Plantazolicin

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Plantazolicin
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Names
Other names
plantazolicin A, PZN
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C63H69N17O13S2/c1-11-28(3)43(74-51(83)46-31(6)93-59(77-46)47-32(7)91-56(78-47)41-27-95-61(73-41)48-33(8)92-57(79-48)40-26-94-60(72-40)42(80(9)10)19-16-20-66-63(64)65)49(81)75-44(29(4)12-2)58-71-38(24-89-58)54-69-36(22-87-54)52-68-37(23-86-52)53-70-39(25-88-53)55-76-45(30(5)90-55)50(82)67-35(62(84)85)21-34-17-14-13-15-18-34/h13-15,17-18,22-30,35,42-45H,11-12,16,19-21H2,1-10H3,(H,67,82)(H,74,83)(H,75,81)(H,84,85)(H4,64,65,66)/t28-,29-,30+,35-,42-,43-,44-,45-/m0/s1
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  • CC[C@H](C)[C@@H](c1nc(co1)c2nc(co2)c3nc(co3)c4nc(co4)C5=N[C@@H](C(O5)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc6ccccc6)C(=O)O)NC(=O)C([C@@H](C)CC)NC(=O)c7c(oc(n7)c8c(oc(n8)c9csc(n9)c1c(oc(n1)c1csc(n1)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)N(C)C)C)C)C
Properties
C63H69N17O13S2
Molar mass 1336.47 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plantazolicin (PZN) is a natural antibiotic produced by the gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus velezensis FZB42 [1] (previously Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42). [2] PZN has specifically been identified as a selective bactericidal agent active against Bacillus anthracis , the causative agent of anthrax. This natural product is a ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP); it can be classified further as a thiazole/oxazole-modified microcin (TOMM) or a linear azole-containing peptide (LAP). [3]

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The significance of PZN stems from its narrow-spectrum antibiotic activity. Most antibiotics in clinical use are broad-spectrum, acting against a wide variety of bacteria, and antibiotic resistance to these drugs is common. In contrast, PZN is antibacterial against only a small number of species, including Bacillus anthracis .[ citation needed ]

History

The genes for the biosynthesis of PZN were first reported in 2008. [4] The natural product was then isolated in 2011 from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens . [5] The structure of PZN was solved later that year by two independent research groups, primarily through high-resolution mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. [6] [7] In 2013, various biomimetic chemical synthesis studies of PZN were reported, including a total synthesis. [8]

Biosynthesis

The biosynthesis of plantazolicin (PZN) entails modification of a precursor peptide by several enzymes. PZN-biosynthesis.png
The biosynthesis of plantazolicin (PZN) entails modification of a precursor peptide by several enzymes.

In bacteria, plantazolicin (PZN) is synthesized first as an unmodified peptide via translation at the ribosome. A series of enzymes then chemically alter the peptide to install its post-translational modifications, including several azole heterocycles and an N-terminal amine dimethylation.[ citation needed ]

Specifically, during the biosynthesis of PZN in B. velezensis, a ribosomally-synthesized precursor peptide undergoes extensive post-translational modification, including cyclodehydrations and dehydrogenations, catalyzed by a trimeric enzyme complex. This process converts cysteine and serine/threonine residues into thiazole and (methyl)oxazole heterocycles [7] (as seen to the right).

The exact mechanism of the association of the trimeric enzyme complex with the N-terminal leader peptide region is not yet understood; however, it is thought that the leader peptide is cleaved from the core peptide putatively by the peptidase contained in the biosynthetic gene cluster. [9] Following leader peptide removal, the newly formed N-terminus undergoes methylation to yield an Nα,Nα-dimethylarginine. This final modification results in mature PZN.[ citation needed ]

Other organisms such as Bacillus pumilus , Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus , Corynebacterium urealyticum , and Brevibacterium linens have been identified with similar gene clusters that have the potential to produce PZN-like molecules. [7]

