In:
FEBS Letters, Wiley, Vol. 567, No. 2-3 ( 2004-06-04), p. 214-218
Abstract:
Plant fructosyltransferases are highly homologous in primary sequence and typically consist of two subunits but catalyze widely different reactions. Using functional expression in the yeast Pichia pastoris , we show that the substrate specificity of festuca sucrose:sucrose 1‐β‐ d ‐fructosyltransferase (1‐SST) and barley sucrose:fructan 6‐β‐ d ‐fructosyltransferase (6‐SFT) is entirely determined by the large subunit. Chimeric enzymes with the large subunit of festuca 1‐SST (LSuB) and the small subunit of barley 6‐SFT have the same catalytic specificity as the native festuca 1‐SST and vice versa. If the LSuB is expressed alone, it does not yield a functionally active enzyme, indicating that the small subunit is nevertheless essential.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-5793
,
1873-3468
DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2004.04.064
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2004
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1460391-3
SSG:
12
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