Characterization of TnmH as an O-Methyltransferase Revealing Insights into Tiancimycin Biosynthesis and Enabling a Biocatalytic Strategy To Prepare Antibody-Tiancimycin Conjugates
- 23 July 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 63 (15), 8432-8441
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00799
Abstract
The enediynes are among the most cytotoxic molecules known, and their use as anticancer drugs has been successfully demonstrated by targeted delivery. Clinical advancement of the anthraquinone-fused enediynes has been hindered by their low titers and lack of functional groups to enable the preparation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Here we report biochemical and structural characterization of TnmH from the tiancimycin (TNM) biosynthetic pathway, revealing that (i) TnmH catalyzes regiospecific methylation at the C-7 hydroxyl group, (ii) TnmH exhibits broad substrate promiscuity toward hydroxyanthraquinones and S-alkylated SAM analogues and catalyzes efficient installation of reactive alkyl handles, (iii) the X-ray crystal structure of TnmH provides the molecular basis to account for its broad substrate promiscuity, and (iv) TnmH as a biocatalyst enables the development of novel conjugation strategies to prepare antibody-TNM conjugates. These findings should greatly facilitate the construction and evaluation of antibody-TNM conjugates as next-generation ADCs for targeted chemotherapy.Funding Information
- National Cancer Institute (CA204484)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM115575, GM128345)
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