Methionine biosynthesis in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: study of the first enzyme.

Abstract:

:Here we characterize the first step in methionine biosynthesis in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, an α-proteobacterium. We explored the metA gene and its products and found several unique properties. Although the gene was annotated as a homoserine transsuccinylase, based upon sequence similarity to characterized homologs in other bacteria, including Escherichia coli, the enzyme uses acetyl-CoA as a substrate and therefore is functionally a transacetylase. Moreover, the protein is thermolabile and the gene is under regulation of heat shock transcriptional activator σ32. 3. The gene has a SAM-riboswitch, which shuts off transcription by σ-32 as well as by the vegetative σ-70.

journal_name

Res Microbiol

journal_title

Research in microbiology

authors

Rotem O,Biran D,Ron EZ

doi

10.1016/j.resmic.2012.10.005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

12-6

issue

1

eissn

0923-2508

issn

1769-7123

pii

S0923-2508(12)00150-7

journal_volume

164

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