ISOPRENE SYNTHASE AND POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOPRENE MONOMER

摘要

The invention provides a useful means for establishing an excellent isoprene monomer production system. Specifically, the invention provides polynucleotides and the like of (a), (b), or (c) below: (a) polynucleotide containing (i) a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or (ii) a base sequence comprising nucleotide residue numbers 133-1785 in the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) polynucleotide containing a base sequence having 90% or greater identity with the base sequences (i) or (ii) above, and encoding a protein having isoprene synthase activity; or (c) a polynucleotide that hybridizes with a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence complementary to the base sequences (i) or (ii) above, under stringent conditions, and encodes a protein having isoprene synthase activity.