A NusG-like transcription anti-terminator is involved in the biosynthesis of the polyketide antibiotic TA of Myxococcus xanthus

Yossi Paitan, Elisha Orr, Eliora Z. Ron, Eugene Rosenberg*

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Abstract

The antibiotic TA of Myxococcus xanthus is synthesized through a type I polyketide synthase mechanism. Previous studies have indicated that several genes essential for TA production are clustered within a 40-kb region and are transcriptionally co-regulated. In this study, we report the genetic analysis of the first gene in the TA gene cluster, identified as a NusG-like transcription anti-terminator. Functional analysis of this NusG-like anti-terminator gene by specific gene disruption confirms that it is essential for TA production but not for normal growth and development. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-227
Number of pages7
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume170
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1999

Funding

FundersFunder number
Cancer Research CampaignSP1937/0301
Wellcome Trust038060/Z/93/Z

    Keywords

    • Antibiotic biosynthesis
    • Myxococcus xanthus
    • NusG
    • Polyketide
    • Transcription anti-termination
    • Type I polyketide synthase

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