Identification of a Glyphosate-Resistant Mutant of Rice 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-Phosphate Synthase Using a Directed Evolution Strategy1[W][OA]
Identification of a Glyphosate-Resistant Mutant of Rice 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-Phosphate Synthase Using a Directed Evolution Strategy1[W][OA]
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DOI:
10.1104/pp.105.068577
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发表时间:
2005-12
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Min Zhou;Honglin Xu;Xiaoli Wei;Zhiqiang Ye;Liping Wei;W. Gong;Yongqin Wang;Zhen Zhu
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作者:
Min Zhou;Honglin Xu;Xiaoli Wei;Zhiqiang Ye;Liping Wei;W. Gong;Yongqin Wang;Zhen Zhu
5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) is a key enzyme in the shikimate pathway and is targeted by the wide-spectrum herbicide glyphosate. Here, we describe the use of a selection system based on directed evolution to select glyphosate-resistant mutants of EPSPS. Using this system, the rice (Oryza sativa) EPSPS gene, mutagenized by Error-Prone polymerase chain reaction, was introduced into an EPSPS-deficient Escherichia coli strain, AB2829, and transformants were selected on minimal medium by functional complementation. Three mutants with high glyphosate resistance were identified in three independent glyphosate selection experiments. Each mutant contained a C317→T transition within the EPSPS coding sequence, causing a change of proline-106 to leucine (P106L) in the protein sequence. Glyphosate resistance assays indicated a 3-fold increase in glyphosate resistance of E. coli expressing the P106L mutant. Affinity of the P106L mutant for glyphosate and phosphoenolpyruvate was decreased about 70-fold and 4.6-fold, respectively, compared to wild-type EPSPS. Analysis based on a kinetic model demonstrates that the P106L mutant has a high glyphosate resistance while retaining relatively high catalytic efficiency at low phosphoenolpyruvate concentrations. A mathematical model derived from the Michaelis-Menten equation was used to characterize the effect of expression level and selection conditions on kinetic (Ki and Km) variation of the mutants. This prediction suggests that the expression level is an important aspect of the selection system. Furthermore, glyphosate resistance of the P106L mutant was confirmed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), demonstrating the potential for using the P106L mutant in transgenic crops.