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Peralta-Ruiz Y, Molina Hernandez JB, Grande-Tovar CD, Serio A, Valbonetti L, Chaves-López C. Antifungal Mechanism of Ruta graveolens Essential Oil: A Colombian Traditional Alternative against Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Molecules 2024; 29:3516. [PMID: 39124920 PMCID: PMC11314608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29153516] [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: 06/16/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Here, we report for the first time on the mechanisms of action of the essential oil of Ruta graveolens (REO) against the plant pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In particular, the presence of REO drastically affected the morphology of hyphae by inducing changes in the cytoplasmic membrane, such as depolarization and changes in the fatty acid profile where straight-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) increased by up to 92.1%. In addition, REO induced changes in fungal metabolism and triggered apoptosis-like responses to cell death, such as DNA fragmentation and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The production of essential enzymes involved in fungal metabolism, such as acid phosphatase, β-galactosidase, β-glucosidase, and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, was significantly reduced in the presence of REO. In addition, C. gloeosporioides activated naphthol-As-BI phosphohydrolase as a mechanism of response to REO stress. The data obtained here have shown that the essential oil of Ruta graveolens has a strong antifungal effect on C. gloeosporioides. Therefore, it has the potential to be used as a surface disinfectant and as a viable replacement for fungicides commonly used to treat anthracnose in the postharvest testing phase.
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- Yeimmy Peralta-Ruiz
- Programa de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Atlántico, Carrera 30 Número 8-49, Puerto Colombia 081008, Colombia
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (J.B.M.H.); (A.S.); (L.V.)
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Grupo de Investigación de Fotoquímica y Fotobiología, Universidad del Atlántico, Carrera 30 Número 8-49, Puerto Colombia 081008, Colombia;
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (J.B.M.H.); (A.S.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (J.B.M.H.); (A.S.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (J.B.M.H.); (A.S.); (L.V.)
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Wang D, Hao L, Jiao X, Que Z, Huang J, Jin Y, Zhou R, Wang Z, Wu C. Engineering the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids by introducing desaturase improved the stress tolerance of yeast. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:2398-2405. [PMID: 37996964 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Yeast is often used to build cell factories to produce various chemicals or nutrient substances, which means the yeast has to encounter stressful environments. Previous research reported that unsaturated fatty acids were closely related to yeast stress resistance. Engineering unsaturated fatty acids may be a viable strategy for enhancing the stress resistance of cells. RESULTS In this study, two desaturase genes, OLE1 and FAD2 from Z. rouxii, were overexpressed in S. cerevisiae to determine how unsaturated fatty acids affect cellular stress tolerance of cells. After cloning and plasmid recombination, the recombinant S. cerevisiae cells were constructed. Analysis of membrane fatty acid contents revealed that the recombinant S. cerevisiae with overexpression of OLE1 and FAD2 genes contained higher levels of fatty acids C16:1 (2.77 times), C18:1 (1.51 times) and C18:2 (4.15 times) than the wild-type S. cerevisiae pY15TEF1. In addition, recombinant S. cerevisiae cells were more resistant to multiple stresses, and exhibited improved membrane functionality, including membrane fluidity and integrity. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrated that strengthening the expression of desaturases was beneficial to stress tolerance. Overall, this study may provide a suitable means to build a cell factory of industrial yeast cells with high tolerance during biological manufacturing. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Dingkang Wang
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Global Health Institute, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wei J, Nie Y, Du H, Xu Y. Serine Improves Lactic Acid Stress Tolerance and Ethanol Production in Zygosaccharomyces bailii in Baijiu Fermentation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20295-20303. [PMID: 37929595 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Lactic acid is the primary inhibitor of the growth and ethanol production of yeasts in Baijiu fermentation. Certain amino acids have been found to be related to stress tolerance in yeasts. This study explored the effect of lactic acid stress on the ethanol-producing yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii and evaluated the ability of serine to increase the lactic acid tolerance of Z. bailii in vitro. Serine significantly improved Z. bailii viability by 16.5% and ethanol production by 226.6% under lactic acid stress. Under lactic acid stress, serine supplementation led to an increase of 41.9% in cell wall integrity, 31.9% in cell membrane integrity, 296.6% in intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and 18.4% in the mitochondrial membrane potential. Finally, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) indicated that serine supplementation maintained the cell shape and reduced cell leakage. This study revealed a novel lactic acid tolerance mechanism of core functional yeasts during Jiang-flavor Baijiu fermentation.
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- Junlin Wei
- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Gao S, Liao Y, He H, Yang H, Yang X, Xu S, Wang X, Chen K, Ouyang P. Advance of tolerance engineering on microbes for industrial production. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:697-707. [PMID: 38025766 PMCID: PMC10656194 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.10.004] [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: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Industrial microbes have become the core of biological manufacturing, which utilized as the cell factory for production of plenty of chemicals, fuels and medicine. However, the challenge that the extreme stress conditions exist in production is unavoidable for cell factory. Consequently, to enhance robustness of the chassis cell lays the foundation for development of bio-manufacturing. Currently, the researches on cell tolerance covered various aspects, involving reshaping regulatory network, cell membrane modification and other stress response. In fact, the strategies employed to improve cell robustness could be summarized into two directions, irrational engineering and rational engineering. In this review, the metabolic engineering technologies on enhancement of microbe tolerance to industrial conditions are summarized. Meanwhile, the novel thoughts emerged with the development of biological instruments and synthetic biology are discussed.
