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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 73(11): 3575-80, 2007 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17449703

RESUMO

Members of the saframycin/safracin/ecteinascidin family of peptide natural products are potent antitumor agents currently under clinical development. Saframycin MX1, from Myxococcus xanthus, is synthesized by a nonribosomal peptide synthetase, SafAB, and an O-methyltransferase, SafC, although other proteins are likely involved in the pathway. SafC was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified to homogeneity, and assayed for its ability to methylate a variety of substrates. SafC was able to catalyze the O-methylation of catechol derivatives but not phenols. Among the substrates tested, the best substrate for SafC was L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-dopa), which was methylated specifically in the 4'-O position (k(cat)/K(m) = 5.5 x 10(3) M(-1) s(-1)). SafC displayed less activity on other catechol derivatives, including catechol, dopamine, and caffeic acid. The more labile l-5'-methyldopa was an extremely poor substrate for SafC (k(cat)/K(m) = approximately 2.8 x 10(-5) M(-1) s(-1)). L-dopa thioester derivatives were also much less reactive than L-dopa. These results indicate that SafC-catalyzed 4'-O-methylation of L-dopa occurs prior to 5'-C-methylation, suggesting that 4'-O-methylation is likely the first committed step in the biosynthesis of saframycin MX1. SafC has biotechnological potential as a methyltransferase with unique regioselectivity.


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Catecol O-Metiltransferase/metabolismo , Myxococcus xanthus/enzimologia , Catecol O-Metiltransferase/genética , Catecol O-Metiltransferase/isolamento & purificação , Clonagem Molecular , Escherichia coli/genética , Expressão Gênica , Isoquinolinas/metabolismo , Cinética , Levodopa/metabolismo , Estrutura Molecular , Myxococcus xanthus/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/isolamento & purificação , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Especificidade por Substrato
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 102(20): 7315-20, 2005 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15883371

RESUMO

Prochloron spp. are obligate cyanobacterial symbionts of many didemnid family ascidians. It has been proposed that the cyclic peptides of the patellamide class found in didemnid extracts are synthesized by Prochloron spp., but studies in which host and symbiont cells are separated and chemically analyzed to identify the biosynthetic source have yielded inconclusive results. As part of the Prochloron didemni sequencing project, we identified patellamide biosynthetic genes and confirmed their function by heterologous expression of the whole pathway in Escherichia coli. The primary sequence of patellamides A and C is encoded on a single ORF that resembles a precursor peptide. We propose that this prepatellamide is heterocyclized to form thiazole and oxazoline rings, and the peptide is cleaved to yield the two cyclic patellamides, A and C. This work represents the full sequencing and functional expression of a marine natural-product pathway from an obligate symbiont. In addition, a related cluster was identified in Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS101, an important bloom-forming cyanobacterium.


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Bacteriocinas/metabolismo , Peptídeos Cíclicos/biossíntese , Prochloron/metabolismo , Simbiose , Urocordados/microbiologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Cianobactérias/genética , Primers do DNA , Escherichia coli , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fases de Leitura Aberta/genética , Palau , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/genética , Prochloron/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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