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ReviewArchives of microbiology2025

Strategies to decipher silent biosynthetic gene clusters in actinomycetes.

Mohd Murtaza, Puja Gupta, Poonam Choudhary, Mehnaza Manzoor, Sandeep Sharma, Sundeep Jaglan

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Review in Archives of microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors.

Mohd MurtazaFermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India.
Puja GuptaFermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India.
Poonam ChoudharyFermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India.
Mehnaza ManzoorFermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India.
Sandeep SharmaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, 144411, India.
Sundeep JaglanFermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India. sundeepjaglan@iiim.res.in.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Actinobacteria have a huge, mainly untapped potential for the production of secondary metabolites. These metabolites are an important source of bioactive compounds. However, a majority of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are either under-expressed or fully silent under standard laboratory conditions, limiting their potential. The present review article aims to explore the biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) of actinobacteria using strategies that aid in unlocking these silent BGCs. The strategies discussed are PCR-Targeted Gene Replacement (PCR-TR); Cre-LoxP recombination system; Transcription factor decoys, Ribosome engineering, and CRISPR/Cas technologies. Besides, elicitors also helped with the identification of these cryptic or silent BGCs and advanced our ability to explore these natural products. Combining experimental and computational platforms provides an opportunity to unlock the hidden chemical diversity in nature, thereby accelerating the identification of new bioactive substances. The new antibiotics explored by all the strategies could help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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ActinobacteriaBiosynthetic PathwaysMultigene FamilyAnti-Bacterial AgentsCRISPR-Cas SystemsAnti-Bacterial AgentsActinomycetes. antimicrobial resistance. biosynthetic gene cluster. CRISPR/CasComputational biologyNatural productsSilent gene clusters

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