Functional characterization of 5-enopyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Alkaliphilus metalliredigens in transgenic Arabidopsis

J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Oct;24(10):1421-6. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1404.04023.

Abstract

Although a large number of AroA enzymes (EPSPS: 5-enopyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase) have been identified, cloned, and tested for glyphosate resistance, only two AroA variants, derived from Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 and Zea mays, have been utilized to produce the commercial glyphosate-resistant crops. Here, we have used a PCR-based twostep DNA synthesis method to synthesize an aroA gene (aroAA. metalliredigens) from Alkaliphilus metalliredigens, encoding a new EPSPS. Furthermore, transgenic Arabidopsis with the new aroAA. metalliredigens gene was obtained to confirm the potential of the novel aroA gene in developing glyphosate-resistant crops.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / genetics
  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / metabolism*
  • Arabidopsis / enzymology*
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Drug Resistance
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycine / metabolism
  • Glyphosate
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / genetics
  • Herbicides / metabolism
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Herbicides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase
  • Glycine