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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Discovery of recombinases enables genome mining of cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters in Burkholderiales species.

Xue Wang, Haibo Zhou, Hanna Chen, Xiaoshu Jing, Wentao Zheng, Ruijuan Li, Tao Sun, Jiaqi Liu, Jun Fu, Liujie Huo and 6 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
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80 citing papers in PubMed, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xue WangShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Haibo ZhouShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Hanna ChenShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Xiaoshu JingShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Wentao ZhengShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Ruijuan LiShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Tao SunShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Jiaqi LiuShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Jun FuShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Liujie HuoShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Yue-Zhong LiShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-6638
Yuemao ShenShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China.
Xiaoming DingCollaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200433 Shanghai, China.
Rolf MüllerDepartment of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Xiaoying BianShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China; bianxiaoying@sdu.edu.cn zhangyouming@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1356-3211
Youming ZhangShandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, China; bianxiaoying@sdu.edu.cn zhangyouming@sdu.edu.cn.
Shandong University · CNFudan University · CNHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial genomes encode numerous cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that represent a largely untapped source of drugs or pesticides. Mining of the cryptic products is limited by the unavailability of streamlined genetic tools in native producers. Precise genome engineering using bacteriophage recombinases is particularly useful for genome mining. However, recombinases are usually host-specific. The genome-guided discovery of novel recombinases and their transient expression could boost cryptic BGC mining. Herein, we reported a genetic system employing Red recombinases from Burkholderiales strain DSM 7029 for efficient genome engineering in several Burkholderiales species that currently lack effective genetic tools. Using specialized recombinases-assisted in situ insertion of functional promoters, we successfully mined five cryptic nonribosomal peptide synthetase/polyketide synthase BGCs, two of which were silent. Two classes of lipopeptides, glidopeptins and rhizomides, were identified through extensive spectroscopic characterization. This recombinase expression strategy offers utility within other bacteria species, allowing bioprospecting for potentially scalable discovery of novel metabolites with attractive bioactivities.

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Genome, BacterialMultigene FamilyBacteriophagesBurkholderiaRecombinasesViral ProteinsRecombinasesViral ProteinsBurkholderialesgenome mininglipopeptidenatural productrecombinases

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PMID29666226
PMCPMC5939090
OpenAlexW2799615008

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