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Chou KJ, Croft T, Hebdon SD, Magnusson LR, Xiong W, Reyes LH, Chen X, Miller EJ, Riley DM, Dupuis S, Laramore KA, Keller LM, Winkelman D, Maness PC. Engineering the cellulolytic bacterium, Clostridium thermocellum, to co-utilize hemicellulose. Metab Eng 2024; 83:193-205. [PMID: 38631458 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2024.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of lignocellulosic biomass holds promise to realize economic production of second-generation biofuels/chemicals, and Clostridium thermocellum is a leading candidate for CBP due to it being one of the fastest degraders of crystalline cellulose and lignocellulosic biomass. However, CBP by C. thermocellum is approached with co-cultures, because C. thermocellum does not utilize hemicellulose. When compared with a single-species fermentation, the co-culture system introduces unnecessary process complexity that may compromise process robustness. In this study, we engineered C. thermocellum to co-utilize hemicellulose without the need for co-culture. By evolving our previously engineered xylose-utilizing strain in xylose, an evolved clonal isolate (KJC19-9) was obtained and showed improved specific growth rate on xylose by ∼3-fold and displayed comparable growth to a minimally engineered strain grown on the bacteria's naturally preferred substrate, cellobiose. To enable full xylan deconstruction to xylose, we recombinantly expressed three different β-xylosidase enzymes originating from Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum into KJC19-9 and demonstrated growth on xylan with one of the enzymes. This recombinant strain was capable of co-utilizing cellulose and xylan simultaneously, and we integrated the β-xylosidase gene into the KJC19-9 genome, creating the KJCBXint strain. The strain, KJC19-9, consumed monomeric xylose but accumulated xylobiose when grown on pretreated corn stover, whereas the final KJCBXint strain showed significantly greater deconstruction of xylan and xylobiose. This is the first reported C. thermocellum strain capable of degrading and assimilating hemicellulose polysaccharide while retaining its cellulolytic capabilities, unlocking significant potential for CBP in advancing the bioeconomy.
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- Katherine J Chou
- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA.
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA; Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80228, USA
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Kaewkla O, Perkins M, Thamchaipenet A, Saijuntha W, Sukpanoa S, Suriyachadkun C, Chamroensaksri N, Chumroenphat T, Franco CMM. Description of Streptomyces naphthomycinicus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium producing naphthomycin A and its genome insight for discovering bioactive compounds. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1353511. [PMID: 38694805 PMCID: PMC11061393 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1353511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Endophytic actinobacteria are a group of bacteria living inside plant tissue without harmful effects, and benefit the host plant. Many can inhibit plant pathogens and promote plant growth. This study aimed to identify a strain of Streptomyces as a novel species and study its antibiotics production. An endophytic actinobacterium, strain TML10T was isolated from a surface-sterilized leaf of a Thai medicinal plant (Terminalia mucronata Craib and Hutch). As a result of a polyphasic taxonomy study, strain TML10T was identified as a member of the genus Streptomyces. Strain TML10T was an aerobic actinobacterium with well-developed substrate mycelia with loop spore chains and spiny surface. Chemotaxonomic data, including cell wall components, major menaquinones, and major fatty acids, confirmed the affiliation of strain TML10T to the genus Streptomyces. The results of the phylogenetic analysis, including physiological and biochemical studies in combination with a genome comparison study, allowed the genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain TML10T and the closest related type strains. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH), Average nucleotide identity Blast (ANIb), and ANIMummer (ANIm) values between strain TML10T and the closest type strain, Streptomyces musisoli CH5-8T were 38.8%, 88.5%, and 90.8%, respectively. The name proposed for the new species is Streptomyces naphthomycinicus sp. nov. (TML10T = TBRC 15050T = NRRL B-65638T). Strain TML10T was further studied for liquid and solid-state fermentation of antibiotic production. Solid-state fermentation with cooked rice provided the best conditions for antibiotic production against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The elucidation of the chemical structures from this strain revealed a known antimicrobial agent, naphthomycin A. Mining the genome data of strain TML10T suggested its potential as a producer of antbiotics and other valuable compounds such as ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) and arginine deiminase. Strain TML10T contains the arcA gene encoding arginine deiminase and could degrade arginine in vitro.
