Characterization of the Ketosynthase and Acyl Carrier Protein Domains at the LnmI Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase-Polyketide Synthase Interface for Leinamycin Biosynthesis

Yong Huang, Gong Li Tang, Guohui Pan, Chin-Yuan Chang, Ben Shen*

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Abstract

Leinamycin (LNM) is biosynthesized by a hybrid nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-acyltransferase (AT)-less type I polyketide synthase (PKS). Characterization of LnmI revealed ketosynthase (KS)-acyl carrier protein (ACP)-KS domains at the NRPS-PKS interface. Inactivation of the KS domain or ACP domain in vivo abolished LNM production, and the ACP domain can be phosphopantetheinylated in vitro. The LnmI KS-ACP-KS architecture represents a new mechanism for functional crosstalk between NRPS and AT-less type I PKS in the biosynthesis of hybrid peptide-polyketide natural products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4288-4291
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume18
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Sep 2016

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