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Karthik Y, Kalyani MI. Occurrence of Streptomyces tauricus in mangrove soil of Mangalore region in Dakshina Kannada as a source for antimicrobial peptide. J Basic Microbiol 2023; 63:389-403. [PMID: 35876342 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202200108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Microbial resistance and deprivation of the effective drugs have become the foremost problem that propels to seek out for advanced approach. This concept initiated a need to search for more effective antimicrobial compounds from reliable sources. The Streptomyces is grouped under phylum Actinobacteria and are considered prolific producers of antibiotics, around 70% of presently available antibiotics are contributed by Streptomyces alone. In this study, Mangroves of the Mangalore Coast offered a unique source for screening Actinomyces group of microorganisms. We investigated on the four soil samples collected from Mangrove swamps of Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Based on their culture traits, the 18 distinct Actinomyces isolates were analyzed through a series of morphological and biochemical tests on starch casein nitrate (SCN) media. Culture biomasses were subjected for intracellular protein extraction through acetone precipitation method; the extracted proteins from each Actinomyces isolate were examined for antimicrobial activity against test organisms. The isolate ANTB-YKMU4 showed potential antimicrobial activity against significant number of test organisms; Bacillus cereus, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The isolate ANTB-YKMU4 through 16 s rRNA gene sequence analysis was identified as Streptomyces tauricus strain with GenBank accession no. MW785875.1. The S. tauricus further cultivated for efficient biomass growth on SCN media for subsequent protein extraction and purification by a series of Electrophoretic and chromatographic techniques. Thus, by intracellular extractions from S. tauricus resulted in the identification of peptide with a molecular weight of 266 Da that was characterized by LC-MS.
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- Yalpi Karthik
- Department of Studies and Research in Microbiology, Mangalore University, Jnana Kaveri Campus, Chikka Aluvara, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies and Research in Microbiology, Mangalore University, Jnana Kaveri Campus, Chikka Aluvara, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
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Hunter SM, Blanco E, Borrion A. Expanding the anaerobic digestion map: A review of intermediates in the digestion of food waste. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 767:144265. [PMID: 33422959 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is a promising technology as a renewable source of energy products, but these products have low economic value and process control is challenging. Identifying intermediates formed throughout the process could enhance understanding and offer opportunities for improved monitoring, control, and valorisation. In this review, intermediates present in the anaerobic digestion process are identified and discussed, including the following: volatile fatty acids, carboxylic acid, amino acids, furans, terpenes and phytochemicals. The key limitations associated with exploiting these intermediates are also addressed including challenging mixed cultures of microbiology, complex feedstocks, and difficult extraction and separation techniques.
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- Sarah M Hunter
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, UK
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- Anaero Technology Limited, Cowley Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, UK.
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Creamer KE, Kudo Y, Moore BS, Jensen PR. Phylogenetic analysis of the salinipostin γ-butyrolactone gene cluster uncovers new potential for bacterial signalling-molecule diversity. Microb Genom 2021; 7:000568. [PMID: 33979276 PMCID: PMC8209734 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bacteria communicate by small-molecule chemicals that facilitate intra- and inter-species interactions. These extracellular signalling molecules mediate diverse processes including virulence, bioluminescence, biofilm formation, motility and specialized metabolism. The signalling molecules produced by members of the phylum Actinobacteria generally comprise γ-butyrolactones, γ-butenolides and furans. The best-known actinomycete γ-butyrolactone is A-factor, which triggers specialized metabolism and morphological differentiation in the genus Streptomyces . Salinipostins A–K are unique γ-butyrolactone molecules with rare phosphotriester moieties that were recently characterized from the marine actinomycete genus Salinispora . The production of these compounds has been linked to the nine-gene biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) spt . Critical to salinipostin assembly is the γ-butyrolactone synthase encoded by spt9 . Here, we report the surprising distribution of spt9 homologues across 12 bacterial phyla, the majority of which are not known to produce γ-butyrolactones. Further analyses uncovered a large group of spt -like gene clusters outside of the genus Salinispora , suggesting the production of new salinipostin-like diversity. These gene clusters show evidence of horizontal transfer and location-specific recombination among Salinispora strains. The results suggest that γ-butyrolactone production may be more widespread than previously recognized. The identification of new γ-butyrolactone BGCs is the first step towards understanding the regulatory roles of the encoded small molecules in Actinobacteria.
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- Kaitlin E. Creamer
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Present address: Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Japan Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Niehs SP, Kumpfmüller J, Dose B, Little RF, Ishida K, Flórez LV, Kaltenpoth M, Hertweck C. Insect‐Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non‐Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sarah P. Niehs
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI Beutenbergstr. 11a 07745 Jena Germany
- Faculty of Biological Sciences Friedrich Schiller University Jena 07743 Jena Germany
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Niehs SP, Kumpfmüller J, Dose B, Little RF, Ishida K, Flórez LV, Kaltenpoth M, Hertweck C. Insect-Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non-Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23122-23126. [PMID: 32588959 PMCID: PMC7756420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Genome mining of one of the protective symbionts (Burkholderia gladioli) of the invasive beetle Lagria villosa revealed a cryptic gene cluster that codes for the biosynthesis of a novel antifungal polyketide with a glutarimide pharmacophore. Targeted gene inactivation, metabolic profiling, and bioassays led to the discovery of the gladiofungins as previously‐overlooked components of the antimicrobial armory of the beetle symbiont, which are highly active against the entomopathogenic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum. By mutational analyses, isotope labeling, and computational analyses of the modular polyketide synthase, we found that the rare butenolide moiety of gladiofungins derives from an unprecedented polyketide chain termination reaction involving a glycerol‐derived C3 building block. The key role of an A‐factor synthase (AfsA)‐like offloading domain was corroborated by CRISPR‐Cas‐mediated gene editing, which facilitated precise excision within a PKS domain.
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- Sarah P Niehs
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743, Jena, Germany
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The Streptomyces filipinensis Gamma-Butyrolactone System Reveals Novel Clues for Understanding the Control of Secondary Metabolism. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00443-20. [PMID: 32631864 PMCID: PMC7480387 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00443-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptomyces GBLs are important signaling molecules that trigger antibiotic production in a quorum sensing-dependent manner. We have characterized the GBL system from S. filipinensis, finding that two key players of this system, the GBL receptor and the pseudo-receptor, each counteracts the transcription of the other for the modulation of filipin production and that such control over antifungal production involves an indirect effect on the transcription of filipin biosynthetic genes. Additionally, the two regulators bind the same sites, are self-regulated, and repress the transcription of three other genes of the GBL cluster, including that encoding the GBL synthase. In contrast to all the GBL receptors known, SfbR activates its own synthesis. Moreover, the pseudo-receptor was identified as the receptor of antimycin A, thus extending the range of examples supporting the idea of signaling effects of antibiotics in Streptomyces. The intricate regulatory network depicted here should provide important clues for understanding the regulatory mechanism governing secondary metabolism. Streptomyces γ-butyrolactones (GBLs) are quorum sensing communication signals triggering antibiotic production. The GBL system of Streptomyces filipinensis, the producer of the antifungal agent filipin, has been investigated. Inactivation of sfbR (for S. filipinensis γ-butyrolactone receptor), a GBL receptor, resulted in a strong decrease in production of filipin, and deletion of sfbR2, a pseudo-receptor, boosted it, in agreement with lower and higher levels of transcription of filipin biosynthetic genes, respectively. It is noteworthy that none of the mutations affected growth or morphological development. While no ARE (autoregulatory element)-like sequences were found in the promoters of filipin genes, suggesting indirect control of production, five ARE sequences were found in five genes of the GBL cluster, whose transcription has been shown to be controlled by both S. filipinensis SfbR and SfbR2. In vitro binding of recombinant SfbR and SfbR2 to such sequences indicated that such control is direct. Transcription start points were identified by 5′ rapid amplification of cDNA ends, and precise binding regions were investigated by the use of DNase I protection studies. Binding of both regulators took place in the promoter of target genes and at the same sites. Information content analysis of protected sequences in target promoters yielded an 18-nucleotide consensus ARE sequence. Quantitative transcriptional analyses revealed that both regulators are self-regulated and that each represses the transcription of the other as well as that of the remaining target genes. Unlike other GBL receptor homologues, SfbR activates its own transcription whereas SfbR2 has a canonical autorepression profile. Additionally, SfbR2 was found here to bind the antifungal antimycin A as a way to modulate its DNA-binding activity. IMPORTANCEStreptomyces GBLs are important signaling molecules that trigger antibiotic production in a quorum sensing-dependent manner. We have characterized the GBL system from S. filipinensis, finding that two key players of this system, the GBL receptor and the pseudo-receptor, each counteracts the transcription of the other for the modulation of filipin production and that such control over antifungal production involves an indirect effect on the transcription of filipin biosynthetic genes. Additionally, the two regulators bind the same sites, are self-regulated, and repress the transcription of three other genes of the GBL cluster, including that encoding the GBL synthase. In contrast to all the GBL receptors known, SfbR activates its own synthesis. Moreover, the pseudo-receptor was identified as the receptor of antimycin A, thus extending the range of examples supporting the idea of signaling effects of antibiotics in Streptomyces. The intricate regulatory network depicted here should provide important clues for understanding the regulatory mechanism governing secondary metabolism.
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Mohammadipanah F, Kermani F, Salimi F. Awakening the Secondary Metabolite Pathways of Promicromonospora kermanensis Using Physicochemical and Biological Elicitors. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 192:1224-1237. [PMID: 32715413 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03361-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The drug discovery rate is dramatically decreasing due to the rediscovery of known compounds. Genome mining approaches have revealed that a large portion of the actinobacterial genome that encodes bioactive metabolites is cryptic and not expressed under standard lab conditions. In the present study, we aimed to induce antibiotic encoding biosynthetic genes in a member of Micrococcales as a new species of Promicromonospora, Promicromonospora kermanensis, by chemical and biological elicitors as it was considered to produce numerous valuable bioactive metabolites based on the whole genome results. Induction has been done via chemical (antibiotics, histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDAIs), rare earth elements (REEs), fatty acid synthesis inhibitors, and extreme pH changes) and biological elicitors (live and dead Gram-positive and negative bacteria). The results showed that valproic acid (as HDAIs), DMSO, lanthanum chloride (as REE), triclosan (as fatty acid synthesis inhibitors), alkaline pH, and supernatant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa UTMC 1404 culture could act as stimuli to provoke antibacterial synthetic pathways in Promicromonospora kermanensis DSM 45485. Moreover, it was revealed that eliciting agents in cell filtrated of P. aeruginosa culture is resistant to detergent, acidic, and basic condition and have amphipathic nature. The inducing effect of alkaline pH on metabolite induction of Actinobacteria was first reported in this study. In the follow-up studies, the induced antibacterial producing clusters can be subjected to the characterization, and the implemented approach in this study can be used for metabolites induction in other selected species.
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- Fatemeh Mohammadipanah
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran
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Billot R, Plener L, Jacquet P, Elias M, Chabrière E, Daudé D. Engineering acyl-homoserine lactone-interfering enzymes toward bacterial control. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:12993-13007. [PMID: 32690609 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.013531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Enzymes able to degrade or modify acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) have drawn considerable interest for their ability to interfere with the bacterial communication process referred to as quorum sensing. Many proteobacteria use AHL to coordinate virulence and biofilm formation in a cell density-dependent manner; thus, AHL-interfering enzymes constitute new promising antimicrobial candidates. Among these, lactonases and acylases have been particularly studied. These enzymes have been isolated from various bacterial, archaeal, or eukaryotic organisms and have been evaluated for their ability to control several pathogens. Engineering studies on these enzymes were carried out and successfully modulated their capacity to interact with specific AHL, increase their catalytic activity and stability, or enhance their biotechnological potential. In this review, special attention is paid to the screening, engineering, and applications of AHL-modifying enzymes. Prospects and future opportunities are also discussed with a view to developing potent candidates for bacterial control.
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- Raphaël Billot
- Gene&GreenTK, Marseille, France; IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Vicente CM, Girardet JM, Hôtel L, Aigle B. Molecular Dynamics to Elucidate the DNA-Binding Activity of AlpZ, a Member of the Gamma-Butyrolactone Receptor Family in Streptomyces ambofaciens. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1255. [PMID: 32714286 PMCID: PMC7343708 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Cláudia M. Vicente
- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, DynAMic, Nancy, France
- *Correspondence: Cláudia M. Vicente,
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, DynAMic, Nancy, France
- Bertrand Aigle,
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Kapoor I, Olivares P, Nair SK. Biochemical basis for the regulation of biosynthesis of antiparasitics by bacterial hormones. eLife 2020; 9:e57824. [PMID: 32510324 PMCID: PMC7347384 DOI: 10.7554/elife.57824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Diffusible small molecule microbial hormones drastically alter the expression profiles of antibiotics and other drugs in actinobacteria. For example, avenolide (a butenolide) regulates the production of avermectin, derivatives of which are used in the treatment of river blindness and other parasitic diseases. Butenolides and γ-butyrolactones control the production of pharmaceutically important secondary metabolites by binding to TetR family transcriptional repressors. Here, we describe a concise, 22-step synthetic strategy for the production of avenolide. We present crystal structures of the butenolide receptor AvaR1 in isolation and in complex with avenolide, as well as those of AvaR1 bound to an oligonucleotide derived from its operator. Biochemical studies guided by the co-crystal structures enable the identification of 90 new actinobacteria that may be regulated by butenolides, two of which are experimentally verified. These studies provide a foundation for understanding the regulation of microbial secondary metabolite production, which may be exploited for the discovery and production of novel medicines.
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- Iti Kapoor
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUrbanaUnited States
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Kong D, Wang X, Nie J, Niu G. Regulation of Antibiotic Production by Signaling Molecules in Streptomyces. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2927. [PMID: 31921086 PMCID: PMC6930871 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The genus Streptomyces is a unique subgroup of actinomycetes bacteria that are well-known as prolific producers of antibiotics and many other bioactive secondary metabolites. Various environmental and physiological signals affect the onset and level of production of each antibiotic. Here we highlight recent findings on the regulation of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces by signaling molecules, with special focus on autoregulators such as hormone-like signaling molecules and antibiotics themselves. Hormone-like signaling molecules are a group of small diffusible signaling molecules that interact with specific receptor proteins to initiate complex regulatory cascades of antibiotic biosynthesis. Antibiotics and their biosynthetic intermediates can also serve as autoregulators to fine-tune their own biosynthesis or cross-regulators of disparate biosynthetic pathways. Advances in understanding of signaling molecules-mediated regulation of antibiotic production in Streptomyces may aid the discovery of new signaling molecules and their use in eliciting silent antibiotic biosynthetic pathways in a wide range of actinomycetes.
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- Dekun Kong
- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Martín JF, Liras P. Harnessing microbiota interactions to produce bioactive metabolites: communication signals and receptor proteins. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2019; 48:8-16. [PMID: 30933876 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Numerous microbial communities live in soil, aquatic habitats, plants, and animal bodies. Microbial genome sequences have revealed that thousands of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are present in different bacteria and filamentous fungi. Many of these BGCs are not expressed in pure cultures in the laboratory. However, a large part of these silent clusters is expressed in nature when complex microbial populations are studied. The encoding specialized metabolites are frequently produced at very low concentrations but still they serve as communication signals that produce important biochemical and differentiation effects on other microorganisms of the consortium. Many specialized metabolites acting as communication signals have been identified, including autoinducers, intergeneric, and interkingdom cues. These signals trigger expression of silent BGCs in other microorganisms, thus providing new compounds with interesting biological and pharmacological activities. Examples of interactions between different bacteria or between bacteria and fungi are described here. Finally, the relevance of the human microbiota and the production in vivo of specialized metabolites of medical interest is discussed.
