Emulating evolutionary processes to morph aureothin-type modular polyketide synthases and associated oxygenases

The wealth of complex polyketides is an essential source for drug discovery. Here, the authors report an evolution-guided rational morphing of modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) for aurothin and neoaurothin biosynthesis, and reveal engineering site suitable for diversifying PKS systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Huiyun Peng, Keishi Ishida, Yuki Sugimoto, Holger Jenke-Kodama, Christian Hertweck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11896-1