PRODUCTION OF PHYTOENE, AN OXIDATIVE STRESS PROTECTIVE CAROTENOID, INMAMMALIAN-CELLS BY INTRODUCTION OF PHYTOENE SYNTHASE GENE CRTB ISOLATED FROM A BACTERIUM ERWINIA-UREDOVORA
Y. Satomi et al., PRODUCTION OF PHYTOENE, AN OXIDATIVE STRESS PROTECTIVE CAROTENOID, INMAMMALIAN-CELLS BY INTRODUCTION OF PHYTOENE SYNTHASE GENE CRTB ISOLATED FROM A BACTERIUM ERWINIA-UREDOVORA, Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B Physical and biological sciences, 71(7), 1995, pp. 236-240
Carotenoids have been known to be effective in preventing a variety of
diseases such as cancers and cardiovascular disorders. Mammalian cell
s cannot synthesize carotenoids and rely on a dietary source for their
intake. Here we report the establishment of mammalian cells synthesiz
ing phytoene, a kind of carotenoid, by introduction of the crtB gene,
phytoene synthase gene, which was previously cloned from a bacterium,
Erwinia uredovora. The phytoene-producing cells acquired a resistance
against oxidative stress induced by Fe3+/adenosine 5'-diphosphate. The
data suggest the feasibility of a genetic chemoprevention for oxidati
ve stress-related disorders by endogenous synthesis of phytoene in mam
malian cells.