title: Identification and functional characterization of an afsR homolog regulatory gene from Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439.
abstract: Sequencing analysis of a 5-kb DNA fragment from Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439 revealed the presence of one 3.1-kb open reading frame (ORF), designated afsRsv. The deduced product of afsR-sv (1,056 aa) was found to have high homology with the global regulatory protein AfsR. Homology-based analysis showed that afsR-sv represents a transcriptional activator belonging to the Streptomyces antibiotic regulatory protein (SARP) family that includes an Nterminal SARP domain containing a bacterial transcriptional activation domain (BTAD), an NB-ARC domain, and a Cterminal tetratricopeptide repeat domain. Gene expression analysis by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) demonstrated the activation of transcription of genes belonging to pikromycin production, when afsR-sv was overexpressed in S. venezuelae. Heterologous expression of the afsR-sv in different Streptomyces strains resulted in increased production of the respective antibiotics, suggesting that afsR-sv is a positive regulator of antibiotics biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, SunMoon University, Asansi 336-708, Korea.
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maharjan
authors.forename: Tae-Jin
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hei Chan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sohng
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D018942:Macrolides / Q000378:metabolism; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018942:Macrolides; D014157:Transcription Factors; C003145:picromycin