MINI REVIEW article

Front. Microbiol., 15 March 2017

Sec. Microbiotechnology

Volume 8 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00394

Cloning and Heterologous Expression of a Large-sized Natural Product Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Streptomyces Species

  • Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University Incheon, South Korea

Abstract

Actinomycetes family including Streptomyces species have been a major source for the discovery of novel natural products (NPs) in the last several decades thanks to their structural novelty, diversity and complexity. Moreover, recent genome mining approach has provided an attractive tool to screen potentially valuable NP biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) present in the actinomycetes genomes. Since many of these NP BGCs are silent or cryptic in the original actinomycetes, various techniques have been employed to activate these NP BGCs. Heterologous expression of BGCs has become a useful strategy to produce, reactivate, improve, and modify the pathways of NPs present at minute quantities in the original actinomycetes isolates. However, cloning and efficient overexpression of an entire NP BGC, often as large as over 100 kb, remain challenging due to the ineffectiveness of current genetic systems in manipulating large NP BGCs. This mini review describes examples of actinomycetes NP production through BGC heterologous expression systems as well as recent strategies specialized for the large-sized NP BGCs in Streptomyces heterologous hosts.

Introduction

Natural products (NPs) and their derivatives lead a huge pharmaceutical market share comprising 61% of anticancer drugs and 49% of anti-infection medicine in the past 30 years (Newman and Cragg, 2012). Especially, actinomycetes NPs are a major resource for drug discovery and development, mainly due to their structural novelty, diversity, and complexity (Donadio et al., 2007). Isolation and characterization of NP biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) have further accelerated our understanding of their molecular biosynthetic mechanisms, leading to the rational redesign of novel NPs through BGC manipulation (Fischer et al., 2003; Castro et al., 2015).

Some of these potentially valuable BGCs are, however, derived from non-culturable meta-genomes or genetically recalcitrant microorganisms. Moreover, many of these BGCs are expressed poorly or not at all under laboratory culture conditions, which makes it challenging to characterize the target NPs (Galm and Shen, 2006). Since efficient expression of actinomycetes NP BGCs present a major bottleneck for novel NP discovery, various cryptic BGC awakening strategies such as regulatory genes control, ribosome engineering, co-culture fermentation, and heterologous expression have been pursued for NP development (Tang et al., 2000; Flinspach et al., 2014; Martinez-Burgo et al., 2014; Miyamoto et al., 2014).

A traditional method for BGC cloning involves cosmid library construction by partial digestion or random shearing of chromosomal DNA. A typical size of NP BGC is usually larger than 20 kb (sometimes over 100 kb), and a cosmid vector system can only accept a relatively small BGC (up to 40 kb) or only a part of a large BGC. Therefore, cloning and efficient overexpression of an entire BGC still remains challenging due to the ineffectiveness of current host cells including the genetic and metabolic characteristics in manipulating large BGCs for heterologous expression. This mini review summarizes the list of the actinomycetes NP BGCs that have been successfully cloned and expressed in Streptomyces heterologous hosts (Table 1). In addition, three cloning and heterologous expression systems, which are quite suitable for large NP BGCs, such as transformation-associated recombination (TAR) system, integrase-mediated recombination (IR) system, and plasmid Streptomyces bacterial artificial chromosome (pSBAC) system are introduced (Figure 1).

