論文

査読有り
2007年10月

Sterol biosynthesis by a prokaryote: First in vitro identification of the genes encoding squalene epoxidase and lanosterol synthase from Methylococcus capsulatus

BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Chiaki Nakano
  • ,
  • Akihiro Motegi
  • ,
  • Tsutomu Sato
  • ,
  • Masayuki Onodera
  • ,
  • Tsutomu Hoshino

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開始ページ
2543
終了ページ
2550
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1271/bbb.70331
出版者・発行元
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Sterol biosynthesis by prokaryotic organisms is very rare. Squalene epoxidase and lanosterol synthase are prerequisite to cyclic sterol biosynthesis. These two enzymes, from the methanotrophic bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus, were functionally expressed in Escherichia coli. Structural analyses of the enzymatic products indicated that the reactions proceeded in a complete regio- and stereospecific fashion to afford (3S)2,3-oxidosqualene from squalene and lanosterol from (3S)-2,3-oxidosqualene, in full accordance with those of eukaryotes. However, our result obtained with the putative lanosterol synthase was inconsistent with a previous report that the prokaryote accepts both (3R)and (3S)-2,3-oxidosqualenes to afford 3-epi-lanosterol and lanosterol, respectively. This is the first report demonstrating the existence of the genes encoding squalene epoxidase and lanosterol synthase in prokaryotes by establishing the enzyme activities. The evolutionary aspect of prokaryotic squalene epoxidase and lanosterol synthase is discussed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.70331
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17928701
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000250669000026&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1271/bbb.70331
  • ISSN : 0916-8451
  • eISSN : 1347-6947
  • PubMed ID : 17928701
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000250669000026

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