A squalene synthase-like enzyme initiates production of tetraterpenoid hydrocarbons in Botryococcus braunii Race L

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第一作者： Thapa, Hem R.

作者： Thapa, Hem R.;Naik, Mandar T.;Devarenne, Timothy P.;Naik, Mandar T.;Okada, Shigeru;Takada, Kentaro;Okada, Shigeru;Takada, Kentaro;Molnar, Istvan;Xu, Yuquan;Xu, Yuquan

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期刊名称：NATURE COMMUNICATIONS （ 影响因子：14.919； 五年影响因子：15.805 ）

ISSN： 2041-1723

年卷期： 2016 年 7 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The green microalga Botryococcus braunii is considered a promising biofuel feedstock producer due to its prodigious accumulation of hydrocarbon oils that can be converted into fuels. B. braunii Race L produces the C-40 tetraterpenoid hydrocarbon lycopadiene via an uncharacterized biosynthetic pathway. Structural similarities suggest this pathway follows a biosynthetic mechanism analogous to that of C-30 squalene. Confirming this hypothesis, the current study identifies C-20 geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) as a precursor for lycopaoctaene biosynthesis, the first committed intermediate in the production of lycopadiene. Two squalene synthase (SS)-like complementary DNAs are identified in race L with one encoding a true SS and the other encoding an enzyme with lycopaoctaene synthase (LOS) activity. Interestingly, LOS uses alternative C-15 and C-20 prenyl diphosphate substrates to produce combinatorial hybrid hydrocarbons, but almost exclusively uses GGPP in vivo. This discovery highlights how SS enzyme diversification results in the production of specialized tetraterpenoid oils in race L of B. braunii.

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