title: Molecular cloning and analysis of a cDNA coding for chorismate synthase from the higher plant Corydalis sempervirens Pers.
abstract: Chorismate synthase catalyzes the last common step in the biosynthesis of the three aromatic amino acids in microorganisms and plants. We have cloned a cDNA for this enzyme from the higher plant Corydalis sempervirens. This is the first chorismate synthase cDNA from a eukaryotic organism. The nucleotide sequence was determined and the identity of the cDNA was confirmed by the amino acid sequence of tryptic peptides obtained from purified chorismate synthase. The homology to the two known bacterial sequences is about 48%. The cDNA contains an open reading frame of 1341 base pairs, encoding a protein of 447 amino acids. This protein with a molecular mass of 48,100 daltons resembles a chorismate synthase precursor targeted for chloroplast import. Multiple sites of polyadenylation were observed in chorismate synthase mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Leibinger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amrhein
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D008190:Lyases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D008190:Lyases; C019895:chorismate synthase; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases