| Genes for beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis. | |
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PMID: 7771766 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The genes pcbAB, pcbC and penDE encoding enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of penicillin have been cloned from Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus nidulans. They are clustered in chromosome I (10.4 Mb) of P. chrysogenum, but they are located in chromosome II of Penicillium notatum (9.6 Mb) and in chromosome VI (3.0 Mb) of A. nidulans. Expression studies have shown that each gene is expressed as a single transcript from separate promoters. Enzyme regulation studies and gene expression analysis have provided useful information to understand the control of gene expression leading to overexpression of the genes involved in penicillin biosynthesis. Cephalosporin genes have been studied in Cephalosporium acremonium and also in cephalosporin-producing bacteria. In C. acremonium the genes involved in cephalosporin biosynthesis are separated in at least two clusters. Cluster I (pcbAB-pcbC) encodes the first two enzymes of the cephalosporin pathway which are very similar to those involved in penicillin biosynthesis. Cluster II (cefEF-cefG), encodes the last three enzymatic activities of the cephalosporin pathway. It is unknown, at this time, if the cefD gene encoding isopenicillin epimerase is linked to any of the two clusters. In cephamycin producing bacteria the genes encoding the entire biosynthetic pathway are located in a single cluster extending for about 30 kb in Nocardia lactamdurans, and in Streptomyces clavuligerus. The cephamycin clusters of N. lactamdurans and S. clavuligerus include a gene lat which encodes lysine-6-aminotransferase an enzyme involved in formation of the precursor alpha-aminoadipic acid. The N. lactamdurans cephamycin cluster includes, in addition, a beta-lactamase (bla) gene, a penicillin binding protein (pbp), and a transmembrane protein gene (cmcT) that is probably involved in secretion of the cephamycin. Little is known however about the mechanism of control of gene expression in the different beta-lactam producers. The availability of most of the structural genes provides a good basis for further studies on gene expression. This knowledge should lead in the next decade to a rational design of strain improvement procedures. The origin and evolution of beta-lactam genes is intriguing since their nucleotide sequences are extremely conserved despite their restricted distribution in the microbial world. |
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Authors:
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J F Martín; S Gutiérrez |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Volume: 67 ISSN: 0003-6072 ISO Abbreviation: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Publication Date: 1995 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-06-30 Completed Date: 1995-06-30 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372625 Medline TA: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 181-200 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Ecology, Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of León, Spain. |
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Amino Acid Sequence Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis* Bacteria / genetics, metabolism* Cephalosporins / biosynthesis, chemistry Cephamycins / biosynthesis, chemistry Fungi / genetics, metabolism* Genes, Bacterial* Genes, Fungal* Molecular Sequence Data Mutation / genetics Penicillins / biosynthesis, chemistry |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Cephalosporins; 0/Cephamycins; 0/Penicillins |
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