A single residue mutation of 5-enoylpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase in Pseudomonas stutzeri enhances resistance to the herbicide glyphosate

Biotechnol Lett. 2008 Aug;30(8):1397-401. doi: 10.1007/s10529-008-9703-8. Epub 2008 Mar 27.

Abstract

A novel class II 5-enoylpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) was identified from Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 by complementation of an Escherichia coli auxotrophic aroA mutant. The single amino acid substitution of serine (Ser) for asparagine (Asn)-130 of the A1501 EPSPS enhanced resistance to 200 mM glyphosate. The mutated EPSPS had a 2.5-fold increase for IC(50) [glyphosate] value, a 2-fold increase for K (i) [glyphosate] value, but a K (m) [PEP] value similar to that of wild type. The effect of the single residue mutation on glyphosate resistance was also analyzed using a computer-based three-dimensional model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / chemistry
  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / genetics*
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycine / pharmacology
  • Glyphosate
  • Herbicide Resistance / genetics*
  • Herbicides / pharmacology*
  • Kinetics
  • Mutant Proteins / chemistry
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Phylogeny
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri / enzymology*
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri / genetics
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri / growth & development

Substances

  • Herbicides
  • Mutant Proteins
  • 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase
  • Glycine