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Xie H, Su YT, Bu QT, Li YP, Zhao QW, Du YL, Li YQ. Stepwise increase of fidaxomicin in an engineered heterologous host Streptomyces albus through multi-level metabolic engineering. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2024; 9:766-774. [PMID: 39021363 PMCID: PMC11253128 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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The anti-Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) drug fidaxomicin is a natural polyketide metabolite mainly produced by Micromonosporaceae, such as Actinoplanes deccanensis, Dactylosporangium aurantiacum, and Micromonospora echinospora. In the present study, we employed a stepwise strategy by combining heterologous expression, chassis construction, promoter engineering, activator and transporters overexpression, and optimization of fermentation media for high-level production of fidaxomicin. The maximum yield of 384 mg/L fidaxomicin was achieved with engineered Streptomyces albus D7-VHb in 5 L-tank bioreactor, and it was approximately 15-fold higher than the native strain Actinoplanes deccanensis YP-1 with higher strain stability and growth rate. This study developed an enhanced chassis strain, and for the first time, achieved the heterologous synthesis of fidaxomicin through a combinatorial metabolic engineering strategy.
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- Huang Xie
- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Ma S, Su T, Lu X, Qi Q. Bacterial genome reduction for optimal chassis of synthetic biology: a review. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024; 44:660-673. [PMID: 37380345 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2023.2208285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Bacteria with streamlined genomes, that harbor full functional genes for essential metabolic networks, are able to synthesize the desired products more effectively and thus have advantages as production platforms in industrial applications. To obtain streamlined chassis genomes, a large amount of effort has been made to reduce existing bacterial genomes. This work falls into two categories: rational and random reduction. The identification of essential gene sets and the emergence of various genome-deletion techniques have greatly promoted genome reduction in many bacteria over the past few decades. Some of the constructed genomes possessed desirable properties for industrial applications, such as: increased genome stability, transformation capacity, cell growth, and biomaterial productivity. The decreased growth and perturbations in physiological phenotype of some genome-reduced strains may limit their applications as optimized cell factories. This review presents an assessment of the advancements made to date in bacterial genome reduction to construct optimal chassis for synthetic biology, including: the identification of essential gene sets, the genome-deletion techniques, the properties and industrial applications of artificially streamlined genomes, the obstacles encountered in constructing reduced genomes, and the future perspectives.
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- Shuai Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Qi H, Wang M. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Promoter Engineering in Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2844:123-132. [PMID: 39068336 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4063-0_8] [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] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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In situ promoter engineering is an effective way to alter target gene expression without introducing excess DNA sequences. Recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 technologies have been proved to be efficient tools for genome editing in actinomycetes, making it easier and more efficient to perform gene insertion and substitution in actinomycetes in a scarless manner. In this chapter, we describe a routine protocol for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated promoter engineering in Saccharopolyspora erythraea NRRL 23338, which is the wild-type producer of erythromycin. This protocol can be adapted to CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing, not limited to promoter engineering, in other actinomycetes, with modifications.
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- Yue Zhang
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
- School of Food Science and Biological Engineering, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin, China.
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Izhar SK, Rizvi SF, Afaq U, Fatima F, Siddiqui S. Bioprospecting of Metabolites from Actinomycetes and their Applications. Recent Pat Biotechnol 2024; 18:273-287. [PMID: 38817008 DOI: 10.2174/0118722083269904231114154017] [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: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Actinomycetes are present in various terrestrial and aquatic habitats, predominantly in the soil rhizosphere, encompassing marine and freshwater ecosystems. These microorganisms exhibit characteristics that resemble both bacteria and fungi. Numerous actinomycetes exhibit a mycelial existence and undergo significant morphological transformations. These bacteria are widely recognized as biotechnologically significant microorganisms utilized for the production of secondary metabolites. In all, over 45% of all bioactive microbial metabolites are produced by actinomycetes, which are responsible for producing around 10,000 of them. The majority of actinomycetes exhibit substantial saprophytic characteristics in their natural environment, enabling them to effectively decompose a diverse range of plant and animal waste materials during the process of decomposition. Additionally, these organisms possess a sophisticated secondary metabolic system, which enables them to synthesize almost two-thirds of all naturally occurring antibiotics. Moreover, they can create a diverse array of chemical compounds with medical or agricultural applications, including anticancer, antiparasitic, and antibacterial agents. This review aims to provide an overview of the prominent biotechnological domains in which actinobacteria and their metabolites demonstrate noteworthy applicability. The graphical abstract provides a preview of the primary sections covered in this review. This paper presents a comprehensive examination of the biotechnological applications and metabolites of actinobacteria, highlighting their potential for patent innovations.
