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. 2024 Mar 14;15:1368809. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1368809

Table 2.

Identified homologs of AfsR involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in Streptomyces species.

Regulators Strains Secondary metabolites BCG type Effect Increased yield References
AfsR S. coelicolor A3(2) Undecylprodigiosin Type I PKS Activator / Liu et al. (2013)
Calcium-dependent antibiotic NRPS
Actinorhodin Type II PKS
AfsR-sv S. venezuelae ATCC 15439 Pikromycin Type I PKS Activator / Maharjan et al. (2009)
AfsR-sp S. peucetius ATCC 27952 Doxorubicin Type II PKS Activator 400% doxorubicin
260% actinorhodin*
150% clavulanic acid*
260% pikromycin*
Parajuli et al. (2005)
AfsR S. acidiscabies ATCC 49003 WS5995B Type II PKS Activator / Kim et al. (2012)
Thaxtomin NRPS
AfsR S. pristinaespiralis Pr11 Pristinamycin I NRPS Repressor / Jin et al. (2021)
Pristinamycin II NRPS/PKS Activator
AfsR S. roseosporus NRRL11379 Daptomycin NRPS Activator 120% Yan et al. (2020)
AfsR S. lomondensis S015 Lomofungin NRPS Activator 250% Wang et al. (2015)

The AfsR of S. venezuelae is named AfsR-sv and regulates pikromycin biosynthesis. The AfsR of S. peucetius is named AfsR-sp. and regulates doxorubicin biosynthesis.

*Overexpression of afsR-sp. in S. lividans improved the production of actinorhodin. Overexpression of afsR-sp. in S. clavuligerus led to increased clavulanic acid production. Overexpression of afsR-sp. in S. venezuelae resulted in enhanced production of pikromycin.