title: Isolation and characterization of a cDNA from Cuphea lanceolata encoding a beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase.
abstract: A cDNA encoding beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase (EC 1.1.1.100), an integral part of the fatty acid synthase type II, was cloned from Cuphea lanceolata. This cDNA of 1276 bp codes for a polypeptide of 320 amino acids with 63 N-terminal residues presumably representing a transit peptide and 257 residues corresponding to the mature protein of 27 kDa. The encoded protein shows strong homology with the amino-terminal sequence and two tryptic peptides from avocado mesocarp beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase, and its total amino acid composition is highly similar to those of the beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductases of avocado and spinach. Amino acid sequence homologies to polyketide synthase, beta-ketoreductases and short-chain alcohol dehydrogenases are discussed. An engineered fusion protein lacking most of the transit peptide, which was produced in Escherichia coli, was isolated and proved to possess beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase activity. Hybridization studies revealed that in C. lanceolata beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase is encoded by a small family of at least two genes and that members of this family are expressed in roots, leaves, flowers and seeds.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Köln, FRG.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pawlowski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Höricke-Grandpierre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Töpfer
mesh_terms: D064431:3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Reductase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D064431:3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Reductase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase