Functional Identification of Triterpene Methyltransferases from Botryococcus braunii Race B
摘要:
Botryococcus braunii race B is a colony-forming, green algae that accumulates triterpene oils in excess of 30% of its dry weight. The composition of the triterpene oils is dominated by dimethylated to tetramethylated forms of botryococcene and squalene. Although unusual mechanisms for the biosynthesis of botryococcene and squalene were recently described, the enzyme(s) responsible for decorating these triterpene scaffolds with methyl substituents were unknown. A transcriptome of B. braunii was screened computationally assuming that the triterpene methyltransferases (TMTs) might resemble the S-adenosyl methionine-dependent enzymes described for methylating the side chain of sterols. Six sterol methyltransferase-like genes were isolated and functionally characterized. Three of these genes when co-expressed in yeast with complementary squalene synthase or botryococcene synthase expression cassettes resulted in the accumulation of mono-and dimethylated forms of both triterpene scaffolds. Surprisingly, TMT-1 and TMT-2 exhibited preference for squalene as the methyl acceptor substrate, whereas TMT-3 showed a striking preference for botryococcene as its methyl acceptor substrate. These in vivo preferences were confirmed with in vitro assays utilizing microsomal preparations from yeast overexpressing the respective genes, which encode for membrane-associated enzymes. Structural examination of the in vivo yeast generated mono-and dimethylated products by NMR identified terminal carbons, C-3 and C-22/C-20, as the atomic acceptor sites for the methyl additions to squalene and botryococcene, respectively. These sites are identical to those previously reported for the triterpenes extracted from the algae. The availability of closely related triterpene methyltransferases exhibiting distinct substrate selectivity and successive catalytic activities provides important tools for investigating the molecular mechanisms responsible for the specificities exhibited by these unique enzymes.
Synthesis of Enantioenriched Tertiary Boronic Esters from Secondary Allylic Carbamates. Application to the Synthesis of C30 Botryococcene
作者:Alexander P. Pulis、Varinder K. Aggarwal
DOI:10.1021/ja303022d
日期:2012.5.2
reaction has been explored and found to embrace a broad range of both allylic carbamates and boronic esters. The methodology has been applied to an eight-step, stereoselective synthesis of each of the diastereoisomers of C30 botryococcene.
对映体富集的仲烯丙基氨基甲酸酯已被 sBuLi 去质子化并与硼酸酯反应。与其他亲电试剂相比,观察到了高α-选择性,并且硼酸盐络合物的形成几乎完全保留了立体化学。硼酸酯复合物经历了立体有择的 1,2-迁移,产生了具有更高 er (>98:2) 的叔烯丙基硼酸酯。该反应的范围已被探索并发现包括广泛的烯丙基氨基甲酸酯和硼酸酯。该方法已应用于 C30 葡萄球菌烯的每种非对映异构体的八步立体选择性合成。
Identification of unique mechanisms for triterpene biosynthesis in
<i>Botryococcus braunii</i>
作者:Tom D. Niehaus、Shigeru Okada、Timothy P. Devarenne、David S. Watt、Vitaliy Sviripa、Joe Chappell
DOI:10.1073/pnas.1106222108
日期:2011.7.26
Botryococcene biosynthesis is thought to resemble that of squalene, a metabolite essential for sterol metabolism in all eukaryotes. Squalene arises from an initial condensation of two molecules of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) to form presqualenediphosphate (PSPP), which then undergoes a reductive rearrangement to form squalene. In principle, botryococcene could arise from an alternative rearrangement of the
Correction to Synthesis of Enantioenriched Tertiary Boronic Esters from Secondary Allylic Carbamates. Application to the Synthesis of C30 Botryococcene
作者:Alexander P. Pulis、Varinder K. Aggarwal
DOI:10.1021/ja304872j
日期:2012.7.11
Total Synthesis of C30 Botryococcene and
<i>epi</i>
‐Botryococcene by a Diastereoselective Ring Opening of Alkenylcyclopropanes
作者:Morgan Cormier、Aurélien de la Torre、Ilan Marek
DOI:10.1002/anie.201808709
日期:2018.10
Trialkylaluminum compounds perform a diastereoselective 1,6‐ring fragmentation of alkenylcyclopropane. This new tool allows the preparation of hydrocarbon compounds containing two distant stereocenters with a good diastereocontrol. Inspired by the biosynthesis of botryococcene this methodology was applied successfully to the diastereo‐ and enantioselective preparation of this triterpene and its epimer
Functional Identification of Triterpene Methyltransferases from Botryococcus braunii Race B
作者:Tom D. Niehaus、Scott Kinison、Shigeru Okada、Yun-soo Yeo、Stephen A. Bell、Ping Cui、Timothy P. Devarenne、Joe Chappell
DOI:10.1074/jbc.m111.316059
日期:2012.3
Botryococcus braunii race B is a colony-forming, green algae that accumulates triterpene oils in excess of 30% of its dry weight. The composition of the triterpene oils is dominated by dimethylated to tetramethylated forms of botryococcene and squalene. Although unusual mechanisms for the biosynthesis of botryococcene and squalene were recently described, the enzyme(s) responsible for decorating these triterpene scaffolds with methyl substituents were unknown. A transcriptome of B. braunii was screened computationally assuming that the triterpene methyltransferases (TMTs) might resemble the S-adenosyl methionine-dependent enzymes described for methylating the side chain of sterols. Six sterol methyltransferase-like genes were isolated and functionally characterized. Three of these genes when co-expressed in yeast with complementary squalene synthase or botryococcene synthase expression cassettes resulted in the accumulation of mono-and dimethylated forms of both triterpene scaffolds. Surprisingly, TMT-1 and TMT-2 exhibited preference for squalene as the methyl acceptor substrate, whereas TMT-3 showed a striking preference for botryococcene as its methyl acceptor substrate. These in vivo preferences were confirmed with in vitro assays utilizing microsomal preparations from yeast overexpressing the respective genes, which encode for membrane-associated enzymes. Structural examination of the in vivo yeast generated mono-and dimethylated products by NMR identified terminal carbons, C-3 and C-22/C-20, as the atomic acceptor sites for the methyl additions to squalene and botryococcene, respectively. These sites are identical to those previously reported for the triterpenes extracted from the algae. The availability of closely related triterpene methyltransferases exhibiting distinct substrate selectivity and successive catalytic activities provides important tools for investigating the molecular mechanisms responsible for the specificities exhibited by these unique enzymes.