 97356, México
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- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de abrigo s/n, Sisal, Yucatán, 97356, México
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- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de abrigo s/n, Sisal, Yucatán, 97356, México
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- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de abrigo s/n, Sisal, Yucatán, 97356, México
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 2819-516, Portugal
- Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Chemistry and Life Sciences Departments, NOVA Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UCIBIO, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 2819-516, Portugal
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- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de abrigo s/n, Sisal, Yucatán, 97356, México.
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Klumbys E, Xu W, Koduru L, Heng E, Wei Y, Wong FT, Zhao H, Ang EL. Discovery, characterization, and engineering of an advantageous Streptomyces host for heterologous expression of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:149. [PMID: 38790014 PMCID: PMC11127301 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Streptomyces is renowned for its robust biosynthetic capacity in producing medically relevant natural products. However, the majority of natural products biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) either yield low amounts of natural products or remain cryptic under standard laboratory conditions. Various heterologous production hosts have been engineered to address these challenges, and yet the successful activation of BGCs has still been limited. In our search for a valuable addition to the heterologous host panel, we identified the strain Streptomyces sp. A4420, which exhibited rapid initial growth and a high metabolic capacity, prompting further exploration of its potential. RESULTS We engineered a polyketide-focused chassis strain based on Streptomyces sp. A4420 (CH strain) by deleting 9 native polyketide BGCs. The resulting metabolically simplified organism exhibited consistent sporulation and growth, surpassing the performance of most existing Streptomyces based chassis strains in standard liquid growth media. Four distinct polyketide BGCs were chosen and expressed in various heterologous hosts, including the Streptomyces sp. A4420 wild-type and CH strains, alongside Streptomyces coelicolor M1152, Streptomyces lividans TK24, Streptomyces albus J1074, and Streptomyces venezuelae NRRL B-65442. Remarkably, only the Streptomyces sp. A4420 CH strain demonstrated the capability to produce all metabolites under every condition outperforming its parental strain and other tested organisms. To enhance visualization and comparison of the tested strains, we developed a matrix-like analysis involving 15 parameters. This comprehensive analysis unequivocally illustrated the significant potential of the new strain to become a popular heterologous host. CONCLUSION Our engineered Streptomyces sp. A4420 CH strain exhibits promising attributes for the heterologous expression of natural products with a focus on polyketides, offering an alternative choice in the arsenal of heterologous production strains. As genomics and cloning strategies progress, establishment of a diverse panel of heterologous production hosts will be crucial for expediting the discovery and production of medically relevant natural products derived from Streptomyces.
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- Evaldas Klumbys
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #04-01, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #04-01, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #04-01, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore
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- Molecular Engineering Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, #07-06, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Republic of Singapore
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #04-01, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #04-01, Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Republic of Singapore.
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8 Biomedical Grove, #07-01 Neuros Building, Singapore, 138665, Republic of Singapore.
- Synthetic Biology Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Republic of Singapore.
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Shu HY, Chen CC, Ku HT, Wang CL, Wu KM, Weng HY, Liu ST, Chen CL, Chiu CH. Complete genome sequence of Bacillus halotolerans F29-3, a fengycin-producing strain. Microbiol Resour Announc 2024; 13:e0124623. [PMID: 38451104 PMCID: PMC11008187 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01246-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Bacillus halotolerans F29-3, a Gram-positive bacterium, is recognized for its synthesis of the antifungal substance fengycin. This announcement introduces the complete genome sequence and provides insights into the genetic products related to antibiotic secondary metabolites, including non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), polyketide synthase (PKS), and NRPS/PKS combination.
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- Hung-Yu Shu
- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Bioinformatics Department, Welgene Biotech Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
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- Biomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ali I, Wei DQ, Khan A, Feng Y, Waseem M, Hussain Z, Iqbal A, Ali SS, Mohammad A, Zheng J. Improving the substrate binding of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (AccB) from Streptomyces antibioticus through computational enzyme engineering. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024; 71:402-413. [PMID: 38287712 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Malonyl-CoA serves as the main building block for the biosynthesis of many important polyketides, as well as fatty acid-derived compounds, such as biofuel. Escherichia coli, Corynebacterium gultamicum, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae have recently been engineered for the biosynthesis of such compounds. However, the developed processes and strains often have insufficient productivity. In the current study, we used enzyme-engineering approach to improve the binding of acetyl-CoA with ACC. We generated different mutations, and the impact was calculated, which reported that three mutations, that is, S343A, T347W, and S350W, significantly improve the substrate binding. Molecular docking investigation revealed an altered binding network compared to the wild type. In mutants, additional interactions stabilize the binding of the inner tail of acetyl-CoA. Using molecular simulation, the stability, compactness, hydrogen bonding, and protein motions were estimated, revealing different dynamic properties owned by the mutants only but not by the wild type. The findings were further validated by using the binding-free energy (BFE) method, which revealed these mutations as favorable substitutions. The total BFE was reported to be -52.66 ± 0.11 kcal/mol for the wild type, -55.87 ± 0.16 kcal/mol for the S343A mutant, -60.52 ± 0.25 kcal/mol for T347W mutant, and -59.64 ± 0.25 kcal/mol for the S350W mutant. This shows that the binding of the substrate is increased due to the induced mutations and strongly corroborates with the docking results. In sum, this study provides information regarding the essential hotspot residues for the substrate binding and can be used for application in industrial processes.
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- Imtiaz Ali
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Sunway Microbiome Centre, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Charbagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Charbagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Charbagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman, Kuwait
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Wang M, Li H, Li J, Zhang W, Zhang J. Streptomyces Strains and Their Metabolites for Biocontrol of Phytopathogens in Agriculture. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:2077-2088. [PMID: 38230633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Sustainable agriculture is increasingly linked to biological pesticides as alternatives to agro-chemicals. Streptomyces species suppress plant diseases through their unique traits and numerous metabolites. Although many Streptomyces strains have been developed into commercial products, their roles in the biocontrol of phytopathogens and mechanisms of functional metabolite synthesis remain poorly understood. In this review, biocontrol of plant diseases by Streptomyces is summarized on the basis of classification of fungal and bacterial diseases and secondary metabolites produced by Streptomyces that act on phytopathogenic microorganisms are discussed. The associated non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and polyketide synthetases responsible for biosynthesis of these secondary metabolites are also investigated, and advances in fermentation of Streptomyces are described. Finally, the need to develop precise and effective biocontrol methods for plant diseases is highlighted.
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- Mingxuan Wang
- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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Evangelista AG, Nazareth TDM, Luz C, Dopazo V, Moreno A, Riolo M, Meca G, Luciano FB. The Probiotic Potential and Metabolite Characterization of Bioprotective Bacillus and Streptomyces for Applications in Animal Production. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:388. [PMID: 38338031 PMCID: PMC10854626 DOI: 10.3390/ani14030388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Probiotics are increasingly recognized for their potential in managing bacterial challenges in animal production. This study aimed to evaluate the probiotic potential of Bacillus and Streptomyces strains, specifically their bioprotective ability against Salmonella. In agar inhibition assays, these bacteria supported Salmonella-inhibition zones, ranging from 2.5 ± 0.5 to 6.3 ± 2.0 mm. Analyses of antimicrobial metabolites revealed their capacity to produce compounds with anti-Salmonella properties, except for Bacillus subtilis MLB2. When Salmonella was exposed to lyophilized metabolites, inhibition occurred in both liquid (at concentrations between 250 and 500 g/L) and solid cultures (at 500 g/L). To confirm their probiotic potential, the S. griseus and Bacillus strains underwent evaluations for antimicrobial resistance, bile salt tolerance, auto- and co-aggregation, pH resistance, and their ability to adhere to and inhibit Salmonella in Caco-2 cells. These assessments confirmed their probiotic potential. The probiotic strains were further encapsulated and subjected to simulated swine and poultry digestion. They demonstrated survival potential through the gastrointestinal tract and significantly reduced the Salmonella population. Thus, these strains exhibit considerable promise for producing biotechnological products aimed at controlling Salmonella in animal production. This approach ensures the health and hygiene of farming facilities, mitigates the spread of zoonotic bacteria, and contributes positively to public health.
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- Alberto Gonçalves Evangelista
- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155 Prado Velho, Curitiba 80215-901, PR, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155 Prado Velho, Curitiba 80215-901, PR, Brazil;
- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Departament Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Ciències de l’Alimentació, Toxicologia i Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. de Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 València, Spain; (C.L.); (V.D.); (A.M.); (M.R.); (G.M.)
