Functional analysis of aromatic biosynthetic pathways in Pseudomonas putida KT2440.
Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a non-pathogenic prototrophic bacterium with high potential for biotechnological applications. Despite all that is known about this strain, the biosynthesis of essential chemicals has not been fully analysed and auxotroph mutants are scarce. We carried out massive mini-Tn5 random mutagenesis and screened for auxotrophs that require aromatic amino acids. The biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids was analysed in detail including physical and transcriptional organization of genes, complementation assays and feeding experiments to establish pathway intermediates. There is a single pathway from chorismate leading to the biosynthesis of tryptophan, whereas the biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine is achieved through multiple convergent pathways. Genes for tryptophan biosynthesis are grouped in unlinked regions with the trpBA and trpGDE genes organized as operons and the trpI, trpE and trpF genes organized as single transcriptional units. The pheA and tyrA gene-encoding multifunctional enzymes for phenylalanine and tyrosine biosynthesis are linked in the chromosome and form an operon with the serC gene involved in serine biosynthesis. The last step in the biosynthesis of these two amino acids requires an amino transferase activity for which multiple tyrB-like genes are present in the host chromosome.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación del Zaidín, Department of Environmental Protection, Granada, Spain.
M Antonia
MA
Molina-Henares
Adela
A
García-Salamanca
A Jesús
AJ
Molina-Henares
Jesús
J
de la Torre
M Carmen
MC
Herrera
Juan L
JL
Ramos
Estrella
E
Duque
D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D052818:Autotrophic Processes; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053898:Biosynthetic Pathways; D009876:Operon; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology
D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic; D001426:Bacterial Proteins
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