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Weimer A, Pause L, Ries F, Kohlstedt M, Adrian L, Krömer J, Lai B, Wittmann C. Systems biology of electrogenic Pseudomonas putida - multi-omics insights and metabolic engineering for enhanced 2-ketogluconate production. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:246. [PMID: 39261865 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02509-8] [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: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has emerged as a promising host for industrial bioproduction. However, its strictly aerobic nature limits the scope of applications. Remarkably, this microbe exhibits high bioconversion efficiency when cultured in an anoxic bio-electrochemical system (BES), where the anode serves as the terminal electron acceptor instead of oxygen. This environment facilitates the synthesis of commercially attractive chemicals, including 2-ketogluconate (2KG). To better understand this interesting electrogenic phenotype, we studied the BES-cultured strain on a systems level through multi-omics analysis. Inspired by our findings, we constructed novel mutants aimed at improving 2KG production. RESULTS When incubated on glucose, P. putida KT2440 did not grow but produced significant amounts of 2KG, along with minor amounts of gluconate, acetate, pyruvate, succinate, and lactate. 13C tracer studies demonstrated that these products are partially derived from biomass carbon, involving proteins and lipids. Over time, the cells exhibited global changes on both the transcriptomic and proteomic levels, including the shutdown of translation and cell motility, likely to conserve energy. These adaptations enabled the cells to maintain significant metabolic activity for several weeks. Acetate formation was shown to contribute to energy supply. Mutants deficient in acetate production demonstrated superior 2KG production in terms of titer, yield, and productivity. The ∆aldBI ∆aldBII double deletion mutant performed best, accumulating 2KG at twice the rate of the wild type and with an increased yield (0.96 mol/mol). CONCLUSIONS By integrating transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses, this work provides the first systems biology insight into the electrogenic phenotype of P. putida KT2440. Adaptation to anoxic-electrogenic conditions involved coordinated changes in energy metabolism, enabling cells to sustain metabolic activity for extended periods. The metabolically engineered mutants are promising for enhanced 2KG production under these conditions. The attenuation of acetate synthesis represents the first systems biology-informed metabolic engineering strategy for enhanced 2KG production in P. putida. This non-growth anoxic-electrogenic mode expands our understanding of the interplay between growth, glucose phosphorylation, and glucose oxidation into gluconate and 2KG in P. putida.
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- Anna Weimer
- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Systems Biotechnology Group, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Systems Biotechnology Group, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- BMBF Junior Research Group Biophotovoltaics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Kim WY, Kim SJ, Seo HR, Yang Y, Lee JS, Hur M, Lee BH, Kim JG, Oh MK. Medium Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production by Engineered Pseudomonas gessardii Using Acetate-formate as Carbon Sources. J Microbiol 2024; 62:569-579. [PMID: 38700774 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-024-00136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Production of medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) was attempted using Pseudomonas gessardii NIBRBAC000509957, which was isolated from Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea (35°24'27.7"N, 127°09'13.0"E) and effectively utilized acetate and formate as carbon sources. We first evaluated the utilization of acetate as a carbon source, revealing optimal growth at 5 g/L acetate. Then, formate was supplied to the acetate minimal medium as a carbon source to enhance cell growth. After overexpressing the acetate and formate assimilation pathway enzymes, this strain grew at a significantly higher rate in the medium. As this strain naturally produces PHA, it was further engineered metabolically to enhance mcl-PHA production. The engineered strain produced 0.40 g/L of mcl-PHA with a biomass content of 30.43% in fed-batch fermentation. Overall, this strain can be further developed to convert acetate and formate into valuable products.
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- Woo Young Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Azizi N, Eslami R, Goudarzi S, Younesi H, Zarrin H. A Review of Current Achievements and Recent Challenges in Bacterial Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Production and Potential Applications. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:2679-2700. [PMID: 38656151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Using petroleum-derived plastics has contributed significantly to environmental issues, such as greenhouse gas emissions and the accumulation of plastic waste in ecosystems. Researchers have focused on developing ecofriendly polymers as alternatives to traditional plastics to address these concerns. This review provides a comprehensive overview of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs), biodegradable biopolymers produced by microorganisms that show promise in replacing conventional plastics. The review discusses the classification, properties, and potential substrates of less studied mcl-PHAs, highlighting their greater ductility and flexibility compared to poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), a well-known but brittle PHA. The authors summarize existing research to emphasize the potential applications of mcl-PHAs in biomedicine, packaging, biocomposites, water treatment, and energy. Future research should focus on improving production techniques, ensuring economic viability, and addressing challenges associated with industrial implementation. Investigating the biodegradability, stability, mechanical properties, durability, and cost-effectiveness of mcl-PHA-based products compared to petroleum-based counterparts is crucial. The future of mcl-PHAs looks promising, with continued research expected to optimize production techniques, enhance material properties, and expand applications. Interdisciplinary collaborations among microbiologists, engineers, chemists, and materials scientists will drive progress in this field. In conclusion, this review serves as a valuable resource to understand mcl-PHAs as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics. However, further research is needed to optimize production methods, evaluate long-term ecological impacts, and assess the feasibility and viability in various industries.
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- Nahid Azizi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
- Research and Innovation Department, Sensofine Inc., Innovation Boost Zone (IBZ), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
- Research and Innovation Department, Sensofine Inc., Innovation Boost Zone (IBZ), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Nour 64414-356, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
- Research and Innovation Department, Sensofine Inc., Innovation Boost Zone (IBZ), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C2, Canada
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Dvořák P, Burýšková B, Popelářová B, Ebert BE, Botka T, Bujdoš D, Sánchez-Pascuala A, Schöttler H, Hayen H, de Lorenzo V, Blank LM, Benešík M. Synthetically-primed adaptation of Pseudomonas putida to a non-native substrate D-xylose. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2666. [PMID: 38531855 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46812-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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To broaden the substrate scope of microbial cell factories towards renewable substrates, rational genetic interventions are often combined with adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE). However, comprehensive studies enabling a holistic understanding of adaptation processes primed by rational metabolic engineering remain scarce. The industrial workhorse Pseudomonas putida was engineered to utilize the non-native sugar D-xylose, but its assimilation into the bacterial biochemical network via the exogenous xylose isomerase pathway remained unresolved. Here, we elucidate the xylose metabolism and establish a foundation for further engineering followed by ALE. First, native glycolysis is derepressed by deleting the local transcriptional regulator gene hexR. We then enhance the pentose phosphate pathway by implanting exogenous transketolase and transaldolase into two lag-shortened strains and allow ALE to finetune the rewired metabolism. Subsequent multilevel analysis and reverse engineering provide detailed insights into the parallel paths of bacterial adaptation to the non-native carbon source, highlighting the enhanced expression of transaldolase and xylose isomerase along with derepressed glycolysis as key events during the process.
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- Pavel Dvořák
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Cnr College Rd & Cooper Rd, St Lucia, QLD, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, College Rd, Cork, T12 YT20, Ireland
- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, College Rd, Cork, T12 Y337, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Biology Program, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología CNB-CSIC, Cantoblanco, Darwin 3, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringer Weg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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Tienda S, Gutiérrez-Barranquero JA, Padilla-Roji I, Arrebola E, de Vicente A, Cazorla FM. Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by the plant beneficial rhizobacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1606 influences survival and rhizospheric performance. Microbiol Res 2024; 278:127527. [PMID: 37863020 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1606 (PcPCL1606) is a model rhizobacterium used to study beneficial bacterial interactions with the plant rhizosphere. Many of its beneficial phenotypes depend on the production of the antifungal compound 2-hexyl, 5-propyl resorcinol (HPR). Transcriptomic analysis of PcPCL1606 and the deletional mutant in HPR production ΔdarB strain, assigned an additional regulatory role to HPR, and allowed the detection of differentially expressed genes during the bacterial interaction with the avocado rhizosphere. Interestingly, the putative genes phaG (PCL1606_46820) and phaI (PCL1606_56560), with a predicted role in polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis, were detected to be under HPR control. Both putative genes were expressed in the HPR-producing wild-type strain, but strongly repressed in the derivative mutant ΔdarB, impaired in HPR production. Thus, a derivative mutant impaired in the phaG gene was constructed, characterized and compared with the wild-type strain PcPCL1606 and with the derivative mutant ΔdarB. The phaG mutant had strongly reduced PHA production by PcPCL1606, and displayed altered phenotypes involved in bacterial survival on the plant roots, such as tolerance to high temperature and hydrogen peroxide, and decreased root survival, in a similar way that the ΔdarB mutant. On the other hand, the phaG mutant does not have altered resistance to desiccation, motility, biofilm formation or adhesion phenotypes, as displayed by the HPR-defective ΔdarB mutant have. Interestingly, the mutant defective in PHA production also lacked a biocontrol phenotype against the soilborne pathogenic fungus Rosellinia necatrix, even when the derivative mutant still produced the antifungal HPR compound, demonstrating that the final biocontrol phenotype of PcPCL1606 first requires bacterial survival and adaptation traits to the soil and rhizosphere environment.
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- Sandra Tienda
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Avda. Louis Pasteur 31, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades de Plantas, Área de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avda. Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
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Dietrich D, Jovanovic-Gasovic S, Cao P, Kohlstedt M, Wittmann C. Refactoring the architecture of a polyketide gene cluster enhances docosahexaenoic acid production in Yarrowia lipolytica through improved expression and genetic stability. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:199. [PMID: 37773137 PMCID: PMC10540379 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are essential for human health and have been widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. However, the limited availability of natural sources, such as oily fish, has led to the pursuit of microbial production as a promising alternative. Yarrowia lipolytica can produce various PUFAs via genetic modification. A recent study upgraded Y. lipolytica for DHA production by expressing a four-gene cluster encoding a myxobacterial PKS-like PUFA synthase, reducing the demand for redox power. However, the genetic architecture of gene expression in Y. lipolytica is complex and involves various control elements, offering space for additional improvement of DHA production. This study was designed to optimize the expression of the PUFA cluster using a modular cloning approach. RESULTS Expression of the monocistronic cluster with each gene under the control of the constitutive TEF promoter led to low-level DHA production. By using the minLEU2 promoter instead and incorporating additional upstream activating UAS1B4 sequences, 5' promoter introns, and intergenic spacers, DHA production was increased by 16-fold. The producers remained stable over 185 h of cultivation. Beneficially, the different genetic control elements acted synergistically: UAS1B elements generally increased expression, while the intron caused gene-specific effects. Mutants with UAS1B16 sequences within 2-8 kb distance, however, were found to be genetically unstable, which limited production performance over time, suggesting the avoidance of long repetitive sequence blocks in synthetic multigene clusters and careful monitoring of genetic stability in producing strains. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of synthetic heterologous gene clusters to drive DHA production in Y. lipolytica. The combinatorial exploration of different genetic control elements allowed the optimization of DHA production. These findings have important implications for developing Y. lipolytica strains for the industrial-scale production of valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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- Demian Dietrich
- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Mutyala S, Li S, Khandelwal H, Kong DS, Kim JR. Citrate Synthase Overexpression of Pseudomonas putida Increases Succinate Production from Acetate in Microaerobic Cultivation. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:26231-26242. [PMID: 37521642 PMCID: PMC10373214 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Acetate is an end-product of anaerobic biodegradation and one of the major metabolites of microbial fermentation and lingo-cellulosic hydrolysate. Recently, acetate has been highlighted as a feedstock to produce value-added chemicals. This study examined acetate conversion to succinate by citrate synthase (gltA)-overexpressed Pseudomonas putida under microaerobic conditions. The acetate metabolism is initiated with the gltA enzyme, which converts acetyl-CoA to citrate. gltA-overexpressing P. putida (gltA-KT) showed an ∼50% improvement in succinate production compared to the wild type. Under the optimal pH of 7.5, the accumulation of succinate (4.73 ± 0.6 mM in 36 h) was ∼400% higher than that of the wild type. Overall, gltA overexpression alone resulted in 9.5% of the maximum theoretical yield in a minimal medium with acetate as the sole carbon source. This result shows that citrate synthase is important in acetate conversion to succinate by P. putida under microaerobic conditions.
