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Xie H, Huang M, Zheng Y, Wu Q, Dai G, Wang D, Niu XM. Transcription Levels of SDR Gene Ao274 in Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora Regulates Configurations and Oxidation Patterns of Arthrobotrisins and Formation of Trapping Devices. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2025; 73:5947-5960. [PMID: 40009027 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c10072] [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: 02/27/2025]
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Here, we report hierarchical functions of a putative short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene Ao274 for arthrobotrisin biosynthesis in nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora via an enhanced promoter. Transcriptional analysis revealed that Ao274 exhibited much higher transcriptional levels than all other genes in the arthrobotrisin biosynthetic pathway. We generated four mutants of two types with varying reductions in Ao274 transcription through gene swap experiments. Target isolation and structural elucidation of ten novel intermediates accumulated in the mutants demonstrated that high transcriptional levels are crucial for the hierarchical activity of Ao274, which is responsible for double carbonyl reductions and oxygenations at distinct carbon positions, preferentially acting on carbonyl reduction at C-1, followed by oxygen addition at C-1'. Additionally, variations in Ao274 transcription levels significantly affected conidial formation and trapping device development in A. oligospora. Our findings provide new insights into the chemical and biological functions of short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family genes regulated by transcriptional levels.
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- Haoda Xie
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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Duan S, Liu Q, Shen Y, Zhu L, Yuan H, Yang J. AoRan1 Is Involved in Regulating Conidiation, Stress Resistance, Secondary Metabolism, and Pathogenicity in Arthrobotrys oligospora. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1853. [PMID: 39338527 PMCID: PMC11434409 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12091853] [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: 08/10/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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Arthrobotrys oligospora is a representative nematode-trapping (NT) fungus that is able to capture, kill, and digest nematodes by producing specialized three-dimensional networks (traps) under nutrient-deprived conditions. Ran1 is a serine/threonine protein kinase that can act as a negative regulator of sexual conjugation and meiosis. However, the specific role of Ran1 remains largely unknown in NT fungi. Here, we identified AoRan1 (AOL_s00004g277) via gene disruption, phenotypic analysis, and metabolomic analysis. Our findings reveal that Aoran1 knockout caused a remarkable increase in conidial production, traps, and nematode feeding efficiency. In addition, the absence of Aoran1 resulted in the accumulation of lipid droplets and increased autophagic levels as well as increased tolerance to cell wall synthesis-disturbing reagents and oxidants. Metabolomic analyses also suggested that AoRan1 is involved in multiple metabolic processes, such as fatty acid biosynthesis. In summary, our results suggest that AoRan1 is crucial in conidiation, pathogenicity, and secondary metabolism. This study's results further our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which AoRan1 regulates conidiation and trap formation in A. oligospora.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, and School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China; (S.D.); (Q.L.); (Y.S.); (L.Z.); (H.Y.)
