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Chen S, Rao M, Jin W, Hu M, Chen D, Ge M, Mao W, Qian X. Metabolomic analysis in Amycolatopsis keratiniphila disrupted the competing ECO0501 pathway for enhancing the accumulation of vancomycin. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:297. [PMID: 39126539 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-04105-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Vancomycin is a clinically important glycopeptide antibiotic against Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In the mutant strain of Amycolatopsis keratiniphila HCCB10007 Δeco-cds4-27, the production of ECO-0501 was disrupted, but enhanced vancomycin yield by 55% was observed compared with the original strain of A. keratiniphila HCCB10007. To gain insights into the mechanism of the enhanced production of vancomycin in the mutant strain, comparative metabolomics analyses were performed between the mutant strain and the original strain, A. keratiniphila HCCB10007 via GC-TOF-MS and UPLC-HRMS. The results of PCA and OPLS-DA revealed a significant distinction of the intracellular metabolites between the two strains during the fermentation process. 64 intracellular metabolites, which involved in amino acids, fatty acids and central carbon metabolism, were identified as differential metabolites. The high-yield mutant strain maintained high levels of glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate and they declined with the increases of vancomycin production. Particularly, a strong association of fatty acids accumulation as well as 3,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and non-proteinogenic amino acid 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (Dpg) with enhancement of vancomycin production was observed in the high-yield mutant strain, indicating that the consumption of fatty acid pools might be beneficial for giving rise to 3,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and Dpg which further lead to improve vancomycin production. In addition, the lower levels of glyoxylic acid and lactic acid and the higher levels of sulfur amino acids might be beneficial for improving vancomycin production. These findings proposed more advanced elucidation of metabolomic characteristics in the high-yield strain for vancomycin production and could provide potential strategies to enhance the vancomycin production.
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- Shuo Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Shaoxing, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
- Zhejiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Shaoxing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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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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Wang L, Lu H, Jiang Y. Natural Polyketides Act as Promising Antifungal Agents. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1572. [PMID: 38002254 PMCID: PMC10669366 DOI: 10.3390/biom13111572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Invasive fungal infections present a significant risk to human health. The current arsenal of antifungal drugs is hindered by drug resistance, limited antifungal range, inadequate safety profiles, and low oral bioavailability. Consequently, there is an urgent imperative to develop novel antifungal medications for clinical application. This comprehensive review provides a summary of the antifungal properties and mechanisms exhibited by natural polyketides, encompassing macrolide polyethers, polyether polyketides, xanthone polyketides, linear polyketides, hybrid polyketide non-ribosomal peptides, and pyridine derivatives. Investigating natural polyketide compounds and their derivatives has demonstrated their remarkable efficacy and promising clinical application as antifungal agents.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China;
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Liu L, Liu Y, Liu S, Nikandrova AA, Imamutdinova AN, Lukianov DA, Osterman IA, Sergiev PV, Zhang B, Zhang D, Li F, Sun C. Bioprospecting for the soil-derived actinobacteria and bioactive secondary metabolites on the Western Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1247001. [PMID: 37886074 PMCID: PMC10599150 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1247001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Introduction The increase in incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria and the inadequacy of new antimicrobial drugs have led to a widespread outbreak of bacterial antimicrobial resistance. To discover new antibiotics, biodiversity, and novelty of culturable actinobacteria dwelled in soil of the Western Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were investigated. By integrating antibacterial assay with omics tools, Amycolatopsis sp. A133, a rare actinobacterial strain and its secondary metabolites were further studied. Method Culture-dependent method was used to obtain actinobacterial strains from two soil samples collected from Ali region in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The cultural extractions of representative strains were assayed against "ESKAPE" pathogens by paper-disk diffusion method and the double fluorescent protein reporter "pDualrep2" system. An Amycolatopsis strain coded as A133 was prioritized and its secondary metabolites were further analyzed and annotated by omics tools including antiSMASH and GNPS (Global Natural Social Molecular Networking). The predicted rifamycin analogs produced by Amycolatopsis sp. A133 were isolated and identified by chromatographic separation, such as Sephadex LH-20 and HPLC, and spectral analysis, such as NMR and UPLC-HRESI-MS/MS, respectively. Results A total of 406 actinobacteria strains affiliated to 36 genera in 17 families of 9 orders were isolated. Out of 152 representative strains, 63 isolates exhibited antagonistic activity against at least one of the tested pathogens. Among them, 7 positive strains were identified by the "pDualrep2" system as either an inhibitor of protein translation or DNA biosynthesis. The cultural broth of Amycolatopsis sp. A133 exhibited a broader antimicrobial activity and can induce expression of TurboRFP. The secondary metabolites produced by strain A133 was annotated as rifamycins and zampanolides by antiSMASH and GNPS analysis. Five members of rifamycins, including rifamycin W, protorifamycin I, rifamycin W-M1, proansamycin B, and rifamycin S, were purified and identified. Rifamycin W-M1, was found as a new member of the naturally occurring rifamycin group of antibiotics. Discussion Assisted by omics tools, the successful and highly efficient discovery of rifamycins, a group of clinically used antibiotics from actinobacteria in Ali area encouraged us to devote more energy to explore new antibiotics from the soils on the Western Tibetan Plateau.
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- Lifang Liu
- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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Yang Y, Kessler MGC, Marchán-Rivadeneira MR, Han Y. Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in the Post-Genomic Era: Rapid Antibiotic Discovery. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104183. [PMID: 37241928 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Constantly evolving drug-resistant "superbugs" have caused an urgent demand for novel antimicrobial agents. Natural products and their analogs have been a prolific source of antimicrobial agents, even though a high rediscovery rate and less targeted research has made the field challenging in the pre-genomic era. With recent advancements in technology, natural product research is gaining new life. Genome mining has allowed for more targeted excavation of biosynthetic potential from natural sources that was previously overlooked. Researchers use bioinformatic algorithms to rapidly identify and predict antimicrobial candidates by studying the genome before even entering the lab. In addition, synthetic biology and advanced analytical instruments enable the accelerated identification of novel antibiotics with distinct structures. Here, we reviewed the literature for noteworthy examples of novel antimicrobial agents discovered through various methodologies, highlighting the candidates with potent effectiveness against antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.