Table 1

NP name (Class)Original hostBGC size (kb)Expression methodHeterologous hostWT titer (mg/L)HH titter (mg/L)References
A201A (Nucleoside)Sacchaothrix mutabilis subsp. Capreolus34PAC IntegrativeS. coelicolor S. lividans128Saugar et al., 2016
A54145 (NRPS)S. fradiae NRRL 18160~60BAC IntegrativeS. ambofaciens S. roseosporusNR100 ~ 385Alexander et al., 2010
Actinorhodin (PKS II)S. coelicolor M14533LLHR IntegrativeStreptomycesNRNRChen and Qin, 2011
Amicetin (NRPS)S. vinaceusdrappus NRRL 236337.3Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRZhang et al., 2012
Ammosamides A-C (Alkaloid)S. sp. CNR-69835TAR IntegrativeS. coelicolor4 ~ 617Jordan and Moore, 2016
Anthracimycin (PKS I)S. sp. T67653.2PAC IntegrativeS. coelicolorNR8.6 ~ 13.8Alt and Wilkinson, 2015
Aristeromycin (Nucleoside)S. citricolor37.5Cosmid ReplicativeS. albusNRNDKudo et al., 2016
Aureothin (PKS I)S. thioluteus HKI-22727Cosmid IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRHe and Hertweck, 2003
Barbamide (PKS-NRPS)Moorea producens26LCHR ReplicativeS. venezuelaeNRND*Kim et al., 2012
Bernimamycin (Thiopeptide)S. bernensis UC514412.9LLHR IntegrativeS. lividans S. venezuelaeNRNRMalcolmson et al., 2013
Blasticidin S (Nucleoside)S. griseochromogenes20Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRCone et al., 2003
Cacibiocin (Aminocoumarin)Catenulispora acidiphila20LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolor4.960Zettler et al., 2014
Caerulomycin (PKS-NRPS)Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus WH1-2216-644.6Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRZhu et al., 2012
Cephamycin C (NRPS)S. clavuligerus ATCC 2706435.6Cosmid IntegrativeS. flavogriseus S. coelicoor S. albus36408 ~ 300#Martinez-Burgo et al., 2014
Chalcomycin (PKS I)S. bikiniensis80LLHR IntegrativeS. fradiaeNRNRWard et al., 2004
Chaxamycin (PKS I)S. leeuwenhoekii80.2PAC IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRCastro et al., 2015
Chloramphenicol (PKS-NRPS)S. venezuelae ATCC10712NRCosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNR1.6 ~ 26.23Gomez-Escribano and Bibb, 2011
Chlorizidine A (PKS I)S. sp. CNH-28742.4Fosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRMantovani and Moore, 2013
Chrysomycin (PKS II)S. albaduncus AD081934.65Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNDKharel et al., 2010
Clavulanic acid (β-lactam)S. clavuligerus ATCC2706420Cosmid IntegrativeS. flavogriseus S. coelicolor164.500.6Alvarez-Alvarez et al., 2013
Complestatin (Glycopeptide)S. chartreusis AN154254.5LLHR IntegrativeS. lividans5.570.24Park et al., 2016
Congocidine (NRPS)S. ambofaciens ATCC23877NRCosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRGomez-Escribano and Bibb, 2011
Coumermycin A1 (Aminocoumarin)S. rishiriensis DSM4048938.6Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolor0.002 ~ 0.0050.01Wolpert et al., 2008
Cremeonycin (Diazoquinone)S. cremeus NRRL324118BAC IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRWaldman et al., 2015
Cyclothiazomycin (Thiopeptide)S. hygroscopicus 10-2222.7LLHR IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRWang et al., 2010
Daptomycin (NRPS)S. roseosporus NRRL 11379128BAC IntegrativeS. lividans90018Miao et al., 2005
Desotamide (NRPS)S. scopuliridis SCSIO39Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRND*Li et al., 2015
Epothilone (PKS-NRPS)Sorangium cellulosum SHP4456LLHR Replicative & IntegrativeS. coelicolor0.05 ~ 0.120Tang et al., 2000
FK506 (PKS I)S. sp. KCCM11116P120LCHR IntegrativeS. albusNRNRChen et al., 2014
S. tsukubaensis83.5PAC IntegrativeS. coelicolor1.205.50Jones et al., 2013
Flustatin (PKS II)Micromonospora SCSIO N16040Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRYang et al., 2015
Fostriecin PKS (PKS I)S. pulveraceus ATCC3190648.6LLHR Replicative & IntegrativeS. coelicolor S. lividansNRNDSu et al., 2015
Galbonolide B (PKS I)S. sp. L23512.1LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRLiu et al., 2015
GE2270 (Thiopeptide)Planobispora rosea ATCC5373321.4LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNR0.08Flinspach et al., 2014
GE37468 (Thiazolyl peptide)S. ATCC 5536517.1LLHR IntegrativeS. lividans5 ~ 72 ~ 3Young and Walsh, 2011
Gilvocarcin V (PKS II)S. griseoflavus Gö 359232.9Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividans20 ~ 30NRFischer et al., 2003
Goadsporin (Azole)S. sp. TP-A058414LLHR IntegrativeS. lividans126.3342.7Haginaka et al., 2014
Gougerotin (Nucleoside)S. graminearus28.7LCHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRNiu et al., 2013
Granaticin (PKS II)S. violaceoruber Tü2239Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRIchinose et al., 1998
Grecocycline (PKS II)S. sp. Acta 136236TAR IntegrativeS. albusNRND*Bilyk et al., 2016
Grincamycin (PKS II)S. lusitanus SCSIO LR3237LCHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRND*Zhang et al., 2013
Holomycin (NRPS)S. clavuligerus ATCC2706424LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRRobles-Reglero et al., 2013
