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Engineering Fungal Nonreducing Polyketide Synthase by Heterologous Expression and Domain Swapping

Journal Article · · Organic Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ol303328t· OSTI ID:1067959

Heterologous expression of the A. niger NR-PKS gene, e_gw1_19.204 and the adjacent stand-alone R domain gene, est_GWPlus_C_190476 in A. nidulans demonstrated that they belong to a single gene named dtbA. The DtbA protein produces two polyketides, 2,4-dihydroxy-3,5,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde 1 and 2-ethyl-4,6-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde 2. Generation of DtbA+R-TE chimeric PKSs by swapping the DtbA R domain with the AusA (austinol biosynthesis) or ANID_06448 TE domain enabled the production of two metabolites with carboxylic acids replacing the corresponding aldehydes.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1067959
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-92219; BM0101020
Journal Information:
Organic Letters, Journal Name: Organic Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 15; ISSN 1523-7060
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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