Genome-Mining-Guided Discovery and Characterization of the PKS-NRPS-Hybrid Polyoxyperuin Produced by a Marine-Derived Streptomycete

J Nat Prod. 2022 Apr 22;85(4):888-898. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01018. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Abstract

The azinothricin family comprises several cyclic hexadepsipeptides with diverse pharmacological bioactivities, including antimicrobial, antitumoral, and apoptosis induction. In this work, using a genome mining approach, a biosynthetic gene cluster encoding an azinothricin-like compound was identified from the Streptomyces sp. s120 genome sequence (pop BGC). Comparative MS analysis of extracts from the native producer and a knockout mutant led to the identification of metabolites corresponding to the pop BGC. Furthermore, regulatory elements of the BGC were identified. By overexpression of an LmbU-like transcriptional activator, the production yield of 1 and 2 was increased, enabling isolation and structure elucidation of polyoxyperuin A seco acid (1) and polyoxyperuin A (2) using high-resolution mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. Compound 1 exhibited a low antibiotic effect against Micrococcus luteus, while 2 showed a strong Gram-positive antibiotic effect in a micro-broth-dilution assay.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Multigene Family
  • Streptomyces* / genetics
  • Streptomyces* / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents