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Chen H, Wang J, Niu C, Zheng F, Liu C, Li Q. Genetic Strategies and Mechanisms for Improving Ribonucleic Acid Levels of Saccharomyces pastorianus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:18552-18560. [PMID: 39129495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c05096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Developing microorganisms with a high ribonucleic acid (RNA) content is crucial for the RNA industry. Numerous studies have been conducted to enhance RNA production in yeast cells through genetic engineering, yet precise mechanisms remain elusive. Previously, upregulation of TAL1 or PGM2 and deleting PRS5 or DBP8 individually could increase the RNA content in Saccharomyces pastorianus. In this study, within these genetically modified strains, the intracellular nucleotide levels notably increased following cell fragmentation. Deletion of PRS5 and DBP8 within the strain prompted the upregulation of genes sharing similar functions, consequently augmenting the flow of the gene pathway. Furthermore, the upregulation of genes encoding cell-cycle-dependent protein kinases (CDK) was observed in the G03-△PRS5 strain. The influence of TAL1 and PGM2 on RNA content was attributed to the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The RNA content of polygenic recombinant strains, G03-△PRS5+△DBP8 and G03-△PRS5+△DBP8+PGM2, displayed the most significant improvement, increasing by 71.8 and 80.1% when compared to the parental strain. Additionally, the maximum specific growth rate of cells increased in these strains. This study contributes valuable insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying high nucleic acid synthesis in S. pastorianus.
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- Hao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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Duan XY, Liu HH, Song LP, Wang C, Yang H, Lu XY, Ji XJ, Tian Y. Efficient production of cordycepin by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica from agro-industrial residues. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 377:128964. [PMID: 36972806 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128964] [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: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cordycepin, a nucleoside compound with a variety of biological activities, has been extensively applied in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries. The advancement of microbial cell factories using agro-industrial residues provides a sustainable pathway for cordycepin biosynthesis. Herein, the cordycepin production was enhanced by the modification of glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway in engineered Yarrowia lipolytica. Then, cordycepin production based on economical and renewable substrates (sugarcane molasses, waste spent yeast, and diammonium hydrogen phosphate) was analyzed. Furthermore, the effects of C/N molar ratio and initial pH on cordycepin production were evaluated. Results indicated that the maximum cordycepin productivity of 656.27 mg/L/d (72 h) and cordycepin titer was 2286.04 mg/L (120 h) by engineered Y. lipolytica in the optimized medium, respectively. The cordycepin productivity in the optimized medium was increased by 28.81% compared with the original medium. This research establishes a promising way for efficient cordycepin production from agro-industrial residues.
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- Xi-Yu Duan
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China.
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Doello S, Neumann N, Forchhammer K. Regulatory phosphorylation event of phosphoglucomutase 1 tunes its activity to regulate glycogen metabolism. FEBS J 2022; 289:6005-6020. [PMID: 35509259 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Regulation of glycogen metabolism is of vital importance in organisms of all three kingdoms of life. Although the pathways involved in glycogen synthesis and degradation are well known, many regulatory aspects around the metabolism of this polysaccharide remain undeciphered. Here, we used the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis as a model to investigate how glycogen metabolism is regulated in nitrogen-starved dormant cells, which entirely rely on glycogen catabolism to resume growth upon nitrogen repletion. We identified phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) as a key regulatory point in glycogen metabolism, and post-translational modification as an essential mechanism for controlling its activity. We could show that PGM1 is phosphorylated ata residue in the regulatory latch domain (Ser 47) during nitrogen starvation, which inhibits its activity. Inactivation of PGM1 by phosphorylation at Ser 47 prevents premature degradation of the glycogen stores and appears to be essential for survival of Synechocystis in the dormant state. Remarkably, this regulatory mechanism seems to be evolutionary conserved in PGM1 enzymes, from bacteria to humans.
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- Sofía Doello
- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Nie J, Yin J, Wang D, Wang C, Zhu G. Implication of Potential Differential Roles of the Two Phosphoglucomutase Isoforms in the Protozoan Parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. Pathogens 2021; 11:pathogens11010021. [PMID: 35055969 PMCID: PMC8781159 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) catalyzes the conversion between glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate in the glycolysis/glucogenesis pathway. PGM1s are typically cytosolic enzymes in organisms lacking chloroplasts. However, the protozoan Cryptosporidium parasites possess two tandemly duplicated PGM1 genes evolved by a gene duplication after their split from other apicomplexans. Moreover, the downstream PGM1 isoform contains an N-terminal signal peptide, predicting a non-cytosolic location. Here we expressed recombinant proteins of the two PGM1 isoforms from the zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum, namely CpPGM1A and CpPGM1B, and confirmed their enzyme activity. Both isoforms followed Michaelis–Menten kinetics towards glucose-1-phosphate (Km = 0.17 and 0.13 mM, Vmax = 7.30 and 2.76 μmol/min/mg, respectively). CpPGM1A and CpPGM1B genes were expressed in oocysts, sporozoites and intracellular parasites at a similar pattern of expression, however CpPGM1A was expressed at much higher levels than CpPGM1B. Immunofluorescence assay showed that CpPGM1A was present in the cytosol of sporozoites, however this was enriched towards the plasma membranes in the intracellular parasites; whereas CpPGM1B was mainly present under sporozoite pellicle, although relocated to the parasitophorous vacuole membrane in the intracellular development. These observations indicated that CpPGM1A played a house-keeping function, while CpPGM1B played a different biological role that remains to be defined by future investigations.
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Taymaz-Nikerel H. Integration of fluxome and transcriptome data in Saccharomyces cerevisiae offers unique features of doxorubicin and imatinib. Mol Omics 2021; 17:783-789. [PMID: 34279019 DOI: 10.1039/d1mo00003a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Improving the efficacy of drugs and developing new drugs are required to compensate for drug resistance. Therefore, it is critical to unveil the mode of action, which can be studied through the cellular response at genome-scale, of the existing drugs. Here, system-level response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a eukaryotic model microorganism, to two chemotherapy drugs doxorubicin and imatinib used against cancer are analysed. While doxorubicin is mainly known to interact with DNA through intercalation and imatinib is known to inhibit the activity of the tyrosine kinase enzyme, the exact mechanisms of action for both drugs have not been determined. The response of S. cerevisiae cells to long-term stress by these drugs under controlled aerobic conditions was investigated and analyzed by the genome-wide transcriptome and genome-wide fluxes. The classification of adverse and similar responses of a certain gene at a transcriptional versus flux level indicated the possible regulatory mechanisms under these different stress conditions. Most of the biochemical reactions were found to be regulated at a post-transcriptional or metabolic level, whereas fewer were regulated at a transcriptional level for both stress cases. Furthermore, disparately induced and repressed pathways in the metabolic network under doxorubicin and imatinib stress were identified. The glycolytic and pentose phosphate pathways responded similarly, whereas the purine-histidine metabolic pathways responded differently. Then, a comparison of differential fluxes and differentially co-expressed genes under doxorubicin and imatinib stress provided the potential common and unique features of these drugs. Analyzing such regulatory differences helps in resolving drug mechanisms and suggesting new drug targets.
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- Hilal Taymaz-Nikerel
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Chomvong K, Bauer S, Benjamin DI, Li X, Nomura DK, Cate JHD. Bypassing the Pentose Phosphate Pathway: Towards Modular Utilization of Xylose. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158111. [PMID: 27336308 PMCID: PMC4918971 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The efficient use of hemicellulose in the plant cell wall is critical for the economic conversion of plant biomass to renewable fuels and chemicals. Previously, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been engineered to convert the hemicellulose-derived pentose sugars xylose and arabinose to d-xylulose-5-phosphate for conversion via the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). However, efficient pentose utilization requires PPP optimization and may interfere with its roles in NADPH and pentose production. Here, we developed an alternative xylose utilization pathway that largely bypasses the PPP. In the new pathway, d-xylulose is converted to d-xylulose-1-phosphate, a novel metabolite to S. cerevisiae, which is then cleaved to glycolaldehyde and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. This synthetic pathway served as a platform for the biosynthesis of ethanol and ethylene glycol. The use of d-xylulose-1-phosphate as an entry point for xylose metabolism opens the way for optimizing chemical conversion of pentose sugars in S. cerevisiae in a modular fashion.
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- Kulika Chomvong
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Program in Metabolic Biology, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Program in Metabolic Biology, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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Aono R, Sato T, Imanaka T, Atomi H. A pentose bisphosphate pathway for nucleoside degradation in Archaea. Nat Chem Biol 2015; 11:355-60. [PMID: 25822915 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Owing to the absence of the pentose phosphate pathway, the degradation pathway for the ribose moieties of nucleosides is unknown in Archaea. Here, in the archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis, we identified a metabolic network that links the pentose moieties of nucleosides or nucleotides to central carbon metabolism. The network consists of three nucleoside phosphorylases, an ADP-dependent ribose-1-phosphate kinase and two enzymes of a previously identified NMP degradation pathway, ribose-1,5-bisphosphate isomerase and type III ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. Ribose 1,5-bisphosphate and ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate are intermediates of this pathway, which is thus designated the pentose bisphosphate pathway.