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Liang B, Zhang X, Wang F, Miao C, Ji Y, Huang Z, Gu P, Liu X, Fan X, Li Q. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate by mixed cultivation of Brevundimonas diminuta R79 and Pseudomonas balearica R90. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123667. [PMID: 36796552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The microflora in the activated sludge of propylene oxide saponification wastewater is characterized by a clear succession after enrichment and domestication, and the specifically enriched strains can significantly increase the yield of polyhydroxyalkanoate. In this study, Pseudomonas balearica R90 and Brevundimonas diminuta R79, which are dominant strain after domestication, were selected as models to examine the interactive mechanisms associated with the synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate by co-cultured strains. RNA-Seq analysis revealed the up-regulated expression of the acs and phaA genes of strains R79 and R90 in the co-culture group, which enhanced their utilization of acetic acid and synthesis of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate. Cell dry weight and the yield of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate in the co-culture group were accordingly considerably higher than those in the respective pure culture groups. In addition, two-component system, quorum-sensing, flagellar synthesis-related, and chemotaxis-related genes were enriched in strain R90, thereby indicating that compared with the R79 strain, R90 can adapt more rapidly to a domesticated environment. Expression of the acs gene was higher in R79 than in R90, and consequently, strain R79 could more efficiently assimilate acetate in the domesticated environment, and thus predominated in the culture population at the end of the fermentation period.
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- Boya Liang
- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology in Universities of Shandong, School of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
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Pauli S, Kohlstedt M, Lamber J, Weiland F, Becker J, Wittmann C. Systems metabolic engineering upgrades Corynebacterium glutamicum for selective high-level production of the chiral drug precursor and cell-protective extremolyte L-pipecolic acid. Metab Eng 2023; 77:100-117. [PMID: 36931556 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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The nonproteinogenic cyclic metabolite l-pipecolic acid is a chiral precursor for the synthesis of various commercial drugs and functions as a cell-protective extremolyte and mediator of defense in plants, enabling high-value applications in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and agrochemical markets. To date, the production of the compound is unfavorably fossil-based. Here, we upgraded the strain Corynebacterium glutamicum for l-pipecolic acid production using systems metabolic engineering. Heterologous expression of the l-lysine 6-dehydrogenase pathway, apparently the best route to be used in the microbe, yielded a family of strains that enabled successful de novo synthesis from glucose but approached a limit of performance at a yield of 0.18 mol mol-1. Detailed analysis of the producers at the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome levels revealed that the requirements of the introduced route were largely incompatible with the cellular environment, which could not be overcome after several further rounds of metabolic engineering. Based on the gained knowledge, we based the strain design on l-l-lysine 6-aminotransferase instead, which enabled a substantially higher in vivo flux toward l-pipecolic acid. The tailormade producer C. glutamicum PIA-7 formed l-pipecolic acid up to a yield of 562 mmol mol-1, representing 75% of the theoretical maximum. Ultimately, the advanced mutant PIA-10B achieved a titer of 93 g L-1 in a fed-batch process on glucose, outperforming all previous efforts to synthesize this valuable molecule de novo and even approaching the level of biotransformation from l-lysine. Notably, the use of C. glutamicum allows the safe production of GRAS-designated l-pipecolic acid, providing extra benefit toward addressing the high-value pharmaceutical, medical, and cosmetic markets. In summary, our development sets a milestone toward the commercialization of biobased l-pipecolic acid.
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- Sarah Pauli
- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Czajka JJ, Banerjee D, Eng T, Menasalvas J, Yan C, Munoz NM, Poirier BC, Kim YM, Baker SE, Tang YJ, Mukhopadhyay A. Tuning a high performing multiplexed-CRISPRi Pseudomonas putida strain to further enhance indigoidine production. Metab Eng Commun 2022; 15:e00206. [PMID: 36158112 PMCID: PMC9494242 DOI: 10.1016/j.mec.2022.e00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In this study, a 14-gene edited Pseudomonas putida KT2440 strain for heterologous indigoidine production was examined using three distinct omic datasets. Transcriptomic data indicated that CRISPR/dCpf1-interference (CRISPRi) mediated multiplex repression caused global gene expression changes, implying potential undesirable changes in metabolic flux. 13C-metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) revealed that the core P. putida flux network after CRISPRi repression was conserved, with moderate reduction of TCA cycle and pyruvate shunt activity along with glyoxylate shunt activation during glucose catabolism. Metabolomic results identified a change in intracellular TCA metabolites and extracellular metabolite secretion profiles (sugars and succinate overflow) in the engineered strains. These omic analyses guided further strain engineering, with a random mutagenesis screen first identifying an optimal ribosome binding site (RBS) for Cpf1 that enabled stronger product-substrate pairing (1.6-fold increase). Then, deletion strains were constructed with excision of the PHA operon (ΔphaAZC-IID) resulting in a 2.2-fold increase in indigoidine titer over the optimized Cpf1-RBS construct at the end of the growth phase (∼6 h). The maximum indigoidine titer (at 72 h) in the ΔphaAZC-IID strain had a 1.5-fold and 1.8-fold increase compared to the optimized Cpf1-RBS construct and the original strain, respectively. Overall, this study demonstrated that integration of omic data types is essential for understanding responses to complex metabolic engineering designs and directly quantified the effect of such modifications on central metabolism.