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- Onuma Kaewkla
- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity Research, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Deparment of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity Research, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
- Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
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- Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- National Biobank of Thailand (NBT), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Aesthetic Sciences and Health Program, Faculty of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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Kaewkla O, Sukpanoa S, Suriyachadkun C, Chamroensaksi N, Chumroenphat T, Franco CMM. Streptomyces spinosus sp. nov. and Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. oryzicola subsp. nov. endophytic actinobacteria isolated from Jasmine rice and their genome mining for potential as antibiotic producers and plant growth promoters. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:871-888. [PMID: 35597859 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-022-01741-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Two endophytic actinobacteria, strains SBTS01T and W18L9T, were isolated from leaf sheath and leaf tissue, respectively, of Jasmine rice (Oryza sativa KDML 105) grown in a rice paddy field in Roi Et Province, Thailand. A polyphasic taxonomic study showed that both strains belong to the genus Streptomyces; they are aerobic, forming well-developed substrate mycelia and aerial mycelia with long chains of spores. Strain SBTS01T shares high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Streptomyces rochei NRRL B-2410 T (99.0%) and Streptomyces naganishii NRRL ISP-5282 T (99.0%). Strain W18L9T shares high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Streptomyces shenzhenensis DSM 42034 T (99.7%). The genotypic and phenotypic properties of strains SBTS01T and W18L9T distinguish these two strains from the closely related species with validly published names. The genome analysis showed the dDDH, ANIb and ANIm values of the draft genome between strain SBTS01T and its close neighbour in the phylogenomic tree, Streptomyces corchorusii DSM 40340T to be 54.1, 92.6, and 94.3%, respectively; similarly for strain W18L9T and the closely related species S. shenzhenensis DSM 42034 T values were 72.5, 95.1 and 97.0%. The name proposed for the new species represented by the type strain SBTS01T is Streptomyces spinosus (= NRRL B-65636 T = TBRC 15052T). The name proposed for the novel subspecies of strain W18L9T is Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. oryzicola (= NRRL B-65635 T = TBRC 15051T). Recognition of this subspecies also permits the description of Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. shenzhenensis. Strains SBTS01T and W18L9T can produce antibiotic against rice and human pathogens and showed plant growth promoting properties such as production of indole acetic acid, cytokinin, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, siderophores and cellulase. Genomic data mining of these two strains confirmed their potential as antibiotic producers and plant growth promoters. Their genomes contain multiple biosynthetic gene clusters including those for terpene, type 1, 2 and 3 polyketide synthase, Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and lanthipeptides. Genes encoding plant growth promoting traits such; nitrogen fixation, ACC deaminase, siderophore production and stress-related adaption may have ecological significance.
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- Onuma Kaewkla
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham Province, 44150, Thailand.
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham Province, 44150, Thailand
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- Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- National Biobank of Thailand (NBT), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- Laboratory Equipment Center, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham Province, 44150, Thailand
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Biochemical and Structural Analysis of a Glucose-Tolerant β-Glucosidase from the Hemicellulose-Degrading Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27010290. [PMID: 35011521 PMCID: PMC8746653 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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β-Glucosidases (Bgls) convert cellobiose and other soluble cello-oligomers into glucose and play important roles in fundamental biological processes, providing energy sources in living organisms. Bgls are essential terminal enzymes of cellulose degradation systems and attractive targets for lignocellulose-based biotechnological applications. Characterization of novel Bgls is important for broadening our knowledge of this enzyme class and can provide insights into its further applications. In this study, we report the biochemical and structural analysis of a Bgl from the hemicellulose-degrading thermophilic anaerobe Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum (TsaBgl). TsaBgl exhibited its maximum hydrolase activity on p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside at pH 6.0 and 55 °C. The crystal structure of TsaBgl showed a single (β/α)8 TIM-barrel fold, and a β8-α14 loop, which is located around the substrate-binding pocket entrance, showing a unique conformation compared with other structurally known Bgls. A Tris molecule inhibited enzyme activity and was bound to the active site of TsaBgl coordinated by the catalytic residues Glu163 (proton donor) and Glu351 (nucleophile). Titration experiments showed that TsaBgl belongs to the glucose-tolerant Bgl family. The gatekeeper site of TsaBgl is similar to those of other glucose-tolerant Bgls, whereas Trp323 and Leu170, which are involved in glucose tolerance, show a unique configuration. Our results therefore improve our knowledge about the Tris-mediated inhibition and glucose tolerance of Bgl family members, which is essential for their industrial application.
