Purification and cDNA cloning of UDP-D-glucuronate carboxy-lyase (UDP-D-xylose synthase) from pea seedlings

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作者
Kobayashi, M [1 ]
Nakagawa, H [1 ]
Suda, I [1 ]
Miyagawa, I [1 ]
Matoh, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Div Appl Life Sci, Grad Sch Agr, Lab Plant Nutr, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Pisum sativum; UDP-D-glucuronate carboxylyase (EC 4.1.1.35) UDP-D-xylose;
D O I
10.1093/pcp/pcf157
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Uridine diphospho-D-glucuronate carboxy-lyase (UDP-D-xylose synthase; EC 4.1.1.35), which catalyzes the conversion of UDP-D-glucuronate to UDP-D-xylose, was purified to apparent homogenity from pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings. The pH optimum for enzyme activity was around 5-6, and the activity was not affected by exogeneously supplied NAD+ and NADH. The purified enzyme had a molecular weight of 250 kDa and consisted of 42 kDa polypeptides. Based on the amino acid sequence, a probe (400 bp) was prepared with degenerate primers by a reverse transcriptase-PCR. Using this probe, a clone encoding 346 amino acid residues was screened from a pea cDNA library. The recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli catalyzed conversion of UDP-D-glucuronate to UDP-D-xylose, confirming that the isolated clone encoded UDP-D-glucuronate carboxy-lyase.
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页码:1259 / 1265
页数:7
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