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- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155 Prado Velho, Curitiba 80215-901, PR, Brazil;
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Liu H, Huang X, Liu Y, Jing X, Ning Y, Xu P, Deng L, Wang F. Efficient Production of Triacetic Acid Lactone from Lignocellulose Hydrolysate by Metabolically Engineered Yarrowia lipolytica. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:18909-18918. [PMID: 37999448 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
Lignocellulose is a promising renewable feedstock for the bioproduction of high-value biochemicals. The poorly expressed xylose catabolic pathway was the bottleneck in the efficient utilization of the lignocellulose feedstock in yeast. Herein, multiple genetic and process engineering strategies were explored to debottleneck the conversion of xylose to the platform chemical triacetic acid lactone (TAL) in Yarrowia lipolytica. We identified that xylose assimilation generating more cofactor NADPH was favorable for the TAL synthesis. pH control improved the expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and generated more precursor malonyl-CoA. Combined with the suppression of the lipid synthesis pathway, 5.03 and 4.18 g/L TAL were produced from pure xylose and xylose-rich wheat straw hydrolysate, respectively. Our work removed the bottleneck of the xylose assimilation pathway and effectively upgraded wheat straw hydrolysate to TAL, which enabled us to build a sustainable oleaginous yeast cell factory to cost-efficiently produce green chemicals from low-cost lignocellulose by Y. lipolytica.
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- Huan Liu
- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Nava A, Roberts J, Haushalter RW, Wang Z, Keasling JD. Module-Based Polyketide Synthase Engineering for de Novo Polyketide Biosynthesis. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:3148-3155. [PMID: 37871264 PMCID: PMC10661043 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Polyketide retrobiosynthesis, where the biosynthetic pathway of a given polyketide can be reversibly engineered due to the colinearity of the polyketide synthase (PKS) structure and function, has the potential to produce millions of organic molecules. Mixing and matching modules from natural PKSs is one of the routes to produce many of these molecules. Evolutionary analysis of PKSs suggests that traditionally used module boundaries may not lead to the most productive hybrid PKSs and that new boundaries around and within the ketosynthase domain may be more active when constructing hybrid PKSs. As this is still a nascent area of research, the generality of these design principles based on existing engineering efforts remains inconclusive. Recent advances in structural modeling and synthetic biology present an opportunity to accelerate PKS engineering by re-evaluating insights gained from previous engineering efforts with cutting edge tools.
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- Alberto
A. Nava
- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Bioengineering, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Biological
Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Bioengineering, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Center
for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institutes
for Advanced Technologies, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
- The
Novo
Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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Patil RS, Sharma S, Bhaskarwar AV, Nambiar S, Bhat NA, Koppolu MK, Bhukya H. TetR and OmpR family regulators in natural product biosynthesis and resistance. Proteins 2023. [PMID: 37874037 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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This article provides a comprehensive review and sequence-structure analysis of transcription regulator (TR) families, TetR and OmpR/PhoB, involved in specialized secondary metabolite (SSM) biosynthesis and resistance. Transcription regulation is a fundamental process, playing a crucial role in orchestrating gene expression to confer a survival advantage in response to frequent environmental stress conditions. This process, coupled with signal sensing, enables bacteria to respond to a diverse range of intra and extracellular signals. Thus, major bacterial signaling systems use a receptor domain to sense chemical stimuli along with an output domain responsible for transcription regulation through DNA-binding. Sensory and output domains on a single polypeptide chain (one component system, OCS) allow response to stimuli by allostery, that is, DNA-binding affinity modulation upon signal presence/absence. On the other hand, two component systems (TCSs) allow cross-talk between the sensory and output domains as they are disjoint and transmit information by phosphorelay to mount a response. In both cases, however, TRs play a central role. Biosynthesis of SSMs, which includes antibiotics, is heavily regulated by TRs as it diverts the cell's resources towards the production of these expendable compounds, which also have clinical applications. These TRs have evolved to relay information across specific signals and target genes, thus providing a rich source of unique mechanisms to explore towards addressing the rapid escalation in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Here, we focus on the TetR and OmpR family TRs, which belong to OCS and TCS, respectively. These TR families are well-known examples of regulators in secondary metabolism and are ubiquitous across different bacteria, as they also participate in a myriad of cellular processes apart from SSM biosynthesis and resistance. As a result, these families exhibit higher sequence divergence, which is also evident from our bioinformatic analysis of 158 389 and 77 437 sequences from TetR and OmpR family TRs, respectively. The analysis of both sequence and structure allowed us to identify novel motifs in addition to the known motifs responsible for TR function and its structural integrity. Understanding the diverse mechanisms employed by these TRs is essential for unraveling the biosynthesis of SSMs. This can also help exploit their regulatory role in biosynthesis for significant pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications.
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- Rachit S Patil
- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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Zafar S, Armaghan M, Khan K, Hassan N, Sharifi-Rad J, Habtemariam S, Kieliszek M, Butnariu M, Bagiu IC, Bagiu RV, Cho WC. New insights into the anticancer therapeutic potential of maytansine and its derivatives. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115039. [PMID: 37364476 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Maytansine is a pharmacologically active 19-membered ansamacrolide derived from various medicinal plants and microorganisms. Among the most studied pharmacological activities of maytansine over the past few decades are anticancer and anti-bacterial effects. The anticancer mechanism of action is primarily mediated through interaction with the tubulin thereby inhibiting the assembly of microtubules. This ultimately leads to decreased stability of microtubule dynamics and cause cell cycle arrest, resulting in apoptosis. Despite its potent pharmacological effects, the therapeutic applications of maytansine in clinical medicine are quite limited due to its non-selective cytotoxicity. To overcome these limitations, several derivatives have been designed and developed mostly by modifying the parent structural skeleton of maytansine. These structural derivatives exhibit improved pharmacological activities as compared to maytansine. The present review provides a valuable insight into maytansine and its synthetic derivatives as anticancer agents.
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- Sameen Zafar
- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Pharmacognosy Research & Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- Department of Food Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159 C, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645, Calea Aradului 119, Timis, Romania.
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- Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Department of Microbiology, Timisoara, Romania; Multidisciplinary Research Center on Antimicrobial Resistance, Timisoara, Romania
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- Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Department of Microbiology, Timisoara, Romania; Preventive Medicine Study Center, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Adra C, Tran TD, Foster K, Tomlin R, Kurtböke Dİ. Untargeted MS-Based Metabolomic Analysis of Termite Gut-Associated Streptomycetes with Antifungal Activity against Pyrrhoderma noxium. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1373. [PMID: 37760670 PMCID: PMC10525753 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12091373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Pyrrhoderma noxium is a plant fungal pathogen that induces the disease of brown root rot in a large variety of tree species. It is currently infecting many of the amenity trees within Brisbane City of Queensland, Australia. Steering away from harmful chemical fungicides, biological control agents offer environmentally friendly alternatives. Streptomycetes are known for their production of novel bioactive secondary metabolites with biocontrol potential, particularly, streptomycete symbionts isolated from unique ecological niches. In this study, 37 termite gut-associated actinomycete isolates were identified using molecular methods and screened against P. noxium. A majority of the isolates belonged to the genus Streptomyces, and 15 isolates exhibited strong antifungal activity with up to 98.5% mycelial inhibition of the fungal pathogen. MS/MS molecular networking analysis of the isolates' fermentation extracts revealed several chemical classes with polyketides being among the most abundant. Most of the metabolites, however, did not have matches to the GNPS database, indicating potential novel antifungal compounds in the active extracts obtained from the isolates. Pathway enrichment and overrepresentation analyses revealed pathways relating to polyketide antibiotic production, among other antibiotic pathways, further confirming the biosynthetic potential of the termite gut-associated streptomycetes with biocontrol potential against P. noxium.
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- Cherrihan Adra
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD 4558, Australia; (C.A.); (T.D.T.)
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- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD 4558, Australia; (C.A.); (T.D.T.)
- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD 4558, Australia
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- Brisbane City Council, Program, Planning and Integration, Brisbane Square, Level 10, 266 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; (K.F.); (R.T.)
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- Brisbane City Council, Program, Planning and Integration, Brisbane Square, Level 10, 266 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; (K.F.); (R.T.)
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- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD 4558, Australia; (C.A.); (T.D.T.)
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Wax N, Walke JB, Haak DC, Belden LK. Comparative genomics of bacteria from amphibian skin associated with inhibition of an amphibian fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15714. [PMID: 37637170 PMCID: PMC10452622 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a skin disease associated with worldwide amphibian declines. Symbiotic microbes living on amphibian skin interact with Bd and may alter infection outcomes. We completed whole genome sequencing of 40 bacterial isolates cultured from the skin of four amphibian species in the Eastern US. Each isolate was tested in vitro for the ability to inhibit Bd growth. The aim of this study was to identify genomic differences among the isolates and generate hypotheses about the genomic underpinnings of Bd growth inhibition. We identified sixty-five gene families that were present in all 40 isolates. Screening for common biosynthetic gene clusters revealed that this set of isolates contained a wide variety of clusters; the two most abundant clusters with potential antifungal activity were siderophores (N=17 isolates) and Type III polyketide synthases (N=22 isolates). We then examined various subsets of the 22 isolates in the phylum Proteobacteria for genes encoding specific compounds that may inhibit fungal growth, including chitinase and violacein. We identified differences in Agrobacterium and Sphingomonas isolates in the chitinase genes that showed some association with anti-Bd activity, as well as variation in the violacein genes in the Janthinobacterium isolates. Using a comparative genomics approach, we generated several testable hypotheses about differences among bacterial isolates from amphibian skin communities that could contribute to variation in the ability to inhibit Bd growth. Further work is necessary to explore and uncover the various mechanisms utilized by amphibian skin bacterial isolates to inhibit Bd.
