Acyltransferase that catalyses the condensation of polyketide and peptide moieties of goadvionin hybrid lipopeptides

Nat Chem. 2020 Sep;12(9):869-877. doi: 10.1038/s41557-020-0508-2. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Abstract

Fusions of fatty acids and peptides expand the structural diversity of natural products; however, polyketide/ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (PK/RiPPs) hybrid lipopeptides are relatively rare. Here we report a family of PK/RiPPs called goadvionins, which inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria, and an acyltransferase, GdvG, which catalyses the condensation of the PK and RiPP moieties. Goadvionin comprises a trimethylammonio 32-carbon acyl chain and an eight-residue RiPP with an avionin structure. The positions of six hydroxyl groups and one double bond in the very-long acyl chain were determined by radical-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry, which collides radical ion species to generate C-C bond cleavage fragments. GdvG belongs to the Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase superfamily. Unlike conventional acyltransferases, GdvG transfers a very long acyl chain that is tethered to an acyl carrier protein to the N-terminal amino group of the RiPP moiety. gdvG homologues flanked by PK/fatty acid and RiPP biosynthesis genes are widely distributed in microbial species, suggesting that acyltransferase-catalysed condensation of PKs and RiPPs is a general strategy in biosynthesis of similar lipopeptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Biocatalysis
  • Lipopeptides / biosynthesis*
  • Lipopeptides / chemistry
  • Multigene Family
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Polyketides / metabolism*
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Streptomyces / genetics
  • Streptomyces / metabolism
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Lipopeptides
  • Polyketides
  • Acyltransferases