title: Cloning and sequencing of the gene for a Pseudomonas paucimobilis enzyme that cleaves beta-aryl ether.
abstract: We isolated Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK-6, which was able to degrade various dimeric lignin compounds (Y. Katayama, S. Nishikawa, M. Nakamura, K. Yano, M. Yamasaki, N. Morohoshi, and T. Haraguchi, Mokuzai Gakkaishi 33:77-79, 1987). This metabolic process is a distinct characteristic of this bacterium, which is equipped with an enzymatic modification system for various dimeric lignin compounds involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Cleavage of the beta-aryl ether linkage is essential in this process, because this linkage is the most abundant (approximately 50%) in lignin. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of the beta-etherase gene, which contains an open reading frame of 843 bp and which we call ligE. This gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the enzyme had the same kinetic properties as the P. paucimobilis SYK-6 enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wood Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo Noko University, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morohoshi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D004987:Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004987:Ethers; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C060093:aryl ether cleaving enzyme