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LOCALISATION OF BIOACTIVE METABOLITES IN MARINE SPONGES D. JOHN FAULKNER, MARY KAYHARPER, CHRISTINE E. SALOMONAND ERIC W. SCHMIDT Faulkner, D.J., Harper, M.K., Salomon, C.E. & Schmidt, E.W. 1999 0630: Localisation of bioactivemetabolites inmarinesponges. MemoirsoftheQueenslandMuseum44: 167-173. Brisbane. ISSN 0079-8835. Marinenatural productchemistshaveoftenproposedthatbioactivespongemetabolitesare produced by symbiotic micro-organisms. This paper discusses the rationale for these proposals, reviewsthe strengths and weaknesses ofmethods that areavailabletotestsuch hypotheses and reports some experimental studies. The conclusion reached from the research to date is that it is too early to make generalisations concerning eitherthe role of symbiontsinthebiosynthesisofspongemetabolitesoreventhebesttechniquesforstudying G the cellular localisation of bioactive metabolites. Porifera, bioactive metabolites, cyanobacteria,filamentous eubacteria, symbiosis, Aplysinafistularis. Dysidea herbaeea, Theonellaswinhoei, Oceanapiasagirtaria, Jaspissplendens. ' D.JohnFaulkner(email;[email protected]), MatyKayHarper, ChristineE. Salomon& Eric W, Schmidt, Scripps Institution ofOceanography, University ofCalifornia at San Diego, LaJolla, CA, 92093-0212, USA; 22December'}998. Sponges are exceptionally good synthetic unexpected structural motifs. Within this group, chemists. They can make chemicals ofextreme spongeshaveprovidednotonlythebestsourceof toxicity and/or deterrent value that have novel compoundsbutalso thegreatestoccurrence undoubtedly contributed to their survival over ofpotentialpharmaceuticals(Faulkner, 1998, and the ages. But they may not always have acted references therein). However, when chemists alone. We now know that some sponges harbor compared the structures of sponge metabolites populations of symbiotic micro-organisms that with those ofcompounds in the literature, they produce the chemicals thought to defend the found many structures that were very similar to spongefromcompetitionorpredation. However, those ofmicrobial metabolites. When chemists it is clear thatthis situation is less common than sawr scanning electron micrographs of sponges themarinenaturalproductsliteraturewouldhave that contained large numbers of us believe. This paperreviews the methods used micro-organisms, theyfeltjustified in proposing to determine the cellular location of natural that compounds resembling microbial products in sponges and presents some recent metabolites were in fact of microbial origin. results fromourlaboratorythateitherconfirm or Furthermore, when closely related or identical deny the production of'sponge metabolites' by compounds were found in different phyla and symbiotic microbes. there was no evidence of transmission of the chemicals throughthe food chain,they proposed SYMBIOSIS AS SEEN FROM THE that these compounds might be produced by the VIEWPOINT OF CHEMISTRY. The history of same or similar micro-organisms endemic to naturalproductschemistryhasbeendrivenbythe hostsofdifferentphyla.Thesehypothesessetthe use of natural products to treat diseases. First stage for a careful investigation of the role of came an interest in plant products such as symbiotic microbes in the production of'sponge digitalis and morphine, but this was superseded metabolites'. inthesecondhalfofthiscenturybythediscovery' ofaplethoraofimmensely important antibiotics LOCALIZATIONOFSPONGEMETABOLITES. and other drugs obtained by the fermentation of There aretwobasic strategies fordeterminingthe microbes. Chemists became indoctrinated with location of specific metabolites in sponges: the concept that micro-organisms could provide detectionofcompoundsusingmicroscopy,orcell the needs ofthe pharmaceutical industry, which separation followed by chemical analysis ofeach for a long period oftime was not far from the cell fraction. The strategy selected generally truth. Then came the discovery that marine depends on the molecular properties of the organisms could provide many new classes of compound to be investigated. Compounds that natural products that incorporated new and containheavvelementssuchasbromineoriodine 168 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM OMe OMe dissociated cells can then be fixed, which stabilises the cells during the period between collection and analysis. It is a relatively simple matter to separate cyanobacteria using a cell sorter to distinguish fluoresecent from non-fluorescent cells but this method does not H H distinguishbetweenspongeandeubacterialcells. Cell types canalso be separatedbydensity using either differential centrifugation or Ficoll or o o Percoll density gradients. It has been our experience that repeated centrifugation is (A) n = 4, aerothionin requiredtoproducefractionsofreasonablepurity (B) n = 5, homoaerothionin and that the different sponge cell types are difficult to separate on the basis of density. FIG. 1. Tetrabrominated