Cis/trans isomerase of unsaturated fatty acids of Pseudomonas putida P8: evidence for a heme protein of the cytochrome c type.

ABSTRACT: From a pool of 600 temperature-sensitive transposon mutants of Pseudomonas putida P8, 1 strain was isolated that carries a mini-Tn5 insertion within the cytochrome c operon. As a result, genes involved in the attachment of heme to cytochrome c-type proteins are turned off. Accordingly, cytochrome c could not be detected spectrophotometrically. The mutant also exhibited a remarkable reduction of cis-trans isomerization capability for unsaturated fatty acids. Consistent with the genetic and physiological data is the detection of a cytochrome c-type heme-binding motif close to the N terminus of the predicted polypeptide of the cis/trans isomerase (cti) gene (CVACH; conserved amino acids in italics). The functional significance of this motif was proven by site-directed mutagenesis. A possible

SUBMITTER: Holtwick R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC91390 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature