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论文题目: Molecular regulation of antibiotic biosynthesis in streptomyces
作者: Liu Gang#, Chater Keith F#*, Chandra Govind, Niu Guoqing, Tan Huarong*
联系作者: Chater Keith F*, Tan Huarong*
刊物名称: Microbiol Mol Biol Rev
期: 1
卷: 77
页: 112-143
年份: 2013
影响因子: 17.718
论文下载: http://mmbr.asm.org/content/77/1/112.long
摘要: Streptomycetes are the most abundant source of antibiotics. Typically, each species produces several antibiotics, with the profile being species specific. Streptomyces coelicolor, the model species, produces at least five different antibiotics. We review the regulation of antibiotic biosynthesis in S. coelicolor and other, nonmodel streptomycetes in the light of recent studies. The biosynthesis of each antibiotic is specified by a large gene cluster, usually including regulatory genes (cluster-situated regulators [CSRs]). These are the main point of connection with a plethora of generally conserved regulatory systems that monitor the organism's physiology, developmental state, population density, and environment to determine the onset and level of production of each antibiotic. Some CSRs may also be sensitive to the levels of different kinds of ligands, including products of the pathway itself, products of other antibiotic pathways in the same organism, and specialized regulatory small molecules such as gamma-butyrolactones. These interactions can result in self-reinforcing feed-forward circuitry and complex cross talk between pathways. The physiological signals and regulatory mechanisms may be of practical importance for the activation of the many cryptic secondary metabolic gene cluster pathways revealed by recent sequencing of numerous Streptomyces genomes.