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"Neptune Balls" Polysaccharides: Disentangling the Wiry Seagrass Detritus. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13244285. [PMID: 34960836 PMCID: PMC8703491 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Each year, high amounts of dead seagrass material are washed ashore at beaches world-wide. In the Mediterranean region, the seagrass Posidonia oceanica is responsible for huge agglomerates of ball-like seagrass litter. As these are often removed due to touristic reasons, a reuse method would be a step towards a more ecologically oriented society. In this study, the main polysaccharide components were analyzed, in order to propose possible usage options. To do this, different aqueous fractions were extracted, analyzed by classical carbohydrate analysis methods (GC-FID/MS, colorimetric assay and elemental analysis), and purified by ion-exchange chromatography, as well as selective precipitation with a detecting agent for highly glycosylated glycoproteins. The obtained purified fractions were analyzed in detail and a linkage-type analysis of the most promising extract was conducted via permethylation. Only low amounts of glycoproteins, as well as medium amounts of the characteristic apiogalacturonan were likely to be present, while xylan seemed to be the most abundant polysaccharide in most fractions. A partial structural proposal showed general accordance with land plant xylans, presenting reuse options in the field of biofuel and bioplastic generation.
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Kaewkla O, Suriyachadkun C, Franco CMM. Streptomyces adelaidensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the root of Callitris preissii with potential for plant growth-promoting properties. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:3341-3352. [PMID: 33871674 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02308-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An endophytic actinobacterium, strain CAP261T was isolated from the surface sterilized root of Callitris preissii (Australian native pine tree). As a result of a polyphasic taxonomy study, this strain was identified as a member of the genus Streptomyces. This strain was an aerobic actinobacterium with well-developed substrate mycelia with loop spore chains and the spore surfaces are verrucose. The closest phylogenetic members which shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequences similarity was Streptomyces bottropensis ATCC 25435 T at 98.1%. Chemotaxonomic data including cell wall components, major menaquinones, and major fatty acids confirmed the affiliation of strain CAP261T to the genus Streptomyces. The results of the phylogenetic analysis, including physiological and biochemical studies in combination with genome comparison study, allowed the genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain CAP261T and the closest species with validly published names. ANIb, ANIm and dDDH values of strain CAP261T and S. bottropensis ATCC 25435 T were 86.7%, 89.2% and 33.9%, respectively. The name proposed for the new species is Streptomyces adelaidensis sp. nov. The type strain is CAP261T (= DSM 42026 T = NRRL B-24814 T).
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- Onuma Kaewkla
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham Province, 44150, Thailand.
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
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- Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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Kaewkla O, Franco CMM. Amycolatopsis pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from native apricot tree and genome mining revealed the biosynthesis potential as antibiotic producer and plant growth promoter. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:365-377. [PMID: 33598876 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-021-01519-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An endophytic actinobacterium, strain PIP199T, was isolated from a root sample of a native apricot growing on the Bedford Park campus of Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. The result of a polyphasic study showed that this strain was identified as a new member of the genus Amycolatopsis. Strain PIP199T is an aerobic actinobacterium with well-developed substrate mycelia and aerial mycelia that form short chains of spores. Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila DSM 44409T (99.7%), Amycolatopsis lurida DSM 43134T (99.6%) and Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. nogabecina DSM 44586T (99.4%) shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. A. keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila DSM 44409T and A. lurida DSM 43134T were the closest phylogenetic neighbors. Chemotaxonomic data including major fatty acids, cell wall components and major menaquinones confirmed the affiliation of strain PIP199T to the genus Amycolatopsis. The phylogenetic analysis, physiological and biochemical studies and genomic study, allowed the genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain PIP199T and the closely related species with valid names. ANIb and dDDH values when compared to Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila DSM 44409T were 87.3% and 36.4%, respectively. The name proposed for the new species is Amycolatopsis pittospori sp. nov. The type strain is PIP199T (= NRRL B-65536T = TBRC 10618T).
