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Maw ZA, Haltli B, Guo JJ, Baldisseri DM, Cartmell C, Kerr RG. Discovery of Acyl-Surugamide A2 from Marine Streptomyces albidoflavus RKJM-0023-A New Cyclic Nonribosomal Peptide Containing an N-ε-acetyl-L-lysine Residue. Molecules 2024; 29:1482. [PMID: 38611762 PMCID: PMC11012974 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
We report the discovery of a novel cyclic nonribosomal peptide (NRP), acyl-surugamide A2, from a marine-derived Streptomyces albidoflavus RKJM-0023 (CP133227). The structure of acyl-surugamide A2 was elucidated using a combination of NMR spectroscopy, MS2 fragmentation analysis, and comparative analysis of the sur biosynthetic gene cluster. Acyl-surugamide A2 contains all eight core amino acids of surugamide A, with a modified N-ε-acetyl-L-lysine residue. Our study highlights the potential of marine Streptomyces strains to produce novel natural products with potential therapeutic applications. The structure of cyclic peptides can be solved using MS2 spectra and analysis of their biosynthetic gene clusters.
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- Zacharie A. Maw
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada; (Z.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada; (Z.A.M.)
- Nautilus Biosciences, Croda Canada Limited, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada; (Z.A.M.)
- Nautilus Biosciences, Croda Canada Limited, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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Janzing NBM, Senges CHR, Dietze P, Haltli B, Marchbank DH, Kerr RG, Bandow JE. Mechanism of action of pseudopteroxazole and pseudopterosin G: Diterpenes from marine origin. Proteomics 2023:e2300390. [PMID: 38158717 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202300390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Pseudopteroxazole (Ptx) and the pseudopterosins are marine natural products with promising antibacterial potential. While Ptx has attracted interest for its antimycobacterial activity, pseudopterosins are active against several clinically relevant pathogens. Both compound classes exhibit low cytotoxicity and accessibility to targeted synthesis, yet their antibacterial mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we investigated the modes of action of Ptx and pseudopterosin G (PsG) in Bacillus subtilis employing an unbiased approach that combines gel-based proteomics with a mathematical similarity analysis of response profiles. Proteomic responses to sublethal concentrations of Ptx and PsG were compared to a library of antibiotic stress response profiles revealing that both induce a stress response characteristic for agents targeting the bacterial cell envelope by interfering with membrane-bound steps of cell wall biosynthesis. Microscopy-based assays confirmed that both compounds compromise the integrity of the bacterial cell wall without disrupting the membrane potential. Furthermore, LC-MSE analysis showed that the greater potency of PsG against B. subtilis, reflected in a lower MIC and a more pronounced proteomic response, may be rooted in a more effective association with and penetration of B. subtilis cells. We conclude that Ptx and PsG target the integrity of the gram-positive cell wall.
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- Niklas B M Janzing
- Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown, Canada
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown, Canada
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Pope E, Cartmell C, Haltli B, Ahmadi A, Kerr RG. Microencapsulation and in situ incubation methodology for the cultivation of marine bacteria. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:958660. [PMID: 36071955 PMCID: PMC9441948 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.958660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Environmental microorganisms are important sources of biotechnology innovations; however, the discovery process is hampered by the inability to culture the overwhelming majority of microbes. To drive the discovery of new biotechnology products from previously unculturable microbes, several methods such as modification of media composition, incubation conditions, single-cell isolation, and in situ incubation, have been employed to improve microbial recovery from environmental samples. To improve microbial recovery, we examined the effect of microencapsulation followed by in situ incubation on the abundance, viability, and diversity of bacteria recovered from marine sediment. Bacteria from marine sediment samples were resuspended or encapsulated in agarose and half of each sample was directly plated on agar and the other half inserted into modified Slyde-A-Lyzer™ dialysis cassettes. The cassettes were incubated in their natural environment (in situ) for a week, after which they were retrieved, and the contents plated. Colony counts indicated that bacterial abundance increased during in situ incubation and that cell density was significantly higher in cassettes containing non-encapsulated sediment bacteria. Assessment of viability indicated that a higher proportion of cells in encapsulated samples were viable at the end of the incubation period, suggesting that agarose encapsulation promoted higher cell viability during in situ incubation. One hundred and 46 isolates were purified from the study (32–38 from each treatment) to assess the effect of the four treatments on cultivable bacterial diversity. In total, 58 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified using a 99% 16S rRNA gene sequence identity threshold. The results indicated that encapsulation recovered greater bacterial diversity from the sediment than simple resuspension (41 vs. 31 OTUs, respectively). While the cultivable bacterial diversity decreased by 43%–48% after in situ incubation, difficult-to-culture (Verrucomicrobia) and obligate marine (Pseudoalteromonas) taxa were only recovered after in situ incubation. These results suggest that agarose encapsulation coupled with in situ incubation in commercially available, low-cost, diffusion chambers facilitates the cultivation and improved recovery of bacteria from marine sediments. This study provides another tool that microbiologists can use to access microbial dark matter for environmental, biotechnology bioprospecting.
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- Emily Pope
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- *Correspondence: Russell G. Kerr,
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Alkayyali T, Pope E, Wheatley SK, Cartmell C, Haltli B, Kerr RG, Ahmadi A. Front Cover Image, Volume 118, Number 3, March 2021. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.27391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tartela Alkayyali
- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
- Departments of Chemistry University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda Prince Edward Island Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Canada
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Alkayyali T, Pope E, Wheatley SK, Cartmell C, Haltli B, Kerr RG, Ahmadi A. Development of a microbe domestication pod (MD Pod) for in situ cultivation of micro-encapsulated marine bacteria. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 118:1166-1176. [PMID: 33241862 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Microbial marine natural products hold significant potential for the discovery of new bioactive therapeutics such as antibiotics. Unfortunately, this discovery is hindered by the inability to culture the majority of microbes using traditional laboratory approaches. While many new methods have been developed to increase cultivability, a high-throughput in situ incubation chamber capable of simultaneously isolating individual microbes while allowing cellular communication has not previously been reported. Development of such a device would expedite the discovery of new microbial taxa and, thus, facilitate access to their associated natural products. In this study, this concept is achieved by the development of a new device termed by the authors as the microbe domestication (MD) Pod. The MD Pod enables single-cell cultivation by isolating marine bacterial cells in agarose microbeads produced using microfluidics, while allowing potential transmission of chemical signals between cells during in situ incubation in a chamber, or "Pod," that is deployed in the environment. The design of the MD Pod was optimized to ensure the use of biocompatible materials, allow for simple assembly in a field setting, and maintain sterility throughout incubation. The encapsulation process was designed to ensure that the viability of marine sediment bacteria was not adversely impacted by the encapsulation process. The process was validated using representative bacteria isolated from temperate marine sediment samples: Marinomonas polaris, Psychrobacter aquimaris, and Bacillus licheniformis. The overall process appeared to promote metabolic activity of most representative species. Thus, microfluidic encapsulation of marine bacteria and subsequent in situ incubation in the MD Pod is expected to accelerate marine natural products discovery by increasing the cultivability of marine bacteria.
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- Tartela Alkayyali
- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada.,Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada.,Departments of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada.,Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Liang L, Wang G, Haltli B, Marchbank DH, Stryhn H, Correa H, Kerr RG. Metabolomic Comparison and Assessment of Co-cultivation and a Heat-Killed Inducer Strategy in Activation of Cryptic Biosynthetic Pathways. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:2696-2705. [PMID: 32869646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Co-cultivation has been used as a promising tool to turn on or up-regulate cryptic biosynthetic pathways for microbial natural product discovery. Recently, a modified culturing strategy similar to co-cultivation was investigated, where heat-killed inducer cultures were supplemented to the culture medium of producer fermentations to induce cryptic pathways. In the present study, the repeatability and effectiveness of both methods in turning on cryptic biosynthetic pathways were unbiasedly assessed using UHPLC-HRESIMS-based metabolomics analysis. Both induction methods had good repeatability, and they resulted in very different induced metabolites from the tested producers. Co-cultivation generated more induced mass features than the heat-killed inducer cultures, while both methods resulted in the induction of mass features not observed using the other induction method. As examples, pathways leading to two new natural products, N-carbamoyl-2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzamide (1) and carbazoquinocin G (5), were induced and up-regulated through co-culturing a producer Streptomyces sp. RKND-216 with inducers Alteromonas sp. RKMC-009 and M. smegmatis ATCC 120515, respectively.
