Characterization of a regulatory gene, aveR, for the biosynthesis of avermectin in Streptomyces avermitilis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1089-1096

  Kitani, Shigeru ^a   Ikeda, Haruo ^b   Sakamoto, Takako ^a   Noguchi, Satoru ^a   Nihira, Takuya ^a,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Avermectin; LAL family transcriptional regulator; Regulatory gene

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AVERMECTIN; AVERMECTIN DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTERS; BIOSYNTHETIC GENES; COMPLEMENTATION; GENE REPLACEMENTS; LAL-FAMILY TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; MACRO-CYCLIC; POLYKETIDE; REGULATORY GENE; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; UPSTREAM REGIONS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENES; POLYMERS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

AVERMECTIN; POLYKETIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; AVER GENE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IVERMECTIN; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS;

EID: 63949083799     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1850-2     Document Type: Article

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