ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Polyketide biosynthesis
;
Fatty acid biosynthesis
;
Biotin carboxyl carrier protein
;
Carboxylase
;
Saccharopolyspora hirsuta
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The actI gene, encoding a component of the actinorhodin polyketide synthase of Streptomyces coelicolor, was used to identify and clone a homologous 11.7 kb BamHI DNA fragment from Saccharopolyspora hirsuta 367. The cloned fragment complemented actinorhodin production in a strain of Streptomyces coelicolor bearing a mutant actI gene. The DNA sequence of a 5.1 kb fragment revealed 6 open reading frames (ORF). ORF1 does not resemble any known DNA or deduced protein sequence, while the deduced protein sequence of ORF2 resembles that of biotin carboxyl carrier proteins. Based on the similarity to deduced protein sequences from cloned genes of polyketide producers, ORF3 would code for a ketoreductase, ORF4 and ORF5 for the putative heterodimeric β-ketoacyl synthase, and ORF6 for an acyl carrier protein.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00276894
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