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- Siyuan Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Petrochemical Research Institute of PetroChina Co. Ltd., Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, Jiangsu, China
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Chen Y, Yang Y, Cai W, Zeng J, Liu N, Wan Y, Fu G. Research progress of anti-environmental factor stress mechanism and anti-stress tolerance way of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during the brewing process. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023; 63:12308-12323. [PMID: 35848108 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2101090] [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] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae plays a decisive role in the brewing of alcohol products, and the ideal growth and fermentation characteristics can give the pure flavor of alcohol products. However, S. cerevisiae can be affected profoundly by environmental factors during the brewing process, which have negative effects on the growth and fermentation characteristics of S. cerevisiae, and seriously hindered the development of brewing industry. Therefore, we summarized the environmental stress factors (ethanol, organic acids, temperature and osmotic pressure) that affect S. cerevisiae during the brewing process. Their impact mechanisms and the metabolic adaption of S. cerevisiae in response to these stress factors. Of note, S. cerevisiae can increase the ability to resist stress factors by changing the cell membrane components, expressing transcriptional regulatory factors, activating the anti-stress metabolic pathway and enhancing ROS scavenging ability. Meantime, the strategies and methods to improve the stress- tolerant ability of S. cerevisiae during the brewing process were also introduced. Compared with the addition of exogenous anti-stress substances, mutation breeding and protoplast fusion, it appears that adaptive evolution and genetic engineering are able to generate ideal environmental stress tolerance strains of S. cerevisiae and are more in line with the needs of the current brewing industry.
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- Yanru Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- China Regional Research Centre, International Centre of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Taizhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology & College of Food Science and Technology & International Institute of Food Innovation, Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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Ding Q, Ye C. Microbial cell factories based on filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:20. [PMID: 36717860 PMCID: PMC9885587 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02025-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Advanced DNA synthesis, biosensor assembly, and genetic circuit development in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have reinforced the application of filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi as promising chassis cells for chemical production, but their industrial application remains a major challenge that needs to be solved. RESULTS As important chassis strains, filamentous microorganisms can synthesize important enzymes, chemicals, and niche pharmaceutical products through microbial fermentation. With the aid of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi can be developed into efficient microbial cell factories through genome engineering, pathway engineering, tolerance engineering, and microbial engineering. Mutant screening and metabolic engineering can be used in filamentous bacteria, filamentous yeasts (Candida glabrata, Candida utilis), and filamentous fungi (Aspergillus sp., Rhizopus sp.) to greatly increase their capacity for chemical production. This review highlights the potential of using biotechnology to further develop filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi as alternative chassis strains. CONCLUSIONS In this review, we recapitulate the recent progress in the application of filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi as microbial cell factories. Furthermore, emphasis on metabolic engineering strategies involved in cellular tolerance, metabolic engineering, and screening are discussed. Finally, we offer an outlook on advanced techniques for the engineering of filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi.
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- Qiang Ding
- grid.252245.60000 0001 0085 4987School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 China ,grid.252245.60000 0001 0085 4987Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China ,Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China
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- grid.260474.30000 0001 0089 5711School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023 China
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Hu W, Tong Y, Liu J, Chen P, Yang H, Feng S. Improving acid resistance of Escherichia coli base on the CfaS-mediated membrane engineering strategy derived from extreme acidophile. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1158931. [PMID: 37025359 PMCID: PMC10070827 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1158931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Industrial microorganisms used for the production of organic acids often face challenges such as inhibited cell growth and reduced production efficiency due to the accumulation of acidic metabolites. One promising way for improving the acid resistance of microbial cells is to reconstruct their membranes. Herein, the overexpression of cfa2 from extreme acidophile endowed E. coli with high-performance on resistance to the acid stress. The engineered strain M1-93-Accfa2, constructed by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated chromosome integration, also exhibited a significantly higher resistance to severe acid stress. The analysis of fatty acid profiles indicated that the proportion of Cy-19:0 in the cell membrane of M1-93-Accfa2 increased by 5.26 times compared with the control, while the proportion of C18:1w9c decreased by 5.81 times. Correspondingly, the permeability and fluidity of the membrane decreased significantly. HPLC analysis demonstrated that the contents of intracellular glutamic acid, arginine, methionine and aspartic acid of M1-93-Accfa2 were 2.59, 2.04, 22.07 and 2.65 times that of the control after environmental acidification, respectively. Meanwhile, transmission electron microscopy observation indicated that M1-93-Accfa2 could maintain a plumper cell morphology after acid stimulation. M1-93-Accfa2 also exhibited higher-performance on the resistance to organic acids, especially succinic acid stress. These results together demonstrated the great potential of M1-93-Accfa2 constructed here in the production of organic acids.
