Animal-associated marine Acidobacteria with a rich natural product repertoire

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Main Authors: Leopold-Messer, Stefan, Chepkirui, Clara, Mabesoone, Mathijs F. J., Mayer, Joshua, Paoli, Lucas, Sunagawa, Shinichi, Uria, Agustinus R., Wakimoto, Toshiyuki, Piel, Jörn
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author Leopold-Messer, Stefan
Chepkirui, Clara
Mabesoone, Mathijs F. J.
Mayer, Joshua
Paoli, Lucas
Sunagawa, Shinichi
Uria, Agustinus R.
Wakimoto, Toshiyuki
Piel, Jörn
author_facet Leopold-Messer, Stefan
Chepkirui, Clara
Mabesoone, Mathijs F. J.
Mayer, Joshua
Paoli, Lucas
Sunagawa, Shinichi
Uria, Agustinus R.
Wakimoto, Toshiyuki
Piel, Jörn
contents Sponges have long been recognized as a rich source of bioactive natural products. Various studies suggest that many of these compounds are produced by symbiotic bacteria. However, substance supplies and functional insights about the producers remain limited because cultivation remains unsuccessful. To identify alternative, sustainable sources of sponge-derived polyketides, we computationally analyzed 5289 characterized and orphan trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases, enzymes with widespread roles in polyketide biosynthesis by bacterial symbionts. The analytical workflow predicted marine animal-derived Acidobacteria of the family Acanthopleuribacteraceae with large sets of biosynthetic gene clusters to be enriched in sponge-type chemistry. Targeted compound isolation from a chiton-associated strain yielded new congeners of the phorboxazoles and calyculins, potent and scarce cytotoxins exclusively known from sponges. These first natural products of Acidobacteria and new coral metagenomic data on a third family member suggest animal-associated Acanthopleuribacteraceae as a rich source of sponge-type as well as novel metabolites
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spellingShingle Animal-associated marine Acidobacteria with a rich natural product repertoire
Leopold-Messer, Stefan
Chepkirui, Clara
Mabesoone, Mathijs F. J.
Mayer, Joshua
Paoli, Lucas
Sunagawa, Shinichi
Uria, Agustinus R.
Wakimoto, Toshiyuki
Piel, Jörn
Biomolecules
Sponges have long been recognized as a rich source of bioactive natural products. Various studies suggest that many of these compounds are produced by symbiotic bacteria. However, substance supplies and functional insights about the producers remain limited because cultivation remains unsuccessful. To identify alternative, sustainable sources of sponge-derived polyketides, we computationally analyzed 5289 characterized and orphan trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases, enzymes with widespread roles in polyketide biosynthesis by bacterial symbionts. The analytical workflow predicted marine animal-derived Acidobacteria of the family Acanthopleuribacteraceae with large sets of biosynthetic gene clusters to be enriched in sponge-type chemistry. Targeted compound isolation from a chiton-associated strain yielded new congeners of the phorboxazoles and calyculins, potent and scarce cytotoxins exclusively known from sponges. These first natural products of Acidobacteria and new coral metagenomic data on a third family member suggest animal-associated Acanthopleuribacteraceae as a rich source of sponge-type as well as novel metabolites
title Animal-associated marine Acidobacteria with a rich natural product repertoire
topic Biomolecules
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.07730