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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33835912

ABSTRACT

Soybean pods, separated and enclosed from the outside environment, are considered a suitable place to find new microbes. A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic bacterium, bacterial strain (YB22T) was isolated from the pod of Glycine max (soybean) collected from a rural area in Republic of Korea and characterized by using polyphasic taxonomy. Cells of the strain were rod-shaped (approximately 0.4-0.6 µm wide and 4.0-5.0 µm long), non-flagellated and formed silver-yellow colonies. Cells grew at 25-35 °C (optimum, 28-30 °C), at pH 5.0-9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with 0-2.0% NaCl (optimum, 0 % NaCl). 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that strain YB22T was phylogenetically closest to the genus Elizabethkingia, and showed highest similarities to Elizabethkingia occulta G4070T (96.7 %), Elizabethkingia meningoseptica ATCC 13253T (96.7 %), Elizabethkingia miricola DSM 14571T (96.6 %), Elizabethkingia bruuniana G0146T (96.5 %), Elizabethkingia ursingii G4122T (96.4 %) and Elizabethkingia anophelis R26T (96.2 %). Average amino acid identity values between strain YB22T and other taxa in the genus Elizabethkingia were all above the threshold range of genus determination. Average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values between strain YB22T and other phylogenetic relatives were all found to be below the threshold range for species determination. The respiratory quinone of strain YB22T was menaquinone 6 (MK-6) and the predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (47.8 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (18.5 %). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, four unidentified aminolipids and three unidentified polar lipids. The phylogenetic analysis and physiological and biochemical data showed that strain YB22T should represent a novel species in the genus Elizabethkingia, for which the name Elizabethkingia argenteiflava sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain for this novel species is YB22T (=KCCM 43263T=JCM 32097T).


Subject(s)
Flavobacteriaceae/classification , Glycine max/microbiology , Phylogeny , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Flavobacteriaceae/isolation & purification , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phosphatidylethanolamines/chemistry , Pigmentation , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Republic of Korea , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Vitamin K 2/analogs & derivatives , Vitamin K 2/chemistry
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Can J Microbiol ; 60(6): 363-9, 2014 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24869633

ABSTRACT

The role of the putative extracytoplasmic function sigma (σ) factor FujE, which has not been characterized as a member of the FK506 biosynthetic gene cluster, on FK506 production was identified by gene deletion, overexpression, and transcription analysis experiments in Streptomyces sp. strain KCCM 11116P. Inactivation of fujE had no effect on FK506 production, growth, or morphological differentiation. Overexpression of fujE with integrative vectors increased FK506 production by 2.87-fold (24.5 ± 1.4 mg·L(-1)) compared with the wild type (8.5 ± 0.5 mg·L(-1)). Semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated that the overexpression of fujE stimulates the transcription of the FK506 biosynthetic genes. These results demonstrated that fujE is a new member of the FK506 biosynthetic gene cluster.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism , Multigene Family , Sigma Factor/metabolism , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Gene Deletion , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sigma Factor/genetics , Streptomyces/genetics , Transcription, Genetic
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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 13(6): e0003724, 2024 Jun 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38651912

ABSTRACT

Clostridium butyricum DKU-11, a bacterium has been isolated from the stools of breastfed infants near Cheonan-Asan city, Republic of Korea, and has a genome sequence of 4,630,814 bp. The GC content is 28.7% and a total of 4,137 coding sequences in two contigs.

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Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; 97(7): 3053-62, 2013 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23053074