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- Yuehan Yang
- Translational Biomedical Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Translational Biomedical Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Center for Research on Health in Latinamerica (CISeAL)-Biological Science Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), Quito 170143, Ecuador
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- Translational Biomedical Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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Hamed AA, Mohamed OG, Aboutabl EA, Fathy FI, Fawzy GA, El-Shiekh RA, Al-Karmalawy AA, Al-Taweel AM, Tripathi A, Elsayed TR. Identification of Antimicrobial Metabolites from the Egyptian Soil-Derived Amycolatopsis keratiniphila Revealed by Untargeted Metabolomics and Molecular Docking. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13050620. [PMID: 37233661 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13050620] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Actinomycetes are prolific producers of bioactive secondary metabolites. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens has prompted us to search for potential natural antimicrobial agents. Herein, we report the isolation of rare actinobacteria from Egyptian soil. The strain was identified as Amycolatopsis keratiniphila DPA04 using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Cultivation profiling, followed by chemical and antimicrobial evaluation of crude extracts, revealed the activity of DPA04 ISP-2 and M1 culture extracts against Gram-positive bacteria. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values ranged from 19.5 to 39 µg/mL. Chemical analysis of the crude extracts using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF) led to the identification of 45 metabolites of different chemical classes. In addition, ECO-0501 was identified in the cultures with significant antimicrobial activity. Multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is reported to be related to the multidrug efflux pump (MATE). ECO-0501 and its related metabolites were subjected to molecular docking studies against the MATE receptor as a proposed mechanism of action. ECO-0501 and its derivatives (AK_1 and N-demethyl ECO-0501) had better binding scores (-12.93, -12.24, and -11.92 kcal/mol) than the co-crystallized 4HY inhibitor (-8.99 kcal/mol) making them promising candidates as MATE inhibitors. Finally, our work established that natural products from this strain could be useful therapeutic tools for controlling infectious diseases.
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- Ahmed A Hamed
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
- Natural Products Discovery Core, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr el Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th of October City, Giza 12566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural Products Discovery Core, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
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Amycolatopsis from Desert Specialist Fungus-Growing Ants Suppresses Contaminant Fungi Using the Antibiotic ECO-0501. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0183822. [PMID: 36700628 PMCID: PMC9972958 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01838-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Symbiotic Actinobacteria help fungus-growing ants suppress fungal pathogens through the production of antifungal compounds. Trachymyrmex ants of the southwest desert of the United States inhabit a unique niche far from the tropical rainforests in which most fungus-growing ant species are found. These ants may not encounter the specialist fungal pathogen Escovopsis known to threaten colonies of other fungus-growing ants. It is unknown whether Actinobacteria associated with these ants antagonize contaminant fungi and, if so, what the chemical basis of such antagonism is. We find that Pseudonocardia and Amycolatopsis strains isolated from three desert specialist Trachymyrmex species do antagonize diverse contaminant fungi isolated from field-collected ant colonies. We did not isolate the specialist fungal pathogen Escovopsis in our sampling. We trace strong antifungal activity from Amycolatopsis isolates to the molecule ECO-0501, an antibiotic that was previously under preclinical development as an antibacterial agent. In addition to suppression of contaminant fungi, we find that this molecule has strong activity against ant-associated Actinobacteria and may also play a role in bacterial competition in this niche. By studying interspecies interactions in a previously unexplored niche, we have uncovered novel bioactivity for a structurally unique antibiotic. IMPORTANCE Animal hosts often benefit from chemical defenses provided by microbes. These molecular defenses are a potential source of novel antibiotics and offer opportunities for understanding how antibiotics are used in ecological contexts with defined interspecies interactions. Here, we recover contaminant fungi from nests of Trachymyrmex fungus-growing ants of the southwest desert of the United States and find that they are suppressed by Actinobacteria isolated from these ants. The antibiotic ECO-0501 is an antifungal agent used by some of these Amycolatopsis bacterial isolates. This antibiotic was previously investigated in preclinical studies and known only for antibacterial activity.
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Hu M, Chen S, Ni Y, Wei W, Mao W, Ge M, Qian X. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in vancomycin-producing strain Amycolatopsis keratiniphila. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1141176. [PMID: 36937767 PMCID: PMC10020181 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1141176] [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: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Amycolatopsis is an important source of diverse valuable bioactive natural products. The CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene editing tool has been established in some Amycolatopsis species and has accomplished the deletion of single gene or two genes. The goal of this study was to develop a high-efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing system in vancomycin-producing strain A. keratiniphila HCCB10007 and enhance the production of vancomycin by deleting the large fragments of ECO-0501 BGC. By adopting the promoters of gapdhp and ermE*p which drove the expressions of scocas9 and sgRNA, respectively, the all-in-one editing plasmid by homology-directed repair (HDR) precisely deleted the single gene gtfD and inserted the gene eGFP with the efficiency of 100%. Furthermore, The CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing system successfully deleted the large fragments of cds13-17 (7.7 kb), cds23 (12.7 kb) and cds22-23 (21.2 kb) in ECO-0501 biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) with high efficiencies of 81%-97% by selecting the sgRNAs with a suitable PAM sequence. Finally, a larger fragment of cds4-27 (87.5 kb) in ECO-0501 BGC was deleted by a dual-sgRNA strategy. The deletion of the ECO-0501 BGCs revealed a noticeable improvement of vancomycin production, and the mutants, which were deleted the ECO-0501 BGCs of cds13-17, cds22-23 and cds4-27, all achieved a 30%-40% increase in vancomycin yield. Therefore, the successful construction of the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing system and its application in large fragment deletion in A. keratiniphila HCCB10007 might provide a powerful tool for other Amycolatopsis species.
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- Mengyi Hu
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Asamizu S, Ijichi S, Hoshino S, Jo H, Takahashi H, Itoh Y, Matsumoto S, Onaka H. Stable Isotope-Guided Metabolomics Reveals Polar-Functionalized Fatty-Acylated RiPPs from Streptomyces. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:2936-2944. [PMID: 36112882 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00601] [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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Ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs) with polar-functionalized fatty acyl groups are a rarely found untapped class of natural products. Although polar-functionalized fatty-acylated RiPPs (PFARs) have potential as antimicrobial agents, the repertoire is still limited. Therefore, expanding the chemical space is expected to contribute to the development of pharmaceutical agents. In this study, we performed genome mining and stable isotope-guided comparative metabolomics to discover new PFAR natural products. We focused on the feature that PFARs incorporate l-arginine or l-lysine as the starter unit of the fatty acyl group and fed 13C6,15N4-l-arginine or 13C6,15N2-l-lysine to bacterial cultures. Metabolites were extracted and compared with those extracted from nonlabeled l-arginine or l-lysine fed cultures. We identified putative PFARs and successfully isolated solabiomycin A and B from Streptomyces lydicus NBRC 13 058 and albopeptin B from Streptomyces nigrescens HEK616, which contained a sulfoxide group in the labionin moiety. The gene disruption experiment indicated that solS, which encodes a putative flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) (NAD(P))-binding protein, is involved in the sulfoxidation of aryl sulfides. The solabiomycins showed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv with a minimum 95% inhibitory concentration (MIC95) of 3.125 μg/mL, suggesting their potential as antituberculosis agents.
