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type Journal Article
authors Fuchs, T. M.; Schneider, B.; Krumbach, K.; Eggeling, L.; Gross, R.
title Characterization of a bordetella pertussis diaminopimelate (DAP) biosynthesis locus identifies dapC, a novel gene coding for an N- succinyl-L,L-DAP aminotransferase
journal J Bacteriol
Activity 2.6.1.17
Family 2.6.1.17
sel selected
ui 10850974
year (2000)
volume 182
number 13
pages 3626-31
 
keywords Acyltransferases/genetics
abstract The functional complementation of two Escherichia coli strains defective in the succinylase pathway of meso-diaminopimelate (meso-DAP) biosynthesis with a Bordetella pertussis gene library resulted in the isolation of a putative dap operon containing three open reading frames (ORFs). In line with the successful complementation of the E. coli dapD and dapE mutants, the deduced amino acid sequences of two ORFs revealed significant sequence similarities with the DapD and DapE proteins of E. coli and many other bacteria which exhibit tetrahydrodipicolinate succinylase and N-succinyl-L,L-DAP desuccinylase activity, respectively. The first ORF within the operon showed significant sequence similarities with transaminases and contains the characteristic pyridoxal-5'-phosphate binding motif. Enzymatic studies revealed that this ORF encodes a protein with N-succinyl-L,L-DAP aminotransferase activity converting N-succinyl-2-amino-6-ketopimelate, the product of the succinylase DapD, to N-succinyl-L,L-DAP, the substrate of the desuccinylase DapE. Therefore, this gene appears to encode the DapC protein of B. pertussis. Apart from the pyridoxal-5'- phosphate binding motif, the DapC protein does not show further amino acid sequence similarities with the only other known enzyme with N- succinyl-L,L-DAP aminotransferase activity, ArgD of E. coli.
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