Properties of yeast expressed Aspergillus nidulans chitin synthase B which is essential for hyphal growth1
| Autor: | Hisafumi Yamada-Okabe, Masayuki Sudoh, Mikio Arisawa, Masamichi Takagi, Kenji Tatsuno |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Hyphal growth
biology fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae macromolecular substances Chitin synthase biology.organism_classification Microbiology Yeast carbohydrates (lipids) chemistry.chemical_compound Biochemistry Chitin chemistry Essential gene Aspergillus nidulans Complementary DNA Genetics biology.protein Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | FEMS Microbiology Letters. 149:279-284 |
| ISSN: | 0378-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10341.x |
| Popis: | A complementary DNA of the Aspergillus nidulans chsB gene encoding chitin synthase, an essential gene for hyphal growth, was obtained by RT-PCR and expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by using the GAL1 promoter in a multicopy plasmid. The biochemical characteristics of chitin synthase B (ChsB) expressed in S. cerevisiae were examined. The chitin synthase B produced in galactose medium showed zymogenicity due to activation by trypsin treatment and required Mg2+ ion to exert maximal activity. It was competitively inhibited by polyoxin D. The Ki value of the inhibitor was 10 μM, and the Km for the substrate was 1.6 mM. The activity was enhanced by the addition of N-acetylglucosamine. The optimal pH is 7.5 when Mg2+ is used. These characteristics are the same as those of other chitin synthases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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