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Mol Microbiol ; 69(1): 254-66, 2008 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18513216

ABSTRACT

Interruption of the (p)ppGpp synthetase gene (rel) of Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 resulted in loss of ppGpp accumulation after norvaline treatment during exponential growth phase. The rel mutant failed to produce wild-type levels of the polyketides chivosazol and etnangien in production media. In wild-type cells expression of the chivosazol biosynthetic operon can be significantly increased by norvaline or alpha-methylglucoside. This induction does not occur in the rel mutant. The rel mutant also lost the capability to form multicellular fruiting bodies under nutrient starvation.


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Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Ligases/metabolism , Mutation , Myxococcales/enzymology , Myxococcales/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Genetic Complementation Test , Guanosine Pentaphosphate/metabolism , Ligases/chemistry , Ligases/genetics , Macrolides/metabolism , Myxococcales/cytology , Myxococcales/physiology , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Transcription, Genetic
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Nat Biotechnol ; 25(11): 1281-9, 2007 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17965706

ABSTRACT

The genus Sorangium synthesizes approximately half of the secondary metabolites isolated from myxobacteria, including the anti-cancer metabolite epothilone. We report the complete genome sequence of the model Sorangium strain S. cellulosum So ce56, which produces several natural products and has morphological and physiological properties typical of the genus. The circular genome, comprising 13,033,779 base pairs, is the largest bacterial genome sequenced to date. No global synteny with the genome of Myxococcus xanthus is apparent, revealing an unanticipated level of divergence between these myxobacteria. A large percentage of the genome is devoted to regulation, particularly post-translational phosphorylation, which probably supports the strain's complex, social lifestyle. This regulatory network includes the highest number of eukaryotic protein kinase-like kinases discovered in any organism. Seventeen secondary metabolite loci are encoded in the genome, as well as many enzymes with potential utility in industry.


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Genome, Bacterial/genetics , Myxococcales/genetics , Myxococcales/metabolism , Base Sequence , Biotechnology , Molecular Sequence Data , Myxococcales/classification , Phylogeny , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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