TY - JOUR
T1 - Biosynthesis of the polyene antifungal antibiotic nystatin in Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455
T2 - Analysis of the gene cluster and deduction of the biosynthetic pathway
AU - Brautaset, Trygve
AU - Sekurova, Olga N.
AU - Sletta, Håvard
AU - Ellingsen, Trond E.
AU - Strøm, Arne R.
AU - Valla, Svein
AU - Zotchev, Sergey B.
PY - 2000/6/1
Y1 - 2000/6/1
N2 - Background: The polyene macrolide antibiotic nystatin produced by Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455 is an important antifungal agent. The nystatin molecule contains a polyketide moiety represented by a 38-membered macrolactone ring to which the deoxysugar mycosamine is attached. Molecular cloning and characterization of the genes governing the nystatin biosynthesis is of considerable interest because this information can be used for the generation of new antifungal antibiotics. Results: A DNA region of 123,580 base pairs from the S. noursei ATCC 11455 genome was isolated, sequenced and shown by gene disruption to be involved in nystatin biosynthesis. Analysis of the DNA sequence resulted in identification of six genes encoding a modular polyketide synthase (PKS), genes for thioesterase, deoxysugar biosynthesis, modification, transport and regulatory proteins. One of the PKS-encoding genes, nysC, was found to encode the largest (11,096 amino acids long) modular PKS described to date. Analysis of the deduced gene products allowed us to propose a mode for the nystatin biosynthetic pathway in S. noursei. Conclusions: A complete set of genes responsible for the biosynthesis of the antifungal polyene antibiotic nystatin in S. noursei ATCC 11455 has been cloned and analyzed. This represents the first example of the complete DNA sequence analysis of a polyene antibiotic biosynthetic gene cluster. Manipulation of the genes identified within the cluster may potentially lead to the generation of novel polyketides and yield improvements in the production stratus.
AB - Background: The polyene macrolide antibiotic nystatin produced by Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455 is an important antifungal agent. The nystatin molecule contains a polyketide moiety represented by a 38-membered macrolactone ring to which the deoxysugar mycosamine is attached. Molecular cloning and characterization of the genes governing the nystatin biosynthesis is of considerable interest because this information can be used for the generation of new antifungal antibiotics. Results: A DNA region of 123,580 base pairs from the S. noursei ATCC 11455 genome was isolated, sequenced and shown by gene disruption to be involved in nystatin biosynthesis. Analysis of the DNA sequence resulted in identification of six genes encoding a modular polyketide synthase (PKS), genes for thioesterase, deoxysugar biosynthesis, modification, transport and regulatory proteins. One of the PKS-encoding genes, nysC, was found to encode the largest (11,096 amino acids long) modular PKS described to date. Analysis of the deduced gene products allowed us to propose a mode for the nystatin biosynthetic pathway in S. noursei. Conclusions: A complete set of genes responsible for the biosynthesis of the antifungal polyene antibiotic nystatin in S. noursei ATCC 11455 has been cloned and analyzed. This represents the first example of the complete DNA sequence analysis of a polyene antibiotic biosynthetic gene cluster. Manipulation of the genes identified within the cluster may potentially lead to the generation of novel polyketides and yield improvements in the production stratus.
KW - Gene cluster
KW - Polyene antibiotic
KW - Polyketide synthase
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U2 - 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00120-4
DO - 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00120-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034047123
SN - 1074-5521
VL - 7
SP - 395
EP - 403
JO - Chemistry and Biology
JF - Chemistry and Biology
IS - 6
ER -