A highly conserved sequence is a novel gene involved inde novovitamin B6 biosynthesis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - Tập 96 Số 16 - Trang 9374-9378 - 1999
Marilyn Ehrenshaft1, Piotr Bilski1, Ming Y. Li1, Colin F. Chignell1, Margaret E. Daub1
1Departments of Plant Pathology and Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695; and Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

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TheCercospora nicotianae SOR1(singlet oxygen resistance) gene was identified previously as a gene involved in resistance of this fungus to singlet-oxygen-generating phototoxins. Although homologues toSOR1occur in organisms in four kingdoms and encode one of the most highly conserved proteins yet identified, the precise function of this protein has, until now, remained unknown. We show thatSOR1is essential in pyridoxine (vitamin B6) synthesis inC. nicotianaeandAspergillus flavus,although it shows no homology to previously identified pyridoxine synthesis genes identified inEscherichia coli. Sequence database analysis demonstrated that organisms encode eitherSOR1orE. colipyridoxine biosynthesis genes, but not both, suggesting that there are two divergent pathways forde novopyridoxine biosynthesis in nature. Pathway divergence appears to have occurred during the evolution of the eubacteria. We also present data showing that pyridoxine quenches singlet oxygen at a rate comparable to that of vitamins C and E, two of the most highly efficient biological antioxidants, suggesting a previously unknown role for pyridoxine in active oxygen resistance.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Tập 96 Số 16

9374-9378

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