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- Shumpei Asamizu
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology (CRIIM), The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Koichi Tanaka Mass Spectrometry Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, 1 Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-9510, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-9510, Japan.,Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C Jl., Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology (CRIIM), The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Multiplexed mobilization and expression of biosynthetic gene clusters. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5256. [PMID: 36068239 PMCID: PMC9448795 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32858-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Bacterial genomes contain large reservoirs of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that are predicted to encode unexplored natural products. Heterologous expression of previously unstudied BGCs should facilitate the discovery of additional therapeutically relevant bioactive molecules from bacterial culture collections, but the large-scale manipulation of BGCs remains cumbersome. Here, we describe a method to parallelize the identification, mobilization and heterologous expression of BGCs. Our solution simultaneously captures large numbers of BGCs by cloning the genomes of a strain collection in a large-insert library and uses the CONKAT-seq (co-occurrence network analysis of targeted sequences) sequencing pipeline to efficiently localize clones carrying intact BGCs which represent candidates for heterologous expression. Our discovery of several natural products, including an antibiotic that is active against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, demonstrates the potential of leveraging economies of scale with this approach to systematically interrogate cryptic BGCs contained in strain collections. Efficient mobilization and expression of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) into heterologous hosts is needed for microbial natural products discovery. Here, the authors improve the CONKAT-seq strategy by simultaneously capturing the BCGs into a single large insert library and demonstrate its ability to discover natural products with new structures and potent antibacterial activity.
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Microbiological Aspects of Unique, Rare, and Unusual Fatty Acids Derived from Natural Amides and Their Pharmacological Profile. MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/microbiolres13030030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In the proposed review, the pharmacological profile of unique, rare, and unusual fatty acids derived from natural amides is considered. These amides are produced by various microorganisms, lichens, and fungi. The biological activity of some natural fatty acid amides has been determined by their isolation from natural sources, but the biological activity of fatty acids has not been practically studied. According to QSAR data, the biological activity of fatty acids is shown, which demonstrated strong antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory activities. Moreover, some fatty acids have shown rare activities such as antidiabetic, anti-infective, anti-eczematic, antimutagenic, and anti-psoriatic activities. For some fatty acids that have pronounced biological properties, 3D graphs are shown that show a graphical representation of unique activities. These data are undoubtedly of both theoretical and practical interest for chemists, pharmacologists, as well as for the pharmaceutical industry, which is engaged in the synthesis of biologically active drugs.
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Looking Back to Amycolatopsis: History of the Antibiotic Discovery and Future Prospects. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10101254. [PMID: 34680834 PMCID: PMC8532670 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10101254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria in recent decades leads us to an urgent need for the development of new antibacterial agents. The species of the genus Amycolatopsis are known as producers of secondary metabolites that are used in medicine and agriculture. The complete genome sequences of the Amycolatopsis demonstrate a wide variety of biosynthetic gene clusters, which highlights the potential ability of actinomycetes of this genus to produce new antibiotics. In this review, we summarize information about antibiotics produced by Amycolatopsis species. This knowledge demonstrates the prospects for further study of this genus as an enormous source of antibiotics.
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Handayani I, Saad H, Ratnakomala S, Lisdiyanti P, Kusharyoto W, Krause J, Kulik A, Wohlleben W, Aziz S, Gross H, Gavriilidou A, Ziemert N, Mast Y. Mining Indonesian Microbial Biodiversity for Novel Natural Compounds by a Combined Genome Mining and Molecular Networking Approach. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:316. [PMID: 34071728 PMCID: PMC8227522 DOI: 10.3390/md19060316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and a promising resource for novel natural compound producers. Actinomycetes produce about two thirds of all clinically used antibiotics. Thus, exploiting Indonesia's microbial diversity for actinomycetes may lead to the discovery of novel antibiotics. A total of 422 actinomycete strains were isolated from three different unique areas in Indonesia and tested for their antimicrobial activity. Nine potent bioactive strains were prioritized for further drug screening approaches. The nine strains were cultivated in different solid and liquid media, and a combination of genome mining analysis and mass spectrometry (MS)-based molecular networking was employed to identify potential novel compounds. By correlating secondary metabolite gene cluster data with MS-based molecular networking results, we identified several gene cluster-encoded biosynthetic products from the nine strains, including naphthyridinomycin, amicetin, echinomycin, tirandamycin, antimycin, and desferrioxamine B. Moreover, 16 putative ion clusters and numerous gene clusters were detected that could not be associated with any known compound, indicating that the strains can produce novel secondary metabolites. Our results demonstrate that sampling of actinomycetes from unique and biodiversity-rich habitats, such as Indonesia, along with a combination of gene cluster networking and molecular networking approaches, accelerates natural product identification.
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- Ira Handayani
- Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (I.H.); (J.K.); (A.K.); (W.W.)
- Research Center for Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM.46, Cibinong, West Java 16911, Indonesia; (P.L.); (W.K.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (H.S.); (S.A.); (H.G.)
- Department of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, Division of Pharmaceutical Industries, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM.46, Cibinong, West Java 16911, Indonesia;
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- Research Center for Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM.46, Cibinong, West Java 16911, Indonesia; (P.L.); (W.K.)
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- Research Center for Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM.46, Cibinong, West Java 16911, Indonesia; (P.L.); (W.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (I.H.); (J.K.); (A.K.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (I.H.); (J.K.); (A.K.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (I.H.); (J.K.); (A.K.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (H.S.); (S.A.); (H.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (H.S.); (S.A.); (H.G.)
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- Applied Natural Products Genome Mining, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.G.); (N.Z.)
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- Applied Natural Products Genome Mining, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.G.); (N.Z.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Tübingen (IMIT), Cluster of Excellence ‘Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections’, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (I.H.); (J.K.); (A.K.); (W.W.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Secondary Metabolites of the Genus Amycolatopsis: Structures, Bioactivities and Biosynthesis. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26071884. [PMID: 33810439 PMCID: PMC8037709 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Actinomycetes are regarded as important sources for the generation of various bioactive secondary metabolites with rich chemical and bioactive diversities. Amycolatopsis falls under the rare actinomycete genus with the potential to produce antibiotics. In this review, all literatures were searched in the Web of Science, Google Scholar and PubMed up to March 2021. The keywords used in the search strategy were “Amycolatopsis”, “secondary metabolite”, “new or novel compound”, “bioactivity”, “biosynthetic pathway” and “derivatives”. The objective in this review is to summarize the chemical structures and biological activities of secondary metabolites from the genus Amycolatopsis. A total of 159 compounds derived from 8 known and 18 unidentified species are summarized in this paper. These secondary metabolites are mainly categorized into polyphenols, linear polyketides, macrolides, macrolactams, thiazolyl peptides, cyclic peptides, glycopeptides, amide and amino derivatives, glycoside derivatives, enediyne derivatives and sesquiterpenes. Meanwhile, they mainly showed unique antimicrobial, anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, and enzyme inhibition activities. In addition, the biosynthetic pathways of several potent bioactive compounds and derivatives are included and the prospect of the chemical substances obtained from Amycolatopsis is also discussed to provide ideas for their implementation in the field of therapeutics and drug discovery.
