Claims
- 1. An isolated recombinant DNA compound that comprises a coding sequence for a domain of a) a loading module or b) any one of extender modules one through four, which domain is of an oleandolide polyketide synthase (PKS) other than the acyl carrier protein domain of extender module four, wherein said extender modules are numbered as shown in FIG. 2, which domain is encoded by a coding sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotides 5799-7055 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 7458-8563 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 8634-48873 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 8955-10205 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 10512-11549 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 12258-12818 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 13092-13349 of SEQ ED NO:1, nucleotides 13407-14690 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 14997-16031 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 16872-17423 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 17709-17996 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 18357-19643 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 19965-20999 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 21897-22449 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 22728-22985 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 23046-24329 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 24645-25682 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 25719-26256 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 27429-28301 of SEQ ID NO:1, and nucleotides 28314-28862 of SEQ ID NO:1, or a sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence identical to that encoded by any of the foregoing sequences.
- 2. The isolated recombinant DNA compound of claim 1 that comprises the coding sequence for the domains of the loading module and extender modules one and two of the oleandolide PKS.
- 3. The isolated recombinant DNA of claim 1 that comprises the coding sequence for the domains of the loading module and all six extender modules of the oleandolide PKS.
- 4. The isolated recombinant DNA of claim 1, further comprising a thioesterase domain.
- 5. The isolated recombinant DNA of claim 1 that is SEQ ID NO:1.
- 6. The isolated recombinant DNA compound of claim 1 that is cosmid pKOS055-1 (ATCC 203798).
- 7. The isolated recombinant DNA compound of claim 1 that is cosmid pKOS055-5 (ATCC 203799).
- 8. The isolated recombinant DNA compound of claim 1, wherein said coding sequence is operably linked to a promoter.
- 9. A recombinant DNA expression vector comprising the DNA compound of claim 8 and one of the following: (a) an origin of replication or (b) a segment of DNA that enables chromosomal integration.
- 10. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 9 that codes for expression of a PKS in Streptomyces host cells.
- 11. A recombinant host cell selected from the group consisting of Streptomyces host cells and Saccharopolyspora host cells that comprises a recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 9.
- 12. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 9 that encodes a hybrid modular PKS comprising at least a complete domain of oleandolide PKS and at least a portion of a second modular PKS other than oleandolide PKS.
- 13. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 12, wherein said second modular PKS is 6-deoxyerythronolide B synthase (DEBS).
- 14. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 13, wherein said hybrid modular PKS comprises the domains of the loading module of any one of extender modules one through four of oleandolide PKS, wherein said extender modules are numbered as shown in FIG. 2, and an extender module of DEBS.
- 15. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 12, wherein said hybrid modular PKS comprises the domains of the loading module and any one of extender modules one through four of oleandolide PKS, wherein said extender modules are numbered as shown in FIG. 2, and an extender module of narbonolide PKS.
- 16. A recombinant host cell, which in its untransformed state does not produce oleandolide, that comprises a recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 12 and expresses a holo-acyl carrier protein synthase and produces a polyketide synthesized by said hybrid modular PKS.
- 17. The recombinant host cell of claim 16 that is Streptomyces lividans.
- 18. The recombinant host cell of claim 16 that is Saccharopolyspora erythraea.
- 19. The recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 9, wherein extender module one contains a mutation that results in a non-functional ketosynthase domain.
- 20. A recombinant Streptomyces coelicolor or Streptomyces lividans host cell that comprises the recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 19.
- 21. A recombinant Saccharopolyspora erythraea host cell that comprises the recombinant DNA expression vector of claim 19.
- 22. A method for producing a polyketide in a cell, which method comprises transforming the cell with a recombinant expression vector that comprises a coding sequence for a domain of a) a loading module or b) any one of extender modules one through four, which domain is of an oleandolide polyketide synthase (PKS) other than the acyl carrier protein domain of extender module four, wherein said extender modules are numbered as shown in FIG. 2 and wherein the coding sequence is selected from the group consisting of nucleotides 5799-7055 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 7458-8563 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 8634-8873 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 8955-10205 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 10512-11549 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 12258-12818 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 13092-13349 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 13407-14690 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 14997-16031 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 16872-17423 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 17709-17996 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 18357-19643 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 19965-20999 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 21897-22449 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 22728-22985 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 23046-24329 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 24645-25682 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotides 25719-26256 of SEQ ID NO:1, nucleotidos 27429-28301 of SEQ ID NO:1, and nucleotides 28314-28862 of SEQ ID NO:1 or a sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence identical to that encoded by any of the foregoing sequences.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §19(e) to U.S. provisional application Ser. Nos. 60/120,254, filed Feb. 16, 1999; and 60/106,100, filed Oct. 29, 1998, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Provisional Applications (2)
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60/120254 |
Feb 1999 |
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60/106100 |
Oct 1998 |
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