SapB and the rodlins are required for development of Streptomyces coelicolor in high osmolarity media.

Wouter de Jong, Erik Vijgenboom, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Han A B Wösten, Dennis Claessen

Department of Microbial Physiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

FEMS microbiology letters 2012 Apr

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Streptomyces coelicolor produces spore-forming aerial hyphae after a period of vegetative growth. These aerial structures are decorated with a hydrophobic coating of rodlets consisting of chaplins and rodlins. Here, we show that rodlins and the surface-active peptide SapB are essential for development during growth in a medium with high osmolarity. To this end, both vegetative and aerial hyphae secrete SapB, whereas rodlins are only secreted by the spore-forming aerial hyphae. © 2012 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Wouter de Jong, Erik Vijgenboom, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Han A B Wösten, Dennis Claessen. SapB and the rodlins are required for development of Streptomyces coelicolor in high osmolarity media. FEMS microbiology letters. 2012 Apr;329(2):154-9