CHARACTERIZATION OF A LYSINE-TO-GLUTAMIC ACID MUTATION IN A CONSERVATIVE SEQUENCE OF FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE FROM SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE

被引:68
作者
BLANCHARD, L
KARST, F
机构
[1] Laboratoire de Biochimie et Génétique des Microorganismes, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et d'Ingéniérie Génétique, Université de Poitiers
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(93)90326-X
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The mutant gene erg20-2 was isolated from a yeast strain defective in farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS). This strain had the unusual property of excreting prenyl alcohols such as geraniol. The nucleotide (nt) sequence, compared with that of the wild-type gene, showed a single nt change, resulting in a Lys197 --> Glu substitution in FPPS which is directly involved in terpenic alcohol formation. In addition, disruption of ERG20 revealed that in yeast no other prenyl transferase is able to synthesize the FPP molecules required for essential non-sterol metabolites.
引用
收藏
页码:185 / 189
页数:5
相关论文
共 24 条
[1]  
ANDERSON MS, 1989, J BIOL CHEM, V264, P19176
[2]   ANAEROBIC NUTRITION OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE .1. ERGOSTEROL REQUIREMENT FOR GROWTH IN A DEFINED MEDIUM [J].
ANDREASEN, AA ;
STIER, TJB .
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 1953, 41 (01) :23-36
[3]   A FAMILY OF LOW AND HIGH COPY REPLICATIVE, INTEGRATIVE AND SINGLE-STRANDED SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE ESCHERICHIA-COLI SHUTTLE VECTORS [J].
BONNEAUD, N ;
OZIERKALOGEROPOULOS, O ;
LI, GY ;
LABOUESSE, M ;
MINVIELLESEBASTIA, L ;
LACROUTE, F .
YEAST, 1991, 7 (06) :609-615
[4]   ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A PHOTOAFFINITY-LABELED PEPTIDE FROM THE CATALYTIC SITE OF PRENYLTRANSFERASE [J].
BREMS, DN ;
BRUENGER, E ;
RILLING, HC .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1981, 20 (13) :3711-3718
[5]  
CARATTOLI A, 1991, J BIOL CHEM, V266, P5854
[6]   ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF YEAST MUTANTS AFFECTED IN FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE [J].
CHAMBON, C ;
LADEVEZE, V ;
OULMOUDEN, A ;
SERVOUSE, M ;
KARST, F .
CURRENT GENETICS, 1990, 18 (01) :41-46
[7]   STEROL PATHWAY IN YEAST - IDENTIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF MUTANT STRAINS DEFECTIVE IN MEVALONATE DIPHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE AND FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE [J].
CHAMBON, C ;
LADEVEZE, V ;
SERVOUSE, M ;
BLANCHARD, L ;
JAVELOT, C ;
VLADESCU, B ;
KARST, F .
LIPIDS, 1991, 26 (08) :633-636
[8]   MOLECULAR-CLONING AND SEQUENCE OF A CHOLESTEROL-REPRESSIBLE ENZYME RELATED TO PRENYLTRANSFERASE IN THE ISOPRENE BIOSYNTHETIC-PATHWAY [J].
CLARKE, CF ;
TANAKA, RD ;
SVENSON, K ;
WAMSLEY, M ;
FOGELMAN, AM ;
EDWARDS, PA .
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 1987, 7 (09) :3138-3146
[9]   GERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ENZYME AND EVIDENCE THAT THIS CHAIN-LENGTH SPECIFIC PRENYLTRANSFERASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MONOTERPENE BIOSYNTHESIS IN SAGE (SALVIA-OFFICINALIS) [J].
CROTEAU, R ;
PURKETT, PT .
ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, 1989, 271 (02) :524-535
[10]   ISOLATION AND PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF THE ERG9 GENE OF SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE ENCODING SQUALENE SYNTHETASE [J].
FEGUEUR, M ;
RICHARD, L ;
CHARLES, AD ;
KARST, F .
CURRENT GENETICS, 1991, 20 (05) :365-372