RIS ID
34093
Abstract
We have cloned and analysed a laeA gene (Pci-laeA) that may control mevastatin biosynthesis in Penicillium citrinum. The full-length Pci-laeA sequence is 1,340 bp with an ORF of 1,284 bp encoding 427 amino acids. It shows 95% identity with LaeA from P. chrysogenum. The predicted molecular mass of Pci-LaeA is 48.72 kDa with an estimated theoretical isoelectric point of 6.96. Pci-LaeA has a conserved S-adenosylmethionine binding site and a potential MlcR (a pathway specific regulator in mevastatin biosynthesis) binding site.
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Publication Details
Xing, W., Deng, C. & Hu, C. (2010). Molecular cloning and characterization of the global regulator LaeA in Penicillium citrinum. Biotechnology Letters, 32 (11), 1733-1737.