Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9051042
Keywords
keratinous materials; metabolic potential; genome mining; gene clusters; degradation pathways
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Funding
- Innovation Fund Denmark [1308-00015B]
- Chinese Scholarship Council Program
- BBSRC [BB/R01602X/1, BB/T013176/1]
- 19-ERACoBioTech-33 SyCoLim [BB/T011408/1]
- British Council [527429894]
- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [DEUSBIO-949080]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/S001301/1]
- Biotechnology Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [BB/S016899/1]
- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab)
- BBSRC [BB/S016899/1, BB/T013176/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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This study analyzes a promising keratin-degrading strain from the genus Chryseobacterium using comparative genomic tools against three reference genomes, uncovering its potential for synthesizing valuable secondary metabolites. Genomic features and metabolic potential of four species were compared, revealing differences in genomes but similar functional categories. Eleven different secondary metabolite gene clusters were successfully mined from the four genomes, with common ones shared across all genomes and unique ones found in specific species like ladderane from Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2. Additionally, the study provides insights into the metabolic pathways of keratin utilization in Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2, offering potential for valorizing keratinous materials into high-value bioactive natural products.
A promising keratin-degrading strain from the genus Chryseobacterium (Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2) was investigated using comparative genomic tools against three publicly available reference genomes to reveal the keratinolytic potential for biosynthesis of valuable secondary metabolites. Genomic features and metabolic potential of four species were compared, showing genomic differences but similar functional categories. Eleven different secondary metabolite gene clusters of interest were mined from the four genomes successfully, including five common ones shared across all genomes. Among the common metabolites, we identified gene clusters involved in biosynthesis of flexirubin-type pigment, microviridin, and siderophore, showing remarkable conservation across the four genomes. Unique secondary metabolite gene clusters were also discovered, for example, ladderane from Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2. Additionally, this study provides a more comprehensive understanding of the potential metabolic pathways of keratin utilization in Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2, with the involvement of amino acid metabolism, TCA cycle, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, propanoate metabolism, and sulfate reduction. This work uncovers the biosynthesis of secondary metabolite gene clusters from four keratinolytic Chryseobacterium species and shades lights on the keratinolytic potential of Chryseobacterium sp. KMC2 from a genome-mining perspective, can provide alternatives to valorize keratinous materials into high-value bioactive natural products.
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