ABSTRACT

FK506 production by a mutant strain (Streptomyces sp. RM7011) induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine and ultraviolet mutagenesis was improved by 11.63-fold (94.24 mg/l) compared to that of the wild-type strain. Among three different metabolic pathways involved in the biosynthesis of methylmalonyl-CoA, only expression of propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) pathway led to a 1.75-fold and 2.5-fold increase in FK506 production and the methylmalonyl-CoA pool, respectively, compared to those of the RM7011 strain. Lipase activity of the high FK506 producer mutant increased in direct proportion to the increase in FK506 yield, from low detection level up to 43.1 U/ml (12.6-fold). The level of specific FK506 production and lipase activity was improved by enhancing the supply of lipase inducers. This improvement was approximately 1.88-fold (71.5 mg/g) with the supplementation of 5 mM Tween 80, which is the probable effective stimulator in lipase production, to the R2YE medium. When 5 mM vinyl propionate was added as a precursor for PCC pathway to R2YE medium, the specific production of FK506 increased approximately 1.9-fold (71.61 mg/g) compared to that under the non-supplemented condition. Moreover, in the presence of 5 mM Tween 80, the specific FK506 production was approximately 2.2-fold (157.44 mg/g) higher than that when only vinyl propionate was added to the R2YE medium. In particular, PCC expression in Streptomyces sp. RM7011 (RM7011/pSJ1003) together with vinyl propionate feeding resulted in an increase in the FK506 titer to as much as 1.6-fold (251.9 mg/g) compared with that in RM7011/pSE34 in R2YE medium with 5 mM Tween 80 supplementation, indicating that the vinyl propionate is more catabolized to propionate by stimulated lipase activity on Tween 80, that propionyl-CoA yielded from propionate generates methylmalonyl-CoA, and that the PCC pathway plays a key role in increasing the methylmalonyl-CoA pool for FK506 biosynthesis in RM7011 strain. Overall, these results show that a combined approach involving classical random mutation and metabolic engineering can be applied to supply the limiting factor for FK506 biosynthesis, and vinyl propionate could be successfully used as a precursor of important methylmalonyl-CoA building blocks.


Subject(s)
Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism , Metabolic Engineering/methods , Metabolic Networks and Pathways , Streptomyces/genetics , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Biotechnology/methods , Culture Media/chemistry , Methylnitronitrosoguanidine/metabolism , Mutagenesis , Streptomyces/drug effects , Streptomyces/radiation effects , Technology, Pharmaceutical/methods , Ultraviolet Rays
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 78(7): 2249-55, 2012 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22267670

ABSTRACT

FK506 is an important 23-member polyketide macrolide with immunosuppressant activity. Its entire biosynthetic gene cluster was previously cloned from Streptomyces sp. strain KCTC 11604BP, and sequence analysis identified three putative regulatory genes, tcs2, tcs7, and fkbN, which encode proteins with high similarity to the AsnC family transcriptional regulators, LysR-type transcriptional regulators, and LAL family transcriptional regulators, respectively. Overexpression and in-frame deletion of tcs2 did not affect the production of FK506 or co-occurring FK520 compared to results for the wild-type strain, suggesting that tcs2 is not involved in their biosynthesis. fkbN overexpression improved the levels of FK506 and FK520 production by approximately 2.0-fold, and a deletion of fkbN caused the complete loss of FK506 and FK520 production. Although the overexpression of tcs7 decreased the levels of FK506 and FK520 production slightly, a deletion of tcs7 caused 1.9-fold and 1.5-fold increases in FK506 and FK520 production, respectively. Finally, fkbN overexpression in the tcs7 deletion strain resulted in a 4.0-fold (21 mg liter(-1)) increase in FK506 production compared to that by the wild-type strain. This suggests that fkbN encodes a positive regulatory protein essential for FK506/FK520 biosynthesis and that the gene product of tcs7 negatively regulates their biosynthesis, demonstrating the potential of exploiting this information for strain improvement. Semiquantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) analyses of the transcription levels of the FK506 biosynthetic genes in the wild-type and mutant strains proved that most of the FK506 biosynthetic genes are regulated by fkbN in a positive manner and negatively by tcs7.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Genes, Regulator , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism , Multigene Family , Mutation , Repressor Proteins/genetics , Repressor Proteins/metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Streptomyces/genetics , Streptomyces/growth & development , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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Biotechnol Lett ; 34(10): 1907-14, 2012 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22911564

ABSTRACT

A sco3956-deletion mutant (ΔSCO3956) of Streptomyces coelicolor was generated to characterize the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-induced, ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC transporter) ATP-binding protein, SCO3956. It produced actinorhodin (ACT) and undecylprodigiosin (RED) decreased by approx. 82 and 64 %, respectively. In addition, the effect of exogenous SAM was lost in the ΔSCO3956. Plasmid-based complementation of sco3956 in ΔSCO3956 restored ACT and RED levels of ΔSCO3956 to wild-type levels (ACT: 20 ± 1.4 mg g(-1) DCW and RED: 5.3 ± 0.6 mg g(-1) DCW) and the exogenous effect significantly increased ACT and RED by approx. 129 and 135 %, respectively, when compared to the exogenous SAM non-treated sco3956 complementation strain. Thus, the ABC transporter ATP-binding protein, SCO3956, plays a critical role in ACT and RED production serving as a transducer of SAM signaling.


