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Khalfaoui-Hassani B, Blaby-Haas CE, Verissimo A, Daldal F. The Escherichia coli MFS-type transporter genes yhjE, ydiM, and yfcJ are required to produce an active bo3 quinol oxidase. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293015. [PMID: 37862358 PMCID: PMC10588857 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
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Heme-copper oxygen reductases are membrane-bound oligomeric complexes that are integral to prokaryotic and eukaryotic aerobic respiratory chains. Biogenesis of these enzymes is complex and requires coordinated assembly of the subunits and their cofactors. Some of the components are involved in the acquisition and integration of different heme and copper (Cu) cofactors into these terminal oxygen reductases. As such, MFS-type transporters of the CalT family (e.g., CcoA) are required for Cu import and heme-CuB center biogenesis of the cbb3-type cytochrome c oxidases (cbb3-Cox). However, functionally homologous Cu transporters for similar heme-Cu containing bo3-type quinol oxidases (bo3-Qox) are unknown. Despite the occurrence of multiple MFS-type transporters, orthologs of CcoA are absent in bacteria like Escherichia coli that contain bo3-Qox. In this work, we identified a subset of uncharacterized MFS transporters, based on the presence of putative metal-binding residues, as likely candidates for the missing Cu transporter. Using a genetic approach, we tested whether these transporters are involved in the biogenesis of E. coli bo3-Qox. When respiratory growth is dependent on bo3-Qox, because of deletion of the bd-type Qox enzymes, three candidate genes, yhjE, ydiM, and yfcJ, were found to be critical for E. coli growth. Radioactive metal uptake assays showed that ΔydiM has a slower 64Cu uptake, whereas ΔyhjE accumulates reduced 55Fe in the cell, while no similar uptake defect is associated with ΔycfJ. Phylogenomic analyses suggest plausible roles for the YhjE, YdiM, and YfcJ transporters, and overall findings illustrate the diverse roles that the MFS-type transporters play in cellular metal homeostasis and production of active heme-Cu oxygen reductases.
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- Bahia Khalfaoui-Hassani
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, IPREM, UMR CNRS, Pau, France
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, The Molecular Foundry, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
- bioMT-Institute for Biomolecular Targeting, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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Yu Z, Li W, Ge C, Sun X, Wang J, Shen X, Yuan Q. Functional expansion of the natural inorganic phosphorus starvation response system in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 66:108154. [PMID: 37062526 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Phosphorus, an indispensable nutrient, plays an essential role in cell composition, metabolism, and signal transduction. When inorganic phosphorus (Pi) is scarce, the Pi starvation response in E. coli is activated to increase phosphorus acquisition and drive the cells into a non-growing state to reduce phosphorus consumption. In the six decades of research history, the initiation, output, and shutdown processes of the Pi starvation response have been extensively studied. Simultaneously, Pi starvation has been used in biosensor development, recombinant protein production, and natural product biosynthesis. In this review, we focus on the output process and the applications of the Pi starvation response that have not been summarized before. Meanwhile, based on the current status of mechanistic studies and applications, we propose practical strategies to develop the natural Pi starvation response into a multifunctional and standardized regulatory system in four aspects, including response threshold, temporal expression, intensity range, and bifunctional regulation, which will contribute to its broader application in more fields such as industrial production, medical analysis, and environmental protection.
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- Zheng Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Deng H, Wu G, Zhang R, Yin Q, Xu B, Zhou L, Chen Z. Comparative nutritional and metabolic analysis reveals the taste variations during yellow rambutan fruit maturation. Food Chem X 2023; 17:100580. [PMID: 36845499 PMCID: PMC9944575 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100580] [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: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The metabolic reasons for rambutan taste variations during maturity are unknown. Here, we obtained a unique rambutan cultivar Baoyan No.2 (BY2) with a strong yellow pericarp and excellent taste, the sugar-acid ratios of which ranged from 21.7 to 94.5 during maturation. Widely targeted metabolomics analysis was performed to reveal the metabolic reasons behind these taste variations. The results showed that 51 metabolites were identified as common different metabolites (DMs), including 16 lipids, 12 amino acids and others. Among them, the abundance level of 3,4-digalloylshikimic acid exhibited a positive correlation with the titratable acids (R2 = 0.9996) and a negative correlation with the sugar-acid ratio (R2 = 0.9999). Therefore, it could be a taste biomarker of BY2 rambutan. Moreover, all DMs were enriched in "galactose metabolism", "fructose and mannose metabolism" and "biosynthesis of amino acids" pathways, which predominantly accounted for the taste variation. Our findings provided new metabolic evidence for the taste variation of rambutan.
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- Hao Deng
- Institute of Agro-products Processing and Design, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Cold-chain of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
- Sanya Institute of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572025, China
- Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry of Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou 571100, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Processing and Design, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Cold-chain of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
- Sanya Institute of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572025, China
- Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry of Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou 571100, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Processing and Design, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Cold-chain of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
- Sanya Institute of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572025, China
- Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry of Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou 571100, China
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- Hainan Institute for Food Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality Safety for State Market Regulation, Haikou 570311, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Processing and Design, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Cold-chain of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Processing and Design, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Cold-chain of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry of Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou 571100, China
- Institute of Tropical Fruit Trees, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit Tree Biology of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100, China
- Corresponding author at: Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
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Rajpurohit H, Eiteman MA. Nutrient-Limited Operational Strategies for the Microbial Production of Biochemicals. Microorganisms 2022; 10:2226. [PMID: 36363817 PMCID: PMC9695796 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10112226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Limiting an essential nutrient has a profound impact on microbial growth. The notion of growth under limited conditions was first described using simple Monod kinetics proposed in the 1940s. Different operational modes (chemostat, fed-batch processes) were soon developed to address questions related to microbial physiology and cell maintenance and to enhance product formation. With more recent developments of metabolic engineering and systems biology, as well as high-throughput approaches, the focus of current engineers and applied microbiologists has shifted from these fundamental biochemical processes. This review draws attention again to nutrient-limited processes. Indeed, the sophisticated gene editing tools not available to pioneers offer the prospect of metabolic engineering strategies which leverage nutrient limited processes. Thus, nutrient- limited processes continue to be very relevant to generate microbially derived biochemicals.
