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Braz. j. microbiol ; 45(3): 873-883, July-Sept. 2014. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-727016

ABSTRACT

The mutant Penicillium chrysogenum strain dogR5, derived from strain AS-P-78, does not respond to glucose regulation of penicillin biosynthesis and β-galactosidase, and is partially deficient in D-glucose phosphorilating activity. We have transformed strain dogR5 with the (hexokinase) hxk2 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transformants recovered glucose control of penicillin biosynthesis in different degrees, and acquired a hexokinase (fructose phosphorylating) activity absent in strains AS- P-78 and dogR5. Interestingly, they also recovered glucose regulation of β-galactosidase. On the other hand, glucokinase activity was affected in different ways in the transformants; one of which showed a lower activity than the parental dogR5, but normal glucose regulation of penicillin biosynthesis. Our results show that Penicillium chrysogenum AS-P-78 and dogR5 strains lack hexokinase, and suggest that an enzyme with glucokinase activity is involved in glucose regulation of penicillin biosynthesis and β-galactosidase, thus signaling glucose in both primary and secondary metabolism; however, catalytic and signaling activities seem to be independent.


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Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal/drug effects , Glucose/metabolism , Hexokinase/metabolism , Penicillins/biosynthesis , Penicillium chrysogenum/genetics , Penicillium chrysogenum/metabolism , Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism , Hexokinase/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics , Transformation, Genetic , beta-Galactosidase/biosynthesis
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Rev. bras. genét ; 11(2): 287-97, 1988. mapas, ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-57581

ABSTRACT

Neste trabalho é descrito o alto grau de polimorfismo da hexoquinase (HK) em abelhas africanizadas do Brasil e confirmado o monomorfismo deste sistema em abelhas de origem européia. A detecçäo da alozima 87 em abelhas africanizadas do Brasil é explicada pela introduçäo de Apis mellifera scutellata no país em 1956. A frequência do gene HK nas populaçöes brasileiras analisadas é maior em Luiz Antonio, Estado de Säo Paulo, localidade próxima a Rio Claro, centro inicial de dispersäo dos enxames africanos. A frequência deste alelo diminui à medida que populaçöes situadas a uma maior distância deste centro säo amostradas, particularmente, em áreas mais ao sul do país, onde a atividade apícola com base em abelhas européias foi mais intensa. A detecçäo deste polimorfismo se reveste de significativa importância para o rastreamento de genes africanos em populaçöes de Apis mellifera existentes no continente americano


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Animals , Bees/genetics , Hexokinase/genetics , Polymorphism, Genetic , Bees/enzymology
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