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- Libang Liang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, Charlottetown C1A 4P3, Canada
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Liang L, Haltli B, Marchbank DH, Fischer M, Kirby CW, Correa H, Clark TN, Gray CA, Kerr RG. Discovery of an Isothiazolinone-Containing Antitubercular Natural Product Levesquamide. J Org Chem 2020; 85:6450-6462. [PMID: 32363877 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Antitubercular agent levesquamide is a new polyketide-nonribosomal peptide (PK-NRP) hybrid marine natural product isolated from Streptomyces sp. RKND-216. The structure contains a rare isothiazolinone moiety which has only been reported in collismycin SN. Structure elucidation by NMR spectroscopy was a significant challenge due to a deficiency of protons in this aromatic moiety. Therefore, the genome of Streptomyces sp. RKND-216 was sequenced to identify the levesquamide biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). Analysis of the BGC provided structural insights and guided stable-isotope labeling experiments, which led to the assignment of the fused pyridine-isothiazolinone moiety. The BGC and the labeling experiments provide further insights into the biosynthetic origin of isothiazolinones. Levesquamide exhibited antimicrobial activity in the microplate alamarBlue assay (MABA) and low oxygen recovery assay (LORA) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 9.65 and 22.28 μM, respectively. Similar activity was exhibited against rifampicin- and isoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosis strains with MIC values of 9.46 and 9.90 μM, respectively. This result suggests levesquamide has a different mode of action against M. tuberculosis compared to the two first-line antitubercular drugs rifampicin and isoniazid. Furthermore, levesquamide shows no cytotoxicity against the Vero cell line, suggesting it may have a useful therapeutic window.
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Charlottetown Research & Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada
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- Charlottetown Research & Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, 30 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, 30 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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Sproule A, Correa H, Decken A, Haltli B, Berrué F, Overy DP, Kerr RG. Terrosamycins A and B, Bioactive Polyether Ionophores from Streptomyces sp. RKND004 from Prince Edward Island Sediment. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17060347. [PMID: 31212620 PMCID: PMC6627438 DOI: 10.3390/md17060347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Terrosamycins A (1) and B (2), two polycyclic polyether natural products, were purified from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. RKND004 isolated from Prince Edward Island sediment. The one strain-many compounds (OSMAC) approach coupled with UPLC-HRMS-based metabolomics screening led to the identification of these compounds. The structure of 1 was determined from analysis of NMR, HRMS, and X-ray diffraction data. NMR experiments performed on 2 revealed the presence of two methoxy groups replacing two hydroxy groups in 1. Like other polyether ionophores, 1 and 2 exhibited excellent antibiotic activity against Gram-positive pathogens. Interestingly, the terrosamycins also exhibited activity against two breast cancer cell lines.
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- Amanda Sproule
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, 30 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada.
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- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
- Nautilus Biosciences Croda, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
- Department of Biomedical Science, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 Canada.
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Alkayyali T, Cameron T, Haltli B, Kerr R, Ahmadi A. Microfluidic and cross-linking methods for encapsulation of living cells and bacteria - A review. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1053:1-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sommer B, Overy DP, Haltli B, Kerr RG. Secreted lipases from Malassezia globosa: recombinant expression and determination of their substrate specificities. Microbiology (Reading) 2016; 162:1069-1079. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Bettina Sommer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
- Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 4P3
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Herzog B, Overy DP, Haltli B, Kerr RG. Discovery of keratinases using bacteria isolated from marine environments. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 39:49-57. [PMID: 26607323 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacteria are important for the biodegradation of keratin. Thus, a workflow to isolate keratin-degrading bacteria utilizing an optimized azo-keratin assay was established. Deteriorated feather samples, collected in marine shoreline environments from the intertidal zone, yielded 50 unique bacterial isolates exhibiting keratin degradation when feather meal was supplied as keratin substrate. The majority of isolates, identified by 16S sequencing, belonged to genera previously reported to produce keratinases: Bacillus spp. (42%) and Stenotrophomonas spp. (40%). The remaining 18% represented the genera Alcaligenes, Chryseobacterium, Salinivibrio, Delftia, Stappia, and Microbacterium, genera not previously been associated with keratinase production. The workflow, also applied to 21 Bacilli from our in-house culture collection, additionally revealed four Bacilli with remarkable feather degradation potential. The industrial applicability of their associated keratinases was evaluated and the most active keratinase expressed in E. coli to confirm keratinase expression. Enriched keratinase fractions demonstrated activity up to 75°C and retained viability when stored lyophilized at 20°C for up to 200d.
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- Bastian Herzog
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center (NRC-INH) , 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center (NRC-INH) , 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center (NRC-INH) , 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada; Nautilus Biosciences Canada, Duffy Research Center (NRC-INH) , 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada.
