ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry
Probing the structure and function of acyl carrier proteins to unlock the strategic redesign of type II polyketide biosynthetic pathways.
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- Sustainable Biocatalytic Cascades: A Versatile Tool in the Synthesis of Natural Products With Therapeutic Potential.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Review
- Structural and dynamic roles of tandem acyl carrier proteins in aryl polyene biosynthesis in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025Article
- High-Throughput Engineering and Modification of Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases Based on Golden Gate Assembly.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025Article
- Exploring the microbial communities in coastal cenote and their hidden biotechnological potential.Microbial genomics · 2025Article
- Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a polyketide cyclase to activate the type III secretion system for virulence.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
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- An updated catalogue of diverse type II polyketide synthase biosynthetic gene clusters captured from large-scale nucleotide databases.Microbial genomics · 2023Article
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- Enzymology of standalone elongating ketosynthases.Chemical science · 2022Review
- Engineered Chimeras Unveil Swappable Modular Features of Fatty Acid and Polyketide Synthase Acyl Carrier Proteins.Biochemistry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Type II polyketide synthases (PKSs) are protein assemblies, encoded by biosynthetic gene clusters in microorganisms, that manufacture structurally complex and pharmacologically relevant molecules. Acyl carrier proteins (ACPs) play a central role in biosynthesis by shuttling malonyl-based building blocks and polyketide intermediates to catalytic partners for chemical transformations. Because ACPs serve as central hubs in type II PKSs, they can also represent roadblocks to successfully engineering synthases capable of manufacturing 'unnatural natural products.' Therefore, understanding ACP conformational dynamics and protein interactions is essential to enable the strategic redesign of type II PKSs. However, the inherent flexibility and transience of ACP interactions pose challenges to gaining insight into ACP structure and function. In this review, we summarize how the application of chemical probes and molecular dynamic simulations has increased our understanding of the structure and function of type II PKS ACPs. We also share how integrating these advances in type II PKS ACP research with newfound access to key enzyme partners, such as the ketosynthase-chain length factor, sets the stage to unlock new biosynthetic potential.
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