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- Juan F Martín
- Department of Molecular Biology, Section Microbiology, University of León, 24071 León, Spain.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Section Microbiology, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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Secondary Metabolites of Endophytic Actinomycetes: Isolation, Synthesis, Biosynthesis, and Biological Activities. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 108 2019; 108:207-296. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01099-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hoskisson PA, Fernández‐Martínez LT. Regulation of specialised metabolites in Actinobacteria - expanding the paradigms. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2018; 10:231-238. [PMID: 29457705 PMCID: PMC6001450 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The increase in availability of actinobacterial whole genome sequences has revealed huge numbers of specialised metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters, encoding a range of bioactive molecules such as antibiotics, antifungals, immunosuppressives and anticancer agents. Yet the majority of these clusters are not expressed under standard laboratory conditions in rich media. Emerging data from studies of specialised metabolite biosynthesis suggest that the diversity of regulatory mechanisms is greater than previously thought and these act at multiple levels, through a range of signals such as nutrient limitation, intercellular signalling and competition with other organisms. Understanding the regulation and environmental cues that lead to the production of these compounds allows us to identify the role that these compounds play in their natural habitat as well as provide tools to exploit this untapped source of specialised metabolites for therapeutic uses. Here, we provide an overview of novel regulatory mechanisms that act in physiological, global and cluster-specific regulatory manners on biosynthetic pathways in Actinobacteria and consider these alongside their ecological and evolutionary implications.
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- Paul A. Hoskisson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral StreetGlasgow G4 0REUK
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Daniel-Ivad M, Pimentel-Elardo S, Nodwell JR. Control of Specialized Metabolism by Signaling and Transcriptional Regulation: Opportunities for New Platforms for Drug Discovery? Annu Rev Microbiol 2018; 72:25-48. [PMID: 29799791 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-022618-042458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Specialized metabolites are bacterially produced small molecules that have an extraordinary diversity of important biological activities. They are useful as biochemical probes of living systems, and they have been adapted for use as drugs for human afflictions ranging from infectious diseases to cancer. The biosynthetic genes for these molecules are controlled by a dense network of regulatory mechanisms: Cell-cell signaling and nutrient sensing are conspicuous features of this network. While many components of these mechanisms have been identified, important questions about their biological roles remain shrouded in mystery. In addition to identifying new molecules and solving their mechanisms of action (a central preoccupation in this field), we suggest that addressing questions of quorum sensing versus diffusion sensing and identifying the dominant nutritional and environmental cues for specialized metabolism are important directions for research.
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- M Daniel-Ivad
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada;
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada;
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada;
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Wang Y, Brown CA, Chen R. Industrial production, application, microbial biosynthesis and degradation of furanic compound, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). AIMS Microbiol 2018; 4:261-273. [PMID: 31294214 PMCID: PMC6604932 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2018.2.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Biorefinery is increasingly embraced as an environmentally friendly approach that has the potential to shift current petroleum-based chemical and material manufacture to renewable sources. Furanic compounds, particularly hydroxymethylfurfurals (HMFs) are platform chemicals, from which a variety of value-added chemicals can be derived. Their biomanufacture and biodegradation therefore will have a large impact. Here, we first review the potential industrial production of 4-HMF and 5-HMF, then we summarize the known microbial biosynthesis and biodegradation pathways of furanic compounds with emphasis on the enzymes in each pathway. We especially focus on the structure, function and catalytic mechanism of MfnB (4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxyaldehyde-phosphate synthase) and hmfH (HMF oxidase), which catalyze the formation of phosphorylated 4-HMF and the oxidation of 5-HMF to furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA), respectively. Understanding the structure-function relationship of these enzymes will provide important insights in enzyme engineering, which eventually will find industry applications in mass-production of biobased polymers and other bulk chemicals in future.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Georgia-Dahlonega, Dahlonega, GA, 30597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Georgia-Dahlonega, Dahlonega, GA, 30597, USA
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Niu G, Chater KF, Tian Y, Zhang J, Tan H. Specialised metabolites regulating antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces spp. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016; 40:554-73. [PMID: 27288284 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Streptomyces bacteria are the major source of antibiotics and other secondary metabolites. Various environmental and physiological conditions affect the onset and level of production of each antibiotic by influencing concentrations of the ligands for conserved global regulatory proteins. In addition, as reviewed here, well-known autoregulators such as γ-butyrolactones, themselves products of secondary metabolism, accumulate late in growth to concentrations allowing their effective interaction with cognate binding proteins, in a necessary prelude to antibiotic biosynthesis. Most autoregulator binding proteins target the conserved global regulatory gene adpA, and/or regulatory genes for 'cluster-situated regulators' (CSRs) linked to antibiotic biosynthetic gene clusters. It now appears that some CSRs bind intermediates and end products of antibiotic biosynthesis, with regulatory effects interwoven with those of autoregulators. These ligands can exert cross-pathway effects within producers of more than one antibiotic, and when excreted into the extracellular environment may have population-wide effects on production, and mediate interactions with neighbouring microorganisms in natural communities, influencing speciation. Greater understanding of these autoregulatory and cross-regulatory activities may aid the discovery of new signalling molecules and their use in activating cryptic antibiotic biosynthetic pathways.
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- Guoqing Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Antoraz S, Santamaría RI, Díaz M, Sanz D, Rodríguez H. Toward a new focus in antibiotic and drug discovery from the Streptomyces arsenal. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:461. [PMID: 26029195 PMCID: PMC4429630 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Emergence of antibiotic resistant pathogens is changing the way scientists look for new antibiotic compounds. This race against the increased prevalence of multi-resistant strains makes it necessary to expedite the search for new compounds with antibiotic activity and to increase the production of the known. Here, we review a variety of new scientific approaches aiming to enhance antibiotic production in Streptomyces. These include: (i) elucidation of the signals that trigger the antibiotic biosynthetic pathways to improve culture media, (ii) bacterial hormone studies aiming to reproduce intra and interspecific communications resulting in antibiotic burst, (iii) co-cultures to mimic competition-collaboration scenarios in nature, and (iv) the very recent in situ search for antibiotics that might be applied in Streptomyces natural habitats. These new research strategies combined with new analytical and molecular techniques should accelerate the discovery process when the urgency for new compounds is higher than ever.
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- Sergio Antoraz
- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
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Nodwell JR. Are you talking to me? A possible role for γ-butyrolactones in interspecies signalling. Mol Microbiol 2014; 94:483-5. [PMID: 25200025 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The secreted γ-butyrolactone signalling molecule SVB1 regulates the biosynthesis of jadomycin in Streptomyces venezuelae. Interestingly, this molecule is identical to SCB3, a secreted regulator of secondary metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor. This is a departure for this class of signalling molecules as there are no previous reports of identical signalling molecules produced in different species. One implication of this work is that different species of bacteria could use shared extracellular signals to co-ordinate secondary metabolism when and if it is advantageous to do so.
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- Justin R Nodwell
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A8
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Matselyukh B, Mohammadipanah F, Laatsch H, Rohr J, Efremenkova O, Khilya V. N-methylphenylalanyl-dehydrobutyrine diketopiperazine, an A-factor mimic that restores antibiotic biosynthesis and morphogenesis in Streptomyces globisporus 1912-B2 and Streptomyces griseus 1439. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2014; 68:9-14. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2014.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mutenko H, Makitrinskyy R, Tsypik O, Walker S, Ostash B, Fedorenko V. Genes for biosynthesis of butenolide-like signalling molecules in Streptomyces ghanaensis, their role in moenomycin production. RUSS J GENET+ 2014; 50:563-568. [PMID: 25624748 DOI: 10.1134/s1022795414060076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Moenomycins (Mm) - phosphoglycolipid compounds produced by Streptomyces ghanaensis ATCC14672 - are considered a promising model for development of novel class of antibiotics. In this regard it is important to generate Mm overproducing strains which would be a basis for economically justified production of this antibiotic. In this work a set of genes for synthesis and reception of low-molecular weight signaling molecules (LSM) in ATCC14672 were described and their significance for Mm production was studied. The ATCC14672 genome carries structural and regulatory genes for production of LSMs of avenolide and γ-butyrolactone families. Additional copies of LSM biosynthetic genes ssfg_07848 and ssfg_07725 did not alter the Mm production level. ATCC14672 LSMs are not capable of restoring the sporulation of butyrolactone-nonproducing mutant of S. griseus. Likewise, while the heterologous host S. lividans 1326 produced Mm, its mutant M707 (deficient in the butyrolactone synthase gene scbA) did not. Thus, while the natural level of LSMs production by ATCC14672 does not limit Mm synthesis, the former is essential for the synthesis of moenomycins.
