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Wang L, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Song Y. 13C metabolic flux analysis on roles of malate transporter in lipid accumulation of Mucor circinelloides. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:154. [PMID: 31506101 PMCID: PMC6737672 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1207-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mitochondrial and cytoplasmic malate transporter proteins are responsible for transmembrane transport of malate, thereby linking malate metabolism in various subcellular regions of the cell. These transporters play an important role in fatty acid biosynthesis of oleaginous microorganisms. Our previous studies have found that lipid content of the recombinant Mucor circinelloides (M. circinelloides) strain with mitochondrial malate transporter (mt) gene overexpression was increased by 70%, while that of strain with mt gene knockout was decreased by 27%. However, the mechanism of malate transporter promoting the transport of mitochondrial malate and citrate related to lipid accumulation is not clear. Therefore, 13C-labeled glucose metabolic flux analysis was carried out to identify the metabolic network topology and estimate intracellular fluxes of genetically engineered M. circinelloides strains for the purpose of better understanding the roles of malate transporters in citrate transport systems and lipid accumulation. Results The metabolic flux distribution analysis suggested that tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle flux ratio of mt-overexpression strains was decreased compared to that of the control strain, but in contrast, glyoxylic acid (GOX) cycle flux ratio was increased. Accordingly, the mt-knockout strain showed an opposite phenomenon with a higher TCA cycle flux ratio and a lower GOX cycle flux ratio than the control strain. GOX cycle might be more effective than TCA cycle in producing malate and oxaloacetate replenishment. Moreover, a relatively higher flux ratio of the pentose phosphate (PP) pathway was obtained in mt-overexpression strains, but no significant difference in the malic enzyme flux between recombinant strains and the control strain. Our results confirmed that PP pathway might play an important role for supplying NADPH and malic enzyme is not a limiting factor for fatty acid synthesis in oleaginous fungus M. circinelloides strains. Conclusion Intracellular metabolic flux information suggested that mt-overexpression strains had higher flux in PP pathway and GOX cycle, lower flux in TCA cycle, and no difference in malic enzyme cycle. Together, the role of malate transporter was assumed to further participate in transporting cycle of acetyl-CoA and drive PP pathway to supply NADPH required for lipid accumulation in recombinant M. circinelloides strains.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lu Wang
- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Shandong Provincial Universities for Technologies in Functional Agricultural Products, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, People's Republic of China
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Shandong Provincial Universities for Technologies in Functional Agricultural Products, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, People's Republic of China
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Shandong Provincial Universities for Technologies in Functional Agricultural Products, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, People's Republic of China.
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Shandong Provincial Universities for Technologies in Functional Agricultural Products, Shandong University of Technology, 266 Xincun West Road, Zibo, 255000, People's Republic of China.
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