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Microbiology 144 (1998), 3229-3237
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microbiology, Vol 144, 3229-3237, Copyright © 1998 by Society for General Microbiology

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Malate synthase from Streptomyces clavuligerus NRRL3585: cloning, molecular characterization and its control by acetate

M Chan and TS Sim
Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Malate synthase is a key enzyme of the glyoxylate cycle, which is an anaplerotic pathway essential for growth on acetate as the sole carbon source. The aceB gene, encoding malate synthase from Streptomyces clavuligerus NRRL 3585, was cloned using PCR and fully sequenced. The ORF obtained encodes 541 amino acids with a deduced Mr of 60000, consistent with the observed Mr (62000-64000) of most malate synthase enzymes reported so far. The aceB gene has a high G+C content (71.5 mol%), especially in the third codon position. A 50 bp region upstream of the malate synthase ORF was predicted to be a prokaryotic promoter region. The relationship between carbon source, antibiotic (cephalosporin) biosynthesis and malate synthase activity was investigated. Growth of S. clavuligerus on acetate as the major carbon source was delayed, compared to that on glycerol. Furthermore, high levels of malate synthase activity were associated with the presence of acetate in the growth medium. Growth on acetate also resulted in lower levels of cephalosporin production, compared to that on glycerol. The cloned S. clavuligerus aceB gene was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Transformants exhibited an approximately 71-fold increase in malate synthase activity, compared to the control, thereby demonstrating high-level expression of soluble and enzymically active malate synthase in the heterologous host.


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