Kanamycin (Aminoglycoside)S. kanamyceticus ATCC1285332Cosmid ReplicativeS. venezuelae1.800.50Thapa et al., 2007
Kinamycin (PKS II)S. murayamaensis40Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNDGould et al., 1998
Lincomycin (Lincosamide)S. lincolnensis ATCC2546635Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolor50.10.66 ~ 1.49Koberska et al., 2008
Lyngbyatoxin A (NRPS)Moorea products11.3LLHR ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRJones et al., 2012
Lysolipin (PKS II)S. tendae Tü 404243.2Cosmid ReplicativeS. albusNRNRLopez et al., 2010
Macrotetrolide (PKS II)S. griseus DSM4069525LLHR IntegrativeS. lividans4010Kwon et al., 2001
Marineosin (Oligopyrrole)S. sp. CNQ-61732Cosmid IntegrativeS. venezuelae0.55Salem et al., 2014
Medermycin (PKS II)S. sp. AM716130LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolor S. lividansNRNRIchinose et al., 2003
S. sp. K7336.2Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRIchinose et al., 2003
Mensacarcin (PKS II)S. bottropensis40Cosmid IntegrativeS. albusNRND*Yan et al., 2012
Meridamycin (PKS-NRPS)S. sp. NRRL 3074890pSBAC IntegrativeS. lividansNR0.1#Liu et al., 2009
Merochlorin A-D (PKS-terpenoid)S. sp. CNH-18957.6Fosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolor10.0NRKaysser et al., 2012
MycosperineActinosynnema mirum DSM438276.3LLHR IntegrativeS. avermitilisNRNR#Miyamoto et al., 2014
Naphthocyclinone (PKS II)S. arenae DSM4073712Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRBrunker et al., 1999
Nataxazole (PKS I)S. sp. Tü617644.1TAR IntegrativeS. lividansNRND*Cano-Prieto et al., 2015
Neocarzilin (PKS I)S. carzinostaticus var. F-4133Cosmid IntegrativeS. lividansNRNROtsuka et al., 2004
Nogalamycin (PKS II)S. nogalater20Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRYlihonko et al., 1996
29LLHR ReplicativeS. lividans S. galilaeus S. peucetiusNRNRTorkkell et al., 2001
Novobiocin (Aminocoumarin)S. spheroides25.6Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRSteffensky et al., 2000
Oleandomycin (PKS I)S. antibiticus65LLHR ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRShah et al., 2000
Oxytetracycline (PKS II)S. rimosus M401829Cosmid IntegrativeS. venezuelae75431Yin et al., 2016
S. rimosus34Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNR20Binnie et al., 1989
Phosphinothricin (NRPS)S. viridochromogenes DSM 4073640Fosmid IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRBlodgett et al., 2005
Puromycin (Nucleoside)S. alboniger13Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividans S. griseofuscus150.004 ~ 15Lacalle et al., 1992
R1128 (PKS II)S. sp. R112817Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNR1.00Marti et al., 2000
Ravidomycin PKS IIS. ravidus33.28Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRKharel et al., 2010
Rebeccamycin (Indolocarbazole)Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes ATCC 3924325.6Cosmid ReplicativeS. albusNRNRSanchez et al., 2002
ResorcinomycinStreptorerticilium roseoverticillatum11LLHR ReplicativeS. lividansNRND*Ooya et al., 2015
Rimosamide (NRPS-PKS)S. rimosus NRRL B-265930.5Fosmid IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRMcClure et al., 2016
Rishirilide A (PKS II)S. bottropensis50Cosmid IntegrativeS. albus, S. lividansNRNRYan et al., 2012
Salinomycin (PKS I)S. albus DSM41398106LLHR IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRYin et al., 2015
Sparsomycin (NRPS)S. sparsogenes30TAR IntegrativeS. lividansNRNRRui et al., 2015
Staurosporine (Indolocarbazole)S. sanyensis FMA34.6Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNRLi T. et al., 2013
S. sp. TP-A027420Cosmid IntegrativeS. lividans10.52.6Onaka et al., 2002
Streptocolin (Lanthipeptide)S. colimus Tü3656Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNR5.4 ~ 110Iftime et al., 2015
Streptothricin (NRPS)S. sp. TP-A035641Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNRLi J. et al., 2013
Tautomycetin (PKS I)S. sp. CK441280pSBAC IntegrativeS. coelicolor S. lividans3.103.91 ~ 4.05Nah et al., 2015
Tetracenomycin C (PKS II)S. glaucescens24LLHR ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRMotamedi and Hutchinson, 1987
Tetrangulol (PKS II)S. sp. WP4669 S. rimosus NRRL301640Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRHong et al., 1997
Thioriridamide (Ribosomal peptide)S. olivoriridis NA0500114.5LLHR ReplicativeS. lividansNRNRIzawa et al., 2013
70BAC IntegrativeS. avermitilisNR2.5Izumikawa et al., 2015
TP-1161 (Thiopeptide)Nocardiopsis sp. TFS65-0716Cosmid ReplicativeS. coelicolorNRNDEngelhardt et al., 2010
Undecylprodigiosin (NRPS)S. coelicolor M14538LLHR ReplicativeS. parvulusNRNRMalpartida et al., 1990
Validamycin (Pseudosaccharide)S. hygroscopicus var. limoneus KTCC 171537Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividans S. albusNRNRSingh et al., 2006
Venemycin (PKS I)S. venezuelae29.5Cosmid IntegrativeS. coelicolorNRNDThanapipatsiri et al., 2016
Versipelostatin (PKS I)S. versipellis 4083108BAC IntegrativeS. albus1.521.0Hashimoto et al., 2015
YM-216391 (NRPS)S. nobilis<40Cosmid ReplicativeS. lividansNR0.18Jian et al., 2012

Heterologous expression of NP BGCs.

PKS, polyketide synthase; NRPS, non-ribosomal peptide synthase; S, Streptomyces; sp, species; TAR, transformation-associated recombination; PAC, phage P1 artificial chromosome; BAC, bacterial artificial chromosome; LLHR, linear-plus-linear homologous recombination; LCHR, linear-plus-circular homologous recombination; NR, not reported (but produced); ND, not detected (not produced); WT, wild type; HH, heterologous host;

*

intermediate produced only;

expressed part of gene cluster;

#

produced by gene cluster modification (e.g., Promoter substitution).

Figure 1

Traditional method for heterologous expression of NP BGCs

We summarized about 90 actinomycetes NP BGCs that have been successfully expressed in Streptomyces heterologous hosts from the last several decades (Table 1). Relatively small BGCs encoding Type II polyketide were first to be isolated at the beginning of heterologous expression research. Many of the listed BGCs (about 83%) were isolated by cosmid/fosmid library construction and some of these BGCs were cloned into replicative or integrative vector by linear-plus-linear (recombination between two linear DNAs) or linear-plus-circular (recombination between linear and replicating circular DNA) homologous recombination. Approximately 60% of BGCs were integrated into the heterologous host chromosome and only 37% of BGCs existed in the heterologous host via replicative plasmid. Cosmid vectors such as pOJ446 and SuperCos1 were used to be replicative or integrative in the heterologous host, so the production level of the heterologously expressed NP BGC varied significantly. Some BGCs were isolated with two different vector systems, followed by heterologous expression via both integrative and replicative systems. For example, the epothilone BGC was expressed by both pSET152-based integration vector and SCP2*-based replication vectors, so that its expression level was increased from 0.1 mg/L in the original Sorangium cellulosum system to 20 mg/L in the epothilone BGC-expressing Streptomyces host (Tang et al., 2000). S. coelicolor and S. lividans were two major strains for heterologous expression, thanks to their well-characterized genetic and biochemical properties. About 12% BGCs were expressed in another popular heterologous host, S. albus, which has fast growth and an efficient genetic system (Zaburannyi et al., 2014). Comparing with the original NP producing strains, approximately 14% of NPs had a higher expression level and 12% lower when they were expressed in the heterologous hosts. When bernimamycin BGC was heterologously expressed both in S. lividans and S. venezuelae, its production yield was increased 2.4-fold in S. lividans with no production in S. venezuelae (Malcolmson et al., 2013).

