Abstract |
We previously reported that a 7.6-kb DNA fragment from Streptomyces kasugaensis M338-M1, a kasugamycin (KSM) producer, included KSM acetyltransferase gene (kac338) and some other genes possibly involved in KSM biosynthesis. As an extension of that study, a 10-kb SacI-KpnI DNA fragment, located approximately 5-15-kb upstream of kac33, was cloned and a 4.2-kb SacI-EcoRI fragment therefrom was sequenced, revealing one incomplete (designated ORF J) and three complete open reading frames (designated kasK, kasL and kasM). The coding frames of kasK, L and M overlap one another with terminator/initiator ATGA sequence. RT-PCR analysis of a DNA region including kasKLM indicated the presence of one transcript that is long enough to span the three genes. The kasK gene potentially encodes an ATP-binding protein of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. Homology search for the deduced KasK protein shows similarity to other ABC transporters involved in self-resistance of a mithramycin and possibly doxorubicin producer strain. The kasL and kasM genes encode different integral membrane proteins, both having six putative transmembrane helices. An expression plasmid for kasKLM (pTV-KLM) was constructed and these genes were expressed in E. coli JM 109, which had been sensitive to KSM. The transformant acquired resistance to KSM, suggesting that KasK, L and M proteins as a set in S. kasugaensis M338-M1 pump out KSM to protect the producer from its toxic metabolite.
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Authors | S Ikeno, Y Yamane, Y Ohishi, N Kinoshita, M Hamada, K S Tsuchiya, M Hori |
Journal | The Journal of antibiotics
(J Antibiot (Tokyo))
Vol. 53
Issue 4
Pg. 373-84
(Apr 2000)
ISSN: 0021-8820 [Print] England |
PMID | 10866219
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Aminoglycosides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA, Bacterial
- beta-Galactosidase
- kasugamycin
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Topics |
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
(genetics)
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Aminoglycosides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(biosynthesis)
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
(methods)
- DNA, Bacterial
(genetics)
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Escherichia coli
(genetics)
- Gene Expression
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Plasmids
(genetics)
- Streptomyces
(genetics)
- beta-Galactosidase
(metabolism)
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