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- Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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Sword TT, Barker JW, Spradley M, Chen Y, Petzold CJ, Bailey CB. Expression of blue pigment synthetase a from Streptomyces lavenduale reveals insights on the effects of refactoring biosynthetic megasynthases for heterologous expression in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2023; 210:106317. [PMID: 37286066 PMCID: PMC10330848 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2023.106317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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High GC bacteria from the genus Streptomyces harbor expansive secondary metabolism. The expression of biosynthetic proteins and the characterization and identification of biological "parts" for synthetic biology purposes from such pathways are of interest. However, the high GC content of proteins from actinomycetes in addition to the large size and multi-domain architecture of many biosynthetic proteins (such as non-ribosomal peptide synthetases; NRPSs, and polyketide synthases; PKSs often called "megasynthases") often presents issues with full-length translation and folding. Here we evaluate a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) from Streptomyces lavenduale, a multidomain "megasynthase" gene that comes from a high GC (72.5%) genome. While a preliminary step in revealing differences, to our knowledge this presents the first head-to-head comparison of codon-optimized sequences versus a native sequence of proteins of streptomycete origin heterologously expressed in E. coli. We found that any disruption in co-translational folding from codon mismatch that reduces the titer of indigoidine is explainable via the formation of more inclusion bodies as opposed to compromising folding or posttranslational modification in the soluble fraction. This result supports that one could apply any refactoring strategies that improve soluble expression in E. coli without concern that the protein that reaches the soluble fraction is differentially folded.
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- Tien T Sword
- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Biological and Systems Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Biological and Systems Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA.
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Oyedoh OP, Yang W, Dhanasekaran D, Santoyo G, Glick BR, Babalola OO. Rare rhizo-Actinomycetes: A new source of agroactive metabolites. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 67:108205. [PMID: 37356598 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108205] [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: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Numerous biotic and abiotic stress in some geographical regions predisposed their agricultural matrix to challenges threatening plant productivity, health, and quality. In curbing these threats, different customary agrarian principles have been created through research and development, ranging from chemical inputs and genetic modification of crops to the recently trending smart agricultural technology. But the peculiarities associated with these methods have made agriculturists rely on plant rhizospheric microbiome services, particularly bacteria. Several bacterial resources like Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Acidobacteria, and Actinomycetes (Streptomycetes) are prominent as bioinoculants or the application of their by-products in alleviating biotic/abiotic stress have been extensively studied, with a dearth in the application of rare Actinomycetes metabolites. Rare Actinomycetes are known for their colossal genome, containing well-preserved genes coding for prolific secondary metabolites with many agroactive functionalities that can revolutionize the agricultural industry. Therefore, the imperativeness of this review to express the occurrence and distributions of rare Actinomycetes diversity, plant and soil-associated habitats, successional track in the rhizosphere under diverse stress, and their agroactive metabolite characteristics and functionalities that can remediate the challenges associated with agricultural productivity.
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- Oghoye Priscilla Oyedoh
- Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biolόgicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58030, Michoacán, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa.
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Dow L, Gallart M, Ramarajan M, Law SR, Thatcher LF. Streptomyces and their specialised metabolites for phytopathogen control - comparative in vitro and in planta metabolic approaches. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1151912. [PMID: 37389291 PMCID: PMC10301723 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1151912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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In the search for new crop protection microbial biocontrol agents, isolates from the genus Streptomyces are commonly found with promising attributes. Streptomyces are natural soil dwellers and have evolved as plant symbionts producing specialised metabolites with antibiotic and antifungal activities. Streptomyces biocontrol strains can effectively suppress plant pathogens via direct antimicrobial activity, but also induce plant resistance through indirect biosynthetic pathways. The investigation of factors stimulating the production and release of Streptomyces bioactive compounds is commonly conducted in vitro, between Streptomyces sp. and a plant pathogen. However, recent research is starting to shed light on the behaviour of these biocontrol agents in planta, where the biotic and abiotic conditions share little similarity to those of controlled laboratory conditions. With a focus on specialised metabolites, this review details (i) the various methods by which Streptomyces biocontrol agents employ specialised metabolites as an additional line of defence against plant pathogens, (ii) the signals shared in the tripartite system of plant, pathogen and biocontrol agent, and (iii) an outlook on new approaches to expedite the identification and ecological understanding of these metabolites under a crop protection lens.