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- Onuma Kaewkla
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantaravichai, Maha Sarakham Province, 44150, Thailand.
- Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
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Hwangbo M, Tran JL, Chu KH. Effective one-step saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass using magnetite-biocatalysts containing saccharifying enzymes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 647:806-813. [PMID: 30096670 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lignocellulosic biomass, packed with sugars, is one of the most available renewable resources for biofuels and bioproducts production. To release the sugars for the production, enzymatic hydrolysis (saccharification) of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass are required. However, the saccharification process is costly, inefficient, and requires multi-step operations. This is in part due to the high cost and the limited selection of commercial enzymes which commonly have different optimal pH and temperatures. Here we reported a one-step saccharification of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass using immobilized biocatalysts containing five different saccharifying enzymes (SEs) with a similar optimum pH and temperature. The five SEs - endo-1,4-β-d-glucanase (an endoglucanase, eglS), cellobiohydrolase (an exoglucanase, cbhA), and β-glucosidase (bglH), endo-1,4-β-xylanase (an endoxylanase, xynC) and β-xylosidase (bxlB) - were successfully expressed and produced by E. coli BL21. Better saccharification of pretreated corn husks was observed when using the five crude SE enzymes than those using two commonly used SEs, endo-1,4-β-d-glucanase and β-glucosidase. The five SEs were cross-linked in the absence or the presence of magnetic nanoparticles (hereafter referred as SE-CLEAs and M-SE-CLEAs, respectively). By using SE-CLEAs, the highest amount of reduced sugar (250 mg/g biomass) was measured. The activity of immobilized SEs is better than free crude SEs. The M-SE-CLEAs can be reused at least 3 times for effective saccharification of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Myung Hwangbo
- Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA
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- Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA
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- Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA.
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Heydarifard S, Gao W, Fatehi P. Generation of New Cationic Xylan-Based Polymer in Industrially Relevant Process. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Solmaz Heydarifard
- Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
- Key Laboratory of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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Yadav P, Maharjan J, Korpole S, Prasad GS, Sahni G, Bhattarai T, Sreerama L. Production, Purification, and Characterization of Thermostable Alkaline Xylanase From Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2018; 6:65. [PMID: 29868578 PMCID: PMC5962792 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 used herein as a source for thermostable alkaline xylanase were isolated from Paudwar Hot Springs, Nepal. NASTPD13 cultured at 60°C, pH 7 and in presence of inorganic (ammonium sulfate) or organic (yeast extract) nitrogen sources, produced maximum xylanase enzyme. Xylanase production in the cultures was monitored by following the ability of culture media to hydrolyze beech wood xylan producing xylooligosaccharide and xylose by thin layer chromatography (TLC). The extracellular xylanase was isolated from optimized A. kamchatkensis NASTPD13 cultures by ammonium sulfate (80%) precipitation; the enriched xylanase preparation was dialyzed and purified using Sephadex G100 column chromatography. The purified xylanaseshowed 11-fold enrichment with a specific activity of 33 U/mg and molecular weight were37 kDa based on SDS-PAGE and PAGE-Zymography. The optimum pH and temperature of purified xylanase was 9.0 and 65°C respectively retainingmore than 50% of its maximal activity over a broad range of pH (6–9) and temperature (30–65°C). With beech wood xylan, the enzyme showed Km 0.7 mg/ml and Vmax 66.64 μM/min/mg The xylanase described herein is a secretory enzyme produced in large quantities by NASTPD13 and is a novel thermostable, alkaline xylanase with potential biotechnological applications.
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- Punam Yadav
- Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Nepal.,Central Department of Biotechnlogy, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
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- Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Nepal
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- Microbial Type Culture Collection, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Microbial Type Culture Collection, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Microbial Type Culture Collection, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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Yan R, Vuong TV, Wang W, Master ER. Action of a GH115 α-glucuronidase from Amphibacillus xylanus at alkaline condition promotes release of 4-O-methylglucopyranosyluronic acid from glucuronoxylan and arabinoglucuronoxylan. Enzyme Microb Technol 2017. [PMID: 28648176 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Glucuronic acid and/or 4-O-methyl-glucuronic acid (GlcA/MeGlcA) are substituents of the main xylans present in hardwoods, conifers, and many cereal grains. α-Glucuronidases from glycoside hydrolase family GH115 can target GlcA/MeGlcA from both internally and terminally substituted regions of xylans. The current study describes the first GH115 α-glucuronidase, AxyAgu115A, from the alkaliphilic organism Amphilbacillus xylanus. AxyAgu115A was active in a wide pH range, and demonstrated better performance in alkaline condition compared to other characterized GH115 α-glucuronidases, which generally show optimal activity in acidic conditions. Specifically, its relative activity between pH 5.0 and pH 8.5 was above 80%, and was 35% of maximum at pH 10.5; although the enzyme lost 30% and 80% relative residual activity after 24-h pre-incubation at pH 9 and pH 10, respectively. AxyAgu115A was also similarly active towards glucuronoxylan as well as comparatively complex xylans such as spruce arabinoglucurunoxylan. Accommodation of complex xylans was supported by docking analyses that predicted accessibility of AxyAgu115A to branched xylo-oligosaccharides. MeGlcA release by AxyAgu115A from each xylan sample was increased by up to 30% by performing the reaction at pH 11.0 rather than pH 4.0, revealing applied benefits of AxyAgu115A for xylan recovery and processing.
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- Ruoyu Yan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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Bunterngsook B, Laothanachareon T, Natrchalayuth S, Lertphanich S, Fujii T, Inoue H, Youngthong C, Chantasingh D, Eurwilaichitr L, Champreda V. Optimization of a minimal synergistic enzyme system for hydrolysis of raw cassava pulp. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08472b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cassava pulp is an underused agricultural by-product comprising residual starch granules entrapped in cell wall polysaccharides, making it unique from other lignocellulosic wastes in terms of enzymatic processing.
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Gene Expression Patterns of Wood Decay Fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium Are Influenced by Wood Substrate Composition during Degradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:4387-4400. [PMID: 27208101 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00134-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Identification of the specific genes and enzymes involved in the fungal degradation of lignocellulosic biomass derived from feedstocks with various compositions is essential to the development of improved bioenergy processes. In order to elucidate the effect of substrate composition on gene expression in wood-rotting fungi, we employed microarrays based on the annotated genomes of the brown- and white-rot fungi, Rhodonia placenta (formerly Postia placenta) and Phanerochaete chrysosporium, respectively. We monitored the expression of genes involved in the enzymatic deconstruction of the cell walls of three 4-year-old Populus trichocarpa (poplar) trees of genotypes with distinct cell wall chemistries, selected from a population of several hundred trees grown in a common garden. The woody substrates were incubated with wood decay fungi for 10, 20, and 30 days. An analysis of transcript abundance in all pairwise comparisons highlighted 64 and 84 differentially expressed genes (>2-fold, P < 0.05) in P. chrysosporium and P. placenta, respectively. Cross-fungal comparisons also revealed an array of highly differentially expressed genes (>4-fold, P < 0.01) across different substrates and time points. These results clearly demonstrate that gene expression profiles of P. chrysosporium and P. placenta are influenced by wood substrate composition and the duration of incubation. Many of the significantly expressed genes encode "proteins of unknown function," and determining their role in lignocellulose degradation presents opportunities and challenges for future research. IMPORTANCE This study describes the variation in expression patterns of two wood-degrading fungi (brown- and white-rot fungi) during colonization and incubation on three different naturally occurring poplar substrates of differing chemical compositions, over time. The results clearly show that the two fungi respond differentially to their substrates and that several known and, more interestingly, currently unknown genes are highly misregulated in response to various substrate compositions. These findings highlight the need to characterize several unknown proteins for catalytic function but also as potential candidate proteins to improve the efficiency of enzymatic cocktails to degrade lignocellulosic substrates in industrial applications, such as in a biochemically based bioenergy platform.
