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KMID : 0665220100230040526
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Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition
2010 Volume.23 No. 4 p.526 ~ p.530
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Functional Characterization of sll1556 of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 as Type II Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase
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Cho Kab-Yeon
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Abstract
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Isopentenyl diphosphate(IPP) isomerization to dimethylallyl diphosphate(DMAPP) is an important step for the efficient production of isoprenoids such as lycopene, -carotene, astaxanthin, etc. The type II isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase gene from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803(sll1556, Syidi2) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli . When E. coli harboring lycopene synthesis genes, crtE, crtB, and crtI and mevalonate pathway genes, MvK1, MvK2, and Mvd, was cultured on LB medium containing mevalonate, the strain grew very slowly be due to the toxicity of isopentenyl diphosphate derived from mevalonate. When Syidi2 was introduced to E. coli harboring the lycopene synthesis genes and mevalonate pathway genes, growth on mevalonate medium was fully restored and the colony showed red color indicating lycopene formation. The growth rate of the mutant strain, E. coli (idi::), was very slow because of IPP accumulation and DMAPP deprivation. Ultimately the idi mutant was complemented by introducing the Syidi2 gene.
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KEYWORD
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isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase, Synechocystis sp., lycopene, isoprenoid
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