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Pei X, Lei Y, Zhang H. Transcriptional regulators of secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Streptomyces. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:156. [PMID: 38587708 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-03968-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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In the post-genome era, great progress has been made in metabolic engineering using recombinant DNA technology to enhance the production of high-value products by Streptomyces. With the development of microbial genome sequencing techniques and bioinformatic tools, a growing number of secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthetic gene clusters in Streptomyces and their biosynthetic logics have been uncovered and elucidated. In order to increase our knowledge about transcriptional regulators in SM of Streptomyces, this review firstly makes a comprehensive summary of the characterized factors involved in enhancing SM production and awakening SM biosynthesis. Future perspectives on transcriptional regulator engineering for new SM biosynthesis by Streptomyces are also provided.
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- Xinwei Pei
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Adhikari A, Shakya S, Shrestha S, Aryal D, Timalsina KP, Dhakal D, Khatri Y, Parajuli N. Biocatalytic role of cytochrome P450s to produce antibiotics: A review. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:3465-3492. [PMID: 37691185 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Cytochrome P450s belong to a family of heme-binding monooxygenases, which catalyze regio- and stereospecific functionalisation of C-H, C-C, and C-N bonds, including heteroatom oxidation, oxidative C-C bond cleavages, and nitrene transfer. P450s are considered useful biocatalysts for the production of pharmaceutical products, fine chemicals, and bioremediating agents. Despite having tremendous biotechnological potential, being heme-monooxygenases, P450s require either autologous or heterologous redox partner(s) to perform chemical transformations. Randomly distributed P450s throughout a bacterial genome and devoid of particular redox partners in natural products biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) showed an extra challenge to reveal their pharmaceutical potential. However, continuous efforts have been made to understand their involvement in antibiotic biosynthesis and their modification, and this review focused on such BGCs. Here, particularly, we have discussed the role of P450s involved in the production of macrolides and aminocoumarin antibiotics, nonribosomal peptide (NRPSs) antibiotics, ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPPs) antibiotics, and others. Several reactions catalyzed by P450s, as well as the role of their redox partners involved in the BGCs of various antibiotics and their derivatives, have been primarily addressed in this review, which would be useful in further exploration of P450s for the biosynthesis of new therapeutics.
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- Anup Adhikari
- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
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- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Patil RS, Sharma S, Bhaskarwar AV, Nambiar S, Bhat NA, Koppolu MK, Bhukya H. TetR and OmpR family regulators in natural product biosynthesis and resistance. Proteins 2023. [PMID: 37874037 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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This article provides a comprehensive review and sequence-structure analysis of transcription regulator (TR) families, TetR and OmpR/PhoB, involved in specialized secondary metabolite (SSM) biosynthesis and resistance. Transcription regulation is a fundamental process, playing a crucial role in orchestrating gene expression to confer a survival advantage in response to frequent environmental stress conditions. This process, coupled with signal sensing, enables bacteria to respond to a diverse range of intra and extracellular signals. Thus, major bacterial signaling systems use a receptor domain to sense chemical stimuli along with an output domain responsible for transcription regulation through DNA-binding. Sensory and output domains on a single polypeptide chain (one component system, OCS) allow response to stimuli by allostery, that is, DNA-binding affinity modulation upon signal presence/absence. On the other hand, two component systems (TCSs) allow cross-talk between the sensory and output domains as they are disjoint and transmit information by phosphorelay to mount a response. In both cases, however, TRs play a central role. Biosynthesis of SSMs, which includes antibiotics, is heavily regulated by TRs as it diverts the cell's resources towards the production of these expendable compounds, which also have clinical applications. These TRs have evolved to relay information across specific signals and target genes, thus providing a rich source of unique mechanisms to explore towards addressing the rapid escalation in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Here, we focus on the TetR and OmpR family TRs, which belong to OCS and TCS, respectively. These TR families are well-known examples of regulators in secondary metabolism and are ubiquitous across different bacteria, as they also participate in a myriad of cellular processes apart from SSM biosynthesis and resistance. As a result, these families exhibit higher sequence divergence, which is also evident from our bioinformatic analysis of 158 389 and 77 437 sequences from TetR and OmpR family TRs, respectively. The analysis of both sequence and structure allowed us to identify novel motifs in addition to the known motifs responsible for TR function and its structural integrity. Understanding the diverse mechanisms employed by these TRs is essential for unraveling the biosynthesis of SSMs. This can also help exploit their regulatory role in biosynthesis for significant pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications.
