Akiyoshi D E, Klee H, Amasino R M, Nester E W, Gordon M P
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Oct;81(19):5994-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.19.5994.
Phytohormone overproduction in crown gall tumors is due to the expression of several T-DNA genes. The data strongly suggest that the tmr gene (transcript 4) is responsible for cytokinin overproduction by encoding dimethylallyl-pyrophosphate:AMP dimethylallyltransferase (DMA transferase), an enzyme directly involved in cytokinin biosynthesis. Cell-free extracts of Escherichia coli strains containing the tmr gene from pTiA6NC had DMA transferase activity. No activity was present in the control strain containing only the plasmid vector. The cytokinins synthesized were isopentenyladenine, isopentenyladenosine, and isopentenyladenosine 5'-monophosphate. DMA transferase activity was also detected in cloned crown gall tumors incited by Agrobacterium tumefaciens wild-type A6NC and a tms mutant. Enzymatic activity in cell-free extracts of E. coli and tumors could be abolished by transposon insertion within the tmr gene.
冠瘿瘤中植物激素的过量产生是由于几个T-DNA基因的表达。数据有力地表明,tmr基因(转录本4)通过编码二甲基烯丙基焦磷酸:AMP二甲基烯丙基转移酶(DMA转移酶)导致细胞分裂素过量产生,该酶直接参与细胞分裂素的生物合成。含有来自pTiA6NC的tmr基因的大肠杆菌菌株的无细胞提取物具有DMA转移酶活性。仅含有质粒载体的对照菌株中没有活性。合成的细胞分裂素是异戊烯腺嘌呤、异戊烯腺苷和异戊烯腺苷5'-单磷酸。在由根癌土壤杆菌野生型A6NC和tms突变体诱发的克隆冠瘿瘤中也检测到了DMA转移酶活性。tmr基因内的转座子插入可消除大肠杆菌和肿瘤无细胞提取物中的酶活性。