Subject(s)
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism , Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , S-Adenosylmethionine/metabolism , Streptomyces coelicolor/genetics , ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/chemistry , ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Anthraquinones/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Genetic Complementation Test , Molecular Sequence Data , Prodigiosin/analogs & derivatives , Prodigiosin/metabolism , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Analysis, Protein , Sequence Deletion , Signal Transduction , Streptomyces coelicolor/metabolism
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Front Immunol ; 13: 1050908, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36561754

ABSTRACT

Inflammation is the body's physiological response to harmful agents. However, if not regulated properly, inflammation can become pathological. Macrophages are key players in the inflammatory process, and modulate the immune response. Due to the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs, non-pharmaceutical therapies for inflammatory diseases must be developed. Photobiomodulation is a non-invasive therapeutic approach to treating certain pathological conditions using light energy. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are commonly used as light sources for photobiomodulation treatment, but their clinical applications are limited. Organic LEDs (OLEDs) are thin, lightweight and flexible, enabling consistent and even delivery of light energy to target areas; this makes OLED promising components for therapeutic devices. In the present study, we examined the effects of OLED treatment on inflammation in vitro using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage RAW264.7 cell model, and in vivo using a pinna skin mouse model. We found that LPS-induced morphological changes and inflammatory cytokine expression were significantly reduced in RAW264.7 cells subjected to OLED treatment compared to the LPS-induced controls. This work provides evidence for the anti-inflammatory effects of OLEDs, demonstrating their potential to be incorporated into medical devices in the future.


Subject(s)
Inflammation , Lasers, Semiconductor , Low-Level Light Therapy , NF-kappa B , Animals , Mice , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Inflammation/radiotherapy , Lipopolysaccharides , NF-kappa B/metabolism , RAW 264.7 Cells , Low-Level Light Therapy/methods , Lasers, Semiconductor/therapeutic use , Disease Models, Animal
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Biomed Res Int ; 2022: 4400276, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35252445

ABSTRACT

The popularity of light/energy devices for cosmetic purposes (e.g., skin care) is increasing. However, the effects and underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Commencing in the 1960s, various studies have evaluated the beneficial effects of a light source on cells and tissues. The techniques evaluated include low-level light (laser) therapy and photobiomodulation (PBM). Most studies on PBM used red light sources, but, recently, many studies have employed near-infrared light sources including those of wavelength 800 nm. Here, we used a light-emitting diode (LED) array with a wavelength of 863 nm to treat DMBA/TPA-induced mouse skin tumors; treatment with the array delayed tumor development and reduced the levels of systemic inflammatory cytokines. These results suggest that light therapy could be beneficial. However, the effects were small. Further studies on different skin tumors using an optimized LED setup are required. Combination therapies (conventional methods and an LED array) may be useful.


Subject(s)
Low-Level Light Therapy , Skin Neoplasms , Animals , Cytokines , Infrared Rays , Low-Level Light Therapy/methods , Mice , Mice, Inbred ICR , Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced
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J Am Chem Soc ; 133(4): 976-85, 2011 Feb 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21175203

ABSTRACT

The allyl moiety of the immunosuppressive agent FK506 is structurally unique among polyketides and critical for its potent biological activity. Here, we detail the biosynthetic pathway to allylmalonyl-coenzyme A (CoA), from which the FK506 allyl group is derived, based on a comprehensive chemical, biochemical, and genetic interrogation of three FK506 gene clusters. A discrete polyketide synthase (PKS) with noncanonical domain architecture presumably in coordination with the fatty acid synthase pathway of the host catalyzes a multistep enzymatic reaction to allylmalonyl-CoA via trans-2-pentenyl-acyl carrier protein. Characterization of this discrete pathway facilitated the engineered biosynthesis of novel allyl group-modified FK506 analogues, 36-fluoro-FK520 and 36-methyl-FK506, the latter of which exhibits improved neurite outgrowth activity. This unique feature of FK506 biosynthesis, in which a dedicated PKS provides an atypical extender unit for the main modular PKS, illuminates a new strategy for the combinatorial biosynthesis of designer macrolide scaffolds as well as FK506 analogues.