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- Noah Wax
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, United States of America
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America
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Zhan C, Lee N, Lan G, Dan Q, Cowan A, Wang Z, Baidoo EEK, Kakumanu R, Luckie B, Kuo RC, McCauley J, Liu Y, Valencia L, Haushalter RW, Keasling JD. Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition. Nat Metab 2023; 5:1127-1140. [PMID: 37443355 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-023-00830-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
Corynebacterium glutamicum is a promising host for production of valuable polyketides. Propionate addition, a strategy known to increase polyketide production by increasing intracellular methylmalonyl-CoA availability, causes growth inhibition in C. glutamicum. The mechanism of this inhibition was unclear before our work. Here we provide evidence that accumulation of propionyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA induces growth inhibition in C. glutamicum. We then show that growth inhibition can be relieved by introducing methylmalonyl-CoA-dependent polyketide synthases. With germicidin as an example, we used adaptive laboratory evolution to leverage the fitness advantage of polyketide production in the presence of propionate to evolve improved germicidin production. Whole-genome sequencing revealed mutations in germicidin synthase, which improved germicidin titer, as well as mutations in citrate synthase, which effectively evolved the native glyoxylate pathway to a new methylcitrate pathway. Together, our results show that C. glutamicum is a capable host for polyketide production and we can take advantage of propionate growth inhibition to drive titers higher using laboratory evolution or to screen for production of polyketides.
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- Chunjun Zhan
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA.
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA.
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Center for Biosustainability, Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark.
- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institutes for Advanced Technologies, Shenzhen, China.
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Kim JE, Tun HM, Bennett DC, Leung FC, Cheng KM. Microbial diversity and metabolic function in duodenum, jejunum and ileum of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Sci Rep 2023; 13:4488. [PMID: 36934111 PMCID: PMC10024708 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31684-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a large flightless omnivorous ratite, are farmed for their fat and meat. Emu fat can be rendered into oil for therapeutic and cosmetic use. They are capable of gaining a significant portion of its daily energy requirement from the digestion of plant fibre. Despite of its large body size and low metabolic rate, emus have a relatively simple gastroinstetinal (GI) tract with a short mean digesta retention time. However, little is known about the GI microbial diversity of emus. The objective of this study was to characterize the intraluminal intestinal bacterial community in the different segments of small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum) using pyrotag sequencing and compare that with the ceca. Gut content samples were collected from each of four adult emus (2 males, 2 females; 5-6 years old) that were free ranged but supplemented with a barley-alfalfa-canola based diet. We amplified the V3-V5 region of 16S rRNA gene to identify the bacterial community using Roche 454 Junior system. After quality trimming, a total of 165,585 sequence reads were obtained from different segments of the small intestine (SI). A total of 701 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified in the different segments of small intestine. Firmicutes (14-99%) and Proteobacteria (0.5-76%) were the most predominant bacterial phyla in the small intestine. Based on species richness estimation (Chao1 index), the average number of estimated OTUs in the small intestinal compartments were 148 in Duodenum, 167 in Jejunum, and 85 in Ileum, respectively. Low number of core OTUs identified in each compartment of small intestine across individual birds (Duodenum: 13 OTUs, Jejunum: 2 OTUs, Ileum: 14 OTUs) indicated unique bacterial community in each bird. Moreover, only 2 OTUs (Escherichia and Sinobacteraceae) were identified as core bacteria along the whole small intestine. PICRUSt analysis has indicated that the detoxification of plant material and environmental chemicals seem to be performed by SI microbiota, especially those in the jejunum. The emu cecal microbiome has more genes than SI segments involving in protective or immune response to enteric pathogens. Microbial digestion and fermentation is mostly in the jejunum and ceca. This is the first study to characterize the microbiota of different compartments of the emu intestines via gut samples and not fecal samples. Results from this study allow us to further investigate the influence of the seasonal and physiological changes of intestinal microbiota on the nutrition of emus and indirectly influence the fatty acid composition of emu fat.
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- Ji Eun Kim
- Avian Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing, Faculty of Medicine, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Avian Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Avian Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Du Z, Li Y, Liu Y, Shi T. Molecular Insights into Bifunctional Ambruticin DH3 for Substrate Specificity and Catalytic Mechanism. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203420. [PMID: 36464909 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dehydratase (DH), a domain located at polyketide synthase (PKS) modules, commonly catalyzes the dehydration of β-hydroxy to an α,β-unsaturated acyl intermediate. As a unique bifunctional dehydratase, AmbDH3 (the DH domain of module 3 of the ambruticin PKS) is verified to be responsible for both dehydration and the following pyran-forming cyclization. Besides, in vitro studies showed that its catalytic efficiency varies with different chiral substrates. However, the detailed molecular mechanism of AmbDH3 remains unclear. In this work, the structural rationale for the substrate specificity (2R/2S- and 6R/6S-substrates) in AmbDH3 was elucidated and the complete reaction pathways including dehydration and cyclization were presented. Both MD simulations and binding free energy calculations indicated AmbDH3 had a stronger preference for 2R-substrates (2R6R-2, 2R6S-3) than 2S-substrates (2S6R-1), and residue H51 and G61 around the catalytic pocket were emphasized by forming stable hydrogen bonds with 2R-substrates. In addition, AmbDH3's mild tolerance at C6 was explained by comparison of substrate conformation and hydrogen bond network in 6S- and 6R-substrate systems. The QM/MM results supported a consecutive one-base dehydration and cyclization mechanism for 2R6S-3 substrate with the energy barrier of 25.2 kcal mol-1 and 24.5 kcal mol-1 , respectively. Our computational results uncover the substrate recognition and catalytic process of the first bifunctional dehydratase-cyclase AmbDH3, which will shed light on the application of multifunctional DH domains in PKSs for diverse natural product analogs and benefit the chemoenzymatic synthesis of stereoselective pyran-containing products.
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- Zeqian Du
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Genome-Based Analysis of the Potential Bioactivity of the Terrestrial Streptomyces vinaceusdrappus Strain AC-40. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030345. [PMID: 36979037 PMCID: PMC10044865 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Streptomyces are factories of antimicrobial secondary metabolites. We isolated a Streptomyces species associated with the Pelargonium graveolens rhizosphere. Its total metabolic extract exhibited potent antibacterial and antifungal properties against all the tested pathogenic microbes. Whole genome sequencing and genome analyses were performed to take a look at its main characteristics and to reconstruct the metabolic pathways that can be associated with biotechnologically useful traits. AntiSMASH was used to identify the secondary metabolite gene clusters. In addition, we searched for known genes associated with plant growth-promoting characteristics. Finally, a comparative and pan-genome analysis with three closely related genomes was conducted. It was identified as Streptomyces vinaceusdrappus strain AC-40. Genome mining indicated the presence of several secondary metabolite gene clusters. Some of them are identical or homologs to gene clusters of known metabolites with antimicrobial, antioxidant, and other bioactivities. It also showed the presence of several genes related to plant growth promotion traits. The comparative genome analysis indicated that at least five of these gene clusters are highly conserved through rochei group genomes. The genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of S. vinaceusdrappus strain AC-40 indicate that it is a promising source of beneficial secondary metabolites with pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.
