Metabolomics and Genomics Approach for the Discovery of Serrawettin W2 Lipopeptides from Serratia marcescens NP2

J Nat Prod. 2022 May 27;85(5):1256-1266. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01186. Epub 2022 Apr 19.

Abstract

A metabolomics/peptidomics and genomics approach, using UPLC-MSE, molecular networking, and genome mining, was used to describe the serrawettin W2 lipopeptide family produced by Serratia marcescens NP2. Seven known serrawettin W2 analogues were structurally elucidated along with 17 new analogues, which varied based on the first (fatty acyl length of C8, C10, C12, or C12:1), fifth (Phe, Tyr, Trp, or Leu/Ile), and sixth (Leu, Ile, or Val) residues. Tandem MS results suggested that the previously classified serrawettin W3 may be an analogue of serrawettin W2, with a putative structure of cyclo(C10H18O2-Leu-Ser-Thr-Leu/Ile-Val). Chiral phase amino acid analysis enabled the distinction between l/d-Leu and l-Ile residues within nine purified compounds. 1H and 13C NMR analyses confirmed the structures of four purified new analogues. Additionally, genome mining was conducted using Serratia genome sequences available on the NCBI database to identify the swrA gene using the antiSMASH software. NRPSpredictor2 predicted the specificity score of the adenylation-domain within swrA with 100% for the first, second, and third modules (Leu-Ser-Thr), 60-70% for the fourth module (Phe/Trp/Tyr/Val), and 70% for the fifth module (Val/Leu/Ile), confirming MSE data. Finally, antibacterial activity was observed for compounds 6 and 11 against a clinical Enterococcus faecium strain.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Genomics
  • Lipopeptides* / isolation & purification
  • Lipopeptides* / metabolism
  • Lipopeptides* / pharmacology
  • Lipoproteins
  • Metabolomics
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Peptides, Cyclic* / isolation & purification
  • Peptides, Cyclic* / pharmacology
  • Serratia marcescens* / chemistry
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lipopeptides
  • Lipoproteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • serrawettin W2