scholarly journals Mini review: Genome mining approaches for the identification of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters in Streptomyces

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 1548-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namil Lee ◽  
Soonkyu Hwang ◽  
Jihun Kim ◽  
Suhyung Cho ◽  
Bernhard Palsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

scholarly journals Panning for gold in mould: can we increase the odds for fungal genome mining?

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1620-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron L. M. Gilchrist ◽  
Hang Li ◽  
Yit-Heng Chooi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Fungal Genome ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Fungal Genomes

A perspective on existing and emerging strategies for the prioritisation of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) to increase the odds of fruitful mining of fungal genomes.

Expanding the Natural Products Heterologous Expression Repertoire in the Model Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120: Production of Pendolmycin and Teleocidin B-4

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Videau ◽  
Kaitlyn Wells ◽  
Arun Singh ◽  
Jessie Eiting ◽  
Philip Proteau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Combinatorial Biosynthesis ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Cyanobacterium Anabaena ◽  
Anabaena Sp ◽  
Pcc 7120

Cyanobacteria are prolific producers of natural products and genome mining has shown that many orphan biosynthetic gene clusters can be found in sequenced cyanobacterial genomes. New tools and methodologies are required to investigate these biosynthetic gene clusters and here we present the use of <i>Anabaena </i>sp. strain PCC 7120 as a host for combinatorial biosynthesis of natural products using the indolactam natural products (lyngbyatoxin A, pendolmycin, and teleocidin B-4) as a test case. We were able to successfully produce all three compounds using codon optimized genes from Actinobacteria. We also introduce a new plasmid backbone based on the native <i>Anabaena</i>7120 plasmid pCC7120ζ and show that production of teleocidin B-4 can be accomplished using a two-plasmid system, which can be introduced by co-conjugation.

scholarly journals Phylogenetic Distribution of Secondary Metabolites in the Bacillus subtilis Species Complex

mSystems ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kat Steinke ◽  
Omkar S. Mohite ◽  
Tilmann Weber ◽  
Ákos T. Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Frameshift Mutations ◽  
Metabolite Production

ABSTRACT Microbes produce a plethora of secondary (or specialized) metabolites that, although not essential for primary metabolism, benefit them to survive in the environment, communicate, and influence cell differentiation. Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), responsible for the production of these secondary metabolites, are readily identifiable on bacterial genome sequences. Understanding the phylogeny and distribution of BGCs helps us to predict the natural product synthesis ability of new isolates. Here, we examined 310 genomes from the Bacillus subtilis group, determined the inter- and intraspecies patterns of absence/presence for all BGCs, and assigned them to defined gene cluster families (GCFs). This allowed us to establish patterns in the distribution of both known and unknown products. Further, we analyzed variations in the BGC structures of particular families encoding natural products, such as plipastatin, fengycin, iturin, mycosubtilin, and bacillomycin. Our detailed analysis revealed multiple GCFs that are species or clade specific and a few others that are scattered within or between species, which will guide exploration of the chemodiversity within the B. subtilis group. Surprisingly, we discovered that partial deletion of BGCs and frameshift mutations in selected biosynthetic genes are conserved within phylogenetically related isolates, although isolated from around the globe. Our results highlight the importance of detailed genomic analysis of BGCs and the remarkable phylogenetically conserved erosion of secondary metabolite biosynthetic potential in the B. subtilis group. IMPORTANCE Members of the B. subtilis species complex are commonly recognized producers of secondary metabolites, among those, the production of antifungals, which makes them promising biocontrol strains. While there are studies examining the distribution of well-known secondary metabolites in Bacilli, intraspecies clade-specific distribution has not been systematically reported for the B. subtilis group. Here, we report the complete biosynthetic potential within the B. subtilis group to explore the distribution of the biosynthetic gene clusters and to reveal an exhaustive phylogenetic conservation of secondary metabolite production within Bacillus that supports the chemodiversity within this species complex. We identify that certain gene clusters acquired deletions of genes and particular frameshift mutations, rendering them inactive for secondary metabolite biosynthesis, a conserved genetic trait within phylogenetically conserved clades of certain species. The overview guides the assignment of the secondary metabolite production potential of newly isolated Bacillus strains based on genome sequence and phylogenetic relatedness.

scholarly journals Discovery of Unusual Cyanobacterial Tryptophan-containing Anabaenopeptins by MS/MS Based Molecular Networking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhasish Saha ◽  
Germana Esposito ◽  
Petra Urajova ◽  
Jan Mareš ◽  
Daniela Ewe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Spectroscopic Analysis ◽  
Chemical Space ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gc Content ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Hela Cell Lines ◽  
Bioactive Secondary Metabolites

Heterocytous cyanobacteria are among the most prolific source of bioactive secondary metabolites, including anabaenopeptins (APTs). A terrestrial filamentous Brasilonema sp. CT11 collected in Costa Rica bamboo forest, as black mat was studied using a multidisciplinary approach: genome mining and HPLC-HRMS/MS coupled with bionformatic analyses. Herein, we report the nearly complete genome consisting 8.79 Mbp with a GC content of 42.4%. Moreover, we report on three novel tryptophane-containing APTs; anabaenopeptin 788 (1), anabaenopeptin 802 (2) and anabaenopeptin 816 (3). Further, the structure of two homologues, i.e., anabaenopeptin 802 (2a) and anabaenopeptin 802 (2b) was determined by spectroscopic analysis (NMR and MS). Both compounds were shown to exert weak to moderate antiproliferative activity against HeLa cell lines. This study also provides the unique and diverse potential of biosynthetic gene clusters and an assessment of the predicted chemical space yet to be discovered from this genus.

scholarly journals An Update on Molecular Tools for Genetic Engineering of Actinomycetes—The Source of Important Antibiotics and Other Valuable Compounds

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 494
Author(s):  
Lena Mitousis ◽  
Yvonne Thoma ◽  
Ewa M. Musiol-Kroll
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Molecular Tools ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Streptomyces Antibioticus ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bioactive Agents ◽  
Valuable Compounds

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.

scholarly journals Genomic Assemblies of Members of Burkholderia and Related Genera as a Resource for Natural Product Discovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Mullins ◽  
Cerith Jones ◽  
Matthew J. Bull ◽  
Gordon Webster ◽  
Julian Parkhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Natural Product Discovery

ABSTRACT The genomes of 450 members of Burkholderiaceae, isolated from clinical and environmental sources, were sequenced and assembled as a resource for genome mining. Genomic analysis of the collection has enabled the identification of multiple metabolites and their biosynthetic gene clusters, including the antibiotics gladiolin, icosalide A, enacyloxin, and cepacin A.

scholarly journals The antiSMASH database, a comprehensive database of microbial secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (D1) ◽  
pp. D555-D559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Blin ◽  
Marnix H. Medema ◽  
Renzo Kottmann ◽  
Sang Yup Lee ◽  
Tilmann Weber
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Comprehensive Database

scholarly journals Genomic analysis of siderophore β-hydroxylases reveals divergent stereocontrol and expands the condensation domain family

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (40) ◽  
pp. 19805-19814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary L. Reitz ◽  
Clifford D. Hardy ◽  
Jaewon Suk ◽  
Jean Bouvet ◽  
Alison Butler
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Power ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Cluster ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters ◽  
Peptide Synthetase ◽  
Condensation Domain

Genome mining of biosynthetic pathways streamlines discovery of secondary metabolites but can leave ambiguities in the predicted structures, which must be rectified experimentally. Through coupling the reactivity predicted by biosynthetic gene clusters with verified structures, the origin of the β-hydroxyaspartic acid diastereomers in siderophores is reported herein. Two functional subtypes of nonheme Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate–dependent aspartyl β-hydroxylases are identified in siderophore biosynthetic gene clusters, which differ in genomic organization—existing either as fused domains (IβHAsp) at the carboxyl terminus of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) or as stand-alone enzymes (TβHAsp)—and each directs opposite stereoselectivity of Asp β-hydroxylation. The predictive power of this subtype delineation is confirmed by the stereochemical characterization of β-OHAsp residues in pyoverdine GB-1, delftibactin, histicorrugatin, and cupriachelin. The l-threo (2S, 3S) β-OHAsp residues of alterobactin arise from hydroxylation by the β-hydroxylase domain integrated into NRPS AltH, while l-erythro (2S, 3R) β-OHAsp in delftibactin arises from the stand-alone β-hydroxylase DelD. Cupriachelin contains both l-threo and l-erythro β-OHAsp, consistent with the presence of both types of β-hydroxylases in the biosynthetic gene cluster. A third subtype of nonheme Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate–dependent enzymes (IβHHis) hydroxylates histidyl residues with l-threo stereospecificity. A previously undescribed, noncanonical member of the NRPS condensation domain superfamily is identified, named the interface domain, which is proposed to position the β-hydroxylase and the NRPS-bound amino acid prior to hydroxylation. Through mapping characterized β-OHAsp diastereomers to the phylogenetic tree of siderophore β-hydroxylases, methods to predict β-OHAsp stereochemistry in silico are realized.

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