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Yaguchi A, Franaszek N, O'Neill K, Lee S, Sitepu I, Boundy-Mills K, Blenner M. Identification of oleaginous yeasts that metabolize aromatic compounds. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 47:801-813. [PMID: 32221720 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-020-02269-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
The valorization of lignin is critical for the economic viability of the bioeconomy. Microbial metabolism is advantageous for handling the myriad of aromatic compounds resulting from lignin chemical or enzymatic depolymerization. Coupling aromatic metabolism to fatty acid biosynthesis makes possible the production of biofuels, oleochemicals, and other fine/bulk chemicals derived from lignin. Our previous work identified Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus as a yeast that could accumulate nearly 70% of its dry cell weight as lipids using aromatics as a sole carbon source. Expanding on this, other oleaginous yeast species were investigated for the metabolism of lignin-relevant monoaromatics. Thirty-six oleaginous yeast species from the Phaff yeast collection were screened for growth on several aromatic compounds representing S-, G-, and H- type lignin. The analysis reported in this study suggests that aromatic metabolism is largely segregated to the Cutaenotrichosporon, Trichosporon, and Rhodotorula clades. Each species tested within each clade has different properties with respect to the aromatics metabolized and the concentrations of aromatics tolerated. The combined analysis suggests that Cutaneotrichosporon yeast are the best suited to broad spectrum aromatic metabolism and support its development as a model system for aromatic metabolism in yeast.
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- Allison Yaguchi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 206 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 206 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 206 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 206 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Phaff Yeast Culture Collection, Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Phaff Yeast Culture Collection, Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 206 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA.
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Bracharz F, Beukhout T, Mehlmer N, Brück T. Opportunities and challenges in the development of Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus ATCC 20509 as a new cell factory for custom tailored microbial oils. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:178. [PMID: 29070039 PMCID: PMC5657120 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0791-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus ATCC 20509, previously known as Trichosporon oleaginosus, Cryptococcus curvatus, Apiotrichum curvatum or Candida curvata D is an oleaginous yeast with several favorable qualities: it is fast growing, accumulates high amounts of lipid and has a very broad substrate spectrum. Its resistance to hydrolysis byproducts and genetic accessibility make it a promising cell factory for custom tailored microbial oils. However, literature about this organism is of varying degree of quality. Moreover, due to numerous changes of the species name, reports are highly scattered and poorly cited. This led to a poor integration of the findings into a unified body of knowledge. Particularly, errors in strain name usage and consequently citation are found even in most recent literature. To simplify future work, this review provides an overview of published studies and main findings regarding the metabolic capacities of C. oleaginosus.
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- Felix Bracharz
- Technische Universität München, Division of Industrial Biocatalysis, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Westerdijk Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Technische Universität München, Division of Industrial Biocatalysis, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Division of Industrial Biocatalysis, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Mariné M, Brown NA, Riaño-Pachón DM, Goldman GH. On and Under the Skin: Emerging Basidiomycetous Yeast Infections Caused by Trichosporon Species. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1004982. [PMID: 26226483 PMCID: PMC4520462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Marçal Mariné
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol—CTBE, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Reiser J, Glumoff V, Ochsner UA, Fiechter A. Molecular analysis of the Trichosporon cutaneum DSM 70698 argA gene and its use for DNA-mediated transformations. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:3021-32. [PMID: 8188603 PMCID: PMC205460 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.10.3021-3032.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Genomic clones capable of complementing a previously isolated arginine auxotrophic mutant strain of the filamentous yeast Trichosporon cutaneum DSM 70698 have been identified by DNA-mediated transformation, and a complementing 4,082-bp subfragment was sequenced. This analysis revealed an intact gene (arg4) showing a high degree of homology with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae CPA2 gene encoding the large subunit of carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase (CPS-A). The inferred amino acid sequence of the T. cutaneum argA-encoded protein contains 1,168 residues showing 62% identity with the sequence of the S. cerevisiae CPA2 protein, and the comparison of the two sequences uncovered a putative intron sequence of 81 nucleotides close to the 5' end of the coding region of the T. cutaneum argA gene. The presence of this intron was confirmed by nuclease protection studies and by direct DNA sequence analysis of a cDNA fragment which had been obtained by PCR amplification. The T. cutaneum intron shares the general characteristics of introns found in yeasts and filamentous fungi. A major transcript of around 4 kb was found in Northern (RNA) blots. The T. cutaneum argA coding region was expressed in Escherichia coli under the control of the regulatable tac promoter. A roughly 130-kDa protein which was found to cross-react with an anti-rat CPS antibody in Western blots (immunoblots) was observed. Two putative ATP-binding domains were identified, one in the amino-terminal half of the argA-encoded protein and the other in the carboxy-terminal half. These domains are highly conserved among the known CPS-A sequences from S. cerevisiae, E. coli, and the rat. From these results we conclude that the T. cutaneum argA gene encodes the large subunit of CPS. This is the first gene to be identified and analyzed in the T. cutaneum DSM 70698 strain.
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- J Reiser
- Institut für Biotechnologie, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland
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Sanglard D, Fiechter A. DNA transformations of Candida tropicalis with replicating and integrative vectors. Yeast 1992; 8:1065-75. [PMID: 1293885 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320081209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The alkane-assimilating yeast Candida tropicalis was used as a host for DNA transformations. A stable ade2 mutant (Ha900) obtained by UV-mutagenesis was used as a recipient for different vectors carrying selectable markers. A first vector, pMK16, that was developed for the transformation of C. albicans and carries an ADE2 gene marker and a Candida autonomously replicating sequence (CARS) element promoting autonomous replication, was compatible for transforming Ha900. Two transformant types were observed: (i) pink transformants which easily lose pMK16 under non-selective growth conditions; (ii) white transformants, in which the same plasmid exhibited a higher mitotic stability. In both cases pMK16 could be rescued from these cells in Escherichia coli. A second vector, pADE2, containing the isolated C. tropicalis ADE2, gene, was used to transform Ha900. This vector integrated in the yeast genome at homologous sites of the ade2 locus. Different integration types were observed at one or both ade2 alleles in single or in tandem repeats.
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- D Sanglard
- Institute of Biotechnology, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland
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Ventura L, Ramón D, Pérez-González J. Isolation of anAspergillus terreusmutant impaired in arginine biosynthesis and its complementation with theargBgene fromAspergillus nidulans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1992. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05564.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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