Biosynthesis of the antimetabolite 6-thioguanine in Erwinia amylovora plays a key role in fire blight pathogenesis.

Coyne S, Chizzali C, Khalil MN, Litomska A, Richter K, Beerhues L, Hertweck C. (2013) Biosynthesis of the antimetabolite 6-thioguanine in Erwinia amylovora plays a key role in fire blight pathogenesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 52(40), 10564-10568.

Abstract

Sulfur for fire: The molecular basis for the biosynthesis of the antimetabolite 6-thioguanine (6TG) was unveiled in Erwinia amylovora, the causative agent of fire blight. Bioinformatics, heterologous pathway reconstitution in E. coli, and mutational analyses indicate that the protein YcfA mediates guanine thionation in analogy to 2-thiouridylase. Assays in planta and in cell cultures reveal for the first time a crucial role of 6TG in fire blight pathogenesis.

Leibniz-HKI-Autor*innen

Cornelia Chizzali
Christian Hertweck
Agnieszka Litomska

Identifier

doi: 10.1002/anie.201305595