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Genetics, Vol. 168, 785-794, October 2004, Copyright © 2004
doi:10.1534/genetics.104.027540
Connection of Propionyl-CoA Metabolism to Polyketide Biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulans
Yong-Qiang Zhang*,1,
Matthias Brock
and
Nancy P. Keller*,2
* Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Department of Microbiology, University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
2 Corresponding author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706.
E-mail: npk{at}plantpath.wisc.edu
Propionyl-CoA is an intermediate metabolite produced through a variety of pathways including thioesterification of propionate and catabolism of odd chain fatty acids and select amino acids. Previously, we found that disruption of the methylcitrate synthase gene, mcsA, which blocks propionyl-CoA utilization, as well as growth on propionate impaired production of several polyketides—molecules typically derived from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA—including sterigmatocystin (ST), a potent carcinogen, and the conidiospore pigment. Here we describe three lines of evidence that demonstrate that excessive propionyl-CoA levels in the cell can inhibit polyketide synthesis. First, inactivation of a putative propionyl-CoA synthase, PcsA, which converts propionate to propionyl-CoA, restored polyketide production and reduced cellular propionyl-CoA content in a 
mcsA background. Second, inactivation of the acetyl-CoA synthase, FacA, which is also involved in propionate utilization, restored polyketide production in the mcsA background. Third, fungal growth on several compounds (e.g., heptadecanoic acid, isoleucine, and methionine) whose catabolism includes the formation of propionyl-CoA, were found to inhibit ST and conidiospore pigment production. These results demonstrate that excessive propionyl-CoA levels in the cell can inhibit polyketide synthesis.
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