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Published on: January 13, 2017
Cloning and characterization of a bacterial iterative type I polyketide synthase gene encoding the 6-methylsalicyclic
Lei Shao1, Xu-Dong Qu, Xin-Ying Jia
1School of Life Science and Technology, Chinese Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
Abstract:
Unusual polyketide synthases (PKSs), that are structurally type I but act in an iterative manner for aromatic polyketide biosynthesis, are a new family found in bacteria. Here we report the cloning of the iterative type I PKS gene chlB1 from the chlorothricin (CHL) producer Streptomyces antibioticus DSM 40725 by a rapid PCR approach, and characterization of the function of the gene product as a 6-methylsalicyclic acid synthase (6-MSAS). Sequence analysis of various iterative type I PKSs suggests that the resulting aromatic or aliphatic structure of the products might be intrinsically determined by a catalytic feature of the paired KR-DH domains in the control of the double bond geometry. The finding of ChlB1 as a 6-MSAS not only enriches the current knowledge of aromatic polyketide biosynthesis in bacteria, but will also contribute to the generation of novel polyketide analogs via combinatorial biosynthesis with engineered PKSs.
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