Hathi Umesh Prasad Sah, Giri Samir, Srivastava Sonali, Giri Gorkha Raj, Choudhary Eira, Agarwal Nisheeth, Saxena Priti
Chemical Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068, India.
National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
iScience. 2025 Jul 16;28(8):113129. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113129. eCollection 2025 Aug 15.
Type III polyketide synthases (T3PKSs) exhibit remarkable potential to biosynthesize a wide array of architecturally distinct and functionally important metabolites. Genes for T3PKSs widely occur in pathogenic mycobacterial genomes, with no information about their physiological significance in pathogenesis. Here, we describe the biological importance of MMAR_2190, a (Mmar) T3PKS, with orthologs in limited pathogenic mycobacterial species. High-resolution mass spectrometry revealed distinctive cyclization flexibility of MMAR_2190 to concurrently biosynthesize alkyl-resorcinols, acyl-phloroglucinols, and alkyl-α-pyrones from a single catalytic core. Investigation of Mmar biofilms revealed significant upregulation of the gene and confirmed the expression of MMAR_2190 metabolites. A deficient Mmar strain showed significant defect in biofilm formation, suggesting possible roles in pathogenesis. Our studies thus unfold unique functional flexibility demonstrated by the MMAR_2190 protein to generate molecular variability.
III型聚酮合酶(T3PKSs)在生物合成一系列结构各异且功能重要的代谢产物方面具有显著潜力。T3PKSs的基因广泛存在于致病性分枝杆菌基因组中,但关于它们在致病过程中的生理意义尚无相关信息。在此,我们描述了MMAR_2190(一种来自耻垢分枝杆菌(Mmar)的T3PKS)的生物学重要性,其直系同源物存在于有限的致病性分枝杆菌物种中。高分辨率质谱显示MMAR_2190具有独特的环化灵活性,能够从单一催化核心同时生物合成烷基间苯二酚、酰基间苯三酚和烷基-α-吡喃酮。对耻垢分枝杆菌生物膜的研究揭示了该基因的显著上调,并证实了MMAR_2190代谢产物的表达。一株MMAR_2190缺陷的耻垢分枝杆菌菌株在生物膜形成方面表现出显著缺陷,提示其在致病过程中可能发挥作用。我们的研究因此揭示了MMAR_2190蛋白展现出的独特功能灵活性,以产生分子多样性。