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Mehdiratta K, Nain S, Sharma M, Singh S, Srivastava S, Dhamale BD, Mohanty D, Kamat SS, Natarajan VT, Sharma R, Gokhale RS. Respiratory Quinone Switches from Menaquinone to Polyketide Quinone during the Development Cycle in Streptomyces sp. Strain MNU77. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0259722. [PMID: 36507669 PMCID: PMC9927152 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02597-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) found across Streptomyces species are primarily known for synthesis of a vast repertoire of clinically and industrially relevant secondary metabolites. However, our understanding of the functional relevance of these bioactive metabolites in Streptomyces physiology is still limited. Recently, a role of type III PKS harboring gene cluster in producing alternate electron carrier, polyketide quinone (PkQ) was established in a related member of the Actinobacteria, Mycobacteria, highlighting the critical role these secondary metabolites play in primary cellular metabolism of the producer organism. Here, we report the developmental stage-specific transcriptional regulation of homologous type III PKS containing gene cluster in freshwater Streptomyces sp. strain MNU77. Gene expression analysis revealed the type III PKS gene cluster to be stringently regulated, with significant upregulation observed during the dormant sporulation stage of Streptomyces sp. MNU77. In contrast, the expression levels of only known electron carrier, menaquinone biosynthetic genes were interestingly found to be downregulated. Our liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) analysis of a metabolite extract from the Streptomyces sp. MNU77 spores also showed 10 times more metabolic abundance of PkQs than menaquinones. Furthermore, through heterologous complementation studies, we demonstrate that Streptomyces sp. MNU77 type III PKS rescues a respiratory defect of the Mycobacterium smegmatis type III PKS deletion mutant. Together, our studies reveal that freshwater Streptomyces sp. MNU77 robustly produces novel PkQs during the sporulation stage, suggesting utilization of PkQs as alternate electron carriers across Actinobacteria during dormant hypoxic conditions. IMPORTANCE The complex developmental life cycle of Streptomyces sp. mandates efficient cellular respiratory reconfiguration for a smooth transition from aerated nutrient-rich vegetative hyphal growth to the hypoxic-dormant sporulation stage. Polyketide quinones (PkQs) have recently been identified as a class of alternate electron carriers from a related member of the Actinobacteria, Mycobacteria, that facilitates maintenance of membrane potential in oxygen-deficient niches. Our studies with the newly identified freshwater Streptomyces sp. strain MNU77 show conditional transcriptional upregulation and metabolic abundance of PkQs in the spore state of the Streptomyces life cycle. In parallel, the levels of menaquinones, the only known Streptomyces electron carrier, were downregulated, suggesting deployment of PkQs as universal electron carriers in low-oxygen, unfavorable conditions across the Actinobacteria family.
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- Kritee Mehdiratta
- National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Feng XL, Zhang RQ, Wang DC, Dong WG, Wang ZX, Zhai YJ, Han WB, Yin X, Tian J, Wei J, Gao JM, Qi J. Genomic and Metabolite Profiling Reveal a Novel Streptomyces Strain, QHH-9511, from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0276422. [PMID: 36622153 PMCID: PMC9927492 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02764-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The prevalence of superbugs, represented by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become a serious clinical and public safety concern with rising incidence in hospitals. Polyketides with diverse chemical structures harbor many antimicrobial activities, including those of rifampin and rapamycin against MRSA. Streptomyces sp. QHH-9511 was isolated from a niche habitat in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and used to produce antibacterial metabolites. Herein, an integrated approach combining genome mining and metabolic analysis were employed to decipher the chemical origin of the antibacterial components with pigmented properties in strain QHH-9511, a novel Streptomyces species from a lichen symbiont on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Genomic phylogeny assembled at the chromosome level revealed its unique evolutionary state. Further genome mining uncovered 36 candidate gene clusters, most of which were uncharacterized. Meanwhile, based on liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection mass spectrometry, a series of granaticins, BSMs, chromones, phaeochromycins, and related molecules were discovered by using the Global Natural Product Social molecular networking platform. Subsequently, several pigment compounds were isolated and identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry and/or nuclear magnetic resonance, among which the structure-activity relationships of seven aromatic polyketides showed that the fused lactone ring of the C-2 carboxyl group could increase antibacterial activity. Genetic experiments indicated that all seven aromatic polyketides are a series of metabolic shunts produced by a single type II polyketide synthase (PKS) cluster. Comparative genomic analysis of granaticin producers showed that the granaticin gene cluster is widely distributed. This study provides an efficient method to combine genome mining and metabolic profiling techniques to uncover bioactive metabolites derived from specific habitats, while deepening our understanding of aromatic polyketide biosynthesis. IMPORTANCE Undescribed microorganisms from special habitats are being screened for anti-superbug drug molecules. In a project to screen actinomycetes for anti-MRSA activity, we isolated a Streptomyces strain from Qinghai Lake lichens. The phylogeny based on the genome assembled at the chromosome level revealed this strain's unique evolutionary state. The chemical origins of the antibacterial components with pigment properties in strain QHH-9511 were determined using an integrated approach combining genome mining and metabolic analysis. Further genome mining uncovered 36 secondary metabolite gene clusters, the majority of which were previously unknown. A series of aromatic compounds were discovered using molecular network analysis, separation, and extraction. Genetic experiments revealed that all seven aromatic polyketides are a series of metabolic shunts produced by a single cluster of type II PKSs. This study describes a method for identifying novel Streptomyces from specific habitats by combining genome mining with metabolic profiling techniques.
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- Xi-Long Feng
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Biology Pharmacy & Food Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
- Qinba Mountains of Bio-Resource Collaborative Innovation Center of Southern Shaanxi Province, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Liu Z, Yashiroda Y, Sun P, Ma H, Wang Y, Li L, Yan F, Sun Y. Argenteolides A and B, Glycosylated Polyketide-Peptide Hybrid Macrolides from an Actinomycete Streptomyces argenteolus. Org Lett 2023; 25:571-575. [PMID: 36469481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Two novel glycosylated polyketide-peptide hybrid macrolides, argenteolides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from an actinomycete Streptomyces argenteolus. Argenteolide A (1) contains a unique 5/5/5 tricyclic system in a 20-membered macrocycle. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, and their stereochemical configurations were established through the application of chemical derivatization, J-based configuration analysis, DP4+ calculation, and electronic circular dichroism calculation. The analysis of the genome sequence revealed a plausible biosynthesis mechanism, and isotope-labeled feeding studies suggested their biogenetic origins. Argenteolides A and B exhibited moderate cytotoxicities against A549, p388, and Hela human carcinoma cell lines as well as antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli ATCC25922.
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- Zhiguo Liu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing100700, China
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama351-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing100700, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing100050, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing100050, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab for Antiinfectives, Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong266237, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing100700, China
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Mazumdar R, Dutta PP, Saikia J, Borah JC, Thakur D. Streptomyces sp. Strain PBR11, a Forest-Derived Soil Actinomycetia with Antimicrobial Potential. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0348922. [PMID: 36719230 PMCID: PMC10101066 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03489-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The Actinomycetia isolate PBR11 was isolated from the forest rhizosphere soil of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS), Assam, India. The isolate was identified as Streptomyces sp. with 92.91% sequence similarity to their closest type strain, Streptomyces atrovirens NRRL B-16357 DQ026672. The strain demonstrated significant antimicrobial activity against 19 test pathogens, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates and dermatophytes. Phenol, 2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl), is the major chemical compound detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the ethyl acetate extract of PBR11 (EtAc-PBR11). The presence of the PKS type II gene (type II polyketide synthases) and chitinase gene suggested that it has been involved in the production of antimicrobial compounds. Metabolic profiling of the EtAc-PBR11 was performed by thin-layer chromatography and flash chromatography resulted in the extraction of two bioactive fractions, namely, PBR11Fr-1 and PBR11Fr-2. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of both the fractions demonstrated the presence of significant antimicrobial compounds, including ethambutol. This is the first report on the detection of antituberculosis drug in the bioactive fractions of Streptomyces sp. PBR11. EtAc-PBR11 and PBR11Fr-1 showed the lowest MIC values (>0.097 and >0.048 μg/mL, respectively) against Candida albicans MTCC 227, whereas they showed the highest MIC values (>0.390 and >0.195 μg/mL, respectively) against Escherichia coli ATCC BAA-2469. The effects of PBR11Fr-1 were investigated on the pathogens by using a scanning electron microscope. The results indicated major morphological alterations in the cytoplasmic membrane. PBR11Fr-1 exhibited low cytotoxicity on normal hepatocyte cell line (CC-1) and the percent cell viability started to decline as the concentration increased from 50 μg/mL (87.07% ± 3.22%) to 100 μg/mL (81.26% ± 2.99%). IMPORTANCE Novel antibiotic breakthroughs are urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance. Actinomycetia are the principal producers of antibiotics. The present study demonstrated the broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential of an Actinomycetia strain Streptomyces sp. strain PBR11 isolated from the PWS of Assam, India, which represents diverse, poorly screened habitats for novel microorganisms. The strain displayed 92.4% sequence similarity with genes of the closest type strain, indicating that the strain may represent a novel taxon within the phylum Actinomycetota. The metabolomics studies of EtAc-PBR11 revealed structurally diverse antimicrobial agents, including the detection of the antituberculosis drug ethambutol, in the bioactive fraction of Streptomyces sp. PBR11 for the first time. The PBR11 strain also yielded positive results for the antibiotic synthesis gene and the chitinase gene, both of which are responsible for broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. This suggests that the untouched forest ecosystems have a tremendous potential to harbor potent actinomycetia for future drug discovery.
