Lombó F, Siems K, Braña A F, Méndez C, Bindseil K, Salas J A
Departamento de Biología Funcional, Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias (IUBA-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
J Bacteriol. 1997 May;179(10):3354-7. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3354-3357.1997.
Two genes (mtmD and mtmE) were cloned and sequenced from the mithramycin producer Streptomyces argillaceus. Comparison with proteins in databases and enzymatic assays after expression in Escherichia coli showed that they encode a glucose-1-phosphate:TTP thymidylyl transferase and a TDP-D-glucose 4,6-dehydratase, respectively. The mtmD gene was inactivated by gene replacement, generating a nonproducing mutant that accumulates a tetracyclic compound designated premithramycinone. The identification of premithramycinone reveals new aspects of the mithramycin biosynthetic pathway and suggests that at least some glycosylations occur before breakage of the fourth ring.
从光神霉素产生菌泥质链霉菌中克隆并测序了两个基因(mtmD和mtmE)。在大肠杆菌中表达后,与数据库中的蛋白质进行比较并进行酶活性测定,结果表明它们分别编码1-磷酸葡萄糖:TTP胸苷酰转移酶和TDP-D-葡萄糖4,6-脱水酶。通过基因置换使mtmD基因失活,产生了一个不产生光神霉素的突变体,该突变体积累了一种名为前光神霉素酮的四环化合物。前光神霉素酮的鉴定揭示了光神霉素生物合成途径的新方面,并表明至少一些糖基化反应发生在四环断裂之前。