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- Wenbo Hu
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology (Jiangnan University) Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology (Jiangnan University) Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- *Correspondence: Hailin Yang, ; Shoushuai Feng,
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology (Jiangnan University) Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- *Correspondence: Hailin Yang, ; Shoushuai Feng,
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Li Y, Zhao F, Li C, Xie X, Ban X, Gu Z, Li Z. Short-clustered maltodextrin provides cryoprotection by maintaining cell membrane homeostasis of yeast during frozen storage. Food Chem 2022; 405:134729. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Liu L, Ma X, Bilal M, Wei L, Tang S, Luo H, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Duan X. Toxicity and inhibition mechanism of gallic acid on physiology and fermentation performance of Escherichia coli. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2022; 9:76. [PMID: 38647760 PMCID: PMC10992115 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-022-00564-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Gallic acid is a natural phenolic acid that has a stress inhibition effect on Escherichia coli. This study by integrates fermentation characteristics and transcriptional analyses to elucidate the physiological mechanism of E. coli 3110 response to gallic acid. Compared with the control (without stress), the cell growth was severely retarded, and irregular cell morphology appeared in the case of high levels of gallic acid stress. The glucose consumption of E. coli was reduced successively with the increase of gallic acid content in the fermentation medium. After 20 h of gallic acid stress, cofactor levels (ATP, NAD+ and NADH) of E. coli 3110 were similarly decreased, indicating a more potent inhibitory effect of gallic acid on E. coli. The transcriptional analysis revealed that gallic acid altered the gene expression profiles related to five notable differentially regulated pathways. The genes related to the two-component system were up-regulated, while the genes associated with ABC-transporter, energy metabolism, carbon metabolism, and fatty acid biosynthesis were down-regulated. This is the first report to comprehensively assess the toxicity of gallic acid on E. coli. This study has implications for the efficient production of phenolic compounds by E. coli and provides new ideas for the study of microbial tolerance to environmental stress and the identification of associated tolerance targets.
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- Lina Liu
- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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Jin X, Yang H, Chen M, Coldea TE, Zhao H. Improved osmotic stress tolerance in brewer's yeast induced by wheat gluten peptides. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:4995-5006. [PMID: 35819513 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12073-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The influences of three wheat gluten peptides (WGP-LL, WGP-LML, and WGP-LLL) on the osmotic stress tolerance and membrane lipid component in brewer's yeast were investigated. The results demonstrated that the growth and survival of yeast under osmotic stress were enhanced by WGP supplementation. The addition of WGP upregulated the expressions of OLE1 (encoded the delta-9 fatty acid desaturase) and ERG1 (encoded squalene epoxidase) genes under osmotic stress. At the same time, WGP addition enhanced palmitoleic acid (C16:1) content, unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids ratio, and the amount of ergosterol in yeast cells under osmotic stress. Furthermore, yeast cells in WGP-LL and WGP-LLL groups were more resistant to osmotic stress. WGP-LL and WGP-LLL addition caused 25.08% and 27.02% increase in membrane fluidity, 22.36% and 29.54% reduction in membrane permeability, 18.38% and 14.26% rise in membrane integrity in yeast cells, respectively. In addition, scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that the addition of WGP was capable of maintaining yeast cell morphology and reducing cell membrane damage under osmotic stress. Thus, alteration of membrane lipid component by WGP was an effective approach for increasing the growth and survival of yeast cells under osmotic stress. KEY POINTS: •WGP addition enhanced cell growth and survival of yeast under osmotic stress. •WGP addition increased unsaturated fatty acids and ergosterol contents in yeast. •WGP supplementation improved membrane homeostasis in yeast at osmotic stress.
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- Xiaofan Jin
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, 400372, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China. .,Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Somayaji A, Dhanjal CR, Lingamsetty R, Vinayagam R, Selvaraj R, Varadavenkatesan T, Govarthanan M. An insight into the mechanisms of homeostasis in extremophiles. Microbiol Res 2022; 263:127115. [PMID: 35868258 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The homeostasis of extremophiles is one that is a diamond hidden in the rough. The way extremophiles adapt to their extreme environments gives a clue into the true extent of what is possible when it comes to life. The discovery of new extremophiles is ever-expanding and an explosion of knowledge surrounding their successful existence in extreme environments is obviously perceived in scientific literature. The present review paper aims to provide a comprehensive view on the different mechanisms governing the extreme adaptations of extremophiles, along with insights and discussions on what the limits of life can possibly be. The membrane adaptations that are vital for survival are discussed in detail. It was found that there are many alterations in the genetic makeup of such extremophiles when compared to their mesophilic counterparts. Apart from the several proteins involved, the significance of chaperones, efflux systems, DNA repair proteins and a host of other enzymes that adapt to maintain functionality, are enlisted, and explained. A deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms could have a plethora of applications in the industry. There are cases when certain microbes can withstand extreme doses of antibiotics. Such microbes accumulate numerous genetic elements (or plasmids) that possess genes for multiple drug resistance (MDR). A deeper understanding of such mechanisms helps in the development of potential approaches and therapeutic schemes for treating pathogen-mediated outbreaks. An in-depth analysis of the parameters - radiation, pressure, temperature, pH value and metal resistance - are discussed in this review, and the key to survival in these precarious niches is described.