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- School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Lee HN, Seo SY, Kim HJ, Park JH, Park E, Choi SS, Lee SJ, Kim ES. Artificial cell factory design for shikimate production in Escherichia coli. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 48:6316114. [PMID: 34227672 PMCID: PMC8788726 DOI: 10.1093/jimb/kuab043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Shikimate is a key intermediate in high-demand for synthesizing valuable antiviral drugs, such as the anti-influenza drug, oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). Microbial-based shikimate production strategies have been developed to overcome the unstable and expensive supply of shikimate derived from traditional plant extraction processes. Although shikimate biosynthesis has been reported in several engineered bacterial species, the shikimate production yield is still unsatisfactory. This study designed an Escherichia coli cell factory and optimized the fed-batch culture process to achieve a high titer of shikimate production. Using the previously constructed dehydroshikimate (DHS)-overproducing E. coli strain, two genes (aroK and aroL) responsible for converting shikimate to the next step were disrupted to facilitate shikimate accumulation. The genes with negative effects on shikimate biosynthesis, including tyrR, ptsG, and pykA, were disrupted. In contrast, several shikimate biosynthetic pathway genes, including aroB, aroD, aroF, aroG, and aroE, were overexpressed to maximize the glucose uptake and intermediate flux. The shiA involved in shikimate transport was disrupted, and the tktA involved in the accumulation of both PEP and E4P was overexpressed. The rationally designed shikimate-overproducing E. coli strain grown in an optimized medium produced approximately 101 g/L of shikimate in 7-L fed-batch fermentation, which is the highest level of shikimate production reported thus far. Overall, rational cell factory design and culture process optimization for microbial-based shikimate production will play a key role in complementing traditional plant-derived shikimate production processes.
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- Han-Na Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.,STR Biotech Co., Ltd., Bioplaza 4-3, 56, Soyanggang-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24232, Republic of Korea
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- STR Biotech Co., Ltd., Bioplaza 4-3, 56, Soyanggang-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24232, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- STR Biotech Co., Ltd., Bioplaza 4-3, 56, Soyanggang-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 24232, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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Engineering of Escherichia coli for the Economic Production L-phenylalanine in Large-scale Bioreactor. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-020-0313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Örn OE, Sacchetto S, van Niel EWJ, Hatti-Kaul R. Enhanced Protocatechuic Acid Production From Glucose Using Pseudomonas putida 3-Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase Expressed in a Phenylalanine-Overproducing Mutant of Escherichia coli. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:695704. [PMID: 34249890 PMCID: PMC8264583 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.695704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is a strong antioxidant and is also a potential platform for polymer building blocks like vanillic acid, vanillin, muconic acid, and adipic acid. This report presents a study on PCA production from glucose via the shikimate pathway precursor 3-dehydroshikimate by heterologous expression of a gene encoding 3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase in Escherichia coli. The phenylalanine overproducing E. coli strain, engineered to relieve the allosteric inhibition of 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase by the aromatic amino acids, was shown to give a higher yield of PCA than the unmodified strain under aerobic conditions. Highest PCA yield of 18 mol% per mol glucose and concentration of 4.2 g/L was obtained at a productivity of 0.079 g/L/h during cultivation in fed-batch mode using a feed of glucose and ammonium salt. Acetate was formed as a major side-product indicating a shift to catabolic metabolism as a result of feedback inhibition of the enzymes including 3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase by PCA when reaching a critical concentration. Indirect measurement of proton motive force by flow cytometry revealed no membrane damage of the cells by PCA, which was thus ruled out as a cause for affecting PCA formation.
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- Oliver Englund Örn
- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Candeias NR, Assoah B, Simeonov SP. Production and Synthetic Modifications of Shikimic Acid. Chem Rev 2018; 118:10458-10550. [PMID: 30350584 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Shikimic acid is a natural product of industrial importance utilized as a precursor of the antiviral Tamiflu. It is nowadays produced in multihundred ton amounts from the extraction of star anise ( Illicium verum) or by fermentation processes. Apart from the production of Tamiflu, shikimic acid has gathered particular notoriety as its useful carbon backbone and inherent chirality provide extensive use as a versatile chiral precursor in organic synthesis. This review provides an overview of the main synthetic and microbial methods for production of shikimic acid and highlights selected methods for isolation from available plant sources. Furthermore, we have attempted to demonstrate the synthetic utility of shikimic acid by covering the most important synthetic modifications and related applications, namely, synthesis of Tamiflu and derivatives, synthetic manipulations of the main functional groups, and its use as biorenewable material and in total synthesis. Given its rich chemistry and availability, shikimic acid is undoubtedly a promising platform molecule for further exploration. Therefore, in the end, we outline some challenges and promising future directions.
