A method for prediction of the locations of linker regions within large multifunctional proteins, and application to a type I polyketide synthase

被引:91
作者
Udwary, DW [1 ]
Merski, M [1 ]
Townsend, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Chem, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
关键词
polyketide synthase; multifunctional proteins; protein linkers; aflatoxin; domain prediction;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00972-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Multifunctional proteins often appear to result from fusion of smaller proteins and in such cases typically can be separated into their ancestral components simply by cleaving the linker regions that separate the domains. Though possibly guided by sequence alignment, structural evidence, or light proteolysis, determination of the locations of linker regions remains empirical. We have developed an algorithm, named UMA, to predict the locations of linker regions in multifunctional proteins by quantification of the. conservation of several properties within protein families, and the results agree well with structurally characterized proteins. This technique has been applied to a family of fungal type I iterative polyketide synthases (PKS), allowing prediction of the locations of all of the standard PKS domains, as well as two previously unidentified domains. Using these predictions, we report the cloning of the first fragment from the PKS norsolorinic acid synthase, responsible for biosynthesis of the first isolatable intermediate in aflatoxin production. The expression, light proteolysis and catalytic abilities of this acyl carrier protein-thioesterase didomain are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:585 / 598
页数:14
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