A distributive peptide cyclase processes multiple microviridin core peptides within a single polypeptide substrate

Yi Zhang, Kunhua Li, Guang Yang, Joshua L. McBride, Steven D. Bruner and Yousong Ding ()
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Yi Zhang: University of Florida
Kunhua Li: University of Florida
Guang Yang: University of Florida
Joshua L. McBride: University of Florida
Steven D. Bruner: University of Florida
Yousong Ding: University of Florida

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are an important family of natural products. Their biosynthesis follows a common scheme in which the leader peptide of a precursor peptide guides the modifications of a single core peptide. Here we describe biochemical studies of the processing of multiple core peptides within a precursor peptide, rare in RiPP biosynthesis. In a cyanobacterial microviridin pathway, an ATP-grasp ligase, AMdnC, installs up to two macrolactones on each of the three core peptides within AMdnA. The enzyme catalysis occurs in a distributive fashion and follows an unstrict N-to-C overall directionality, but a strict order in macrolactonizing each core peptide. Furthermore, AMdnC is catalytically versatile to process unnatural substrates carrying one to four core peptides, and kinetic studies provide insights into its catalytic properties. Collectively, our results reveal a distinct biosynthetic logic of RiPPs, opening up the possibility of modular production via synthetic biology approaches.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04154-3

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