长ipeptin生物合成基因集群的异质表达和体内特征
Yuwei Duan1, Menghan Shi1, Weifeng Sun1
1State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China. zhonggn@sdu.edu.cn.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry
|March 2, 2026
概括
研究人员阐明了长ipeptin A,一个拉索的生物合成. 他们确定了关键酶,包括细胞染色体P450和DUF6919蛋白,揭示了基修饰和RiPPs中硫安装的新机制.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 自然产品生物合成 自然产品生物合成
背景情况:
- 拉索是通过核糖体合成和翻译后修改的 (RiPPs),具有独特的线状环结构.
- 来自*Longimycelium tulufanense*的Longipeptin A,具有一个Trp-Trp C-N交叉链,5-基和一个三价硫S-甲基甲.
- 与*L. tulufanense*有关的遗传挑战,之前对长ipeptin生物合成的研究是有限的.
研究的目的:
- 为了异质地表达longipeptin生物合成基因集群并定义其基本基因.
- 描述细胞染色体P450 (LopF/LopG) 和DUF6919蛋白 (LopH) 在longipeptin生物合成中的作用和时间.
- 阐明RiPPs中的Trp-Trp交联,基化和S-甲基化机制.
主要方法:
- 长ipeptin生物合成基因集群的异质表达.
- 鉴定长ipeptin生物合成的必要基因.
- 描述LopF,LopG和LopH的酶活性.
主要成果:
- 定义了longipeptin生物合成基因集群的边界和基本基因.
- LopF催化了Trp-Trp C-N交联,LopG调解了托化,LopH作为S-甲基化的一种新型甲基转移酶.
- 所有的修改都发生在巨乳化后,交叉链接是甲基化的先决条件.
结论:
- 建立了一个研究P450催化拉索交联的框架.
- 首次实现了DUF6919家族蛋白质 (LopH) 的功能性表征.
- 揭示了RiPP中硫安装的不同策略.
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