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- Lachlan Dow
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, Acton, ACT, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Microbiomes for One Systems Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, Acton, ACT, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Advanced Engineering Biology Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, Acton, ACT, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Microbiomes for One Systems Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, Acton, ACT, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Microbiomes for One Systems Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Advanced Engineering Biology Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT, Australia
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Yang Z, Liu H, Su Z, Xu H, Yuan Z, Rao Y. Enhanced production of aspochalasin D through genetic engineering of Aspergillus flavipes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:2911-2920. [PMID: 37004567 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12501-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Aspochalasin D (AD) belongs to the polyketide-amino acid hybrid natural products with anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, and anti-fouling bioactivities. However, the low production limits its further application. In this study, AD was separated and identified from Aspergillus flavipes 3.17641. Next, besides the optimization of culture conditions using a single-factor experiment and response surface methodology, metabolic engineering was employed to increase the AD production. It shows that the deletion of the shunt gene aspoA and overexpression of the pathway-specific regulator aspoG significantly improve the AD production. Its production reached to 812.1 mg/L under the optimized conditions, with 18.5-fold increase. Therefore, this study not only provides a general method for improving the production of similar natural products in other fungi, but also enables the further biological function development of AD in agriculture and pharmaceutical. KEY POINTS: • The Aspochalasin D (AD) production was improved by optimizing culture conditions. • The deletion of the shunt gene aspoA increased the AD production. • Overexpression of the pathway regulator aspoG further improved the AD production.
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- Zhaopeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Tiwari P, Kang S, Bae H. Plant-endophyte associations: Rich yet under-explored sources of novel bioactive molecules and applications. Microbiol Res 2023; 266:127241. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Quantitative characterization of filamentous fungal promoters on a single-cell resolution to discover cryptic natural products. SCIENCE CHINA LIFE SCIENCES 2022; 66:848-860. [PMID: 36287342 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-022-2175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Characterization of filamentous fungal regulatory elements remains challenging because of time-consuming transformation technologies and limited quantitative methods. Here we established a method for quantitative assessment of filamentous fungal promoters based on flow cytometry detection of the superfolder green fluorescent protein at single-cell resolution. Using this quantitative method, we acquired a library of 93 native promoter elements from Aspergillus nidulans in a high-throughput format. The strengths of identified promoters covered a 37-fold range by flow cytometry. PzipA and PsltA were identified as the strongest promoters, which were 2.9- and 1.5-fold higher than that of the commonly used constitutive promoter PgpdA. Thus, we applied PzipA and PsltA to activate the silent nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene Afpes1 from Aspergillus fumigatus in its native host and the heterologous host A. nidulans. The metabolic products of Afpes1 were identified as new cyclic tetrapeptide derivatives, namely, fumiganins A and B. Our method provides an innovative strategy for natural product discovery in fungi.
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Improvement of Rimocidin Biosynthesis by Increasing Supply of Precursor Malonyl-CoA via Over-expression of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase in Streptomyces rimosus M527. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:174. [PMID: 35488939 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-022-02867-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Precursor engineering is an effective strategy for the overproduction of secondary metabolites. The polyene macrolide rimocidin, which is produced by Streptomyces rimosus M527, exhibits a potent activity against a broad range of phytopathogenic fungi. It has been predicted that malonyl-CoA is used as extender units for rimocidin biosynthesis. Based on a systematic analysis of three sets of time-series transcriptome microarray data of S. rimosus M527 fermented in different conditions, the differentially expressed accsr gene that encodes acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) was found. To understand how the formation of rimocidin is being influenced by the expression of the accsr gene and by the concentration of malonyl-CoA, the accsr gene was cloned and over-expressed in the wild-type strain S. rimosus M527 in this study. The recombinant strain S. rimosus M527-ACC harboring the over-expressed accsr gene exhibited better performances based on the enzymatic activity of ACC, intracellular malonyl-CoA concentrations, and rimocidin production compared to S. rimosus M527 throughout the fermentation process. The enzymatic activity of ACC and intracellular concentration of malonyl-CoA of S. rimosus M527-ACC were 1.0- and 1.5-fold higher than those of S. rimosus M527, respectively. Finally, the yield of rimocidin produced by S. rimosus M527-ACC reached 320.7 mg/L, which was 34.0% higher than that of S. rimosus M527. These results confirmed that malonyl-CoA is an important precursor for rimocidin biosynthesis and suggested that an adequate supply of malonyl-CoA caused by accsr gene over-expression led to the improvement in rimocidin production.
