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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2018

Identification and characterization of six glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of a new bacterial exopolysaccharide in Paenibacillus elgii.

Li Ou, Li Ang, Zhang Chujun, Huang Jingyu, Meng Yongli, Yuan Shenjing, Huang Junhua, Gao Xu, Yao Yulong, Yin Rui and 3 more

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018. 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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Li OuZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China. Ouli@zstu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-0463
Li AngZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Zhang ChujunZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Huang JingyuZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Meng YongliZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Yuan ShenjingZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Huang JunhuaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Gao XuZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Yao YulongZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Yin RuiZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Hu JinpanZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Ding BinZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
Hu XiufangZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China. Huxiuf@zstu.edu.cn.
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

2017R406055 Xinmiao talents Project of Zhejiang Provincecience Foundation of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 14042217-YNational Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 201610338019Teaching Reform Project kg20160123Teaching Reform Project kg201611Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation of China LY15C010005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paenibacillus elgii B69 produces a new xylose-containing exopolysaccharide (EPS) that effectively removes the pollutants from wastewater through flocculation. However, information about the biosynthesis of this EPS is limited. In this study, sequence analysis showed six putative glycosyltransferases (GTs) genes in polysaccharide gene clusters involved in glycosidic linkages of repeating units. Each gene was deleted and phenotypes were examined to understand the functions of these genes. Two of the genes were deleted successfully to encode a priming glucose GT and a side-chain xylose GT, but other genes were unsuccessfully deleted because of the accumulation of toxic intermediate products. The six genes were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the corresponding enzymes were purified. The activity of GTs was analyzed through mass spectrometry by using the purified membrane fraction as a lipid carrier receptor after a hexasaccharide repeated unit was reconstructed in vitro. The specificities of six different GTs and the building order of the hexasaccharide were characterized. This study provided a basis for future research on the biosynthetic pathway of EPS in Paenibacillus or other genera.

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Biosynthetic PathwaysEscherichia coliGene DeletionGene Knockout TechniquesGenes, BacterialGlycosidesGlycosyltransferasesMass SpectrometryMultigene FamilyPaenibacillusPhenotypePolysaccharides, BacterialWastewaterXyloseGlycosidesGlycosyltransferasesPolysaccharides, BacterialWastewaterXyloseBacterial exopolysaccharideEnzymatic reactionsGene knockoutGlycosyltransferasePaenibacillus elgii

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