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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Characterization of novel biosynthetic gene clusters for combinatorial synthesis of thiopeptides

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K15407
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 37020:Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Vinogradov Alexander  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 特任助教 (90845819)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
KeywordsBiosynthesis / Enzymes / mRNA display / Bioengineering
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The work focused around two major directions. 1. Development of an mRNA-display based platform for de novo discovery of pseudo-natural lactazole-like thiopeptides with novel bioactivities. We have established the proposed platform and showed its utility by discovering dozens of pseudo-natural products with designed biological activities. The development entailed reengineering of in vitro lactazole biosynthesis, development of library construction protocols, establishment of a general synthetic strategy for modular access to the discovered structures, and finally, biochemical characterization of the synthesized selection hits. 2. In vitro reconstitution of lactazole-like biosynthetic enzymes. We have successfully produced 12 enzymes from 4 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) homologous to laz BGC. All expressed enzymes were active, and catalyzed reactions analogous to Laz enzymes, which simplified the analysis, but crucially, had a divergent substrate specificity profiles.

Free Research Field

Biochemistry and chemical biology

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Discovery of new pharmaceuticals is a major challenge in the modern biomedical research. This research addresses the need for new methods to discover compounds with good biological activities and favourable pharmacological profiles using bacterial natural products as an inspiration.

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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