Project description:The gram-positive bacterium, Streptomyces avermitilis holds industrial importance, which produces widely used anthelmintic agent, avermectin. Furthermore, S. avermitilis is generally considered as a prominent heterologous gene expression host for diverse secondary metabolites biosynthesis. However, despite of its industrial importance, it largely remains unknown how its genome is organized and regulated for timely gene expression. Here, we determined 1,601 transcription units (TU) encoded in its genome using the integrated analysis of high-throughput sequencing data including dRNA-Seq, Term-Seq, RNA-Seq, and Ribo-Seq. In addition to TU cataloguing, these information-rich results also revealed the presence of diverse regulatory elements for the transcriptional and translational control of individual TU, such as promoters, 5¢-UTRs, terminators, 3¢-UTRs, and riboswitches. The conserved promoter sequences for transcription initiation were identified from 2,361 transcription start sites as 5¢-TANNNT and 5¢-TGAC for -10 and -35 elements, respectively. Interestingly, the -35 element and spacer length between them were critical for transcriptional regulation of functionally distinct genes. Total 2,017 transcription termination sites were detected from Term-Seq analysis, revealing that stem structure formation is a prerequisite for transcription termination and that Rho-independent termination prevails in S. avermitilis. Lastly, the TU architecture suggests the presence of novel small RNAs and cis-regulatory elements in the genome. Our findings will serve as invaluable resources for comprehensive understanding on regulatory features of S. avermitilis. Moreover, it is anticipated the elevation of its potential as the heterologous expression host for diverse secondary metabolite biosynthesis.
Project description:We identified genome-wide binding regions of NdgR in Streptomyces coelicolor using chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq). We constructed 6×myc-tagged NdgR strain using homologous recombination with myc-tagging vector. Analysis of the sequencing data aligned to Streptomyces coelicolor genome database (NC_003888).
Project description:This study compared the genome of Streptomyces rimosus rimosus against that of Streptomyces coelicolor. It also compared 4 strains with changes in oxytetracycline production and derived from G7, the type strain, against G7. Keywords: Comparative genomic hybridization
Project description:In this study, we describe the isolation and identification of Streptomyces isolates collected from traditional medicinal plants’ rhizosphere during a campaign in Hamedan Province, Iran. Traditional medicinal plants represent a rich and unique source for the isolation of Streptomyces and new antimicrobial compounds. This strain was isolated from the rhizosphere of Helichrysum rubicundum
Project description:To identify unique gene expression in cAMP supplemented Streptomyces coelicolor M1146 strain. The genes with different gene expression might be key genes to understand the effects of cAMP supplementation on the transcriptome of Streptomyces coelicolor M1146.