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- Adithi Somayaji
- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; Manipal Biomachines, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea; Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, India.
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Chen B, Liang Z, Lin X, Li W, Lin X, He Z. Enhanced survival of fluidized bed-dried microencapsulated Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells in the presence of Hongqu rice distiller's grain peptides. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mediator Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae To Improve Multidimensional Stress Tolerance. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0162721. [PMID: 35369708 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01627-21] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a well-performing workhorse in chemical production, which encounters complex environmental stresses during industrial processes. We constructed a multiple stress tolerance mutant, Med15V76R/R84K, that was obtained by engineering the KIX domain of Mediator tail subunit Med15. Med15V76R/R84K interacted with transcription factor Hap5 to improve ARV1 expression for sterol homeostasis for decreasing membrane fluidity and thereby enhancing acid tolerance. Med15V76R/R84K interacted with transcription factor Mga2 to improve GIT1 expression for phospholipid biosynthesis for increasing membrane integrity and thereby improving oxidative tolerance. Med15V76R/R84K interacted with transcription factor Aft1 to improve NFT1 expression for inorganic ion transport for reducing membrane permeability and thereby enhancing osmotic tolerance. Based on this Med15 mutation, Med15V76R/R84K, the engineered S. cerevisiae strain, showed a 28.1% increase in pyruvate production in a 1.0-L bioreactor compared to that of S. cerevisiae with its native Med15. These results indicated that Mediator engineering provides a potential alternative for improving multidimensional stress tolerance in S. cerevisiae. IMPORTANCE This study identified the role of the KIX domain of Mediator tail subunit Med15 in response to acetic acid, H2O2, and NaCl in S. cerevisiae. Engineered KIX domain by protein engineering, the mutant strain Med15V76R/R84K, increased multidimensional stress tolerance and pyruvate production compared with that of S. cerevisiae with its native Med15. The Med15V76R/R84K could increase membrane related genes expression possibly by enhancing interaction with transcription factor to improve membrane physiological functions under stress conditions.
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Differences in Acid Stress Response of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Zhang Cultured from Solid-State Fermentation and Liquid-State Fermentation. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9091951. [PMID: 34576848 PMCID: PMC8465097 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Liquid-state fermentation (LSF) and solid-state fermentation (SSF) are two forms of industrial production of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The choice of two fermentations for LAB production has drawn wide concern. In this study, the tolerance of bacteria produced by the two fermentation methods to acid stress was compared, and the reasons for the tolerance differences were analyzed at the physiological and transcriptional levels. The survival rate of the bacterial agent obtained from solid-state fermentation was significantly higher than that of bacteria obtained from liquid-state fermentation after spray drying and cold air drying. However, the tolerance of bacterial cells obtained from liquid-state fermentation to acid stress was significantly higher than that from solid-state fermentation. The analysis at physiological level indicated that under acid stress, cells from liquid-state fermentation displayed a more solid and complete membrane structure, higher cell membrane saturated fatty acid, more stable intracellular pH, and more stable activity of ATPase and glutathione reductase, compared with cells from solid-state fermentation, and these physiological differences led to better tolerance to acid stress. In addition, transcriptomic analysis showed that in the cells cultured from liquid-state fermentation, the genes related to glycolysis, inositol phosphate metabolism, and carbohydrate transport were down-regulated, whereas the genes related to fatty acid synthesis and glutamate metabolism were upregulated, compared with those in cells from solid-state fermentation. In addition, some genes related to acid stress response such as cspA, rimP, rbfA, mazF, and nagB were up-regulated. These findings provide a new perspective for the study of acid stress tolerance of L. paracasei Zhang and offer a reference for the selection of fermentation methods of LAB production.
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Hassan Y, Chew SY, Than LTL. Candida glabrata: Pathogenicity and Resistance Mechanisms for Adaptation and Survival. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7080667. [PMID: 34436206 PMCID: PMC8398317 DOI: 10.3390/jof7080667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Candida glabrata is a yeast of increasing medical relevance, particularly in critically ill patients. It is the second most isolated Candida species associated with invasive candidiasis (IC) behind C. albicans. The attributed higher incidence is primarily due to an increase in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) population, cancer, and diabetic patients. The elderly population and the frequent use of indwelling medical devices are also predisposing factors. This work aimed to review various virulence factors that facilitate the survival of pathogenic C. glabrata in IC. The available published research articles related to the pathogenicity of C. glabrata were retrieved and reviewed from four credible databases, mainly Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Scopus. The articles highlighted many virulence factors associated with pathogenicity in C. glabrata, including adherence to susceptible host surfaces, evading host defences, replicative ageing, and producing hydrolytic enzymes (e.g., phospholipases, proteases, and haemolysins). The factors facilitate infection initiation. Other virulent factors include iron regulation and genetic mutations. Accordingly, biofilm production, tolerance to high-stress environments, resistance to neutrophil killings, and development of resistance to antifungal drugs, notably to fluconazole and other azole derivatives, were reported. The review provided evident pathogenic mechanisms and antifungal resistance associated with C. glabrata in ensuring its sustenance and survival.
