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Series GSE51015 Query DataSets for GSE51015
Status Public on Aug 26, 2014
Title Comparative genomics reveals new molecular targets for accelerated strain improvement of rifamycin B-producing strains
Organism Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699
Experiment type Expression profiling by array
Summary In the present study, we have used a genomic approach to understand how the classical mutate-and-screen method actually generated an improved rifamycin B producer. Compared with the reference strains Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 (rifamycin B producer) and U32 (rifamycin SV producer), a total of 250 variations affecting a total of 227 coding sequences (CDS) were found in rifamycin B overproducing strain HP-130. One hundred nine CDS variations were specific to HP-130 as they were absent in both S699 and U32. A lot of variations affected genes coding for fatty acid (an lipid) metabolism, which is tightly interconnected with rifamycin biosynthesis by common metabolic precursors (malonyl-CoA, methylmalonyl-CoA). Interestingly, a nonsense mutation was mapped within mutB coding for methylmalonyl-CoA mutase suggesting the importance of metabolic re-direction of carbon flow toward rifamycin biosynthesis in the over-producing phenotype of HP-130. Other key mutations were: i.) a missense mutation affecting ppk, which encodes a polyphosphate kinase and was previously shown to play a negative role in the control of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces lividans; ii.) a missense mutation in argS2 affecting one of the two arginyl tRNA synthetases of A. mediterranei; iii.) a missense mutation in rifN coding for a protein belonging to the ROK family of transcriptional regulators with kanosamine kinase activity. Microarray analysis of the transcriptome of HP-130 as compared to that of S699 was useful to understand the effects of several mutations on global gene expression profile. Genomic and transcriptomic data were used to improve rifamycin B production in S699 by genetic engineering thus proving the causative effect of the above-mentioned mutations on the overproducing phenotype.
 
Overall design In this study by using comparative genomic analysis we have identified all genetic changes that have occurred during development of a rifamycin B overproducer (HP-130), which was obtained by the traditional mutate-and-screen method. To gain insight about the mechanisms underlying improved rifamycin B production in HP-130, DNA microarray of A. mediterranei were manufactured and used for comparative analysis of the gene expression profile in HP-130 and S699. In DNA microarray experiments the two strains were cultivated under standard batch-culture conditions in modified RFB 2244 fermentation medium, and samples were collected at different time points (24-72 h) for RNA extraction. Gene expression data were analyzed to identify transcripts modulated during the growth curve. Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 (WT) and the improved rifamycin B producer (HP-130) were profiled at 5 time points. For each time point two biological replicates are provided.
 
Contributor(s) Peano C, Corti G, Talà A, Palumbo C, Siculella L, Damiano F, Forcato M, Malagoli Tagliazucchi G, Pasanisi D, Fuligni F, Pietrelli A, Bicciato S, De Bellis G, Alifano P
Citation(s) 25149266
Submission date Sep 19, 2013
Last update date Aug 27, 2014
Contact name Silvio Bicciato
E-mail(s) [email protected]
Phone +39-049-827-6108
Organization name University of Padova
Department Molecular Medicine
Street address via U. Bassi 59/b
City Padova
ZIP/Postal code 35131
Country Italy
 
Platforms (1)
GPL17744 [AMEDS_expr] Custom Affymetrix Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 10k chip
Samples (20)
GSM1234869 Amycolatopsis_HP-130_T1A
GSM1234870 Amycolatopsis_HP-130_T1B
GSM1234871 Amycolatopsis_HP-130_T2A
Relations
BioProject PRJNA219644

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