Subject(s)
Malonyl Coenzyme A/biosynthesis , Malonyl Coenzyme A/chemistry , Polyketide Synthases/metabolism , Sequence Deletion , Tacrolimus/analogs & derivatives , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Malonyl Coenzyme A/metabolism , Multigene Family , Streptomyces/enzymology , Streptomyces/genetics , Streptomyces/metabolism
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Biomed Opt Express ; 12(9): 5583-5596, 2021 Sep 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34692202

ABSTRACT

Photobiomodulation (PBM) is attracting increased attention in the fields of dermatology and cosmetics. PBM with a variety of light parameters has been used widely in skin care, but can cause certain types of unwanted cells to proliferate in the skin; this can lead to skin tumors, such as papillomas and cancers. We constructed a mouse model of human skin tumors using DMBA as an initiator and TPA as a promoter, and confirmed that LEDs with a wavelength of 642 nm (red light) increased tumor size, epidermal thickness, and systemic proinflammatory cytokine levels. These results indicated that skin tumor cell proliferation may result from the use of 642 nm LEDs, suggesting the need for regulation of skin care based on LED light therapy.

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Anticancer Res ; 41(3): 1407-1420, 2021 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33788732

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND/AIM: Recurrence and metastasis of cancer caused by cancer stem cells (CSCs) is a challenge to overcome. Low level laser therapy is a new treatment strategy to suppress their invasiveness. We have assessed the inhibitory effects of 470 nm blue LED on the invasiveness of them to determine the molecular mechanisms of anti-invasiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The effects of blue LEDs on their viability, proliferation and invasion were analyzed using MTT and transwell methods. In addition, the anti-invasiveness effect of blue LED on them was evaluated by zymography, semi-quantitative RT-PCR and western blot analysis. RESULTS: Irradiation with blue LED at 3 J/cm2 resulted in inhibition of their viability, proliferation and invasiveness. Their matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 activities were reduced by blue LED irradiation. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR also showed similar results. In addition, western blotting analyses showed that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis were significantly inhibited by LED irradiation in CD133+ colorectal CSCs. CONCLUSION: Down-regulation of the COX-2/PGE2 signaling pathway by blue LED irradiation led to reduce expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9, inhibiting the invasiveness of CD133+ colorectal CSC.


Subject(s)
AC133 Antigen/metabolism , Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism , Dinoprostone/metabolism , Lasers, Semiconductor , Neoplastic Stem Cells/radiation effects , Signal Transduction/radiation effects , AC133 Antigen/genetics , Cell Proliferation/genetics , Cell Proliferation/radiation effects , Cell Survival/genetics , Cell Survival/radiation effects , Colorectal Neoplasms/genetics , Colorectal Neoplasms/metabolism , Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology , Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics , Down-Regulation/radiation effects , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/radiation effects , Humans , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Neoplastic Stem Cells/metabolism , Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Anal Biochem ; 393(1): 1-7, 2009 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19539594

ABSTRACT

The development of an efficient analytical method for the reliable detection and identification of the biosynthetic intermediates found in microbial cultures, which usually produce complex intermediates of the metabolites of interest, is essential for further biosynthetic investigations. This study developed a simple and highly selective method for detecting the biosynthetic intermediates involved in the FK506 pathway of Streptomyces clavuligerus KCTC 10561BP involving a cleanup procedure using a solid-phase extraction technique to provide reliable extraction of FK506-related compounds from a cell culture broth and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) to separate and detect the FK506-related intermediates at concentrations as low as 0.2 microg/L in the broth. This method enabled the analytical profiling of the intermediates formed during the biosynthesis of FK506 in this S. clavuligerus strain, which produced FK506 as a main product. Eight FK506 intermediates--FK520, 37,38-dihydroFK506, prolylFK506, 9-decarbonyl-9-hydroxylFK506, 9-deoxoFK506, desmethylFK520, prolylFK520, and 9-deoxoFK520--were identified. This is the first report of the LC-ESI-MS/MS characterization of a wide range of FK506 analogs from a bacterial fermentation broth. The protocol employed in this study may be useful for estimating the structure of the metabolites without the need for a time-consuming isolation process and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.


