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ArticleACS synthetic biology2015

Native promoter strategy for high-yielding synthesis and engineering of fungal secondary metabolites.

Thomas B Kakule, Raquel C Jadulco, Michael Koch, Jeffrey E Janso, Louis R Barrows, Eric W Schmidt

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Article in ACS synthetic biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas B Kakule
Raquel C Jadulco
Michael Koch
Jeffrey E Janso§Natural Products, Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut 06355, United States.
Louis R Barrows
Eric W Schmidt
University of Utah · USInstitute of Medicinal Plant Development · CNPfizer (United States) · US

Funding

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in PNGU01TW006671 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BARROWS, LOUIS R · 2003 to 2014
$8.8M
FIC NIH HHS 5UO1TW006671-10FIC NIH HHS U01 TW006671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strategies are needed for the robust production of cryptic, silenced, or engineered secondary metabolites in fungi. The filamentous fungus Fusarium heterosporum natively synthesizes the polyketide equisetin at >2 g L(-1) in a controllable manner. We hypothesized that this production level was achieved by regulatory elements in the equisetin pathway, leading to the prediction that the same regulatory elements would be useful in producing other secondary metabolites. This was tested by using the native eqxS promoter and eqxR regulator in F. heterosporum, synthesizing heterologous natural products in yields of ∼1 g L(-1). As proof of concept for the practical application, we resurrected an extinct pathway from an endophytic fungus with an initial yield of >800 mg L(-1), leading to the practical synthesis of a selective antituberculosis agent. Finally, the method enabled new insights into the function of polyketide synthases in filamentous fungi. These results demonstrate a strategy for optimally employing native regulators for the robust synthesis of secondary metabolites.

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Biological ProductsFungal ProteinsFusariumGenetic EngineeringPolyketide SynthasesPromoter Regions, GeneticPyrrolidinonesSecondary MetabolismTetrahydronaphthalenesBiological ProductsequisetinFungal ProteinsPolyketide SynthasesPyrrolidinonesTetrahydronaphthalenes

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PMID25226362
PMCPMC4487227
OpenAlexW2041507684

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