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Yun K, Zhang Y, Li S, Wang Y, Tu R, Liu H, Wang M. Droplet-Microfluidic-Based Promoter Engineering and Expression Fine-Tuning for Improved Erythromycin Production in Saccharopolyspora erythraea NRRL 23338. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:864977. [PMID: 35445005 PMCID: PMC9013967 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.864977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Erythromycin is a clinically important drug produced by the rare actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea. In the wide-type erythromycin producer S. erythraea NRRL 23338, there is a lack of systematical method for promoter engineering as well as a well-characterized promoter panel for comprehensive metabolic engineering. Here we demonstrated a systematical promoter acquiring process including promoter characterization, engineering and high-throughput screening by the droplet-microfluidic based platform in S. erythraea NRRL 23338, and rapidly obtained a panel of promoters with 21.5-fold strength variation for expression fine-tuning in the native host. By comparative qRT-PCR of S. erythraea NRRL 23338 and a high-producing strain S0, potential limiting enzymes were identified and overexpressed individually using two screened synthetic promoters. As a result, erythromycin production in the native host was improved by as high as 137.24 folds by combinational gene overexpression. This work enriches the accessible regulatory elements in the important erythromycin-producing strain S. erythraea NRRL 23338, and also provides a rapid and systematic research paradigm of promoter engineering and expression fine-tuning in the similar filamentous actinomycete hosts.
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- Kaiyue Yun
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Hao Liu, ; Meng Wang,
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Hao Liu, ; Meng Wang,
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Genome Sequence-Guided Finding of Lucensomycin Production by Streptomyces achromogenes Subsp. streptozoticus NBRC14001. Microorganisms 2021; 10:microorganisms10010037. [PMID: 35056487 PMCID: PMC8781583 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10010037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Information on microbial genome sequences is a powerful resource for accessing natural products with significant activities. We herein report the unveiling of lucensomycin production by Streptomyces achromogenes subsp. streptozoticus NBRC14001 based on the genome sequence of the strain. The genome sequence of strain NBRC14001 revealed the presence of a type I polyketide synthase gene cluster with similarities to a biosynthetic gene cluster for natamycin, which is a polyene macrolide antibiotic that exhibits antifungal activity. Therefore, we investigated whether strain NBRC14001 produces antifungal compound(s) and revealed that an extract from the strain inhibited the growth of Candida albicans. A HPLC analysis of a purified compound exhibiting antifungal activity against C. albicans showed that the compound differed from natamycin. Based on HR-ESI-MS spectrometry and a PubChem database search, the compound was predicted to be lucensomycin, which is a tetraene macrolide antibiotic, and this prediction was supported by the results of a MS/MS analysis. Furthermore, the type I polyketide synthase gene cluster in strain NBRC14001 corresponded well to lucesomycin biosynthetic gene cluster (lcm) in S. cyanogenus, which was very recently reported. Therefore, we concluded that the antifungal compound produced by strain NBRC14001 is lucensomycin.
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Jiang YH, Liu YF, Wang K, Zhou JY, Guo F, Zhao QW, Mao XM. Fine-Tuning Cas9 Activity with a Cognate Inhibitor AcrIIA4 to Improve Genome Editing in Streptomyces. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:2833-2841. [PMID: 34734710 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Efficient enabling technology is required for synthetic biology in Streptomyces due to its natural product reservoir. Though the CRISPR-Cas9 system is powerful for genome editing in this genus, the proposed Cas9 toxicity has limited its application. Here on the basis of previous inducible Cas9 expression at the transcriptional and translational levels coupled with atpD overexpression, a Cas9 cognate inhibitor AcrIIA4 was further introduced to fine-tune the Cas9 activity. In both laboratory and industrial Streptomyces species, we showed that, compared to the constitutively expressed Cas9, incorporating AcrIIA4 increased the conjugation efficiency from 700- to 7000-fold before induction, while a comparable 65%-90% editing efficiency was obtained even on multiple loci for simultaneous deletion after Cas9 expression was induced, along with no significant off-targets. Thus, AcrIIA4 could be a modulator to control Cas9 activity to significantly improve genome editing, and this new toolkit would be widely adaptable and fasten genetic engineering in Streptomyces.
