ABSTRACT
Aspergillus nidulans
catabolizes phenylacetate (PhAc) and 3-hydroxy-, 4-hydroxy-, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate (3-OH-PhAc, 4-OH-PhAc, and 3,4-diOH-PhAc, respectively) through the 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetate (homogentisic acid) catabolic pathway. Using cDNA subtraction techniques, we isolated a gene, denoted
phacB
, which is strongly induced by PhAc (and its hydroxyderivatives) and encodes a new cytochrome P450 (CYP450). A disrupted
phacB
strain (
ΔphacB
) does not grow on 3-hydroxy-, 4-hydroxy-, or 3,4-dihydroxy-PhAc. High-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrum analyses of in vitro reactions using microsomes from wild-type and several
A. nidulans
mutant strains confirmed that the
phacB
-encoded CYP450 catalyzes 3-hydroxyphenylacetate and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate 6-hydroxylations to generate 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetate and 2,4,5-trihydroxyphenylacetate, respectively. Both of these compounds are used as substrates by homogentisate dioxygenase. This cytochrome P450 protein also uses PhAc as a substrate to generate 2-OH-PhAc with a very low efficiency. The
phacB
gene is the first member of a new CYP450 subfamily (CYP504B).
摘要
黑曲霉
通过 2,5-二羟基苯乙酸(同戊酸)分解途径分解苯乙酸(PhAc)和 3-羟基、4-羟基和 3,4-二羟基苯乙酸(分别为 3-OH-PhAc、4-OH-PhAc 和 3,4-diOH-PhAc)。利用 cDNA 减去技术,我们分离出了一个基因,命名为
phacB
该基因受到 PhAc(及其羟基衍生物)的强烈诱导,并编码一种新的细胞色素 P450(CYP450)。中断的
phacB
菌株 (
ΔphacB
)不能在 3-羟基、4-羟基或 3,4-二羟基-PhAc 上生长。使用野生型和几种噬菌体的微粒体对体外反应进行了高效液相色谱和气相色谱-质谱分析。
A. nidulans
突变株的微粒体进行的体外反应的高效液相色谱和气相色谱-质谱分析证实
phacB
-编码的 CYP450 催化 3- 羟基苯乙酸酯和 3,4- 二羟基苯乙酸酯的 6- 羟基化反应,分别生成 2,5- 二羟基苯乙酸酯和 2,4,5- 三羟基苯乙酸酯。这两种化合物都被均五酯二氧 化酶用作底物。这种细胞色素 P450 蛋白也以 PhAc 为底物生成 2-OH-PhAc,但效率很低。这种
phacB
基因是新的 CYP450 亚家族(CYP504B)的第一个成员。