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ArticleNature communications2026

Development of efficient genetic toolkits and heterologous chassis for bioprospecting of myxobacteria.

Wen-Juan Zhang, Jia-Qi Hu, Rui-Juan Li, Duo-Hong Sheng, Xin-Jing Yue, Qunxin She, Youming Zhang, Yue-Zhong Li, Li Zhuo, Changsheng Wu

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Wen-Juan Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0397-966X
Jia-Qi Hu *State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.
Rui-Juan LiState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2278-4622
Duo-Hong ShengState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.
Xin-Jing YueState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-3712
Qunxin SheState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-6669
Youming ZhangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1702-6335
Yue-Zhong LiState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China. lilab@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-6638
Li ZhuoState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China. zhuoli1992@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-8688
Changsheng WuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, P.R. China. wuchangsheng@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-0089

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32222003 and 32570085National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32400023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myxobacteria are renowned producers of structurally diverse bioactive natural products. Motivated by a comprehensive inventory of myxobacterial biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), we develop efficient genetic toolkits and construct a robust heterologous expression chassis. We identify a pair of Myxococcus-derived recombinases, designated MxRecET, that enables efficient genome editing in the model strain Myxococcus xanthus DK1622. The synergistic combination of MxRecET recombineering with the transposon-associated nuclease TnpB (ISDra2) enables versatile genetic manipulations, including seamless deletion of large DNA fragments (up to 200 kb), tandem editing of dual loci, and flexible single-nucleotide substitutions within a streamlined two-week workflow. This integrated technology, termed MxDIRECT, facilitates the rational engineering of DK1622 into a plug-and-play chassis designated MxPKS, featuring enhanced growth properties, elimination of competing pathways, an improved precursor supply, and increased robustness. The effectiveness of MxPKS is demonstrated through heterologous expression of four polyketide synthase BGCs, leading to the discovery of multiple unknown polyketides. This work establishes a foundation for accelerated bioprospecting of myxobacteria.

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Gene EditingMyxococcalesMyxococcus xanthusBacterial ProteinsBiological ProductsBiosynthetic PathwaysGenetic EngineeringMultigene FamilyPolyketide SynthasesBacterial ProteinsBiological ProductsPolyketide Synthases

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