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- Yu-Hang Jiang
- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Silver-Elephant Bio-engineering Co., Ltd. No 18 Shifeng Road E., Fuxi Sub-district, Tiantai 317200, Zhejiang Province China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Hu S, Wang Y, Wang J, Liu K, Tang X, Gao J. Streptomyces xanthii sp. nov. and Streptomyces roseirectus sp. nov. isolated from a Chinese medicinal plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34410901 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two strains of Actinobacteria, designated CRXT-Y-14T and CRXT-G-22T, were isolated from the healthy leaves and seeds, respectively, of a medicinal plant Xanthium sibiricum. Their taxonomic positions were determined using a polyphasic approach. Strain CRXT-Y-14T produced flexuous chains of smooth-surfaced spores. Strain CRXT-G-22T produced straight chains of smooth-surfaced spores. Their morphological features were consistent with the diagnostic characteristics of members of the genus Streptomyces. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses indicated two strains represented members of the genus Streptomyces. CRXT-Y-14T shared 99.3, 98.9, 98.8 % sequence similarities to Streptomyces atriruber NRRL B-24165T, Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680T and Streptomyces davaonensis JCM 4913T, respectively. Whilst CRXT-G-22T exhibited highest similarity to Streptomyces acidiscabies ATCC 49003T (98.9 %). The results of phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the closest phylogenetic neighbours of strains CRXT-Y-14T and CRXT-G-22T were S. atriruber NRRL B-24165T and S. acidiscabies ATCC 49003T, respectively. The phylogenomic analyses further confirmed the relative relationship between strain CRXT-G-22T and S. acidiscabies ATCC 49003T, but indicated that CRXT-Y-14T could represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyce. However, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between CRXT-Y-14T and strain CRXT-G-22T, between CRXT-Y-14T and S. atriruber NRRL B-24165T, and between CRXT-G-22T and S. acidiscabies ATCC 49003T were 85.4 and 23.2 %, 85.8 and 23.9 % and 89.1 and 34.1 %, respectively, far below the 95~96 and 70 % cut-off points recommended for delineating species. Furthermore, these two novel isolates were distinctly differentiated from their relatives in the genus Streptomyces with respect to phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics. On the basis of these data, CRXT-Y-14T and CRXT-G-22T clearly represent two novel species within the genus Streptomyces, for which the names Streptomyces xanthii sp. nov. (type strain CRXT-Y-14T = MCCC 1K04966T= JCM 34527T) and Streptomyces roseirectus sp. nov. (type CRXT-G-22T = MCCC 1K04979T= JCM 34565T) are proposed.
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- Siren Hu
- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- Xichang Institute of Agricultural Science, Liangshan 615000, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Ecological Remediation and Safe Utilization of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils, College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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Hu S, Li K, Wang Y, Guo Y, Zhou M, Tang X, Gao J. Streptomyces genisteinicus sp. nov., a novel genistein-producing actinomycete isolated from a Chinese medicinal plant and proposal of Streptomyces michiganensis Corbaz et al. 1957 as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces xanthochromogenes Arishima et al. 1956. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34382928 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel genistein-producing actinobacterial strain, designated strain CRPJ-33T, was isolated from the healthy leaves of a medicinal plant Xanthium sibiricum collected from Hunan Province, PR China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated strain CRPJ-33T belonged to the genus Streptomyces and had 99.7, 99.0, 98.9, 98.9, 98.8 and 98.7% sequence similarities to Streptomyces zhihengii YIM T102T, Streptomyces eurocidicus NRRL B-1676T, Streptomyces xanthochromogenes NRRL B-5410T, Streptomyces michiganensis NBRC 12797T, Streptomyces mauvecolor LMG 20100T and Streptomyces lavendofoliae NBRC 12882T, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain CRPJ-33T was most closely related to S. zhihengii YIM T102T. However, digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between them were much less than the recommended threshold values. Furthermore, differential comparisons of the phenotypic characteristics were enough to distinguish strain CRPJ-33T from S. zhihengii YIM T102T. Meanwhile, the ANI and dDDH values or MLSA distances between strain CRPJ-33T and other type strains, which exhibited ≥98.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to strain CRPJ-33T, were far away from the recommended threshold values. Based on these results, it is thought that strain CRPJ-33T should represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, for which the name Streptomyces genisteinicus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CRPJ-33T (=MCCC 1K04965T=JCM 34526T). In addition, the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic characteristics, as well as phylogenetic information revealed that the type strains of S. xanthochromogenes and S. michiganensis should belong to same genomic species. Consequently, it is proposed that S. michiganensis is a heterotypic synonym of S. xanthochromogenes for which an emended description is given.
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- Siren Hu
- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Ecological Remediation and Safe Utilization of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils, College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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Singh TA, Passari AK, Jajoo A, Bhasin S, Gupta VK, Hashem A, Alqarawi AA, Abd Allah EF. Tapping Into Actinobacterial Genomes for Natural Product Discovery. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:655620. [PMID: 34239507 PMCID: PMC8258257 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.655620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The presence of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) makes actinobacteria well-known producers of diverse metabolites. These ubiquitous microbes are extensively exploited for their ability to synthesize diverse secondary metabolites. The extent of their ability to synthesize various molecules is yet to be evaluated. Current advancements in genome sequencing, metabolomics, and bioinformatics have provided a plethora of information about the mechanism of synthesis of these bioactive molecules. Accessing the biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for the production of metabolites has always been a challenging assignment. The genomic approach developments have opened a new gateway for examining and manipulating novel antibiotic gene clusters. These advancements have now developed a better understanding of actinobacterial physiology and their genetic regulation for the prolific production of natural products. These new approaches provide a unique opportunity to discover novel bioactive compounds that might replenish antibiotics’ exhausted stock and counter the microbes’ resistance crisis.
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- Tanim Arpit Singh
- Department of Biosciences, Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, India.,School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
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- Departmento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, Mexico
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- School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, India
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center and Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), SRUC Barony Campus, Dumfries, United Kingdom
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Mycology and Plant Disease Survey, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kim WE, Charov K, Džunková M, Becraft ED, Brown J, Schulz F, Woyke T, La Clair JJ, Stepanauskas R, Burkart MD. Synthase-Selective Exploration of a Tunicate Microbiome by Activity-Guided Single-Cell Genomics. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:813-819. [PMID: 33955744 PMCID: PMC9884146 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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While thousands of environmental metagenomes have been mined for the presence of novel biosynthetic gene clusters, such computational predictions do not provide evidence of their in vivo biosynthetic functionality. Using fluorescent in situ enzyme assay targeting carrier proteins common to polyketide (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS), we applied fluorescence-activated cell sorting to tunicate microbiome to enrich for microbes with active secondary metabolic capabilities. Single-cell genomics uncovered the genetic basis for a wide biosynthetic diversity in the enzyme-active cells and revealed a member of marine Oceanospirillales harboring a novel NRPS gene cluster with high similarity to phylogenetically distant marine and terrestrial bacteria. Interestingly, this synthase belongs to a larger class of siderophore biosynthetic gene clusters commonly associated with pestilence and disease. This demonstrates activity-guided single-cell genomics as a tool to guide novel biosynthetic discovery.
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- Woojoo E. Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA 92093–0358, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA 92093–0358, United States
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mail Stop: 91R183, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay ME 04544, United States,University of North Alabama, Florence AL 35632, United States
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- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay ME 04544, United States
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mail Stop: 91R183, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mail Stop: 91R183, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA 92093–0358, United States
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- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay ME 04544, United States,Corresponding authors: (M.D.B) and (R.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA 92093–0358, United States,Corresponding authors: (M.D.B) and (R.S.)