Subject(s)
Chromatography, Liquid/methods , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods , Streptomyces/chemistry , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/analogs & derivatives , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Molecular Structure , Solid Phase Extraction , Tacrolimus/analysis
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Chem Biol ; 15(2): 137-48, 2008 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18291318

ABSTRACT

The red gene cluster of Streptomyces coelicolor directs production of undecylprodiginine. Here we report that this gene cluster also directs production of streptorubin B and show that 2-undecylpyrrole (UP) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of undecylprodiginine and streptorubin B. The redPQRKL genes are involved in UP biosynthesis. RedL and RedK are proposed to generate UP from dodecanoic acid or a derivative. A redK(-) mutant produces a hydroxylated undecylprodiginine derivative, whereas redL(-) and redK(-) mutants require addition of chemically synthesized UP for production of undecylprodiginine and streptorubin B. Fatty acid biosynthetic enzymes can provide dodecanoic acid, but efficient and selective prodiginine biosynthesis requires RedPQR. Deletion of redP, redQ, or redR leads to an 80%-95% decrease in production of undecylprodiginine and an array of prodiginine analogs with varying alkyl chains. In a redR(-) mutant, the ratio of these can be altered in a logical manner by feeding various fatty acids.


Subject(s)
Prodigiosin/analogs & derivatives , Pyrroles/metabolism , Streptomyces coelicolor/genetics , Streptomyces coelicolor/metabolism , Biosynthetic Pathways/genetics , Multigene Family/genetics , Prodigiosin/biosynthesis , Prodigiosin/chemistry , Sequence Deletion , Streptomyces coelicolor/enzymology
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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ; 73(9): 2136-7, 2009 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19734650

ABSTRACT

A novel extracellular phospholipase C (PLC) was purified from a marine streptomycete. It had a molecular mass of 28 kDa as estimated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Its enzyme activity was optimal at pH 8.0 at 45 degrees Celsius. The PLC hydrolyzed only phosphatidylcholine. Its activity was enhanced 300% by Na(+) (200 mM), suggesting that the purified PLC is a typical marine-type enzyme.


Subject(s)
Extracellular Space/enzymology , Marine Biology , Streptomyces/enzymology , Type C Phospholipases/metabolism , Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Hydrolysis , Type C Phospholipases/isolation & purification
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Biotechnol Lett ; 31(1): 89-94, 2009 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18784905

ABSTRACT

Marine bacterial isolates were screened for phospholipase C (PLC) activity on PCY agar plates containing phosphatidylcholine (PC) as substrate. The strain that showed the highest activity on a PCY screening agar plate and a thin-layer chromatography was identified as a strain of Pseudoalteromonas and subsequently designated Pseudoalteromonas sp. J937. The extracellular PLC of the strain J937 was purified to a specific activity of 33 U mg(-1) protein by serial ion exchange and gel filtration column chromatography. It had a molecular mass of 32 kDa estimated by SDS-PAGE. The optimal pH and temperature of the enzyme were about pH 8 and 45 degrees C, respectively. The PLC hydrolyzed phosphatidylethanolamine as well as PC but not other glycerophospholipids. Its activity was enhanced by 150% with Ca2+ (200 mM) and by 180% with Na+ (500 mM), suggesting that the purified PLC is a marine-type enzyme.


