Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis

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Authors

  • Jack Davison
  • Ahmed Al Fahad
  • Menghao Cai
  • Zhongshu Song
  • Samar Y. Yehia
  • Colin M. Lazarus
  • Andrew M. Bailey
  • Thomas J. Simpson
  • Russell J. Cox

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  • University of Bristol
  • East China University of Science and Technology
  • Future University in Egypt
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7642-7647
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume109
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2012
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

A gene cluster encoding the biosynthesis of the fungal tropolone stipitatic acid was discovered in Talaromyces stipitatus (Penicillium stipitatum) and investigated by targeted gene knockout. A minimum of three genes are required to form the tropolone nucleus: tropA encodes a nonreducing polyketide synthase which releases 3-methylorcinaldehyde; tropB encodes a FAD-dependent mono-oxygenase which dearomatizes 3-methylorcinaldehyde via hydroxylation at C-3; and tropC encodes a non-heme Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenase which catalyzes the oxidative ring expansion to the tropolone nucleus via hydroxylation of the 3-methyl group. The tropA gene was characterized by heterologous expression in Aspergillus oryzae, whereas tropB and tropC were successfully expressed in Escherichia coli and the purified TropB and TropC proteins converted 3-methylorcinaldehyde to a tropolone in vitro. Finally, knockout of the tropD gene, encoding a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, indicated its place as the next gene in the pathway, probably responsible for hydroxylation of the 6-methyl group. Comparison of the T. stipitatus tropolone biosynthetic cluster with other known gene clusters allows clarification of important steps during the biosynthesis of other fungal compounds including the xenovulenes, citrinin, sepedonin, sclerotiorin, and asperfuranone.

Keywords

    Azaphilone, Colchicine, Oxidative rearrangement

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Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis. / Davison, Jack; Al Fahad, Ahmed; Cai, Menghao et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 109, No. 20, 15.05.2012, p. 7642-7647.

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Davison, J, Al Fahad, A, Cai, M, Song, Z, Yehia, SY, Lazarus, CM, Bailey, AM, Simpson, TJ & Cox, RJ 2012, 'Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 109, no. 20, pp. 7642-7647. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1201469109
Davison, J., Al Fahad, A., Cai, M., Song, Z., Yehia, S. Y., Lazarus, C. M., Bailey, A. M., Simpson, T. J., & Cox, R. J. (2012). Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(20), 7642-7647. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1201469109
Davison J, Al Fahad A, Cai M, Song Z, Yehia SY, Lazarus CM et al. Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012 May 15;109(20):7642-7647. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1201469109
Davison, Jack ; Al Fahad, Ahmed ; Cai, Menghao et al. / Genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fungal tropolone biosynthesis. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012 ; Vol. 109, No. 20. pp. 7642-7647.
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