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Berlinck RGS, Bernardi DI, Fill T, Fernandes AAG, Jurberg ID. The chemistry and biology of guanidine secondary metabolites. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 38:586-667. [PMID: 33021301 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00051e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: 2017-2019Guanidine natural products isolated from microorganisms, marine invertebrates and terrestrial plants, amphibians and spiders, represented by non-ribosomal peptides, guanidine-bearing polyketides, alkaloids, terpenoids and shikimic acid derived, are the subject of this review. The topics include the discovery of new metabolites, total synthesis of natural guanidine compounds, biological activity and mechanism-of-action, biosynthesis and ecological functions.
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- Roberto G S Berlinck
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Kovács M, Seffer D, Pénzes-Hűvös Á, Juhász Á, Kerepesi I, Csepregi K, Kovács-Valasek A, Fekete C. Structural and functional comparison of Saccharomonospora azurea strains in terms of primycin producing ability. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 36:160. [PMID: 32989522 PMCID: PMC7522111 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-020-02935-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Emerging and re-emerging microbial pathogens, together with their rapid evolution and adaptation against antibiotics, highlight the importance not only of screening for new antimicrobial agents, but also for deepening knowledge about existing antibiotics. Primycin is a large 36-membered non-polyene macrolide lactone exclusively produced by Saccharomonospora azurea. This study provides information about strain dependent primycin production ability in conjunction with the structural, functional and comparative genomic examinations. Comparison of high- and low-primycin producer strains, transcriptomic analysis identified a total of 686 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), classified into diverse Cluster of Orthologous Groups. Among them, genes related to fatty acid synthesis, self-resistance, regulation of secondary metabolism and agmatinase encoding gene responsible for catalyze conversion between guanidino/amino forms of primycin were discussed. Based on in silico data mining methods, we were able to identify DEGs whose altered expression provide a good starting point for the optimization of fermentation processes, in order to perform targeted strain improvement and rational drug design.
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- Márk Kovács
- PannonPharma Pharmaceutical Ltd., 7720, Pécsvárad, Hungary
- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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- PannonPharma Pharmaceutical Ltd., 7720, Pécsvárad, Hungary
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, Szent István University, 2100, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Pécs, 7624, Pécs, Hungary.
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Many natural products have been used as drugs for the treatment of diverse indications. Although most U.S. pharmaceutical companies have reduced or eliminated their in-house natural-product research over the years, new approaches for compound screening and chemical synthesis are resurrecting interest in exploring the therapeutic value of natural products. The aim of this commentary is to review emerging strategies and techniques that have made natural products a viable strategic choice for inclusion in drug discovery programs. Published 2019. U.S. Government.
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- John A Beutler
- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland
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Sukhanova E, Zimens E, Kaluzhnaya O, Parfenova V, Belykh O. Epilithic Biofilms in Lake Baikal: Screening and Diversity of PKS and NRPS Genes in the Genomes of Heterotrophic Bacteria. Pol J Microbiol 2019; 67:501-516. [PMID: 30550237 PMCID: PMC7256756 DOI: 10.21307/pjm-2018-060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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A collection of heterotrophic bacteria consisting of 167 strains was obtained from microbial communities of biofilms formed on solid substrates in the littoral zone of Lake Baikal. Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene fragments, the isolates were classified to four phyla: Proteobacteria , Firmicutes , Actinobacteria , and Bacteroidetes . To assess their biotechnological potential, bacteria were screened for the presence of PKS (polyketide synthase) and NRPS (non-ribosomal peptide synthetases) genes. PKS genes were detected in 41 strains (25%) and NRPS genes in 73 (43%) strains by PCR analysis. The occurrence of PKS genes in members of the phylum Firmicutes (the genera Bacillus and Paenibacillus ) was 34% and NRPS genes were found in 78%. In Proteobacteria , PKS and NRPS genes were found in 20% and 32%, and in 22% and 22% of Actinobacteria , respectively. For further analysis of PKS and NRPS genes, six Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains with antagonistic activity were selected and underwent phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA genes. The identification of PKS and NRPS genes in the strains investigated was demonstrated among the homologues the genes involved in the biosynthesis of antibiotics (bacillaene, difficidine, erythromycin, bacitracin, tridecaptin, and fusaricidin), biosurfactants (iturin, bacillomycin, plipastatin, fengycin, and surfactin) and antitumor agents (epothilone, calyculin, and briostatin). Bacillus spp. 9A and 2A strains showed the highest diversity of PKS and NRPS genes. Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains isolated from epilithic biofilms in Lake Baikal are potential producers of antimicrobial compounds and may be of practical interest for biotechnological purposes. A collection of heterotrophic bacteria consisting of 167 strains was obtained from microbial communities of biofilms formed on solid substrates in the littoral zone of Lake Baikal. Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene fragments, the isolates were classified to four phyla: Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. To assess their biotechnological potential, bacteria were screened for the presence of PKS (polyketide synthase) and NRPS (non-ribosomal peptide synthetases) genes. PKS genes were detected in 41 strains (25%) and NRPS genes in 73 (43%) strains by PCR analysis. The occurrence of PKS genes in members of the phylum Firmicutes (the genera Bacillus and Paenibacillus) was 34% and NRPS genes were found in 78%. In Proteobacteria, PKS and NRPS genes were found in 20% and 32%, and in 22% and 22% of Actinobacteria, respectively. For further analysis of PKS and NRPS genes, six Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains with antagonistic activity were selected and underwent phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA genes. The identification of PKS and NRPS genes in the strains investigated was demonstrated among the homologues the genes involved in the biosynthesis of antibiotics (bacillaene, difficidine, erythromycin, bacitracin, tridecaptin, and fusaricidin), biosurfactants (iturin, bacillomycin, plipastatin, fengycin, and surfactin) and antitumor agents (epothilone, calyculin, and briostatin). Bacillus spp. 9A and 2A strains showed the highest diversity of PKS and NRPS genes. Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains isolated from epilithic biofilms in Lake Baikal are potential producers of antimicrobial compounds and may be of practical interest for biotechnological purposes.
