Tailoring Enzyme Stringency Masks the Multispecificity of a Lyngbyatoxin (Indolactam Alkaloid) Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase.
Chembiochem
; 23(3): e202100574, 2022 02 04.
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Indolactam alkaloids are activators of protein kinase C (PKC) and are of pharmacological interest for the treatment of pathologies involving PKC dysregulation. The marine cyanobacterial nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) pathway for lyngbyatoxin biosynthesis, which we previously expressed in E.â
coli, was studied for its amenability towards the biosynthesis of indolactam variants. Modification of culture conditions for our E.â
coli heterologous expression host and analysis of pathway products suggested the native lyngbyatoxin pathway NRPS does possess a degree of relaxed specificity. Site-directed mutagenesis of two positions within the adenylation domain (A-domain) substrate-binding pocket was performed, resulting in an alteration of substrate preference between valine, isoleucine, and leucine. We observed relative congruence of inâ
vitro substrate activation by the LtxA NRPS to inâ
vivo product formation. While there was a preference for isoleucine over leucine, the substitution of alternative tailoring domains may unveil the true inâ
vivo effects of the mutations introduced herein.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Péptido Sintasas
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Toxinas de Lyngbya
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Chembiochem
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Año:
2022
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Article
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Australia
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Alemania