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Liebl M, Huber L, Elsaman H, Merschak P, Wagener J, Gsaller F, Müller C. Quantifying Isoprenoids in the Ergosterol Biosynthesis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:768. [PMID: 37504756 PMCID: PMC10381423 DOI: 10.3390/jof9070768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The ergosterol pathway is a promising target for the development of new antifungals since its enzymes are essential for fungal cell growth. Appropriate screening assays are therefore needed that allow the identification of potential inhibitors. We developed a whole-cell screening method, which can be used to identify compounds interacting with the enzymes of isoprenoid biosynthesis, an important part of the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. The method was validated according to the EMEA guideline on bioanalytical method validation. Aspergillus fumigatus hyphae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were lysed mechanically in an aqueous buffer optimized for the enzymatic deconjugation of isoprenoid pyrophosphates. The residual alcohols were extracted, silylated and analyzed by GC-MS. The obtained isoprenoid pattern provides an indication of the inhibited enzyme, due to the accumulation of specific substrates. By analyzing terbinafine-treated A. fumigatus and mutant strains containing tunable gene copies of erg9 or erg1, respectively, the method was verified. Downregulation of erg9 resulted in a high accumulation of intracellular farnesol as well as elevated levels of geranylgeraniol and isoprenol. The decreased expression of erg1 as well as terbinafine treatment led to an increased squalene content. Additional analysis of growth medium revealed high farnesyl pyrophosphate levels extruded during erg9 downregulation.
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- Maximilian Liebl
- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (M.L.); (L.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (M.L.); (L.H.)
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- Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany; (H.E.); (J.W.)
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (P.M.); (F.G.)
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- Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany; (H.E.); (J.W.)
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, D08 RX0X Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (P.M.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University, 81377 Munich, Germany; (M.L.); (L.H.)
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Jiang H, Wang X. Biosynthesis of monoterpenoid and sesquiterpenoid as natural flavors and fragrances. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 65:108151. [PMID: 37037288 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Terpenoids are a large class of plant-derived compounds, that constitute the main components of essential oils and are widely used as natural flavors and fragrances. The biosynthesis approach presents a promising alternative route in terpenoid production compared to plant extraction or chemical synthesis. In the past decade, the production of terpenoids using biotechnology has attracted broad attention from both academia and the industry. With the growing market of flavor and fragrance, the production of terpenoids directed by synthetic biology shows great potential in promoting future market prospects. Here, we reviewed the latest advances in terpenoid biosynthesis. The engineering strategies for biosynthetic terpenoids were systematically summarized from the enzyme, metabolic, and cellular dimensions. Additionally, we analyzed the key challenges from laboratory production to scalable production, such as key enzyme improvement, terpenoid toxicity, and volatility loss. To provide comprehensive technical guidance, we collected milestone examples of biosynthetic mono- and sesquiterpenoids, compared the current application status of chemical synthesis and biosynthesis in terpenoid production, and discussed the cost drivers based on the data of techno-economic assessment. It is expected to provide critical insights into developing translational research of terpenoid biomanufacturing.
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- Hui Jiang
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311200, PR China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311200, PR China; College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, PR China.
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Jiang Z, Xu C, Wang L, Hong K, Ma C, Lv C. Potential enzymes involved in beer monoterpenoids transformation: structures, functions and challenges. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 63:2082-2092. [PMID: 34459289 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1970510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Monoterpenes are important flavor and fragrance compounds in food. In beer, the monoterpenes mainly come from hops added during boiling process. Biotransformations of monoterpene which occurred during fermentation conferred beer with various kinds of aroma profiles, which can be mainly attributed to the contribution of enzymes in yeast. However, there are few reports on the identification and characterization of these enzymes in yeast. Illustrating the structure and functions of key enzymes related to transformations will broaden their potential applications in beer or other foodstuffs. Monoterpenoids including terpene hydrocarbons (limonene, myrcene, and pinene) and terpene alcohol (linalool, geraniol, nerol, and citronellol) gave the beer flower-like or fruit-like aroma. The biotransformation of monoterpenes and monoterpene alcohols in bacteria and yeast, and potential enzymes related to the transformation of them are reviewed here. Enzymes primarily are dehydrogenases including linalool dehydrogenase/isomerase, geraniol/geranial dehydrogenase, nerol dehydrogenase and citronellol dehydrogenase. Most of them are substrate-specific or substrate-specific after modifications by biotechnology methods, and part of them have been expressed in E. coli, while the purification and catalytic rate is very low. Efforts should be made to acquire abundant enzymes, and to fabricate enzyme-expressing yeast, which can be further applied in beer fermentation system.highlightsMonoterpenoids contributed to the flavor of food, especially beer.Transformation of monoterpenoids occurred during fermentation.Various kinds of enzymes are involved in the transformation of monoterpenoids in bacteria, yeast, etc.Crystal structures of these enzymes have been partially resolved.Few enzymes are further applied in food system to obtain abundant flavor.
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- Zhenghui Jiang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, Beijing, China
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The Occurrence of Glycosylated Aroma Precursors in Vitis vinifera Fruit and Humulus lupulus Hop Cones and Their Roles in Wine and Beer Volatile Aroma Production. Foods 2021; 10:foods10050935. [PMID: 33923228 PMCID: PMC8146117 DOI: 10.3390/foods10050935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Volatile aroma compounds found in grapes and hops may be present as both free volatiles and bound glycosides. Glycosides found in the raw materials are transferred to their respective fermented beverages during production where the odorless compounds may act as a reservoir of free volatiles that may be perceived by the consumer if hydrolyzed. A review of the literature on grape and wine glycosides and the emerging literature for glycosides in hops is presented in order to demonstrate the depth of history in grape glycoside research and may help direct new research on hop glycosides. Focus is brought to the presence of glycosides in the raw materials, the effect that winemaking and brewing have on glycoside levels, and current methods for the analysis of glycosidically linked aroma compounds.