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- Elena Sukhanova
- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences , Irkutsk , Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences , Irkutsk , Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences , Irkutsk , Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences , Irkutsk , Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences , Irkutsk , Russia
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Fatima I, Kanwal S, Mahmood T. Natural Products Mediated Targeting of Virally Infected Cancer. Dose Response 2019; 17:1559325818813227. [PMID: 30670935 PMCID: PMC6328957 DOI: 10.1177/1559325818813227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The role of viral infection in developing cancer was determined in the start of 20th century. Until now, 8 different virus-associated cancers have been discovered and most of them progressed in immunosuppressed individuals. The aim of the present study is to look into the benefits of natural products in treating virally infected cancers. The study focuses on bioactive compounds derived from natural sources. Numerous pharmaceutical agents have been identified from plants (vincristine, vinblastine, stilbenes, combretastatin, and silymarin), marine organisms (bryostatins, cephalostatin, ecteinascidins, didemnin, and dolastatin), insects (cantharidin, mastoparan, parectadial, and cecropins), and microorganisms (vancomycin, rhizoxin, ansamitocins, mitomycin, and rapamycin). Beside these, various compounds have been observed from fruits and vegetables which can be utilized in anticancer therapy. These include curcumin in turmeric, resveratrol in red grapes, S-allyl cysteine in allium, allicin in garlic, catechins in green tea, and β-carotene in carrots. The present study addresses various types of virally infected cancers, their mechanism of action, and the role of different cell surface molecules elicited during viral binding and entry into the target cell along with the anticancer drugs derived from natural products by targeting screening of bioactive compounds from natural sources.
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- Iram Fatima
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat Sub-campus Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Genomic-driven discovery of an amidinohydrolase involved in the biosynthesis of mediomycin A. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:2225-2234. [PMID: 29349495 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8729-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Clethramycin (1) and mediomycin A (2) belong to the linear polyene polyketide (LPP) family of antibiotics that exhibit potent antifungal activity. Structural similarities exist between 1 and 2, except that 2 contains an amino moiety substituted for the guanidino moiety. Herein, the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces mediocidicus ATCC23936, a strain which produces both 1 and 2, was obtained through de novo sequencing. Bioinformatic analysis of the genome revealed a clethramycin (cle) gene cluster that contained 25 open reading frames (orfs). However, amidinohydrolase for 2 formation was not found in the cle gene cluster. Further genomic analysis revealed an amidinohydrolase MedX, which can hydrolyse the guanidino form (1) into the amino form (2) via heterologous co-expression of the cle cluster in Streptomyces lividans or by in vitro catalysis. These results also suggest the feasibility of engineering novel LPPs for drug discovery by manipulating the biosynthetic machinery of S. mediocidicus.
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Zhu L, Qian X, Chen D, Ge M. Role of two 5-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways in heme and secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Amycolatopsis orientalis. J Basic Microbiol 2017; 58:198-205. [PMID: 29164655 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Analysis of the Amycolatopsis orientalis genome revealed that two genes, hemA1 and hemA2, belonging to divergent pathways, were involved in the biosynthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid. The roles of hemA1 and hemA2 were elucidated via genetic manipulation and metabolite analysis. The disruption of hemA1, encoding the glutamyl-tRNAGlu reductase of the C5 pathway, was essential for cell growth and is used for heme synthesis. Overexpression of hemA1 resulted in elevated vancomycin and ECO-0501 production in Amycolatopsis orientalis, and it was also effective in increasing the production of daptomycin and natamycin in other Streptomycetes. The disruption of hemA2 indicated that it encodes the 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase of the Shemin pathway, serving as a key enzyme for the synthesis of the precursor aminohydroxycyclopentenone unit of ECO-0501. However, hemA2 disruption could not be complemented by the addition of 5-aminolevulinic acid or by the expression of hemA2 outside of the ECO-0501 gene cluster. The synthesis of ECO-0501 was only restored by the insertion of hemA2 at its original locus. The hemA2 gene could partly complement the hemA1 deficiency. Overexpression of hemA1, a key gene from the heme biosynthetic pathway, is proposed here as a new approach to improve the production of secondary metabolites in bacteria, whereas hemA2 plays different roles depending on its pattern of expression.
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- Li Zhu
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai, China
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New approaches to antibiotic discovery. Biotechnol Lett 2017; 39:805-817. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-017-2311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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ORF7 from Amycolatopsis orientalis catalyzes decarboxylation of N δ -methylarginine and amine oxidation of arginine: Biosynthetic implications. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:99-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kumari R, Singh P, Lal R. Genetics and Genomics of the Genus Amycolatopsis. Indian J Microbiol 2016; 56:233-46. [PMID: 27407288 PMCID: PMC4920768 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-016-0590-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Actinobacteria are gram-positive filamentous bacteria which contains some of the most deadly human pathogens (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Nocardia farcinica), plant pathogens (Streptomyces scabies, Leifsonia xyli) along with organisms that produces antibiotic (Streptomycetes, Amycolatopsis, Salinospora). Interestingly, these bacteria are equipped with an extraordinary capability of producing antibiotics and other metabolites which have medicinal properties. With the advent of inexpensive genome sequencing techniques and their clinical importance, many genomes of Actinobacteria have been successfully sequenced. These days, with the constant increasing number of drug-resistant bacteria, the urgent need for discovering new antibiotics has emerged as a major scientific challenge. And, unfortunately the traditional method of screening bacterial strains for the production of antibiotics has decreased leading to a paradigm shift in the planning and execution of discovery of novel biosynthetic gene clusters via genome mining process. The entire focus has shifted to the evaluation of genetic capacity of organisms for metabolite production and activation of cryptic gene clusters. This has been made possible only due to the availability of genome sequencing and has been augmented by genomic studies and new biotechnological approaches. Through this article, we present the analysis of the genomes of species belonging to the genus Amycolatopsis, sequenced till date with a focus on completely sequenced genomes and their application for further studies.
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- Rashmi Kumari
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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Chen S, Wu Q, Shen Q, Wang H. Progress in Understanding the Genetic Information and Biosynthetic Pathways behind Amycolatopsis Antibiotics, with Implications for the Continued Discovery of Novel Drugs. Chembiochem 2015; 17:119-28. [PMID: 26503579 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Species of Amycolatopsis, well recognized as producers of both vancomycin and rifamycin, are also known for producing other secondary metabolites, with wide usage in medicine and agriculture. The molecular genetics of natural antibiotics produced by this genus have been well studied. Since the rise of antibiotic resistance, finding new drugs to fight infection has become an urgent priority. Progress in understanding the biosynthesis of metabolites greatly helps the rational manipulation of biosynthetic pathways, and thus to achieve the goal of generating novel natural antibiotics. The efforts made in exploiting Amycolatopsis genome sequences for the discovery of novel natural products and biosynthetic pathways are summarized.