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- Nuno R Candeias
- Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering , Tampere University of Technology , Korkeakoulunkatu 8 , 33101 Tampere , Finland
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering , Tampere University of Technology , Korkeakoulunkatu 8 , 33101 Tampere , Finland
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- Laboratory Organic Synthesis and Stereochemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry , Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Acad. G. Bontchev str. Bl. 9 , 1113 Sofia , Bulgaria
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Bilal M, Wang S, Iqbal HMN, Zhao Y, Hu H, Wang W, Zhang X. Metabolic engineering strategies for enhanced shikimate biosynthesis: current scenario and future developments. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:7759-7773. [PMID: 30014168 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9222-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Shikimic acid is an important intermediate for the manufacture of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and many other pharmaceutical compounds. Much of its existing supply is obtained from the seeds of Chinese star anise (Illicium verum). Nevertheless, plants cannot supply a stable source of affordable shikimate along with laborious and cost-expensive extraction and purification process. Microbial biosynthesis of shikimate through metabolic engineering and synthetic biology approaches represents a sustainable, cost-efficient, and environmentally friendly route than plant-based methods. Metabolic engineering allows elevated shikimate production titer by inactivating the competing pathways, increasing intracellular level of key precursors, and overexpressing rate-limiting enzymes. The development of synthetic and systems biology-based novel technologies have revealed a new roadmap for the construction of high shikimate-producing strains. This review elaborates the enhanced biosynthesis of shikimate by utilizing an array of traditional metabolic engineering along with novel advanced technologies. The first part of the review is focused on the mechanistic pathway for shikimate production, use of recombinant and engineered strains, improving metabolic flux through the shikimate pathway, chemically inducible chromosomal evolution, and bioprocess engineering strategies. The second part discusses a variety of industrially pertinent compounds derived from shikimate with special reference to aromatic amino acids and phenazine compound, and main engineering strategies for their production in diverse bacterial strains. Towards the end, the work is wrapped up with concluding remarks and future considerations.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- National Experimental Teaching Center for Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Golubeva LI, Shupletsov MS, Mashko SV. Metabolic Flux Analysis Using 13C Isotopes (13C-MFA). 1. Experimental Basis of the Method and the Present State of Investigations. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683817070031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Novel technologies combined with traditional metabolic engineering strategies facilitate the construction of shikimate-producing Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:167. [PMID: 28962609 PMCID: PMC5622527 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0773-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Shikimate is an important intermediate in the aromatic amino acid pathway, which can be used as a promising building block for the synthesis of biological compounds, such as neuraminidase inhibitor Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). Compared with traditional methods, microbial production of shikimate has the advantages of environmental friendliness, low cost, feed stock renewability, and product selectivity and diversity, thus receiving more and more attentions. The development of metabolic engineering allows for high-efficiency production of shikimate of Escherichia coli by improving the intracellular level of precursors, blocking downstream pathway, releasing negative regulation factors, and overexpressing rate-limiting enzymes. In addition, novel technologies derived from systems and synthetic biology have opened a new avenue towards construction of shikimate-producing strains. This review summarized successful and applicable strategies derived from traditional metabolic engineering and novel technologies for increasing accumulation of shikimate in E. coli.
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Tyagi N, Saini D, Guleria R, Mukherjee KJ. Designing an Escherichia coli Strain for Phenylalanine Overproduction by Metabolic Engineering. Mol Biotechnol 2017; 59:168-178. [PMID: 28374116 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-017-9999-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The phenylalanine pathway flux is controlled by two types of regulators, those that are specific to the pathway, as well as by global regulators. In order to demonstrate the importance of these global regulators, we first removed the pathway-specific regulators using all possible combinations of gene knockouts and knockins. We found that genes like aroG fbr performed best individually as well as in combination with other genes, while other genes like tyrA and tyrR worked only in combination with other modifications. Knocking in the tktA gene under a tyrR promoter and knocking out pykF further increased phenylalanine production demonstrating that the supply of precursor via PEP and E4P is also a rate-limiting step. Finally, we tested the role of global regulators on this deregulated pathway and found that Fis overexpression helps in both enhancing and sustaining the flux through this pathway. This work opens up the possibility of using global regulators in synergy with pathway-specific modifications to enhance product yields.
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- Neetu Tyagi
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Panichkin VB, Livshits VA, Biryukova IV, Mashko SV. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for L-tryptophan production. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683816090052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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García S, Flores N, De Anda R, Hernández G, Gosset G, Bolívar F, Escalante A. The Role of the ydiB Gene, Which Encodes Quinate/Shikimate Dehydrogenase, in the Production of Quinic, Dehydroshikimic and Shikimic Acids in a PTS - Strain of Escherichia coli. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 27:11-21. [DOI: 10.1159/000450611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The culture of engineered <i>Escherichia coli</i> for shikimic acid (SA) production results in the synthesis of quinic acid (QA) and dehydroshikimic acid (DHS), reducing SA yield and impairing downstream processes. The synthesis of QA by quinate/shikimate dehydrogenase (YdiB, <i>ydiB</i>) has been previously proposed; however, the precise role for this enzyme in the production of QA in engineered strains of <i>E. coli</i> for SA production remains unclear. We report the effect of the inactivation or the overexpression of <i>ydiB</i> in <i>E. coli</i> strain PB12.SA22 on SA, QA, and DHS production in batch fermentor cultures. The results showed that the inactivation of <i>ydiB </i>resulted in a 75% decrease in the molar yield of QA and a 6.17% reduction in the yield of QA (mol/mol) relative to SA with respect to the parental strain. The overexpression of <i>ydiB</i> caused a 500% increase in the molar yield of QA and resulted in a 152% increase in QA (mol/mol) relative to SA, with a sharp decrease in SA production. Production of SA, QA, and DHS in parental and derivative <i>ydiB </i>strains suggests that the synthesis of QA results from the reduction of 3-dehydroquinate by YdiB before its conversion to DHS.
