Improved pestalotiollide B production by deleting competing polyketide synthase genes in Pestalotiopsis microspora.
J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol
; 44(2): 237-246, 2017 02.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28005187
ABSTRACT
Pestalotiollide B, an analog of dibenzodioxocinones which are inhibitors of cholesterol ester transfer proteins, is produced by Pestalotiopsis microspora NK17. To increase the production of pestalotiollide B, we attempted to eliminate competing polyketide products by deleting the genes responsible for their biosynthesis. We successfully deleted 41 out of 48 putative polyketide synthases (PKSs) in the genome of NK17. Nine of the 41 PKS deleted strains had significant increased production of pestalotiollide B (P < 0.05). For instance, deletion of pks35, led to an increase of pestalotiollide B by 887%. We inferred that these nine PKSs possibly lead to branch pathways that compete for precursors with pestalotiollide B, or that convert the product. Deletion of some other PKS genes such as pks8 led to a significant decrease of pestalotiollide B, suggesting they are responsible for its biosynthesis. Our data demonstrated that improvement of pestalotiollide B production can be achieved by eliminating competing polyketides.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Xylariales
/
Proteínas Fúngicas
/
Eliminación de Gen
/
Sintasas Poliquetidas
/
Policétidos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
/
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China