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Xi Y, Xu H, Zhan T, Qin Y, Fan F, Zhang X. Metabolic engineering of the acid-tolerant yeast Pichia kudriavzevii for efficient L-malic acid production at low pH. Metab Eng 2023; 75:170-180. [PMID: 36566973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Currently, the biological production of L-malic acid (L-MA) is mainly based on the fermentation of filamentous fungi at near-neutral pH, but this process requires large amounts of neutralizing agents, resulting in the generation of waste salts when free acid is obtained in the downstream process, and the environmental hazards associated with the waste salts limit the practical application of this process. To produce L-MA in a more environmentally friendly way, we metabolically engineered the acid-tolerant yeast Pichia kudriavzevii and achieved efficient production of L-MA through low pH fermentation. First, an initial L-MA-producing strain that relies on the reductive tricarboxylic acid (rTCA) pathway was constructed. Subsequently, the L-MA titer and yield were further increased by fine-tuning the flux between the pyruvate and oxaloacetate nodes. In addition, we found that the insufficient supply of NADH for cytoplasmic malate dehydrogenase (MDH) hindered the L-MA production at low pH, which was resolved by overexpressing the soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase SthA from E. coli. Transcriptomic and metabolomic data showed that overexpression of EcSthA contributed to the activation of the pentose phosphate pathway and provided additional reducing power for MDH by converting NADPH to NADH. Furthermore, overexpression of EcSthA was found to help reduce the accumulation of the by-product pyruvate but had no effect on the accumulation of succinate. In microaerobic batch fermentation in a 5-L fermenter, the best strain, MA009-10-URA3 produced 199.4 g/L L-MA with a yield of 0.94 g/g glucose (1.27 mol/mol), with a productivity of 1.86 g/L/h. The final pH of the fermentation broth was approximately 3.10, meaning that the amount of neutralizer used was reduced by more than 50% compared to the common fermentation processes using filamentous fungi. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the efficient bioproduction of L-MA at low pH and represents the highest yield of L-MA in yeasts reported to date.
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- Yongyan Xi
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; National Innovation Center for Synthetic Biotechnology, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.
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Guirimand GGY, Bamba T, Matsuda M, Inokuma K, Morita K, Kitada Y, Kobayashi Y, Yukawa T, Sasaki K, Ogino C, Hasunuma T, Kondo A. Combined Cell Surface Display of β‐
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‐Glucosidase (BGL), Maltose Transporter (MAL11), and Overexpression of Cytosolic Xylose Reductase (XR) in
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Enhance Cellobiose/Xylose Coutilization for Xylitol Bioproduction from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Biotechnol J 2019; 14:e1800704. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Gregory G. Y. Guirimand
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of EngineeringKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Research Facility Center for Science and TechnologyKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of EngineeringKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and InnovationKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Engineering Biology Research CenterKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of EngineeringKobe University 1‐1 Rokkodai 657‐8501 Nada Kobe Japan
- Biomass Engineering ProgramRIKEN 1‐7‐22 Suehiro‐cho 230‐0045 Tsurumi‐ku, Yokohama Kanagawa Japan
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Production of biofuels and chemicals from xylose using native and engineered yeast strains. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 37:271-283. [PMID: 30553928 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Numerous metabolic engineering strategies have allowed yeasts to efficiently assimilate xylose, the second most abundant sugar component of lignocellulosic biomass. During the investigation of xylose utilization by yeasts, a global rewiring of metabolic networks upon xylose cultivation has been captured, as opposed to a pattern of glucose repression. A clear understanding of the xylose-induced metabolic reprogramming in yeast would shed light on the optimization of yeast-based bioprocesses to produce biofuels and chemicals using xylose. In this review, we delved into the characteristics of yeast xylose metabolism, and potential benefits of using xylose as a carbon source to produce various biochemicals with examples. Transcriptomic and metabolomic patterns of xylose-grown yeast cells were distinct from those on glucose-a conventional sugar of industrial biotechnology-and the gap might lead to opportunities to produce biochemicals efficiently. Indeed, limited glycolytic metabolic fluxes during xylose utilization could result in enhanced production of metabolites whose biosynthetic pathways compete for precursors with ethanol fermentation. Also, alleviation of glucose repression on cytosolic acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) synthesis, and respiratory energy metabolism during xylose utilization enhanced production of acetyl-CoA derivatives. Consideration of singular properties of xylose metabolism, such as redox cofactor imbalance between xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase, is necessary to maximize these positive xylose effects. This review argues the importance and benefits of xylose utilization as not only a way of expanding a substrate range, but also an effective environmental perturbation for the efficient production of advanced biofuels and chemicals in yeasts.
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Gruchattka E, Hädicke O, Klamt S, Schütz V, Kayser O. In silico profiling of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as terpenoid factories. Microb Cell Fact 2013; 12:84. [PMID: 24059635 PMCID: PMC3852115 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Heterologous microbial production of rare plant terpenoids of medicinal or industrial interest is attracting more and more attention but terpenoid yields are still low. Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are the most widely used heterologous hosts; a direct comparison of both hosts based on experimental data is difficult though. Hence, the terpenoid pathways of E. coli (via 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate, DXP) and S. cerevisiae (via mevalonate, MVA), the impact of the respective hosts metabolism as well as the impact of different carbon sources were compared in silico by means of elementary mode analysis. The focus was set on the yield of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), the general terpenoid precursor, to identify new metabolic engineering strategies for an enhanced terpenoid yield. Results Starting from the respective precursor metabolites of the terpenoid pathways (pyruvate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate for the DXP pathway and acetyl-CoA for the MVA pathway) and considering only carbon stoichiometry, the two terpenoid pathways are identical with respect to carbon yield. However, with glucose as substrate, the MVA pathway has a lower potential to supply terpenoids in high yields than the DXP pathway if the formation of the required precursors is taken into account, due to the carbon loss in the formation of acetyl-CoA. This maximum yield is further reduced in both hosts when the required energy and reduction equivalents are considered. Moreover, the choice of carbon source (glucose, xylose, ethanol or glycerol) has an effect on terpenoid yield with non-fermentable carbon sources being more promising. Both hosts have deficiencies in energy and redox equivalents for high yield terpenoid production leading to new overexpression strategies (heterologous enzymes/pathways) for an enhanced terpenoid yield. Finally, several knockout strategies are identified using constrained minimal cut sets enforcing a coupling of growth to a terpenoid yield which is higher than any yield published in scientific literature so far. Conclusions This study provides for the first time a comprehensive and detailed in silico comparison of the most prominent heterologous hosts E. coli and S. cerevisiae as terpenoid factories giving an overview on several promising metabolic engineering strategies paving the way for an enhanced terpenoid yield.
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- Evamaria Gruchattka
- Technical Biochemistry, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str, 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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Hector RE, Mertens JA, Bowman MJ, Nichols NN, Cotta MA, Hughes SR. Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for xylose metabolism requires gluconeogenesis and the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway for aerobic xylose assimilation. Yeast 2011; 28:645-60. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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