Genome Mining in Streptomyces coelicolor:  Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a New Sesquiterpene Synthase

X Lin, R Hopson, DE Cane - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
The terpene synthase encoded by the SCO5222 (SC7E4. 19) gene of Streptomyces
coelicolor was cloned by PCR and expressed in Escherichia coli as an N-terminal-His6-tag …

Genome Mining in Streptomyces avermitilis: Cloning and Characterization of SAV_76, the Synthase for a New Sesquiterpene, Avermitilol

WKW Chou, I Fanizza, T Uchiyama… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The terpene synthase encoded by the sav76 gene of Streptomyces avermtilis was
expressed in Escherichia coli as an N-terminal-His6-tag protein, using a codon-optimized …

Genome mining in Streptomyces clavuligerus: expression and biochemical characterization of two new cryptic sesquiterpene synthases

Y Hu, WKW Chou, R Hopson, DE Cane - Chemistry & biology, 2011 - cell.com
Two presumptive terpene synthases of unknown biochemical function encoded by the
sscg_02150 and sscg_03688 genes of Streptomyces clavuligerus ATCC 27074 were …

Biosynthesis of the Sesquiterpene Antibiotic Albaflavenone in Streptomyces coelicolor. Mechanism and Stereochemistry of the Enzymatic Formation of Epi …

X Lin, DE Cane - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009 - ACS Publications
Epi-isozizaene synthase from Streptomyces coelicolor catalyzes the multistep cyclization of
farnesyl diphosphate (2, FPP) to the tricyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbon (+)-epi-isozizaene …

Turning a sesquiterpene synthase into a di-and sesterterpene synthase

H Xu, JS Dickschat - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
The sesquiterpene synthase 7-epi-α-eudesmol synthase is widespread in streptomycetes.
Several active site residues that were identified by an alignment of their amino acid …

Genome mining reveals two novel bacterial sesquiterpene cyclases:(-)-germacradien-4-ol and (-)-epi-α-bisabolol synthases from Streptomyces citricolor.

C Nakano, F Kudo, T Eguchi… - Chembiochem: a European …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Now found in bacteria: An increasing number of genome sequences indicate that bacteria
possess a variety of terpenoid cyclase genes. The characterization of two sesquiterpene …

Phylogenomic analyses and distribution of terpene synthases among Streptomyces

L Martín-Sánchez, KS Singh, M Avalos… - Beilstein journal of …, 2019 - beilstein-journals.org
Terpene synthases are widely distributed among microorganisms and have been mainly
studied in members of the genus Streptomyces. However, little is known about the …

Structure of Epi-Isozizaene Synthase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), a Platform for New Terpenoid Cyclization Templates,

JA Aaron, X Lin, DE Cane, DW Christianson - Biochemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
The X-ray crystal structure of recombinant epi-isozizaene synthase (EIZS), a sesquiterpene
cyclase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3 (2), has been determined at 1.60 Å resolution …

Characterization of a silent sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic pathway in Streptomyces avermitilis controlling epi‐isozizaene albaflavenone biosynthesis and isolation of a new …

S Takamatsu, X Lin, A Nara, M Komatsu… - Microbial …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The genome‐sequenced, Gram‐positive bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis harbours an
orthologue (SAV_3032) of the previously identified epi‐isozizaene synthase (SCO5222) in …

Expression and mechanistic analysis of a germacradienol synthase from Streptomyces coelicolor implicated in geosmin biosynthesis

DE Cane, RM Watt - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The PCR has been used to amplify a 2,181-bp ORF from Streptomyces coelicolor A3 (2),
designated SC9B1. 20 (= SCO6073), encoding a protein of 726 amino acids and showing …