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Wang D, He J, Chen Y, Liu B, Wu Z, Pan X, Niu X. Harnessing in vivo synthesis of bioactive multiarylmethanes in Escherichia coli via oxygen-mediated free radical reaction induced by simple phenols. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:219. [PMID: 39103877 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02494-y] [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: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Xanthenes and multi-aryl carbon core containing compounds represent different types of complex and condensed architectures that have impressive wide range of pharmacological, industrial and synthetic applications. Moreover, indoles as building blocks were only found in naturally occurring metabolites with di-aryl carbon cores and in chemically synthesized tri-aryl carbon core containing compounds. Up to date, rare xanthenes with indole bearing multicaryl carbon core have been reported in natural or synthetic products. The underlying mechanism of fluorescein-like arthrocolins with tetra-arylmethyl core were synthesized in an engineered Escherichia coli fed with toluquinol remained unclear. RESULTS In this study, the Keio collection of single gene knockout strains of 3901 mutants of E. coli BW25113, together with 14 distinct E. coli strains, was applied to explore the origins of endogenous building blocks and the biogenesis for arthrocolin assemblage. Deficiency in bacterial respiratory and aromatic compound degradation genes ubiX, cydB, sucA and ssuE inhibited the mutant growth fed with toluquinol. Metabolomics of the cultures of 3897 mutants revealed that only disruption of tnaA involving in transforming tryptophan to indole, resulted in absence of arthrocolins. Further media optimization, thermal cell killing and cell free analysis indicated that a non-enzyme reaction was involved in the arthrocolin biosynthesis in E. coli. Evaluation of redox potentials and free radicals suggested that an oxygen-mediated free radical reaction was responsible for arthrocolins formation in E. coli. Regulation of oxygen combined with distinct phenol derivatives as inducer, 31 arylmethyl core containing metabolites including 13 new and 8 biological active, were isolated and characterized. Among them, novel arthrocolins with p-hydroxylbenzene ring from tyrosine were achieved through large scale of aerobic fermentation and elucidated x-ray diffraction analysis. Moreover, most of the known compounds in this study were for the first time synthesized in a microbe instead of chemical synthesis. Through feeding the rat with toluquinol after colonizing the intestines of rat with E. coli, arthrocolins also appeared in the rat blood. CONCLUSION Our findings provide a mechanistic insight into in vivo synthesis of complex and condensed arthrocolins induced by simple phenols and exploits a quinol based method to generate endogenous aromatic building blocks, as well as a methylidene unit, for the bacteria-facilitated synthesis of multiarylmethanes.
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- Donglou Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Kunming University, Kunming, 650214, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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The Multifaceted Gene 275 Embedded in the PKS-PTS Gene Cluster Was Involved in the Regulation of Arthrobotrisin Biosynthesis, TCA Cycle, and Septa Formation in Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8121261. [PMID: 36547594 PMCID: PMC9780802 DOI: 10.3390/jof8121261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The predominant nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora harbors a unique polyketide synthase-prenyltransferase (PKS-PTS) gene cluster AOL_s00215g responsible for the biosynthesis of sesquiterpenyl epoxy-cyclohexenoids (SECs) that are involved in the regulation of fungal growth, adhesive trap formation, antibacterial activity, and soil colonization. However, the function of one rare gene (AOL_s00215g275 (275)) embedded in the cluster has remained cryptic. Here, we constructed two mutants with the disruption of 275 and the overexpression of 275, respectively, and compared their fungal growth, morphology, resistance to chemical stress, nematicidal activity, transcriptomic and metabolic profiles, and infrastructures, together with binding affinity analysis. Both mutants displayed distinct differences in their TCA cycles, SEC biosynthesis, and endocytosis, combined with abnormal mitochondria, vacuoles, septa formation, and decreased nematicidal activity. Our results suggest that gene 275 might function as a separator and as an integrated gene with multiple potential functions related to three distinct genes encoding the retinoic acid induced-1, cortactin, and vacuolar iron transporter 1 proteins in this nematode-trapping fungus. Our unexpected findings provide insight into the intriguing organization and functions of a rare non-biosynthetic gene in a biosynthetic gene cluster.
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Zhang LL, Liu YJ, Chen YH, Wu Z, Liu BR, Cheng QY, Zhang KQ, Niu XM. Modulating Activity Evaluation of Gut Microbiota with Versatile Toluquinol. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810700. [PMID: 36142608 PMCID: PMC9505934 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Gut microbiota have important implications for health by affecting the metabolism of diet and drugs. However, the specific microbial mediators and their mechanisms in modulating specific key intermediate metabolites from fungal origins still remain largely unclear. Toluquinol, as a key versatile precursor metabolite, is commonly distributed in many fungi, including Penicillium species and their strains for food production. The common 17 gut microbes were cultivated and fed with and without toluquinol. Metabolic analysis revealed that four strains, including the predominant Enterococcus species, could metabolize toluquinol and produce different metabolites. Chemical investigation on large-scale cultures led to isolation of four targeted metabolites and their structures were characterized with NMR, MS, and X-ray diffraction analysis, as four toluquinol derivatives (1–4) through O1/O4-acetyl and C5/C6-methylsulfonyl substitutions, respectively. The four metabolites were first synthesized in living organisms. Further experiments suggested that the rare methylsulfonyl groups in 3–4 were donated from solvent DMSO through Fenton’s reaction. Metabolite 1 displayed the strongest inhibitory effect on cancer cells A549, A2780, and G401 with IC50 values at 0.224, 0.204, and 0.597 μM, respectively, while metabolite 3 displayed no effect. Our results suggest that the dominant Enterococcus species could modulate potential precursors of fungal origin and change their biological activity.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-871-65032538; Fax: +86-871-65034838
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Tao H, Abe I. Harnessing Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases for structural diversification of fungal meroterpenoids. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2022; 77:102763. [PMID: 35878474 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fungal meroterpenoids are structurally diverse natural products with important biological activities. During their biosynthesis, α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases (αKG-DOs) catalyze a wide range of chemically challenging transformation reactions, including desaturation, epoxidation, oxidative rearrangement, and endoperoxide formation, by selective C-H bond activation, to produce molecules with more complex and divergent structures. Investigations on the structure-function relationships of αKG-DO enzymes have revealed the intimate molecular bases of their catalytic versatility and reaction mechanisms. Notably, the catalytic repertoire of αKG-DOs is further expanded by only subtle changes in their active site and lid-like loop-region architectures. Owing to their remarkable biocatalytic potential, αKG-DOs are ideal candidates for future chemoenzymatic synthesis and enzyme engineering for the generation of terpenoids with diverse structures and biological activities.
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- Hui Tao
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Chen YH, Zhang LL, Wang LJ, Yue XT, Wu QF, Jiang Y, Zhang KQ, Niu XM. Acetylation of Sesquiterpenyl Epoxy-Cyclohexenoids Regulates Fungal Growth, Stress Resistance, Endocytosis, and Pathogenicity of Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora via Metabolism and Transcription. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:6145-6155. [PMID: 35562189 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sesquiterpenyl epoxy-cyclohexenoids (SECs) that depend on a polyketide synthase-terpenoid synthase (PKS-TPS) pathway are widely distributed in plant pathogenic fungi. However, the biosynthesis and function of the acetylated SECs still remained cryptic. Here, we identified that AOL_s00215g 273 (273) was responsible for the acetylation of SECs in Arthrobotrys oligospora via the construction of Δ273, in which the acetylated SECs were absent and major antibacterial nonacetylated SECs accumulated. Mutant Δ273 displayed increased trap formation, and nematicidal and antibacterial activities but decreased fungal growth and soil colonization. Glutamine, a key precursor for NH3 as a trap inducer, was highly accumulated, and biologically active phenylpropanoids and antibiotics were highly enriched in Δ273. The decreased endocytosis and increased autophagosomes, with the most upregulated genes involved in maintaining DNA and transcriptional stability and pathways related to coronavirus disease and exosome, suggested that lack of 273 might result in increased virus infection and the acetylation of SECs played a key role in fungal diverse antagonistic ability.
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- Yong-Hong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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Bai N, Zhang G, Wang W, Feng H, Yang X, Zheng Y, Yang L, Xie M, Zhang KQ, Yang J. Ric8 acts as a regulator of G-protein signalling required for nematode-trapping lifecycle of Arthrobotrys oligospora. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:1714-1730. [PMID: 34431203 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8 (Ric8) is a conserved guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is involved in the regulation of G-protein signalling in filamentous fungi. Here, we characterized an orthologous Ric8 (AoRic8) in Arthrobotrys oligospora by multi-omics analyses. The Aoric8 deletion (ΔAoric8) mutants lost an ability to produce traps essential for nematode predation, accompanied by a marked reduction in cAMP level. Yeast two-hybrid assay revealed that AoRic8 interacted with G-protein subunit Gα1. Moreover, the mutants were compromised in mycelia growth, conidiation, stress resistance, endocytosis, cellular components and intrahyphal hyphae. Revealed by transcriptomic analysis differentially upregulated genes in the absence of Aoric8 were involved in cell cycle, DNA replication and recombination during trap formation while downregulated genes were primarily involved in organelles, carbohydrate metabolism and amino acid metabolism. Metabolomic analysis showed that many compounds were markedly downregulated in ΔAoric8 mutants versus the wild-type strain. Our results demonstrated a crucial role for AoRic8 in the fungal growth, environmental adaption and nematode predation through control of cell cycle, organelle and secondary metabolism by G-protein signalling.
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- Na Bai
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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He ZQ, Wang LJ, Wang YJ, Chen YH, Wen Y, Zhang KQ, Niu XM. Polyketide Synthase-Terpenoid Synthase Hybrid Pathway Regulation of Trap Formation through Ammonia Metabolism Controls Soil Colonization of Predominant Nematode-Trapping Fungus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:4464-4479. [PMID: 33823587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polyketide synthase-terpenoid synthase (PKS-TPS) hybrid pathways for biosynthesis of unique sesquiterpenyl epoxy-cyclohexenoids (SECs) have been found to be widely distributed in plant pathogenic fungi. However, the natural and ecological functions of these pathways and their metabolites still remain cryptic. In this study, the whole PKS-TPS hybrid pathway in the predominant nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora was first proposed according to all the intermediates and their derivatives from all the A. oligospora mutants with a deficiency in each gene involved in SEC biosynthesis. Most mutants displayed significantly increased trap formation which was correlated with alteration of the ammonia level. Further analysis revealed that the main metabolites involved in ammonia metabolism were largely increased in most mutants. However, significantly retarded colonization in soil were observed in most mutants compared to the wild-type strain due to significantly decreased antibacterial activities. Our results suggested that A. oligospora used the PKS-TPS hybrid pathway for fungal soil colonization via decreasing fungal nematode-capturing ability. This also provided solid evidence that boosting fungal colonization in soil was the secondary metabolite whose biosynthesis depended on a PKS-TPS hybrid pathway.
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- Zhi-Qiang He
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China
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Teng LL, Song TY, Chen YH, Chen YG, Zhang KQ, Li SH, Niu XM. Novel Polyketide-Terpenoid Hybrid Metabolites from a Potent Nematicidal Arthrobotrys oligospora Mutant Δ AOL_s00215g278. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:11449-11458. [PMID: 32924475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here, we reported that detailed investigation on trace targeted metabolites from nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora mutant with deletion of P450 gene AOL_s00215g278 led to isolation of 9 new polyketide-terpenoid hybrid derivatives, including four new glycosides of the key precursor farnesyl hydrotoluquinol (1) and, surprisingly, four new sesquiterpenyl epoxy-cyclohexenoids (SECs) analogues. Among them, two major target metabolites 1 and 14 displayed moderate nematode inhibitory ability. Moreover, the mutant lacking AOL_s00215g278 could form far more nematode-capturing traps within 6 h in contact with nematodes and show rapid potent nematicidal activity with killing 93.7% preys, though deletion of the P450 gene resulted in dramatic decrease in fungal colony growth and failure to produce fungal conidia. The results unequivocally revealed that gene AOL_s00215g278 should be involved in not only the SEC biosynthetic pathway in the nematode-trapping fungus A. oligospora but also fungal conidiation and nematicidal activity.
