Abstract:
:Nonribosomal peptides are important natural products biosynthesized by nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). Adenylation (A) domains of NRPSs are highly specific for the substrate they recognize. This recognition is determined by 10 residues in the substrate-binding pocket, termed the specificity code. This finding led to the proposal that nonribosomal peptides could be altered by specificity code swapping. Unfortunately, this approach has proven, with few exceptions, to be unproductive; changing the specificity code typically results in broadened specificity or poor function. To enhance our understanding of A domain substrate selectivity, we carried out a detailed analysis of the specificity code from the A domain of EntF, an NRPS involved in enterobactin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Using directed evolution and a genetic selection, we determined which sites in the code have strict residue requirements and which are tolerant of variation. We showed that the EntF A domain, and other l-Ser-specific A domains, have a functional sequence space for l-Ser recognition, rather than a single code. This functional space is more expansive than the aggregate of all characterized l-Ser-specific A domains: we identified 152 new l-Ser specificity codes. Together, our data provide essential insights into how to overcome the barriers that prevent rational changes to A domain specificity.
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ACS Chem Bioljournal_title
ACS chemical biologyauthors
Throckmorton K,Vinnik V,Chowdhury R,Cook T,Chevrette MG,Maranas C,Pfleger B,Thomas MGdoi
10.1021/acschembio.9b00532subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-09-20 00:00:00pages
2044-2054issue
9eissn
1554-8929issn
1554-8937journal_volume
14pub_type
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