An Arabidopsis cDNA encoding a bifunctional glutamine amidotransferase/cyclase suppresses the histidine auxotrophy of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae his7 mutant

FEBS Lett. 1998 May 29;428(3):229-34. doi: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00535-3.

Abstract

A cDNA encoding a glutamine amidotransferase and cyclase catalyzing the fifth and sixth steps of the histidine (His) biosynthetic pathway has been isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana. The N- and C-terminal domains of the primary structure deduced from a full-length Arabidopsis hisHF (At-HF) cDNA showed significant homology to the glutamine amidotransferase and cyclase of microorganisms, respectively. Effective suppression of the His auxotrophy of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae his7 mutant with the At-HF cDNA confirmed that the At-HF protein has bifunctional glutamine amidotransferase (HisH) and cyclase (HisF) activities.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Aminohydrolases
  • Arabidopsis / enzymology*
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Histidine / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multienzyme Complexes / biosynthesis
  • Multienzyme Complexes / chemistry
  • Multienzyme Complexes / metabolism*
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Mutation
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / growth & development*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Transferases / biosynthesis
  • Transferases / chemistry
  • Transferases / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Histidine
  • Transferases
  • imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase
  • Aminohydrolases

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB006210
  • GENBANK/AB016783