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- Su Chen
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road No.18, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road No.18, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road No.18, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road No.18, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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Draft Genome Sequence of Streptacidiphilus oryzae TH49T, an Acidophilic Actinobacterium Isolated from Soil. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:3/3/e00703-15. [PMID: 26112795 PMCID: PMC4481293 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00703-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The draft genome sequence of Streptacidiphilus oryzae strain TH49T, an acidophilic actinobacterium, was obtained. The draft is composed of six scaffolds totaling 7.8 Mbp, and it contains 6,829 protein-coding genes and 91 RNA genes. Genes related to respiratory nitrate reduction, siderophore production, and biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites were identified.
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Fair RJ, Tor Y. Antibiotics and bacterial resistance in the 21st century. PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2014; 6:25-64. [PMID: 25232278 PMCID: PMC4159373 DOI: 10.4137/pmc.s14459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 866] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been observed with increasing frequency over the past several decades. In this review the factors that have been linked to this phenomenon are addressed. Profiles of bacterial species that are deemed to be particularly concerning at the present time are illustrated. Factors including economic impact, intrinsic and acquired drug resistance, morbidity and mortality rates, and means of infection are taken into account. Synchronously with the waxing of bacterial resistance there has been waning antibiotic development. The approaches that scientists are employing in the pursuit of new antibacterial agents are briefly described. The standings of established antibiotic classes as well as potentially emerging classes are assessed with an emphasis on molecules that have been clinically approved or are in advanced stages of development. Historical perspectives, mechanisms of action and resistance, spectrum of activity, and preeminent members of each class are discussed.
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- Richard J Fair
- Department for Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Xu L, Huang H, Wei W, Zhong Y, Tang B, Yuan H, Zhu L, Huang W, Ge M, Yang S, Zheng H, Jiang W, Chen D, Zhao GP, Zhao W. Complete genome sequence and comparative genomic analyses of the vancomycin-producing Amycolatopsis orientalis. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:363. [PMID: 24884615 PMCID: PMC4048454 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Amycolatopsis orientalis is the type species of the genus and its industrial strain HCCB10007, derived from ATCC 43491, has been used for large-scale production of the vital antibiotic vancomycin. However, to date, neither the complete genomic sequence of this species nor a systemic characterization of the vancomycin biosynthesis cluster (vcm) has been reported. With only the whole genome sequence of Amycolatopsis mediterranei available, additional complete genomes of other species may facilitate intra-generic comparative analysis of the genus. Results The complete genome of A. orientalis HCCB10007 comprises an 8,948,591-bp circular chromosome and a 33,499-bp dissociated plasmid. In total, 8,121 protein-coding sequences were predicted, and the species-specific genomic features of A. orientalis were analyzed in comparison with that of A. mediterranei. The common characteristics of Amycolatopsis genomes were revealed via intra- and inter-generic comparative genomic analyses within the domain of actinomycetes, and led directly to the development of sequence-based Amycolatopsis molecular chemotaxonomic characteristics (MCCs). The chromosomal core/quasi-core and non-core configurations of the A. orientalis and the A. mediterranei genome were analyzed reciprocally, with respect to further understanding both the discriminable criteria and the evolutionary implementation. In addition, 26 gene clusters related to secondary metabolism, including the 64-kb vcm cluster, were identified in the genome. Employing a customized PCR-targeting-based mutagenesis system along with the biochemical identification of vancomycin variants produced by the mutants, we were able to experimentally characterize a halogenase, a methyltransferase and two glycosyltransferases encoded in the vcm cluster. The broad substrate spectra characteristics of these modification enzymes were inferred. Conclusions This study not only extended the genetic knowledge of the genus Amycolatopsis and the biochemical knowledge of vcm-related post-assembly tailoring enzymes, but also developed methodology useful for in vivo studies in A. orientalis, which has been widely considered as a barrier in this field. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-363) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shanghai Laiyi Center for Biopharmaceutical R&D, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Harunari E, Imada C, Igarashi Y, Fukuda T, Terahara T, Kobayashi T. Hyaluromycin, a new hyaluronidase inhibitor of polyketide origin from marine Streptomyces sp. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:491-507. [PMID: 24451191 PMCID: PMC3917283 DOI: 10.3390/md12010491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hyaluromycin (1), a new member of the rubromycin family of antibiotics, was isolated from the culture extract of a marine-derived Streptomyces sp. as a HAase inhibitor on the basis of HAase activity screening. The structure of 1 was elucidated through the interpretation of NMR data for the compound and its 3″-O-methyl derivative in combination with an incorporation experiment with [1,2-13C2]acetate. The compound’s absolute configuration was determined by the comparison of its circular dichroism (CD) spectrum with those of other rubromycins. Hyaluromycin (1) consists of a γ-rubromycin core structure possessing a 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone (C5N) unit as an amide substituent of the carboxyl function; both structural units have been reported only from actinomycetes. Hyaluromycin (1) displayed approximately 25-fold more potent hyaluronidase inhibitory activity against hyaluronidase than did glycyrrhizin, a known inhibitor of plant origin.
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- Enjuro Harunari
- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan.
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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Nett M. Genome mining: concept and strategies for natural product discovery. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 99:199-245. [PMID: 25296440 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04900-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hong H, Fill T, Leadlay PF. A Common Origin for Guanidinobutanoate Starter Units in Antifungal Natural Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201308136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hong H, Fill T, Leadlay PF. A Common Origin for Guanidinobutanoate Starter Units in Antifungal Natural Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:13096-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201308136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Deane CD, Mitchell DA. Lessons learned from the transformation of natural product discovery to a genome-driven endeavor. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 41:315-31. [PMID: 24142337 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1361-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Natural product discovery is currently undergoing a transformation from a phenotype-driven field to a genotype-driven one. The increasing availability of genome sequences, coupled with improved techniques for identifying biosynthetic gene clusters, has revealed that secondary metabolomes are strikingly vaster than previously thought. New approaches to correlate biosynthetic gene clusters with the compounds they produce have facilitated the production and isolation of a rapidly growing collection of what we refer to as "reverse-discovered" natural products, in analogy to reverse genetics. In this review, we present an extensive list of reverse-discovered natural products and discuss seven important lessons for natural product discovery by genome-guided methods: structure prediction, accurate annotation, continued study of model organisms, avoiding genome-size bias, genetic manipulation, heterologous expression, and potential engineering of natural product analogs.
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- Caitlin D Deane
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Henrich CJ, Beutler JA. Matching the power of high throughput screening to the chemical diversity of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2013; 30:1284-98. [PMID: 23925671 PMCID: PMC3801163 DOI: 10.1039/c3np70052f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Covering up to 2013. Application of high throughput screening technologies to natural product samples demands alterations in assay design as well as sample preparation in order to yield meaningful hit structures at the end of the campaign.
