title: Cytosolic iron superoxide dismutase is a part of the triacylglycerol biosynthetic complex in oleaginous yeast.
abstract: A novel multienzyme complex for the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol in oleaginous yeast has been identified recently in the cytosol and characterized [Gangar, Karande and Rajasekharan (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276, 10290-10298]. Screening the library of Rhodotorula glutinis with an oligonucleotide probe derived from the N-terminal sequence of one of the protein components in the complex (21 kDa protein) resulted in the isolation of a 0.7 kb cDNA. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the isolated gene codes for superoxide dismutase (SOD). Atomic absorption spectroscopy and inhibition assays showed that this cytosolic SOD utilizes Fe as its cofactor. Enzymic assays, immunoprecipitation and cross-linking experiments revealed that SOD is a part of the triacylglycerol biosynthetic complex, which could protect the substrate and the complex from oxidative damages. These results indicate for the first time the presence of iron-containing SOD in a soluble form in yeast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.
authors.forename: Sumana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raychaudhuri
authors.forename: Mamatha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Naveen R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajasekharan
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D015723:Gene Library; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000201:enzymology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D014280:Triglycerides; D007501:Iron; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000217:Acyltransferases