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- Rachit S Patil
- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, India
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Lei Y, Asamizu S, Ishizuka T, Onaka H. Regulation of Multidrug Efflux Pumps by TetR Family Transcriptional Repressor Negatively Affects Secondary Metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0182222. [PMID: 36790176 PMCID: PMC10056966 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01822-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Streptomyces spp. are well-known producers of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs) that serve as pharmaceutical agents. In addition to their ability to produce SMs, Streptomyces spp. have evolved diverse membrane transport systems to protect cells against antibiotics produced by itself or other microorganisms. We previously screened mutants of Streptomyces coelicolor that show a phenotype of reduced undecylprodigiosin (RED) production in a combined-culture with Tsukamurella pulmonis. Here, we identified a point mutation, which reduced RED production, by performing genome resequencing and genetic complementation. We found that inactivation of the sco1718 gene encoding the TetR family transcriptional regulator (TFR) produced a deficient phenotype for several SMs in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). In the genome of S. coelicolor A3(2), two other sets of TFR and two-component ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes (sco4358-4360 and sco5384-5382) were found which had similar effects on the phenotype for both secondary metabolism and antibiotic resistance. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR experiments demonstrated that TFRs repressed the expression of each adjacent two-component ABC transporter genes by binding to the operator sequence. Notably, the Δsco1718 mutant showed increased resistance to several antibiotics of other actinomycete origin. Our results imply the switching of cell metabolism to direct offense (antibiotic production) or defense (efflux pump activation) using costly and limited quantities of cell energy sources (e.g., ATP) in the soil ecosystem. IMPORTANCE The bacterial metabolic potential to synthesize diverse secondary metabolites in the environment has been revealed by recent (meta)genomics of both unculturable and culturable bacteria. These studies imply that bacteria are continuously exposed to harmful chemical compounds in the environment. Streptomyces spp. contain antibiotic efflux pumps and SM biosynthetic gene clusters. However, the mechanism by which soil bacteria, including Streptomyces, survive against toxic compounds in the environment remains unclear. Here, we identified three sets of TFR-ABC transporter genes in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). We found that each TFR controlled the expression of respective ABC transporter, and the expression of all ABC transporters negatively impacted SM production and increased antibiotic resistance. Notably, bioinformatic analysis indicated that these TFR-ABC transporter gene sets are highly conserved and widely distributed in the genome of Streptomyces species, indicating the importance of systematic regulation that directs antibiotic production and xenobiotic excretion.
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- Yukun Lei
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology (CRIIM), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology (CRIIM), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Li Z, Li X, Xia H. Roles of LuxR-family regulators in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in Actinobacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:250. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03414-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Yang J, Xu D, Yu W, Hao R, Wei J. Regulation of aureofuscin production by the PAS-LuxR family regulator AurJ3M. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 137:109532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Fidan O, Yan R, Zhu D, Zhan J. Improved production of antifungal angucycline Sch47554 by manipulating three regulatory genes inStreptomycessp. SCC‐2136. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2019; 66:517-526. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Ozkan Fidan
- Department of Biological EngineeringUtah State University Logan UT USA
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- Department of Biological EngineeringUtah State University Logan UT USA
- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic PlantResources of Jiangxi ProvinceCollege of Life ScienceJiangxi Normal University Jiangxi People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic PlantResources of Jiangxi ProvinceCollege of Life ScienceJiangxi Normal University Jiangxi People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biological EngineeringUtah State University Logan UT USA
- TCM and Ethnomedicine Innovation & Development LaboratorySchool of PharmacyHunan University of Chinese Medicine Changsha Hunan People's Republic of China
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Characterization of three pathway-specific regulators for high production of monensin in Streptomyces cinnamonensis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:6083-6097. [PMID: 28685195 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8353-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Monensin, a polyether ionophore antibiotic, is produced by Streptomyces cinnamonensis and worldwide used as a coccidiostat and growth-promoting agent in the field of animal feeding. The monensin biosynthetic gene cluster (mon) has been reported. In this study, the potential functions of three putatively pathway-specific regulators (MonH, MonRI, and MonRII) were clarified. The results from gene inactivation, complementation, and overexpression showed that MonH, MonRI, and MonRII positively regulate monensin production. Both MonH and MonRI are essential for monensin biosynthesis, while MonRII is non-essential and could be completely replaced by additional expression of monRI. Transcriptional analysis of the mon cluster by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and electrophoresis mobility shift assays (EMSAs) revealed a co-regulatory cascade process. MonH upregulates the transcription of monRII, and MonRII in turn enhances the transcription of monRI. MonRII is an autorepressor, while MonRI is an autoactivator. MonH activates the transcription of monCII-monE, and upregulates the transcription of monT that is repressed by MonRII. monAX and monD are activated by MonRI, and upregulated by MonRII. Co-regulation of those post-polyketide synthase (post-PKS) genes by MonH, MonRI, and MonRII would contribute to high production of monensin. These results shed new light on the transcriptional regulatory cascades of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces.
