Open AccessGenetic Analysis of SCO2997 , Encoding a TagF Homologue, Indicates a Role for Wall Teichoic Acids in Sporulation of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Author(s) -
EvaMaria Kleinschnitz,
Annette Latus,
Steffen Sigle,
Iris Maldener,
Wolfgang Wohlleben,
Günther Muth
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.05782-11
Subject(s) - teichoic acid , streptomyces coelicolor , biology , streptomyces , mutant , streptomycetaceae , actinomycetales , spore , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , streptomyces griseus , biochemistry , genetics , bacteria , peptidoglycan
Streptomyces coelicolor contains two gene clusters putatively involved in wall teichoic acid biosynthesis. Inactivation of thetagF homologueSCO2997 orSCO2584 , a component of theStreptomyces spore wall synthesizing complex, affected sporulation. The mutant phenotypes resembled those ofmre mutants, suggesting a function of wall teichoic acids in the differentiation ofStreptomyces .
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