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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Genomic clones containing an Aspergillus nidulans isopenicillin N synthetase (IPNS) gene have been identified by heterologous hybridization with a Cephalosporium acremonium DNA probe. The open reading frame encodes a 331 amino acid polypeptide with extensive homology with the genes of other beta-lactam-producing fungi. The gene product has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli and shown to have activity of IPNS. This represents the first evidence at the molecular level that the biosynthesis of penicillins in A. nidulans occurs by the same pathway as in other beta-lactam-producing microorganisms. Comparison of available nucleotide sequences from IPNS genes suggests a horizontal transmission of the gene between the prokaryotic beta-lactam producers of the genus Streptomyces and the filamentous fungi.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and characterization of the isopenicillin N synthetase gene mediating the formation of the beta-lactam ring in Aspergillus nidulans.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Genética Molecular, Antibióticos S.A., Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article