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Li ZJ, Wang YZ, Wang LR, Shi TQ, Sun XM, Huang H. Advanced Strategies for the Synthesis of Terpenoids in Yarrowia lipolytica. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:2367-2381. [PMID: 33595318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Terpenoids are an important class of secondary metabolites that play an important role in food, agriculture, and other fields. Microorganisms are rapidly emerging as a promising source for the production of terpenoids. As an oleaginous yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica contains a high lipid content which indicates that it must produce high amounts of acetyl-CoA, a necessary precursor for the biosynthesis of terpenoids. Y. lipolytica has a complete eukaryotic mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway but it has not yet seen commercial use due to its low productivity. Several metabolic engineering strategies have been developed to improve the terpenoids production of Y. lipolytica, including developing the orthogonal pathway for terpenoid synthesis, increasing the catalytic efficiency of terpenoids synthases, enhancing the supply of acetyl-CoA and NADPH, expressing rate-limiting genes, and modifying the branched pathway. Moreover, most of the acetyl-CoA is used to produce lipid, so it is an effective strategy to strike a balance of precursor distribution by rewiring the lipid biosynthesis pathway. Lastly, the latest developed non-homologous end-joining strategy for improving terpenoid production is introduced. This review summarizes the status and metabolic engineering strategies of terpenoids biosynthesis in Y. lipolytica and proposes new insights to move the field forward.
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- Zi-Jia Li
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Lu Z, Peng B, Ebert BE, Dumsday G, Vickers CE. Auxin-mediated protein depletion for metabolic engineering in terpene-producing yeast. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1051. [PMID: 33594068 PMCID: PMC7886869 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In metabolic engineering, loss-of-function experiments are used to understand and optimise metabolism. A conditional gene inactivation tool is required when gene deletion is lethal or detrimental to growth. Here, we exploit auxin-inducible protein degradation as a metabolic engineering approach in yeast. We demonstrate its effectiveness using terpenoid production. First, we target an essential prenyl-pyrophosphate metabolism protein, farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (Erg20p). Degradation successfully redirects metabolic flux toward monoterpene (C10) production. Second, depleting hexokinase-2, a key protein in glucose signalling transduction, lifts glucose repression and boosts production of sesquiterpene (C15) nerolidol to 3.5 g L-1 in flask cultivation. Third, depleting acetyl-CoA carboxylase (Acc1p), another essential protein, delivers growth arrest without diminishing production capacity in nerolidol-producing yeast, providing a strategy to decouple growth and production. These studies demonstrate auxin-mediated protein degradation as an advanced tool for metabolic engineering. It also has potential for broader metabolic perturbation studies to better understand metabolism.
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- Zeyu Lu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Black Mountain, ACT, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Black Mountain, ACT, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Black Mountain, ACT, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Mele MA, Kang HM, Lee YT, Islam MZ. Grape terpenoids: flavor importance, genetic regulation, and future potential. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:1429-1447. [PMID: 32401037 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1760203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Terpenes significantly affect the flavor and quality of grapes and wine. This review summarizes recent research on terpenoids with regard to grape wine. Although, the grapevine terpene synthase gene family is the largest identified, genetic modifications involving terpenes to improve wine flavor have received little attention. Key enzyme modulation alters metabolite production. Over the last decade, the heterologous manipulation of grape glycosidase has been used to alter terpenoids, and cytochrome P450s may affect terpene synthesis. Metabolic and genetic engineering can further modify terpenoid metabolism, while using transgenic grapevines (trait transfer to the plant) could yield more flavorful wine. We also discuss traits involved in wine aroma quality, and the strategies that can be used to improve grapevine breeding technology.
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- Mahmuda Akter Mele
- Department of Horticulture, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Kutyna DR, Borneman AR. Heterologous Production of Flavour and Aroma Compounds in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E326. [PMID: 29958445 PMCID: PMC6071175 DOI: 10.3390/genes9070326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Over the last two decades, rapid progress in the field of synthetic biology has opened several avenues for the heterologous de novo production of complex biological compounds, such as biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and food additives in microbial hosts. This minireview addresses the usage of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a microbial cell factory for the production of flavour and aroma compounds, thereby providing a path towards a sustainable and efficient means of producing what are normally rare, and often expensive plant-derived chemicals.
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- Dariusz R Kutyna
- The Australian Wine Research Institute, P.O. Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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- The Australian Wine Research Institute, P.O. Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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Camesasca L, Minteguiaga M, Fariña L, Salzman V, Aguilar PS, Gaggero C, Carrau F. Overproduction of isoprenoids by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a synthetic grape juice medium in the absence of plant genes. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 282:42-48. [PMID: 29902782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The objective of this work is to demonstrate if the hexaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase Coq1p might be involved in monoterpenes synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, although its currently known function in yeast is to catalyze the first step in ubiquinone biosynthesis. However, in a BY4743 laboratory strain, the presence of an empty plasmid in a chemically defined grape juice medium results in a statistically significant increase of linalool, (E)-nerolidol and (E,E)-farnesol. When COQ1 is overexpressed from a plasmid, the levels of the volatile isoprenoids are further increased. Furthermore, overexpression of COQ1 in the same genetic context but with a mutated farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase (erg20 mutation K197E), results in statistically significant higher levels of linalool (above 750 μg/L), geraniol, α-terpineol, and the sesquiterpenes, farnesol and nerolidol (total concentration of volatile isoprenoids surpasses 1300 μg/L). We show that the levels of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes that S. cerevisiae can produce, in the absence of plant genes, depend on the composition of the medium and the genetic context. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest level of linalool produced by S. cerevisiae up to now. Further research will be needed for understanding how COQ1 and the medium composition might interact to increase flavor complexity of fermented beverages.
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- L Camesasca
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Uruguay; Cátedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Uruguay; Area Enología y Biotecnología Fermentaciones, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular de Membranas, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular de Membranas, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Uruguay
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- Area Enología y Biotecnología Fermentaciones, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Uruguay.
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Rubat S, Varas I, Sepúlveda R, Almonacid D, González-Nilo F, Agosin E. Increasing the intracellular isoprenoid pool in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by structural fine-tuning of a bifunctional farnesyl diphosphate synthase. FEMS Yeast Res 2018; 17:3869469. [PMID: 28854674 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) is a key enzyme responsible for the supply of isoprenoid precursors for several essential metabolites, including sterols, dolichols and ubiquinone. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, FPPS catalyzes the sequential condensation of two molecules of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) with dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), producing geranyl diphosphate (GPP) and farnesyl diphosphate (FPP). Critical amino acid residues that determine product chain length were determined by a comparative study of strict GPP synthases versus strict FPPS. In silico ΔΔG, i.e. differential binding energy between a protein and two different ligands-of yeast FPPS mutants was evaluated, and F96, A99 and E165 residues were identified as key determinants for product selectivity. A99X variants were evaluated in vivo, S. cerevisiae strains carrying A99R and A99H variants showed significant differences on GPP concentrations and specific growth rates. The FPPS A99T variant produced unquantifiable amounts of FPP and no effect on GPP production was observed. Strains carrying A99Q, A99Y and A99K FPPS accumulated high amounts of DMAPP-IPP, with a decrease in GPP and FPP. Our results demonstrated the relevance of the first residue before FARM (First Aspartate Rich Motif) over substrate consumption and product specificity of S. cerevisiae FPPS in vivo. The presence of A99H significantly modified product selectivity and appeared to be relevant for GPP synthesis.
