Search for transcription factors affecting productivity of the polyketide FR901512 in filamentous fungal sp. No. 14919 and identification of Drf1, a novel negative regulator of the biosynthetic gene cluster

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1163-1170
Author(s):  
Hiroya Itoh ◽  
Ai Miura ◽  
Itaru Takeda ◽  
Makoto Matsui ◽  
Koichi Tamano ◽  
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pp. 3147-3164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Wolański ◽  
Tomasz Łebkowski ◽  
Agnieszka Kois-Ostrowska ◽  
Judith Zettler ◽  
Alexander K. Apel ◽  
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Min Jin Kwon ◽  
Charlotte Steiniger ◽  
Timothy C. Cairns ◽  
Jennifer H. Wisecaver ◽  
Abigail L. Lind ◽  
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There is an urgent need for novel bioactive molecules in both agriculture and medicine. The genomes of fungi are thought to contain vast numbers of metabolic pathways involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites with diverse bioactivities.


Author(s):  
Joana Martins ◽  
Niina Leikoski ◽  
Matti Wahlsten ◽  
Joana Azevedo ◽  
Jorge Antunes ◽  
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Cyanobactins are a family of linear and cyclic peptides produced through the post-translational modification of short precursor peptides. Anacyclamides are macrocyclic cyanobactins with a highly diverse sequence that are common in the genus <i>Anabaena</i>. A mass spectrometry-based screening of potential cyanobactin producers led to the discovery of a new prenylated member of this family of compounds, anacyclamide D8P (<b>1</b>), from <i>Sphaerospermopsis</i> sp. LEGE 00249. The anacyclamide biosynthetic gene cluster (<i>acy</i>) encoding the novel macrocyclic prenylated cyanobactin, was sequenced. Heterologous expression of the acy gene cluster in <i>Escherichia</i> <i>coli</i> established the connection between genomic and mass spectrometric data. Unambiguous establishment of the type and site of prenylation required the full structural elucidation of <b>1</b> using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), which demonstrated that a forward prenylation occurred on the tyrosine residue. Compound <b>1</b> was tested in pharmacologically or ecologically relevant biological assays and revealed moderate antimicrobial activity towards the fouling bacterium <i>Halomonas aquamarina</i> CECT 5000.<br>


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Xiaoying Bian ◽  
Fan Huang ◽  
Francis A. Stewart ◽  
Liqiu Xia ◽  
Youming Zhang ◽  
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