TetR family regulator AbrT controls lincomycin production and morphological development in Streptomyces lincolnensis.
Streptomyces lincolnensis
Antibiotic biosynthesis
D-arabinose
Ligand
TetR family regulator
Journal
Microbial cell factories
ISSN: 1475-2859
Titre abrégé: Microb Cell Fact
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101139812
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Aug 2024
08 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
17
05
2024
accepted:
01
08
2024
medline:
9
8
2024
pubmed:
9
8
2024
entrez:
8
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The TetR family of transcriptional regulators (TFRs), serving as crucial regulators of diverse cellular processes, undergo conformational changes induced by small-molecule ligands, which either inhibit or activate them to modulate target gene expression. Some ligands of TFRs in actinomycetes and their regulatory effects have been identified and studied; however, regulatory mechanisms of the TetR family in the lincomycin-producing Streptomyces lincolnensis remain poorly understood. In this study, we found that AbrT (SLCG_1979), a TetR family regulator, plays a pivotal role in regulating lincomycin production and morphological development in S. lincolnensis. Deletion of abrT gene resulted in increased lincomycin A (Lin-A) production, but delayed mycelium formation and sporulation on solid media. AbrT directly or indirectly repressed the expression of lincomycin biosynthetic (lin) cluster genes and activated that of the morphological developmental genes amfC, whiB, and ftsZ. We demonstrated that AbrT bound to two motifs (5'-CGCGTACTCGTA-3' and 5'-CGTACGATAGCT-3') present in the bidirectional promoter between abrT and SLCG_1980 genes. This consequently repressed abrT itself and its adjacent gene SLCG_1980 that encodes an arabinose efflux permease. D-arabinose, not naturally occurring as L-arabinose, was identified as the effector molecule of AbrT, reducing its binding affinity to abrT-SLCG_1980 intergenic region. Furthermore, based on functional analysis of the AbrT homologue in Saccharopolyspora erythraea, we inferred that the TetR family regulator AbrT may play an important role in regulating secondary metabolism in actinomycetes. AbrT functions as a regulator for governing lincomycin production and morphological development of S. lincolnensis. Our findings demonstrated that D-arabinose acts as a ligand of AbrT to mediate the regulation of lincomycin biosynthesis in S. lincolnensis. Our findings provide novel insights into ligand-mediated regulation in antibiotic biosynthesis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The TetR family of transcriptional regulators (TFRs), serving as crucial regulators of diverse cellular processes, undergo conformational changes induced by small-molecule ligands, which either inhibit or activate them to modulate target gene expression. Some ligands of TFRs in actinomycetes and their regulatory effects have been identified and studied; however, regulatory mechanisms of the TetR family in the lincomycin-producing Streptomyces lincolnensis remain poorly understood.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In this study, we found that AbrT (SLCG_1979), a TetR family regulator, plays a pivotal role in regulating lincomycin production and morphological development in S. lincolnensis. Deletion of abrT gene resulted in increased lincomycin A (Lin-A) production, but delayed mycelium formation and sporulation on solid media. AbrT directly or indirectly repressed the expression of lincomycin biosynthetic (lin) cluster genes and activated that of the morphological developmental genes amfC, whiB, and ftsZ. We demonstrated that AbrT bound to two motifs (5'-CGCGTACTCGTA-3' and 5'-CGTACGATAGCT-3') present in the bidirectional promoter between abrT and SLCG_1980 genes. This consequently repressed abrT itself and its adjacent gene SLCG_1980 that encodes an arabinose efflux permease. D-arabinose, not naturally occurring as L-arabinose, was identified as the effector molecule of AbrT, reducing its binding affinity to abrT-SLCG_1980 intergenic region. Furthermore, based on functional analysis of the AbrT homologue in Saccharopolyspora erythraea, we inferred that the TetR family regulator AbrT may play an important role in regulating secondary metabolism in actinomycetes.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
AbrT functions as a regulator for governing lincomycin production and morphological development of S. lincolnensis. Our findings demonstrated that D-arabinose acts as a ligand of AbrT to mediate the regulation of lincomycin biosynthesis in S. lincolnensis. Our findings provide novel insights into ligand-mediated regulation in antibiotic biosynthesis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39118116
doi: 10.1186/s12934-024-02498-8
pii: 10.1186/s12934-024-02498-8
doi:
Substances chimiques
Lincomycin
BOD072YW0F
Bacterial Proteins
0
Transcription Factors
0
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
223Subventions
Organisme : the Natural Science Foundation of Hefei Normal University
ID : 2023QN09
Organisme : China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
ID : 2023M730010
Organisme : the Natural Science Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province
ID : 2022AH050063
Organisme : the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars
ID : 2208085Y09
Organisme : the National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 32170073
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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