Compressed pathways for nonribosomal molecular biosynthesis
Provided herein are synthetic pathways from Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae genes for the production of new, synthetic nonribosomal peptides, and methods and compositions comprising the same. Some aspects of the present disclosure are directed to modified bacterial cells comprising a compressed biosynthetic pathway that comprises (a) biosynthetic genes obtained from one species encoding enzymes active in the bioassembly of a nonribosomal molecule, (b) biosynthetic genes obtained from another species encoding enzymes active in the bioassembly of a nonribosomal molecule that is different from the nonribosomal molecule of (a). In some embodiments, the biosynthetic genes of (a) are Escherichia coli biosynthetic genes and may include entD gene, an entC gene, an entE gene, an entB gene and an entA gene. In some embodiments, the biosynthetic genes of (b) are Vibrio cholera biosynthetic genes and may include a vibH gene and a vibF gene.
1. A method of producing a nonribosomal molecule, the method comprising culturing a modified bacterial cell in the presence of an exogenous polyamine linker precursor, under conditions that results in the production of the nonribosomal molecule, wherein the modified bacterial cell is transformed with a compressed biosynthetic pathway that comprises:
(a) Escherichia coli biosynthetic genes comprising an entA gene, an entB gene, an entC gene, an entD gene and an entE gene encoding a 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate dehydrogenase, a 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate synthase, an isochorismate synthase, an Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferase, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-AMP ligase, respectively;
(b) Vibrio cholera biosynthetic genes comprising a vibH gene, vibF gene or a combination of a vibH gene and vibF gene encoding an amide synthase and peptide synthase, respectively; and
(c) an schH gene encoding an amide synthase.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modified bacterial cell is cultured in iron-deficient media.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the polyamine linker precursor is a diamine linker precursor.
4. A method comprising culturing a modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) cell in the presence of a polyamine linker precursor to produce a nonribosomal molecule, wherein the modified E. coli cell is transformed with:
an entA gene, an entB gene, an entC gene, an entD gene and an entE gene encoding a 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate dehydrogenase, a 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate synthase, an isochorismate synthase, an Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferase, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-AMP ligase, respectively;
a vibF gene and a vibH gene encoding a peptide synthase and an amide synthase, respectively; and
comprises a deletion in an endogenous entF gene.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the modified E. coli cell is cultured in iron-deficient media.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the polyamine linker precursor is selected from 1,3-Diaminopropane, N-(3-Aminopropyl)-1,4-diaminobutane, N,N′-Bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,4-diaminobutane, 1,5-Diaminopentane, 1,4-Butanediamine dihydrochloride, Bis(3-aminopropyl)amine, m-Xylylenediamine, N,N′-Bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediamine, N-Benzylethylenediamine, 4-Aminobenzylamine, 4-(2-Aminoethyl)aniline, 4,4′-Oxydianiline, 4,4′-Diaminodiphenylmethane, 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene, 2,2′-Thiobisacetamide, Sulfaguanidine, p-Aminobenzenesulfonamide, Urea, N-Phenylthiourea, 3,3′-Diamino-N-methyldipropylamine, and 1, 8-Diaminooctane.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the nonribosomal molecule is selected from the group consisting of: N-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)butyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)butyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)pentyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)pentyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; (4S)—N-(4-((3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)propyl)amino)butyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; N-(3-((4-((2S,3R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-hydroxybutanamido)butyl)amino)propyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)propyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)propyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(3-((2,3 dihydroxybenzamido)methyl)benzyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((3-((2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)methyl)benzyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(2-((3-((2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)amino)propyl)amino)ethyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (14S,15R)-14-amino-1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,13-dioxo-2,5,9,12-tetraazahexadecan-15-yl 2,3-; dihydroxybenzoate; N,N′-Bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediamineN-(2-(N-benzyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-(benzyl(2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)phenethyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)phenyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(4-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)phenoxy)phenyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)phenoxy)phenyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(4-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)benzyl)phenyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)benzyl)phenyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; (4S)—N-(3-((4-((2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)amino)butyl)amino)propyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; N-((16S,17R)-1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-17-hydroxy-1,15-dioxo-2,6,11,14-tetraazaoctadecan-16-yl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)naphthalen-1-yl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)naphthalen-1-yl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(2-((2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-2-oxoethyl)thio)acetyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide;
(2R,3S)-3-amino-4-(2-((2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-2-oxoethyl)thio)acetamido)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N—(N-((4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)phenyl)sulfonyl)carbamimidoyl)-2-2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(N—((Z)—N′-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)carbamimidoyl)sulfamoyl)phenyl); amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-((4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)phenyl)sulfonyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(N-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)sulfamoyl)phenyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-((2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)carbamoyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-(3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)ureido)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-((2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)(phenyl)carbamothioyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-(3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-1-phenylthioureido)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; N-(4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)butyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (2R,3S)-3-amino-4-((4-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)butyl)amino)-4-oxobutan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate; (2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-(((2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-(((2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-hydroxybutanoyl)oxy)butanoyl)oxy)butanoic acid; (2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-(((2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-hydroxybutanoyl)oxy)butanoic acid; (2R)-2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid; N-(3-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(3-((4-aminobutyl)amino)propyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; (S)—N-(3-((4-(2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)-3-hydroxypropanamido)butyl)amino)propyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide;
(S)—N-(2-((4-((3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)propyl)amino)butyl)amino)ethyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; (S)—N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-17-hydroxy-1,15-dioxo-2,6,11,14-tetraazaheptadecan-16-yl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(5-aminopentyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(4-aminobutyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (Aminochelin); N-(3-((3-aminopropyl)amino)propyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(2-(benzylamino)ethyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; (S)—N-benzyl-N-(2-(2,3-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl)-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxamide; N-(4-(aminomethyl)phenyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(4-(2-aminoethyl)phenyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; N-(4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide; and N-(8-aminooctyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide.
8. A method comprising culturing a modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) cell in the presence of a polyamine linker precursor and a polyhydroxybenzoate to produce a nonribosomal molecule, wherein the modified E. coli cell is transformed with:
an entB gene, an entD gene and an entE gene encoding a 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate synthase, an Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferase, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-AMP ligase, respectively;
a vibF gene and a vibH gene encoding a peptide synthase and an amide synthase, respectively; and
comprises a deletion in an endogenous entA gene, a deletion in an endogenous entC gene and a deletion in an endogenous entF gene.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the polyhydroxybenzoate is 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB).
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the modified E. coli cell is cultured in iron-deficient media.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modified bacterial cell is a modified Escherichia coli cell.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein endogenous entD, entC, entE, entB, entA, and entF genes are deleted from the modified bacterial cell.