Balasundaram D, Xie Q W, Tabor C W, Tabor H
Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
J Bacteriol. 1994 Oct;176(20):6407-9. doi: 10.1128/jb.176.20.6407-6409.1994.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae spe1 delta SPE2 mutants (lacking ornithine decarboxylase) and spe1 delta spe2 delta mutants (lacking both ornithine decarboxylase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase) are equally unable to synthesize putrescine, spermidine, and spermine and require spermidine or spermine for growth in amine-free media. The cessation of growth, however, occurs more rapidly in spe1 delta SPE2 cells than in SPE1 spe2 delta or spe1 delta spe2 delta cells. Since spe1 delta SPE2 cells can synthesize decarboxylated adenosylmethionine (dcAdoMet), these data indicate that dcAdoMet may be toxic to amine-deficient cells.
酿酒酵母spe1ΔSPE2突变体(缺乏鸟氨酸脱羧酶)和spe1Δspe2Δ突变体(既缺乏鸟氨酸脱羧酶又缺乏S-腺苷甲硫氨酸脱羧酶)同样无法合成腐胺、亚精胺和精胺,并且在无胺培养基中生长需要亚精胺或精胺。然而,spe1ΔSPE2细胞中生长停止比在SPE1 spe2Δ或spe1Δspe2Δ细胞中更快。由于spe1ΔSPE2细胞能够合成脱羧腺苷甲硫氨酸(dcAdoMet),这些数据表明dcAdoMet可能对缺乏胺的细胞有毒。