Nucleotide sequence of the phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase gene from Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü494 and its expression in Nicotiana tabacum

Gene. 1988 Oct 15;70(1):25-37. doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(88)90101-1.

Abstract

The phosphinothricin (Pt) N-acetyltransferase gene (pat) of Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü494 is located on a 0.8-kb BglII fragment [Strauch et al., Gene 63 (1988) 65-74]. By sequencing a 1.3-kb BglII-SstII fragment, an open reading frame representing the pat gene was found. It encodes a polypeptide of 183 amino acids with an Mr of 20,621. The base composition of the pat gene is typical for Streptomyces [70.1 mol% (G + C) in total and 93.5 mol% (G + C) in the third position]. Translation of pat is initiated by a GTG codon which was identified by frameshift mutations in Escherichia coli as well as in Streptomyces lividans. Significant homology of the pat gene was found to the bialaphos-resistance gene (bar) of Streptomyces hygroscopicus [Thompson et al., EMBO J. 9 (1987) 2519-2523]. However, variations were detected in the 5'-noncoding region of the two resistance genes which may reflect differences in regulation. Since Pt is a potent herbicide, the pat gene was modified and introduced into Nicotiana tabacum by Agrobacterium-mediated leaf-disc transformation. The GTG start codon of pat was replaced by ATG. Subsequently the modified pat-coding region was fused to the 35S promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus. Transgenic plants could directly be selected on Pt-containing medium.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetyltransferases / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Recombinant
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nicotiana / genetics
  • Plants, Toxic
  • Plasmids
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Streptomyces / enzymology*
  • Streptomyces / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Recombinant
  • Acetyltransferases
  • phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/M22827