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A remarkable transformation catalyzed by a domain-of-unknown-function 692 during the biosynthesis of a new RiPP natural product.

Richard S AyikpoeLingyang ZhuJeff Y ChenChi P TingWilfred A van der Donk
Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
The domain of unknown function 692 (DUF692) is an emerging family of posttranslational modification enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of ribosomally-synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products. Members of this family are multinuclear iron-containing enzymes and only two members have been functionally characterized to date: MbnB and TglH. Here, we used bioinformatics to select another member of the DUF692 family, ChrH, that is ubiquitously encoded in the genomes of the Chryseobacterium genus along with a partner protein ChrI. We structurally characterized the ChrH reaction product and show that the enzyme catalyzes an unprecedented chemical transformation that results in the formation of a macrocycle, an imidazolidinedione heterocycle, two thioaminals, and a thiomethylation. Based on isotopic labeling studies, we propose a mechanism for the four-electron oxidation and methylation of the substrate peptide. This work identifies the first SAM-dependent DUF692 enzyme, further expanding the repertoire of remarkable reactions catalyzed by these enzymes.
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