References

  1. Proteomes - Bacillus velezensis (strain DSM 23117 / BGSC 10A6 / FZB42) (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum)
  2. Fan, Ben; Wang, Cong; Song, Xiaofeng; Ding, Xiaolei; Wu, Liming; Wu, Huijun; Gao, Xuewen; Borriss, Rainer (2018-10-16). "Bacillus velezensis FZB42 in 2018: The Gram-Positive Model Strain for Plant Growth Promotion and Biocontrol". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 2491. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02491 . ISSN   1664-302X. PMC   6198173 . PMID   30386322.
  3. Arnison, Paul G.; Bibb, Mervyn J.; Bierbaum, Gabriele; Bowers, Albert A.; Bugni, Tim S.; Bulaj, Grzegorz; Camarero, Julio A.; Campopiano, Dominic J.; Challis, Gregory L.; Clardy, Jon; Cotter, Paul D.; Craik, David J.; Dawson, Michael; Dittmann, Elke; Donadio, Stefano; Dorrestein, Pieter C.; Entian, Karl-Dieter; Fischbach, Michael A.; Garavelli, John S.; Göransson, Ulf; Gruber, Christian W.; Haft, Daniel H.; Hemscheidt, Thomas K.; Hertweck, Christian; Hill, Colin; Horswill, Alexander R.; Jaspars, Marcel; Kelly, Wendy L.; Klinman, Judith P.; et al. (2013). "Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature". Nat. Prod. Rep. 30 (1): 108–160. doi:10.1039/c2np20085f. PMC   3954855 . PMID   23165928.
  4. Lee, S. W.; Mitchell, D. A.; Markley, A. L.; Hensler, M. E.; Gonzalez, D.; Wohlrab, A.; Dorrestein, P. C.; Nizet, V.; Dixon, J. E. (2008). "Discovery of a widely distributed toxin biosynthetic gene cluster". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (15): 5879–5884. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801338105 . PMC   2311365 . PMID   18375757.
  5. Scholz, R.; Molohon, K. J.; Nachtigall, J.; Vater, J.; Markley, A. L.; Sussmuth, R. D.; Mitchell, D. A.; Borriss, R. (2011). "Plantazolicin, a Novel Microcin B17/Streptolysin S-Like Natural Product from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (1): 215–224. doi:10.1128/JB.00784-10. PMC   3019963 . PMID   20971906.
  6. Kalyon, Bahar; Helaly, Soleiman E.; Scholz, Romy; Nachtigall, Jonny; Vater, Joachim; Borriss, Rainer; SüSsmuth, Roderich D. (2011). "Plantazolicin a and B: Structure Elucidation of Ribosomally Synthesized Thiazole/Oxazole Peptides from Bacillus amyloliquefaciensFZB42". Organic Letters. 13 (12): 2996–2999. doi:10.1021/ol200809m. PMID   21568297.
  7. 1 2 3 Molohon, Katie J.; Melby, Joel O.; Lee, Jaeheon; Evans, Bradley S.; Dunbar, Kyle L.; Bumpus, Stefanie B.; Kelleher, Neil L.; Mitchell, Douglas A. (2011). "Structure Determination and Interception of Biosynthetic Intermediates for the Plantazolicin Class of Highly Discriminating Antibiotics". ACS Chemical Biology. 6 (12): 1307–1313. doi:10.1021/cb200339d. PMC   3241860 . PMID   21950656.
  8. Banala, Srinivas; Ensle, Paul; Süssmuth, Roderich D. (2013). "Total Synthesis of the Ribosomally Synthesized Linear Azole-Containing Peptide Plantazolicin a from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52 (36): 9518–9523. doi:10.1002/anie.201302266. PMID   23761292.
  9. Melby, Joel O.; Nard, Nathan J.; Mitchell, Douglas A. (2011). "Thiazole/Oxazole-modified microcins: Complex natural products from ribosomal templates". Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 15 (3): 369–378. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.02.027. PMC   3947797 . PMID   21429787.