title: Functional analyses of Pseudomonas putida benzoate transporters expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Pseudomonas putida benF, benK, benE1, and benE2 genes encode proteins belonging to benzoate transporter super family, but those functions have not yet been elucidated. In this study we analyzed the functions of these gene products using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. P. putida gene products expressed in yeast cells were localized to the yeast plasma membrane and were involved in taking up benzoate into the cells. According to the sensitivity of yeast cell-growth to benzoate, it is proposed that benK, benE1, and benE2 gene products function as transporters, that take up benzoate into the cells, whereas the benF gene product functions as an efflux pump of benzoate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasumi
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikawa
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins