In vivo regulation of intermediate reactions in the pathway of tryptophan biosynthesis in Neurospora crassa - PubMed (original) (raw)
In vivo regulation of intermediate reactions in the pathway of tryptophan biosynthesis in Neurospora crassa
G Lester. J Bacteriol. 1968 Nov.
Abstract
The in vivo regulation of intermediate reactions in the pathway of tryptophan synthesis in Neurospora crassa was examined in a double mutant (tr-2, tr-3) which lacks the functions of the first and last enzymes in the pathway from chorismic acid to tryptophan. The double mutant can convert anthranilic acid to indole and indole-3-glycerol, and the production of these indolyl compounds by germinated conidia was used to estimate the activity of the intermediate enzymes in the pathway. Indole-synthesizing activity was maximal in germinated conidia obtained from cultures in which the levels of l-tryptophan were growth-limiting; the formation of this activity was markedly repressed when the levels of l-tryptophan exceeded those required for maximal growth. d-, 5-methyl-dl-, and 6-methyl-dl-tryptophan were less effective than l-tryptophan, and 4-methyl-dl-tryptophan, tryptamine, and indole-3-acetic acid were ineffective in repressing the formation of indole-synthesizing activity; anthranilic acid stimulated the formation of indole-synthesizing activity. Preformed indole-synthesizing activity was strongly and specifically inhibited by low levels of l-tryptophan; several related compounds were ineffective as inhibitors. These results suggest that, in addition to repression, an end product feedback inhibition mechanism is operative on an intermediate enzyme(s) in tryptophan biosynthesis. The relation of these results to other in vivo and in vitro studies and to general aspects of the regulation of tryptophan biosynthesis in N. crassa are discussed.
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