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ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2017

Complementation of a metK-deficient E. coli strain with heterologous AdoMet synthetase genes.

Gwenn G Parungao, Mojun Zhao, Qinzhe Wang, Stephen P Zano, Ronald E Viola, Robert M Blumenthal

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Gwenn G ParungaoDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Mojun ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Qinzhe WangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Stephen P ZanoDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Ronald E ViolaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Robert M BlumenthalDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Program in Bioinformatics, University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.

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Selective Agents to Block Virulence in Gram-negative PathogensR21AI098702 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO · PI BLUMENTHAL, ROBERT MARTIN, VIOLA, RONALD EDWARD · 2012 to 2013
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NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI098702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet) is an essential metabolite, playing a wide variety of metabolic roles. The enzyme that produces AdoMet from l-methionine and ATP (methionine adenosyltransferase, MAT) is thus an attractive target for anti-cancer and antimicrobial agents. It would be very useful to have a system that allows rapid identification of species-specific inhibitors of this essential enzyme. A previously generated E. coli strain, lacking MAT (∆metK) but containing a heterologous AdoMet transporter, was successfully complemented with heterologous metK genes from several bacterial pathogens, as well as with MAT genes from a fungal pathogen and Homo sapiens. The nine tested genes, which vary in both sequence and kinetic properties, all complemented strain MOB1490 well in rich medium. When these strains were grown in glucose minimal medium, growth delays or defects were observed with some specific metK genes, defects that were dramatically reduced if l-methionine was added to the medium.

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BacteriaBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFungal ProteinsFungiGenetic Complementation TestHumansMethionineMethionine AdenosyltransferaseS-AdenosylmethionineBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsFungal ProteinsMethionineMethionine AdenosyltransferaseMetK protein, E coliS-AdenosylmethionineEscherichia coliheterologous complementationMATmethionineMetKS-adenosyl-L-methionine

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PMID29111970
PMCPMC5845735

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