格尔德霉素生物合成的调控基因

从吸水链霉菌17997中克隆了格尔德霉素(Geldanamycin, Gdm)生物合成酶基因簇, 通过生物信息学分析发现两个LAL(Large ATP-binding regulators of the LuxR family)家族的调控基因gdmRI和gdmRII, 基因阻断和基因回复实验证实这两个基因产物都正调控Gdm的生物合成。     

格尔德霉素生物合成基因功能的验证

格尔德霉素(Geldanamycin, Gdm)作为热休克蛋白90的特异性抑制剂, 是非常有前景的抗肿瘤和抗病毒的药物,我们已从吸水链霉菌17997(Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997)的基因文库中获得了Gdm大部分生物合成基因。为了研究主要基因的功能, 选择了聚酮合酶基因(Polyketide synthase gene, pks)的第六模块、单加氧酶基因(Mono-oxygenase gene, gdmM)和氨甲酰基转移酶基因(Carbamoyltransferase gene, gdmN)3个基因作为靶点分别进行基因阻断, 获得了基因同源双交换的阻断变株△pks、△gdmM和△gdmN。经HPLC检测证实这些基因的阻断变株均不产生Gdm, 基因回复实验排除了基因阻断所可能造成的极性效应对其它基因表达的影响, 说明所克隆的pks、gdmM和gdmN基因确实是Gdm生物合成所必须的基因。     

格尔德霉素基因工程高产菌株的构建和培养

在格尔德霉素产生菌吸水链霉菌17997(Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997)中存在两种3-氨基-5-羟基苯甲酸(3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid, AHBA)的生物合成基因簇, 根据同源性可分为苯醌类和萘醌类。已证明其中苯醌类的AHBA生物合成基因簇负责格尔德霉素(geldanamycin, Gdm)起始单位的合成, 而萘醌类的AHBA基因簇可能参与未知安莎化合物的生物合成。为提高吸水链霉菌17997菌种的Gdm发酵产量, 并研究高产菌种在固体培养基上孢子的生长周期。采用基因阻断技术, 将吸水链霉菌17997中的萘醌类AHBA生物合成基因簇(shnSOP)进行破坏, 以获得DSOP菌株, 从而减少对合成所需共同底物AHBA的争夺。HPLC分析结果表明DSOP菌株Gdm的发酵产量比原株提高185%。同时, 通过孢子计数发现该菌株在固体培养基上的孢子生长经历2个周期, 第2代孢子菌种的Gdm产量较高。     

植物花青素苷生物合成及调控的研究进展

花青素苷( anthocyanin)是植物新陈代谢过程中产生的类黄酮物质,决定被子植物花、果实、种皮、茎、叶和根等的颜色,具有重要的营养价值和药理作用.近年来关于花青素生物合成途径的研究已取得突破,综述了植物花青素苷基因研究现状和发展趋势,包括植物花青素生物合成途径、参与生物合成途径中相关的结构基因和调控基因及功能研究以及影响花青素苷生物合成的环境因素等的研究进展.     

基于转录组的瑶药半枫荷根和叶的差异分析

为了探究半枫荷(Semiliquidambar cathayensis)根和叶的基因表达差异和关键活性成分合成通路中关键基因的表达规律,本研究对半枫荷的根和叶进行转录组测序和生物信息分析。59378个差异表达基因归类到在GO分类的3个大类中,主要与生物学过程有关(50.59%)。626个差异表达基因注释KOG数据库的24个分类中。81个差异表达基因参与苯丙烷类化合物的生物合成,110个差异表达基因参与黄酮类化合物的生物合成,211个差异表达基因参与萜类化合物的生物合成。本研究获得了半枫荷根和叶的转录组信息特征,为今后半枫荷基因功能鉴定、次生代谢途径解析及调控机制的研究提供依据。     

卡西霉素生物合成调控基因calR2的功能

【背景】卡西霉素(Calcimycin)是由教酒链霉菌NRRL3882产生的吡咯聚醚类抗生素,结构独特且具有广泛的生物活性,但其生物合成调控机制尚不清楚。【目的】研究卡西霉素生物合成基因簇上编码LuxR家族同源蛋白的潜在调控基因calR2的功能。【方法】通过PCR-targeting的方法对卡西霉素基因簇上的calR2基因进行中断,HPLC对突变株及回补菌株的代谢产物进行分析。利用荧光定量RT-PCR分析ΔcalR2突变菌株和野生菌株的基因转录水平差异。【结果】calR2基因中断的突变株不能产生卡西霉素,回补菌株则恢复产生卡西霉素的能力。RT-PCR结果表明卡西霉素生物合成的一些重要骨架基因在ΔcalR2突变株中的转录水平明显降低。【结论】LuxR家族转录调控基因calR2在卡西霉素生物合成过程中起正调控作用。     

金霉素生物合成基因簇中调控基因ctcB的功能

【目的】研究金霉素产生菌中SARP家族转录调控基因ctc B的作用。【方法】利用大肠杆菌、链霉菌的属间接合转移和同源重组双交换的方法,构建ctc B基因缺失突变株。通过c DNA在相邻同转录方向的基因间隔进行PCR验证,确定金霉素生物合成基因簇中的转录单元。利用荧光定量RT-PCR方法进行突变株金霉素生物合成基因簇的转录水平检测。随后,生物信息学预测分析了金霉素生物合成基因簇内Ctc B与DNA的结合位点。【结果】获得了ctc B基因缺失的双交换突变株。发酵结果显示,该突变株失去产生金霉素与四环素的能力。金霉素生物合成基因簇内有6个共转录单元,其中4个共转录单元在ctc B基因缺失突变株中转录水平明显下降。软件分析预测到一致性较高的Ctc B结合重复序列。【结论】ctc B正调控金霉素生物合成结构基因ctc G-D、ctc H-K、ctc N-P、ctc W-T 4个转录单元和ctc Q,为进一步研究ctc B调控机制奠定了基础。     

卡西霉素生物合成基因簇中调控基因calR1的功能

【背景】卡西霉素(calcimycin)是重要的离子载体抗生素,其生物合成基因簇已从教酒链霉菌NRRL3882的基因组DNA中成功克隆,但基因簇内的部分生物合成基因及调控基因的功能有待研究。【目的】研究卡西霉素产生菌教酒链霉菌NRRL3882中编码TylR家族同源转录调控蛋白的calR1基因的功能。【方法】通过PCR-targeting的方法,构建calR1基因敲除突变株及回补菌株,对突变菌株及回补菌株进行发酵,通过HPLC分析其代谢产物。利用荧光定量PCR检测ΔcalR1突变菌株和野生菌株的生物合成基因转录水平。【结果】calR1基因敲除突变株丧失产生卡西霉素的能力,但仍有中间产物噻唑霉素的积累,回补菌株中卡西霉素的产量有一定程度的恢复。RT-qPCR结果表明,卡西霉素合成相关的一些重要基因calC、calG、calU3等基因的表达量明显改变。【结论】TylR家族转录调控基因calR1是卡西霉素生物合成的调控基因。     

植物花青素生物合成中的调控基因

文章概述了植物花青素的生物合成途径,重点介绍了植物花青素调控基因在几个重要的模式植物中的调控特点及其调控机制。     

吸水链霉菌17997格尔德霉素部分生物合成基因簇的克隆和分析

吸水链霉菌17997(Streptomyceshy groscopicus17997)是我所从中国云南土壤中分离到的格尔德霉素(geldanamycin,GDM)产生菌,GDM具有良好的抗肿瘤和抗病毒活性,但其肝毒性和水溶性差的缺点限制了其在临床上的应用。为了实现对GDM结构的生物学改造,首先要获得GDM的生物合成基因。根据GDM后修饰基因——氨甲酰基转移酶基因(gdmN)的保守序列筛选S.hygroscopicus17997的柯斯质粒基因组文库,共获得6个阳性克隆,选择CT-4阳性柯斯质粒进行亚克隆和测序,又通过PCR延伸的方法获得了与CT4连锁的将近5kb的外源序列,共获得28.356kb的外源DNA序列,其中包含了13个可能阅读框架,通过同源比较证实该序列与S.hygroscopicusNRRL3602中的GDM生物合成基因有很高的同源性。为进一步研究GDM生物合成基因的功能,并通过组合生物学的方法改造GDM的结构奠定了基础。     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptomyces autolyticus</Emphasis> JX-47 Large-Insert Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library Construction and Identification of Clones Covering Geldanamycin Biosynthesis Gene Cluster

Geldanamycin belongs to benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic and has potent antitumor activities. In this study, a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library with an average insert size of up to 150 kb was constructed from genomic DNA of Streptomyces autolyticus JX-47. A genetic-screening strategy was established using BAC end-sequencing and three pairs of primers designed to target the remote regions, gdmA1, gdmA3 and gdmRI, of the geldanamycin gene cluster. Three clones covering geldanamycin biosynthesis gene cluster were obtained, which together spanned a 250-kb genomic region, and a 150227-bp insert in the clone p4E9 was sequenced. Comparison with the reported geldanamycin gene cluster sequences from S. hygroscopicus revealed that it had the same gene arrangement and high gene homology in the polyketide synthase (PKS) region and its downstream with 84–100% DNA identity and 81–100% amino acid (AA) identity. Its DNA homology with the whole gene cluster sequence from S. hygroscopicus strain 17997 reached 99% identity. However, upstream of the PKS region exhibited great diversity, where only ORF16 was conserved, and the other genes including gdmL and gdmX were displaced.     

吸水链霉菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997中噬菌体基因转移系统的建立及其应用

由吸水链霉菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997产生的格尔德霉素geldanamycin(GA)属安莎类抗生素,具有良好的抗肿瘤和抗病毒活性。本文应用链霉菌温和噬菌体ΦC31衍生的KC515载体,在吸水链霉菌S．hygroscopicus 17997中建立并优化了S．hygroscopicus 17997的基因转染体系。利用所建立的基因转染体系,以基因阻断技术从S．hygroscopicus 17997基因文库含有多组PKS基因柯斯质粒中,鉴定了与GA PKS生物合成相关基因的柯斯质粒,该工作为GA生物合成基因簇的克隆奠定了基础。     

Insights into the biosynthesis of the benzoquinone ansamycins geldanamycin and herbimycin, obtained by gene sequencing and disruption

Geldanamycin and the closely related herbimycins A, B, and C were the first benzoquinone ansamycins to be extensively studied for their antitumor properties as small-molecule inhibitors of the Hsp90 protein chaperone complex. These compounds are produced by two different Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains and have the same modular polyketide synthase (PKS)-derived carbon skeleton but different substitution patterns at C-11, C-15, and C-17. To set the stage for structural modification by genetic engineering, we previously identified the gene cluster responsible for geldanamycin biosynthesis. We have now cloned and sequenced a 115-kb segment of the herbimycin biosynthetic gene cluster from S. hygroscopicus AM 3672, including the genes for the PKS and most of the post-PKS tailoring enzymes. The similarities and differences between the gene clusters and biosynthetic pathways for these closely related ansamycins are interpreted with support from the results of gene inactivation experiments. In addition, the organization and functions of genes involved in the biosynthesis of the 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid (AHBA) starter unit and the post-PKS modifications of progeldanamycin were assessed by inactivating the subclusters of AHBA biosynthetic genes and two oxygenase genes (gdmM and gdmL) that were proposed to be involved in formation of the geldanamycin benzoquinoid system. A resulting novel geldanamycin analog, KOS-1806, was isolated and characterized.     

Insights into the Biosynthesis of the Benzoquinone Ansamycins Geldanamycin and Herbimycin, Obtained by Gene Sequencing and Disruption

Geldanamycin and the closely related herbimycins A, B, and C were the first benzoquinone ansamycins to be extensively studied for their antitumor properties as small-molecule inhibitors of the Hsp90 protein chaperone complex. These compounds are produced by two different Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains and have the same modular polyketide synthase (PKS)-derived carbon skeleton but different substitution patterns at C-11, C-15, and C-17. To set the stage for structural modification by genetic engineering, we previously identified the gene cluster responsible for geldanamycin biosynthesis. We have now cloned and sequenced a 115-kb segment of the herbimycin biosynthetic gene cluster from S. hygroscopicus AM 3672, including the genes for the PKS and most of the post-PKS tailoring enzymes. The similarities and differences between the gene clusters and biosynthetic pathways for these closely related ansamycins are interpreted with support from the results of gene inactivation experiments. In addition, the organization and functions of genes involved in the biosynthesis of the 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid (AHBA) starter unit and the post-PKS modifications of progeldanamycin were assessed by inactivating the subclusters of AHBA biosynthetic genes and two oxygenase genes (gdmM and gdmL) that were proposed to be involved in formation of the geldanamycin benzoquinoid system. A resulting novel geldanamycin analog, KOS-1806, was isolated and characterized.     

PCR screening of 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid synthase gene leads to identification of ansamycins and AHBA-related antibiotic producers in Actinomycetes

Aims:  The 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid (AHBA) synthase is one of the essential and unique enzymes for AHBA biosynthesis. The possibility of screening for ansamycin or AHBA-related antibiotic-producing strains from Actinomycetes by targeting an AHBA synthase gene was explored.
Methods and Results:  A pair of degenerated primers designed according to the conserved regions of five known AHBA synthases was used to detect AHBA synthase genes within the genomic DNA of Actinomycetes. PCR screening resulted in obtaining 33 AHBA synthase gene-positive strains from 2000 newly isolated Actinomycetes. Phylogenetic analysis of these gene fragments along with those involved in the biosynthesis of structurally determined ansamycins showed that the genes with close phylogenetic relationships might be involved in the biosynthesis of compounds with the same/similar structures. Four strains have been proved to be actual geldanamycin or rifamycin producers by chemical characterization of their fermentation products.
Conclusions:  The results confirmed the feasibility of using the AHBA synthase gene as a probe in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening of ansamycin or AHBA-related antibiotic-producing strains.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The PCR screening of AHBA synthase gene represents a direct and sensitive molecular method for rapid detection of AHBA-related antibiotic-producing strains.     

Identification of AHBA Biosynthetic Genes Related to Geldanamycin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997

To clone and study the geldanamycin biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997, we designed degenerate primers based on the conserved sequence of the ansamycin 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid (AHBA) synthase gene. A 755-bp polymerase chain reaction product was obtained from S. hygroscopicus 17997 genomic DNA, which showed high similarity to ansamycin AHBA synthase genes. Through screening the cosmid library of S. hygroscopicus 17997, two loci of separated AHBA biosynthetic gene clusters were discovered. Comparisons of sequence homology and gene organization indicated that the two AHBA biosynthetic gene clusters could be divided into a benzenic and a naphthalenic subgroup. Gene disruption demonstrated that the benzenic AHBA gene cluster is involved in the biosynthesis of geldanamycin. However, the naphthalenic AHBA genes in the genome of Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997 could not complement the deficiency of the benzenic AHBA genes. This is the first report on the AHBA biosynthetic gene cluster in a geldanamycin-producing strain. W. He and L. Wu contributed equally to this work.