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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2025

Biosynthesis of the Fungal Cyclic Lipodepsipeptide Pleosporacin, a New Selective Inhibitor of the Phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea.

Carsten Wieder, Rainer Wiechert, Alexander Yemelin, Louis Pergaud Sandjo, Eckhard Thines, Till Opatz, Anja Schüffler

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Carsten WiederInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 17, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7991-5524
Rainer WiechertDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1385-4738
Alexander YemelinInstitut für Biotechnologie und Wirkstoff-Forschung gGmbH, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 17, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
Louis Pergaud SandjoDepartment of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-7733
Eckhard ThinesInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 17, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-2272
Till OpatzDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3266-4050
Anja SchüfflerInstitut für Biotechnologie und Wirkstoff-Forschung gGmbH, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 17, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-4300

Funding

BASF SERhineland-Palatinate Center for Natural Products
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioactivity-guided isolation led to the identification of the cyclic lipodepsipeptide pleosporacin (1) from the mycelia extract of fungal strain Pleosporales sp. IBWF 020-21, a potent selective inhibitor of the fungal phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea. The structure and stereochemistry of 1 were elucidated by NMR and Marfey analysis, respectively. Genome mining identified a candidate biosynthetic gene cluster encoding a hexamodular nonribosomal peptide synthetases, PleA, a fatty acyl-AMP ligase, PleB, and an aspartate decarboxylase, PleC. Reconstitution of pleABC allowed for heterologous production of 1 in Aspergillus oryzae and confirmed the identity of the ple cluster. Based on these findings a biosynthetic route is proposed, with PleB catalyzing lipoinitiation and PleC providing the nonproteinogenic amino acid β-alanine for the assembly of 1.

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Antifungal AgentsBotrytisDepsipeptidesPeptides, CyclicAspergillus oryzaeMultigene FamilyPeptide SynthasesAntifungal AgentsDepsipeptidesPeptides, CyclicPeptide Synthasesbiological activitybiosynthesiscyclic lipodepsipeptidesheterologous expressionnatural productsnonribosomal peptide synthetases

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PMID40344334
PMCPMC12177691

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