title: Novel glycosyltransferase genes involved in the acetan biosynthesis of Acetobacter xylinum.
abstract: Novel aceQ and aceR genes involved in the acetan biosynthesis of Acetobacter xylinum were newly isolated. The homology search with DNA Data Bank of Japan indicated that aceQ and aceR were glycosyltransferases. Their gene-disrupted mutants were obtained by homologous recombination using the tetracycline resistance gene and the electroporation method. By NMR and ESI-MS analyses, aceQ-disrupted mutant DQ was found to secrete a water-soluble polysaccharide harboring the -Man-GlcUA side chain and the aceR-disrupted mutant DR was found to secrete an acetan analog, lacking the terminal Rha residue. These results suggested that aceQ and aceR encode a glucosyltransferase and a rhamnosyltransferase, respectively. It was indicated that acetan analogs harboring various side chains can be generated easily by genetic engineering.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugano
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shoda
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018274:Electroporation; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D041822:Gluconacetobacter xylinus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016695:Glycosyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C068545:acetan; D016695:Glycosyltransferases