NDLI: The crtE gene in Erwinia herbicola encodes geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase.

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Author	Math, S. K. Hearst, J. E. Poulter, C. D.
Abstract	A cluster of genes essential for the biosynthesis of carotenoids in Erwinia herbicola has been isolated and characterized [Armstrong, G.A., Alberti, M. & Hearst, J. E. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87, 9975-9979]. Related gene clusters are found in other carotenoid-producing bacteria. Two of these genes, crtB and crtE, have been assigned to enzymes responsible for conversion of geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) to prephytoene diphosphate and prephytoene diphosphate to phytoene, respectively. We isolated crtE from the Er. herbicola cluster by PCR amplification and cloned the coding region into the Escherichia coli expression vector pARC306N. Es. coli JM101 was transformed with the expression plasmid, and transformants were assayed for GGPP synthase and phytoene synthase activity. Extracts from JM101/pSM145 accumulated [14C]GGPP when incubated with [14C]isopentenyl diphosphate and farnesyl diphosphate, whereas similar incubations with [3H]GGPP did not yield prephytoene diphosphate or phytoene. Thus, crtE encodes GGPP synthase.
Starting Page	6761
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ISSN	10916490
e-ISSN	10916490
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Issue Number	15
Volume Number	89
Language	English
Publisher Date	1992-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Multidisciplinary

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The crtE gene in Erwinia herbicola encodes geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase.