CYP76AD1-beta clade polynucleotides, polypeptides, and uses thereof
AssigneeYeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
InventorsAsaph Aharoni, Guy Polturak
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Abstract
The invention provides recombinant polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid encoding a CYP76AD6 or related gene and their use for producing L-DOPA from tyrosine. The invention also provides recombinant polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid encoding a CYP76AD1 and/or CYP76AD6, a nucleic acid encoding a DOPA 4,5-dioxygenase (DOD) enzyme, such as Beta vulgaris DODA1, and, in some cases, a nucleic acid encoding betalain related glucosyltransferase, such as Mirabilis. jalapa gene cyclo-DOPA 5-O-glucosyltransferase (cDOPA5GT), and their use for producing betalains. Finally, the invention provides chimeric polypeptides, expression vectors, cells, compositions, and organisms, including plants, and their uses in various methods of the invention.
Claims8
A method of producing L-DOPA from tyrosine, comprising:
- introducing into a cell a recombinant polynucleotide that encodes CYP76AD6, wherein said recombinant polynucleotide is under the control of a heterologous promoter active in said cell, wherein said CYP76AD6 is a tyrosine hydroxylase that converts tyrosine to L-DOPA and comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 18 and wherein said cell is selected from a plant cell, a bacterial cell and a yeast cell, thereby producing L-DOPA from tyrosine.
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