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- Sebastián Rubat
- Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB), Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 239, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB), Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 239, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB), Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 239, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB), Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 239, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile
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Peng B, Plan MR, Chrysanthopoulos P, Hodson MP, Nielsen LK, Vickers CE. A squalene synthase protein degradation method for improved sesquiterpene production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metab Eng 2017; 39:209-219. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Isoprenoid-Based Biofuels: Homologous Expression and Heterologous Expression in Prokaryotes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:5730-40. [PMID: 27422837 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01192-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Enthusiasm for mining advanced biofuels from microbial hosts has increased remarkably in recent years. Isoprenoids are one of the highly diverse groups of secondary metabolites and are foreseen as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels. Most of the prokaryotes synthesize their isoprenoid backbone via the deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate pathway from glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and pyruvate, whereas eukaryotes synthesize isoprenoids via the mevalonate pathway from acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). Microorganisms do not accumulate isoprenoids in large quantities naturally, which restricts their application for fuel purposes. Various metabolic engineering efforts have been utilized to overcome the limitations associated with their natural and nonnatural production. The introduction of heterologous pathways/genes and overexpression of endogenous/homologous genes have shown a remarkable increase in isoprenoid yield and substrate utilization in microbial hosts. Such modifications in the hosts' genomes have enabled researchers to develop commercially competent microbial strains for isoprenoid-based biofuel production utilizing a vast array of substrates. The present minireview briefly discusses the recent advancement in metabolic engineering efforts in prokaryotic hosts for the production of isoprenoid-based biofuels, with an emphasis on endogenous, homologous, and heterologous expression strategies.
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Campbell A, Bauchart P, Gold ND, Zhu Y, De Luca V, Martin VJJ. Engineering of a Nepetalactol-Producing Platform Strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the Production of Plant Seco-Iridoids. ACS Synth Biol 2016; 5:405-14. [PMID: 26981892 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.5b00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) are a valuable family of chemicals that include the anticancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine. These compounds are of global significance-appearing on the World Health Organization's list of model essential medicines-but remain exorbitantly priced due to low in planta levels. Chemical synthesis and genetic manipulation of MIA producing plants such as Catharanthus roseus have so far failed to find a solution to this problem. Synthetic biology holds a potential answer, by building the pathway into more tractable organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Recent work has taken the first steps in this direction by producing small amounts of the intermediate strictosidine in yeast. In order to help improve on these titers, we aimed to optimize the early biosynthetic steps of the MIA pathway to the metabolite nepetalactol. We combined a number of strategies to create a base strain producing 11.4 mg/L of the precursor geraniol. We also show production of the critical intermediate 10-hydroxygeraniol and demonstrate nepetalactol production in vitro. Lastly we demonstrate that activity of the iridoid synthase toward the intermediates geraniol and 10-hydroxygeraniol results in the synthesis of the nonproductive intermediates citronellol and 10-hydroxycitronellol. This discovery has serious implications for the reconstruction of the MIA in heterologous organisms.
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- Alex Campbell
- Department
of Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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Krom BP, Levy N, Meijler MM, Jabra-Rizk MA. Farnesol and Candida albicans: Quorum Sensing or Not Quorum Sensing? Isr J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201500025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ricigliano V, Kumar S, Kinison S, Brooks C, Nybo SE, Chappell J, Howarth DG. Regulation of sesquiterpenoid metabolism in recombinant and elicited Valeriana officinalis hairy roots. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2016; 125:43-53. [PMID: 26920719 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The medicinal properties of Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root preparations are attributed to the anxiolytic sesquiterpenoid valerenic acid and its biosynthetic precursors valerenal and valerenadiene, as well as the anti-inflammatory sesquiterpenoid β-caryophyllene. In order to study and engineer the biosynthesis of these pharmacologically active metabolites, a binary vector co-transformation system was developed for V. officinalis hairy roots. The relative expression levels and jasmonate-inducibility of a number of genes associated with sesquiterpenoid metabolism were profiled in roots: farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (VoFPS), valerendiene synthase (VoVDS), germacrene C synthase (VoGCS), and a cytochrome P450 (CYP71D442) putatively associated with terpene metabolism based on sequence homology. Recombinant hairy root lines overexpressing VoFPS or VoVDS were generated and compared to control cultures. Overexpression of the VoFPS cDNA increased levels of the corresponding transcript 4- to 8-fold and sesquiterpene hydrocarbon accumulation by 1.5- to 4-fold. Overexpression of the VoVDS cDNA increased the corresponding transcript levels 5- to 9-fold and markedly increased yields of the oxygenated sesquiterpenoids valerenic acid and valerenal. Our findings suggest that the availability of cytoplasmic farnesyl diphosphate and valerenadiene are potential bottlenecks in Valeriana-specific sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis, which is also subject to regulation by methyl jasmonate elicitation.
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- Vincent Ricigliano
- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439, United States.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439, United States.
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Gupta P, Phulara SC. Metabolic engineering for isoprenoid-based biofuel production. J Appl Microbiol 2015; 119:605-19. [PMID: 26095690 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Sustainable economic and industrial growth is the need of the hour and it requires renewable energy resources having better performance and compatibility with existing fuel infrastructure from biological routes. Isoprenoids (C ≥ 5) can be a potential alternative due to their diverse nature and physiochemical properties similar to that of petroleum based fuels. In the past decade, extensive research has been done to utilize metabolic engineering strategies in micro-organisms primarily, (i) to overcome the limitations associated with their natural and non-natural production and (ii) to develop commercially competent microbial strain for isoprenoid-based biofuel production. This review briefly describes the engineered isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways in well-characterized microbial systems for the production of several isoprenoid-based biofuels and fuel precursors.
