Minagawa Kazuyuki, Zhang Yirong, Ito Takuya, Bai Linquan, Deng Zixin, Mahmud Taifo
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3507, USA.
Chembiochem. 2007 Apr 16;8(6):632-41. doi: 10.1002/cbic.200600528.
The gene valC, which encodes an enzyme homologous to the 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone kinase (AcbM) of the acarbose biosynthetic pathway, was identified in the validamycin A biosynthetic gene cluster. Inactivation of valC resulted in mutants that lack the ability to produce validamycin A. Complementation experiments with a replicating plasmid harboring full-length valC restored the production of validamycin A, thus suggesting a critical function of valC in validamycin biosynthesis. In vitro characterization of ValC revealed a new type of C7-cyclitol kinase, which phosphorylates valienone and validone--but not 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone, 5-epi-valiolone, or glucose--to afford their 7-phosphate derivatives. The results provide new insights into the activity of this enzyme and also confirm the existence of two different pathways leading to the same end-product: the valienamine moiety common to acarbose and validamycin A.
在井冈霉素A生物合成基因簇中鉴定出了基因valC,该基因编码一种与阿卡波糖生物合成途径中的2-表-5-表-缬草酮激酶(AcbM)同源的酶。valC的失活导致突变体丧失产生井冈霉素A的能力。用携带全长valC的复制质粒进行的互补实验恢复了井冈霉素A的产生,这表明valC在井冈霉素生物合成中具有关键作用。对ValC的体外特性分析揭示了一种新型的C7-环醇激酶,该酶可将井冈烯胺和井冈霉素酮磷酸化——但不能将2-表-5-表-缬草酮、5-表-缬草酮或葡萄糖磷酸化——以生成它们的7-磷酸衍生物。这些结果为该酶的活性提供了新的见解,也证实了存在两条导致相同终产物的不同途径:阿卡波糖和井冈霉素A共有的井冈胺部分。