The evolution of the phenylacetic acid degradation pathway in bacteria.
The phenylacetic acid (PhAc) degradation pathway becomes an interesting model for the catabolism of aromatic compounds. To determine the molecular basis for this environmentally important process, we did a phylogenic analysis based on the PhAc CoA ligase gene. It suggests that the PhAc CoA ligase genes are distributing widely and subject to frequent lateral gene transfer within and across bacterial phylum.
Abe-Yoshizumi
Rei
R
Agricultural High-Tech Research Center, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. ryoshi@ccmfs.meijo-u.ac.jp
Kamei
Urara
U
Yamada
Asami
A
Kimura
Makoto
M
Ichihara
Shigeyuki
S
D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism
D010648:Phenylacetates; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; C023914:phenylacetate - CoA ligase; C025136:phenylacetic acid