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- Jeffrey J Czajka
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.,Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.,Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.,Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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From degrader to producer: reversing the gallic acid metabolism of Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Int Microbiol 2022; 26:243-255. [PMID: 36357545 PMCID: PMC9649394 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-022-00282-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gallic acid is a powerful antioxidant with multiple therapeutic applications, usually obtained from the acidic hydrolysis of tannins produced by many plants. As this process generates a considerable amount of toxic waste, the use of tannases or tannase-producing microorganisms has become a greener alternative over the last years. However, their high costs still impose some barriers for industrial scalability, requiring solutions that could be both greener and cost-effective. Since Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a powerful degrader of gallic acid, its metabolism offers pathways that can be engineered to produce it from cheap and renewable carbon sources, such as the crude glycerol generated in biodiesel units. In this study, a synthetic operon with the heterologous genes aroG4, quiC and pobA* was developed and expressed in P. putida, based on an in silico analysis of possible metabolic routes, resulting in no production. Then, the sequences pcaHG and galTAPR were deleted from the genome of this strain to avoid the degradation of gallic acid and its main intermediate, the protocatechuic acid. This mutant was transformed with the vector containing the synthetic operon and was finally able to convert glycerol into gallic acid. Production assays in shaker showed a final concentration of 346.7 ± 0.004 mg L-1 gallic acid after 72 h.
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Eduardo HGR, Silvestre ABJ, Agustín BC, Inés GPE, Edgar SM. Calculation of All Possible Stoichiometric Coefficients and Theoretical Yields of Microbial Global Reactions. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-022-0061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lhamo P, Mahanty B. Structural Variability, Implementational Irregularities in Mathematical Modelling of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) Production– a State of the Art Review. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:3079-3095. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.28213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Pema Lhamo
- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and SciencesCoimbatore641114Tamil NaduIndia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and SciencesCoimbatore641114Tamil NaduIndia
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Borrero‐de Acuña JM, Poblete‐Castro I. Rational engineering of natural polyhydroxyalkanoates producing microorganisms for improved synthesis and recovery. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:262-285. [PMID: 35792877 PMCID: PMC9871526 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Microbial production of biopolymers derived from renewable substrates and waste streams reduces our heavy reliance on petrochemical plastics. One of the most important biodegradable polymers is the family of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), naturally occurring intracellular polyoxoesters produced for decades by bacterial fermentation of sugars and fatty acids at the industrial scale. Despite the advances, PHA production still suffers from heavy costs associated with carbon substrates and downstream processing to recover the intracellular product, thus restricting market positioning. In recent years, model-aided metabolic engineering and novel synthetic biology approaches have spurred our understanding of carbon flux partitioning through competing pathways and cellular resource allocation during PHA synthesis, enabling the rational design of superior biopolymer producers and programmable cellular lytic systems. This review describes these attempts to rationally engineering the cellular operation of several microbes to elevate PHA production on specific substrates and waste products. We also delve into genome reduction, morphology, and redox cofactor engineering to boost PHA biosynthesis. Besides, we critically evaluate engineered bacterial strains in various fermentation modes in terms of PHA productivity and the period required for product recovery.
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryDepartment of Chemical and Bioprocess EngineeringUniversidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH)SantiagoChile
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Koller M, Obruča S. Biotechnological production of polyhydroxyalkanoates from glycerol: A review. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Zhang L, Ye JW, Zhang X, Huang W, Zhang Z, Lin Y, Zhang G, Wu F, Wang Z, Wu Q, Chen GQ. Effective production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) by engineered Halomonas bluephagenesis grown on glucose and 1,4-Butanediol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 355:127270. [PMID: 35526716 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Halomonas bluephagenesis has been engineered to produce flexible copolymers P34HB or poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) from glucose and petrol-chemical precursor, γ-butyrolactone. Herein, gene cluster aldD-dhaT was constructed in recombinant H. bluephagenesis for catalyzing 1,4-butanediol (BDO) into 4-hydroxybutyrate, which could grow to 86 g L-1 dry cell mass (DCM) containing 77 wt% P(3HB-co-14 mol% 4HB) in 7-L bioreactor fed with glucose and bio-based BDO. Furthermore, 4HB monomer ratio could be increased to 16 mol% by engineered H. bluephagenesis TDH4-WZY254 with defected outer-membrane. Upon deletion of 4HB degradation pathway, followed by aldD-dhaT integration, the resulted H. bluephagenesis TDB141ΔAC was grown to 95 g L-1 DCM containing 79 wt% P(3HB-co-14 mol% 4HB) with a BDO conversion efficiency of 86% under fed-batch fermentation. Notably, 4HB molar ratio can be significantly improved to 21 mol% with negligible effects on cell growth and P34HB synthesis by adding 50% more BDO. This study successfully demonstrated a fully bio-based P34HB effectively produced by H. bluephagenesis.