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- Yahaya Hassan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano 700241, Nigeria;
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-39769-2373
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Liang G, Zhou P, Lu J, Liu H, Qi Y, Gao C, Guo L, Hu G, Chen X, Liu L. Dynamic regulation of membrane integrity to enhance l-malate stress tolerance in Candida glabrata. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:4347-4359. [PMID: 34302701 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Microbial cell factories provide a sustainable and economical way to produce chemicals from renewable feedstocks. However, the accumulation of targeted chemicals can reduce the robustness of the industrial strains and affect the production performance. Here, the physiological functions of Mediator tail subunit CgMed16 at l-malate stress were investigated. Deletion of CgMed16 decreased the survival, biomass, and half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50 ) by 40.4%, 34.0%, and 30.6%, respectively, at 25 g/L l-malate stress. Transcriptome analysis showed that this growth defect was attributable to changes in the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism. In addition, tolerance transcription factors CgUSV1 and CgYAP3 were found to interact with CgMed16 to regulate sterol biosynthesis and glycerophospholipid metabolism, respectively, ultimately endowing strains with excellent membrane integrity to resist l-malate stress. Furthermore, a dynamic tolerance system (DTS) was constructed based on CgUSV1, CgYAP3, and an l-malate-driven promoter Pcgr-10 to improve the robustness and productive capacity of Candida glabrata. As a result, the biomass, survival, and membrane integrity of C. glabrata 012 (with DTS) increased by 22.6%, 31.3%, and 53.8%, respectively, compared with those of strain 011 (without DTS). Therefore, at shake-flask scale, strain 012 accumulated 35.5 g/L l-malate, and the titer and productivity of l-malate increased by 32.5% and 32.1%, respectively, compared with those of strain 011. This study provides a novel strategy for the rational design and construction of DTS for dynamically enhancing the robustness of industrial strains.
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- Guangjie Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Exogenous Reproductive Hormones nor Candida albicans Colonization Alter the Near Neutral Mouse Vaginal pH. Infect Immun 2021; 89:IAI.00550-20. [PMID: 33106292 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00550-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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While human vaginal pH in childbearing-age women is conclusively acidic, the mouse vaginal pH is reported as being near neutral. However, this information appears to be somewhat anecdotal with respect to vulvovaginal candidiasis, as such claims in the literature frequently lack citations of studies that specifically address this physiological factor. Given the disparate pH between mice and humans, the role of exogenous hormones and colonization by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans in shaping vaginal pH was assessed. Use of a convenient modified vaginal lavage technique with the pH indicator dye phenol red demonstrated that indeed vaginal pH was near neutral (7.2 ± 0.24) and was not altered by delivery of progesterone or estrogen in C57BL/6 mice. These trends were conserved in DBA/2 and CD-1 mouse backgrounds, commonly used in the mouse model of vaginitis. It was also determined that vaginal colonization with C. albicans did not alter the globally neutral vaginal pH over the course of one week. Construction and validation of a C. albicans reporter strain expressing GFPy, driven by the pH-responsive PHR1 promoter, confirmed the murine vaginal pH to be at least ≥6.0. Collectively, our data convincingly demonstrate a stable and conserved near neutrality of the mouse vaginal pH during vulvovaginal candidiasis and should serve as a definitive source for future reference. Implications and rationale for disparate pH in this model system are also discussed.
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Wu J, Chen W, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Jin JM, Tang SY. Metabolic Engineering for Improved Curcumin Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:10772-10779. [PMID: 32864959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biosynthetic efficiency of curcumin, a highly bioactive compound from the plant Curcuma longa, needs to be improved. In this study, we performed host cell and biosynthetic pathway engineering to improve curcumin biosynthesis. Using in vivo-directed evolution, the expression level of curcuminoid synthase (CUS), the rate-limiting enzyme in the curcumin biosynthetic pathway, was significantly improved. Furthermore, as curcumin is a highly hydrophobic compound, two cell membrane engineering strategies were applied to optimize the biosynthetic efficiency. Curcumin storage was increased by overexpression of monoglucosyldiacylglycerol synthase from Acholeplasma laidlawii, which optimized the cell membrane morphology. Furthermore, unsaturated fatty acid supplementation was used to enhance membrane fluidity, which greatly ameliorated the damaging effect of curcumin on the cell membrane. These two strategies enhanced curcumin biosynthesis and demonstrated an additive effect.
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- Jieyuan Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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CgCmk1 Activates CgRds2 To Resist Low-pH Stress in Candida glabrata. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00302-20. [PMID: 32245757 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00302-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In Candida glabrata, the transcription factor CgRds2 has been previously characterized as a regulator of glycerophospholipid metabolism, playing a crucial role in the response to osmotic stress. Here, we report that CgRds2 is also involved in the response to pH 2.0 stress. At pH 2.0, the deletion of CgRDS2 led to reduced cell growth and survival, by 33% and 57%, respectively, compared with those of the wild-type strain. These adverse phenotypes resulted from the downregulation of genes related to energy metabolism in the Cgrds2Δ strain at pH 2.0, which led to a 34% reduction of the intracellular ATP content and a 24% decrease in membrane permeability. In contrast, the overexpression of CgRDS2 rescued the growth defect of the Cgrds2Δ strain and increased cell survival at pH 2.0 by 17% compared with that of the wild-type strain, and this effect was accompanied by significant increases in ATP content and membrane permeability, by 42% and 19%, respectively. Furthermore, we found that the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) CgCmk1 physically interacts with the PAS domain of CgRds2, and CgCmk1 is required for CgRds2 activation and translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus under pH 2.0 stress. Moreover, CgCmk1 is critical for CgRds2 function in resistance to pH 2.0 stress, because cells of the Cgrds2-pas strain with a disrupted CgCmk1-CgRds2 interaction exhibited impaired energy metabolism and membrane permeability at pH 2.0. Therefore, our results indicate that CgCmk1 positively regulates CgRds2 and suggest that they promote resistance to low-pH stress by enhancing energy metabolism and membrane permeability in C. glabrata IMPORTANCE An acidic environment is the main problem in the production of organic acids in C. glabrata The present study reports that the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase CgCmk1 positively regulates CgRds2 to increase intracellular ATP content, membrane permeability, and resistance to low-pH stress. Hence, the transcription factor CgRds2 may be a potential target for improving the acid stress tolerance of C. glabrata during the fermentation of organic acids. The present study also establishes a new link between the calcium signaling pathway and energy metabolism.
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Yin N, Zhu G, Luo Q, Liu J, Chen X, Liu L. Engineering of membrane phospholipid component enhances salt stress tolerance in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:710-720. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.27244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Nannan Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation TechnologyJiangnan University Wuxi China
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Guan N, Liu L. Microbial response to acid stress: mechanisms and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:51-65. [PMID: 31773206 PMCID: PMC6942593 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10226-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Microorganisms encounter acid stress during multiple bioprocesses. Microbial species have therefore developed a variety of resistance mechanisms. The damage caused by acidic environments is mitigated through the maintenance of pH homeostasis, cell membrane integrity and fluidity, metabolic regulation, and macromolecule repair. The acid tolerance mechanisms can be used to protect probiotics against gastric acids during the process of food intake, and can enhance the biosynthesis of organic acids. The combination of systems and synthetic biology technologies offers new and wide prospects for the industrial applications of microbial acid tolerance mechanisms. In this review, we summarize acid stress response mechanisms of microbial cells, illustrate the application of microbial acid tolerance in industry, and prospect the introduction of systems and synthetic biology to further explore the acid tolerance mechanisms and construct a microbial cell factory for valuable chemicals.
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- Ningzi Guan
- Synthetic Biology and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Synthetic Biology Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Hu J, Dong Y, Wang W, Zhang W, Lou H, Chen Q. Deletion of Atg22 gene contributes to reduce programmed cell death induced by acetic acid stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:298. [PMID: 31890026 PMCID: PMC6933646 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1638-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Programmed cell death (PCD) induced by acetic acid, the main by-product released during cellulosic hydrolysis, cast a cloud over lignocellulosic biofuel fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and became a burning problem. Atg22p, an ignored integral membrane protein located in vacuole belongs to autophagy-related genes family; prior study recently reported that it is required for autophagic degradation and efflux of amino acids from vacuole to cytoplasm. It may alleviate the intracellular starvation of nutrition caused by Ac and increase cell tolerance. Therefore, we investigate the role of atg22 in cell death process induced by Ac in which attempt is made to discover new perspectives for better understanding of the mechanisms behind tolerance and more robust industrial strain construction. RESULTS In this study, we compared cell growth, physiological changes in the absence and presence of Atg22p under Ac exposure conditions. It is observed that disruption and overexpression of Atg22p delays and enhances acetic acid-induced PCD, respectively. The deletion of Atg22p in S. cerevisiae maintains cell wall integrity, and protects cytomembrane integrity, fluidity and permeability upon Ac stress by changing cytomembrane phospholipids, sterols and fatty acids. More interestingly, atg22 deletion increases intracellular amino acids to aid yeast cells for tackling amino acid starvation and intracellular acidification. Further, atg22 deletion upregulates series of stress response genes expression such as heat shock protein family, cell wall integrity and autophagy. CONCLUSIONS The findings show that Atg22p possessed the new function related to cell resistance to Ac. This may help us have a deeper understanding of PCD induced by Ac and provide a new strategy to improve Ac resistance in designing industrial yeast strains for bioethanol production during lignocellulosic biofuel fermentation.
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- Jingjin Hu
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agriculture Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 China
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- Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, The Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH USA
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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Miner GE, Sullivan KD, Zhang C, Hurst LR, Starr ML, Rivera-Kohr DA, Jones BC, Guo A, Fratti RA. Copper blocks V-ATPase activity and SNARE complex formation to inhibit yeast vacuole fusion. Traffic 2019; 20:841-850. [PMID: 31368617 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The accumulation of copper in organisms can lead to altered functions of various pathways and become cytotoxic through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In yeast, cytotoxic metals such as Hg+ , Cd2+ and Cu2+ are transported into the lumen of the vacuole through various pumps. Copper ions are initially transported into the cell by the copper transporter Ctr1 at the plasma membrane and sequestered by chaperones and other factors to prevent cellular damage by free cations. Excess copper ions can subsequently be transported into the vacuole lumen by an unknown mechanism. Transport across membranes requires the reduction of Cu2+ to Cu+ . Labile copper ions can interact with membranes to alter fluidity, lateral phase separation and fusion. Here we found that CuCl2 potently inhibited vacuole fusion by blocking SNARE pairing. This was accompanied by the inhibition of V-ATPase H+ pumping. Deletion of the vacuolar reductase Fre6 had no effect on the inhibition of fusion by copper. This suggests that Cu2+ is responsible for the inhibition of vacuole fusion and V-ATPase function. This notion is supported by the differential effects of chelators. The Cu2+ -specific chelator triethylenetetramine rescued fusion, whereas the Cu+ -specific chelator bathocuproine disulfonate had no effect on the inhibited fusion.
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- Gregory E Miner
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.,Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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Engineering microbial membranes to increase stress tolerance of industrial strains. Metab Eng 2019; 53:24-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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CgHog1-Mediated CgRds2 Phosphorylation Alters Glycerophospholipid Composition To Coordinate Osmotic Stress in Candida glabrata. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.02822-18. [PMID: 30635387 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02822-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Under stress conditions, Hog1 is required for cell survival through transiently phosphorylating downstream targets and reprogramming gene expression. Here, we report that Candida glabrata Hog1 (CgHog1) interacts with and phosphorylates CgRds2, a zinc cluster transcription factor, in response to osmotic stress. Additionally, we found that deletion of CgRDS2 led to decreases in cell growth and cell survival by 23.4% and 39.6%, respectively, at 1.5 M NaCl, compared with levels of the wild-type strain. This is attributed to significant downregulation of the expression levels of glycerophospholipid metabolism genes. As a result, the content of total glycerophospholipid decreased by 30.3%. Membrane integrity also decreased 47.6% in the Cgrds2Δ strain at 1.5 M NaCl. In contrast, overexpression of CgRDS2 increased the cell growth and cell survival by 10.2% and 6.3%, respectively, owing to a significant increase in the total glycerophospholipid content and increased membrane integrity by 27.2% and 12.1%, respectively, at 1.5 M NaCl, compared with levels for the wild-type strain. However, a strain in which the CgRDS2 gene encodes the replacement of Ser64 and Thr97 residues with alanines (Cgrds22A ), harboring a CgRds2 protein that was not phosphorylated by CgHog1, failed to promote glycerophospholipid metabolism and membrane integrity at 1.5 M NaCl. Thus, the above results demonstrate that CgHog1-mediated CgRds2 phosphorylation enhanced glycerophospholipid composition and membrane integrity to resist osmotic stress in C. glabrata IMPORTANCE This study explored the role of CgHog1-mediated CgRds2 phosphorylation in response to osmotic stress in Candida glabrata CgHog1 interacts with and phosphorylates CgRds2, a zinc cluster transcription factor, under osmotic stress. Phosphorylated CgRds2 plays an important role in increasing glycerophospholipid composition and membrane integrity, thereby enhancing cell growth and survival.
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Enhancement of Pyruvate Productivity in Candida glabrata by Deleting the CgADE13 Gene to Improve Acid Tolerance. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-018-0201-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Candida glabrata Med3 Plays a Role in Altering Cell Size and Budding Index To Coordinate Cell Growth. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.00781-18. [PMID: 29776932 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00781-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Candida glabrata is a promising microorganism for the production of organic acids. Here, we report deletion and quantitative-expression approaches to elucidate the role of C. glabrata Med3AB (CgMed3AB), a subunit of the mediator transcriptional coactivator, in regulating cell growth. Deletion of CgMed3AB caused an 8.6% decrease in final biomass based on growth curve plots and 10.5% lower cell viability. Based on transcriptomics data, the reason for this growth defect was attributable to changes in expression of genes involved in pyruvate and acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA)-related metabolism in a Cgmed3abΔ strain. Furthermore, the mRNA level of acetyl-CoA synthetase was downregulated after deleting Cgmed3ab, resulting in 22.8% and 21% lower activity of acetyl-CoA synthetase and cellular acetyl-CoA, respectively. Additionally, the mRNA level of CgCln3, whose expression depends on acetyl-CoA, was 34% lower in this strain. As a consequence, the cell size and budding index in the Cgmed3abΔ strain were both reduced. Conversely, overexpression of Cgmed3ab led to 16.8% more acetyl-CoA and 120% higher CgCln3 mRNA levels, as well as 19.1% larger cell size and a 13.3% higher budding index than in wild-type cells. Taken together, these results suggest that CgMed3AB regulates cell growth in C. glabrata by coordinating homeostasis between cellular acetyl-CoA and CgCln3.IMPORTANCE This study demonstrates that CgMed3AB can regulate cell growth in C. glabrata by coordinating the homeostasis of cellular acetyl-CoA metabolism and the cell cycle cyclin CgCln3. Specifically, we report that CgMed3AB regulates the cellular acetyl-CoA level, which induces the transcription of Cgcln3, finally resulting in alterations to the cell size and budding index. In conclusion, we report that CgMed3AB functions as a wheel responsible for driving cellular acetyl-CoA metabolism, indirectly inducing the transcription of Cgcln3 and coordinating cell growth. We propose that Mediator subunits may represent a vital regulatory target modulating cell growth in C. glabrata.
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Med15B Regulates Acid Stress Response and Tolerance in Candida glabrata by Altering Membrane Lipid Composition. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01128-17. [PMID: 28710262 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01128-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Candida glabrata is a promising producer of organic acids. To elucidate the physiological function of the Mediator tail subunit Med15B in the response to low-pH stress, we constructed a deletion strain, C. glabratamed15BΔ, and an overexpression strain, C. glabrata HTUΔ/CgMED15B Deletion of MED15B caused biomass production, glucose consumption rate, and cell viability to decrease by 28.3%, 31.7%, and 26.5%, respectively, compared with those of the parent (HTUΔ) strain at pH 2.0. Expression of lipid metabolism-related genes was significantly downregulated in the med15BΔ strain, whereas key genes of ergosterol biosynthesis showed abnormal upregulation. This caused the proportion of C18:1 fatty acids, the ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids (UFA/SFA), and the total phospholipid content to decrease by 11.6%, 27.4%, and 37.6%, respectively. Cells failed to synthesize fecosterol and ergosterol, leading to the accumulation and a 60.3-fold increase in the concentration of zymosterol. Additionally, cells showed reductions of 69.2%, 11.6%, and 21.8% in membrane integrity, fluidity, and H+-ATPase activity, respectively. In contrast, overexpression of Med15B increased the C18:1 levels, total phospholipids, ergosterol content, and UFA/SFA by 18.6%, 143.5%, 94.5%, and 18.7%, respectively. Membrane integrity, fluidity, and H+-ATPase activity also increased by 30.2%, 6.9%, and 51.8%, respectively. Furthermore, in the absence of pH buffering, dry weight of cells and pyruvate concentrations were 29.3% and 61.2% higher, respectively, than those of the parent strain. These results indicated that in C. glabrata, Med15B regulates tolerance toward low pH via transcriptional regulation of acid stress response genes and alteration in lipid composition.IMPORTANCE This study explored the role of the Mediator tail subunit Med15B in the metabolism of Candida glabrata under acidic conditions. Overexpression of MED15B enhanced yeast tolerance to low pH and improved biomass production, cell viability, and pyruvate yield. Membrane lipid composition data indicated that Med15B might play a critical role in membrane integrity, fluidity, and H+-ATPase activity homeostasis at low pH. Thus, controlling membrane composition may serve to increase C. glabrata productivity at low pH.
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CgMED3 Changes Membrane Sterol Composition To Help Candida glabrata Tolerate Low-pH Stress. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.00972-17. [PMID: 28667115 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00972-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Candida glabrata is a promising microorganism for organic acid production. The present study aimed to investigate the role of C. glabrata Mediator complex subunit 3 (CgMed3p) in protecting C. glabrata under low-pH conditions. To this end, genes CgMED3A and CgMED3B were deleted, resulting in the double-deletion Cgmed3ABΔ strain. The final biomass and cell viability levels of Cgmed3ABΔ decreased by 64.5% and 35.8%, respectively, compared to the wild-type strain results at pH 2.0. In addition, lack of CgMed3ABp resulted in selective repression of a subset of genes in the lipid biosynthesis and metabolism pathways. Furthermore, C18:1, lanosterol, zymosterol, fecosterol, and ergosterol were 13.2%, 80.4%, 40.4%, 78.1%, and 70.4% less abundant, respectively, in the Cgmed3ABΔ strain. In contrast, the concentration of squalene increased by about 44.6-fold. As a result, membrane integrity, rigidity, and H+-ATPase activity in the Cgmed3ABΔ strain were reduced by 62.7%, 13.0%, and 50.3%, respectively. In contrast, overexpression of CgMED3AB increased the levels of C18:0, C18:1, and ergosterol by 113.2%, 5.9%, and 26.4%, respectively. Moreover, compared to the wild-type results, dry cell weight and pyruvate production increased, irrespective of pH buffering. These results suggest that CgMED3AB regulates membrane composition, which in turn enables cells to tolerate low-pH stress. We propose that regulation of CgMed3ABp may provide a novel strategy for enhancing low-pH tolerance and increasing organic acid production by C. glabrataIMPORTANCE The objective of this study was to investigate the role of Candida glabrata Mediator complex subunit 3 (CgMed3ABp) and its regulation of gene expression at low pH in C. glabrata We found that CgMed3ABp was critical for cellular survival and pyruvate production during low-pH stress. Measures of the levels of plasma membrane fatty acids and sterol composition indicated that CgMed3ABp could play an important role in regulating homeostasis in C. glabrata We propose that controlling membrane lipid composition may enhance the robustness of C. glabrata for the production of organic acids.
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