This cytosolic sesquiterpenoid synthase requires a divalent cation cofactor (Mg2+ or, to a lesser extent, Mn2+) to neutralize the negative charge of the diphosphate leaving group. While unlikely to encounter geranyl diphosphate (GDP) in vivo as it is localized to plastids, the enzyme can use GDP as a substrate in vitro to produce (+)-(4R)-limonene [cf. EC 4.2.3.20, (R)-limonene synthase]. The enzyme is induced as part of a defense mechanism in the grand fir Abies grandis as a response to stem wounding.
The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
This cytosolic sesquiterpenoid synthase requires a divalent cation cofactor (Mg2+ or, to a lesser extent, Mn2+) to neutralize the negative charge of the diphosphate leaving group. While unlikely to encounter geranyl diphosphate (GDP) in vivo as it is localized to plastids, the enzyme can use GDP as a substrate in vitro to produce (+)-(4R)-limonene [cf. EC 4.2.3.20, (R)-limonene synthase]. The enzyme is induced as part of a defense mechanism in the grand fir Abies grandis as a response to stem wounding.
Substrates: - Products: (E)-alpha-bisabolene is the precursor in Abies species of todomatuic acid, juvabione, and related insect juvenile hormone mimics, overview
Substrates: induced (E)-alpha-bisabolene biosynthesis constitutes part of a defense response targeted to insect herbivores, and possibly fungal pathogens, that is distinct from induced oleoresin monoterpene production Products: -
Substrates: induced (E)-alpha-bisabolene biosynthesis constitutes part of a defense response targeted to insect herbivores, and possibly fungal pathogens, that is distinct from induced oleoresin monoterpene production Products: -
Substrates: - Products: (E)-alpha-bisabolene is the precursor in Abies species of todomatuic acid, juvabione, and related insect juvenile hormone mimics, overview
Substrates: induced (E)-alpha-bisabolene biosynthesis constitutes part of a defense response targeted to insect herbivores, and possibly fungal pathogens, that is distinct from induced oleoresin monoterpene production Products: -
Substrates: induced (E)-alpha-bisabolene biosynthesis constitutes part of a defense response targeted to insect herbivores, and possibly fungal pathogens, that is distinct from induced oleoresin monoterpene production Products: -
only weakly influences GDP conversion with the ag1 enzyme causing a 2fold activation at 100 mM KCl, but the monovalent cation has no effect with FDP as substrate
the activity of recombinant ag1 requires a divalent cation cofactor, Mg2+ or Mn2+, which is employed to neutralize the negative charge of the diphosphate leaving group in the substrate ionization step of the reaction sequence. Mg2+ is more efficient in catalysis than is Mn2+. With GDP as substrate, however, Mn2+ at 0.5 mM yields a 4fold higher rate of monoterpene synthase activity compared to Mg2+ at concentrations up to 50 mM
the activity of recombinant ag1 requires a divalent cation cofactor, Mg2+ or Mn2+, which is employed to neutralize the negative charge of the diphosphate leaving group in the substrate ionization step of the reaction sequence. Mg2+ is more efficient in catalysis than is Mn2+. With GDP as substrate, however, Mn2+ at 0.5 mM yields a 4fold higher rate of monoterpene synthase activity compared to Mg2+ at concentrations up to 50 mM
the highest GbTPS2 transcripts levels are observed in seedling root systems, which are approximately twofold higher than the levels observed in mature leaves. GbTPS2 transcript levels are substantially higher in these two tissues than all others analyzed, and the lowest levels are observed in mature seeds and stems
the highest GbTPS2 transcripts levels are observed in seedling root systems, which are approximately twofold higher than the levels observed in mature leaves. GbTPS2 transcript levels are substantially higher in these two tissues than all others analyzed, and the lowest levels are observed in mature seeds and stems
phylogenetic analysis reveals the two terpene synthase genes GbTPS1 and GbTPS2, encoding farnesol and bisabolene synthases, respectively, as primitive genes that might have evolved from an ancestral diterpene synthase. The enzyme belongs to the terpene synthase family, gymnosperm-specific TPSd subfamily, that further segregates into the TPSd1, TPSd2, and TPSd3 clades based on the phylogenetic analysis of 29 and 72 gymnosperm TPSs. The majority of gymnosperm sesquiterpene synthases fall within the TPSd2 clade
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cloning from a cDNA library, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparisons, functional expression in Escherichia coli strain BL21
