Activation of secondary metabolite-biosynthetic gene clusters by generating rsmG mutations in streptomyces griseus

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 669-673

  Tanaka, Yukinori ^a,b   Tokuyama, Shinji ^b   Ochi, Kozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

RsmG; Silent genes; Streptomyces griseus; Streptomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLITE; METK GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RPSL GENE; RSMG GENE; STRB1 GENE; STRD GENE; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; STRF GENE; STRR GENE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; STREPTOMYCIN;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 73649098287     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2009.97     Document Type: Article

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