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Mo X, Shi C, Gui C, Zhang Y, Ju J, Wang Q. Identification of nocamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Saccharothrix syringae NRRL B-16468 and generation of new nocamycin derivatives by manipulating gene cluster. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:100. [PMID: 28599654 PMCID: PMC5466765 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0718-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nocamycins I and II, produced by the rare actinomycete Saccharothrix syringae, belong to the tetramic acid family natural products. Nocamycins show potent antimicrobial activity and they hold great potential for antibacterial agent design. However, up to now, little is known about the exact biosynthetic mechanism of nocamycin. RESULTS In this report, we identified the gene cluster responsible for nocamycin biosynthesis from S. syringae and generated new nocamycin derivatives by manipulating its gene cluster. The biosynthetic gene cluster for nocamycin contains a 61 kb DNA locus, consisting of 21 open reading frames (ORFs). Five type I polyketide synthases (NcmAI, NcmAII, NcmAIII, NcmAIV, NcmAV) and a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NcmB) are proposed to be involved in synthesis of the backbone structure, a Dieckmann cyclase NcmC catalyze the releasing of linear chain and the formation of tetramic acid moiety, five enzymes (NcmEDGOP) are related to post-tailoring steps, and five enzymes (NcmNJKIM) function as regulators. Targeted inactivation of ncmB led to nocamycin production being completely abolished, which demonstrates that this gene cluster is involved in nocamycin biosynthesis. To generate new nocamycin derivatives, the gene ncmG, encoding for a cytochrome P450 oxidase, was inactivated. Two new nocamycin derivatives nocamycin III and nocamycin IV were isolated from the ncmG deletion mutant strain and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analyses. Based on bioinformatics analysis and new derivatives isolated from gene inactivation mutant strains, a biosynthetic pathway of nocamycins was proposed. CONCLUSION These findings provide the basis for further understanding of nocamycin biosynthetic mechanism, and set the stage to rationally engineer new nocamycin derivatives via combinatorial biosynthesis strategy.
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- Xuhua Mo
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Rd., Guangzhou, 510301 China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Rd., Guangzhou, 510301 China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 China
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Wang TJ, Shan YM, Li H, Dou WW, Jiang XH, Mao XM, Liu SP, Guan WJ, Li YQ. Multiple transporters are involved in natamycin efflux in Streptomyces chattanoogensis L10. Mol Microbiol 2017; 103:713-728. [PMID: 27874224 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Antibiotic-producing microorganisms have evolved several self-resistance mechanisms to prevent auto-toxicity. Overexpression of specific transporters to improve the efflux of toxic antibiotics has been found one of the most important and intrinsic resistance strategies used by many Streptomyces strains. In this work, two ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter-encoding genes located in the natamycin biosynthetic gene cluster, scnA and scnB, were identified as the primary exporter genes for natamycin efflux in Streptomyces chattanoogensis L10. Two other transporters located outside the cluster, a major facilitator superfamily transporter Mfs1 and an ABC transporter NepI/II were found to play a complementary role in natamycin efflux. ScnA/ScnB and Mfs1 also participate in exporting the immediate precursor of natamycin, 4,5-de-epoxynatamycin, which is more toxic to S. chattanoogensis L10 than natamycin. As the major complementary exporter for natamycin efflux, Mfs1 is up-regulated in response to intracellular accumulation of natamycin and 4,5-de-epoxynatamycin, suggesting a key role in the stress response for self-resistance. This article discusses a novel antibiotic-related efflux and response system in Streptomyces, as well as a self-resistance mechanism in antibiotic-producing strains.