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- Lizhan Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Research Center of Industrial Enzyme and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; PhaBuilder Biotech Co. Ltd., Shunyi District, Zhaoquan Ying, Beijing 101309, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- PhaBuilder Biotech Co. Ltd., Shunyi District, Zhaoquan Ying, Beijing 101309, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; PhaBuilder Biotech Co. Ltd., Shunyi District, Zhaoquan Ying, Beijing 101309, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Liu H, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Guo H, Wang S, Xia W, Wang S, Liu R, Yang C. Enhanced production of polyhydroxyalkanoates in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 by a combination of genome streamlining and promoter engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 209:117-124. [PMID: 35395277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of bioplastics produced by a variety of microorganisms, have become the ideal alternatives for oil-derived plastics due to their superior physicochemical and material characteristics. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 can produce medium-chain-length PHA (mcl-PHA) from various substrates. In this study, a novel strategy of the large-scale deletion of genomic islands (GIs) coupling with promoter engineering was developed in P. putida KT2440 for constructing the minimal genome cell factories (MGF) capable of efficiently producing mcl-PHA. Firstly, P. putida KTU-U13, a 13 GIs- and upp-deleted mutant derived from the parental strain P. putida KT2440, was used as a starting strain for further deletion of GIs to generate a series of genome-reduced strains. Subsequently, the two minimal genome strains KTU-U24 and KTU-U27, which had a 7.19% and 8.35% reduction relative to the genome size of KT2440 and were advantageous over the strain KTU (KT2440∆upp) and KTU-U13 in several physiological traits such as the maximum specific growth rate, plasmid transformation efficiency, heterologous protein expression capacity and PHA production capacity, were selected as the chassis cells for PHA metabolic engineering. To prevent the formation of the by-product gluconic acid, the glucose dehydrogenase gene was deleted in KTU-U24 and KTU-U27, resulting in KTU-U24∆gcd and KTU-U27∆gcd. To enhance the transcriptional level of PHA synthase genes (phaC) and the supply of the precursor acetyl-CoA, a strong endogenous promoter P46 was inserted into upstream of the phaC operon and pyruvate dehydrogenase gene in the genome of KTU-U24∆gcd and KTU-U27∆gcd, to generate KTU-U24∆gcd-P46CA and KTU-U27∆gcd-P46CA, with the PHA yield of 50.5 wt% and 53.8 wt% (weight percent of PHA in cell dry weight). Finally, KTU-U27∆gcd-P46CA, the most minimal KT2440 chassis currently available, was able to accumulate the PHA to 55.82 wt% in a 5-l fermentor, which is the highest PHA yield obtained with P. putida KT2440 so far. This study suggests that genome streamlining in combination with promoter engineering may be a feasible strategy for the development of the MGF for the efficient production of high value products. Moreover, further streamlining of the P. putida KT2440 genome has great potential to create the optimal chassis for synthetic biology applications.
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- Honglu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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Zhang Y, Liu H, Liu Y, Huo K, Wang S, Liu R, Yang C. A promoter engineering-based strategy enhances polyhydroxyalkanoate production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 191:608-617. [PMID: 34582907 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a class of biopolyester synthesized by various bacteria, is considered as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics because of its excellent physochemical and material properties. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 can produce medium-chain-length PHA (mcl-PHA) from glucose, fatty acid and glycerol, and its whole-genome sequences and cellular metabolic networks have been intensively researched. In this study, we aim to improve the PHA yield of P. putida KT2440 using a novel promoter engineering-based strategy. Unlike previous studies, endogenous strong promoters screening from P. putida KT2440 instead of synthetic or exogenous promoters was applied to the optimization of PHA biosynthesis pathway. Based on RNA-seq and promoter prediction, 30 putative strong promoters from P. putida KT2440 were identified. Subsequently, the strengths of these promoters were characterized by reporter gene assays. Furthermore, each of 10 strong promoters screened by transcriptional level and GFP fluorescence was independently inserted into upstream of PHA synthase gene (phaC1) on chromosome. As a result, the transcriptional levels of the phaC1 and phaC2 genes in almost all of the promoter-substituted strains were improved, and the relative PHA yields of the three promoter-substituted strains KTU-P1C1, KTU-P46C1 and KTU-P51C1 were improved obviously, reaching 30.62 wt%, 33.24 wt% and 33.29 wt% [the ratio of PHA weight to cell dry weight (CDW)], respectively. By further deletion of the glucose dehydrogenase gene in KTU-P1C1, KTU-P46C1 and KTU-P51C1, the relative PHA yield of the resulting mutant strain KTU-P46C1-∆gcd increased by 5.29% from 33.24% to 38.53%. Finally, by inserting P46 into upstream of pyruvate dehydrogenase gene in the genome of KTU-P46C1-∆gcd, the relative PHA yield and CDW of the resulting strain KTU-P46C1A-∆gcd reached nearly 42 wt% and 4.06 g/l, respectively, which increased by 90% and 40%, respectively, compared with the starting strain KTU. In particular, the absolute PHA yield of KTU-P46C1A-∆gcd reached 1.7 g/l, with a 165% improvement compared with the strain KTU. Herein, we report the highest PHA yield obtained by P. putida KT2440 in shake-flask fermentation to date. We demonstrate for the first time the effectiveness of endogenous strong promoters for improving the PHA yield and biomass of P. putida KT2440. More importantly, our findings highlight great potential of this strategy for enhanced production of secondary metabolites and heterologous proteins in P. putida KT2440.