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Duncan KR, Haltli B, Gill KA, Correa H, Berrué F, Kerr RG. Exploring the diversity and metabolic potential of actinomycetes from temperate marine sediments from Newfoundland, Canada. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 42:57-72. [PMID: 25371290 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-014-1529-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Marine sediments from Newfoundland, Canada were explored for biotechnologically promising Actinobacteria using culture-independent and culture-dependent approaches. Culture-independent pyrosequencing analyses uncovered significant actinobacterial diversity (H'-2.45 to 3.76), although the taxonomic diversity of biotechnologically important actinomycetes could not be fully elucidated due to limited sampling depth. Assessment of culturable actinomycete diversity resulted in the isolation of 360 actinomycetes representing 59 operational taxonomic units, the majority of which (94 %) were Streptomyces. The biotechnological potential of actinomycetes from NL sediments was assessed by bioactivity and metabolomics-based screening of 32 representative isolates. Bioactivity was exhibited by 41 % of isolates, while 11 % exhibited unique chemical signatures in metabolomics screening. Chemical analysis of two isolates resulted in the isolation of the cytotoxic metabolite 1-isopentadecanoyl-3β-D-glucopyranosyl-X-glycerol from Actinoalloteichus sp. 2L868 and sungsanpin from Streptomyces sp. 8LB7. These results demonstrate the potential for the discovery of novel bioactive metabolites from actinomycetes isolated from Atlantic Canadian marine sediments.
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- K R Duncan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada
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Duncan K, Haltli B, Gill KA, Kerr RG. Bioprospecting from marine sediments of New Brunswick, Canada: exploring the relationship between total bacterial diversity and actinobacteria diversity. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:899-925. [PMID: 24531187 PMCID: PMC3944522 DOI: 10.3390/md12020899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Actinomycetes are an important resource for the discovery of natural products with therapeutic properties. Bioprospecting for actinomycetes typically proceeds without a priori knowledge of the bacterial diversity present in sampled habitats. In this study, we endeavored to determine if overall bacterial diversity in marine sediments, as determined by 16S rDNA amplicon pyrosequencing, could be correlated with culturable actinomycete diversity, and thus serve as a powerful tool in guiding future bioprospecting efforts. Overall bacterial diversity was investigated in eight marine sediments from four sites in New Brunswick, Canada, resulting in over 44,000 high quality sequences (x = 5610 per sample). Analysis revealed all sites exhibited significant diversity (H' = 5.4 to 6.7). Furthermore, statistical analysis of species level bacterial communities (D = 0.03) indicated community composition varied according to site and was strongly influenced by sediment physiochemical composition. In contrast, cultured actinomycetes (n = 466, 98.3% Streptomyces) were ubiquitously distributed among all sites and distribution was not influenced by sediment composition, suggesting that the biogeography of culturable actinomycetes does not correlate with overall bacterial diversity in the samples examined. These actinomycetes provide a resource for future secondary metabolite discovery, as exemplified by the antimicrobial activity observed from preliminary investigation.
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- Katherine Duncan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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Liu H, Jiang H, Haltli B, Kulowski K, Muszynska E, Feng X, Summers M, Young M, Graziani E, Koehn F, Carter GT, He M. Rapid cloning and heterologous expression of the meridamycin biosynthetic gene cluster using a versatile Escherichia coli-streptomyces artificial chromosome vector, pSBAC. J Nat Prod 2009; 72:389-395. [PMID: 19191550 DOI: 10.1021/np8006149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Expression of biosynthetic pathways in heterologous hosts is an emerging approach to expedite production improvement and biosynthetic modification of natural products derived from microbial secondary metabolites. Herein we describe the development of a versatile Escherichia coli-Streptomyces shuttle Bacterial Artificial Chromosomal (BAC) conjugation vector, pSBAC, to facilitate the cloning, genetic manipulation, and heterologous expression of actinomycetes secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters. The utility of pSBAC was demonstrated through the rapid cloning and heterologous expression of one of the largest polyketide synthase (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) biosynthetic pathways: the meridamycin biosynthesis gene cluster (mer). The entire mer gene cluster ( approximately 90 kb) was captured in a single pSBAC clone through a straightforward restriction enzyme digestion and cloning approach and transferred into Streptomyces lividans. The production of meridamycin (1) in the heterologous host was achieved after replacement of the original promoter with an ermE* promoter and was enhanced by feeding with a biosynthetic precursor. The success of heterologous expression of such a giant gene cluster demonstrates the versatility of BAC cloning technology and paves the road for future exploration of expression of the meridamycin biosynthetic pathway in various hosts, including strains that have been optimized for polyketide production.
