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  • Oxytetracycline hyper-production through targeted genome reduction of Streptomyces rimosus
    Pšeničnik, Alen ...
    Most biosynthetic gene clusters (BGC) encoding the synthesis of impor­tant microbial secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics, are either silent or poorly expressed; therefore, to ensure a strong ... pipeline of novel antibiotics, there is a need to develop rapid and efficient strain development approaches. This study uses comparative genome analysis to instruct rational strain improvement, using Streptomyces rimosus, the producer of the important antibiotic oxytetracycline (OTC) as a model system. Sequenc­ing of the genomes of two industrial strains M4018 and R6-500, developed independ­ently from a common ancestor, identified large DNA rearrangements located at the chromosome end. We evaluated the effect of these genome deletions on the parental S. rimosus Type Strain (ATCC 10970) genome where introduction of a 145 kb deletion close to the OTC BGC in the Type Strain resulted in massive OTC overproduction, achieving titers that were equivalent to M4018 and R6-500. Transcriptome data supported the hypothesis that the reason for such an increase in OTC biosynthesis was due to enhanced transcription of the OTC BGC and not due to enhanced substrate supply. We also observed changes in the expression of other cryptic BGCs; some metabolites, undetecta­ble in ATCC 10970, were now produced at high titers. This study demonstrated for the first time that the main force behind BGC overexpression is genome rearrangement. This new approach demonstrates great potential to activate cryptic gene clusters of yet unexplored natural products of medical and industrial value.
    Vir: mSystems [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2379-5077 (Vol. 9, iss.5, May 2024, str. 1-30)
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2024
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 191381251

vir: mSystems [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2379-5077 (Vol. 9, iss.5, May 2024, str. 1-30)
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