metabolites. A, aerothionin. Nonetheless,filamentousbacteria,mixedsponge B, homoaerothionin. cells andmixed unicellularbacterial cells canall be enriched to ca. 90% purity using can be detected by using an energy dispersive centrifugation. To detect the compounds of spectroscopy (EDS) detector on a scanning interest, each cell fraction is then extracted electron microscope (SEM) or a scanning individually and analyzed using two or more of transmission electron microscope (STEM). In the following techniques: mass spectrometry theory, one could use the same technique to (MS), which can be combined with high determine the location ofcompounds containing performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or chlorine or sulfur but, in practice, the levels of gas chromatography (GC), HPLC using a diode chloride and sulfate ions in seawaterpreclude its array detector to measure the UV spectrum, and use with marine specimens. Fluorescent 'H NMR spectrometry. compounds can be conveniently detected by fluorescence microscopy and by laser scanning RESULTS AND DISCUSSION confocal microscopy, but this technique is susceptable to problems caused by background The tetrabrominated metabolites aerothionin fluorescence duetophotosyntheticpigmentsand (Fig. 1A) and homoaerothionin (Fig. IB), which general autolluorescence ofcells. Themethodof occur as a 10:1 mixture in a shallow-water immunostaining using polyclonal antibodies to specimen ofAplysinafistularis from La Jolla, bind to a specific compound is common in were ideal candidates for study using energy cellular biology but prior to a report at this dispersive spectroscopy because the molecules symposium (llan, 1998) and one other recent contain such a high concentration of bromine. paper(Perry etal., 1998) had notbeen applied to Analysis of the STEM images using energy study sponge metabolites. Finally, there is the dispersive X-ray analysis revealed a 20-fold possibility that specific compounds may be larger concentration of bromine in spherulous detected in cell preparations usingsecondary ion cellsthaninbacterialorotherspongecells,which mass spectrometry in conjunction with tandem were both at background levels. We therefore mass spectrometry. The lattertwomethods, both argued that the brominated metabolites (Fig. ofwhich can be fine-tuned to detect individual 1A-B) were produced and stored in spherulous compounds, couldofferconsiderableadvantages cells (Thompson et al., 1983). over methods that rely on detecting a class of There are two major chemotypes ofDysidea compounds. herbacea\ one contains both sesquiterpenes and Cell separationmethods take advantage ofour metabolitesbiosynthesisedfrompolychlorinated ability to analyse the chemical content of fixed amino acids, the other produces only cells but suffer from the disadvantage that polybrominated biphenyl ethers and lacks fractions containing only a single cell type may terpenes. Very significant populations of be difficult to prepare. Sponge tissues can be cyanobacteriaare found in both chemotypes and dissociated by enzymatic digestion or in both cases, the cyanobacterium is considered mechanical disruption in calcium-magnesium to be Oscillatoria spongelliae. The fluorescent free seawater using squeezing, sieving, simple cyanobacterial cells were separated from all mincing, vigorous stirring, or even ajuicer. The othernon-fluorescentcellsusingacell sorterand BIOACTIVE METABOLITE LOCALIZATION 69 1 AcO 16S rRNA sequences of representative samples to CCI: determine whether the cyanobacteria represent two different strains of O. sponge!Iiaeordifferentcyano- bacterial species, which are (B) spirodysin twoofseveralpossibleexplan- ations of the chemical diversity. The diversity of (A)13-demethylisodysidenin chemistry assigned to Dysidea spp. may also provide a good rationale for a sponge taxonomist to re-examine the genus and particularly the chemists' voucher specimens. The lithistid sponge Theonella swinhoei has provided chemists with an almost unequalled source of (C)herbadysidolide highly bioactive chemicals FIG. 2. Metabolites from two major chemotypes ofDysidea herbacea. A (Bewley & Faulkner, 1998). 13-demethylisodysidenin. B, spirodysin. C, herbadysidolide. D Ourinterestinthisspongewas polybrominated biphenyl ether. piqued by the structural the chemical content of each cell type was similarity between swinholide analysed by !HNMR spectroscopyand GC-MS. A (Fig. 3A), which had previously been isolated InaspecimenofD. herbaceafromHeron Island, from T. swinhoei, and the cyanobacterialproduct 13-demethylisodysidenin (Fig. 2A), a scytophycin C (Fig. 3B) and by the fact that the polychlorinated amino acid derivative, was cyclic peptides of T. swinhoei, such as extracted from the cyanobacterial cell fraction theopalauamide (Fig. 3C)(Schmidt et al., 1998), contain aromatic 3-amino acids similar to those whilethesesquiterpenesspirodysin(Fig.2B)and found in some cyanobacterial cyclic peptides herbadysidolide (Fig. 2C) were detected in the f(rUanctsioonnth&atcFoanutlaiknneedr,spo1n9g9e3a)n.dbGaacrtesroianl caelnlds B(Ieswhlibeaysh&i Fetauallk.n,er1,98169;98K)i.tagawa et al., 1990; coworkers recently separated the sponge cells This led to a suggestion that the prominent using aPercoll density gradient and showedthat filamentousmicro-organismsin T.swinhoeiwere the sesquiterpenes were located in a fraction cyanobacteria that produced both groups of containing archaeocytes and choanocytes compounds (e.g. Kobayashi & Ishibashi, 1993; (Flowers et al., 1998). A similar analysis of a Fusetani & Matsunaga, 1993). We had reason to specimen of D. herbacea from Palau revealed suspect that this assumption was incorrect thatthepolybrominatedbiphenyl ether(Fig. 2D) because the sponges were often found in caves, was located not only in the cyanobacterial the filaments were found in the interior of the traction but also as crystals situated just below sponge, away from the light, and extracts ofthe the surface ofthe sponge (Unson et al., 1994). endosomal tissueofthe sponge did not appearto contain sufficient chlorophyll pigments. In a The sponge cellswere consideredtobe devoid specimen ofT. swinhoei from Palau, there were of brominated metabolites, although it was unicellular cyanobacteria (Aphanocapsa possible to detect a very low level ofthe poly- feldmannt) in the ectosome, which was peeled brominated biphenyl ether (Fig. 2D), which was away and examined separately. The ectosomal consistentwiththepresenceofasmallnumberof tissues were dissociated and the cyanobacteria cyanobacterial cells that remained as were separated using differential centrifugation, contaminants inthe sponge cell fraction. Having but they did not contain the metabolites of shown that cyanobacteria are responsible forthe interest. Theendosomaltissuesweredissociated, halogenatedchemicals in thetwochemotypes of fixedinamixtureofformalinandglutaraldehyde D. herbacea, there is now a need to analyse the in artificial seawater, and separated using 170 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM OMe OHC. OMe OMe (A) swinholideA (B)scytophycin C OOQ "^ ft*" (C) theopalauamide FIG. 3. Metabolites from the lithistid sponge Theonellaswinhoei. A, swinholide A, which partially resembles scytophycin C. B, cyanobacteriai productscytophycinC. C, theopalauamide. differential centrifugation into three fractions analysed by 'H NMR and HPLC. containing mixed sponge cells, a filamentous Theopalauamide(Fig.3C)wasfoundtobepresent bacterium, and mixed unicellular bacteria. The in about 4% dry weight in the filaments, which cell fractions were thoroughly washed, then were examined by TEM and found not to be extracted to obtain crude extracts that were cyanobacteria, since they lacked the thylakoid BIOACTIVF METABOLITE LOCALIZATION N^ acid vapor. A similar pH dependency was noted when sections were observed using fluorescence microscopy, but there was so much fluorescence from cells that were out-of-plane that it was impossible lo clearly image the cells containing dercitamide. Examination ofboth thick sections and clinched cell fractions using a confocal (A)pyridoacridlne NMCOEt microscope under both neutral and acidic pit (B) dercitamide conditions led tothe conclusion thai dercitamide was localised in sponge cells containing between i KJ.4 a. pyridDacritfineskeleton- R. dercitamide. ten and Iw*etrty spherical inclusions. Transmission electron microscopy i structures that house the photo$ynthette employedtoshow that therewerenointracellular apparauisofey;niobacteria{Bev\lcy cl al., 1996). bacteria thai could be responsible for the Wc are currently characterising the eubacterial chemistry (Fig.6). The ikicitamide-coiilaimng Jilaments using 16S rRNA analysis. Swinhohde celf- were characterised by ll:M analysis A (Fig. 3A) was extracted from the unicellular although theyhavenotbeenclassified as apnrtic- bacterial fraction Which contained many ivpe of sponge cell. Tins appears to be the a morphologically distinct bacteria. A recent first time that eonfneal microscopy has been re-examination ofthe '11 NMR spectrum ofthe employed to locate marine naiura) products on unicellularbacterial fractionrevealedthepresence the basis oftheirautolluorescence. Research is in of the 4-meth\lene sterols that are typical of progress to determine ihe cellular location of Tlietwella spp., but wc need to reconfirm that pyridoaeridine alkaloids in aseidians. resultbecause sterols are not usually produced by Not every study has resultedman unambiguous cultured bacteria. Both the sponge cells andthe ii-ation of metabolites. The cyclic cyanobactcrium Aphanocapsa jeUiwanni depsipeptide jaspamide (Fig. 5) is a cytotoxic appeared to be devoid ofbioaetivc metabolites. metabolite ofJaspi& spfendens (De Laubenfels, 1954), referred to as Jwpfc sp. in our earlier theThseapmyeridUonadeerrildyiinnegaltkeatlroaicdysc,liwchiacrhomaalltipcossTeisnsg chemistry paper(Zabnskie et al.. 19S6), that has been proposed bothasachcmotaxonornic market system (Fig. 4A), are examples of a class of