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Currie DH, Raman B, Gowen CM, Tschaplinski TJ, Land ML, Brown SD, Covalla SF, Klingeman DM, Yang ZK, Engle NL, Johnson CM, Rodriguez M, Shaw AJ, Kenealy WR, Lynd LR, Fong SS, Mielenz JR, Davison BH, Hogsett DA, Herring CD. Genome-scale resources for Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2015; 9:30. [PMID: 26111937 PMCID: PMC4518999 DOI: 10.1186/s12918-015-0159-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Background Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum is a hemicellulose-degrading thermophilic anaerobe that was previously engineered to produce ethanol at high yield. A major project was undertaken to develop this organism into an industrial biocatalyst, but the lack of genome information and resources were recognized early on as a key limitation. Results Here we present a set of genome-scale resources to enable the systems level investigation and development of this potentially important industrial organism. Resources include a complete genome sequence for strain JW/SL-YS485, a genome-scale reconstruction of metabolism, tiled microarray data showing transcription units, mRNA expression data from 71 different growth conditions or timepoints and GC/MS-based metabolite analysis data from 42 different conditions or timepoints. Growth conditions include hemicellulose hydrolysate, the inhibitors HMF, furfural, diamide, and ethanol, as well as high levels of cellulose, xylose, cellobiose or maltodextrin. The genome consists of a 2.7 Mbp chromosome and a 110 Kbp megaplasmid. An active prophage was also detected, and the expression levels of CRISPR genes were observed to increase in association with those of the phage. Hemicellulose hydrolysate elicited a response of carbohydrate transport and catabolism genes, as well as poorly characterized genes suggesting a redox challenge. In some conditions, a time series of combined transcription and metabolite measurements were made to allow careful study of microbial physiology under process conditions. As a demonstration of the potential utility of the metabolic reconstruction, the OptKnock algorithm was used to predict a set of gene knockouts that maximize growth-coupled ethanol production. The predictions validated intuitive strain designs and matched previous experimental results. Conclusion These data will be a useful asset for efforts to develop T. saccharolyticum for efficient industrial production of biofuels. The resources presented herein may also be useful on a comparative basis for development of other lignocellulose degrading microbes, such as Clostridium thermocellum. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12918-015-0159-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Devin H Currie
- Mascoma Corporation, 67 Etna Rd, 03766, Lebanon, NH, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA. .,Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, USA.
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- Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 843028, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA. .,Centre for Applied Bioscience and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Mascoma Corporation, 67 Etna Rd, 03766, Lebanon, NH, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Mascoma Corporation, 67 Etna Rd, 03766, Lebanon, NH, USA. .,Novogy Inc, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
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- Mascoma Corporation, 67 Etna Rd, 03766, Lebanon, NH, USA. .,Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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- Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 843028, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Mascoma Corporation, 67 Etna Rd, 03766, Lebanon, NH, USA. .,Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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Rakotoarivonina H, Hermant B, Aubry N, Rabenoelina F, Baillieul F, Rémond C. Dynamic study of how the bacterial breakdown of plant cell walls allows the reconstitution of efficient hemicellulasic cocktails. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 170:331-341. [PMID: 25151078 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Designing more efficient mixtures of enzymes is necessary to produce molecules of interest from biomass lignocellulosic fractionation. The present study aims to investigate the strategies used by the thermophilic and hemicellulolytic bacterium Thermobacillus xylanilyticus to fractionate wheat bran and wheat straw during its growth. Results demonstrated ratios and levels of hemicellulases produced varied during growth on both biomasses. Xylanase activity was mainly produced during stationary stages of growth whereas esterase and arabinosidase activities were detected earlier. This enzymatic profile is correlated with the expression pattern of genes encoding four hemicellulases (two xylanases, one arabinosidase and one esterase) produced by T. xylanilyticus during growth. Based on identification of the bacterial strategy, the synergistic efficiency of the four hemicellulases during the hydrolysis of both substrates was evaluated. The four hemicellulases worked together with high degree of synergy and released high amounts of xylose, arabinose and phenolic acids from wheat bran and wheat straw.
