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J Am Chem Soc ; 146(18): 12723-12733, 2024 May 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38654452

RESUMO

Enfumafungin-type antibiotics, represented by enfumafungin and fuscoatroside, belong to a distinct group of triterpenoids derived from fungi. These compounds exhibit significant antifungal properties with ibrexafungerp, a semisynthetic derivative of enfumafungin, recently gaining FDA's approval as the first oral antifungal drug for treating invasive vulvar candidiasis. Enfumafungin-type antibiotics possess a cleaved E-ring with an oxidized carboxyl group and a reduced methyl group at the break site, suggesting unprecedented C-C bond cleavage chemistry involved in their biosynthesis. Here, we show that a 4-gene (fsoA, fsoD, fsoE, fsoF) biosynthetic gene cluster is sufficient to yield fuscoatroside by heterologous expression in Aspergillus oryzae. Notably, FsoA is an unheard-of terpene cyclase-glycosyltransferase fusion enzyme, affording a triterpene glycoside product that relies on enzymatic fusion. FsoE is a P450 enzyme that catalyzes successive oxidation reactions at C19 to facilitate a C-C bond cleavage, producing an oxidized carboxyl group and a reduced methyl group that have never been observed in known P450 enzymes. Our study thus sets the important foundation for the manufacture of enfumafungin-type antibiotics using biosynthetic approaches.


Assuntos
Antifúngicos , Antifúngicos/química , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Antifúngicos/metabolismo , Aspergillus oryzae/enzimologia , Aspergillus oryzae/metabolismo , Família Multigênica , Triterpenos/química , Triterpenos/metabolismo , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo
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Org Biomol Chem ; 21(4): 851-857, 2023 01 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36602159

RESUMO

Fernane-type triterpenoids are a small group of natural products mainly found in plants and fungi with a wide range of biological activities. Polytolypin is a representative fernane-type triterpenoid from fungi and possesses potent antifungal activity. So far, biosynthesis of fungal-derived fernane-type triterpenoids has not been characterized, which hinders the expansion of their structural diversity using biosynthetic approaches. Herein, we identified the biosynthetic gene cluster of polytolypin and elucidated its biosynthetic pathway through heterologous expression in Aspergillus oryzae NSAR1, which involves a new triterpene cyclase for the biosynthesis of the hydrocarbon skeleton motiol, followed by multiple oxidations via three P450 enzymes. Moreover, two new triterpene cyclases for the biosynthesis of two other fernane-type skeletons isomotiol and fernenol were identified from fungi, and were individually co-expressed with the three P450 enzymes involved in polytolypin biosynthesis. These studies led to the generation of 13 fernane-type triterpenoids including eight new compounds, and two of them showed stronger antifungal activity towards Candida albicans FIM709 than polytolypin.


Assuntos
Antifúngicos , Triterpenos , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Triterpenos/farmacologia , Triterpenos/metabolismo , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Triterpenos Pentacíclicos , Vias Biossintéticas/genética
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ACS Chem Biol ; 15(1): 44-51, 2020 01 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31860257

RESUMO

Fusidane-type antibiotics are a group of triterpenoid antibiotics. They include helvolic acid, fusidic acid, and cephalosporin P1, among which fusidic acid has been used clinically. We have recently elucidated the biosynthesis of helvolic acid and fusidic acid, which share an early biosynthetic route involving six conserved enzymes. Here, we report two separate gene clusters for cephalosporin P1 biosynthesis. One consists of the six conserved genes, and the other contains three genes encoding a P450 enzyme (CepB4), an acetyltransferase (CepD2), and a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (CepC2). Introduction of these three genes into Aspergillus oryzae, which harbors the six conserved genes, produced cephalosporin P1. Stepwise introduction revealed that CepB4 not only catalyzes stereoselective dual oxidation of C6 and C7, but also monooxygenation of C6 or C7. This led to the generation of five new analogues. Using monohydroxylated products as substrates, we demonstrated that CepD2 specifically acetylates C6-OH, although both C6-OH and C7-OH acetylated analogues have been identified in nature.


Assuntos
Cefalosporinas/biossíntese , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Enzimas Multifuncionais/metabolismo , Acetilação , Acetiltransferases/genética , Acetiltransferases/metabolismo , Aspergillus oryzae/genética , Sequência de Bases , Carbonil Redutase (NADPH)/genética , Carbonil Redutase (NADPH)/metabolismo , Domínio Catalítico , Clonagem Molecular , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/genética , Ácido Fusídico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Fusídico/química , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Hidroxilação , Estrutura Molecular , Enzimas Multifuncionais/genética , Oxirredução
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Nat Commun ; 11(1): 1473, 2020 03 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32193380

RESUMO

Caffeine is a major component of xanthine alkaloids and commonly consumed in many popular beverages. Due to its occasional side effects, reduction of caffeine in a natural way is of great importance and economic significance. Recent studies reveal that caffeine can be converted into non-stimulatory theacrine in the rare tea plant Camellia assamica var. kucha (Kucha), which involves oxidation at the C8 and methylation at the N9 positions of caffeine. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we identify the theacrine synthase CkTcS from Kucha, which possesses novel N9-methyltransferase activity using 1,3,7-trimethyluric acid but not caffeine as a substrate, confirming that C8 oxidation takes place prior to N9-methylation. The crystal structure of the CkTcS complex reveals the key residues that are required for the N9-methylation, providing insights into how caffeine N-methyltransferases in tea plants have evolved to catalyze regioselective N-methylation through fine tuning of their active sites. These results may guide the future development of decaffeinated drinks.


Assuntos
Cafeína/metabolismo , Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Chá/enzimologia , Ácido Úrico/análogos & derivados , Sítios de Ligação , Vias Biossintéticas , Cafeína/química , Clonagem Molecular , Cristalografia por Raios X , Evolução Molecular , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Metilação , Metiltransferases/química , Folhas de Planta/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Chá/genética , Transcrição Gênica , Ácido Úrico/química , Ácido Úrico/metabolismo
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