Directed evolution of a gatekeeper domain in nonribosomal peptide synthesis |
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Authors: | Villiers Benoit Hollfelder Florian |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK. |
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Abstract: | Modular natural products are biosynthesized by series of enzymes that activate, assemble, and process a nascent chain of building blocks. Adenylation domains are gatekeepers in nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis, providing the entry point for assembly of typical peptide-based natural products. We report the directed evolution of an adenylation domain based on a strategy of using a weak, promiscuous activity as a springboard for reprogramming the biosynthetic assembly line. Randomization of residues invoked in a "specificity-conferring code" and selection for a non-native substrate lead to mutant G2.1, favoring smaller amino acids with a specificity change of 10(5): a 170-fold improvement for L-alanine corresponds to a 10(3)-fold decrease for its original substrate (L-phenylalanine). These results establish directed evolution as a method to change gatekeeper domain specificity and suggest that adaptation of modules in combinatorial biosynthesis is achievable with few mutations during evolution. |
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