PMID:21601099
| Citation |
Shen, CR and Liao, JC (2011) A synthetic iterative pathway for ketoacid elongation. Meth. Enzymol. 497:469-81 |
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| Abstract |
Iterative formation of nonpolymeric carbon-carbon bonds has been employed by organisms to synthesize fatty acids, polyketides, and isoprenoids. In these biosynthetic schemes, same reaction cycles are used iteratively for functional modifications that result in the increase in carbon-chain length. This principle has been used in the design of a synthetic module for 2-ketoacid elongation. The system utilizes the Escherichia coli enzymes LeuABCD, which were engineered to accept bulkier nonnatural substrates, and was able to extend the chain length iteratively. The success in achieving a diverse range of 2-ketoacids and alcohols from this module via engineering of the 2-isopropylmalate synthase and ketoacid decarboxylase demonstrates the plasticity of LeuABCD and its feasibility for iterative carbon-chain elongations. In addition, this strategy illustrates a principle of designing novel metabolic modules for nonpolymeric carbon-chain elongation, which is essential in the synthesis of nonnative metabolites in microorganisms. |
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PubMed Online version:10.1016/B978-0-12-385075-1.00020-2 |
| Keywords |
2-Isopropylmalate Synthase/genetics; 2-Isopropylmalate Synthase/metabolism; Carbon/chemistry; Carbon/metabolism; Carboxy-Lyases/genetics; Carboxy-Lyases/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism; Keto Acids/chemical synthesis; Keto Acids/chemistry; Keto Acids/metabolism; Molecular Structure; Protein Engineering; Synthetic Biology/methods |
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