title: Characterization of 13 kDa granule-associated protein in Aeromonas caviae and biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates with altered molar composition by recombinant bacteria.
abstract: Analysis of native poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] inclusions from Aeromonas caviae FA440 revealed that ORF1 (a 348-bp gene located immediately upstream of phaC(Ac)) encodes a 13-kDa granule-associated protein, which was referred to as phaP(Ac). Several recombinant strains of A. caviae were constructed and conducted to analyze their PHA-producing abilities. A transconjugant of FA440 harboring additional copies of phaPCJ(Ac) genes accumulated P(3HB-co-3HHx) copolyesters with much higher 3HHx composition (46-63 mol %) than wild-type strain from alkanoates or olive oil. Deletion analysis revealed that overexpression of phaJ(Ac) encoding monomer-supplying (R)-hydratase was not a reason for the compositional change in the recombinant strains. PHA synthase activity in PHA inclusion fraction from the transconjugant composed of 60 mol % of 3HHx was 10-fold higher than that from the strain FA440 with 13 mol % of 3HHx, suggesting an importance of the level of PHA synthase activity for controlling the PHA composition in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kichise
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000201:enzymology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011091:Polyesters; D000217:Acyltransferases; C077225:poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acid) synthase