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- Rajkumari Mazumdar
- Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, India
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Cotton University, Guwahati, India
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- Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
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- Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, India
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- Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, India
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Molecular and therapeutic insights of rapamycin: a multi-faceted drug from Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:3815-3833. [PMID: 36696023 PMCID: PMC9875782 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08283-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The advancement in pharmaceutical research has led to the discovery and development of new combinatorial life-saving drugs. Rapamycin is a macrolide compound produced from Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Rapamycin and its derivatives are one of the promising sources of drug with broad spectrum applications in the medical field. In recent times, rapamycin has gained significant attention as of its activity against cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients. Rapamycin and its derivatives have more potency when compared to other prevailing drugs. Initially, it has been used exclusively as an anti-fungal drug. Currently rapamycin has been widely used as an immunosuppressant. Rapamycin is a multifaceted drug; it has anti-cancer, anti-viral and anti-aging potentials. Rapamycin has its specific action on mTOR signaling pathway. mTOR has been identified as a key regulator of different pathways. There will be an increased demand for rapamycin, because it has lesser adverse effects when compared to steroids. Currently researchers are focused on the production of effective rapamycin derivatives to combat the growing demand of this wonder drug. The main focus of the current review is to explore the origin, development, molecular mechanistic action, and the current therapeutic aspects of rapamycin. Also, this review article revealed the potential of rapamycin and the progress of rapamycin research. This helps in understanding the exact potency of the drug and could facilitate further studies that could fill in the existing knowledge gaps. The study also gathers significant data pertaining to the gene clusters and biosynthetic pathways involved in the synthesis and production of this multi-faceted drug. In addition, an insight into the mechanism of action of the drug and important derivatives of rapamycin has been expounded. The fillings of the current review, aids in understanding the underlying molecular mechanism, strain improvement, optimization and production of rapamycin derivatives.
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Xu Y, Wang D, Lv Q, Fu P, Wang Y, Zhu W. Phaeochromycins I-K, Three Methylene-Bridged Dimeric Polyketides from Streptomyces sp. 166. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:1542-1547. [PMID: 36643451 PMCID: PMC9835637 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Three new dimeric polyketides, i.e., phaeochromycins I-K (1-3, respectively) and a known polyketide phaeochromycin F (4), were isolated from the culture broth of a saline Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost soil-derived Streptomyces sp. 166#. The structures were determined by analyzing one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR as well as HRESIMS data. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibited a selective antiproliferative activity against H1299 and HUCCT1 cell lines, exhibiting IC50 values ranging from 8.83 to 10.52 μM.
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- Yibo Xu
- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University
of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University
of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University
of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University
of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Studio for Druggability Research of Marine Natural Products, Laboratory
for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, National
Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical
University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University
of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Studio for Druggability Research of Marine Natural Products, Laboratory
for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, National
Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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Cuozzo S, de Moreno de LeBlanc A, LeBlanc J, Hoffmann N, Tortella G. Streptomyces genus as a source of probiotics and its potential for its use in health. Microbiol Res 2023; 266:127248. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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McCord JP, Kohanov ZA, Lowell AN. Thermorubin Biosynthesis Initiated by a Salicylate Synthase Suggests an Unusual Conversion of Phenols to Pyrones. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3169-3177. [PMID: 36255735 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Thermorubin is a tetracyclic naphthoisocoumarin natural product that demands investigation due to its novel mechanism of bacterial protein synthesis inhibition and its unusual structural features. In this work, we describe the identification of the biosynthetic cluster responsible for thermorubin from the sequenced Laceyella sacchari producer species and its confirmation via heterologous production in Escherichia coli. Based on an in-depth annotation of the cluster, we propose a biosynthetic pathway that accounts for the formation of the unique, nonterminal pyrone. Additionally, the expression and use of salicylate synthase TheO enabled testing of the stability properties of this extremophile-derived enzyme. TheO displayed rapid kinetics and a remarkably robust secondary structure, converting chorismate to salicylate with a KM of 109 ± 12 μM, kcat of 9.17 ± 0.36 min-1, and catalytic efficiency (kcat/KM) of 84 ± 9 nM-1 min-1, and retained significant activity up to 50 °C. These studies serve as the basis for continued biosynthetic investigations and bioinspired synthetic approaches.
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- Jennifer P McCord
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Davidson Hall Rm. 480, 1040 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Davidson Hall Rm. 480, 1040 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Davidson Hall Rm. 480, 1040 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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New Angucycline Glycosides from a Marine-Derived Bacterium Streptomyces ardesiacus. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213779. [PMID: 36430256 PMCID: PMC9698790 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract from the culture broth of the marine-derived actinobacterium Streptomyces ardesiacus 156VN-095 led to the isolation of three hitherto undescribed angucycline glycosides, including urdamycins W and X (1 and 2) and grincamycin U (9), as well as their seven known congeners. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods (HRESIMS, 1D and 2 D NMR) and comparison of their experimental data with literature values. Compounds 1-3 and 9 were evaluated for their anti-Gram-positive bacterial effect and cytotoxicity against six cancer cell lines. Compound 1 displayed significant cytotoxicity against all the tested cell lines with GI50 values of 0.019-0.104 µM. Collectively, these findings highlight the potential of angucycline glycosides as leading structures for the development of new anti-cancer drugs.
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Ye S, Ballin G, Pérez‐Victoria I, Braña AF, Martín J, Reyes F, Salas JA, Méndez C. Combinatorial biosynthesis yields novel hybrid argimycin P alkaloids with diverse scaffolds in Streptomyces argillaceus. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:2905-2916. [PMID: 36346129 PMCID: PMC9733639 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Coelimycin P1 and argimycins P are two types of polyketide alkaloids produced by Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces argillaceus, respectively. Their biosynthesis pathways share some early steps that render very similar aminated polyketide chains, diverging the pathways afterwards. By expressing the putative isomerase cpkE and/or the putative epoxidase/dehydrogenase cpkD from the coelimycin P1 gene cluster into S. argillaceus wild type and in argimycin mutant strains, five novel hybrid argimycins were generated. Chemical characterization of those compounds revealed that four of them show unprecedented scaffolds (quinolizidine and pyranopyridine) never found before in the argimycin family of compounds. One of these compounds (argimycin DM104) shows improved antibiotic activity. Noticeable, biosynthesis of these quinolizidine argimycins results from a hybrid pathway created by combining enzymes from two different pathways, which utilizes an aminated polyketide chain as precursor instead of lysine as it occurs for other quinolizidines.
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- Suhui Ye
- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A)Universidad de OviedoOviedoSpain,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Asturias (ISPA)OviedoSpain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A)Universidad de OviedoOviedoSpain
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- Fundación MEDINACentro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en AndalucíaArmilla, GranadaSpain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A)Universidad de OviedoOviedoSpain
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- Fundación MEDINACentro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en AndalucíaArmilla, GranadaSpain
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- Fundación MEDINACentro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en AndalucíaArmilla, GranadaSpain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A)Universidad de OviedoOviedoSpain,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Asturias (ISPA)OviedoSpain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A)Universidad de OviedoOviedoSpain,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Asturias (ISPA)OviedoSpain
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Bitchagno GTM, Nchiozem-Ngnitedem VA, Melchert D, Fobofou SA. Demystifying racemic natural products in the homochiral world. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:806-822. [PMID: 37118098 PMCID: PMC9562063 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00431-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Natural products possess structural complexity, diversity and chirality with attractive functions and biological activities that have significantly impacted drug discovery initiatives. Chiral natural products are abundant in nature but rarely occur as racemates. The occurrence of natural products as racemates is very intriguing from a biosynthetic point of view; as enzymes are chiral molecules, enzymatic reactions generating natural products should be stereospecific and lead to single-enantiomer products. Despite several reports in the literature describing racemic mixtures of stereoisomers isolated from natural sources, there has not been a comprehensive review of these intriguing racemic natural products. The discovery of many more natural racemates and their potential enzymatic sources in recent years allows us to describe the distribution and chemical diversity of this ‘class of natural products’ to enrich discussions on biosynthesis. In this Review, we describe the chemical classes, occurrence and distribution of pairs of enantiomers in nature and provide insights about recent advances in analytical methods used for their characterization. Special emphasis is on the biosynthesis, including plausible enzymatic and non-enzymatic formation of natural racemates, and their pharmacological significance. ![]()
Racemic natural products display a wealth of bioactivities and chemical diversity. Their derivation from intriguing racemization processes, through enzymatic or non-enzymatic pathways, are discussed here, as well as their pharmacological properties and the analytical techniques developed for their identification, resolution and characterization.
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Jo HG, Adidjaja JJ, Kim DK, Park BS, Lee N, Cho BK, Kim HU, Oh MK. Comparative genomic analysis of Streptomyces rapamycinicus NRRL 5491 and its mutant overproducing rapamycin. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10302. [PMID: 35717543 PMCID: PMC9206652 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14199-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Streptomyces rapamycinicus NRRL 5491 is a well-known producer of rapamycin, a secondary metabolite with useful bioactivities, including antifungal, antitumor, and immunosuppressive functions. For the enhanced rapamycin production, a rapamycin-overproducing strain SRMK07 was previously obtained as a result of random mutagenesis. To identify genomic changes that allowed the SRMK07 strain’s enhanced rapamycin production, genomes of the NRRL 5491 and SRMK07 strains were newly sequenced in this study. The resulting genome sequences of the wild-type and SRMK07 strains showed the size of 12.47 Mbp and 9.56 Mbp, respectively. Large deletions were observed at both end regions of the SRMK07 strain’s genome, which cover 17 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) encoding secondary metabolites. Also, genes in a genomic region containing the rapamycin BGC were shown to be duplicated. Finally, comparative metabolic network analysis using these two strains’ genome-scale metabolic models revealed biochemical reactions with different metabolic fluxes, which were all associated with NADPH generation. Taken together, the genomic and computational approaches undertaken in this study suggest biological clues for the enhanced rapamycin production of the SRMK07 strain. These clues can also serve as a basis for systematic engineering of a production host for further enhanced rapamycin production.
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- Hee-Geun Jo
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Winkelman DC, Nikolau BJ. The Effects of Carbon Source and Growth Temperature on the Fatty Acid Profiles of Thermobifida fusca. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:896226. [PMID: 35720111 PMCID: PMC9198275 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.896226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aerobic, thermophilic Actinobacterium, Thermobifida fusca has been proposed as an organism to be used for the efficient conversion of plant biomass to fatty acid-derived precursors of biofuels or biorenewable chemicals. Despite the potential of T. fusca to catabolize plant biomass, there is remarkably little data available concerning the natural ability of this organism to produce fatty acids. Therefore, we determined the fatty acids that T. fusca produces when it is grown on different carbon sources (i.e., glucose, cellobiose, cellulose and avicel) and at two different growth temperatures, namely at the optimal growth temperature of 50°C and at a suboptimal temperature of 37°C. These analyses establish that T. fusca produces a combination of linear and branched chain fatty acids (BCFAs), including iso-, anteiso-, and 10-methyl BCFAs that range between 14- and 18-carbons in length. Although different carbon sources and growth temperatures both quantitatively and qualitatively affect the fatty acid profiles produced by T. fusca, growth temperature is the greater modifier of these traits. Additionally, genome scanning enabled the identification of many of the fatty acid biosynthetic genes encoded by T. fusca.
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Cera G, Risdian C, Pira H, Wink J. Antimicrobial potential of culturable actinobacteria isolated from the Pacific oyster
Crassostrea gigas
(Bivalvia, Ostreidae). J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:1099-1114. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Guillermo Cera
- Microbial Strain Collection (MISG), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig Germany
- Marine Biology Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano Santa Marta Colombia
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- Microbial Strain Collection (MISG), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig Germany
- Research Unit for Clean Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), 40135 Bandung Indonesia
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- Microbial Strain Collection (MISG), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Microbial Strain Collection (MISG), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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Choi HY, Ahn JH, Kwon H, Yim JH, Lee D, Choi JH. Citromycin Isolated from the Antarctic Marine-Derived Fungi, Sporothrix sp., Inhibits Ovarian Cancer Cell Invasion via Suppression of ERK Signaling. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20050275. [PMID: 35621926 PMCID: PMC9143255 DOI: 10.3390/md20050275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Recently, microorganisms and their metabolites in the Antarctic marine environment have attracted attention as useful sources for novel therapeutics, including anticancer drugs. Here, we investigated the effects of citromycin, isolated from the Antarctic marine-derived fungus, Sporothrix sp., on human ovarian cancer cells. Citromycin inhibited the migration and invasion of human ovarian cancer SKOV3 and A2780 cells, but had no cytotoxic activity against them. Additionally, it inhibited the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and the activation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP9. Moreover, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-1/2 signaling was inhibited after citromycin treatment, and the ectopic expression of ERK negated the anti-invasive activity of citromycin. Our findings suggest that citromycin inhibits the migration and invasion of human ovarian cancer cells by downregulating the expression levels of EMT markers and MMP-2/9 via inhibition of the ERK1/2 pathway.
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- He Yun Choi
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Oriental Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonju 55338, Korea;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea; (H.K.); (D.L.)
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea; (H.K.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Cheemalamarri C, Batchu UR, Thallamapuram NP, Katragadda SB, Reddy Shetty P. A review on hydroxy anthraquinones from bacteria: crosstalk's of structures and biological activities. Nat Prod Res 2022; 36:6186-6205. [PMID: 35175877 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2039920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Anthraquinones (AQ), unveiling large structural diversity, among polyketides demonstrate a wide range of applications. The hydroxy anthraquinones (HAQ), a group of anthraquinone derivatives, are secondary metabolites produced by bacteria and eukaryotes. Plant-based HAQ are well-studied unlike bacterial HAQ and applied as herbal medicine for centuries. Bacteria are known to synthesize a wide variety of structurally diversified HAQ through polyketide pathways using polyketide synthases (I, II & III) principally through polyketide synthase-II. The actinobacteria especially the genus Streptomyces and Micromonospora represent a rich source of HAQ, however novel HAQ are reported from the rare actinobacteria genera (Salinospora, Actinoplanes, Amycoloptosis, Verrucosispora, Xenorhabdus, and Photorhabdus. Though several reviews are available on AQ produced by plants and fungi, however none on bacterial AQ. The current review focused on sources of bacterial HAQ and their structural diversity and biological activities along with toxicity and side effects.
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- Chandrasekhar Cheemalamarri
- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Centre for natural products and traditional knowledge, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Lab- Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Industrially Important Genes from Trichoderma. Fungal Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91650-3_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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New Kendomycin Derivative Isolated from Streptomyces sp. Cl 58-27. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26226834. [PMID: 34833926 PMCID: PMC8620246 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the course of screening new streptomycete strains, the strain Streptomyces sp. Cl 58-27 caught our attention due to its interesting secondary metabolite production profile. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of an ansamycin natural product that belongs structurally to the already known kendomycins. The structure of the new kendomycin E was elucidated using NMR spectroscopy, and the corresponding biosynthetic gene cluster was identified by sequencing the genome of Streptomyces sp. Cl 58-27 and conducting a detailed analysis of secondary metabolism gene clusters using bioinformatic tools.
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Ramesh C, Anwesh M, Vinithkumar NV, Kirubagaran R, Dufossé L. Complete Genome Analysis of Undecylprodigiosin Pigment Biosynthesizing Marine Streptomyces Species Displaying Potential Bioactive Applications. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9112249. [PMID: 34835376 PMCID: PMC8618203 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Marine Streptomyces species are underexplored for their pigment molecules and genes. In this study, we report the genome of the undecylprodigiosin biosynthesizing gene cluster carrying Streptomyces sp. strain BSE6.1, displaying antioxidant, antimicrobial, and staining properties. This Gram-positive obligate aerobic bacterium was isolated from the coastal sediment of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Pink to reddish pigmented colonies with whitish powdery spores on both agar and broth media are the important morphological characteristics of this bacterium. Growth tolerance to NaCl concentrations was 2 to 7%. The assembled genome of Streptomyces sp. BSE6.1 contains one linear chromosome 8.02 Mb in length with 7157 protein-coding genes, 82 tRNAs, 3 rRNAs and at least 11 gene clusters related to the synthesis of various secondary metabolites, including undecylprodigiosin. This strain carries type I, type II, and type III polyketide synthases (PKS) genes. Type I PKS gene cluster is involved in the biosynthesis of red pigment undecylprodigiosin of BSE6.1, similar to the one found in the S. coelicolor A3(2). This red pigment was reported to have various applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The genome of Streptomyces sp. BSE6.1 was submitted to NCBI with a BioProject ID of PRJNA514840 (Sequence Read Archive ID: SRR10849367 and Genome accession ID: CP085300).
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- Chatragadda Ramesh
- National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Dona Paula 403004, Goa, India
- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES), Government of India (GOI), Dollygunj, Port Blair 744103, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India;
- Correspondence: (C.R.); (M.A.); (L.D.)
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- Model Rural Health Research Unit (ICMR-MRHRU), Dahanu 401601, Maharashtra, India
- Correspondence: (C.R.); (M.A.); (L.D.)
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- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES), Government of India (GOI), Dollygunj, Port Blair 744103, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India;
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- Marine Biotechnology Group, National Institute of Ocean Technology, MOES, GOI, Chennai 600100, Tamil Nadu, India;
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- Chemistry and Biotechnology of Natural Products, CHEMBIOPRO, Université de La Réunion, ESIROI Agroalimentaire, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CEDEX 9, F-97744 Saint-Denis, France
- Correspondence: (C.R.); (M.A.); (L.D.)
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Polyketide Starter and Extender Units Serve as Regulatory Ligands to Coordinate the Biosynthesis of Antibiotics in Actinomycetes. mBio 2021; 12:e0229821. [PMID: 34579580 PMCID: PMC8546615 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02298-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Polyketides are one of the largest categories of secondary metabolites, and their biosynthesis is initiated by polyketide synthases (PKSs) using coenzyme A esters of short fatty acids (acyl-CoAs) as starter and extender units. In this study, we discover a universal regulatory mechanism in which the starter and extender units, beyond direct precursors of polyketides, function as ligands to coordinate the biosynthesis of antibiotics in actinomycetes. A novel acyl-CoA responsive TetR-like regulator (AcrT) is identified in an erythromycin-producing strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea. AcrT shows the highest binding affinity to the promoter of the PKS-encoding gene eryAI in the DNA affinity capture assay (DACA) and directly represses the biosynthesis of erythromycin. Propionyl-CoA (P-CoA) and methylmalonyl-CoA (MM-CoA) as the starter and extender units for erythromycin biosynthesis can serve as the ligands to release AcrT from PeryAI, resulting in an improved erythromycin yield. Intriguingly, anabolic pathways of the two acyl-CoAs are also suppressed by AcrT through inhibition of the transcription of acetyl-CoA (A-CoA) and P-CoA carboxylase genes and stimulation of the transcription of citrate synthase genes, which is beneficial to bacterial growth. As P-CoA and MM-CoA accumulate, they act as ligands in turn to release AcrT from those targets, resulting in a redistribution of more A-CoA to P-CoA and MM-CoA against citrate. Furthermore, based on analyses of AcrT homologs in Streptomyces avermitilis and Streptomyces coelicolor, it is believed that polyketide starter and extender units have a prevalent, crucial role as ligands in modulating antibiotic biosynthesis in actinomycetes.
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Chen L, Wang XY, Liu RZ, Wang GY. Culturable Microorganisms Associated with Sea Cucumbers and Microbial Natural Products. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19080461. [PMID: 34436300 PMCID: PMC8400260 DOI: 10.3390/md19080461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sea cucumbers are a class of marine invertebrates and a source of food and drug. Numerous microorganisms are associated with sea cucumbers. Seventy-eight genera of bacteria belonging to 47 families in four phyla, and 29 genera of fungi belonging to 24 families in the phylum Ascomycota have been cultured from sea cucumbers. Sea-cucumber-associated microorganisms produce diverse secondary metabolites with various biological activities, including cytotoxic, antimicrobial, enzyme-inhibiting, and antiangiogenic activities. In this review, we present the current list of the 145 natural products from microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers, which include primarily polyketides, as well as alkaloids and terpenoids. These results indicate the potential of the microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers as sources of bioactive natural products.
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- Lei Chen
- Correspondence: or (L.C.); or (G.-Y.W.); Tel.: +86-631-5687076 (L.C.); +86-631-5682925 (G.-Y.W.)
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- Correspondence: or (L.C.); or (G.-Y.W.); Tel.: +86-631-5687076 (L.C.); +86-631-5682925 (G.-Y.W.)
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Antibiotic Biosynthesis Pathways from Endophytic Streptomyces SUK 48 through Metabolomics and Genomics Approaches. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10080969. [PMID: 34439018 PMCID: PMC8388883 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10080969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Streptomyces sp. has been known to be a major antibiotic producer since the 1940s. As the number of cases related to resistance pathogens infection increases yearly, discovering the biosynthesis pathways of antibiotic has become important. In this study, we present the streamline of a project report summary; the genome data and metabolome data of newly isolated Streptomyces SUK 48 strain are also analyzed. The antibacterial activity of its crude extract is also determined. To obtain genome data, the genomic DNA of SUK 48 was extracted using a commercial kit (Promega) and sent for sequencing (Pac Biosciences technology platform, Menlo Park, CA, USA). The raw data were assembled and polished using Hierarchical Genome Assembly Process 4.0 (HGAP 4.0). The assembled data were structurally predicted using tRNAscan-SE and rnammer. Then, the data were analyzed using Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database and antiSMASH analysis. Meanwhile, the metabolite profile of SUK 48 was determined using liquid chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (LC-MS) for both negative and positive modes. The results showed that the presence of kanamycin and gentamicin, as well as the other 11 antibiotics. Nevertheless, the biosynthesis pathways of aurantioclavine were also found. The cytotoxicity activity showed IC50 value was at 0.35 ± 1.35 mg/mL on the cell viability of HEK 293. In conclusion, Streptomyces sp. SUK 48 has proven to be a non-toxic antibiotic producer such as auranticlavine and gentamicin.
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Montaño López J, Duran L, Avalos JL. Physiological limitations and opportunities in microbial metabolic engineering. Nat Rev Microbiol 2021; 20:35-48. [PMID: 34341566 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-021-00600-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Metabolic engineering can have a pivotal role in increasing the environmental sustainability of the transportation and chemical manufacturing sectors. The field has already developed engineered microorganisms that are currently being used in industrial-scale processes. However, it is often challenging to achieve the titres, yields and productivities required for commercial viability. The efficiency of microbial chemical production is usually dependent on the physiological traits of the host organism, which may either impose limitations on engineered biosynthetic pathways or, conversely, boost their performance. In this Review, we discuss different aspects of microbial physiology that often create obstacles for metabolic engineering, and present solutions to overcome them. We also describe various instances in which natural or engineered physiological traits in host organisms have been harnessed to benefit engineered metabolic pathways for chemical production.
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- José Montaño López
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. .,Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. .,Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. .,Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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Gou X, Tian D, Wei J, Ma Y, Zhang Y, Chen M, Ding W, Wu B, Tang J. New Drimane Sesquiterpenes and Polyketides from Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium sp. TW58-16 and Their Anti-Inflammatory and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Effects. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19080416. [PMID: 34436259 PMCID: PMC8398500 DOI: 10.3390/md19080416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Marine fungi-derived natural products represent an excellent reservoir for the discovery of novel lead compounds with biological activities. Here, we report the identification of two new drimane sesquiterpenes (1 and 2) and six new polyketides (3–8), together with 10 known compounds (9–18), from a marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp. TW58-16. The planar structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR, which was supported by HR-ESI-MS data. The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined by experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD), and their optical rotations compared with those reported. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activity of compounds 1–18 revealed that compound 5 significantly inhibited the release of nitric oxide (NO) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in RAW264.7 cells, correlating with the inhibition of expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In addition, we revealed that compounds 1, 3–6, 14, 16, and 18 showed strong α-glucosidase inhibitory effects with inhibition rates of 35.4%, 73.2%, 55.6%, 74.4%, 32.0%, 36.9%, 88.0%, and 91.1%, respectively, which were comparable with or even better than that of the positive control, acarbose. Together, our results illustrate the potential of discovering new marine-based therapeutic agents against inflammation and diabetes mellitus.
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- Xiaoshuang Gou
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (X.G.); (D.T.); (M.C.); (W.D.)
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (X.G.); (D.T.); (M.C.); (W.D.)
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan Campus, Zhoushan 316021, China; (J.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.Z.)
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan Campus, Zhoushan 316021, China; (J.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.Z.)
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan Campus, Zhoushan 316021, China; (J.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.Z.)
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (X.G.); (D.T.); (M.C.); (W.D.)
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (X.G.); (D.T.); (M.C.); (W.D.)
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan Campus, Zhoushan 316021, China; (J.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.Z.)
- Correspondence: (B.W.); (J.T.); Tel.: +86-580-2092258 (B.W.); +86-20-85221559 (J.T.)
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (X.G.); (D.T.); (M.C.); (W.D.)
- Correspondence: (B.W.); (J.T.); Tel.: +86-580-2092258 (B.W.); +86-20-85221559 (J.T.)
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Effects of Different Continuous Cropping Years on Bacterial Community and Diversity of Cucumber Rhizosphere Soil in Solar-Greenhouse. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:2380-2390. [PMID: 33871692 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The rhizosphere soils from 1, 3, 5, and 7 years of cucumber continuous cropping in solar-greenhouse were used as the research objects. The region of bacterial 16S rRNA was analyzed by Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology. The effect of continuous cropping years on the microbial community structure and diversity in cucumber soil in the greenhouse was investigated. The physical and chemical properties of soil and the activities of urease and catalase were determined. The results showed that cucumber crop succession for different years affected the community composition of the bacteria at the phylum level, and the abundance of Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, Patescibacteria and Firmicutes gradually increased, while Actinobacteria in the soil significantly decreased. Among the top 15 significantly different genera, with the extension of successive years, the relative abundance of most genera in bacteria decreased after a small increase in year 3. The diversity results indicated that soil samples from continuous cropping for 7 years had the lowest community diversity. PICRUSt analysis showed a decreasing trend in soil bacterial function as the cucumber crop succession age increased. In environmental factor clustering analysis, the soil bacterial community was significantly correlated with pH, available nitrogen (AN), soil urease (SUR) and available phosphorus (AP), and the effect on the bacterial community was expressed as SUR > AP > AN > pH.
