Gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria: Separate ent-copalyl diphosphate and ent-kaurene synthases in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
FEBS Letters
Abstract
Gibberellins are ent-kaurene-derived diterpenoid phytohormones produced by plants, fungi, and bacteria. The distinct gibberellin biosynthetic pathways in plants and fungi are known, but not that in bacteria. Plants typically use two diterpene synthases to form ent-kaurene, while fungi use only a single bifunctional diterpene synthase. We demonstrate here that Bradyrhizobium japonicum encodes separate ent-copalyl diphosphate and ent-kaurene synthases. These are found in an operon whose enzymatic composition indicates that gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria represents a third independently assembled pathway relative to plants and fungi. Nevertheless, sequence comparisons also suggest potential homology between diterpene synthases from bacteria, plants, and fungi. © 2008 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
First Page
475
Last Page
480
DOI
10.1016/j.febslet.2008.12.052
Publication Date
1-22-2009
Recommended Citation
Morrone, Dana; Chambers, Jacob; Lowry, Luke; Kim, Gunjune; Anterola, Aldwin; Bender, Kelly; and Peters, Reuben J., "Gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria: Separate ent-copalyl diphosphate and ent-kaurene synthases in Bradyrhizobium japonicum" (2009). Basic Sciences Faculty Publications. 140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2008.12.052
https://collections.uhsp.edu/basic-sciences_pubs/140