Involvement of both PKS and NRPS in antibacterial activity in Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11.

ABSTRACT: Polyketides and nonribosomal peptides represent two large families of natural products (NPs) with diverse structures and important functions. They are synthesized by polyketide synthase (PKS) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), respectively. Lysobacter enzymogenes is emerging as a novel biocontrol agent against pathogens of crop plants and a new source of bioactive NPs, such as antibacterial antibiotic WAP-8294A2 and antifungal antibiotic HSAF. Genome survey of strain OH11, a Chinese L. enzymogenes isolate, detected four novel PKS, NRPS or hybrid gene clusters, designed as cluster A to D. We further individually mutated five genes (PKS or NRPS) located in these four gene clusters and showed that a PKS gene in cluster A and an NRPS gene in cluster D were involved in the antibacteria

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4106713 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature