title: Identification and characterization of an indigoidine-like gene for a blue pigment biosynthesis in Streptomyces aureofaciens CCM 3239.
abstract: An incomplete oligoketide (PK; 'polyketide') gene cluster, aur1, responsible for the production of an angucycline-like antibiotic auricin was identified in Streptomyces aureofaciens CCM 3239. A region downstream of the aur1 was cloned and sequenced, revealing 28 new genes encoding putative protein products involved in deoxysugar biosynthesis and other putative PK-related biosynthetic functions. In addition, a gene, bpsA, encoding a protein similar to non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) was identified in this region. A deduced protein product of the gene showed the highest similarity to NRPSs IndC from Erwinia chrysanthemi and BpsA from Streptomyces lavendulae, both involved in the biosynthesis of a blue pigment indigoidine. S. aureofaciens CCM 3239 was found to produce an extracellular blue pigment with identical properties as indigoidine. A deletion mutant of bpsA in S. aureofaciens CCM 3239 failed to produce the blue pigment. In addition, the deletion of bpsA had a positive effect on auricin production. The results indicate the involvement of the bpsA gene in biosynthesis of the indigoidine blue pigment in S. aureofaciens CCM 3239.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 51, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Novakova
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Odnogova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kutas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feckova
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kormanec
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010881:Piperidones / Q000378:metabolism*; D013304:Streptomyces aureofaciens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D010881:Piperidones; C446045:indigoidine