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Kogure T, Kubota T, Suda M, Hiraga K, Inui M. Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for shikimate overproduction by growth-arrested cell reaction. Metab Eng 2016; 38:204-216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ghosh S, Mohan U, Banerjee UC. Studies on the production of shikimic acid using the aroK knockout strain of Bacillus megaterium. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 32:127. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2092-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu X, Lin J, Hu H, Zhou B, Zhu B. Site-specific integration and constitutive expression of key genes into Escherichia coli chromosome increases shikimic acid yields. Enzyme Microb Technol 2016; 82:96-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Martínez JA, Bolívar F, Escalante A. Shikimic Acid Production in Escherichia coli: From Classical Metabolic Engineering Strategies to Omics Applied to Improve Its Production. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2015; 3:145. [PMID: 26442259 PMCID: PMC4585142 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Shikimic acid (SA) is an intermediate of the SA pathway that is present in bacteria and plants. SA has gained great interest because it is a precursor in the synthesis of the drug oseltamivir phosphate (OSF), an efficient inhibitor of the neuraminidase enzyme of diverse seasonal influenza viruses, the avian influenza virus H5N1, and the human influenza virus H1N1. For the purposes of OSF production, SA is extracted from the pods of Chinese star anise plants (Illicium spp.), yielding up to 17% of SA (dry basis content). The high demand for OSF necessary to manage a major influenza outbreak is not adequately met by industrial production using SA from plants sources. As the SA pathway is present in the model bacteria Escherichia coli, several "intuitive" metabolically engineered strains have been applied for its successful overproduction by biotechnological processes, resulting in strains producing up to 71 g/L of SA, with high conversion yields of up to 0.42 (mol SA/mol Glc), in both batch and fed-batch cultures using complex fermentation broths, including glucose as a carbon source and yeast extract. Global transcriptomic analyses have been performed in SA-producing strains, resulting in the identification of possible key target genes for the design of a rational strain improvement strategy. Because possible target genes are involved in the transport, catabolism, and interconversion of different carbon sources and metabolic intermediates outside the central carbon metabolism and SA pathways, as genes involved in diverse cellular stress responses, the development of rational cellular strain improvement strategies based on omics data constitutes a challenging task to improve SA production in currently overproducing engineered strains. In this review, we discuss the main metabolic engineering strategies that have been applied for the development of efficient SA-producing strains, as the perspective of omics analysis has focused on further strain improvement for the production of this valuable aromatic intermediate.
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- Juan Andrés Martínez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Nguyen VH, Pham VC, Mai HDT, Le TN, Nguyen TMH, Vu VN, Tran HG, Do TT, Dehaen W, Chau VM. Synthesis and biological evaluation of shikimic acid derivatives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.5155/eurjchem.5.4.601-606.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Peek J, Christendat D. The shikimate dehydrogenase family: functional diversity within a conserved structural and mechanistic framework. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 566:85-99. [PMID: 25524738 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shikimate dehydrogenase (SDH) catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of 3-deydroshikimate to shikimate, an essential reaction in the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids and a large number of other secondary metabolites in plants and microbes. The indispensible nature of this enzyme makes it a potential target for herbicides and antimicrobials. SDH is the archetypal member of a large protein family, which contains at least four additional functional classes with diverse metabolic roles. The different members of the SDH family share a highly similar three-dimensional structure and utilize a conserved catalytic mechanism, but exhibit distinct substrate preferences, making the family a particularly interesting system for studying modes of substrate recognition used by enzymes. Here, we review our current understanding of the biochemical and structural properties of each of the five previously identified SDH family functional classes.
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- James Peek
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2, Canada; Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2, Canada.
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Tripathi P, Rawat G, Yadav S, Saxena RK. Shikimic acid, a base compound for the formulation of swine/avian flu drug: statistical optimization, fed-batch and scale up studies along with its application as an antibacterial agent. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 107:419-31. [PMID: 25563634 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-014-0340-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The sudden outbreak of swine flu has increased the global demand of shikimic acid which is an industrially interesting compound, as it is used as a key starting material for the synthesis of a neuraminidase inhibitor Tamiflu(®), for the treatment of antiviral infections such as swine flu. Statistical optimization and evaluation of medium components for the production of shikimic acid by Citrobacter freundii is addressed in the present investigation. Plackett-Burman design was applied for the screening of the most significant variables affecting shikimic acid production, where glucose, asparagine, KH2PO4, CaCO3 and agitation rate were the most significant factors. Response surface methodology was also employed to study the interaction among the most significant variables through which shikimic acid production increased to 12.76 g/L. Further, fed-batch studies resulted in the production of 22.32 g/L of shikimic acid. The scalability of the process was also confirmed by running 14 L bioreactor (7.5 L production medium) where 20.12 g/L of shikimic acid was produced. In addition the antibacterial activity of the shikimic acid produced was analysed against four Gram positive and four Gram negative bacteria and it was found to have a greater inhibition effect against the Gram negative bacteria.
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- P Tripathi
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Yang Y, Yuan C, Dou J, Han X, Wang H, Fang H, Zhou C. Recombinant expression of glpK and glpD genes improves the accumulation of shikimic acid in E. coli grown on glycerol. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 30:3263-72. [PMID: 25269547 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1753-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Shikimic acid (SA) is an industrially important chiral compound used in diverse commercial applications, and the insufficient supply by isolation from plants and expensive chemical synthesis of SA has increased the importance of developing strategies for SA synthesis. In our previous studies, glycerol was observed to be an effective carbon source for SA accumulation in E. coli DHPYAAS-T7, where the PTS operon (ptsHIcrr) and aroL and aroK genes were inactivated, and the tktA, glk, aroE, aroF (fbr) , and aroB genes were overexpressed. For further investigation of the effects of glycerol aerobic fermentation on SA accumulation in E. coli BL21(DE3), the glpD, glpK genes and tktA, glk, aroE, aroF (fbr) , aroB genes were overexpressed simultaneously. The results indicated that SA production was increased 5.6-fold, while the yield was increased 5.3-fold over that of parental strain in shake flasks. It is demonstrated that the aerobic fermentation of glycerol associated with glpD and glpK gene overexpression increased glycerol flux, resulting in higher SA accumulation in E. coli BL21(DE3)-P-DK.
