Identification and heterologous expression of the actinoallolide biosynthetic gene cluster

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2018 Aug;71(8):749-752. doi: 10.1038/s41429-018-0057-8. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

Abstract

Actinoallolides are anti-trypanosomal macrolides isolated from the secondary metabolites of two endophytic actinomycete strains, Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036 and K09-0307. A putative actinoallolide biosynthetic gene cluster was predicted from the genome sequence of the strain K09-0307. The gene cluster spans a contiguous 53 kb DNA region that comprises seven genes encoding three PKSs (aalA1, aalA2, and aalA3), cytochrome P450 (aalB), acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (aalC), crotonyl-CoA reductase (aalD), and TetR family regulator (aalR). The entire gene cluster was cloned into a plasmid pYIK1 by assembling DNA fragments, which were obtained from two cosmids containing left and right parts of the gene cluster. Following the introduction of an ermE* promoter at 100bp upstream from the start codon of aalA1, the gene cluster was introduced into Streptomyces coelicolor M1152. Subsequent LC-MS analysis revealed production of actinoallolide A in the culture broth. Thus, the actinoallolide biosynthetic gene cluster was identified by heterologous expression in Streptomyces.

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / genetics
  • Actinobacteria / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Genes, Bacterial / genetics
  • Macrolides / metabolism*
  • Macrolides / pharmacology*
  • Multienzyme Complexes / genetics*
  • Multigene Family / genetics
  • Neglected Diseases / drug therapy
  • Neglected Diseases / parasitology
  • Plasmids / genetics
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / genetics
  • Streptomyces coelicolor / metabolism
  • Trypanocidal Agents / metabolism
  • Trypanocidal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei / drug effects*
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / drug effects*
  • Trypanosomiasis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Macrolides
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • actinoallolide A