Journal
CHEMBIOCHEM
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages 757-766Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200600375
Keywords
actinomycetes; biosynthesis; genetic screening; halogenase; natural products
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The potential of actinomycetes to produce natural products has been exploited for decades. Recent genomic sequence analyses have revealed a previously unrecognized biosynthetic potential and diversity. In order to rationally exploit this potential, we have developed a sequence-guided genetic screening strategy. In this '' genome mining '' approach, genes that encode tailoring enzymes from natural product biosyntheses pathways serve as indicator genes for the identification of strains that have the genetic potential to produce natural products of interest. We chose halogenases, which are known to be involved in the synthesis of halo-metabolites as representative examples. From PCR screening of 550 randomly selected actinomycetes strains, we identified 103 novel putative halogenose genes. A phylogenetic analysis of the corresponding putative halogenoses, and the determination of their sequential context with moss spectrometric analysis of cultures filtrates revealed a distinct correlation between the sequence and secondary metabolite class of the halometabolite. The described screening strategy allows rapid access to novel natural products with predetermined structural properties.
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