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- Yang Yang
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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Rodriguez A, Martínez JA, Flores N, Escalante A, Gosset G, Bolivar F. Engineering Escherichia coli to overproduce aromatic amino acids and derived compounds. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:126. [PMID: 25200799 PMCID: PMC4174253 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-014-0126-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The production of aromatic amino acids using fermentation processes with recombinant microorganisms can be an advantageous approach to reach their global demands. In addition, a large array of compounds with alimentary and pharmaceutical applications can potentially be synthesized from intermediates of this metabolic pathway. However, contrary to other amino acids and primary metabolites, the artificial channelling of building blocks from central metabolism towards the aromatic amino acid pathway is complicated to achieve in an efficient manner. The length and complex regulation of this pathway have progressively called for the employment of more integral approaches, promoting the merge of complementary tools and techniques in order to surpass metabolic and regulatory bottlenecks. As a result, relevant insights on the subject have been obtained during the last years, especially with genetically modified strains of Escherichia coli. By combining metabolic engineering strategies with developments in synthetic biology, systems biology and bioprocess engineering, notable advances were achieved regarding the generation, characterization and optimization of E. coli strains for the overproduction of aromatic amino acids, some of their precursors and related compounds. In this paper we review and compare recent successful reports dealing with the modification of metabolic traits to attain these objectives.
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Weaver DS, Keseler IM, Mackie A, Paulsen IT, Karp PD. A genome-scale metabolic flux model of Escherichia coli K-12 derived from the EcoCyc database. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2014; 8:79. [PMID: 24974895 PMCID: PMC4086706 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-8-79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Constraint-based models of Escherichia coli metabolic flux have played a key role in computational studies of cellular metabolism at the genome scale. We sought to develop a next-generation constraint-based E. coli model that achieved improved phenotypic prediction accuracy while being frequently updated and easy to use. We also sought to compare model predictions with experimental data to highlight open questions in E. coli biology. RESULTS We present EcoCyc-18.0-GEM, a genome-scale model of the E. coli K-12 MG1655 metabolic network. The model is automatically generated from the current state of EcoCyc using the MetaFlux software, enabling the release of multiple model updates per year. EcoCyc-18.0-GEM encompasses 1445 genes, 2286 unique metabolic reactions, and 1453 unique metabolites. We demonstrate a three-part validation of the model that breaks new ground in breadth and accuracy: (i) Comparison of simulated growth in aerobic and anaerobic glucose culture with experimental results from chemostat culture and simulation results from the E. coli modeling literature. (ii) Essentiality prediction for the 1445 genes represented in the model, in which EcoCyc-18.0-GEM achieves an improved accuracy of 95.2% in predicting the growth phenotype of experimental gene knockouts. (iii) Nutrient utilization predictions under 431 different media conditions, for which the model achieves an overall accuracy of 80.7%. The model's derivation from EcoCyc enables query and visualization via the EcoCyc website, facilitating model reuse and validation by inspection. We present an extensive investigation of disagreements between EcoCyc-18.0-GEM predictions and experimental data to highlight areas of interest to E. coli modelers and experimentalists, including 70 incorrect predictions of gene essentiality on glucose, 80 incorrect predictions of gene essentiality on glycerol, and 83 incorrect predictions of nutrient utilization. CONCLUSION Significant advantages can be derived from the combination of model organism databases and flux balance modeling represented by MetaFlux. Interpretation of the EcoCyc database as a flux balance model results in a highly accurate metabolic model and provides a rigorous consistency check for information stored in the database.
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- Daniel S Weaver
- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, North Ryde NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, North Ryde NSW 2109, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Liu X, Lin J, Hu H, Zhou B, Zhu B. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli to enhance shikimic acid production from sorbitol. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 30:2543-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1679-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cortés-Tolalpa L, Gutiérrez-Ríos RM, Martínez LM, de Anda R, Gosset G, Bolívar F, Escalante A. Global transcriptomic analysis of an engineered Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system during shikimic acid production in rich culture medium. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:28. [PMID: 24559297 PMCID: PMC4015609 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-13-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Efficient production of SA in Escherichia coli has been achieved by modifying key genes of the central carbon metabolism and SA pathway, resulting in overproducing strains grown in batch- or fed-batch-fermentor cultures using a complex broth including glucose and YE. In this study, we performed a GTA to identify those genes significantly upregulated in an engineered E. coli strain, PB12.SA22, in mid EXP (5 h), early STA (STA1, 9 h), and late STA (STA2, 44 h) phases, grown in complex fermentation broth in batch-fermentor cultures. RESULTS Growth of E. coli PB12.SA22 in complex fermentation broth for SA production resulted in an EXP growth during the first 9 h of cultivation depending of supernatant available aromatic amino acids provided by YE because, when tryptophan was totally consumed, cells entered into a second, low-growth phase (even in the presence of glucose) until 26 h of cultivation. At this point, glucose was completely consumed but SA production continued until the end of the fermentation (50 h) achieving the highest accumulation (7.63 g/L of SA). GTA between EXP/STA1, EXP/STA2 and STA1/STA2 comparisons showed no significant differences in the regulation of genes encoding enzymes of central carbon metabolism as in SA pathway, but those genes encoding enzymes involved in sugar, amino acid, nucleotide/nucleoside, iron and sulfur transport; amino acid catabolism and biosynthesis; nucleotide/nucleoside salvage; acid stress response and modification of IM and OM were upregulated between comparisons. CONCLUSIONS GTA during SA production in batch-fermentor cultures of strain PB12.SA22 grown in complex fermentation broth during the EXP, STA1 and STA2 phases was studied. Significantly, upregulated genes during the EXP and STA1 phases were associated with transport, amino acid catabolism, biosynthesis, and nucleotide/nucleoside salvage. In STA2, upregulation of genes encoding transporters and enzymes involved in the synthesis and catabolism of Arg suggests that this amino acid could have a key role in the fuelling of carbon toward SA synthesis, whereas upregulation of genes involved in pH stress response, such as membrane modifications, suggests a possible response to environmental conditions imposed on the cell at the end of the fermentation.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av, Universidad 2001, Col, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, México.
