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Análisis y refactorización de la vía biosintética A-74528
Jay T Fitzgerald1, Louise K Charkoudian, Katharine R Watts
1Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|February 28, 2013
Resumen
A-74528, un inhibidor del 2 de 2
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Productos naturales Química Productos naturales Química
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- A-74528 es un producto natural de policetida C30 que inhibe la 2',5'-oligoadenilato fosfodiesterasa (2'-PDE).
- La 2'-PDE es una enzima clave en la vía del interferón, por lo que su modulación es una estrategia terapéutica potencial para las infecciones virales.
- El grupo de genes de biosíntesis para A-74528 también produce fredericamicina, un agente citotóxico estructuralmente diferente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para identificar los genes responsables de la biosíntesis del A-74528.
- Para comprender los mecanismos enzimáticos que subyacen a la formación de A-74528.
- Diseñar un huésped heterólogo para una producción eficiente de A-74528 sin fredericamicina.
Principales métodos:
- Construcción y análisis de mutantes knockout en el clúster de genes biosintéticos A-74528.
- Identificación de los genes que codifican las enzimas de adaptación (ciclasa, oxigenasa) y el núcleo de la policetida sintasa.
- Refactorización genética de la vía inferida en un huésped heterólogo (Streptomyces coelicolor CH999).
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron genes clave esenciales para la biosíntesis de A-74528.
- La formación de A-74528, incluidos los estereocentros y las ciclizaciones de anillos, es catalizada principalmente por dos enzimas de adaptación y la policetida sintasa.
- La reingeniería de Streptomyces coelicolor CH999 produjo 3 mg/L de A-74528, libre de contaminación por fredericamicina.
Conclusiones:
- Se ha aclarado el mecanismo enzimático mínimo requerido para la biosíntesis de A-74528.
- La ingeniería genética permite la producción eficiente de A-74528 en un huésped heterólogo, allanando el camino para el desarrollo terapéutico.
- Este trabajo proporciona una base para la producción de A-74528 y compuestos relacionados para terapias antivirales.
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