Cloning systems of large NP BGCs for heterologous expression in Streptomyces

TAR system

The TAR system takes advantage of the natural in vivo homologous recombination of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Larionov et al., 1994). It has also been applied to capture and express large biosynthetic gene clusters from environmental DNA samples (Feng et al., 2010; Kim et al., 2010). Yamanaka and colleagues designed TAR cloning vector, pCAP01, which consists of three elements, one from each of yeast, E. coli, and actinobacteria (Yamanaka et al., 2014). The target BGC can be directly captured and manipulated in yeast background, and the captured BGC can be shuttled between E. coli and actinobacteria species. It also has a pUC ori that could stably carry an over 50 kb insert in E. coli hosts. The pCAP01 vector contains oriT and attP-int that can transfer the target BGC by conjugation, and the DNA stability can be maintained by insertion into heterologous host chromosomes. To generate a capturing vector, both flanking homologous arms of the target BGC were PCR-amplified and cloned into the pCAP01. The linearized capturing vector and the restriction enzyme digested genomic DNA were co-transformed into yeast, then the target BGC was captured by yeast recombination activities (Figure 1A). The marinopyrrole BGC (30 kb) and the taromycin A BGC (67 kb) were captured by this TAR system, and functionally expressed in Streptomyces coelicolor (Yamanaka et al., 2014).

IR system

Most cloning systems to clone a large DNA fragment directly from bacterial genome are based on different site-specific recombination systems that consist of a specialized recombinase and its target sites. The IR system is based on ΦBT1 integrase-mediated site-specific recombination and simultaneous Streptomyces genome engineering (Du et al., 2015). The actinorhodin BGC, the napsamycin BGC and the daptomycin BGC were successfully isolated by the IR system (Du et al., 2015). pUC119-based suicide vector and pKC1139 carrying mutated attP or attB, respectively, and an integrative plasmid containing the ΦBT1 integrase gene were used for the system (Figure 1B). The pUC119-based plasmid carrying mutated attB and a homologous region to 5′ end of the target BGC was introduced into the chromosome by single crossover. The pKC1139 carrying mutated attP and a homologous region to 3′ end of the BGC was transferred and integrated into chromosome by conjugation and single crossover through cultivation at high temperature above 34°C. Expression of ΦBT1 integrase leads to excision of the pKC1139 containing the target BGC. The pKC1139 containing BGC from original producing Streptomyces was extracted and transferred into E. coli for recovery. The IR system was only expressed in parental strain not heterologous host, but it was presumed to be transferred and maintained by replication in heterologous host (Du et al., 2015).

pSBAC vector system

In the early 1990s, Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes (BAC) was reported to carry inserts approaching 200 kb in length emerged (Shizuya et al., 1992). Various BAC vectors have been used extensively for construction of DNA libraries to facilitate physical genomic mapping and DNA sequencing efforts (Sosio et al., 2000; Martinez et al., 2004; Fuji et al., 2014; Varshney et al., 2014). Several E. coli-Streptomyces shuttle BAC vectors have been developed to carry the large-sized NP BGCs such as pStreptoBAC V and pSBAC (Miao et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2009). The utility of pSBAC was demonstrated through the precise cloning and heterologous expression of the tautomycetin BGC and the pikromycin BGC of the type I PKS biosynthetic pathway, as well as the meridamycin BGC of the PKS-NRPS hybrid biosynthetic pathways (Liu et al., 2009; Nah et al., 2015). Unique restriction enzyme recognition sites naturally existing or artificially inserted into both flanking regions of the entire BGC were used for capturing the BGCs. The pSBAC vector was also inserted within the unique restriction enzyme site by homologous recombination. And then the entire target BGC was captured in a single pSBAC through straightforward single restriction enzyme digestion and self-ligation (Figure 1C). The pSBAC contains two replication origins, ori2 and oriV, for DNA stability in E. coli, and oriT and ΦC31 attP-int for BGC integration into the surrogate host chromosome through intergenic conjugation. The recombinant pSBAC containing the large BGCs of varied length from 40 kb to over 100 kb have been successfully cloned and conjugated from E. coli to S. coelicolor and S. lividans (Liu et al., 2009; Nah et al., 2015), implying that the pSBAC system seems to be the most suitable for large BGC cloning comparing with TAR and IR systems.

