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Dictyostelium Hybrid Polyketide Synthase, SteelyA, Produces 4-methyl-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol and Induces Spore Maturation

Dictyostelium Hybrid Polyketide Synthase, SteelyA, Produces 4-methyl-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol and Induces Spore Maturation

Takaaki B Narita, Kota Koide, Naoki Morita, Tamao Saito

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2011 Jun;319(1):82-7.

PMID: 21438914

Abstract:

The genome of Dictyostelium contains two novel hybrid-type polyketide synthases (PKSs) known as 'Steely'; the Steely enzyme is formed by the fusion of type I and type III PKSs. One of these enzymes, SteelyB, is known to be responsible for the production of the stalk cell-inducing factor DIF-1 in vivo. On the other hand, the product(s) and expression pattern of SteelyA are not clearly understood, because there are two different reports associated with the in vitro products of SteelyA and its expression pattern. To solve this problem, we first examined the expression pattern using two different primer sets and found that it was quite similar to that shown in the dictyExpress database. stlA expression peaked at approximately 3 h and declined, but showed a small peak around the end of development. Next, we examined the in vivo product of SteelyA using a stlA null mutant and found that the mutant lacked 4-methyl-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol (MPBD). This null mutant showed aberrant, glassy sori, and most of the cells in the sori remained amoeba-like without a cell wall. This defect was restored by adding 200 nM of MPBD to the agar. These results indicate that SteelyA produces MPBD in vivo and induces spore maturation.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP538681	Pentylbenzene		538-68-1	Price

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