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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

In-Situ Purification of Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases Assembly Line for Structural and Biochemical Studies.

Wei Cao, Shyue Leh Chen, Suen Kit Wu, Jialiang Wang, Zixin Deng, Jingdan Liang, Zhijun Wang

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Wei CaoState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6878-6164
Shyue Leh ChenState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0002-0441-596X
Suen Kit WuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0004-4989-7194
Jialiang WangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1050-2912
Zixin DengState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Jingdan LiangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8984-8187
Zhijun WangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M720085China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022T150412National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0900700National Key R&D Program of China 2019YFA0905400National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFA0910500National Science Foundation of China 32150013National Science Foundation of China 32171252National Science Foundation of China 32201035National Science Foundation of China 32270033National Science Foundation of China 32271302Super Postdoctoral' Incentive Program 202112
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Abstract

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) are essential for the biosynthesis of therapeutically valuable molecules, including antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and anticancer agents. The assembly-line mechanism of NRPS offers significant potential for engineering novel natural products through reprogramming. However, the challenging purification of NRPS proteins has impeded the investigation of their assembly and catalytic mechanisms. In this study, we employed homologous recombination to insert a purification tag at the C-terminus of the NRPS gene within the chromosome. This genetic modification enabled efficient purification of NRPS proteins from the tagged mutant strain using a one-step affinity chromatography approach. Additionally, we discovered that MbtH-like proteins (MLPs) form stable complexes with all pyoverdine (PVD) NRPS subunits, allowing for the purification of the entire NRPS assembly line via tagged MLP. Negative stain electron microscopy analysis revealed that the purified PVD NRPS proteins exist as dynamically linear monomers. Our in-situ tag-based purification method enhances NRPS research in both biochemical and structural biology, providing a robust platform for further investigations into NRPS mechanisms and applications.

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Bacterial ProteinsPeptide SynthasesChromatography, AffinityEscherichia coliStreptomycesBacterial Proteinsnon-ribosomal peptide synthasePeptide Synthasesaffinity tagin-situ purificationMbtH-like proteinNRPS

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PMID40004213
PMCPMC11855355

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