title: Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of a gene encoding proline oxidase of Serratia marcescens.
abstract: Proline plays a central role in the biosynthesis of prodigiosin by Serratia marcescens. Proline catabolism takes place by oxidation catalysed by the enzyme proline oxidase encoded by the gene putA. A gene bank of chromosomal DNA from S. marcescens was constructed using the plasmid vector pBR328, and then recombinant DNA was used in transformation experiments with Escherichia coli HB 101 as recipient strain. One of the recombinant plasmids, pSL001, was encoded for proline oxidase. Subcloning experiments led to a second plasmid pSL008 able to maintain proline oxidase activity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leranoz
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fusté
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015723:Gene Library; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000235:genetics; D009604:Nitrosoguanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D011394:Proline Oxidase / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D009604:Nitrosoguanidines; D011392:Proline; D011394:Proline Oxidase