ABSTRACT
The
Streptomyces glaucescens fabH
gene, encoding β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (β-ketoacyl-ACP) synthase (KAS) III (FabH), was overexpressed in
Escherichia coli
, and the resulting gene product was purified to homogeneity by metal chelate chromatography. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of the purified protein revealed an
M
r
of 37,000, while gel filtration analysis determined a native
M
r
of 72,000 ± 3,000 (mean ± standard deviation), indicating that the enzyme is homodimeric. The purified recombinant protein demonstrated both KAS activity and acyl coenzyme A (acyl-CoA):ACP transacylase (ACAT) activity in a 1:0.12 ratio. The KAS and ACAT activities were both sensitive to thiolactomycin inhibition. The KAS activity of the protein demonstrated a
K
m
value of 3.66 μM for the malonyl-ACP substrate and an unusual broad specificity for acyl-CoA substrates, with
K
m
values of 2.4 μM for acetyl-CoA, 0.71 μM for butyryl-CoA, and 0.41 μM for isobutyryl-CoA. These data suggest that the
S. glaucescens
FabH is responsible for initiating both straight- and branched-chain fatty acid biosynthesis in
Streptomyces
and that the ratio of the various fatty acids produced by this organism will be dictated by the ratios of the various acyl-CoA substrates that can react with FabH. Results from a series of in vivo directed biosynthetic experiments in which the ratio of these acyl-CoA substrates was varied are consistent with this hypothesis. An additional set of in vivo experiments using thiolactomycin provides support for the role of FabH and further suggests that a FabH-independent pathway for straight-chain fatty acid biosynthesis operates in
S. glaucescens
.
摘要
链霉菌
链霉菌 fabH
编码β-
酮酰-酰基载体蛋白(β-
酮酰-A
CP)
合成酶(KAS)III(FabH)的
基因在
大肠杆菌
通过
金属螯合层析纯化
基因产物至均一。对纯化的蛋白质进行
十二烷基硫酸钠-聚
丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析,结果显示其含有
M
r
为 37,000,而凝胶过滤分析测定的原生
M
r
为 72,000 ± 3,000(平均值 ± 标准偏差),表明该酶为同源二聚体。纯化的
重组蛋白显示了 KAS 活性和酰基
辅酶 A(酰基-CoA):A
CP 转酰酶(ACAT)活性,两者的比例为 1:0.12。KAS 和 ACAT 活性对
硫代
乳霉素的抑制都很敏感。该蛋白质的 KAS 活性显示了
K
m
值为 3.66 μM,对丙二酰-A
CP 底物具有不同寻常的广泛特异性,对酰基-CoA 底物的特异性为
K
m
为 2.4 μM,丁酰-CoA 为 0.71 μM,异丁酰-CoA 为 0.41 μM。这些数据表明
S. glaucescens
的直链和支链
脂肪酸的
生物合成。
链霉菌
而该
生物体产生的各种
脂肪酸的比例将由能与 FabH 发生反应的各种酰基-CoA 底物的比例决定。在一系列体内定向
生物合成实验中,这些酰基-CoA 底物的比例发生了变化,实验结果与这一假设一致。另外一组使用
硫代
乳霉素进行的体内实验也为 FabH 的作用提供了支持,并进一步表明,在藻华藻 S. glaucescens 中,有一条独立于 FabH 的直链
脂肪酸生物合成途径。
S. glaucescens
.