Comparative Metabolomics Reveals Biogenesis of Ascarosides, a Modular Library of Small-Molecule Signals in <i>C. elegans</i>
作者:Stephan H. von Reuss、Neelanjan Bose、Jagan Srinivasan、Joshua J. Yim、Joshua C. Judkins、Paul W. Sternberg、Frank C. Schroeder
DOI:10.1021/ja210202y
日期:2012.1.25
In the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, a family of endogenous small molecules, the ascarosides function as key regulators of developmental timing and behavior that act upstream of conserved signaling pathways. The ascarosides are based on the dideoxysugar ascarylose, which is linked to fatty-acid-like side chains of varying lengths derived from peroxisomal beta-oxidation. Despite the importance of ascarosides for many aspects of C. elegans biology, knowledge of their structures, biosynthesis, and homeostasis remains incomplete. We used an MS/MS-based screen to profile ascarosides in C. elegans wild-type and mutant metabolomes, which revealed a much greater structural diversity of ascaroside derivatives than previously reported. Comparison of the metabolomes from wildtype and a series of peroxisomal beta-oxidation mutants showed that the enoyl CoA-hydratase MAOC-1 serves an important role in ascaroside biosynthesis and clarified the functions of two other enzymes, ACOX-1 and DHS-28. We show that, following peroxisomal beta-oxidation, the ascarosides are selectively derivatized with moieties of varied biogenetic origin and that such modifications can dramatically affect biological activity, producing signaling molecules active at low femtomolar concentrations. Based on these results, the ascarosides appear as a modular library of small-molecule signals, integrating building blocks from three major metabolic pathways: carbohydrate metabolism, peroxisomal beta-oxidation of fatty acids, and amino acid catabolism. Our screen further demonstrates that ascaroside biosynthesis is directly affected by nutritional status and that excretion of the final products is highly selective.
[EN] SMALL MOLECULE COMPOUNDS FOR THE CONTROL OF NEMATODES<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS À PETITE MOLÉCULES POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LES NÉMATODES
申请人:THOMPSON BOYCE PLANT RES
公开号:WO2013022985A3
公开(公告)日:2013-07-25
Complex Small-Molecule Architectures Regulate Phenotypic Plasticity in a Nematode
作者:Neelanjan Bose、Akira Ogawa、Stephan H. von Reuss、Joshua J. Yim、Erik J. Ragsdale、Ralf J. Sommer、Frank C. Schroeder
DOI:10.1002/anie.201206797
日期:2012.12.7
Chemistry the worm's way: The nematode Pristionchus pacificus constructs elaborate small molecules from modified building blocks of primary metabolism, including an unusual xylopyranose‐based nucleoside (see scheme). These compounds act as signaling molecules to control adult phenotypicplasticity and dauer development and provide examples of modular generation of structural diversity in metazoans
Ascaroside activity in Caenorhabditis elegans is highly dependent on chemical structure
作者:Kyle A. Hollister、Elizabeth S. Conner、Xinxing Zhang、Mark Spell、Gary M. Bernard、Pratik Patel、Ana Carolina G.V. de Carvalho、Rebecca A. Butcher、Justin R. Ragains
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2013.07.018
日期:2013.9
panel of ascarosides and tested them for dauer-inducing activity. This panel includes a number of natural ascarosides that were detected in crude pheromone extract, but as yet have no assigned function, as well as many unnatural ascaroside derivatives. Most of these ascarosides, some of which have significant structural similarity to the natural dauer pheromone components, have very little dauer-inducing