Abstract:
:Gentamicin C complex from Micromonospora echinospora remains a globally important antibiotic, and there is revived interest in the semisynthesis of analogs that might show improved therapeutic properties. The complex consists of five components differing in their methylation pattern at one or more sites in the molecule. We show here, using specific gene deletion and chemical complementation, that the gentamicin pathway up to the branch point is defined by the selectivity of the methyltransferases GenN, GenD1, and GenK. Unexpectedly, they comprise a methylation network in which early intermediates are ectopically modified. Using whole-genome sequence, we have also discovered the terminal 6'-N-methyltransfer required to produce gentamicin C2b from C1a or gentamicin C1 from C2, an example of an essential biosynthetic enzyme being located not in the biosynthetic gene cluster but far removed on the chromosome. These findings fully account for the methylation pattern in gentamicins and open the way to production of individual gentamicins by fermentation, as starting materials for semisynthesis.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S Aauthors
Li S,Guo J,Reva A,Huang F,Xiong B,Liu Y,Deng Z,Leadlay PF,Sun Ydoi
10.1073/pnas.1711603115subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-02-06 00:00:00pages
1340-1345issue
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0027-8424issn
1091-6490pii
1711603115journal_volume
115pub_type
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