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- Hongbo Liu
- Chemical and Screening Science, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA
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Ratnayake AS, Haltli B, Feng X, Bernan VS, Singh MP, He H, Carter GT. Investigating the biosynthetic origin of the nitro group in pyrrolomycins. J Nat Prod 2008; 71:1923-1926. [PMID: 18986197 DOI: 10.1021/np800401h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Feasible modes of introducing the nitro group into pyrrolomycin antibiotics were investigated based on incorporation of (15)N-labeled arginine and proline into dioxapyrrolomycin, produced by the actinomycete culture LL-F42248. Biosynthesis of nitrated pyrrolomycins was unaffected by the presence of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors. The culture was able to grow in nitrogen-free (minimal) media and produce nitrated secondary metabolites. These results indicate that LL-F42248 is capable of fixing nitrogen.
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- Anokha S Ratnayake
- Chemical and Screening Sciences, Wyeth Research, 401 North Middletown Road, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA.
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He M, Haltli B, Summers M, Feng X, Hucul J. Isolation and characterization of meridamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces sp. NRRL 30748. Gene 2006; 377:109-18. [PMID: 16806745 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2006] [Revised: 03/15/2006] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Meridamycin is a non-immunosuppressive, FKBP12-binding natural macrolide with potential therapeutic applications in a variety of medical conditions. To set the stage for structural modification of meridamycin by genetic engineering, we have cloned and completely sequenced approximately 117 kb of DNA encompassing the meridamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from the producing strain, Streptomyces sp. NRRL 30748. Clustered in the center of the cloned DNA stretch are six genes responsible for the construction of the core structure of meridamycin, including merP encoding a non-ribosomal peptide synthase for pipecolate-incorporation, four PKS genes (merA-D) together encoding 1 loading module and 14 extension modules, and merE encoding a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. A number of genes with potential pathway-specific regulatory or resistance functions have also been identified. The absence of the gene encoding lysine cyclodeaminase in the sequenced gene cluster and the rest of the genome of NRRL 30748 indicated the synthesis of pipecolate in this strain is not through the common lysine cyclodeamination route previously described for rapamycin and FK506/FK520 biosynthesis. An efficient conjugation method has been developed for Streptomyces sp. NRRL 30748 to facilitate the genetic manipulation of meridamycin biosynthetic gene cluster. Disruption of merP resulted in the complete abolition of meridamycin production, proving the identity of the gene cluster. A novel meridamycin analogue, C36-keto-meridamycin, has been successfully generated through deletion of a DNA fragment encoding KR1 domain of MerA from the chromosomal DNA.
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- Min He
- Chemical and Screening Science/Natural Products Discovery, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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Ritacco FV, Haltli B, Janso JE, Greenstein M, Bernan VS. Dereplication of Streptomyces soil isolates and detection of specific biosynthetic genes using an automated ribotyping instrument. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 30:472-9. [PMID: 12687492 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-003-0038-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2003] [Accepted: 02/07/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The discrimination of distinct cultures among morphologically similar Streptomyces soil isolates (dereplication) and the detection of specific biosynthetic pathways in these strains are important steps in the selection of microorganisms to include in a natural products library. We have developed methods for analysis of actinomycetes using the RiboPrinter microbial characterization system, an automated instrument that performs ribotyping on bacterial samples. To evaluate our dereplication method, 26 Streptomyces isolates, obtained from soil samples collected in Maui, Hawaii, were ribotyped and compared with each other, using the RiboPrinter. The strains were also compared by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, MIDI fatty acid analysis, and LC-MS profiling of fermentation extracts. The RiboPrinter was able to identify closely related isolates and to discriminate between morphologically similar isolates with unique genetic, fatty acid and fermentation profiles. For the detection of biosynthetic genes, a 1,006-bp probe containing a portion of an adenylation domain of a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) was employed. Using this alternate probe in place of the standard ribosomal probe, the RiboPrinter was able to detect NRPS genes in several strains of Streptomyces. These results demonstrate that the RiboPrinter has multiple applications in a natural products research program.
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- F V Ritacco
- Natural Products Microbiology, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA.
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