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- Curtis J. Henrich
- Basic Science Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc. Frederick National Lab
- Molecular Targets Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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- Molecular Targets Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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Molinari G. Impact of Microbial Natural Products on Antibacterial Drug Discovery. Antibiotics (Basel) 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527659685.ch3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Krishnan S, Shanmuganathan MV, Behenna D, Stoltz BM, Prasadarao NV. Angiotensin II receptor type 1--a novel target for preventing neonatal meningitis in mice by Escherichia coli K1. J Infect Dis 2013; 209:409-19. [PMID: 24041786 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The increasing incidence of Escherichia coli K1 meningitis due to escalating antibiotic resistance warrants alternate treatment options to prevent this deadly disease. We screened a library of small molecules from the National Institutes of Health clinical collection and identified telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1R) blocker, as a potent inhibitor of E. coli invasion into human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs). Immunoprecipitation studies revealed that AT1R associates with endothelial cell gp96, the receptor in HBMECs for E. coli outer membrane protein A. HBMECs pretreated with telmisartan or transfected with AT1R small interfering RNA were resistant to E. coli invasion because of downregulation of protein kinase C-α phosphorylation. Administration of a soluble derivative of telmisartan to newborn mice before infection with E. coli prevented the onset of meningitis and suppressed neutrophil infiltration and glial cell migration in the brain. Therefore, telmisartan has potential as an alternate treatment option for preventing E. coli meningitis.
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Walsh CT, Wencewicz TA. Prospects for new antibiotics: a molecule-centered perspective. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 67:7-22. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Shen Y, Huang H, Zhu L, Luo M, Chen D. A regulatory gene (ECO-orf4) required for ECO-0501 biosynthesis inAmycolatopsis orientalis. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 54:104-10. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yang Shen
- School of Biotechnology; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai China
- School of Pharmacy; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Biotechnology; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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Anand S, Mohanty D. Computational Methods for Identification of Novel Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Pathways by Genome Analysis. Bioinformatics 2013. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3604-0.ch086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Secondary metabolites belonging to polyketide and nonribosomal peptide families constitute a major class of natural products with diverse biological functions and a variety of pharmaceutically important properties. Experimental studies have shown that the biosynthetic machinery for polyketide and nonribosomal peptides involves multi-functional megasynthases like Polyketide Synthases (PKSs) and nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) which utilize a thiotemplate mechanism similar to that for fatty acid biosynthesis. Availability of complete genome sequences for an increasing number of microbial organisms has provided opportunities for using in silico genome mining to decipher the secondary metabolite natural product repertoire encoded by these organisms. Therefore, in recent years there have been major advances in development of computational methods which can analyze genome sequences to identify genes involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis and help in deciphering the putative chemical structures of their biosynthetic products based on analysis of the sequence and structural features of the proteins encoded by these genes. These computational methods for deciphering the secondary metabolite biosynthetic code essentially involve identification of various catalytic domains present in this PKS/NRPS family of enzymes; a prediction of various reactions in these enzymatic domains and their substrate specificities and also precise identification of the order in which these domains would catalyze various biosynthetic steps. Structural bioinformatics analysis of known secondary metabolite biosynthetic clusters has helped in formulation of predictive rules for deciphering domain organization, substrate specificity, and order of substrate channeling. In this chapter, the progress in development of various computational methods is discussed by different research groups, and specifically, the utility in identification of novel metabolites by genome mining and rational design of natural product analogs by biosynthetic engineering studies.
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Schitter G, Wrodnigg TM. Update on carbohydrate-containing antibacterial agents. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2013; 4:315-56. [PMID: 23489128 DOI: 10.1517/17460440902778725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the first known use of antibiotics > 2,500 years ago, a research field with immense importance for the welfare of mankind has been developed. After a decrease in interest in this topic by the end of the 20th century the occurrence of (poly-)resistant strains of bacteria induced a revival of antibiotics research. Health systems have been seeking viable and reliable solutions to this dangerous and expansive threat. OBJECTIVE This review will focus on carbohydrate-containing antibiotics and will give an outline of recently published novel isolated, semisynthetic as well as synthetic structures, their mechanism of action, if known, and the strategies for the design of compounds with potential by improved antibacterial properties. METHODS The literature between 2000 and 2008 was screened with main focus on recent examples of novel structures and strategies for the lead finding of exclusively antibacterial agents. RESULTS/CONCLUSION With the explanation of the role of the carbohydrate moieties in the respective antibacterial agents together with better synthetic strategies in carbohydrate chemistry as well as improvements in assay development for high throughput screening methods, carbohydrate-containing antibiotics can be used for the finding of potential drug leads that contribute to the fight against infections and diseases caused by (resistant) bacterial pathogens.
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- Georg Schitter
- Technical University Graz, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Univ.-Doz. TMW, Dip.-Ing. GS, Glycogroup, A-8010 Graz, Austria +43 316 873 8744 ; +43 316 873 8740 ;
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Cragg GM, Newman DJ. Natural products: a continuing source of novel drug leads. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:3670-95. [PMID: 23428572 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1594] [Impact Index Per Article: 144.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nature has been a source of medicinal products for millennia, with many useful drugs developed from plant sources. Following discovery of the penicillins, drug discovery from microbial sources occurred and diving techniques in the 1970s opened the seas. Combinatorial chemistry (late 1980s), shifted the focus of drug discovery efforts from Nature to the laboratory bench. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review traces natural products drug discovery, outlining important drugs from natural sources that revolutionized treatment of serious diseases. It is clear Nature will continue to be a major source of new structural leads, and effective drug development depends on multidisciplinary collaborations. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The explosion of genetic information led not only to novel screens, but the genetic techniques permitted the implementation of combinatorial biosynthetic technology and genome mining. The knowledge gained has allowed unknown molecules to be identified. These novel bioactive structures can be optimized by using combinatorial chemistry generating new drug candidates for many diseases. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The advent of genetic techniques that permitted the isolation / expression of biosynthetic cassettes from microbes may well be the new frontier for natural products lead discovery. It is now apparent that biodiversity may be much greater in those organisms. The numbers of potential species involved in the microbial world are many orders of magnitude greater than those of plants and multi-celled animals. Coupling these numbers to the number of currently unexpressed biosynthetic clusters now identified (>10 per species) the potential of microbial diversity remains essentially untapped.
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- Gordon M Cragg
- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA
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Shen Y, Huang H, Zhu L, Luo M, Chen D. Type II thioesterase gene (ECO-orf27) from Amycolatopsis orientalis influences production of the polyketide antibiotic, ECO-0501 (LW01). Biotechnol Lett 2012; 34:2087-91. [PMID: 22850790 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ECO-orf27 associated with the cluster of ECO-0501 (LW01) from Amycolatopsis orientalis is deduced to encode a type II thioesterase. Disruption of ECO-orf27 reduced LW01 production by 95 %. Complementation of the disrupted mutant with intact ECO-orf27 restored the production of LW01 suggesting that ECO-orf27 is crucial for LW01 biosynthesis. ECO-TE I, the gene encoding type I thioesterase from LW01 polyketide synthases, cannot complement ECO-orf27 deficient mutant distinguishing ECO-orf27 from type I thioesterase gene. Type II thioesterase gene pikAV from Streptomyces venezuelae could complement ECO-orf27 in A. orientalis indicating that the two genes are equivalent in their function. Overexpression of ECO-orf27 resulted in a 20 % increase in LW01 production providing an alternative approach for yield improvement.
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- Yang Shen
- School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Rd. 130#, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Exploring anti-TB leads from natural products library originated from marine microbes and medicinal plants. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:447-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9777-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Johnston C, Ibrahim A, Magarvey N. Informatic strategies for the discovery of polyketides and nonribosomal peptides. MEDCHEMCOMM 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2md20120h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A modern challenge and opportunity exists for in the ability to link genomic and metabolomic data, using novel informatic methods to find new bioactive natural products.
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- Chad Johnston
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- M. G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
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Gu JY, Han WJ, Qi FF, Li J, Sun SW, Zhu TJ, Mao WJ, Gu QQ, Li DH. Two New 23-Membered Macrolactones from a Terrestrial Bacterium, Streptomyces sp. IMBJ01. Helv Chim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201000467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wu X, Qian C, Fang H, Wen Y, Zhou J, Zhan Z, Ding R, Li O, Gao H. Paenimacrolidin, a novel macrolide antibiotic from Paenibacillus sp. F6-B70 active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Biotechnol 2011; 4:491-502. [PMID: 21375709 PMCID: PMC3815261 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Paenibacillus sp. F6-B70 was selected from several dozens of isolates with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using a 16S rDNA-based screening method. F6-B70 contained polyketide synthase (PKS) and non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) clusters in its genome revealed by PCR amplification of conserved adenylation and ketosynthase (KS) domains. Phylogenetic data suggested that the strain hosts trans-AT PKSs and their product may be a branched molecule. An antibiotic was subsequently isolated from the methanol extract of F6-B70 cells. The molecular formula of the antibiotic was deduced to be C(33) H(50) NaO(6) ([M + Na](+) , m/z 565.3505) by analysis of electrospray ionization mass spectral data. Elucidation of the structure by nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy revealed that the active compound, paenimacrolidin (PAM), was a novel 22-membered macrolide with side-chains. The new antibiotic, mainly as a bacteriostatic agent, inhibits a couple of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus sp. strains. The antibiotic capacity of PAM was compromised by its instability, which can be overcome significantly with addition of an anti-oxidant. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of an active macrolide from paenibacilli, which may be a promising source of novel antibiotics.
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MESH Headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- Macrolides/chemistry
- Macrolides/isolation & purification
- Macrolides/metabolism
- Macrolides/pharmacology
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Metabolic Networks and Pathways/genetics
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Structure
- Multigene Family
- Paenibacillus/classification
- Paenibacillus/isolation & purification
- Paenibacillus/metabolism
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Spectrophotometry, Infrared
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- Xue‐Chang Wu
- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Winter JM, Behnken S, Hertweck C. Genomics-inspired discovery of natural products. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2010; 15:22-31. [PMID: 21111667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The massive surge in genome sequencing projects has opened our eyes to the overlooked biosynthetic potential and metabolic diversity of microorganisms. While traditional approaches have been successful at identifying many useful therapeutic agents from these organisms, new tactics are needed in order to exploit their true biosynthetic potential. Several genomics-inspired strategies have been successful in unveiling new metabolites that were overlooked under standard fermentation and detection conditions. In addition, genome sequences have given us valuable insight for genetically engineering biosynthesis gene clusters that remain silent or are poorly expressed in the absence of a specific trigger. As more genome sequences are becoming available, we are noticing the emergence of underexplored or neglected organisms as alternative resources for new therapeutic agents.
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- Jaclyn M Winter
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Jena D-07745, Germany
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Zhang W, Bolla ML, Kahne D, Walsh CT. A three enzyme pathway for 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone formation and incorporation in natural product biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:6402-11. [PMID: 20394362 DOI: 10.1021/ja1002845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A number of natural products contain a 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone five membered ring, termed C(5)N, which is condensed via an amide linkage to a variety of polyketide-derived polyenoic acid scaffolds. Bacterial genome mining indicates three tandem ORFs that may be involved in C(5)N formation and subsequent installation in amide linkages. We show that the protein products of three tandem ORFs (ORF33-35) from the ECO-02301 biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces aizunenesis NRRL-B-11277, when purified from Escherichia coli, demonstrate the requisite enzyme activities for C(5)N formation and amide ligation. First, succinyl-CoA and glycine are condensed to generate 5-aminolevulinate (ALA) by a dedicated PLP-dependent ALA synthase (ORF34). Then ALA is converted to ALA-CoA through an ALA-AMP intermediate by an acyl-CoA ligase (ORF35). ALA-CoA is unstable and has a half-life of approximately 10 min under incubation conditions for off-pathway cyclization to 2,5-piperidinedione. The ALA synthase can compete with the nonenzymatic decomposition route and act in a novel second transformation, cyclizing ALA-CoA to C(5)N. C(5)N is then a substrate for the third enzyme, an ATP-dependent amide synthetase (ORF33). Using octatrienoic acid as a mimic of the C(56) polyenoic acid scaffold of ECO-02301, formation of the octatrienyl-C(5)N product was observed. This three enzyme pathway is likely the general route to the C(5)N ring system in other natural products, including the antibiotic moenomycin.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenjun Zhang
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Antibiotic discovery in the twenty-first century: current trends and future perspectives. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2010; 63:423-30. [PMID: 20551985 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2010.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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New antibiotics are necessary to treat microbial pathogens that are becoming increasingly resistant to available treatment. Despite the medical need, the number of newly approved drugs continues to decline. We offer an overview of the pipeline for new antibiotics at different stages, from compounds in clinical development to newly discovered chemical classes. Consistent with historical data, the majority of antibiotics under clinical development are natural products or derivatives thereof. However, many of them also represent improved variants of marketed compounds, with the consequent risk of being only partially effective against the prevailing resistance mechanisms. In the discovery arena, instead, compounds with promising activities have been obtained from microbial sources and from chemical modification of antibiotic classes other than those in clinical use. Furthermore, new natural product scaffolds have also been discovered by ingenious screening programs. After providing selected examples, we offer our view on the future of antibiotic discovery.
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