Draft Genome of Streptomyces tsukubaensis NRRL 18488, the Producer of the Clinically Important Immunosuppressant Tacrolimus (FK506)

  • C. Barreiro
  • , C. Prieto
  • , A. Sola-Landa
  • , E. Solera
  • , M. Martinez-Castro
  • , R. Perez-Redondo
  • , C. Garcia-Estrada
  • , J. F. Aparicio
  • , L. T. Fernandez-Martinez
  • , J. Santos-Aberturas
  • , Z. Salehi-Najafabadi
  • , A. Rodriguez-Garcia
  • , A. Tauch
  • , J. F. Martin

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Abstract

The macrocyclic polyketide tacrolimus (FK506) is a potent immunosuppressant that prevents T-cell proliferation produced solely by Streptomyces species. We report here the first draft genome sequence of a true FK506 producer, Streptomyces tsukubaensis NRRL 18488, the first tacrolimus-producing strain that was isolated and that contains the full tacrolimus biosynthesis gene cluster.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3756-3757
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume194
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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