Sequence characterization and computational analysis of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetases controlling biosynthesis of lipopeptides, fengycins and bacillomycin D, from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Q-426 |
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Authors: | Pengchao Zhao Chunshan Quan Liming Jin Lina Wang Xinjuan Guo Shengdi Fan |
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Institution: | 1. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 457 Zhong-shan Road, Dalian, 116023, China 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China 3. Department of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, 116600, China
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Abstract: | Lipopeptides secreted by bacteria attract interest because of their uses in biomedicine, biotechnology and food technology; however, harnessing their megasynthases (non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, NRPSs) has met with some difficulties in heterologous expression and crystallization. Here, we used similarity and phylogenetic analysis of NRPS sequences, including the fengycin and iturin family synthetases from Bacillus spp., and have developed a novel approach for delineating the length and boundaries of NRPS domains from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain Q-426. The sequences were further characterized (including specific residues and conserved motifs) that gave insight into the basis of the substrate specificity. Data from the prediction of the NRPS domains, obtained by the self-optimized prediction method with Alignment program, showed they are all structurally unstable, making it difficult to determine their crystal structures. |
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