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- Lin-Lin Teng
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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Chen YH, Liu X, Dai R, Ou X, Xu ZF, Zhang KQ, Niu XM. Novel Polyketide-Terpenoid Hybrid Metabolites and Increased Fungal Nematocidal Ability by Disruption of Genes 277 and 279 in Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:7870-7879. [PMID: 32525670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora can produce a type of sesquiterpenyl epoxy-cyclohexenoid (SEC) metabolites that are regarded as characteristic chemtaxonomic markers. Here, we reported investigation on the functions of a putatively cupin-like family gene 277 and a dehydrogenase gene 279 by gene engineering, chemical metabolite profiling and phenotype analysis. Ten targeted metabolites were isolated from two mutants Δ277 and Δ279 and four novel metabolites including three polyketide-terpenoid (PK-TP) hybrid ones were characterized. Metabolite C277-1 from mutant Δ277 shared the characteristic feature of the first and simplest PK-TP hybrid precursor, prenyl toluquinol, and metabolites C279-1 and C279-2 from mutant Δ279 shared the basic carbon skeleton of the key PK-TP hybrid precursor, farnesyl toluquinol, for biosynthesis of SEC metabolites. These results suggested that gene 277 should be involved in biosynthesis of the second prenyl unit for farnesyl toluquinol precursor, and gene 279 might be responsible for the diagnostic epoxy formation. Further analysis revealed that genes 277 and 279 might play roles in fungal conidiation, predatory trap formation, and nematode-capturing ability.
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- Yong-Hong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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Liu L, Tang MC, Tang Y. Fungal Highly Reducing Polyketide Synthases Biosynthesize Salicylaldehydes That Are Precursors to Epoxycyclohexenol Natural Products. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19538-19541. [PMID: 31790246 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fungal highly reducing polyketide synthases (HRPKSs) are highly programmed multidomain enzymes that synthesize reduced polyketide structures. Recent reports indicated salicylaldehydes are synthesized by HRPKS biosynthetic gene clusters, which are unexpected based on known enzymology of HRPKSs. Using genome mining of a Trichoderma virens HRPKS gene cluster that encodes a number of redox enzymes, we uncover the strategy used by HRPKS pathways in the biosynthesis of aromatic products such as salicylaldehyde 4, which can be oxidatively modified to the epoxycyclohexanol natural product trichoxide 1. We show selective β-hydroxyl groups in the linear HRPKS product are individually reoxidized to β-ketones by short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase enzymes, which enabled intramolecular aldol condensation and aromatization. Our work expands the chemical space of natural products accessible through HRPKS pathways.
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- Ling Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States.,State Key Laboratory of Mycology , Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100101 , P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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Baschieri A, Amorati R, Valgimigli L, Sambri L. 1-Methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene as a Traceless Reducing Agent for the Synthesis of Catechols and Hydroquinones. J Org Chem 2019; 84:13655-13664. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Andrea Baschieri
- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “T. Montanari”Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Chen YH, He JB, Bai X, Li XN, Lu LF, Liu YC, Zhang KQ, Li SH, Niu XM. Unexpected Biosynthesis of Fluorescein-Like Arthrocolins against Resistant Strains in an Engineered Escherichia coli. Org Lett 2019; 21:6499-6503. [PMID: 31343888 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Here we provide an unprecedented biofactory where fluorescent dye-like complex xanthenes could be produced in an engineered Escherichia coli. Feeding the strain with toluquinol or hydroquinones resulted in production of novel "unnatural" natural products including four arthrocolins embedded with indolyltriphenyl quaternary carbons. Arthrocolins A-C potently inhibited various human cancer cell lines including paclitaxel-resistant cell line A549/Taxol and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and immensely restored the sensitivity of intractable fluconazole-resistant human pathogen Candida albicans to fluconazole.
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- Yong-Hong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences , Yunnan University , Kunming 650091 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences , Yunnan University , Kunming 650091 , P.R. China.,Kunming Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease , Kunming University , Kunming 650214 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences , Yunnan University , Kunming 650091 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences , Yunnan University , Kunming 650091 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences , Yunnan University , Kunming 650091 , P.R. China
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Mehta G, Sengupta S. Progress in the total synthesis of epoxyquinone natural products: An update. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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