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Restoration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae coq7 Mutant by a Neurospora crassa Gene

Neurospora crassa 유전자에 의한 Saccharomyces cerevisiae coq7 돌연변이의 회복

  • 김은정 (고신대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 김상래 (고신대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 이병욱 (고신대학교 생명과학과)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

CoenzymeQ is a quinone derivative with a long isoprenoid side chain. It transports electrons in the respiratory chain located in the inner mitochondrial membrane of eukaryotes and the plasma membrane of prokaryotes. It also functions as an antioxidant. Saccharomyces cerevisine coq mutants, that are deficient coenzyme Q biosynthesis fail to aerobically grow. They are not able to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources, such as glycerol, either The putative $coq^{-7}$ gene involved in coenzyme Q biosynthesis of Neurospora crassa was cloned and used for complementation of S. cerevisiae coq7 mutant. The predicted amino acid sequence of N. crassa COQ7 showed about 58% homology with Coq7p of S. cerevisiae. The growth rate of S. cerevisiae $coq^7$ mutant transformed with the N. crassa $coq^{-7}$ gene was restored to the wild-type level. The complemented 5. cerevisiae strain was able to grow with glycerol as a sole carbon source and showed less sensitivities to linolenic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid.

Coenzyme Q은 긴 isoprenoid 사슬을 갖는 quinone의 유도체이다. Coenzyme Q는 진핵생명체의 미토콘드리아의 내막과 원핵생명체의 세포막에 위치하는 전자전달계에 존재하는 지용성 물질이며, 또한 항산화제로의 기능도 갖는다. Coenzyme Q는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae의 호기적 성장에 필수적이며, coq 돌연변이체는 발효가 불가능한 탄소 원에서의 성장이 불가능하다. S. cerevisiae의 $coq^7$p 효소들과 유사성을 나타내는 단백질을 암호화하는 Neurcspora crassa cDNA를 효모의 발현 벡터에 삽입하였다. N. crassa COQ7의 예상 서열은 S. cerevisiae의 효소와 58% homology를 보였다. N. crassa $coq^{-7}$ 유전자의 S. cerevisiae $coq^7$ 형질전환체는 야생형 균주와 유사한 성장률을 보였다. 형질전환 균주들은 발효가 불가능한 탄소원인 글리세롤을 유일한 탄소원으로 배양하였을 경우에도 정상적인 성장을 나타냈다. 또한 불포화지방산인 linolenic acid를 성장 배지에 첨가하여도 야생형 균주와 유사한 생존율이 관찰되었다.

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