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More than just an eagle killer: The freshwater cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola produces highly toxic dolastatin derivatives

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    SYSNO ASEP0582359
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevMore than just an eagle killer: The freshwater cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola produces highly toxic dolastatin derivatives
    Tvůrce(i) Schwark, M. (DE)
    Martinez Yerena, Jose A. (MBU-M)
    Roehrborn, K. (DE)
    Hrouzek, Pavel (MBU-M) ORCID
    Divoká, Petra (MBU-M)
    Štenclová, L. (CZ)
    Delawská, Kateřina (MBU-M) ORCID
    Enke, H. (DE)
    Vorreiter, C. (DE)
    Wiley, F. (US)
    Sippl, W. (DE)
    Sobotka, Roman (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Saha, Subhasish (MBU-M) ORCID
    Wilde, Susan B. (US)
    Mareš, Jan (MBU-M) ORCID
    Niedermeyer, T. H. J. (DE)
    Číslo článkue2219230120
    Zdroj.dok.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : National Academy of Sciences - ISSN 0027-8424
    Roč. 120, č. 40 (2023)
    Poč.str.9 s.
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.US - Spojené státy americké
    Klíč. slovaantineoplastic agents ; marine ; anticancer ; analog ; inhibition ; tubulin ; biosynthesis ; efficacy ; targets ; binding ; cyanotoxin ; cytotoxicity ; aetokthonostatin ; dolastatin ; biosynthesis
    Obor OECDMicrobiology
    CEPGC19-21649J GA ČR - Grantová agentura ČR
    Způsob publikováníOpen access
    Institucionální podporaMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS001119347300016
    EID SCOPUS85172660177
    DOI10.1073/pnas.2219230120
    AnotaceCyanobacteria are infamous producers of toxins. While the toxic potential of planktonic cyanobacterial blooms is well documented, the ecosystem level effects of toxigenic benthic and epiphytic cyanobacteria are an understudied threat. The freshwater epiphytic cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola has recently been shown to produce the ´eagle killer´ neurotoxin aetokthonotoxin (AETX) causing the fatal neurological disease vacuolar myelinopathy. The disease affects a wide array of wildlife in the southeastern United States, most notably waterfowl and birds of prey, including the bald eagle. In an assay for cytotoxicity, we found the crude extract of the cyanobacterium to be much more potent than pure AETX, prompting further investigation. Here, we describe the isolation and structure elucidation of the aetokthonostatins (AESTs), linear peptides belonging to the dolastatin compound family, featuring a unique modification of the C-terminal phenylalanine-derived moiety. Using immunofluorescence microscopy and molecular modeling, we confirmed that AEST potently impacts microtubule dynamics and can bind to tubulin in a similar matter as dolastatin 10. We also show that AEST inhibits reproduction of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Bioinformatic analysis revealed the AEST biosynthetic gene cluster encoding a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase/polyketide synthase accompanied by a unique tailoring machinery. The biosynthetic activity of a specific N-terminal methyltransferase was confirmed by in vitro biochemical studies, establishing a mechanistic link between the gene cluster and its product.
    PracovištěMikrobiologický ústav
    KontaktEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Rok sběru2024
    Elektronická adresahttps://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2219230120
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