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Süntar I, Çetinkaya S, Haydaroğlu ÜS, Habtemariam S. Bioproduction process of natural products and biopharmaceuticals: Biotechnological aspects. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 50:107768. [PMID: 33974980 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Decades of research have been put in place for developing sustainable routes of bioproduction of high commercial value natural products (NPs) on the global market. In the last few years alone, we have witnessed significant advances in the biotechnological production of NPs. The development of new methodologies has resulted in a better understanding of the metabolic flux within the organisms, which have driven manipulations to improve production of the target product. This was further realised due to the recent advances in the omics technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and secretomics, as well as systems and synthetic biology. Additionally, the combined application of novel engineering strategies has made possible avenues for enhancing the yield of these products in an efficient and economical way. Invention of high-throughput technologies such as next generation sequencing (NGS) and toolkits for genome editing Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) have been the game changers and provided unprecedented opportunities to generate rationally designed synthetic circuits which can produce complex molecules. This review covers recent advances in the engineering of various hosts for the production of bioactive NPs and biopharmaceuticals. It also highlights general approaches and strategies to improve their biosynthesis with higher yields in a perspective of plants and microbes (bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi). Although there are numerous reviews covering this topic on a selected species at a time, our approach herein is to give a comprehensive understanding about state-of-art technologies in different platforms of organisms.
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- Ipek Süntar
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330 Etiler, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Biotechnology Research Center of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 06330 Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
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- Biotechnology Research Center of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 06330 Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories & Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom
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Liu Z, Zhao Y, Huang C, Luo Y. Recent Advances in Silent Gene Cluster Activation in Streptomyces. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:632230. [PMID: 33681170 PMCID: PMC7930741 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.632230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Natural products (NPs) are critical sources of drug molecules for decades. About two-thirds of natural antibiotics are produced by Streptomyces. Streptomyces have a large number of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (SM-BGCs) that may encode NPs. However, most of these BGCs are silent under standard laboratory conditions. Hence, activation of these silent BGCs is essential to current natural products discovery research. In this review, we described the commonly used strategies for silent BGC activation in Streptomyces from two aspects. One focused on the strategies applied in heterologous host, including methods to clone and reconstruct BGCs along with advances in chassis engineering; the other focused on methods applied in native host which includes engineering of promoters, regulatory factors, and ribosomes. With the metabolic network being elucidated more comprehensively and methods optimized more high-thoroughly, the discovery of NPs will be greatly accelerated.
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- Zhenyu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Danelius E, Halaby S, van der Donk WA, Gonen T. MicroED in natural product and small molecule research. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:423-431. [PMID: 32939523 PMCID: PMC7965795 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00035c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Covering: 2013 to 2020The electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) method Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (MicroED) allows the collection of high-resolution structural data from vanishingly small crystals that appear like amorphous powders or very fine needles. Since its debut in 2013, data collection and analysis schemes have been fine-tuned, and there are currently close to 100 structures determined by MicroED. Although originally developed to study proteins, MicroED is also very powerful for smaller systems, with some recent and very promising examples from the field of natural products. Herein, we review what has been achieved so far and provide examples of natural product structures, as well as demonstrate the expected future impact of MicroED to the field of natural product and small molecule research.
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- Emma Danelius
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 615 Charles E Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Li S, Li Z, Pang S, Xiang W, Wang W. Coordinating precursor supply for pharmaceutical polyketide production in Streptomyces. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2020; 69:26-34. [PMID: 33316577 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The widely used polyketide pharmaceuticals in medicine and agriculture are mainly produced by Streptomyces species. These compounds, as secondary metabolites, are not involved in essential cellular processes and are usually produced during the stationary phase of fermentation. Consequently, their yields and productivities are often low and frequently limited by the availability of the precursors. The precursor pathways, therefore, are key entities for synthetic biology-driven design and optimization. We discuss recent advances in precursor engineering, in both Streptomyces and other bacteria, focusing on the diverse native and heterologous precursor pathways that could be rewired for polyketide titer improvement. We also highlight the coordination of other required factors to direct the precursors towards polyketide biosynthesis. The precursor-supply enhancement tools and strategies covered in this review will facilitate the design and construction of synthetic Streptomyces 'cell-factories' for efficient polyketide production.
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- Shanshan Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Su C, Tuan NQ, Lee MJ, Zhang XY, Cheng JH, Jin YY, Zhao XQ, Suh JW. Enhanced Production of Active Ecumicin Component with Higher Antituberculosis Activity by the Rare Actinomycete Nonomuraea sp. MJM5123 Using a Novel Promoter-Engineering Strategy. ACS Synth Biol 2020; 9:3019-3029. [PMID: 32916055 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ecumicins are potent antituberculosis natural compounds produced by the rare actinomycete Nonomuraea sp. MJM5123. Here, we report an efficient genetic manipulation platform of this rare actinomycete. CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing was achieved based on successful sporulation. Two genes in the ecumicin gene cluster were further investigated, ecuN and ecuE, which potentially encode a pretailoring cytochrome P450 hydroxylase and the core peptide synthase, respectively. Deletion of ecuN led to an enhanced ratio of the ecumicin compound EcuH16 relative to that of EcuH14, indicating that EcuN is indeed a P450 hydroxylase, and there is catalyzed hydroxylation at the C-3 position in unit12 phenylalanine to transform EcuH16 to the compound EcuH14. Furthermore, promoter engineering of ecuE by employing the strong promoter kasO*P was performed and optimized. We found that integrating the endogenous ribosome-binding site (RBS) of ecuE together with the RBS from kasO*P led to improved ecumicin production and resulted in a remarkably high EcuH16/EcuH14 ratio. Importantly, production of the more active component EcuH16 was considerably increased in the double RBSs engineered strain EPR1 compared to that in the wild-type strain, reaching 310 mg/L. At the same time, this production level was 2.3 times higher than that of the control strain EPA1 with only one RBS from kasO*P. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of genome editing and promoter engineering on the rare actinomycete Nonomuraea.
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- Chun Su
- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Developing of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Developing of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
- R&D Center, MANBANGBIO CO., LTD, Cheoingu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do 17058, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi, 17058, Republic of Korea
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Mitousis L, Thoma Y, Musiol-Kroll EM. An Update on Molecular Tools for Genetic Engineering of Actinomycetes-The Source of Important Antibiotics and Other Valuable Compounds. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:E494. [PMID: 32784409 PMCID: PMC7460540 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9080494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The first antibiotic-producing actinomycete (Streptomyces antibioticus) was described by Waksman and Woodruff in 1940. This discovery initiated the "actinomycetes era", in which several species were identified and demonstrated to be a great source of bioactive compounds. However, the remarkable group of microorganisms and their potential for the production of bioactive agents were only partially exploited. This is caused by the fact that the growth of many actinomycetes cannot be reproduced on artificial media at laboratory conditions. In addition, sequencing, genome mining and bioactivity screening disclosed that numerous biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), encoded in actinomycetes genomes are not expressed and thus, the respective potential products remain uncharacterized. Therefore, a lot of effort was put into the development of technologies that facilitate the access to actinomycetes genomes and activation of their biosynthetic pathways. In this review, we mainly focus on molecular tools and methods for genetic engineering of actinomycetes that have emerged in the field in the past five years (2015-2020). In addition, we highlight examples of successful application of the recently developed technologies in genetic engineering of actinomycetes for activation and/or improvement of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.
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- Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), Microbiology/Biotechnology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (L.M.); (Y.T.)
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Mining the Biosynthetic Potential for Specialized Metabolism of a Streptomyces Soil Community. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9050271. [PMID: 32456220 PMCID: PMC7277575 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9050271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The diversity and distribution of specialized metabolite gene clusters within a community of bacteria living in the same soil habitat are poorly documented. Here we analyzed the genomes of 8 Streptomyces isolated at micro-scale from a forest soil that belong to the same species or to different species. The results reveal high levels of diversity, with a total of 261 biosynthesis gene clusters (BGCs) encoding metabolites such as terpenes, polyketides (PKs), non-ribosomal peptides (NRPs) and ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) with potential bioactivities. A significant part of these BGCs (n = 53) were unique to only one strain when only 5 were common to all strains. The metabolites belong to very diverse chemical families and revealed that a large diversity of metabolites can potentially be produced in the community. Although that analysis of the global metabolome using GC-MS revealed that most of the metabolites were shared between the strains, they exhibited a specific metabolic pattern. We also observed that the presence of these accessory pathways might result from frequent loss and gain of genes (horizontal transfer), showing that the potential of metabolite production is a dynamic phenomenon in the community. Sampling Streptomyces at the community level constitutes a good frame to discover new biosynthetic pathways and it appears as a promising reservoir for the discovery of new bioactive compounds.
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