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To identify and functionally characterize novel candidate intracellular poly[D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) depolymerase genes in Ralstonia eutropha H16.

June 17, 2003Journal of Bacteriology

Ralstonia eutrophaH16 Encodes Two and Possibly Three Intracellular Poly d -(−)-3-Hydroxybutyrate Depolymerase Genes

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GYGregory M. YorkMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)JLJoachim LupbergerInserm JTJiamin TianPeking University

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Genetic analysis reveals multiple intracellular polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerases in Ralstonia eutropha H16, indicating cooperative enzymatic degradation during polymer utilization.

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To identify and functionally characterize novel candidate intracellular poly[D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) depolymerase genes in Ralstonia eutropha H16.
Identified candidate genes phaZ2 and phaZ3 in R. eutropha using degenerate PCR primers derived from phaZ1 and Ralstonia metallidurans homologs, sequenced via inverse PCR and genomic library screening.
Constructed single, double, and triple deletion strains across phaZ1, phaZ2, and phaZ3 in R. eutropha H16.
Assayed PHB accumulation and degradation dynamics in wild-type and mutant strains cultured in rich growth medium versus dedicated PHB utilization conditions.
Predicted PhaZ1, PhaZ2, and PhaZ3 proteins share approximately 30% sequence identity.
Under rich medium conditions, PhaZ1 alone was sufficient to mediate intracellular PHB degradation.
In cells accumulating approximately 80% dry cell weight PHB under utilization conditions, PhaZ1 and PhaZ2 together accounted for intracellular degradation, confirming PhaZ2 as a functional intracellular depolymerase.

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York et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95c50203961d9b8dbaef74 https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.185.13.3788-3794.2003

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Genetic analysis reveals multiple intracellular polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerases in Ralstonia eutropha H16, indicating cooperative enzymatic degradation during polymer utilization.

Ralstonia eutrophaH16 Encodes Two and Possibly Three Intracellular Poly d -(−)-3-Hydroxybutyrate Depolymerase Genes

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