title: Cloning and characterization of the metE gene encoding S-adenosylmethionine synthetase from Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: The metE gene, encoding S-adenosylmethionine synthetase (EC 2.5.1.6) from Bacillus subtilis, was cloned in two steps by normal and inverse PCR. The DNA sequence of the metE gene contains an open reading frame which encodes a 400-amino-acid sequence that is homologous to other known S-adenosylmethionine synthetases. The cloned gene complements the metE1 mutation and integrates at or near the chromosomal site of metE1. Expression of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase is reduced by only a factor of about 2 by exogenous methioinine. Overproduction of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase from a strong constitutive promoter leads to methionine auxotrophy in B. subtilis, suggesting that S-adenosylmethionine is a corepressor of methionine biosynthesis in B. subtilis, as others have already shown for Escherichia coli.
authors: OmniGene Bioproducts, Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
authors: R R
authors: RR
authors: Yocum
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Perkins
authors: C L
authors: CL
authors: Howitt
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pero
mesh_terms: D013766:5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007763:Lac Operon; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D008716:Methionine Adenosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D008780:Methyltransferases; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008715:Methionine; D008780:Methyltransferases; D013766:5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase; C058170:metE protein, E coli; D008716:Methionine Adenosyltransferase