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- Title
- Cytosine base editor-mediated multiplex genome editing to accelerate discovery of novel antibiotics in Bacillus subtilis and Paenibacillus polymyxa
- Author(s)
- Man Su Kim; Ha Rim Kim; Da-Eun Jeong; Soo-Keun Choi
- Bibliographic Citation
- Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 12, pp. 691839-691839
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Abstract
- Genome-based identification of new antibiotics is emerging as an alternative to traditional methods. However, uncovering hidden antibiotics under the background of known antibiotics remains a challenge. To over this problem using a quick and effective genetic approach, we developed a multiplex genome editing system using a cytosine base editor (CBE). The CBE system achieved simultaneous double, triple, quadruple, and quintuple gene editing with efficiencies of 100, 100, 83, and 75%, respectively, as well as the 100% editing efficiency of single targets in Bacillus subtilis. Whole-genome sequencing of the edited strains showed that they had an average of 8.5 off-target single-nucleotide variants at gRNA-independent positions. The CBE system was used to simultaneously knockout five known antibiotic biosynthetic gene clusters to leave only an uncharacterized polyketide biosynthetic gene cluster in Paenibacillus polymyxa E681. The polyketide showed antimicrobial activities against gram-positive bacteria, but not gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Therefore, our findings suggested that the CBE system might serve as a powerful tool for multiplex genome editing and greatly accelerating the unraveling of hidden antibiotics in Bacillus and Paenibacillus species.
- Keyword
- Base editorMultiplex genome editingBacillus subtilisPaenibacillus polymyxaAntibiotics
- ISSN
- 1664-302x
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media Sa
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.691839
- Type
- Article
- Appears in Collections:
- Division of Research on National Challenges > Infectious Disease Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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