title: A gene encoding mycinamicin III O-methyltransferase from Micromonospora griseorubida.
abstract: A DNA fragment of 42 kb encompassing one of the mycinamicin II (Mm)-resistance-encoding genes, myrB, from a Mm-producing strain, Micromonospora griseorubida, was cloned in Escherichia coli using the cosmid vector pJB8. Nucleotide sequencing of the neighboring region of myrB and a computer-aided analysis of the sequence predicted the presence of an open reading frame (ORF) with 254 amino acids which showed great similarity to the macrocin O-methyltransferase (tylF gene product) in tylosin (Ty)-producing Streptomyces fradiae. When a 1.0-kb AluI fragment containing the complete ORF was fused to the lacZ promoter in the correct orientation and expressed in E. coli, a mycinamicin III (MIII) O-methyltransferase (MOMT) activity was detected only upon induction with isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). All these data indicate that this ORF codes for the structural gene of MOMT, and it is designated mycF.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Life Science Research, Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inouye
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horinouchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D015723:Gene Library; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D018942:Macrolides; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008847:Micromonospora / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides; C026686:mycinamicins; D008780:Methyltransferases; C086894:mycinamicin III O-methyltransferase