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. 1993 Jun;175(12):3900–3904. doi: 10.1128/jb.175.12.3900-3904.1993

Cloning and sequencing of a gene encoding carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase from Streptomyces peucetius and its expression in Escherichia coli.

K Madduri 1, F Torti 1, A L Colombo 1, C R Hutchinson 1
PMCID: PMC204808  PMID: 8509343

Abstract

Sequence analysis of a portion of the Streptomyces peucetius daunorubicin biosynthetic gene cluster revealed a complete open reading frame (dnrK) that showed DNA and protein sequence homology to several O-methyltransferases. Expression of dnrK in Streptomyces lividans and Escherichia coli was done to show that this gene codes for carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase. The deduced carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase protein shows a conserved nucleotide binding site for its S-adenosyl-L-methionine cofactor.

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