Genomes to natural products PRediction Informatics for Secondary Metabolomes (PRISM). Author Michael Skinnider, Chris Dejong, Philip Rees, Chad Johnston, Haoxin Li, Andrew Webster, Morgan Wyatt, Nathan Magarvey Publication Year 2015 Type Journal Article Abstract Microbial natural products are an invaluable source of evolved bioactive small molecules and pharmaceutical agents. Next-generation and metagenomic sequencing indicates untapped genomic potential, yet high rediscovery rates of known metabolites increasingly frustrate conventional natural product screening programs. New methods to connect biosynthetic gene clusters to novel chemical scaffolds are therefore critical to enable the targeted discovery of genetically encoded natural products. Here, we present PRISM, a computational resource for the identification of biosynthetic gene clusters, prediction of genetically encoded nonribosomal peptides and type I and II polyketides, and bio- and cheminformatic dereplication of known natural products. PRISM implements novel algorithms which render it uniquely capable of predicting type II polyketides, deoxygenated sugars, and starter units, making it a comprehensive genome-guided chemical structure prediction engine. A library of 57 tailoring reactions is leveraged for combinatorial scaffold library generation when multiple potential substrates are consistent with biosynthetic logic. We compare the accuracy of PRISM to existing genomic analysis platforms. PRISM is an open-source, user-friendly web application available at http://magarveylab.ca/prism/. Journal Nucleic acids research Volume 43 Issue 20 Pages 9645-62 Date Published 11/2015 ISSN Number 1362-4962 DOI 10.1093/nar/gkv1012 Alternate Journal Nucleic Acids Res PMCID PMC4787774 PMID 26442528 PubMedPubMed CentralGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML