Abstract
The moss Physcomitrella patens produces both ent-kaurene and ent-kaurenoic acid, which are intermediates of gibberellin biosynthesis in flowering plants. The CYP701 superfamily of cytochrome P450s functions as ent-kaurene oxidases in the biosynthesis of ent-kaurenoic acid. A candidate gene encoding ent-kaurene oxidase in P. patens, CYP701B1, was cloned and heterologously expressed in yeast to examine enzyme activities in vitro. The recombinant CYP701B1 protein catalyzed the oxidation reaction from ent-kaurene to ent-kaurenoic acid. CYP701B1 activity was highly resistant to the ent-kaurene oxidase inhibitor uniconazole-P (IC50 64 μM), even though the activity of Arabidopsis ent-kaurene oxidase (CYP701A3) was sensitive (IC50 0.26 μM). Crown
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1879-1883 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 585 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jun 23 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cytochrome P450
- Diterpene
- Gibberellin
- Physcomitrella patens
- ent-Kaurene oxidase
- ent-Kaurenoic acid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology