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- Title
Insights into the Pamamycin Biosynthesis.
- Authors
Rebets, Yuriy; Brötz, Elke; Manderscheid, Niko; Tokovenko, Bogdan; Myronovskyi, Maksym; Luzhetskyy, Andriy; Metz, Peter; Petzke, Lutz
- Abstract
Pamamycins are macrodiolides of polyketide origin with antibacterial activities. Their biosynthesis has been proposed to utilize succinate as a building block. However, the mechanism of succinate incorporation into a polyketide was unclear. Here, we report identification of a pamamycin biosynthesis gene cluster by aligning genomes of two pamamycin-producing strains. This unique cluster contains polyketide synthase (PKS) genes encoding seven discrete ketosynthase (KS) enzymes and one acyl-carrier protein (ACP)-encoding gene. A cosmid containing the entire set of genes required for pamamycin biosynthesis was successfully expressed in a heterologous host. Genetic and biochemical studies allowed complete delineation of pamamycin biosynthesis. The pathway proceeds through 3-oxoadipyl-CoA, a key intermediate in the primary metabolism of the degradation of aromatic compounds. 3-Oxoadipyl-CoA could be used as an extender unit in polyketide assembly to facilitate the incorporation of succinate.
- Subjects
BIOSYNTHESIS; POLYKETIDE synthases; POLYKETIDES; STREPTOMYCES; ACYL carrier protein
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 7, p2280
- ISSN
1433-7851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/anie.201408901