Caerulomycin and Collismycin Antibiotics Share a Trans-acting Flavoprotein-dependent Assembly Line for 2,2'-bipyridine Formation

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 May 26

PMID 34035275

Citations 4

Authors

Bo Pang

Rijing Liao

Zhijun Tang

Shengjie Guo

Zhuhua Wu

Wen Liu

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Abstract

Linear nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) and polyketide synthases (PKSs) template the modular biosynthesis of numerous nonribosomal peptides, polyketides and their hybrids through assembly line chemistry. This chemistry can be complex and highly varied, and thus challenges our understanding in NRPS and PKS-programmed, diverse biosynthetic processes using amino acid and carboxylate building blocks. Here, we report that caerulomycin and collismycin peptide-polyketide hybrid antibiotics share an assembly line that involves unusual NRPS activity to engage a trans-acting flavoprotein in C-C bond formation and heterocyclization during 2,2'-bipyridine formation. Simultaneously, this assembly line provides dethiolated and thiolated 2,2'-bipyridine intermediates through differential treatment of the sulfhydryl group arising from L-cysteine incorporation. Subsequent L-leucine extension, which does not contribute any atoms to either caerulomycins or collismycins, plays a key role in sulfur fate determination by selectively advancing one of the two 2,2'-bipyridine intermediates down a path to the final products with or without sulfur decoration. These findings further the appreciation of assembly line chemistry and will facilitate the development of related molecules using synthetic biology approaches.

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