Anaerobic biosynthesis of enterobactin Escherichia coli: regulation of entC gene expression and evidence against its involvement in menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis.
AUTOR(ES)
Kwon, O
RESUMO
In Escherichia coli, isochorismate is a common precursor for the biosynthesis of the siderophore enterobactin and menaquinone (vitamin K2). Isochorismate is formed by the shikimate pathway from chorismate by the enzyme isochorismate synthase encoded by the entC gene. Since enterobactin is involved in the aerobic assimilation of iron, and menaquinone is involved in anaerobic electron transport, we investigated the regulation of entC by iron and oxygen. An operon fusion between entC with its associated regulatory region and lacZ+ was constructed and introduced into the chromosome in a single copy. Expression of entC-lacZ was found to be regulated by the concentration of iron both aerobically and anaerobically. An established entC::kan mutant deficient in enterobactin biosynthesis was found to grow normally and synthesize wild-type levels of menaquinone under anaerobic conditions in iron-sufficient media. These results led to the demonstration of an alternate isochorismate synthase specifically involved in menaquinone synthesis encoded by the menF gene. Consistent with these findings, the entC+ strains were found to synthesize enterobactin anaerobically under iron-deficient conditions while the ent mutants failed to do so.
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