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- H Rakotoarivonina
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France; INRA, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France; INRA, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France; INRA, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, EA 4707, F-51687 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Recherche Vignes et Vins de Champagne, EA 4707, F-51687 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France; INRA, UMR614 Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement, F-51100 Reims, France
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Profile of secreted hydrolases, associated proteins, and SlpA in Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum during the degradation of hemicellulose. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:5001-11. [PMID: 24907337 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00998-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum, a Gram-positive thermophilic anaerobic bacterium, grows robustly on insoluble hemicellulose, which requires a specialized suite of secreted and transmembrane proteins. We report here the characterization of proteins secreted by this organism. Cultures were grown on hemicellulose, glucose, xylose, starch, and xylan in pH-controlled bioreactors, and samples were analyzed via spotted microarrays and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Key hydrolases and transporters employed by T. saccharolyticum for growth on hemicellulose were, for the most part, hitherto uncharacterized and existed in two clusters (Tsac_1445 through Tsac_1464 for xylan/xylose and Tsac_1344 through Tsac_1349 for starch). A phosphotransferase system subunit, Tsac_0032, also appeared to be exclusive to growth on glucose. Previously identified hydrolases that showed strong conditional expression changes included XynA (Tsac_1459), XynC (Tsac_0897), and a pullulanase, Apu (Tsac_1342). An omnipresent transcript and protein making up a large percentage of the overall secretome, Tsac_0361, was tentatively identified as the primary S-layer component in T. saccharolyticum, and deletion of the Tsac_0361 gene resulted in gross morphological changes to the cells. The view of hemicellulose degradation revealed here will be enabling for metabolic engineering efforts in biofuel-producing organisms that degrade cellulose well but lack the ability to catabolize C5 sugars.
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Currie DH, Herring CD, Guss AM, Olson DG, Hogsett DA, Lynd LR. Functional heterologous expression of an engineered full length CipA from Clostridium thermocellum in Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2013; 6:32. [PMID: 23448319 PMCID: PMC3598777 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cellulose is highly recalcitrant and thus requires a specialized suite of enzymes to solubilize it into fermentable sugars. In C. thermocellum, these extracellular enzymes are present as a highly active multi-component system known as the cellulosome. This study explores the expression of a critical C. thermocellum cellulosomal component in T. saccharolyticum as a step toward creating a thermophilic bacterium capable of consolidated bioprocessing by employing heterologously expressed cellulosomes. RESULTS We developed an inducible promoter system based on the native T. saccharolyticum xynA promoter, which was shown to be induced by xylan and xylose. The promoter was used to express the cellulosomal component cipA*, an engineered form of the wild-type cipA from C. thermocellum. Expression and localization to the supernatant were both verified for CipA*. When a ΔcipA mutant C. thermocellum strain was cultured with a CipA*-expressing T. saccharolyticum strain, hydrolysis and fermentation of 10 grams per liter SigmaCell 101, a highly crystalline cellulose, were observed. This trans-species complementation of a cipA deletion demonstrated the ability for CipA* to assemble a functional cellulosome. CONCLUSION This study is the first example of an engineered thermophile heterologously expressing a structural component of a cellulosome. To achieve this goal we developed and tested an inducible promoter for controlled expression in T. saccharolyticum as well as a synthetic cipA. In addition, we demonstrate a high degree of hydrolysis (up to 93%) on microcrystalline cellulose.
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- Devin H Currie
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
- Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
- Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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