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- Yiting Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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Borrero‐de Acuña JM, Gutierrez‐Urrutia I, Hidalgo‐Dumont C, Aravena‐Carrasco C, Orellana‐Saez M, Palominos‐Gonzalez N, van Duuren JBJH, Wagner V, Gläser L, Becker J, Kohlstedt M, Zacconi FC, Wittmann C, Poblete‐Castro I. Channelling carbon flux through the meta-cleavage route for improved poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) production from benzoate and lignin-based aromatics in Pseudomonas putida H. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 14:2385-2402. [PMID: 33171015 PMCID: PMC8601166 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Lignin-based aromatics are attractive raw materials to derive medium-chain length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (mcl-PHAs), biodegradable polymers of commercial value. So far, this conversion has exclusively used the ortho-cleavage route of Pseudomonas putida KT2440, which results in the secretion of toxic intermediates and limited performance. Pseudomonas putida H exhibits the ortho- and the meta-cleavage pathways where the latter appears promising because it stoichiometrically yields higher levels of acetyl-CoA. Here, we created a double-mutant H-ΔcatAΔA2 that utilizes the meta route exclusively and synthesized 30% more PHA on benzoate than the parental strain but suffered from catechol accumulation. The single deletion of the catA2 gene in the H strain provoked a slight attenuation on the enzymatic capacity of the ortho route (25%) and activation of the meta route by nearly 8-fold, producing twice as much mcl-PHAs compared to the wild type. Inline, the mutant H-ΔcatA2 showed a 2-fold increase in the intracellular malonyl-CoA abundance - the main precursor for mcl-PHAs synthesis. As inferred from flux simulation and enzyme activity assays, the superior performance of H-ΔcatA2 benefited from reduced flux through the TCA cycle and malic enzyme and diminished by-product formation. In a benzoate-based fed-batch, P. putida H-ΔcatA2 achieved a PHA titre of 6.1 g l-1 and a volumetric productivity of 1.8 g l-1 day-1 . Using Kraft lignin hydrolysate as feedstock, the engineered strain formed 1.4 g l- 1 PHA. The balancing of carbon flux between the parallel catechol-degrading routes emerges as an important strategy to prevent intermediate accumulation and elevate mcl-PHA production in P. putida H and, as shown here, sets the next level to derive this sustainable biopolymer from lignin hydrolysates and aromatics.
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- José Manuel Borrero‐de Acuña
- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
- Present address:
Institute of MicrobiologyTechnical University of BraunschweigBraunschweigGermany
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
- Institute of Systems BiotechnologySaarland UniversitySaarbrückenGermany
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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- Institute of Systems BiotechnologySaarland UniversitySaarbrückenGermany
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- Institute of Systems BiotechnologySaarland UniversitySaarbrückenGermany
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- Institute of Systems BiotechnologySaarland UniversitySaarbrückenGermany
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- Institute of Systems BiotechnologySaarland UniversitySaarbrückenGermany
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- Facultad de Química y de FarmaciaPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
- Institute for Biological and Medical EngineeringSchools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological SciencesPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Biosystems Engineering LaboratoryCenter for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB)Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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Benninghaus L, Walter T, Mindt M, Risse JM, Wendisch VF. Metabolic Engineering of Pseudomonas putida for Fermentative Production of l-Theanine. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:9849-9858. [PMID: 34465093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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N-alkylated amino acids are intermediates of natural biological pathways and can be found incorporated in peptides or have physiological roles in their free form. The N-ethylated amino acid l-theanine shows taste-enhancing properties and health benefits. It naturally occurs in green tea as major free amino acid. Isolation of l-theanine from Camilla sinensis shows low efficiency, and chemical synthesis results in a racemic mixture. Therefore, biochemical approaches for the production of l-theanine gain increasing interest. Here, we describe metabolic engineering of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for the fermentative production of l-theanine from monoethylamine and carbon sources glucose, glycerol, or xylose using heterologous enzymes from Methylorubrum extorquens for l-theanine production and heterologous enzymes from Caulobacter crescentus for growth with xylose. l-Theanine (15.4 mM) accumulated in shake flasks with minimal medium containing monoethylamine and glucose, 15.2 mM with glycerol and 7 mM with xylose. Fed-batch bioreactor cultures yielded l-theanine titers of 10 g L-1 with glucose plus xylose, 17.2 g L-1 with glycerol, 4 g L-1 with xylose, and 21 g L-1 with xylose plus glycerol, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first l-theanine process using P. putida and the first compatible with the use of various alternative carbon sources.
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- Leonie Benninghaus
- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany
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- Fermentation Technology, Technical Faculty and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany
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Kozaeva E, Volkova S, Matos MRA, Mezzina MP, Wulff T, Volke DC, Nielsen LK, Nikel PI. Model-guided dynamic control of essential metabolic nodes boosts acetyl-coenzyme A-dependent bioproduction in rewired Pseudomonas putida. Metab Eng 2021; 67:373-386. [PMID: 34343699 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Pseudomonas putida is evolutionarily endowed with features relevant for bioproduction, especially under harsh operating conditions. The rich metabolic versatility of this species, however, comes at the price of limited formation of acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) from sugar substrates. Since acetyl-CoA is a key metabolic precursor for a number of added-value products, in this work we deployed an in silico-guided rewiring program of central carbon metabolism for upgrading P. putida as a host for acetyl-CoA-dependent bioproduction. An updated kinetic model, integrating fluxomics and metabolomics datasets in addition to manually-curated information of enzyme mechanisms, identified targets that would lead to increased acetyl-CoA levels. Based on these predictions, a set of plasmids based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and dead CRISPR-associated protein 9 (dCas9) was constructed to silence genes by CRISPR interference (CRISPRi). Dynamic reduction of gene expression of two key targets (gltA, encoding citrate synthase, and the essential accA gene, encoding subunit A of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase complex) mediated an 8-fold increase in the acetyl-CoA content of rewired P. putida. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was adopted as a proxy of acetyl-CoA availability, and two synthetic pathways were engineered for biopolymer accumulation. By including cell morphology as an extra target for the CRISPRi approach, fully rewired P. putida strains programmed for PHB accumulation had a 5-fold increase in PHB titers in bioreactor cultures using glucose. Thus, the strategy described herein allowed for rationally redirecting metabolic fluxes in P. putida from central metabolism towards product biosynthesis-especially relevant when deletion of essential pathways is not an option.
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- Ekaterina Kozaeva
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Li D, Ma X, Yin F, Qiu Y, Yan X. Creating biotransformation of volatile fatty acids and octanoate as co-substrate to high yield medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 331:125031. [PMID: 33798859 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Using mixed microbial consortium (MMC) to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is an effective strategy to solve high production cost and reduce the amount of excess sludge. In this study, a process for the production of short-chain-length and medium-chain-length PHA using volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from pretreated wood hydrolysate synergistic with octanoate as co-substrate was proposed. The effects of co-substrate ratios on PHA accumulation ability and physical properties were investigated. The incorporation of co-substrate accelerated the time of PHA and 3-hydroxyoctanoate reaching the maximum production (1834 and 280 mg COD/L). The highest PHA content was 53.0% (w/w), which was equivalent to that reported previously. The biopolymer films possessed high tensile strength, Young's modulus, and could be used in the field of water vapor barrier requirements. The accumulation strategy applied for converting fermentation products VFAs and octanoate co-substrate into high value and yield PHA could potentially demonstrate the valuable for low-cost large-scale production.
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- Dongna Li
- College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300222, PR China
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- College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300222, PR China.
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- College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300222, PR China
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- College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300222, PR China
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- College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300222, PR China
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Kusumawardhani H, Furtwängler B, Blommestijn M, Kaltenytė A, van der Poel J, Kolk J, Hosseini R, de Winde JH. Adaptive Laboratory Evolution Restores Solvent Tolerance in Plasmid-Cured Pseudomonas putida S12: a Molecular Analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e00041-21. [PMID: 33674430 PMCID: PMC8091024 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00041-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida S12 is inherently solvent tolerant and constitutes a promising platform for biobased production of aromatic compounds and biopolymers. The megaplasmid pTTS12 of P. putida S12 carries several gene clusters involved in solvent tolerance, and the removal of this megaplasmid caused a significant reduction in solvent tolerance. In this study, we succeeded in restoring solvent tolerance in plasmid-cured P. putida S12 using adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE), underscoring the innate solvent tolerance of this strain. Whole-genome sequencing identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a mobile element insertion enabling ALE-derived strains to survive and sustain growth in the presence of a high toluene concentration (10% [vol/vol]). We identified mutations in an RND efflux pump regulator, arpR, that resulted in constitutive upregulation of the multifunctional efflux pump ArpABC. SNPs were also found in the intergenic region and subunits of ATP synthase, RNA polymerase subunit β', a global two-component regulatory system (GacA/GacS), and a putative AraC family transcriptional regulator, Afr. Transcriptomic analysis further revealed a constitutive downregulation of energy-consuming activities in ALE-derived strains, such as flagellar assembly, FoF1 ATP synthase, and membrane transport proteins. In summary, constitutive expression of a solvent extrusion pump in combination with high metabolic flexibility enabled the restoration of the solvent tolerance trait in P. putida S12 lacking its megaplasmid.IMPORTANCE Sustainable production of high-value chemicals can be achieved by bacterial biocatalysis. However, bioproduction of biopolymers and aromatic compounds may exert stress on the microbial production host and limit the resulting yield. Having a solvent tolerance trait is highly advantageous for microbial hosts used in the biobased production of aromatics. The presence of a megaplasmid has been linked to the solvent tolerance trait of Pseudomonas putida; however, the extent of innate, intrinsic solvent tolerance in this bacterium remained unclear. Using adaptive laboratory evolution, we successfully adapted the plasmid-cured P. putida S12 strain to regain its solvent tolerance. Through these adapted strains, we began to clarify the causes, origins, limitations, and trade-offs of the intrinsic solvent tolerance in P. putida This work sheds light on the possible genetic engineering targets to enhance solvent tolerance in Pseudomonas putida as well as other bacteria.
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Martin-Pascual M, Batianis C, Bruinsma L, Asin-Garcia E, Garcia-Morales L, Weusthuis RA, van Kranenburg R, Martins Dos Santos VAP. A navigation guide of synthetic biology tools for Pseudomonas putida. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 49:107732. [PMID: 33785373 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pseudomonas putida is a microbial chassis of huge potential for industrial and environmental biotechnology, owing to its remarkable metabolic versatility and ability to sustain difficult redox reactions and operational stresses, among other attractive characteristics. A wealth of genetic and in silico tools have been developed to enable the unravelling of its physiology and improvement of its performance. However, the rise of this microbe as a promising platform for biotechnological applications has resulted in diversification of tools and methods rather than standardization and convergence. As a consequence, multiple tools for the same purpose have been generated, whilst most of them have not been embraced by the scientific community, which has led to compartmentalization and inefficient use of resources. Inspired by this and by the substantial increase in popularity of P. putida, we aim herein to bring together and assess all currently available (wet and dry) synthetic biology tools specific for this microbe, focusing on the last 5 years. We provide information on the principles, functionality, advantages and limitations, with special focus on their use in metabolic engineering. Additionally, we compare the tool portfolio for P. putida with those for other bacterial chassis and discuss potential future directions for tool development. Therefore, this review is intended as a reference guide for experts and new 'users' of this promising chassis.
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- Maria Martin-Pascual
- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Corbion, Gorinchem 4206 AC, The Netherlands; Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands; LifeGlimmer GmbH, Berlin 12163, Germany.
