Study of the production mechanism of two new non ribosomal molecules

La voie de synthèse non-ribosomique représente une source importante de molécules d’intérêt. Mettant en jeu de larges complexes multi-enzymatiques, les Synthétases de Peptides Non Ribosomiques (NRPS), ce mode de production aboutit à la formation de peptides originaux d’une grande diversité structurale et fonctionnelle. Les problématiques de recherche de nouvelles molécules d’origines naturelles pour une utilisation dans différents domaines industriels font des molécules d’origine non-ribosomique de parfaites candidates pour la découverte des médicaments, surfactants ou antibiotiques des prochaines années. Les travaux décrits ont pour but l’étude du mécanisme de production de deux familles de molécules issues de la synthèse non-ribosomique, la kurstakine, un lipopeptide produit par Bacillus thuringiensis, et les PPCC (PentaPeptides Cycliques Chlorés), regroupant plusieurs molécules d’origine eucaryote. L’étude de la production de kurstakine par une série de mutants de B. thuringiensis a permis d’identifier plusieurs facteurs limitant la production de cette molécule, et d’ouvrir la voie à la mise en place de procédé de production en milieu liquide de cette molécules. L’étude des PPCC a permis d’identifier plusieurs gènes NRPS potentiellement impliqués dans la production de ces familles de molécules dans le génome de deux moisissures.The Non Ribosomal Synthesis pathway is a very important source of molecules of interest. Based on large multi-enzymatic complexes, the Non Risosomal Peptide Synthetases (NRPS), this production mode leads to the formation of original peptides, with a large structural and activities diversity. The need of new molecules from natural sources, turns the non-ribosomal molecules into a promising source of drugs, surfactant or antibiotics for the future. This work aim to the understanding of the production mechanism of two families of non-ribosomal molecules, the kurstakin, a lipopeptide produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, and the CCPPs (Chlorinated Cyclic Penta Peptides), regrouping several eukaryotic molecules. The study of the kurstakin production using a series of B. thuringiensis mutants led to the identification of several limitating factors for the production of this molecule, and opened the possibility to the setting up of production process in liquid medium of this molecule. The study of CCPPs led to the identification of several genes, potentially implied on the production of these molecules in the genome of two fungal strains

Prediction of monomer isomery in Florine: a workflow dedicated to nonribosomal peptide discovery.

Nonribosomal peptides represent a large variety of natural active compounds produced by microorganisms. Due to their specific biosynthesis pathway through large assembly lines called NonRibosomal Peptide Synthetases (NRPSs), they often display complex structures with cycles and branches. Moreover they often contain non proteogenic or modified monomers, such as the D-monomers produced by epimerization. We investigate here some sequence specificities of the condensation (C) and epimerization (E) domains of NRPS that can be used to predict the possible isomeric state (D or L) of each monomer in a putative peptide. We show that C- and E- domains can be divided into 2 sub-regions called Up-Seq and Down-Seq. The Up-Seq region corresponds to an InterPro domain (IPR001242) and is shared by C- and E-domains. The Down-Seq region is specific to the enzymatic activity of the domain. Amino-acid signatures (represented as sequence logos) previously described for complete C-and E-domains have been restricted to the Down-Seq region and amplified thanks to additional sequences. Moreover a new Down-Seq signature has been found for Ct-domains found in fungi and responsible for terminal cyclization of the peptides. The identification of these signatures has been included in a workflow named Florine, aimed to predict nonribosomal peptides from NRPS sequence analyses. In some cases, the prediction of isomery is guided by genus-specific rules. Florine was used on a Pseudomonas genome to allow the determination of the type of pyoverdin produced, the update of syringafactin structure and the identification of novel putative products

Génome complet du Paenibacillus B-LR producteur de colistine

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Structure, biosynthesis, and properties of kurstakins, nonribosomal lipopeptides from Bacillus spp.

A new family of lipopeptides produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, the kurstakins, was discovered in 2000 and considered as a biomarker of this species. Kurstakins are lipoheptapeptides displaying antifungal activities against Stachybotrys charatum. Recently, the biosynthesis mechanism, the regulation of this biosynthesis and the potential new properties of kurstakins were described in the literature. In addition, kurstakins were also detected in other species belonging to Bacillus genus such as Bacillus cereus. This mini-review gathers all the information about these promising bioactive molecules

Antitumor astins originate from the fungal endophyte Cyanodermella asteris living within the medicinal plant Aster tataricus

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Florine : a workflow dedicated to structure prediction of nonribosomal peptides.

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Comparison of D-monomer occurrence within ribosomal and nonribosomal peptides.

<p>The data are extracted from Norine database. <b>A</b>: Distribution of D-monomers in curated NRPs (Nb : number), <b>B</b>: Comparison of structures, activities and size distribution between all peptides and those containing at least 1 D-monomer. For the structures, only the 3 major percentages are indicated (cyclic, partial cyclic and linear). Only percentages related to the main activities studied in the paper are indicated (antibiotic, surfactant and siderophore).</p