title: A mutated ARO4 gene for feedback-resistant DAHP synthase which causes both o-fluoro-DL-phenylalanine resistance and beta-phenethyl-alcohol overproduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: o-Fluoro-DL-phenylalanine (OFP)-resistant mutants which overproduce beta-phenethyl-alcohol were isolated from a laboratory strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cells of one of the mutants accumulated tyrosine and phenylalanine 1.5-3 fold more than did wild-type cells. Its 3-deoxy-D-arabino-hepturosonate-7-phosphate (DAHP) synthase (EC 4.1.2.15), encoded by ARO4, was free from feedback inhibition by tyrosine. Genetic analysis revealed that the mutation was controlled by a single dominant gene, ARO4-OFP, encoding feedback-resistant DAHP synthase by tyrosine, and that this gene caused both the OFP resistance and beta-phenethyl-alcohol overproduction. This was supported by molecular genetic studies using cloned ARO4 both from the wild-type and its mutant strain.
authors.affiliation: Foods and Liquors Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takasawa
mesh_terms: D010723:3-Deoxy-7-Phosphoheptulonate Synthase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D005246:Feedback; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010626:Phenylethyl Alcohol / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; C027218:3-fluorophenylalanine; D010649:Phenylalanine; D010723:3-Deoxy-7-Phosphoheptulonate Synthase; D010626:Phenylethyl Alcohol