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The role of F₄₂₀H₂-dependent reductases in the biosynthesis of microbial bioactive metabolites incorporating a 4-alkyl-˪-proline derivate
Steiningerová, Lucie
Antitumor pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs), lincosamide antibiotics, quorum sensing molecule hormaomycin, and antituberculotic griselimycin are structurally and functionally diverse groups of actinobacterial metabolites. The common feature of these compounds is the incorporation of L-tyrosine- or L-leucine-derived 4-alkyl-L-proline derivatives (APDs) in their structures. APD biosynthesis involves a set of up to six homologous proteins. According to their proposed order in the biosynthesis of 4-propyl-L-proline, a model APD of lincosamide lincomycin, the homologous proteins were named Apd1 - Apd6. Here, we report that the last reaction in the biosynthetic pathway of APDs, catalyzed by F420H2-dependent Apd6 reductases, contributes to the structural diversity of APD precursors. Specifically, the heterologous overproduction and in vitro tests of six Apd6 enzymes demonstrated that Apd6 from the biosynthesis of PBDs and hormaomycin can reduce only an endocyclic imine double bond, whereas Apd6 LmbY and partially GriH from the biosyntheses of lincomycin and griselimycin, respectively, also reduce the more inert exocyclic double bond of the same 4-substituted Δ1 -pyrroline-2-carboxylic acid substrate, making LmbY and GriH unusual, if not unique, among reductases. The two successive F420H2-dependent reduction...
The role of F₄₂₀H₂-dependent reductases in the biosynthesis of microbial bioactive metabolites incorporating a 4-alkyl-˪-proline derivate
Steiningerová, Lucie ; Janata, Jiří (advisor) ; Masák, Jan (referee) ; Obšilová, Veronika (referee)
Antitumor pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs), lincosamide antibiotics, quorum sensing molecule hormaomycin, and antituberculotic griselimycin are structurally and functionally diverse groups of actinobacterial metabolites. The common feature of these compounds is the incorporation of L-tyrosine- or L-leucine-derived 4-alkyl-L-proline derivatives (APDs) in their structures. APD biosynthesis involves a set of up to six homologous proteins. According to their proposed order in the biosynthesis of 4-propyl-L-proline, a model APD of lincosamide lincomycin, the homologous proteins were named Apd1 - Apd6. Here, we report that the last reaction in the biosynthetic pathway of APDs, catalyzed by F420H2-dependent Apd6 reductases, contributes to the structural diversity of APD precursors. Specifically, the heterologous overproduction and in vitro tests of six Apd6 enzymes demonstrated that Apd6 from the biosynthesis of PBDs and hormaomycin can reduce only an endocyclic imine double bond, whereas Apd6 LmbY and partially GriH from the biosyntheses of lincomycin and griselimycin, respectively, also reduce the more inert exocyclic double bond of the same 4-substituted Δ1 -pyrroline-2-carboxylic acid substrate, making LmbY and GriH unusual, if not unique, among reductases. The two successive F420H2-dependent reduction...
Function of LmbW protein in biosynthesis of antibiotic lincomycin
Steiningerová, Lucie ; Janata, Jiří (advisor) ; Seydlová, Gabriela (referee)
4-Alkyl-L-proline derivatives (APD) are specialized precursors involved in the biosynthesis of at least three groups of different natural compounds: some pyrrolo-1,4-benzodiazepines with antitumor activity, bacterial hormone hormaomycin and clinically used lincosamide antibiotic lincomycin. These compounds share a biosynthetic pathway encoded by 5 or 6 homologous genes present in the biosynthetic gene clusters of the producing organisms. Similarities in biosynthesis and differences between APD structures of these compounds could be used to prepare a hybrid producing strain of biologically more effective lincomycin derivative. Unusual amino acid 4-propyl-L-proline (PPL) is the APD precursor of lincomycin. The originally proposed scheme of the PPL pathway does not comply with our current knowledge. Therefore, it was necessary to revise this scheme according to new results. The first two steps of the PPL pathway are functionally proved. Probing the next step was the main aim of this work. The protein LmbW was overproduced and its methyltransferase activity was confirmed in vitro. LmbW is able to directly methylate intermediate of second step of the pathway while the originally scheme proposed methylation at a later stage of biosynthesis. LmbW is also able to attach a longer alkyl chain to its substrate. This...
Common features of the biosynthetic pathways of lincomycin,some pyrrolo-1,4-benzodiazepines and hormaomycin
Steiningerová, Lucie ; Janata, Jiří (advisor) ; Mašek, Tomáš (referee)
Lincosamides, pyrrolo-1,4-benzodiazepines (PBD) and hormaomycin are biologically active substances differing in their structure and mode of action. Lincosamides lincomycin and clindamycin are clinically used antibiotics, PBD exhibit antitumor activity and hormaomycin is a bacterial hormone. Unusual precursor, 4-propyl-L-proline (PPL) derived from L-tyrosine is incorporated in the lincomycin structure. Surprisingly, structurally and functionally dissimilar hormaomycin and some PBD (tomaymycin, anthramycin, sibiromycin) incorporate L-proline derivative with two- or three- carbon side chain of the same biosynthetic origin. Accordingly, a set of orthologous genes coding for biosynthesis of these structurally similar precursors has been found in appropriate biosynthetic gene clusters. There is a clear evolutionary relationship among the biosynthesis of lincomycin, hormaomycin and some PBD. However, the evolutionary origin of PPL pathway is not known as well as its further development. Only a limited number of naturally occured modifications of the pathway has been described and the history of supposed horizontal gene transfers of biosynthetic genes remains unknown. Answers to these questions are particularly important due to the preparation of new hybrid substances with improved bioactive effects using methods...

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