title: Cloning and expression of genes encoding meta-cleavage enzymes from 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene-degrading Sphingomonas strain TZS-7.
abstract: Sphingomonas strain TZS-7 was reported as the first strain to have the ability to degrade 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-dmDBT) by the ring-destructive pathway. Two genes for meta-cleavage dioxygenases were cloned from strain TZS-7. Expression of each gene showed that one enzyme was specific for 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl while another was more specific for catechol. The genes for the two enzymes were named dmdC and catA. The analysis of deduced amino acid sequences indicates that CatA falls into the class of meta-cleavage dioxygenases acting on dihydroxylated monocyclic compounds and DmdC falls into the class of meta-cleavage dioxygenases acting on dihydroxylated polycyclic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima-Kambe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000235:genetics*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C414426:4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D013876:Thiophenes