Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum

A genetic and biochemical analysis of Xanthomonas campestris chromosomal functions required for xanthan polysaccharide synthesis (xps) was undertaken. Seven xps DNA regions were isolated after conjugation of chemically induced non-mucoid mutants with a genomic library of X. campestris DNA. No overla...

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Autor principal: Ielpi, Luis
Publicado: 1993
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spelling paper:paper_00221287_v139_n3_p447_Harding2023-06-08T14:46:30Z Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum Ielpi, Luis phosphoglucomutase phosphomannomutase sugar nucleotide unclassified drug uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase uridine triphosphate glucose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase xanthan article bacterium mutant biosynthesis carbohydrate metabolism high performance liquid chromatography molecular cloning priority journal Xanthomonas Bacteria (microorganisms) Xanthomonas campestris A genetic and biochemical analysis of Xanthomonas campestris chromosomal functions required for xanthan polysaccharide synthesis (xps) was undertaken. Seven xps DNA regions were isolated after conjugation of chemically induced non-mucoid mutants with a genomic library of X. campestris DNA. No overlapping segments between regions were detected, based on physical mapping, indicating the unlinked character of these regions. Clones complementing several different mutants belonging to the same region contained overlapping segments of X. campestris chromosomal DNA. Complementation and biochemical analysis, and DNA mapping were used to identify and characterize xpsIII, IV and VI DNA regions. Mutants in these three regions were able to synthesize both lipid intermediates and xanthan gum in vitro when sugar nucleotides were provided as substrates. HPLC analysis of the intracellular sugar nucleotide content showed that the XpsIff group comprises two different classes of mutants: XpsIIIA, defective in UDP-glucose, UDP-glucuronic acid and GDP-mannose, and XpsIIIB, defective in GDP-mannose. XpsIV mutants were defective in UDP-glucose and UDP-glucuronic acid, and XpsVI mutants were defective only in UDP-glucuronic acid. Analysis of enzyme activities involved in the synthesis of UDP-glucose, GDP-mannose and UDP-glucuronic acid indicated that the xpsIIIA region affects the activity of the phosphoglucomutase/phosphomannomutase enzyme, and the xpsIIIB region affects the mannoisomerase/phosphomannoisomerase activities. The xpsIV mutations affect the activity of the UDPG-pyrophosphorylase enzyme, and the xps VI mutations affect the activity of the UDPG-dehydrogenase enzyme. Fil:Ielpi, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1993 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221287_v139_n3_p447_Harding http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221287_v139_n3_p447_Harding
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topic phosphoglucomutase
phosphomannomutase
sugar nucleotide
unclassified drug
uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase
uridine triphosphate glucose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase
xanthan
article
bacterium mutant
biosynthesis
carbohydrate metabolism
high performance liquid chromatography
molecular cloning
priority journal
Xanthomonas
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Xanthomonas campestris
spellingShingle phosphoglucomutase
phosphomannomutase
sugar nucleotide
unclassified drug
uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase
uridine triphosphate glucose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase
xanthan
article
bacterium mutant
biosynthesis
carbohydrate metabolism
high performance liquid chromatography
molecular cloning
priority journal
Xanthomonas
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Xanthomonas campestris
Ielpi, Luis
Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
topic_facet phosphoglucomutase
phosphomannomutase
sugar nucleotide
unclassified drug
uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase
uridine triphosphate glucose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase
xanthan
article
bacterium mutant
biosynthesis
carbohydrate metabolism
high performance liquid chromatography
molecular cloning
priority journal
Xanthomonas
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Xanthomonas campestris
description A genetic and biochemical analysis of Xanthomonas campestris chromosomal functions required for xanthan polysaccharide synthesis (xps) was undertaken. Seven xps DNA regions were isolated after conjugation of chemically induced non-mucoid mutants with a genomic library of X. campestris DNA. No overlapping segments between regions were detected, based on physical mapping, indicating the unlinked character of these regions. Clones complementing several different mutants belonging to the same region contained overlapping segments of X. campestris chromosomal DNA. Complementation and biochemical analysis, and DNA mapping were used to identify and characterize xpsIII, IV and VI DNA regions. Mutants in these three regions were able to synthesize both lipid intermediates and xanthan gum in vitro when sugar nucleotides were provided as substrates. HPLC analysis of the intracellular sugar nucleotide content showed that the XpsIff group comprises two different classes of mutants: XpsIIIA, defective in UDP-glucose, UDP-glucuronic acid and GDP-mannose, and XpsIIIB, defective in GDP-mannose. XpsIV mutants were defective in UDP-glucose and UDP-glucuronic acid, and XpsVI mutants were defective only in UDP-glucuronic acid. Analysis of enzyme activities involved in the synthesis of UDP-glucose, GDP-mannose and UDP-glucuronic acid indicated that the xpsIIIA region affects the activity of the phosphoglucomutase/phosphomannomutase enzyme, and the xpsIIIB region affects the mannoisomerase/phosphomannoisomerase activities. The xpsIV mutations affect the activity of the UDPG-pyrophosphorylase enzyme, and the xps VI mutations affect the activity of the UDPG-dehydrogenase enzyme.
author Ielpi, Luis
author_facet Ielpi, Luis
author_sort Ielpi, Luis
title Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
title_short Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
title_full Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
title_fullStr Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
title_full_unstemmed Identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
title_sort identification, genetic and biochemical analysis of genes involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide precursors of xanthan gum
publishDate 1993
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221287_v139_n3_p447_Harding
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221287_v139_n3_p447_Harding
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