Involvement of the yciW gene in l-cysteine and l-methionine metabolism in Escherichia coli

Yusuke Kawano, Iwao Ohtsu, Ai Tamakoshi, Maeka Shiroyama, Ai Tsuruoka, Kyohei Saiki, Kazuhiro Takumi, Gen Nonaka, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, Takako Hishiki, Makoto Suematsu, Hiroshi Takagi

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Abstract

We here analyzed a sulfur index of Escherichia coli using LC-MS/MS combined with thiol-specific derivatization by monobromobimane. The obtained sulfur index was then applied to evaluate the l-cysteine producer. E.coli cells overexpressing the yciW gene, a novel Cys regulon, accumulated l-homocysteine, suggesting that YciW is involved in l-methionine biosynthesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)310-313
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
Volume119
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Mar 1

Keywords

  • Escherichia coli
  • L-Cysteine
  • Metabolome analysis
  • Monobromobimane
  • YciW gene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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