expression of the enzyme under control of the potato proteinase inhibitor II pinII-promoter in Picea glauca seedlings, as well as in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum in a cell-specific manner in trichomes, expression analysis of theGUS-(E)-alpha-bisabolene synthase construct, overview
gene ag1, cloning from a wound-induced stem-cDNA library, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparisons, phylogenetic tree, functional expression in Escherichia coli strain XL1-Blue
gene PaTPS-Bis, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, expression and phylogenetic analysis, sequence comparison with other enzymes of the terpene synthase family, functional expression in Escherichia coli
gene TPS2, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis, recombinant expression of C-terminally His-tagged enzyme in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3), functional recombinant expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain INVSc1
metabolic engineering tools are used to construct a new pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica to enzymatically convert the abundant acetyl-CoA pool in the oleaginous yeast host into alpha-bisabolene, beta-bisabolene and gamma-bisabolene. The engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strains are highly promising microbial platforms for converting waste cooking oil into the valuable sesquiterpene bisabolene and its derivatives
metabolic engineering tools are used to construct a new pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica to enzymatically convert the abundant acetyl-CoA pool in the oleaginous yeast host into alpha-bisabolene, beta-bisabolene and gamma-bisabolene. The engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strains are highly promising microbial platforms for converting waste cooking oil into the valuable sesquiterpene bisabolene and its derivatives
the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can be engineered to produce the sesquiterpene biodiesel precursor (E)-alpha-bisabolene. Substantial enhancements of productivity are achieved by coordinated tuning of the isoprenoid metabolism, combining serial enzyme loading for terpene synthase overexpression and amiRNA-based repression of competing pathways. Up to 10.3 mg bisabolene/g cell dry weight could be produced in five days
improving heterologous protein expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for alpha-bisabolene production. The bisabolene titer reaches 22.2 mg/l after 36 days of growth. Cyanobacterial biofuels have the potential to reduce the cost and climate impacts of biofuel production because primary carbon fixation and conversion to fuel are completed together in the cultivation of the cyanobacteria. Cyanobacterial biofuels, therefore, do not rely on costly organic carbon feedstocks that heterotrophs require, which reduces competition for agricultural resources such as arable land and freshwater
Expression of the bisabolene synthase is sufficient to complete the biosynthetic pathway of bisabolene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Fine-tuning of the cyanobacterial terpenoid pathway is crucial for the generation of microbial platforms for terpenoid production on industrial scale. Enhancement of the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway via additional overexpression of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and IPP/DMAPP isomerase (IDI) significantly increased production per cell. However, in the absence of a carbon sink, the overexpression of DXS and IDI leads to significant growth impairment. The final engineered strain reaches a volumetric titre of 9 mg/l culture of bisabolene after growing for 12 days. When the cultures are grown in a high cell density (HCD) system, an increase in the volumetric titres by one order of magnitude for all producing-strains is observed. The strain with improved methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway presents an increase twice as much as the remaining engineered strains, yielding more than 180 mg/l culture after 10 days of cultivation. The overexpression of these two methylerythritol 4-phosphate enzymes prevents the decrease in the bisabolene specific titres when grown in HCD conditions, where primary metabolism is usually favoured
Terpenoid-based defenses in conifers: cDNA cloning, characterization, and functional expression of wound-inducible (E)-alpha-bisabolene synthase from grand fir (Abies grandis)
Parveen, I.; Wang, M.; Zhao, J.; Chittiboyina, A.G.; Tabanca, N.; Ali, A.; Baerson, S.R.; Techen, N.; Chappell, J.; Khan, I.A.; Pan, Z.
Investigating sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Ginkgo biloba molecular cloning and functional characterization of (E,E)-farnesol and alpha-bisabolene synthases