Heterologous production of coryneazolicin in Escherichia coli

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2019 Nov;72(11):800-806. doi: 10.1038/s41429-019-0212-x. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Abstract

Coryneazolicin is a plantazolicin family peptide, belonging to linear azole-containing peptides (LAPs). Although coryneazolicin was previously synthesized by in vitro experiments, its biological activity has not been evaluated. In this report, the heterologous production of coryneazolicin was accomplished to obtain enough coryneazolicin for biological activity tests. The structure of coryneazolicin was confirmed by ESI-MS and NMR analyses. The biological activity tests indicated that coryneazolicin possessed potent antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity. Although antibacterial activity of plantazolicin was previously reported, cytotoxicity was newly found in coryneazolicin among plantazolicin type peptides. In addition, we revealed that coryneazolicin induced apoptosis on HCT116 and HOS cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Peptides