The complete gene (cefG) encoding the acetyl-CoA: deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase of Cephalosporium acremonium, its isolation and use.

摘要

The gene (cefG) encoding the acetyl-CoA: deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase (DAC-ATF) of Cephalosporium acremonium (syn. Acremonium chrysogenum) C10 has been isolated. It contains two introns and encodes a protein of 444 amino acids with a molecular weight of 49269 that correlates well with the molecular weight deduced by gel filtration (Mol. weight 52 000 +/- 1 000). The cefG gene is linked to the cefEF gene (encoding the bifunctional deacetoxycephalosporin C synthase/hydroxylase) but it is expressed in the opposite orientation to the cefEF gene. The isolated cefG complements the deficiency of deacetylcephalosporin acetyltransferase e.g. in the non-producer mutant C. acremonium ATCC 20371 and restores cephalosporin biosynthesis in this strain. The cefG is therefore useful to improve cephalosporin C production.