Function of MbtH homologs in nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis and applications in secondary metabolite discovery

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Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes mycobactin, a peptide siderophore that is biosynthesized by a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) mechanism. Within the mycobactin biosynthetic gene cluster is a gene that encodes a 71-amino-acid protein MbtH. Many other NRPS gene clusters harbor mbtH homologs, and recent genetic, biochemical, and structural studies have begun to shed light on the function(s) of these proteins. In some cases, MbtH-like proteins are required for biosynthesis of their cognate peptides, and non-cognate MbtH-like proteins have been shown to be partially complementary. Biochemical studies revealed that certain MbtH-like proteins participate in tight binding to NRPS proteins containing adenylation (A) domains where they stimulate adenylation reactions. Expression of MbtH-like proteins is important for a number of applications, including optimal production of native and genetically engineered secondary metabolites produced by mechanisms that employ NRPS enzymes. They also may serve as beacons to identify gifted actinomycetes and possibly other bacteria that encode multiple functional NRPS pathways for discovery of novel secondary metabolites by genome mining. © 2011 Society for Industrial Microbiology.

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Baltz, R. H. (2011, November). Function of MbtH homologs in nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis and applications in secondary metabolite discovery. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-011-1022-8

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