Three serendipitous pathways in E. coli can bypass a block in pyridoxal‐5′‐phosphate synthesis

Molecular Systems Biology - Tập 6 Số 1 - 2010
Juhan Kim1,2, Jamie P. Kershner1,2, Yehor Y. Novikov1,2, R. L. Shoemaker3, Shelley D. Copley1,2
1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
2Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO/USA
3Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

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Bacterial genomes encode hundreds to thousands of enzymes, most of which are specialized for particular functions. However, most enzymes have inefficient promiscuous activities, as well, that generally serve no purpose. Promiscuous reactions can be patched together to form multistep metabolic pathways. Mutations that increase expression or activity of enzymes in such serendipitous pathways can elevate flux through the pathway to a physiologically significant level. In this study, we describe the discovery of three serendipitous pathways that allow synthesis of pyridoxal‐5′‐phosphate (PLP) in a strain of E. coli that lacks 4‐phosphoerythronate (4PE) dehydrogenase (PdxB) when one of seven different genes is overexpressed. We have characterized one of these pathways in detail. This pathway diverts material from serine biosynthesis and generates an intermediate in the normal PLP synthesis pathway downstream of the block caused by lack of PdxB. Steps in the pathway are catalyzed by a protein of unknown function, a broad‐specificity enzyme whose physiological role is unknown, and a promiscuous activity of an enzyme that normally serves another function. One step in the pathway may be non‐enzymatic.

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