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- H Mutenko
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, 4 Blackfan street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
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Two-component systems in Streptomyces: key regulators of antibiotic complex pathways. Microb Cell Fact 2013; 12:127. [PMID: 24354561 PMCID: PMC3881020 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Streptomyces, the main antibiotic-producing bacteria, responds to changing environmental conditions through a complex sensing mechanism and two-component systems (TCSs) play a crucial role in this extraordinary "sensing" device.Moreover, TCSs are involved in the biosynthetic control of a wide range of secondary metabolites, among them commercial antibiotics. Increased knowledge about TCSs can be a powerful asset in the manipulation of bacteria through genetic engineering with a view to obtaining higher efficiencies in secondary metabolite production. In this review we summarise the available information about Streptomyces TCSs, focusing specifically on their connections to antibiotic production.
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Zhu H, Sandiford SK, van Wezel GP. Triggers and cues that activate antibiotic production by actinomycetes. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 41:371-86. [PMID: 23907251 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1309-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Actinomycetes are a rich source of natural products, and these mycelial bacteria produce the majority of the known antibiotics. The increasing difficulty to find new drugs via high-throughput screening has led to a decline in antibiotic research, while infectious diseases associated with multidrug resistance are spreading rapidly. Here we review new approaches and ideas that are currently being developed to increase our chances of finding novel antimicrobials, with focus on genetic, chemical, and ecological methods to elicit the expression of biosynthetic gene clusters. The genome sequencing revolution identified numerous gene clusters for natural products in actinomycetes, associated with a potentially huge reservoir of unknown molecules, and prioritizing them is a major challenge for in silico screening-based approaches. Some antibiotics are likely only expressed under very specific conditions, such as interaction with other microbes, which explains the renewed interest in soil and marine ecology. The identification of new gene clusters, as well as chemical elicitors and culturing conditions that activate their expression, should allow scientists to reinforce their efforts to find the necessary novel antimicrobial drugs.
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- Hua Zhu
- Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Liu G, Chater KF, Chandra G, Niu G, Tan H. Molecular regulation of antibiotic biosynthesis in streptomyces. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2013; 77:112-43. [PMID: 23471619 PMCID: PMC3591988 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00054-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 496] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Streptomycetes are the most abundant source of antibiotics. Typically, each species produces several antibiotics, with the profile being species specific. Streptomyces coelicolor, the model species, produces at least five different antibiotics. We review the regulation of antibiotic biosynthesis in S. coelicolor and other, nonmodel streptomycetes in the light of recent studies. The biosynthesis of each antibiotic is specified by a large gene cluster, usually including regulatory genes (cluster-situated regulators [CSRs]). These are the main point of connection with a plethora of generally conserved regulatory systems that monitor the organism's physiology, developmental state, population density, and environment to determine the onset and level of production of each antibiotic. Some CSRs may also be sensitive to the levels of different kinds of ligands, including products of the pathway itself, products of other antibiotic pathways in the same organism, and specialized regulatory small molecules such as gamma-butyrolactones. These interactions can result in self-reinforcing feed-forward circuitry and complex cross talk between pathways. The physiological signals and regulatory mechanisms may be of practical importance for the activation of the many cryptic secondary metabolic gene cluster pathways revealed by recent sequencing of numerous Streptomyces genomes.
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- Gang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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