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- P Gupta
- National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Schwab W, Fischer T, Wüst M. Terpene glucoside production: Improved biocatalytic processes using glycosyltransferases. Eng Life Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201400156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Wilfried Schwab
- Biotechnology of Natural ProductsLife Science Center WeihenstephanTechnische Universität München Freising Germany
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- Biotechnology of Natural ProductsLife Science Center WeihenstephanTechnische Universität München Freising Germany
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- Food Chemistry Research UnitInstitute of Nutrition and Food SciencesUniversity of Bonn Bonn Germany
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Lange BM. Biosynthesis and Biotechnology of High-Value p-Menthane Monoterpenes, Including Menthol, Carvone, and Limonene. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 148:319-53. [PMID: 25618831 DOI: 10.1007/10_2014_289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Monoterpenes of the p-menthane group are volatile secondary (or specialized) metabolites found across the plant kingdom. They are dominant constituents of commercially important essential oils obtained from members of the genera Mentha (Lamiaceae), Carum (Apiaceae), Citrus (Rutaceae), and Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae). p-Menthane monoterpenes have also attracted interest as chiral specialty chemicals, and the harvest from natural sources is therefore supplemented by chemical synthesis. More recently, microbial and plant-based platforms for the high-level accumulation of specific target monoterpenes have been developed. In this review chapter, I discuss the properties of the genes and enzymes involved in p-menthane biosynthesis and provide a critical assessment of biotechnological production approaches.
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- Bernd Markus Lange
- Institute of Biological Chemistry and M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-6340, USA,
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Jongedijk E, Cankar K, Ranzijn J, van der Krol S, Bouwmeester H, Beekwilder J. Capturing of the monoterpene olefin limonene produced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2014; 32:159-71. [PMID: 25164098 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Monoterpene olefins such as limonene are plant compounds with applications as flavouring and fragrance agents, as solvents and potentially also in polymer and fuel chemistry. We engineered baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express a (-)-limonene synthase from Perilla frutescens and a (+)-limonene synthase from Citrus limon. Both proteins were expressed either with their native plastid targeting signal or in a truncated form in which the plastidial sorting signal was removed. The yeast host strain for expression was AE9 K197G, which expresses a mutant Erg20 enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the formation of geranyl diphosphate, which is the precursor for monoterpenes. Several methods were tested to capture limonene produced by the yeast. Extraction from the culture medium by pentane, or by the addition of CaCl2 followed by solid-phase micro-extraction, did not lead to detectable limonene, indicating that limonene is rapidly lost from the culture medium. Volatile terpenes such as limonene may also be trapped in a dodecane phase added to the medium during fermentation. This method resulted in recovery of 0.028 mg/l (+)-limonene and 0.060 mg/l (-)-limonene in strains using the truncated Citrus and Perilla synthases, respectively. Trapping the headspace during culture of the limonene synthase-expressing strains resulted in higher titres, at 0.12 mg/l (+)-limonene and 0.49 mg/l (-)-limonene. These results show that the volatile properties of the olefins produced require specific methods for efficient recovery of these molecules from biotechnological production systems.
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- Esmer Jongedijk
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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Kiyota H, Okuda Y, Ito M, Hirai MY, Ikeuchi M. Engineering of cyanobacteria for the photosynthetic production of limonene from CO2. J Biotechnol 2014; 185:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ignea C, Pontini M, Maffei ME, Makris AM, Kampranis SC. Engineering monoterpene production in yeast using a synthetic dominant negative geranyl diphosphate synthase. ACS Synth Biol 2014; 3:298-306. [PMID: 24847684 DOI: 10.1021/sb400115e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Monoterpenes have an established use in the food and cosmetic industries and have recently also found application as advanced biofuels. Although metabolic engineering efforts have so far achieved significant yields of larger terpenes, monoterpene productivity is lagging behind. Here, we set out to establish a monoterpene-specific production platform in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and identified the sequential reaction mechanism of the yeast farnesyl diphosphate synthase Erg20p to be an important factor limiting monoterpene yield. To overcome this hurdle, we engineered Erg20p into a geranyl diphosphate synthase and achieved a significant increase in monoterpene titers. To further improve production, we converted the engineered geranyl diphosphate synthase into a dominant negative form, so as to decrease the ability of the endogenous Erg20p to function as a farnesyl diphosphate synthase, without entirely abolishing sterol biosynthesis. Fusion of the synthetic dominant negative Erg20p variant with the terpene synthase, combined with yeast strain engineering, further improved monoterpene yields and achieved an overall 340-fold increase in sabinene yield over the starting strain. The design described here can be readily incorporated to any dedicated yeast strain, while the developed plasmid vectors and heterozygous ERG20 deletion yeast strain can also be used as a plug-and-play system for enzyme characterization and monoterpene pathway elucidation.
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- Codruta Ignea
- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, P.O. Box
85, Chania 73100, Greece
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- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, P.O. Box
85, Chania 73100, Greece
- Plant
Physiology Unit, Department of Plant Biology, Innovation Centre, University of Turin, Via Quarello 11/A, 10135, Turin, Italy
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- Plant
Physiology Unit, Department of Plant Biology, Innovation Centre, University of Turin, Via Quarello 11/A, 10135, Turin, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences − Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (INAB-CERTH), P.O. Box 60361,
Thermi 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, P.O. Box
85, Chania 73100, Greece
- Department
of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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Piłsyk S, Perlińska-Lenart U, Górka-Nieć W, Graczyk S, Antosiewicz B, Zembek P, Palamarczyk G, Kruszewska JS. Overexpression of erg20 gene encoding farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase has contrasting effects on activity of enzymes of the dolichyl and sterol branches of mevalonate pathway in Trichoderma reesei. Gene 2014; 544:114-22. [PMID: 24793581 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mevalonate pathway is the most diverse metabolic route resulting in the biosynthesis of at least 30,000 isoprenoid compounds, many of which, such as sterols or dolichols, are indispensable for living cells. In the filamentous fungus Trichoderma of major biotechnological interest isoprenoid metabolites are also involved in the biocontrol processes giving the mevalonate pathway an additional significance. On the other hand, little is known about genes coding for enzymes of the mevalonate pathway in Trichoderma. Here, we present cloning and functional analysis of the erg20 gene from Trichoderma reesei coding for farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) synthase (EC 2.5.1.10), an enzyme located at the branching point of the mevalonate pathway. Expression of the gene in a thermosensitive erg20-2 mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae impaired in the FPP synthase activity suppressed the thermosensitive phenotype. The same gene overexpressed in T. reesei significantly enhanced the FPP synthase activity and also stimulated the activity of cis-prenyltransferase, an enzyme of the dolichyl branch of the mevalonate pathway. Unexpectedly, the activity of squalene synthase from the other, sterol branch, was significantly decreased without, however, affecting ergosterol level.
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- Sebastian Piłsyk
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Wriessnegger T, Pichler H. Yeast metabolic engineering – Targeting sterol metabolism and terpenoid formation. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:277-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Karst F, Plochocka D, Meyer S, Szkopinska A. Farnesyl diphosphate synthase activity affects ergosterol level and proliferation of yeastSaccharomyces cerevisae. Cell Biol Int 2013; 28:193-7. [PMID: 14984745 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2003.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2003] [Revised: 12/03/2003] [Accepted: 12/03/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The yeast farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) gene was engineered so as to construct allelic forms giving various activities of the enzyme. One of the substitutions was F96W in the chain length determination region. The other, K197, conserved within a consensus sequence found in the majority of FPP and GGPP synthases, was substituted by R, E and V. An intricate correlation has been found between the FPPS activity, the amount of ergosterol synthesized and cell growth of a mutant strain defective in FPPS. About 40% of wt FPPS activity was sufficient to support normal growth of the mutant. With further decline of FPPS activity (20 down to 3%) the amount of ergosterol remained unchanged at approximately 0.16% (vs dry weight), whereas growth yield decreased and lag times increased. We postulate that, in addition to ergosterol initiating and maintaining growth of yeast cells, FPP and/or its derivatives participate in these processes.
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- Francis Karst
- Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, INRA, Oenologie, 28 rue de Herrlisheim, 68021 Colmar, France
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Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase: a key enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway and potential molecular target for drug development. N Biotechnol 2013; 30:114-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cordente AG, Curtin CD, Varela C, Pretorius IS. Flavour-active wine yeasts. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 96:601-18. [PMID: 22940803 PMCID: PMC3466427 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4370-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 08/11/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The flavour of fermented beverages such as beer, cider, saké and wine owe much to the primary fermentation yeast used in their production, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Where once the role of yeast in fermented beverage flavour was thought to be limited to a small number of volatile esters and higher alcohols, the discovery that wine yeast release highly potent sulfur compounds from non-volatile precursors found in grapes has driven researchers to look more closely at how choice of yeast can influence wine style. This review explores recent progress towards understanding the range of ‘flavour phenotypes’ that wine yeast exhibit, and how this knowledge has been used to develop novel flavour-active yeasts. In addition, emerging opportunities to augment these phenotypes by engineering yeast to produce so-called grape varietal compounds, such as monoterpenoids, will be discussed.
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- Antonio G. Cordente
- The Australian Wine Research Institute, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- The Australian Wine Research Institute, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- The Australian Wine Research Institute, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
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Scalcinati G, Partow S, Siewers V, Schalk M, Daviet L, Nielsen J. Combined metabolic engineering of precursor and co-factor supply to increase α-santalene production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:117. [PMID: 22938570 PMCID: PMC3527295 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Sesquiterpenes are a class of natural products with a diverse range of attractive industrial proprieties. Due to economic difficulties of sesquiterpene production via extraction from plants or chemical synthesis there is interest in developing alternative and cost efficient bioprocesses. The hydrocarbon α-santalene is a precursor of sesquiterpenes with relevant commercial applications. Here, we construct an efficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell factory for α-santalene production. Results A multistep metabolic engineering strategy targeted to increase precursor and cofactor supply was employed to manipulate the yeast metabolic network in order to redirect carbon toward the desired product. To do so, genetic modifications were introduced acting to optimize the farnesyl diphosphate branch point, modulate the mevalonate pathway, modify the ammonium assimilation pathway and enhance the activity of a transcriptional activator. The approach employed resulted in an overall α-santalene yield of a 0.0052 Cmmol (Cmmol glucose)-1 corresponding to a 4-fold improvement over the reference strain. This strategy, combined with a specifically developed continuous fermentation process, led to a final α-santalene productivity of 0.036 Cmmol (g biomass)-1 h-1. Conclusions The results reported in this work illustrate how the combination of a metabolic engineering strategy with fermentation technology optimization can be used to obtain significant amounts of the high-value sesquiterpene α-santalene. This represents a starting point toward the construction of a yeast “sesquiterpene factory” and for the development of an economically viable bio-based process that has the potential to replace the current production methods.
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- Gionata Scalcinati
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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Dynamic control of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for the production of plant sesquitepene α-santalene in a fed-batch mode. Metab Eng 2012; 14:91-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a gene encoding for farnesyl diphosphate synthase from Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr. Mol Biol Rep 2011; 39:1487-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-0886-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fischer MJC, Pensec F, Demangeat G, Farine S, Chong J, Ramírez-Suero M, Mazet F, Bertsch C. Impact of Quillaja saponaria saponins on grapevine ecosystem organisms. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 100:197-206. [PMID: 21442351 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-011-9578-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The control of grapevine pathogens is a rising concern in Vitis vinifera culture. The current international trend is toward banning chemicals that are highly toxic to the environment and human workers, and adopting tighter regulations. We evaluated the impact of saponins on three kinds of organisms found in grapevine culture. The ectoparasitic nematode Xiphinema index, the parasitic fungus Botrytis cinerea and various yeast strains representative of the must fermentation population were incubated on synthetic media supplemented with variable concentrations of Quillaja saponaria saponins. Saponins induced reduction in the growth of B. cinerea and showed nematicide effects on X. index. The control of X. index and Botrytis cinerea is discussed in the context of the potential use of these chemicals as environmentally-friendly grapevine treatments. With Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other yeasts, saponins showed higher toxicity against S. cerevisiae strains isolated from wine or palm wine whereas laboratory strains or strains isolated from oak exhibited better resistance. This indicates that Q. saponaria saponins effects against yeast microflora should be assessed in the field before they can be considered an environmentally-safe new molecule against B. cinerea and X. index.
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- Marc J C Fischer
- Univ Strasbourg, Inst Natl Recherche Agron, Métab Second Vigne, Unit Mixte Recherche Santé Vigne & Qual Vins, Colmar, France.
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Fischer MJC, Meyer S, Claudel P, Bergdoll M, Karst F. Metabolic engineering of monoterpene synthesis in yeast. Biotechnol Bioeng 2011; 108:1883-92. [PMID: 21391209 DOI: 10.1002/bit.23129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Terpenoids are one of the largest and most diverse families of natural compounds. They are heavily used in industry, and the trend is toward engineering modified microorganisms that produce high levels of specific terpenoids. Most studies have focused on creating specific heterologous pathways for sesquiterpenes in Escherichia coli or yeast. We subjected the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG20 gene (encoding farnesyl diphosphate synthase) to a set of amino acid mutations in the catalytic site at position K197. Mutated strains have been shown to exhibit various growth rate, sterol amount, and monoterpenol-producing capacities. These results are discussed in the context of the potential use of these mutated strains for heterologous expression of monoterpenoid synthases, which was investigated using Ocimum basilicum geraniol synthase. The results obtained with up to 5 mg/L geraniol suggest a major improvement compared with previous available expression systems like Escherichia coli or yeast strains with an unmodified ERG20 gene that respectively delivered amounts in the 10 and 500 µg/L range or even a previously characterized K197E mutation that delivered amounts in the 1 mg/L range.
