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Zhang J, Sun T, Zhang W, Chen L. Identification of acidic stress-responsive genes and acid tolerance engineering in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:115. [PMID: 38204133 PMCID: PMC10781874 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12984-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
Abstract
Cyanobacteria are excellent autotrophic photosynthetic chassis employed in synthetic biology, and previous studies have suggested that they have alkaline tolerance but low acid tolerance, significantly limiting their productivity as photosynthetic chassis and necessitating investigations into the acid stress resistance mechanism. In this study, differentially expressed genes were obtained by RNA sequencing-based comparative transcriptomic analysis under long-term acidic stress conditions and acidic shock treatment, in the model cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. A pathway enrichment analysis revealed the upregulated and downregulated pathways during long-term acidic and shock stress treatment. The subsequent single gene knockout and phenotype analysis showed that under acidic stress conditions, the strains with chlL, chlN, pex, synpcc7942_2038, synpcc7942_1890, or synpcc7942_2547 knocked out grew worse than the wild type, suggesting their involvement in acid tolerance. This finding was further confirmed by introducing the corresponding genes back into the knockout mutant individually. Moreover, individual overexpression of the chlL and chlN genes in the wild type successfully improved the tolerance of S. elongatus PCC 7942 to acidic stress. This work successfully identified six genes involved in acidic stress responses, and overexpressing chIL or chIN individually successfully improved acid tolerance in S. elongatus PCC 7942, providing valuable information to better understand the acid resistance mechanism in S. elongatus PCC 7942 and novel insights into the robustness and tolerance engineering of cyanobacterial chassis. KEY POINTS: • DEGs were identified by RNA-seq based transcriptomics analysis in response to acidic stress in S. elongatus PCC 7942. • Six genes were identified to be involved in acid tolerance in S. elongatus PCC 7942. • Overexpression of chIL or chIN individually successfully improved the acid tolerance of S. elongatus PCC 7942.
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- Jie Zhang
- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
- Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.
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Feng J, Techapun C, Phimolsiripol Y, Phongthai S, Khemacheewakul J, Taesuwan S, Mahakuntha C, Porninta K, Htike SL, Kumar A, Nunta R, Sommanee S, Leksawasdi N. Utilization of agricultural wastes for co-production of xylitol, ethanol, and phenylacetylcarbinol: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 392:129926. [PMID: 37925084 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Abstract
Corn, rice, wheat, and sugar are major sources of food calories consumption thus the massive agricultural waste (AW) is generated through agricultural and agro-industrial processing of these raw materials. Biological conversion is one of the most sustainable AW management technologies. The abundant supply and special structural composition of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin could provide great potential for waste biological conversion. Conversion of hemicellulose to xylitol, cellulose to ethanol, and utilization of remnant whole cells biomass to synthesize phenylacetylcarbinol (PAC) are strategies that are both eco-friendly and economically feasible. This co-production strategy includes essential steps: saccharification, detoxification, cultivation, and biotransformation. In this review, the implemented technologies on each unit step are described, the effectiveness, economic feasibility, technical procedures, and environmental impact are summarized, compared, and evaluated from an industrial scale viewpoint.
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- Juan Feng
- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Department of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur 613403, India.
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Division of Food Innovation and Business, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Lampang Rajabhat University, Lampang 52100, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand.
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Chang JS, Loke Show P, Varjani S, Mannina G. Advances in bioresource technology towards carbon neutrality. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 377:128925. [PMID: 36940879 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jo-Shu Chang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Research Centre for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai 407, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li 32003, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, Shakhbout Bin Sultan St - Zone 1, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Department of Sustainable Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai 602105, India; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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