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- Tan-Jun Wang
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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FkbN and Tcs7 are pathway-specific regulators of the FK506 biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces tsukubaensis L19. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 43:1693-1703. [PMID: 27757551 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-016-1849-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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FK506 (tacrolimus), which is produced by many Streptomyces strains, is clinically used as an immunosuppressive agent and for treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. Here, we identified that the FK506 biosynthetic gene cluster in an industrial FK506-producing strain Streptomyces tsukubaensis L19 is organized as eight transcription units. Two pathway-specific regulators, FkbN and Tcs7, involved in FK506 biosynthesis from S. tsukubaensis L19 were characterized in vivo and in vitro. FkbN activates the transcription of six transcription units in FK506 biosynthetic gene cluster, and Tcs7 activates the transcription of fkbN. In addition, the DNA-binding specificity of FkbN was determined. Finally, a high FK506-producing strain was constructed by overexpression of both fkbN and tcs7 in S. tsukubaensis L19, which improved FK506 production by 89 % compared to the parental strain.
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Zhang Y, Lin CY, Li XM, Tang ZK, Qiao J, Zhao GR. DasR positively controls monensin production at two-level regulation in Streptomyces cinnamonensis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 43:1681-1692. [PMID: 27718094 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-016-1845-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The polyether ionophore antibiotic monensin is produced by Streptomyces cinnamonensis and is used as a coccidiostat for chickens and growth-promoting agent for cattle. Monensin biosynthetic gene cluster has been cloned and partially characterized. The GntR-family transcription factor DasR regulates antibiotic production and morphological development in Streptomyces coelicolor and Saccharopolyspora erythraea. In this study, we identified and characterized the two-level regulatory cascade of DasR to monensin production in S. cinnamonensis. Forward and reverse genetics by overexpression and antisense RNA silence of dasR revealed that DasR positively controls monensin production under nutrient-rich condition. Electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA) showed that DasR protein specifically binds to the promoter regions of both pathway-specific regulatory gene monRII and biosynthetic genes monAIX, monE and monT. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR further confirmed that DasR upregulates the transcriptional levels of these genes during monensin fermentation. Subsequently, co-overexpressed dasR with pathway-specific regulatory genes monRI, monRII or monH greatly improved monensin production.
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- Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative, Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Romero-Rodríguez A, Robledo-Casados I, Sánchez S. An overview on transcriptional regulators in Streptomyces. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1849:1017-39. [PMID: 26093238 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Streptomyces are Gram-positive microorganisms able to adapt and respond to different environmental conditions. It is the largest genus of Actinobacteria comprising over 900 species. During their lifetime, these microorganisms are able to differentiate, produce aerial mycelia and secondary metabolites. All of these processes are controlled by subtle and precise regulatory systems. Regulation at the transcriptional initiation level is probably the most common for metabolic adaptation in bacteria. In this mechanism, the major players are proteins named transcription factors (TFs), capable of binding DNA in order to repress or activate the transcription of specific genes. Some of the TFs exert their action just like activators or repressors, whereas others can function in both manners, depending on the target promoter. Generally, TFs achieve their effects by using one- or two-component systems, linking a specific type of environmental stimulus to a transcriptional response. After DNA sequencing, many streptomycetes have been found to have chromosomes ranging between 6 and 12Mb in size, with high GC content (around 70%). They encode for approximately 7000 to 10,000 genes, 50 to 100 pseudogenes and a large set (around 12% of the total chromosome) of regulatory genes, organized in networks, controlling gene expression in these bacteria. Among the sequenced streptomycetes reported up to now, the number of transcription factors ranges from 471 to 1101. Among these, 315 to 691 correspond to transcriptional regulators and 31 to 76 are sigma factors. The aim of this work is to give a state of the art overview on transcription factors in the genus Streptomyces.
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- Alba Romero-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. 04510, Mexico.
