Discovery of a Unique Flavonoid Biosynthesis Mechanism in Fungi by Genome Mining
Discovery of a Unique Flavonoid Biosynthesis Mechanism in Fungi by Genome Mining
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通过基因组挖掘发现真菌中独特的类黄酮生物合成机制
DOI:
10.1002/anie.202215529
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发表时间:
2023
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Xuefeng Lu
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作者:
Wei Zhang;Xuan Zhang;D;an Feng;Yajing Liang;Zhenying Wu;Siyu Du;Yu Zhou;Ce Geng;Ping Men;Chunxiang Fu;Xuenian Huang;Xuefeng Lu
Flavonoids are important plant natural products with variable structures and bioactivities. All known plant flavonoids are generated under the catalysis of a type III polyketide synthase (PKS) followed by a chalcone isomerase (CHI) and a flavone synthase (FNS). In this study, the biosynthetic gene cluster of chlorflavonin, a fungal flavonoid with acetolactate synthase inhibitory activity, was discovered using a self‐resistance‐gene‐directed strategy. A novel flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in fungi was revealed. A core nonribosomal peptide synthetase‐polyketide synthase (NRPS‐PKS) is responsible for the generation of the key precursor chalcone. Then, a new type of CHI catalyzes the conversion of a chalcone into a flavanone by a histidine‐mediated oxa‐Michael addition mechanism. Finally, the desaturation of flavanone to flavone is catalyzed by a new type of FNS, a flavin mononucleotide (FMN)‐dependent oxidoreductase.