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Biotechnological applications of S-adenosyl-methionine-dependent methyltransferases for natural products biosynthesis and diversification

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BIORESOURCES AND BIOPROCESSING
卷 8, 期 1, 页码 -

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00425-y

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SAM-dependent methyltransferase; SAM-dependent cyclase; Promiscuous methyltransferase; SAM co-factor recycle; SAH inhibition; Methyltransferase assay

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  1. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) under IAFPP3 [H20H6a0028]
  2. AME Young Individual Research Grants [A1984c0040, A2084c0064]

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Methylation is a crucial transformation in the biosynthesis of natural products, and recent advancements in identifying novel methyltransferases, enzyme engineering strategies, and co-factor regeneration methods have contributed to enhancing bioactivity and yield of these products. Promiscuous methyltransferases have shown versatility in accepting multiple structurally similar substrates, allowing for the design of pathways to produce molecules not found in nature, expanding the range of biosynthesized functional molecules.
In the biosynthesis of natural products, methylation is a common and essential transformation to alter molecules' bioavailability and bioactivity. The main methylation reaction is performed by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferases (MTs). With advancements in genomic and chemical profiling technologies, novel MTs have been discovered to accept complex substrates and synthesize industrially valuable natural products. However, to achieve a high yield of small molecules in microbial hosts, many methyltransferase activities have been reported to be insufficient. Moreover, inadequate co-factor supplies and feedback inhibition of the by-product, S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), further limit MTs' activities. Here, we review recent advances in SAM-dependent MTs to produce and diversify natural products. First, we surveyed recently identified novel methyltransferases in natural product biosynthesis. Second, we summarized enzyme engineering strategies to improve methyltransferase activity, with a particular focus on high-throughput assay design and application. Finally, we reviewed innovations in co-factor regeneration and diversification, both in vitro and in vivo. Noteworthily, many MTs are able to accept multiple structurally similar substrates. Such promiscuous methyltransferases are versatile and can be tailored to design de novo pathways to produce molecules whose biosynthetic pathway is unknown or non-existent in nature, thus broadening the scope of biosynthesized functional molecules.

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