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Wang F, Ren NN, Luo S, Chen XX, Mao XM, Li YQ. DptR2, a DeoR-type auto-regulator, is required for daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus. Gene 2014; 544:208-15. [PMID: 24768321 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Daptomycin, a novel cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic against Gram-positive bacteria, is produced by Streptomyces roseosporus. Though its biosynthetic mechanism, structural shuffling and fermentation optimization have been extensively studied, little is understood about its production regulation at the transcriptional levels. Here we reported that dptR2, encoding a DeoR-type regulator located close to the daptomycin biosynthesis gene cluster in S. roseosporus SW0702, is required for daptomycin production, but not for the expression of daptomycin gene cluster, suggesting that DptR2 was not a pathway-specific regulator. Furthermore, EMSA and qRT-PCR analysis suggested that DptR2 was positively auto-regulated by binding to its own promoter. Meanwhile, the binding sites on the dptR2 promoter were determined by a DNase I footprinting assay, and the essentiality of the inverted complementary sequences in the protected region for DptR2 binding was assessed. Our results for the first time reported the regulation of daptomycin production at the transcriptional level in S. roseosporus.
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- Feng Wang
- Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Hangzhou Huadong Medicine Group Biotechnology Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310011, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolism Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Vior NM, Olano C, García I, Méndez C, Salas JA. Collismycin A biosynthesis in Streptomyces sp. CS40 is regulated by iron levels through two pathway-specific regulators. Microbiology (Reading) 2014; 160:467-478. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.075218-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Two putative pathway-specific regulators have been identified in the collismycin A gene cluster: ClmR1, belonging to the TetR-family, and the LuxR-family transcriptional regulator ClmR2. Inactivation of clmR1 led to a moderate increase of collismycin A yields along with an early onset of its production, suggesting an inhibitory role for the product of this gene. Inactivation of clmR2 abolished collismycin A biosynthesis, whereas overexpression of ClmR2 led to a fourfold increase in production yields, indicating that ClmR2 is an activator of collismycin A biosynthesis. Expression analyses of the collismycin gene cluster in the wild-type strain and in ΔclmR1 and ΔclmR2 mutants confirmed the role proposed for both regulatory genes, revealing that ClmR2 positively controls the expression of most of the genes in the cluster and ClmR1 negatively regulates both its own expression and that of clmR2. Additionally, production assays and further transcription analyses confirmed the existence of a higher regulatory level modulating collismycin A biosynthesis in response to iron concentrations in the culture medium. Thus, high iron levels inhibit collismycin A biosynthesis through the repression of clmR2 transcription. These results have allowed us to propose a regulatory model that integrates the effect of iron as the main environmental stimulus controlling collismycin A biosynthesis.
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- Natalia M. Vior
- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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Ma Z, Tao L, Bechthold A, Shentu X, Bian Y, Yu X. Overexpression of ribosome recycling factor is responsible for improvement of nucleotide antibiotic-toyocamycin in Streptomyces diastatochromogenes 1628. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:5051-8. [PMID: 24509772 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5573-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ribosome recycling factor (RRF), a product of the frr gene, is responsible for the dissociation of ribosomes from messenger RNA after the termination of translation. In order to overexpress frr gene in the toyocamycin (TM) producer Streptomyces diastatochromogenes 1628, we cloned and placed the gene under the control of the constitutive promoter PermE(*). The resulting plasmid pIB139-frr was integrated into the chromosome of S. diastatochromogenes 1628 by conducting intergeneric conjugation. The strain S. diastatochromogenes 1628 containing pIB139-frr (1628-FRR) showed a 33.3 % increase in cell growth and a 46 % increase in TM production compared to wild-type strain 1628 when cultivated in a 7 l fermentor. In addition, it was possible to shorten the fermentation time from 84 to 72 h. Furthermore, by conducting reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis, we discovered that the transcriptional levels of regulatory gene adpA-sd, toyF, and toyG involved in TM biosynthesis were enhanced in S. diastatochromogenes 1628-FRR compared to S. diastatochromogenes 1628. In addition, by using a fluorescent intensity reporter system, which is based on the green fluorescent protein (GFP), and by using Western blot analysis, we revealed that overexpression of frr also strongly promoted protein biosynthesis in late growth phase. These findings confirmed that by increasing copy number of frr gene, it is a useful approach to improve antibiotic production.
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- Zheng Ma
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection and Quarantine, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310018, China
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