Mining microbial genomes for new natural products and biosynthetic pathways
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作者:
Challis, Gregory L.
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Univ Warwick, Dept Chem, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, EnglandUniv Warwick, Dept Chem, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
Challis, Gregory L.
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机构:
[1] Univ Warwick, Dept Chem, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
来源:
MICROBIOLOGY-SGM
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2008年
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154卷
基金:
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
英国惠康基金;
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D O I:
10.1099/mic.0.2008/018523-0
中图分类号:
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号:
071005 ;
100705 ;
摘要:
Analyses of microbial genome sequences have revealed numerous examples of 'cryptic' or 'orphan' biosynthetic gene clusters, with the potential to direct the production of novel, structurally complex natural products. This article summarizes the various methods that have been developed for discovering the products of cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters in microbes and gives an account of my group's discovery of the products of two such gene clusters in the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor M145. These discoveries hint at new mechanisms, roles and specificities for natural product biosynthetic enzymes. Our efforts to elucidate these are described. The identification of new secondary metabolites of S. coelicolor raises the question: what is their biological function? Progress towards answering this question is also summarized.