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ArticleScientific reports2026

Genetically engineered Streptomyces viridosporus ATCC 14672 strains for the discovery of novel moenomycins.

Bohdan Ostash, Roman Makitrynskyy, Mariana Fedchyshyn, Andriy Luzhetskyy, Suzanne Walker, Victor Fedorenko

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Bohdan OstashDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Rm. 102, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine. bohdan.ostash@lnu.edu.ua.
Roman MakitrynskyyDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Rm. 102, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine.
Mariana FedchyshynDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Rm. 102, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine.
Andriy LuzhetskyyGerman-Ukrainian Core of Excellence in Natural Products Research (CENtR), Zelena st. 20, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine.
Suzanne WalkerDepartment of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, 4 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Victor FedorenkoDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskoho st. 4, Rm. 102, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine.

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Enabling Biotechnologies to Generate Novel Phosphoglycolipid AntibioticsR03TW009424 · FIC · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WALKER, SUZANNE · 2013 to 2015
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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01DK24009FIC NIH HHS R03TW009424Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine BG-19F
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Abstract

Streptomyces viridosporus (formerly ghanaensis) ATCC14672 is the best-studied producer of moenomycins, a family of phosphoglycolipid natural products directly inhibiting peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases. The uniqueness of moenomycins, in terms of structure and mode of action, and their extreme potency against several Gram-positive pathogens (including vancomycin- and methicillin-resistant cocci), are their advantages as a drug candidate. However, they are not orally bioavailable; in the bloodstream, moenomycins are characterized by an exceedingly long half-life. These shortcomings are thought to be caused by the long C25 lipid chain (moenocinol) of moenomycins. Here we report the generation and initial studies of two ATCC 14672 mutants to access a greater diversity of moenomycins around its lipid chain. The dO5 mutant cannot produce any moenomycins due to the deletion of the moeO5 gene for the first step in moenomycin assembly. The M12 mutant of ATCC 14672 (knockout of the prenyltransferase gene moeN5) accumulates moenomycins with a C15 lipid chain instead of moenocinol. We demonstrate and discuss the potential applications of the dO5 and M12 mutants for the discovery of novel moenomycins and their genetic determinants.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBambermycinsGenetic EngineeringStreptomycesMutationOligosaccharidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBambermycinsmoenomycinOligosaccharidesAntibioticsGenesGenetic engineeringMoenomycinsNatural productsStreptomyces

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PMCPMC13096315

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