A trans-Acting Cyclase Offloading Strategy for Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases
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Abstract
The terminal step in the biosynthesis of nonribosomal peptides is the hydrolytic release and, frequently, macrocyclization of an aminoacyl-S-thioester by an embedded thioesterase. The surugamide biosynthetic pathway is composed of two nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) assembly lines in which one produces surugamide A, which is a cyclic octapeptide, and the other produces surugamide F, a linear decapeptide. The terminal module of each system lacks an embedded thioesterase, which led us to question how the peptides are released from the assembly line (and cyclized in the case of surugamide A). We characterized a cyclase belonging to the β-lactamase superfamily in vivo, established that it is a trans-acting release factor for both compounds, and verified this functionality in vitro with a thioester mimic of linear surugamide A. Using bioinformatics, we estimate that ∼11% of filamentous Actinobacteria harbor an NRPS system lacking an embedded thioesterase and instead employ a trans-acting cyclase. This study improves the paradigmatic understanding of how nonribosomal peptides are released from the terminal peptidyl carrier protein and adds a new dimension to the synthetic biology toolkit.
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