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Identification of three pathways for p-cresol catabolism and their gene expression in Pseudomonas alkylphenolica KL28

Pseudomonas alkylphenolica KL28에 존재하는 3종류의 p-cresol 분해 경로 및 유전자 발현

  • Sung, Jin Il (Department of Bio Health Science, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung (Department of Bio Health Science, Changwon National University)
  • 성진일 (창원대학교 생명보건학부) ;
  • 이경 (창원대학교 생명보건학부)
  • Received : 2016.08.24
  • Accepted : 2016.09.09
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

Previously our laboratory showed that Pseudomonas alkylphenolica KL28 possesses two different lap and pcu gene clusters for p-cresol catabolism. In this study, additional gene cluster (pchACXF-pcaHG-orf4-pcaBC) has been identified to encode enzymes necessary for catabolism of p-cresol to ${\beta}$-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate. This gene cluster showed almost identical nucleotide sequence homologies to those in the plasmid of Pseudomonas putida NCIMB 9866 and 9869, British origins, indicating the possibility of a horizontal gene transfer. Through mutagenesis of each gene cluster and gfp-based promoter reporter assays, it has been shown that the three gene clusters are functionally operated and pch genes are induced by p-cresol. Furthermore, the pcu gene cluster of the three was shown to be dominantly expressed in utilization of p-cresol. Mutation of the pcu gene was defective in aerial structure formation under p-cresol vapor, indicating the utilization rate of carbon source is one of key elements for the multicellular development of this strain.

본 연구에서는 p-cresol 초기 분해에 관여하는 기존의 lap과 pcu 유전자군 외에 새로운 pch 유전자군을 Pseudomonas alkylphenolica KL28로 부터 동정하였다. 이 유전자군(pchACXF-pcaHG-orf4-pcaBC)은 p-cresol을 ${\beta}$-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate로의 전환을 촉매할 수 있는 효소를 암호화하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 유전자 군은 영국에서 분리된 Pseudomonas putida NCIMB 9866과 9869의 plasmid에서 유래된 pch 유전자 군과 동일하여, 이들 유전자군은 종간 horizontal gene transfer로 전달되었을 가능성을 제시하였다. 각 유전자군의 관련 유전자의 변이와 gfp 레포터를 갖는 프로모터의 발현 분석을 통해 3개의 분해 유전자군이 모두 p-cresol의 분해에 관여하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, pch 유전자는 p-cresol에 의해 유도되며, 고체 및 액체 배지에서도 pcu 유전자군이 가장 높게 발현되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 pcu 유전자 변이주는 p-cresol을 이용하여 버섯모양의 공중체(aerial structure) 형성하지 않았으므로, 탄소원의 이용 속도가 다세포 구조 형성에 영향을 주는 중요한 요소 중의 하나임을 알 수 있었다.

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