Subject(s)
Extracellular Space/enzymology , Pseudoalteromonas/enzymology , Seawater/microbiology , Type C Phospholipases/isolation & purification , Enzyme Stability/drug effects , Extracellular Space/drug effects , Glycerophospholipids/metabolism , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration/drug effects , Hydrolysis/drug effects , Metals/pharmacology , Pseudoalteromonas/drug effects , Pseudoalteromonas/isolation & purification , Substrate Specificity/drug effects , Temperature
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J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol ; 36(12): 1473-82, 2009 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19756799

ABSTRACT

FK506 is a 23-membered polyketide macrolide with immunosuppressant activity produced by Streptomyces species. The production of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 (KCTC 10561BP) was improved by enhancing the supply of biosynthetic precursors. This improvement was approximately 2.5-fold (15 mg/l) with the supplementation of 10 mM methyl oleate, which is the probable source of acyl-CoAs, to R2YE medium. When the level of FK506 production reached its maximum, the intracellular concentration of methylmalonyl-CoA in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 supplemented with methyl oleate was 12.5-fold higher than that of the unsupplemented strain, suggesting that an increased methylmalonyl-CoA level caused the high-level production of FK506. The following three pathways for the production of (2S)-methylmalonyl-CoA were evaluated to identify the effective precursor supply pathway that can support the high production of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119: propionyl-CoA carboxylase, methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM), and malonyl/methylmalonyl-CoA ligase. Of the three pathways examined, the MCM pathway supported the highest levels of FK506 production. The expression of MCM in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 led to a threefold and 1.5-fold increase in the methylmalonyl-CoA pool and FK506 production, respectively. Supplementing the culture broth of S. clavuligerus CKD1119 expressing MCM with methyl oleate resulted in an additional twofold increase in the FK506 titer (17.8 mg/l). Overall, these results show that the methylmalonyl-CoA supply is a limiting factor for FK506 biosynthesis and that among the three pathways analyzed, the MCM pathway is the most effective precursor supply pathway supporting the highest titer of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119.


Subject(s)
Acyl Coenzyme A/metabolism , Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism , Industrial Microbiology , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Macrolides/metabolism , Methylmalonyl-CoA Decarboxylase/genetics , Methylmalonyl-CoA Decarboxylase/metabolism , Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase/genetics , Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase/metabolism , Streptomyces/genetics
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J Biophotonics ; 12(9): e201900063, 2019 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31066512

ABSTRACT

We evaluated changes in cell viability and morphology in response to low-level light irradiation and underlying variations in the levels of heat shock proteins (HSPs). Human fibroblasts were irradiated with a light-emitting diode (LED) array at 660 nm (50 mW for 15, 30, and 60 minutes). Cell viability and morphological changes were evaluated via epifluorescence analysis; we also assessed cell viability and length changes. The expression levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and various HSPs (HSP27, 60, 70, and 90) were analyzed by immunohistochemical staining, Western blotting and microarray analysis. After LED irradiation, cellular viability and morphology changed. Of the several HSPs analyzed, the HSP90 level increased significantly, suggesting that this protein played roles in the morphological and cellular changes. Thus, low-level irradiation triggered cellular changes mediated by increased HSP90 expression; this may explain why skin irradiation enhances wound-healing.


Subject(s)
Fibroblasts/cytology , Fibroblasts/radiation effects , Gene Expression Regulation , HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism , Skin/radiation effects , Adenosine Triphosphate/chemistry , Cell Proliferation , Cell Survival , Chaperonin 60/metabolism , Gene Expression Profiling , HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Low-Level Light Therapy , Microscopy, Fluorescence , Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism , Wound Healing
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Chem Biol ; 12(2): 191-200, 2005 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15734646

ABSTRACT

The enzyme RedP is thought to initiate the biosynthesis of the undecylpyrolle component of the antibiotic undecylprodiginine produced by Streptomyces coelicolor. RedP has homology to FabH, which initiates fatty acid biosynthesis by condensing the appropriate acyl-CoA starter unit with malonyl ACP. We have generated a redP-deletion mutant of S. coelicolor M511 (SJM1) and shown that it produces reduced levels of prodiginines and two new analogs, methylundecylprodiginine and methyldodecylprodiginine. Incorporation studies with perdeuterated valine were consistent with these being generated using methylbutyryl-CoA and isobutyryl-CoA as starter units, respectively. Plasmid-based expression of a streptomycete fabH in the SJM1 mutant led to restoration of overall prodiginine titers but the same overall ratio of undecylprodiginines and novel prodiginines. Thus, the redP FabH can be replaced by FabH enzymes with different substrate specificities and provides a method for generating novel prodiginines.


Subject(s)
3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase/metabolism , Prodigiosin/analogs & derivatives , Streptomyces coelicolor/enzymology , Culture Media , Mass Spectrometry , Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational , Prodigiosin/biosynthesis , Prodigiosin/chemistry , Streptomyces coelicolor/growth & development
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J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 26(1): 66-71, 2016 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26608164

ABSTRACT

PikD is a widely known pathway-specific regulator for controlling pikromycin production in Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439, which is a representative of the large ATP-binding regulator of the LuxR family (LAL) in Streptomyces sp. RapH and FkbN also belong to the LAL family of transcriptional regulators, which show greatest homology with the ATP-binding motif and helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif of PikD. Overexpression of pikD and heterologous expression of rapH and fkbN led to enhanced production of pikromycin by approximately 1.8-, 1.6-, and 1.6-fold in S. venezuelae, respectively. Cross-complementation of rapH and fkbN in the pikD deletion mutant (ΔpikD) restored pikromycin and derived macrolactone production. Overall, these results show that heterologous expression of rapH and fkbN leads to the overproduction of pikromycin and its congeners from the pikromycin biosynthetic pathway in S. venezuelae, and they have the same functionality as the pathwayspecific transcriptional activator for the pikromycin biosynthetic pathway in the ΔpikD strain. These results also show extensive "cross-communication" between pathway-specific regulators of streptomycetes and suggest revision of the current paradigm for pathwayspecific versus global regulation of secondary metabolism in Streptomyces species.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/biosynthesis , Macrolides/metabolism , Repressor Proteins/metabolism , Streptomyces/metabolism , Trans-Activators/metabolism , Biosynthetic Pathways , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Genetic Complementation Test , Repressor Proteins/genetics , Streptomyces/classification , Streptomyces/genetics , Trans-Activators/genetics
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J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 26(2): 233-40, 2016 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26502733

ABSTRACT

FK506, a widely used immunosuppressant, is a 23-membered polyketide macrolide that is produced by several Streptomyces species. FK506 high-yielding strain Streptomyces sp. RM7011 was developed from the discovered Streptomyces sp. KCCM 11116P by random mutagenesis in our previous study. The results of transcript expression analysis showed that the transcription levels of tcsA, B, C, and D were increased in Streptomyces sp. RM7011 by 2.1-, 3.1-, 3.3-, and 4.1- fold, respectively, compared with Streptomyces sp. KCCM 11116P. The overexpression of tcsABCD genes in Streptomyces sp. RM7011 gave rise to approximately 2.5-fold (238.1 µg/ml) increase in the level of FK506 production compared with that of Streptomyces sp. RM7011. When vinyl pentanoate was added into the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. RM7011, the level of FK506 production was approximately 2.2-fold (207.7 µg/ml) higher than that of the unsupplemented fermentation. Furthermore, supplementing the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. RM7011 expressing tcsABCD genes with vinyl pentanoate resulted in an additional 1.7-fold improvement in the FK506 titer (498.1 µg/ml) compared with that observed under nonsupplemented condition. Overall, the level of FK506 production was increased approximately 5.2-fold by engineering the supply of allylmalonyl-CoA in the high-yielding strain Streptomyces sp. RM7011, using a combination of overexpressing tcsABCD genes and adding vinyl pentanoate, as compared with Streptomyces sp. RM7011 (95.3 µg/ml). Moreover, among the three precursors analyzed, pentanoate was the most effective precursor, supporting the highest titer of FK506 in the FK506 high-yielding strain Streptomyces sp. RM7011.


Subject(s)
Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism , Malonyl Coenzyme A/genetics , Malonyl Coenzyme A/metabolism , Streptomyces/genetics , Streptomyces/metabolism , Tacrolimus/metabolism , Allyl Compounds , Culture Media/chemistry , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Genes, Bacterial/genetics , Genetic Engineering/methods , Immunosuppressive Agents/isolation & purification , Malonates , Multigene Family , Mutagenesis , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Streptomyces/enzymology , Streptomyces/growth & development , Tacrolimus/isolation & purification
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