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Das S, Tamang JP. Changes in microbial communities and their predictive functionalities during fermentation of toddy, an alcoholic beverage of India. Microbiol Res 2021; 248:126769. [PMID: 33873140 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Toddy is a traditional mild-alcoholic drink of India, which is produced from fresh palm saps by natural fermentation. We studied the successional changes in bacterial and fungal communities during the natural fermentation (0 h-96 h) of toddy. During fermentation, alcohol content of the fermenting saps increased significantly from 0.6 %±0.15 to 5.6 %±0.02, pH decreased from 6.33 %±0.02-3.93 ± 0.01, volatile and titratable acidity acidity (g/100 mL) increased from 0.17 ± 0.02 (0 h) to 0.48 ± 0.02 (96 h) and 1.30 ± 0.005 (0 h) to 2.47 ± 0.005 (96 h), respectively. Total sugar content and ˚BRIX also decreased during the fermentation. Firmicutes (78.25 %) was the most abundant phylum followed by Proteobacteria (21.57 %). Leuconostoc was the most abundant genus in the early stages of fermentation. However, Lactobacillus and Gluconoacetobacter were found abundant with increase in pH during the later phases of fermentation (72 h-96 h). Ascomycota (99.02 %) was the most abundant fungal phylum. Hanseniaspora was the abundant yeast in the initial stages of fermentation, whereas the population of Saccharomyces increased significantly after 24 h of fermentation. Torulaspora, Lachancea and Starmerella showed their heterogeneous distribution throughout the fermentation. Computational analysis of metagenomes based on KEGG and MetaCyc databases showed different predictive functional profiles such as folate biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, terpenoids biosynthesis and biosynthesis of amino acids with significant differences between the fresh palm saps and fermenting saps during toddy fermentation.
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- Souvik Das
- DAICENTER (DBT-AIST International Centre for Translational and Environmental Research) and Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Gangtok, 737102, Sikkim, India
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- DAICENTER (DBT-AIST International Centre for Translational and Environmental Research) and Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Gangtok, 737102, Sikkim, India.
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Majumdar R, Kandel SL, Cary JW, Rajasekaran K. Changes in Bacterial Endophyte Community Following Aspergillus flavus Infection in Resistant and Susceptible Maize Kernels. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073747. [PMID: 33916873 PMCID: PMC8038446 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus)-mediated aflatoxin contamination in maize is a major global economic and health concern. As A. flavus is an opportunistic seed pathogen, the identification of factors contributing to kernel resistance will be of great importance in the development of novel mitigation strategies. Using V3–V4 bacterial rRNA sequencing and seeds of A. flavus-resistant maize breeding lines TZAR102 and MI82 and a susceptible line, SC212, we investigated kernel-specific changes in bacterial endophytes during infection. A total of 81 bacterial genera belonging to 10 phyla were detected. Bacteria belonging to the phylum Tenericutes comprised 86–99% of the detected phyla, followed by Proteobacteria (14%) and others (<5%) that changed with treatments and/or genotypes. Higher basal levels (without infection) of Streptomyces and Microbacterium in TZAR102 and increases in the abundance of Stenotrophomonas and Sphingomonas in MI82 following infection may suggest their role in resistance. Functional profiling of bacteria using 16S rRNA sequencing data revealed the presence of bacteria associated with the production of putative type II polyketides and sesquiterpenoids in the resistant vs. susceptible lines. Future characterization of endophytes predicted to possess antifungal/ anti-aflatoxigenic properties will aid in their development as effective biocontrol agents or microbiome markers for maize aflatoxin resistance.
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Girija A, Vijayanathan M, Sreekumar S, Basheer J, Menon TG, Krishnankutty RE, Soniya EV. Harnessing the natural pool of polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide family: A route map towards novel drug development. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2021; 15:265-291. [PMID: 33745440 DOI: 10.2174/1874467214666210319145816] [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: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Emergence of communicable and non-communicable diseases possess health challenge to millions of people worldwide and is a major threat to the economic and social development in the coming century. The occurrence of recent pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 caused by lethal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is one such example. Rapid research and development of drugs for the treatment and management of these diseases has been an incredibly challenging task for the pharmaceutical industry. Although, substantial focus has been made in the discovery of therapeutic compounds from natural sources having significant medicinal potential, their synthesis has shown a slow progress. Hence, the discovery of new targets by the application of the latest biotechnological and synthetic biology approaches is very much the need of the hour. Polyketides (PKs) and non-ribosomal peptides (NRPs) found in bacteria, fungi and plants are a large diverse family of natural products synthesized by two classes of enzymes: polyketide synthases (PKS) and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS). These enzymes possess immense biomedical potential due to their simple architecture, catalytic capacity, as well as diversity. With the advent of latest in-silico and in-vitro strategies, these enzymes and their related metabolic pathways, if targeted, can contribute highly towards the biosynthesis of an array of potentially natural drug leads that have antagonist effects on biopolymers associated with various human diseases. In the face of the rising threat from the multidrug-resistant pathogens, this will further open new avenues for the discovery of novel and improved drugs by combining the natural and the synthetic approaches. This review discusses the relevance of polyketides and non-ribosomal peptides and the improvement strategies for the development of their derivatives and scaffolds, and how they will be beneficial to the future bioprospecting and drug discovery.
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- Aiswarya Girija
- Transdisciplinary Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.,Institute of Biological Environmental Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
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- Transdisciplinary Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.,Biology Centre - Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, 370 05, Czech Republic
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- Transdisciplinary Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.,Research Centre, University of Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, PD Hills, Kottayam, Kerala, India.,Department of Cell Biology, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Transdisciplinary Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Transdisciplinary Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Mahmoud MM, Abdel-Razek AS, Hamed A, Soliman HSM, Ponomareva LV, Thorson JS, Shaaban KA, Shaaban M. RF-3192C and other polyketides from the marine endophytic Aspergillus niger ASSB4: structure assignment and bioactivity investigation. Med Chem Res 2021; 30:647-654. [PMID: 38576441 PMCID: PMC10993419 DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02658-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Chemical investigation of the methanolic extract of endophytic Aspergillus niger SB4, isolated from the marine alga Laurencia obtuse, afforded the pentacyclic polyketide, RF-3192C (1), the dimeric coumarin orlandin (2), fonsecin B (3), TMC-256A1 (4), cyclo-(Leu-Ala) (5), and cerebroside A (6).The chemical structure of RF-3192C (1) is assigned herein for the first time using 1D/2D NMR and HRESI-MS. Additionally, the revision of the NMR assignments of orlandin (2) was reported herein as well. Investigation of the antimicrobial activities of isolated compounds revealed the high activity of RF-3192C (1) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis, and moderate activity against yeast. Moreover, an in vitro cytotoxic activity against liver (HEPG2), cervical (HELA), lung (A549), prostate (PC3), and breast (MCF7) cancer cell lines of the isolated compounds was evaluated. The isolation and taxonomical characterization of the producing fungus was reported as well.
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- Manar M Mahmoud
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
- Microbial Chemistry Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Division, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St. 33, Dokki-Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City-Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
- Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Division of Pharmaceutical Industries, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St. 33, Dokki-Giza 12622, Egypt
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She W, Ye W, Cheng A, Liu X, Tang J, Lan Y, Chen F, Qian PY. Discovery, Bioactivity Evaluation, Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Identification, and Heterologous Expression of Novel Albofungin Derivatives. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:635268. [PMID: 33633715 PMCID: PMC7902042 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.635268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The crude extract of Streptomyces chrestomyceticus exhibited strong and broad activities against most “ESKAPE pathogens.” We conducted a comprehensive chemical investigation for secondary metabolites from the S. chrestomyceticus strain and identified two novel albofungin (alb) derivatives, i.e., albofungins A (1) and B (2), along with two known compounds, i.e., albofungin (3) and chloroalbofungin (4). The chemical structures of the novel compounds were elucidated using HRMS, 1D and 2D NMR, and electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy. The draft genome of S. chrestomyceticus was sequenced, and a 72 kb albofungin (alb) gene cluster with 72 open reading frames encoding type II polyketide synthases (PKSs), regulators, and transporters, and tailoring enzymes were identified using bioinformatics analysis. The alb gene cluster was confirmed using the heterologous expression in Streptomyces coelicolor, which successfully produced the compounds 3 and 4. Furthermore, compounds 1–4 displayed remarkable activities against Gram-positive bacteria and antitumor activities toward various cancer cells. Notably, compounds 1 and 3 showed potent activities against Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (dUTP) nick-end labeling and flow cytometry analysis verified that compound 1 inhibited cancer cell proliferation by inducing cellular apoptosis. These results indicated that albofungins might be potential candidates for the development of antibiotics and antitumor drugs.
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- Weiyi She
- SZU-HKUST Joint Ph.D. Program in Marine Environmental Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.,Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- SZU-HKUST Joint Ph.D. Program in Marine Environmental Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.,Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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