Part:BBa_K2739008
Bktb
BtkB is paralogous to the phaA protein, which is involved in the bioplastic Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthetic pathway. The PHA pathway is usually conducted through the PHA operon, which involves 3 enzymatic reactions. PhaA catalyses the first step of the pathway and allow the formation of acetoacetyl-CoA through condensation of two molecules of acetyl-CoA. BktB was isolated from R. eutropha H16, and instead of forming acetoacetyl-CoA, it allows the formation of 3-ketovaleryl-CoA and contribute to the formation of PHBV as the end product.
Usage and Biology
BktB's main function is to form the 3-ketovaleryl-CoA through condensation of two molecules of acetyl-CoA. BktB was isolated from R. eutrophaH16 as the most important paralogous gene for PHBV production since it showed higher substrate specificity to the C5 monomer and used 3-ketovaleryl-CoA more efficiently (Mifune et al., 2010). The kinetic properties analysis of phaA and BktB revealed that the specific activity of PhaA is 150-fold lower than BktB if 3-ketovaleryl-CoA was used as substrates, and the ability of PhaA and BktB to incorporate 3HV fraction during the production of PHBV differed when growing in M9 minimal medium with 1% glucose and different amount propionate (Slater et al., 1998).This result was further supported by analysing and comparing bktB mutant strain with wild type R. eutropha, which indicated that BktB was responsible for generating 3HV in PHBV.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal BsaI site found at 831
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