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- Marc J C Fischer
- Univ Strasbourg, INRA, Inst Natl Recherche Agron, Métab Second Vigne, Unit Mixte Recherche Santé Vigne & Qual Vins, 28 rue de Herrlisheim, F-68021Colmar, France.
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Production of geranylgeraniol on overexpression of a prenyl diphosphate synthase fusion gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:1327-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2571-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Overproduction of geranylgeraniol by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:5536-43. [PMID: 19592534 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00277-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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(E, E, E)-Geranylgeraniol (GGOH) is a valuable starting material for perfumes and pharmaceutical products. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, GGOH is synthesized from the end products of the mevalonate pathway through the sequential reactions of farnesyl diphosphate synthetase (encoded by the ERG20 gene), geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (the BTS1 gene), and some endogenous phosphatases. We demonstrated that overexpression of the diacylglycerol diphosphate phosphatase (DPP1) gene could promote GGOH production. We also found that overexpression of a BTS1-DPP1 fusion gene was more efficient for producing GGOH than coexpression of these genes separately. Overexpression of the hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG1) gene, which encodes the major rate-limiting enzyme of the mevalonate pathway, resulted in overproduction of squalene (191.9 mg liter(-1)) rather than GGOH (0.2 mg liter(-1)) in test tube cultures. Coexpression of the BTS1-DPP1 fusion gene along with the HMG1 gene partially redirected the metabolic flux from squalene to GGOH. Additional expression of a BTS1-ERG20 fusion gene resulted in an almost complete shift of the flux to GGOH production (228.8 mg liter(-1) GGOH and 6.5 mg liter(-1) squalene). Finally, we constructed a diploid prototrophic strain coexpressing the HMG1, BTS1-DPP1, and BTS1-ERG20 genes from multicopy integration vectors. This strain attained 3.31 g liter(-1) GGOH production in a 10-liter jar fermentor with gradual feeding of a mixed glucose and ethanol solution. The use of bifunctional fusion genes such as the BTS1-DPP1 and ERG20-BTS1 genes that code sequential enzymes in the metabolic pathway was an effective method for metabolic engineering.
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Muramatsu M, Ohto C, Obata S, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S. Alkaline pH enhances farnesol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 108:52-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Revised: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Muramatsu M, Ohto C, Obata S, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S. Various oils and detergents enhance the microbial production of farnesol and related prenyl alcohols. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 106:263-7. [PMID: 18930003 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The object of this research was improvement of prenyl alcohol production with squalene synthase-deficient mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 64031. On screening of many kinds of additives, we found that oils and detergents significantly enhanced the extracellular production of prenyl alcohols. Soybean oil showed the most prominent effect among the additives tested. Its effect was accelerated by a high concentration of glucose in the medium. The combination of these cultivation conditions led to the production of more than 28 mg/l of farnesol in the soluble fraction of the broth. The addition of these compounds to the medium was an effective method for large-scale production of prenyl alcohols with microorganisms.
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- Masayoshi Muramatsu
- Bio Research Laboratory, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, Aichi 471-8572, Japan
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Overexpression of the gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of prenyl alcohols. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 82:837-45. [PMID: 19083230 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1807-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Revised: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To develop microbial production method for prenyl alcohols (e.g., (E,E)-farnesol (FOH), (E)-nerolidol (NOH), and (E,E,E)-geranylgeraniol (GGOH)), the genes encoding enzymes in the mevalonate and prenyl diphosphate pathways were overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the resultant transformants were evaluated as to the production of these alcohols. Overexpression of the gene encoding hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA reductase was most effective among the genes tested. A derivative of S. cerevisiae ATCC 200589, which was selected through screening, was found to be the most suitable host for the production. On cultivation of the resultant transformant, in which the HMG-CoA reductase gene was overexpressed, in a 5-liter bench-scale jar fermenter for 7 d, the production of FOH, NOH, and GGOH reached 145.7, 98.8, and 2.46 mg/l, respectively.
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Muramatsu M, Ohto C, Obata S, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S. Accumulation of prenyl alcohols by terpenoid biosynthesis inhibitors in various microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 80:589-95. [PMID: 18636253 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1578-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Squalene synthase inhibitors significantly accelerate the production of farnesol by various microorganisms. However, farnesol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 64031, in which the squalene synthase gene is deleted, was not affected by the inhibitors, indicating that farnesol accumulation is enhanced in the absence of squalene synthase activity. The combination of diphenylamine as an inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis and a squalene synthase inhibitor increases geranylgeraniol production by a yeast, Rhodotorula rubra NBRC 0870. An ent-kauren synthase inhibitor also enhances the production of farnesol and geranylgeraniol by a filamentous fungus, Gibberella fujikuroi NBRC 30336. These results indicate that the inhibition of downstream enzymes from prenyl diphosphate synthase leads to the production of farnesol and geranylgeraniol.
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- Masayoshi Muramatsu
- Bio Research Lab., Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, 471-8572, Japan
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Carrau FM, Boido E, Dellacassa E. Terpenoids in Grapes and Wines: Origin and Micrometabolism during the Vinification Process. Nat Prod Commun 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Terpenoids, which are typical components of the essential oils of flowers and fruits, are also present as free and glycosylated conjugates amongst the secondary metabolites of wine grape varieties of Vitis vinifera. Hence, when these compounds are present in wine, they are considered to originate from the grapes and not from fermentation. However, the biosynthesis of monoterpenes by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the absence of grape derived precursors was shown recently to be of de novo origin in wine yeast strains. The contribution of yeast and bacterial fermentation metabolites to the aromatic profile of wine is well documented. However, the biotechnological application of this knowledge is still rather limited and often contradictory. Redox conditions, size of inoculums, temperatures of fermentation, osmotic pressure and the medium nutritional content can profoundly affect the profile of yeast and bacterial metabolites produced or their biotransformation capacity in wine. Results obtained in the last decades in relation to microbial micrometabolism of aroma compounds measured with more sophisticated GC-MS methods are discussed in relation to the known terpenoid biosynthetic pathways and wine composition. Further development of metabolic footprinting techniques for the discrimination of wine quality must be one of the main challenges for wine biotechnologists in the near future.
