Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an organism having an ergothioneine productivity that is capable of easily producing ergothioneine within a short period of time at a high yield, as compared with a conventional technology, and, therefore, enables ergothioneine production on an industrial scale. This purpose can be achieved by a transformed fungus into which a gene encoding enzyme (1) or genes encoding enzymes (1) and (2) have been inserted and in which the inserted gene(s) are overexpressed. (1) an enzyme catalyzing a reaction of synthesizing hercynyl cysteine sulfoxide from histidine and cysteine in the presence of S-adenosyl methionine, iron (II) and oxygen. (2) An enzyme catalyzing a reaction of synthesizing ergothioneine from hercynyl cysteine sulfoxide using pyridoxal 5′-phosphate as a coenzyme.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and methods for biosynthetically producing podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives including enzymes and their equivalents involved in the biosynthetic production of podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions related to the use of Mobile Element Insertions and their adjacent genomic sequences. Methods using MEIs as markers for cellular proliferation, as targets for pharmaceuticals, as markers for tissue fingerprinting and in related methods and compositions are disclosed herein. Methods and compositions relate to the detection, treatment and ongoing monitoring of cell proliferation events, cancer, and deleterious effects of mobile elements in aging, and to the selection, use and monitoring of the success of treatment regimens to address these conditions.
Abstract:
Methods for producing glycosylated and methylated resveratrol in a genetically engineered cell, by bioconversion, and in vitro are disclosed herein.
Abstract:
An agent and method for modifying the 5′ cap of RNA, for example for the purposes of isolation and analysis. According to one aspect the invention provides modified enzymes, namely modified trimethylguanosine synthases 2 from Giardia lamblia (GlaTGS2), the enzymatic activity of which is changed such that as compared to wild type enzymes the former can use AdoMet analogues better as cofactors.
Abstract:
Provided is an isolated polypeptide having triterpene methyltransferase activity. Also provided is an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the triterpene methyltransferase polypeptides; a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecules that encode the triterpene methyltransferase polypeptides; and a host cell(s) transfected with the aforementioned nucleic acid molecule or vector. In another aspect, a method of producing a methylated triterpene is provided. The method comprises providing a metabolizable carbon source to a host cell transfected with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a triterpene methyltransferase under conditions sufficient for production of a methylated triterpene. The method optionally further comprises isolating the methylated triterpene produced by the host cell.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, organisms, systems, and methods for expressing a gene product in a plant (e.g., a monocot) using a promoter operable in one or more plant tissues and/or cells. In some embodiments, an isolated nucleic acid may comprise an expression control sequence having the sequence of nucleotides 1-4726 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the expression control sequence has stem-regulated and/or defense-inducible promoter activity in at least one monocot (e.g., at least two monocots).
Abstract translation:根据一些实施方案,本公开涉及使用可在一个或多个植物组织和/或细胞中可操作的启动子在植物(例如,单子叶植物)中表达基因产物的组合物,生物体系,系统和方法。 在一些实施方案中,分离的核酸可以包含具有SEQ ID NO:1的核苷酸1-4726的序列的表达调控序列,其中所述表达控制序列在至少一个中具有干细胞调节和/或防御诱导型启动子活性 单子叶植物(例如,至少两个单子叶植物)。
Abstract:
This invention provides methods to determine the activity of methyltransferase enzymes which employ S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a substrate and transfer a methyl group to convert this substrate to S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), by measuring SAH conversion to AMP.
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Methods and constructs for RNA-guided targeting of heterologous functional domains such as transcriptional activators to specific genomic loci.
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Microbes are transformed with psilocybin genes under the control of weak or medium level promoter to make low levels of psilocybin therein. Low dose, microdose and sub-microdose foodstuff are then made with such microbes.