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ArticleThe Journal of antibiotics2024

Actinobacterial chalkophores: the biosynthesis of hazimycins.

Kenichi Matsuda, Hiroto Maruyama, Kumiko Imachi, Haruo Ikeda, Toshiyuki Wakimoto

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Article in The Journal of antibiotics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2026
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  4. Copper-chelating natural products.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenichi MatsudaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12, Nishi 6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan. kematsuda@pharm.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-9269-688X
Hiroto MaruyamaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12, Nishi 6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
Kumiko ImachiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12, Nishi 6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
Haruo IkedaTechnology Research Association for Next generation natural products chemistry, 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan.
Toshiyuki WakimotoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12, Nishi 6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan. wakimoto@pharm.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-2917-1797
Hokkaido University · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22gm1610007Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23ak0101163h0003Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23ama121039MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP16H06448MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP18H02581MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP19K16390MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21H02635MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22H05128MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22K15302MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23K17410MEXT | JST | Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-Driven R and D (Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-Driven R&D) JPMJTR20USMEXT | JST | Creations of Advanced Catalytic Transformation for the Sustainable Manufacturing at Low Energy, Low Environmental Load (ACT-C) JPMJAX201F
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copper is a transition metal element with significant effects on the morphological development and secondary metabolism of actinobacteria. In some microorganisms, copper-binding natural products are employed to modulate copper homeostasis, although their significance in actinobacteria remains largely unknown. Here, we identified the biosynthetic genes of the diisocyanide natural product hazimycin in Kitasatospora purpeofusca HV058, through gene knock-out and heterologous expression. Biochemical analyses revealed that hazimycin A specifically binds to copper, which diminishes its antimicrobial activity. The presence of a set of putative importer/exporter genes surrounding the biosynthetic genes suggested that hazimycin is a chalkophore that modulates the intracellular copper level. A bioinformatic survey of homologous gene cassettes, as well as the identification of two previously unknown hazimycin-producing Streptomyces strains, indicated that the isocyanide-based mechanism of copper homeostasis is prevalent in actinobacteria.

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ActinobacteriaStreptomycesChelating AgentsCopperMultigene FamilySecondary MetabolismChelating AgentsCopper

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PMID38378905
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