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- Francisco M. Carrau
- Sección Enología, Departmento de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sección Enología, Departmento de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Herrero Ó, Ramón D, Orejas M. Engineering the Saccharomyces cerevisiae isoprenoid pathway for de novo production of aromatic monoterpenes in wine. Metab Eng 2008; 10:78-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2007.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Revised: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 11/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ye Y, Fujii M, Hirata A, Kawamukai M, Shimoda C, Nakamura T. Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase in fission yeast is a heteromer of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS), Fps1, and an FPS-like protein, Spo9, essential for sporulation. Mol Biol Cell 2007; 18:3568-81. [PMID: 17596513 PMCID: PMC1951748 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-02-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Both farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS) and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPS) are key enzymes in the synthesis of various isoprenoid-containing compounds and proteins. Here, we describe two novel Schizosaccharomyces pombe genes, fps1(+) and spo9(+), whose products are similar to FPS in primary structure, but whose functions differ from one another. Fps1 is essential for vegetative growth, whereas, a spo9 null mutant exhibits temperature-sensitive growth. Expression of fps1(+), but not spo9(+), suppresses the lethality of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae FPS-deficient mutant and also restores ubiquinone synthesis in an Escherichia coli ispA mutant, which lacks FPS activity, indicating that S. pombe Fps1 in fact functions as an FPS. In contrast to a typical FPS gene, no apparent GGPS homologues have been found in the S. pombe genome. Interestingly, although neither fps1(+) nor spo9(+) expression alone in E. coli confers clear GGPS activity, coexpression of both genes induces such activity. Moreover, the GGPS activity is significantly reduced in the spo9 mutant. In addition, the spo9 mutation perturbs the membrane association of a geranylgeranylated protein, but not that of a farnesylated protein. Yeast two-hybrid and coimmunoprecipitation analyses indicate that Fps1 and Spo9 physically interact. Thus, neither Fps1 nor Spo9 alone functions as a GGPS, but the two proteins together form a complex with GGPS activity. Because spo9 was originally identified as a sporulation-deficient mutant, we show here that expansion of the forespore membrane is severely inhibited in spo9Delta cells. Electron microscopy revealed significant accumulation membrane vesicles in spo9Delta cells. We suggest that lack of GGPS activity in a spo9 mutant results in impaired protein prenylation in certain proteins responsible for secretory function, thereby inhibiting forespore membrane formation.
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- Yanfang Ye
- *Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan; and
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- Department of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan
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- *Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- *Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Plant monoterpenoids belong to a large family of plant secondary metabolites with valuable applications in cosmetics and medicine. Their usual low levels and difficult purification justify the need for alternative fermentative processes for large-scale production. Geranyl diphosphate is the universal precursor of monoterpenoids. In yeast it occurs exclusively as an intermediate of farnesyl diphosphate synthesis. In the present study we investigated the potential use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as an alternative engineering tool. The expression of geraniol synthase of Ocimum basilicum in yeast allowed a strong and specific excretion of geraniol to the growth medium, in contrast to mutants defective in farnesyl diphosphate synthase which excreted geraniol and linalool in similar amounts. A further increase of geraniol synthesis was obtained using yeast mutants defective in farnesyl diphosphate synthase. We also showed that geraniol synthase expression affects the general ergosterol pathway, but in a manner dependent on the genetic background of the strain.
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- Marilyne Oswald
- UMR Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Colmar, France
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Cusson M, Béliveau C, Sen SE, Vandermoten S, Rutledge RG, Stewart D, Francis F, Haubruge E, Rehse P, Huggins DJ, Dowling APG, Grant GH. Characterization and tissue-specific expression of two lepidopteran farnesyl diphosphate synthase homologs: Implications for the biosynthesis of ethyl-substituted juvenile hormones. Proteins 2006; 65:742-58. [PMID: 16972283 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The sesquiterpenoid juvenile hormone (JH) regulates insect development and reproduction. Most insects produce only one chemical form of JH, but the Lepidoptera produce four derivatives featuring ethyl branches. The biogenesis of these JHs requires the synthesis of ethyl-substituted farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) by FPP synthase (FPPS). To determine if there exist more than one lepidopteran FPPS, and whether one FPPS homolog is better adapted for binding the bulkier ethyl-branched substrates/products, we cloned three lepidopteran FPPS cDNAs, two from Choristoneura fumiferana and one from Pseudaletia unipuncta. Amino acid sequence comparisons among these and other eukaryotic FPPSs led to the recognition of two lepidopteran FPPS types. Type-I FPPSs display unique active site substitutions, including several in and near the first aspartate-rich motif, whereas type-II proteins have a more "conventional" catalytic cavity. In a yeast assay, a Drosophila FPPS clone provided full complementation of an FPPS mutation, but lepidopteran FPPS clones of either type yielded only partial complementation, suggesting unusual catalytic features and/or requirements of these enzymes. Although a structural analysis of lepidopteran FPPS active sites suggested that type-I enzymes are better suited than type-II for generating ethyl-substituted products, a quantitative real-time PCR assessment of their relative abundance in insect tissues indicated that type-I expression is ubiquitous whereas that of type-II is essentially confined to the JH-producing glands, where its transcripts are approximately 20 times more abundant than those of type-I. These results suggest that type-II FPPS plays a leading role in lepidopteran JH biosynthesis in spite of its apparently more conventional catalytic cavity.
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- Michel Cusson
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Québec City, Québec G1V 4C7, Canada.
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Nickerson KW, Atkin AL, Hornby JM. Quorum sensing in dimorphic fungi: farnesol and beyond. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:3805-13. [PMID: 16751484 PMCID: PMC1489610 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02765-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Kenneth W Nickerson
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0666, USA.
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Cervantes-Cervantes M, Gallagher CE, Zhu C, Wurtzel ET. Maize cDNAs expressed in endosperm encode functional farnesyl diphosphate synthase with geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 141:220-31. [PMID: 16581875 PMCID: PMC1459322 DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.077008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Isoprenoids are the most diverse and abundant group of natural products. In plants, farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) and geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) are precursors to many isoprenoids having essential functions. Terpenoids and sterols are derived from FPP, whereas gibberellins, carotenoids, casbenes, taxenes, and others originate from GGPP. The corresponding synthases (FPP synthase [FPPS] and GGPP synthase [GGPPS]) catalyze, respectively, the addition of two and three isopentenyl diphosphate molecules to dimethylallyl diphosphate. Maize (Zea mays L. cv B73) endosperm cDNAs encoding isoprenoid synthases were isolated by functional complementation of Escherichia coli cells carrying a bacterial gene cluster encoding all pathway enzymes needed for carotenoid biosynthesis, except for GGPPS. This approach indicated that the maize gene products were functional GGPPS enzymes. Yet, the predicted enzyme sequences revealed FPPS motifs and homology with FPPS enzymes. In vitro assays demonstrated that indeed these maize enzymes produced both FPP and GGPP and that the N-terminal sequence affected the ratio of FPP to GGPP. Their functionality in E. coli demonstrated that these maize enzymes can be coupled with a metabolon to provide isoprenoid substrates for pathway use, and suggests that enzyme bifunctionality can be harnessed. The maize cDNAs are encoded by a small gene family whose transcripts are prevalent in endosperm beginning mid development. These maize cDNAs will be valuable tools for assessing the critical structural properties determining prenyl transferase specificity and in metabolic engineering of isoprenoid pathways, especially in cereal crops.
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- Miguel Cervantes-Cervantes
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
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Carrau FM, Medina K, Boido E, Farina L, Gaggero C, Dellacassa E, Versini G, Henschke PA. De novo synthesis of monoterpenes by Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeasts. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 243:107-15. [PMID: 15668008 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2004] [Revised: 11/26/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This paper reports the production of monoterpenes, which elicit a floral aroma in wine, by strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Terpenes, which are typical components of the essential oils of flowers and fruits, are also present as free and glycosylated conjugates amongst the secondary metabolites of certain wine grape varieties of Vitis vinifera. Hence, when these compounds are present in wine they are considered to originate from grape and not fermentation. However, the biosynthesis of monoterpenes by S. cerevisiae in the absence of grape derived precursors is shown here to be of de novo origin in wine yeast strains. Higher concentration of assimilable nitrogen increased accumulation of linalool and citronellol. Microaerobic compared with anaerobic conditions favored terpene accumulation in the ferment. The amount of linalool produced by some strains of S. cerevisiae could be of sensory importance in wine production. These unexpected results are discussed in relation to the known sterol biosynthetic pathway and to an alternative pathway for terpene biosynthesis not previously described in yeast.
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- Francisco M Carrau
- Seccion Enologia, Departmento de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad de la Republica, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Shearer AG, Hampton RY. Lipid-mediated, reversible misfolding of a sterol-sensing domain protein. EMBO J 2005; 24:149-59. [PMID: 15635451 PMCID: PMC544911 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 11/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cellular quality control requires recognition of common features of misfolding, and so is not typically associated with the specific targeting of individual proteins. However, physiologically regulated degradation of yeast HMG-CoA reductase (Hmg2p) occurs by the HRD endoplasmic reticulum quality control pathway, implying that Hmg2p undergoes a regulated transition to a quality control substrate in response to a sterol pathway molecule. Using in vitro structural assays, we now show that the pathway derivative farnesol causes Hmg2p to undergo a change to a less folded structure. The effect is reversible, biologically relevant by numerous criteria, highly specific for farnesol structure, and requires an intact Hmg2p sterol-sensing domain. This represents a distinct lipid-sensing function for this highly conserved motif that suggests novel approaches to cholesterol management. More generally, our observation of reversible small-molecule-mediated misfolding may herald numerous examples of regulated quality control to be discovered in biology or applied in the clinic.
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- Alexander G Shearer
- Department of Biology, UCSD Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, UCSD Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Biology, UCSD Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Tel.: +1 858 822 0511/0512; Fax: +1 858 534 0555; E-mail:
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Barbagallo RN, Spagna G, Palmeri R, Restuccia C, Giudici P. Selection, characterization and comparison of β-glucosidase from mould and yeasts employable for enological applications. Enzyme Microb Technol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2004.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Masferrer A, Arró M, Manzano D, Schaller H, Fernández-Busquets X, Moncaleán P, Fernández B, Cunillera N, Boronat A, Ferrer A. Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS1S) in transgenic Arabidopsis induces a cell death/senescence-like response and reduced cytokinin levels. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 30:123-132. [PMID: 12000449 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2002.01273.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To investigate the contribution of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS) to the overall control of the mevalonic acid pathway in plants, we have generated transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana overexpressing the Arabidopsis FPS1S isoform. Despite high levels of FPS activity in transgenic plants (8- to 12-fold as compared to wild-type plants), the content of sterols and the levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity in leaves were similar to those in control plants. Plants overexpressing FPS1S showed a cell death/senescence-like phenotype and grew less vigorously than wild-type plants. The onset and the severity of these phenotypes directly correlated with the levels of FPS activity. In leaves of plants with increased FPS activity, the expression of the senescence activated gene SAG12 was prematurely induced. Transgenic plants grown in the presence of either mevalonic acid (MVA) or the cytokinin 2-isopentenyladenine (2-iP) recovered the wild-type phenotype. Quantification of endogenous cytokinins demonstrated that FPS1S overexpression specifically reduces the levels of endogenous zeatin-type cytokinins in leaves. Altogether these results support the notion that increasing FPS activity without a concomitant increase of MVA production leads to a reduction of IPP and DMAPP available for cytokinin biosynthesis. The reduced cytokinin levels would be, at least in part, responsible for the phenotypic alterations observed in the transgenic plants. The finding that wild-type and transgenic plants accumulated similar increased amounts of sterols when grown in the presence of exogenous MVA suggests that FPS1S is not limiting for sterol biosynthesis.
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- Angela Masferrer
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda, Diagonal 643, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
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Szkopinska A, Swiezewska E, Skoneczny M. A novel family of longer chain length dolichols present in oleate-induced yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimie 2001; 83:427-32. [PMID: 11368851 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(01)01261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The typical size of the yeast dolichol family ranges from 14 to 19 isoprene units D((14-19)) with dolichol(16) being the dominating species. Induction of peroxisome proliferation by growing the cells in medium containing oleate as carbon source induces the synthesis of an additional family of longer dolichols D((19-24)) with D(21) being the most prominent. This phenomenon is abolished in the peroxisome biogenesis deficient strain in which the PEX1 gene (encoding Pex1p peroxin) has been disrupted. The total amount of dolichols in pex1Delta cells is lower than in the wild-type cells, as is the amount of phosphatidylcholine. Moreover, the levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase and farnesyl diphosphate synthase, two key enzymes in dolichol biosynthesis, are decreased in the absence of a functional PEX1 gene. The presence of longer dolichols in oleate-induced Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, the absence of this additional family in peroxisome deficient cells, and a decrease of the total amount of dolichols in these cells indicate the involvement of peroxisomes in the biosynthesis of dolichols in this organism.
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- A Szkopinska
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, ul. Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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