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J. Bacteriol., 05 1997, 3354-3357, Vol 179, No. 10
Copyright © 1997, American Society for Microbiology

Cloning and insertional inactivation of Streptomyces argillaceus genes involved in the earliest steps of biosynthesis of the sugar moieties of the antitumor polyketide mithramycin

F Lombo, K Siems, AF Brana, C Mendez, K Bindseil and JA Salas
Departamento de Biologia Funcional, Instituto Universitario de Biotecnologia de Asturias (IUBA-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.

Two genes (mtmD and mtmE) were cloned and sequenced from the mithramycin producer Streptomyces argillaceus. Comparison with proteins in databases and enzymatic assays after expression in Escherichia coli showed that they encode a glucose-1-phosphate:TTP thymidylyl transferase and a TDP-D-glucose 4,6-dehydratase, respectively. The mtmD gene was inactivated by gene replacement, generating a nonproducing mutant that accumulates a tetracyclic compound designated premithramycinone. The identification of premithramycinone reveals new aspects of the mithramycin biosynthetic pathway and suggests that at least some glycosylations occur before breakage of the fourth ring.


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