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Metabolic responses of Lactobacillus plantarum strains during fermentation and storage of vegetable and fruit juices. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:2206-15. [PMID: 24487533 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03885-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Strains of Lactobacillus plantarum were grown and stored in cherry (ChJ), pineapple (PJ), carrot (CJ), and tomato (TJ) juices to mimic the chemical composition of the respective matrices. Wheat flour hydrolysate (WFH), whey milk (W), and MRS broth were also used as representatives of other ecosystems. The growth rates and cell densities of L. plantarum strains during fermentation (24 h at 30°C) and storage (21 days at 4°C) differed only in part, being mainly influenced by the matrix. ChJ and PJ were the most stressful juices for growth and survival. Overall, the growth in juices was negatively correlated with the initial concentration of malic acid and carbohydrates. The consumption of malic acid was noticeable for all juices, but mainly during fermentation and storage of ChJ. Decreases of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA)-with the concomitant increase of their respective branched alcohols-and His and increases of Glu and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were the main traits of the catabolism of free amino acids (FAA), which were mainly evident under less acidic conditions (CJ and TJ). The increase of Tyr was found only during storage of ChJ. Some aldehydes (e.g., 3-methyl-butanal) were reduced to the corresponding alcohols (e.g., 3-methyl-1-butanol). After both fermentation and storage, acetic acid increased in all fermented juices, which implied the activation of the acetate kinase route. Diacetyl was the ketone found at the highest level, and butyric acid increased in almost all fermented juices. Data were processed through multidimensional statistical analyses. Except for CJ, the juices (mainly ChJ) seemed to induce specific metabolic traits, which differed in part among the strains. This study provided more in-depth knowledge on the metabolic mechanisms of growth and maintenance of L. plantarum in vegetable and fruit habitats, which also provided helpful information to select the most suitable starters for fermentation of targeted matrices.
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Licona-Cassani C, Lara AR, Cabrera-Valladares N, Escalante A, Hernández-Chávez G, Martinez A, Bolívar F, Gosset G. Inactivation of Pyruvate Kinase or the Phosphoenolpyruvate: Sugar Phosphotransferase System Increases Shikimic and Dehydroshikimic Acid Yields from Glucose inBacillus subtilis. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 24:37-45. [DOI: 10.1159/000355264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rawat G, Tripathi P, Yadav S, Saxena RK. An interactive study of influential parameters for shikimic acid production using statistical approach, scale up and its inhibitory action on different lipases. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 144:675-679. [PMID: 23871288 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Shikimic acid is the promising candidate as a building block for the industrial synthesis of drug Tamiflu used for the treatment of Swine flu. The fermentative production process using microbes present an excellent and even more sustainable alternative to the traditional plants based extraction methods. In the present study, the fermentative production of shikimic acid by Citrobacter freundii GR-21 (KC466031) was optimized by process engineering using a statistical modeling approach and a maximum amount of 16.78 g L(-1) was achieved. The process was also scaled up to 14L bioreactor to validate the production of shikimic acid. Further, the potential of anti-enzymatic nature of purified shikimic acid was evaluated for different lipases wherein, shikimic acid inhibited the hydrolysis of triglycerides by 55-60%. Shikimic acid also profoundly inhibited pancreatic lipase activity by 66%, thus providing another valuable therapeutic aspect for treating diet induced obesity in humans.
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- Garima Rawat
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India.
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Rawat G, Tripathi P, Saxena RK. Expanding horizons of shikimic acid. Recent progresses in production and its endless frontiers in application and market trends. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:4277-87. [PMID: 23553030 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4840-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shikimic acid is an industrially important chiral compound used as a key ingredient in formulation of drug Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) for the treatment of swine/avian flu. The high cost and limited availability of shikimic acid isolated from plants has detained the use of this valuable building block of the drug. It is a versatile compound having many characteristic properties for many synthetic reactions particularly in pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries. By virtue of being a natural product, the relevant biochemical pathway in microorganisms can be harnessed into fermentation processes to produce shikimic acid. This is an excellent alternative for the sustainable and efficient production of shikimic acid over the tedious and cumbersome process of plant based extraction methods. Various strategies of shikimic acid production are reviewed and an account of comparison of their challenges, promises and restraint is presented. Furthermore, present review attempts to focus on the market trend of shikimic acid due to its high demand with particular emphasis laid on the pandemics of swine flu. This review not only covers the recent advances in shikimic acid production but also highlights the versatile applications and its market scenario. The concluding remarks and its potential as a commercial bulk chemical are discussed in the light of current research.
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- Garima Rawat
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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Tripathi P, Rawat G, Yadav S, Saxena RK. Fermentative production of shikimic acid: a paradigm shift of production concept from plant route to microbial route. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2013; 36:1665-73. [PMID: 23543261 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-013-0940-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Different physiological and nutritional parameters affect the fermentative production of shikimic acid. In our study, Citrobacter freundii initially produced 0.62 g/L of shikimic acid in 72 h. However, when process optimization was employed, 5.11 g/L of shikimic acid was produced in the production medium consisting of glucose (5.0 %), asparagine (4.5 %), CaCO3 (2.0 %), at pH 6.0, when inoculated with 6 % inoculum and incubated at 30 ± 1 °C, 200 rpm for 60 h. Preliminary fed-batch studies have resulted in the production of 9.11 g/L of shikimic acid on feeding the production medium by 20 g/L of glucose at 24 h of the fermentation run. Production of similar amount of shikimic acid was observed when the optimized conditions were employed in a 10-L bioreactor as obtained in shake flask conditions. A total of 9.11 g/L of shikimic acid was produced in 60 h. This is approximately 14.69-fold increase in shikimic acid production when compared to the initial un-optimized production conditions. This has also resulted in the reduction of the production time. The present study provides useful information to the industrialists seeking environmentally benign technology for the production of bulk biomolecules through manipulation of various chemical parameters.
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- Priyanka Tripathi
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Liu SP, Xiao MR, Zhang L, Xu J, Ding ZY, Gu ZH, Shi GY. Production of l-phenylalanine from glucose by metabolic engineering of wild type Escherichia coli W3110. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A natural isolate producing shikimic acid: isolation, identification, and culture condition optimization. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 169:2290-302. [PMID: 23443722 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0150-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shikimic acid has wide use in pharmaceuticals due to its application in the synthesis of drug Tamiflu used in the treatment of Swine flu. The high cost and limited availability of shikimic acid isolated from plants has impeded the use of this valuable building block of the drug. In this context, fermentation route to produce shikimic acid from renewable resources has become increasingly attractive. The present study was embarked upon isolation of wild-type microorganisms able to produce shikimic acid. Out of the 42 isolates obtained from the soil, isolate GR-21 was selected as the best with initial production of 0.54 g/L shikimic acid and later identified as Citrobacter sp. The process optimization resulted in 14-fold increase in the shikimic acid production, thereby claiming this process to be a sustainable alternative for the production of this important biomolecule. The process was further scaled up to 14 L bioreactor to validate the production of shikimic acid. Further, the product formed is shikimic acid was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The current studies suggest that the selected isolate could be used as a promising agent to fulfill the worldwide demand of shikimic acid.
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Chen K, Dou J, Tang S, Yang Y, Wang H, Fang H, Zhou C. Deletion of the aroK gene is essential for high shikimic acid accumulation through the shikimate pathway in E. coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 119:141-147. [PMID: 22728194 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Shikimic acid (SA) is an important metabolic intermediate with diverse commercial applications. In this work, antisense RNA interference and gene deletion were carried out to inactivate the aroK gene in an SA-producing Escherichia coli strain, DHPYA-T7. In this strain, the aroL, ptsHIcrr and ydiB genes are deleted, and the tktA, glk, aroE and aroB genes are overexpressed. Flask cultivations of the DHPYA-T7 derivative strains showed that the accumulation of SA increased 2.69-fold after aroK gene deletion (DHPYAAS-T7) and 1.29-fold after antisense RNA interference (DHPYAS-T7). Furthermore, the activity of shikimate kinase in DHPYAAS-T7 was 0.21-fold of that in strain DHPYAS-T7. In a 10-L fermentation, SA accumulation increased to 1850 mg L(-1) in strain DHPYAAS-T7, which is a 1.5-fold increase over that in strain DHPYAS-T7. These results demonstrate that aroK gene inactivation in DHPYA-T7 leads to high SA accumulation, especially when this inactivation is caused by chromosomal deletion.
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- Kai Chen
- School of Life Science & Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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Recent advances in engineering the central carbon metabolism of industrially important bacteria. Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:50. [PMID: 22545791 PMCID: PMC3461431 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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This paper gives an overview of the recent advances in engineering the central carbon metabolism of the industrially important bacteria Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Corynobacterium glutamicum, Streptomyces spp., Lactococcus lactis and other lactic acid bacteria. All of them are established producers of important classes of products, e.g. proteins, amino acids, organic acids, antibiotics, high-value metabolites for the food industry and also, promising producers of a large number of industrially or therapeutically important chemicals. Optimization of existing or introduction of new cellular processes in these microorganisms is often achieved through manipulation of targets that reside at major points of central metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway and the tricarboxylic acid cycle with the glyoxylate shunt. Based on the huge progress made in recent years in biochemical, genetic and regulatory studies, new fascinating engineering approaches aim at ensuring an optimal carbon and energy flow within central metabolism in order to achieve optimized metabolite production.
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Ghosh S, Chisti Y, Banerjee UC. Production of shikimic acid. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:1425-31. [PMID: 22445787 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Shikimic acid is a key intermediate for the synthesis of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). Shikimic acid can be produced via chemical synthesis, microbial fermentation and extraction from certain plants. An alternative production route is via biotransformation of the more readily available quinic acid. Much of the current supply of shikimic acid is sourced from the seeds of Chinese star anise (Illicium verum). Supply from star anise seeds has experienced difficulties and is susceptible to vagaries of weather. Star anise tree takes around six-years from planting to bear fruit, but remains productive for long. Extraction and purification from seeds are expensive. Production via fermentation is increasing. Other production methods are too expensive, or insufficiently developed. In the future, production in recombinant microorganisms via fermentation may become established as the preferred route. Methods for producing shikimic acid are reviewed.
