Direct genetic selection of a maize cDNA for dihydrodipicolinate synthase in an Escherichia coli dapA- auxotroph - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1991 Aug;228(1-2):287-93.

doi: 10.1007/BF00282478.

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Direct genetic selection of a maize cDNA for dihydrodipicolinate synthase in an Escherichia coli dapA- auxotroph

D A Frisch et al. Mol Gen Genet. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHPS; EC 4.2.1.52) is the first committed enzyme in the lysine branch of the aspartate-derived amino acid biosynthesis pathway and is common to bacteria and plants. Due to feedback inhibition by lysine, DHPS serves in a regulatory role for this pathway in plant metabolism. To elucidate the molecular genetic characteristics of DHPS, we isolated a putative full-length cDNA clone for maize DHPS by direct genetic selection in an Escherichia coli dapA- auxotroph. The maize DHPS activity expressed in the complemented E. coli auxotroph showed the lysine inhibition characteristics of purified maize DHPS, indicating that the cDNA encoded sequences for both the catalytic function and regulatory properties of the enzyme. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of purified maize DHPS was determined by direct sequencing and showed homology to a sequence within the cDNA, indicating that the clone contained the entire coding region for a mature polypeptide of 326 amino acids plus a 54 amino acid transit peptide sequence. The molecular weight of 35,854, predicted from the deduced amino acid sequence, was similar to the 38,000 Mr determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) for the purified enzyme from maize. DHPS mRNAs complementary to the cDNA were detected in RNA isolated from developing maize endosperm and embryo tissues. Southern blots indicated the presence of more than one genomic sequence homologous to DHPS per haploid maize genome.

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