Shyue Leh Chen

Mr. Shyue Leh Chen

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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WCWei Cao
Wei Cao
SCShyue Leh Chen
Shyue Leh Chen
SWSuen Kit Wu
Suen Kit Wu
JWJialiang Wang
Jialiang Wang
Zixin DengZixin Deng
Zixin Deng
ZWZhijun Wang
Zhijun Wang
Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) are essential for the biosynthesis of therapeutically valuable molecules, including antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and anticancer agents. The assembly-line mechanism of NRPS offers significant potential for engineering novel natural products through reprogramming. However, the challenging purification of NRPS proteins has impeded the investigation of their assembly and catalytic mechanisms. In this study, we employed homologous recombination to insert a purification tag at the C-terminus of the NRPS gene within the chromosome. This genetic modification enabled efficient purification of NRPS proteins from the tagged mutant strain using a one-step affinity chromatography approach. Additionally, we discovered that MbtH-like proteins (MLPs) form stable complexes with all pyoverdine (PVD) NRPS subunits, allowing for the purification of the entire NRPS assembly line via tagged MLP. Negative stain electron microscopy analysis revealed that the purified PVD NRPS proteins exist as dynamically linear monomers. Our in-situ tag-based purification method enhances NRPS research in both biochemical and structural biology, providing a robust platform for further investigations into NRPS mechanisms and applications.

23 March 2026 in Nature Synthesis
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WCWei Cao
Wei Cao
JWJialiang Wang
Jialiang Wang
SCShyue Leh Chen
Shyue Leh Chen
DLDandan Li
Dandan Li
XWXiaozheng Wang
Xiaozheng Wang
ZWZhijun Wang
Zhijun Wang