Escherichia coli-Derived γ-Lactams and Structurally Related Metabolites Are Produced at the Intersection of Colibactin and Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

Autor: Tayah Turocy, Chung Sub Kim, Jason M. Crawford, Emilee E. Shine, Gyuri Moon
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 23:6895-6899
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02461
Popis: Colibactin is a genotoxic hybrid polyketide-nonribosomal peptide that drives colorectal cancer initiation. While clinical data suggest colibactin genotoxicity in vivo is largely caused by the major DNA-cross-linking metabolite, the colibactin locus produces a diverse collection of metabolites with mostly unknown biological activities. Here, we describe 10 new colibactin pathway metabolites (1-10) that are dependent on its α-aminomalonyl-carrier protein. The most abundant metabolites, 1 and 2, were isolated and structurally characterized mainly by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to be γ-lactam derivatives, and the remaining related structures were inferred via shared biosynthetic logic. Our proposed formation of 1-10, which is supported by stereochemical analysis, invokes cross-talk between colibactin and fatty acid biosynthesis, illuminating further the complexity of this diversity-oriented pathway.
Databáze: OpenAIRE