and lo be ofmicrobial origin, h is interesting to metabolitesthat have been foundin fourdifferent note that jaspamide (Fig 5) was also isolated marine phyla, but predominantly in sponges and aseidians(Molinski, I 9931.They ha\c frequently cfornoSmU'atcctQom(pClreteewlsyetdiaflf..ere1n9t94s).poTnhgee,sApuolnegtetu cl. been proposed to be metabolites ofundesignated dissociated in a juicer, a technique previously microbial populations that might occur as symbionts m the different phyla. We felt that used successfully on T. swinhaei^ followed by there might be an alternative explanation hased Ho on the evolution ofsimilar biosyntheiie schemes -ocr° in different phyla, in part because polyaromatic compounds arc ihe most stable products that can arise from their presumed mode ol biosynthesis (StefTan etaf, 1993). Dercitamide (Tig. 4BJ has HrsL >,0 been reported from both sponges and aseidians (: ninaua—rdana cl al.. 1992; Carroll & Sebeuer, |9go) the latter authors referring to dercitamide as luianoniamine C - and we have isolated it as the major metabolite ot the sponge Oceafiapm sagiltarfQ (Salomon & Faulkner, 1906). Dercitamide isan mlerestingpigmentthat changes color from yellow in neutral or basic- solution(piI 7) tored in acidicsolution(piI<6) jaspamide and has a fluorescence spectrum that is also piI dependent. Using a light microscope, one can observeachange inthecolorofthespongetissue FIG. 5. ( \clic depsipeptide i GrOttl when a section is acidified using trilluoroacetic \endens* 172 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM 2Mm inm FIG. 6. Micrograph of a dercitamide-containing FIG. 7. Micrograph of dissociated cells of Jaspis inclusional sponge cell from Oceanapia sagittaria splendens. Arrows indicate the unidentified thatshowsthe absence ofintracellularsymbionts. symbiontsthatdo notcontainjaspamide. tixation and cell separation using differential unicellularbacterium asthesourceofabioactive centrifugation. Jaspamide was not detected in compound. The latter will undoubtedly require extracts of an unidentified extracellular theculture ofsymbioticmicro-organisms,which 'symbiont' (Fig. 7) or associated micro- isthegoal ofseveral research groups. In orderto organisms, which represented a large proportion accomplishthisgoal,wehaveproposedastrategy ofthewhole spongebiomass, butwas isolatedin thatinvolves identificationofthe symbionts from nearly 4%yield from afraction containing small their 16S rRNA sequence (Brantley et al., 1995) (ca. 500nm) orange bodies and cellular debris. before attempting to culture them using media Theidentityoftheorangebodiesisuncertain,but that are suitable for culturing their nearest mweayhahvaeveevirduepntcuertehdattthhee sdipsosnocgieaticoenllpsrowcietshs rseylamtbivieos.ntWshile the ulttihmaatte goal is tporcoudlutucree concomitant release of the orange bodies. Examination ofnewly acquired sponge material pharmacologically-active sponge metabolites in order to speed their pharmaceutical by light microscopy revealed the presence of numerous small orange inclusions within the development, information gained from cellular sponge cells. We now believe that jaspamide localisation studies can also be useful in (Fig. 5) is locatedwithin spongecells andfurther chemotaxonomy and the understanding ofbio- research is in progress to testthis hypothesis. synthetic pathwaysthatmay have influencedthe evolution ofsymbioses within sponges. CONCLUSIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The major conclusion that we have reached duringourstudies oftherole ofsymbionts inthe production of sponge metabolites is that it is The earlier studies reported above were taken extremely dangerous to make any general from thethesisresearchof JaniceE. Thompson, statements about the sources of bioactive MiaUnsonand CaroleA. Bewleyandhavebeen metabolites. Inessence,eachcompoundofinterest reported in detail elsewhere. We thank the requires an individual study to determine its source. The results that we and others have Republic of Palau and the State of Koror for generated indicate that it is possible to detect permission to collect specimens and the Coral specific compounds or classes ofcompounds in Reef Research Foundation, Koror, Palau for either symbiont or sponge cell fractions andthat providing logistical support and laboratory the concentrations of secondary metabolites in facilities. We also thank Mary Garson for isolated cell fractions can be spectacularly high. providingus withthe opportunity to do research However, it is often difficult to determine which atHeron Island. This research program hasbeen spongecell typeproducesthemetaboliteanditis generously supported by the National Science nearly impossible to define a particular Foundation (CHE 95-27064). : BIOACTIVE METABOLITE LOCALIZATION 173 LITERATURE CITED KITAGAWA, I., KOBAYASHI, M., KATORI, T., YAMASHITA, M., TANAKA, J., DOI, M. & BEWLEY, C.A. & FAULKNER, D.J. 1998. Lithistid ISHIDA, T 1990. 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