Recently, a new cloning method named CATCH (Cas9-Assisted Targeting of Chromosome) based on the in vitro application of RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease was developed (Jiang and Zhu, 2016). The Cas9 nuclease cleaves target DNA in vitro from intact bacterial chromosomes embedded in agarose plugs, which can be subsequently ligated with cloning vector through Gibson assembly. Jiang and colleagues cloned the 36-kb jadomycin BGC from S. venezuelae and the 32-kb chlortetracycline BGC from S. aureofaciens by CATCH (Jiang et al., 2015).

Streptomyces heterologous expression of NP BGCs

The Streptomyces genus is suitable for heterologous expression of large NP BGCs due to its intrinsic ability to produce various valuable secondary metabolites. Well-studied Streptomyces strains such as S. coelicolor, S. lividans, and S. albus have been mainly used as heterologous expression surrogate hosts (Table 1). The regulatory networks of secondary metabolite production have been well characterized in these strains, and thus several NP high-level producing strains have been constructed (Baltz, 2010; Gomez-Escribano and Bibb, 2011). In addition, some of these Streptomyces host genomes have been further engineered to eliminate precursor-competing biosynthetic BGCs, so that the extra precursors such as malonyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA could be funneled into the target polyketide NP biosynthesis (Gomez-Escribano and Bibb, 2011).

As shown in Table 1, most of the heterologously expressed NPs were detected as a final product, but some were detected as an intermediate due to their partial BGC expression. The NP production yield was similar to or slightly lower than that in WT. To increase the production level in heterologous hosts, it was devised to substitute with strong promoters or to increase the copy number of BGCs (Montiel et al., 2015; Nah et al., 2015). In case of pSBAC system, the tautomycetin production yield in the heterologous hosts was similar to that in the original producing strain. The selection marker on the tautomycetin BGC was changed and re-introduced into the heterologous host by tandem repeat, resulting in further yield increase from 3.05 to 13.31 mg/L in comparison with the heterologous host harboring only single copy of tautomycetin BGC. The heterologous host harboring tandem copies of tautomycetin BGC was proved to stably maintain two BGCs in the presence of appropriate antibiotic selection (Nah et al., 2015).

Meanwhile, the TAR system used yeast homologous recombination-based promoter engineering for the activation of silent natural product BGCs (Montiel et al., 2015). Bi-directional promoter cassettes were generated by PCR amplification of varied yeast selectable markers, which contains promoter-insulator-RBS combinations, and they were co-transformed with the cosmid or BAC clone harboring the target BGC into yeast. The rebeccamycin BGC was used as a model BGC. The promoter-replaced rebeccamycin BGC was transferred into S. albus by conjugation, and the production of rebeccamycin was examined in the heterologous host (Montiel et al., 2015). Using the TAR-based promoter engineering strategy, multiple promoter cassettes could be inserted simultaneously into the target BGC, thereby expediting the re-engineering process. The TAR-based promoter engineering strategy was also used to capture the silent tetarimycin BGC and the silent, cryptic pseudogene-containing, environmental DNA-derived lazarimide BGC (Montiel et al., 2015).

In conclusion, Streptomyces heterologous expression systems have been proved to be a very attractive strategy to awaken cryptic NP BGCs, and could also be applied to overexpression of a variety of large NP BGCs in actinomycetes.

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Author contributions

HN, SK, SC, and EK planned, outlined, and revised the manuscript. HN, HP, and EK wrote and revised the manuscript.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by “National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)” (Project No. NRF-2014R1A2A1A11052236 & NRF-2016K2A9A2A10005545).

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Summary

Keywords

Streptomyces, natural product, biosynthetic gene cluster, heterologous expression, large-sized

Citation

Nah H-J, Pyeon H-R, Kang S-H, Choi S-S and Kim E-S (2017) Cloning and Heterologous Expression of a Large-sized Natural Product Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Streptomyces Species. Front. Microbiol. 8:394. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00394

Received

31 December 2016

Accepted

24 February 2017

Published

15 March 2017

Volume

8 - 2017

Edited by

Wen-Jun Li, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Reviewed by

Shawn Chen, Revive Genomics Inc., USA; Jiangxin Wang, Shenzhen University, China

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*Correspondence: Eung-Soo Kim

This article was submitted to Microbiotechnology, Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology

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