Global regulator AdpA directly binds to tunicamycin gene cluster and negatively regulates tunicamycin biosynthesis in <i>Streptomyces clavuligerus</i>


Otur Ç., Kurt Kızıldoğan A.

WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.11, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11274-024-04160-2
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ABI/INFORM, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Since a transcriptional regulator has yet to be identified within the tunicamycin biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces clavuligerus, we conducted a comprehensive investigation by focusing on the possible function of the pleiotropic regulator AdpA on tunicamycin. The genes encoding early steps of tunicamycin biosynthesis were significantly upregulated in S. clavuligerus Delta adpA. At the same time, they were downregulated in adpA overexpressed strain as shown by RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis. The tunicamycin gene cluster's co-transcription pattern was understood by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Our Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA) data clearly showed AdpA's binding to the upstream sequence of the tunA gene, asserting its regulatory control. In addition to its direct negative regulation of tunicamycin biosynthesis, AdpA operates at a global level by orchestrating various regulatory genes in S. clavuligerus, such as wblA, whiB, bldM, arpA, brp, and adsA involved in morphological differentiation and secondary metabolite biosynthesis as depicted in RNA-seq data. This study represents a significant milestone by unveiling the AdpA regulator's pathway-specific and global regulatory effect in S. clavuligerus.