Biochemistry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2025
Glycopeptide antibiotics (GPAs) are a vital class of nonribosomal peptides used as therapies last resort to treat infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria. These peptide assembled synthetases (NRPSs), modular megasynthases central the biosynthesis wide range natural products. The adenylation (A) domains NRPSs involved in selection and activation amino acid building blocks forming these products, with their subsequent loading onto neighboring carrier protein for incorporation into growing chain. This makes A-domains gatekeepers specificity biosynthesis, further studies needed reveal how this is enforced at all stages catalysis. first block found GPAs diverse can comprise an acid, ketoacid, or mixtures both, which suggests that responsible selecting residues also incorporate non-amino substrates. In study, we explored acceptance such substrates initiation module teicoplanin NRPS. Our vitro assays demonstrated A-domain possesses unexpected preference activating ketoacids over native substrate l-Hpg. However, only (d/l)-Hpg related acids were able be loaded domain during thioesterification step. We characterized structure from complex d-4-hydroxyphenylglycine (d-Hpg), revealed alterations positioning carboxylate help explain high levels pyrophosphate release seen acid. combination extensive molecular dynamics simulations, data suggest ketoacid GPA likely performed after NRPS highlight importance considering both reactions when investigating selectivity biosynthesis.
Язык: Английский