title: Regulation of Aspergillus nidulans penicillin biosynthesis and penicillin biosynthesis genes acvA and ipnA by glucose.
abstract: Expression of the Aspergillus nidulans penicillin biosynthesis genes acvA and ipnA, encoding delta-(L-alpha-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase and isopenicillin N synthetase, respectively, was analyzed. The intergenic region carrying the divergently oriented promoters was fused in frame in both orientations to Escherichia coli lacZ and E. coli uidA reporter genes. Each construct permits simultaneous expression studies of both genes. Transformants of A. nidulans carrying a single copy of either plasmid integrated at the chromosomal argB locus were selected for further investigations. Expression of both genes was directed by the 872-bp intergenic region. ipnA- and acvA-derived gene fusions were expressed from this region at different levels. ipnA had significantly higher expression than did acvA. Glucose specifically reduced the production of penicillin and significantly repressed the expression of ipnA but not of acvA gene fusions. The specific activities of isopenicillin N synthetase, the gene product of ipnA, and acyl coenzyme A:6-aminopenicillanic acid acyltransferase were also reduced in glucose-grown cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brakhage
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001233:Aspergillus nidulans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010406:Penicillins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010406:Penicillins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C038370:isopenicillin N synthetase; D000217:Acyltransferases; C018756:acyl-CoA-6-aminopenicillanic acid acyltransferase; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C095368:alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase; D005947:Glucose