Mutational analysis of the thienamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces cattleya.
The generation of non-thienamycin-producing mutants with mutations in the thnL, thnN, thnO, and thnI genes within the thn gene cluster from Streptomyces cattleya and their involvement in thienamycin biosynthesis and regulation were previously reported. Four additional mutations were independently generated in the thnP, thnG, thnR, and thnT genes by insertional inactivation. Only the first two genes were found to play a role in thienamycin biosynthesis, since these mutations negatively or positively affect antibiotic production. A mutation of thnP results in the absence of thienamycin production, whereas a 2- to 3-fold increase in thienamycin production was observed for the thnG mutant. On the other hand, mutations in thnR and thnT showed that although these genes were previously reported to participate in this pathway, they seem to be nonessential for thienamycin biosynthesis, as thienamycin production was not affected in these mutants. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of all available mutants revealed some putative intermediates in the thienamycin biosynthetic pathway. A compound with a mass corresponding to carbapenam-3-carboxylic acid was detected in some of the mutants, suggesting that the assembly of the bicyclic nucleus of thienamycin might proceed in a way analogous to that of the simplest natural carbapenem, 1-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylic acid biosynthesis. The accumulation of a compound with a mass corresponding to 2,3-dihydrothienamycin in the thnG mutant suggests that it might be the last intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway. These data, together with the establishment of cross-feeding relationships by the cosynthesis analysis of the non-thienamycin-producing mutants, lead to a proposal for some enzymatic steps during thienamycin assembly.
Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
Miriam
M
Rodríguez
Luz Elena
LE
Núñez
Alfredo F
AF
Braña
Carmen
C
Méndez
José A
JA
Salas
Gloria
G
Blanco
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002513:Cephamycins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000235:genetics; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002513:Cephamycins; D013845:Thienamycins; C015537:thienamycin; C024925:cephamycin C
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