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- Riku Aono
- 1] Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. [2] Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. [2] Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan. [2] Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. [2] Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Walther T, Létisse F, Peyriga L, Alkim C, Liu Y, Lardenois A, Martin-Yken H, Portais JC, Primig M, François J. Developmental stage dependent metabolic regulation during meiotic differentiation in budding yeast. BMC Biol 2014; 12:60. [PMID: 25178389 PMCID: PMC4176597 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-014-0060-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The meiotic developmental pathway in yeast enables both differentiation of vegetative cells into haploid spores that ensure long-term survival, and recombination of the parental DNA to create genetic diversity. Despite the importance of proper metabolic regulation for the supply of building blocks and energy, little is known about the reprogramming of central metabolic pathways in meiotically differentiating cells during passage through successive developmental stages. Results Metabolic regulation during meiotic differentiation in budding yeast was analyzed by integrating information on genome-wide transcriptional activity, 26 enzymatic activities in the central metabolism, the dynamics of 67 metabolites, and a metabolic flux analysis at mid-stage meiosis. Analyses of mutants arresting sporulation at defined stages demonstrated that metabolic reprogramming is tightly controlled by the progression through the developmental pathway. The correlation between transcript levels and enzymatic activities in the central metabolism varies significantly in a developmental stage-dependent manner. The complete loss of phosphofructokinase activity at mid-stage meiosis enables a unique setup of the glycolytic pathway which facilitates carbon flux repartitioning into synthesis of spore wall precursors during the co-assimilation of glycogen and acetate. The need for correct homeostasis of purine nucleotides during the meiotic differentiation was demonstrated by the sporulation defect of the AMP deaminase mutant amd1, which exhibited hyper-accumulation of ATP accompanied by depletion of guanosine nucleotides. Conclusions Our systems-level analysis shows that reprogramming of the central metabolism during the meiotic differentiation is controlled at different hierarchical levels to meet the metabolic and energetic needs at successive developmental stages. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-014-0060-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Metabolic phenotypes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants with altered trehalose 6-phosphate dynamics. Biochem J 2013; 454:227-37. [PMID: 23763276 DOI: 10.1042/bj20130587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, synthesis of T6P (trehalose 6-phosphate) is essential for growth on most fermentable carbon sources. In the present study, the metabolic response to glucose was analysed in mutants with different capacities to accumulate T6P. A mutant carrying a deletion in the T6P synthase encoding gene, TPS1, which had no measurable T6P, exhibited impaired ethanol production, showed diminished plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase activation, and became rapidly depleted of nearly all adenine nucleotides which were irreversibly converted into inosine. Deletion of the AMP deaminase encoding gene, AMD1, in the tps1 strain prevented inosine formation, but did not rescue energy balance or growth on glucose. Neither the 90%-reduced T6P content observed in a tps1 mutant expressing the Tps1 protein from Yarrowia lipolytica, nor the hyperaccumulation of T6P in the tps2 mutant had significant effects on fermentation rates, growth on fermentable carbon sources or plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase activation. However, intracellular metabolite dynamics and pH homoeostasis were strongly affected by changes in T6P concentrations. Hyperaccumulation of T6P in the tps2 mutant caused an increase in cytosolic pH and strongly reduced growth rates on non-fermentable carbon sources, emphasizing the crucial role of the trehalose pathway in the regulation of respiratory and fermentative metabolism.
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Xu YF, Létisse F, Absalan F, Lu W, Kuznetsova E, Brown G, Caudy AA, Yakunin AF, Broach JR, Rabinowitz JD. Nucleotide degradation and ribose salvage in yeast. Mol Syst Biol 2013; 9:665. [PMID: 23670538 PMCID: PMC4039369 DOI: 10.1038/msb.2013.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nucleotide degradation is a universal metabolic capability. Here we combine metabolomics, genetics and biochemistry to characterize the yeast pathway. Nutrient starvation, via PKA, AMPK/SNF1, and TOR, triggers autophagic breakdown of ribosomes into nucleotides. A protein not previously associated with nucleotide degradation, Phm8, converts nucleotide monophosphates into nucleosides. Downstream steps, which involve the purine nucleoside phosphorylase, Pnp1, and pyrimidine nucleoside hydrolase, Urh1, funnel ribose into the nonoxidative pentose phosphate pathway. During carbon starvation, the ribose-derived carbon accumulates as sedoheptulose-7-phosphate, whose consumption by transaldolase is impaired due to depletion of transaldolase's other substrate, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Oxidative stress increases glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, resulting in rapid consumption of sedoheptulose-7-phosphate to make NADPH for antioxidant defense. Ablation of Phm8 or double deletion of Pnp1 and Urh1 prevent effective nucleotide salvage, resulting in metabolite depletion and impaired survival of starving yeast. Thus, ribose salvage provides means of surviving nutrient starvation and oxidative stress.
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- Yi-Fan Xu
- Lewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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