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- Saptarshi Ghosh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (Biotechnology), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar-160 062, Punjab, India
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White DA, Polimene L, Llewellyn CA. EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET-A RADIATION AND NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY ON THE CELLULAR COMPOSITION OF PHOTOPROTECTIVE COMPOUNDS IN GLENODINIUM FOLIACEUM (DINOPHYCEAE)(1). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2011; 47:1078-1088. [PMID: 27020190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01046.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The photoprotective response in the dinoflagellate Glenodinium foliaceum F. Stein exposed to ultraviolet-A (UVA) radiation (320-400 nm; 1.7 W · m(2) ) and the effect of nitrate and phosphate availability on that response have been studied. Parameters measured over a 14 d growth period in control (PAR) and experimental (PAR + UVA) cultures included cellular mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), chls, carotenoids, and culture growth rates. Although there were no significant effects of UVA on growth rate, there was significant induction of MAA compounds (28 ± 2 pg · cell(-1) ) and a reduction in chl a (9.6 ± 0.1 pg · cell(-1) ) and fucoxanthin (4.4 ± 0.1 pg · cell(-1) ) compared to the control cultures (3 ± 1 pg · cell(-1) , 13.3 ± 3.2 pg · cell(-1) , and 7.4 ± 0.3 pg · cell(-1) , respectively). In a second investigation, MAA concentrations in UVA-exposed cultures were lower when nitrate was limited (P < 0.05) but were higher when phosphate was limiting. Nitrate limitation led to significant decreases (P < 0.05) in cellular concentration of chls (chl c1 , chl c2 , and chl a), but other pigments were not affected. Phosphate availability had no effect on final pigment concentrations. Results suggest that nutrient availability significantly affects cellular accumulation of photoprotective compounds in G. foliaceum exposed to UVA.
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- Daniel Allan White
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, UK, PL1 3DH
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, UK, PL1 3DH
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Zhang Y, Li Z, Ye Q. Enhanced production of human epidermal growth factor under control of the phoA promoter by acetate-tolerant Escherichia coli DB15 in a chemically defined medium. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-009-3049-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Escalante A, Calderón R, Valdivia A, de Anda R, Hernández G, Ramírez OT, Gosset G, Bolívar F. Metabolic engineering for the production of shikimic acid in an evolved Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:21. [PMID: 20385022 PMCID: PMC2873404 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Shikimic acid (SA) is utilized in the synthesis of oseltamivir-phosphate, an anti-influenza drug. In this work, metabolic engineering approaches were employed to produce SA in Escherichia coli strains derived from an evolved strain (PB12) lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS-) but with capacity to grow on glucose. Derivatives of PB12 strain were constructed to determine the effects of inactivating aroK, aroL, pykF or pykA and the expression of plasmid-coded genes aroGfbr, tktA, aroB and aroE, on SA synthesis. Results Batch cultures were performed to evaluate the effects of genetic modifications on growth, glucose consumption, and aromatic intermediate production. All derivatives showed a two-phase growth behavior with initial high specific growth rate (μ) and specific glucose consumption rate (qs), but low level production of aromatic intermediates. During the second growth phase the μ decreased, whereas aromatic intermediate production reached its maximum. The double aroK- aroL- mutant expressing plasmid-coded genes (strain PB12.SA22) accumulated SA up to 7 g/L with a yield of SA on glucose of 0.29 mol/mol and a total aromatic compound yield (TACY) of 0.38 mol/mol. Single inactivation of pykF or pykA was performed in PB12.SA22 strain. Inactivation of pykF caused a decrease in μ, qs, SA production, and yield; whereas TACY increased by 33% (0.5 mol/mol). Conclusions The effect of increased availability of carbon metabolites, their channeling into the synthesis of aromatic intermediates, and disruption of the SA pathway on SA production was studied. Inactivation of both aroK and aroL, and transformation with plasmid-coded genes resulted in the accumulation of SA up to 7 g/L with a yield on glucose of 0.29 mol/mol PB12.SA22, which represents the highest reported yield. The pykF and pykA genes were inactivated in strain PB12.SA22 to increase the production of aromatic compounds in the PTS- background. Results indicate differential roles of Pyk isoenzymes on growth and aromatic compound production. This study demonstrated for the first time the simultaneous inactivation of PTS and pykF as part of a strategy to improve SA production and its aromatic precursors in E. coli, with a resulting high yield of aromatic compounds on glucose of 0.5 mol/mol.
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- Adelfo Escalante
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av, Universidad 2001, Col, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México.
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A concise route to (−)-shikimic acid and (−)-5-epi-shikimic acid, and their enantiomers via Barbier reaction and ring-closing metathesis. Tetrahedron Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.09.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hu P, Janga SC, Babu M, Díaz-Mejía JJ, Butland G, Yang W, Pogoutse O, Guo X, Phanse S, Wong P, Chandran S, Christopoulos C, Nazarians-Armavil A, Nasseri NK, Musso G, Ali M, Nazemof N, Eroukova V, Golshani A, Paccanaro A, Greenblatt JF, Moreno-Hagelsieb G, Emili A. Global functional atlas of Escherichia coli encompassing previously uncharacterized proteins. PLoS Biol 2009; 7:e96. [PMID: 19402753 PMCID: PMC2672614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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One-third of the 4,225 protein-coding genes of Escherichia coli K-12 remain functionally unannotated (orphans). Many map to distant clades such as Archaea, suggesting involvement in basic prokaryotic traits, whereas others appear restricted to E. coli, including pathogenic strains. To elucidate the orphans' biological roles, we performed an extensive proteomic survey using affinity-tagged E. coli strains and generated comprehensive genomic context inferences to derive a high-confidence compendium for virtually the entire proteome consisting of 5,993 putative physical interactions and 74,776 putative functional associations, most of which are novel. Clustering of the respective probabilistic networks revealed putative orphan membership in discrete multiprotein complexes and functional modules together with annotated gene products, whereas a machine-learning strategy based on network integration implicated the orphans in specific biological processes. We provide additional experimental evidence supporting orphan participation in protein synthesis, amino acid metabolism, biofilm formation, motility, and assembly of the bacterial cell envelope. This resource provides a "systems-wide" functional blueprint of a model microbe, with insights into the biological and evolutionary significance of previously uncharacterized proteins.
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- Pingzhao Hu
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, United Kingdom
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (GM-H); (AE)
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (GM-H); (AE)
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