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Borrero-de Acuña JM, Rohde M, Saldias C, Poblete-Castro I. Fed-Batch mcl- Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and Δ phaZ Mutant on Biodiesel-Derived Crude Glycerol. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:642023. [PMID: 33796510 PMCID: PMC8007980 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.642023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Crude glycerol has emerged as a suitable feedstock for the biotechnological production of various industrial chemicals given its high surplus catalyzed by the biodiesel industry. Pseudomonas bacteria metabolize the polyol into several biopolymers, including alginate and medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (mcl-PHAs). Although P. putida is a suited platform to derive these polyoxoesters from crude glycerol, the attained concentrations in batch and fed-batch cultures are still low. In this study, we employed P. putida KT2440 and the hyper-PHA producer ΔphaZ mutant in two different fed-batch modes to synthesize mcl-PHAs from raw glycerol. Initially, the cells grew in a batch phase (μmax 0.21 h–1) for 22 h followed by a carbon-limiting exponential feeding, where the specific growth rate was set at 0.1 (h–1), resulting in a cell dry weight (CDW) of nearly 50 (g L–1) at 40 h cultivation. During the PHA production stage, we supplied the substrate at a constant rate of 50 (g h–1), where the KT2440 and the ΔphaZ produced 9.7 and 12.7 gPHA L–1, respectively, after 60 h cultivation. We next evaluated the PHA production ability of the P. putida strains using a DO-stat approach under nitrogen depletion. Citric acid was the main by-product secreted by the cells, accumulating in the culture broth up to 48 (g L–1) under nitrogen limitation. The mutant ΔphaZ amassed 38.9% of the CDW as mcl-PHA and exhibited a specific PHA volumetric productivity of 0.34 (g L–1 h–1), 48% higher than the parental KT2440 under the same growth conditions. The biosynthesized mcl-PHAs had average molecular weights ranging from 460 to 505 KDa and a polydispersity index (PDI) of 2.4–2.6. Here, we demonstrated that the DO-stat feeding approach in high cell density cultures enables the high yield production of mcl-PHA in P. putida strains using the industrial crude glycerol, where the fed-batch process selection is essential to exploit the superior biopolymer production hallmarks of engineered bacterial strains.
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- José Manuel Borrero-de Acuña
- Institute for Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Central Facility of Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Chile
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- Biosystems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Cofactor Specificity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Isozymes in Pseudomonas putida Reveals a General Principle Underlying Glycolytic Strategies in Bacteria. mSystems 2021; 6:6/2/e00014-21. [PMID: 33727391 PMCID: PMC8546961 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00014-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) is widely distributed in nature and catalyzes the first committing step in the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate (PP) pathway, feeding either the reductive PP or the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Besides its role in central carbon metabolism, this dehydrogenase provides reduced cofactors, thereby affecting redox balance. Although G6PDH is typically considered to display specificity toward NADP+, some variants accept NAD+ similarly or even preferentially. Furthermore, the number of G6PDH isozymes encoded in bacterial genomes varies from none to more than four orthologues. On this background, we systematically analyzed the interplay of the three G6PDH isoforms of the soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida KT2440 from genomic, genetic, and biochemical perspectives. P. putida represents an ideal model to tackle this endeavor, as its genome harbors gene orthologues for most dehydrogenases in central carbon metabolism. We show that the three G6PDHs of strain KT2440 have different cofactor specificities and that the isoforms encoded by zwfA and zwfB carry most of the activity, acting as metabolic “gatekeepers” for carbon sources that enter at different nodes of the biochemical network. Moreover, we demonstrate how multiplication of G6PDH isoforms is a widespread strategy in bacteria, correlating with the presence of an incomplete Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway. The abundance of G6PDH isoforms in these species goes hand in hand with low NADP+ affinity, at least in one isozyme. We propose that gene duplication and relaxation in cofactor specificity is an evolutionary strategy toward balancing the relative production of NADPH and NADH. IMPORTANCE Protein families have likely arisen during evolution by gene duplication and divergence followed by neofunctionalization. While this phenomenon is well documented for catabolic activities (typical of environmental bacteria that colonize highly polluted niches), the coexistence of multiple isozymes in central carbon catabolism remains relatively unexplored. We have adopted the metabolically versatile soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida KT2440 as a model to interrogate the physiological and evolutionary significance of coexisting glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) isozymes. Our results show that each of the three G6PDHs in this bacterium display distinct biochemical properties, especially at the level of cofactor preference, impacting bacterial physiology in a carbon source-dependent fashion. Furthermore, the presence of multiple G6PDHs differing in NAD+ or NADP+ specificity in bacterial species strongly correlates with their predominant metabolic lifestyle. Our findings support the notion that multiplication of genes encoding cofactor-dependent dehydrogenases is a general evolutionary strategy toward achieving redox balance according to the growth conditions.
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Xu Z, Pan C, Li X, Hao N, Zhang T, Gaffrey MJ, Pu Y, Cort JR, Ragauskas AJ, Qian WJ, Yang B. Enhancement of polyhydroxyalkanoate production by co-feeding lignin derivatives with glycerol in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:11. [PMID: 33413621 PMCID: PMC7792162 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01861-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Efficient utilization of all available carbons from lignocellulosic biomass is critical for economic efficiency of a bioconversion process to produce renewable bioproducts. However, the metabolic responses that enable Pseudomonas putida to utilize mixed carbon sources to generate reducing power and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) remain unclear. Previous research has mainly focused on different fermentation strategies, including the sequential feeding of xylose as the growth stage substrate and octanoic acid as the PHA-producing substrate, feeding glycerol as the sole carbon substrate, and co-feeding of lignin and glucose. This study developed a new strategy-co-feeding glycerol and lignin derivatives such as benzoate, vanillin, and vanillic acid in Pseudomonas putida KT2440-for the first time, which simultaneously improved both cell biomass and PHA production. RESULTS Co-feeding lignin derivatives (i.e. benzoate, vanillin, and vanillic acid) and glycerol to P. putida KT2440 was shown for the first time to simultaneously increase cell dry weight (CDW) by 9.4-16.1% and PHA content by 29.0-63.2%, respectively, compared with feeding glycerol alone. GC-MS results revealed that the addition of lignin derivatives to glycerol decreased the distribution of long-chain monomers (C10 and C12) by 0.4-4.4% and increased the distribution of short-chain monomers (C6 and C8) by 0.8-3.5%. The 1H-13C HMBC, 1H-13C HSQC, and 1H-1H COSY NMR analysis confirmed that the PHA monomers (C6-C14) were produced when glycerol was fed to the bacteria alone or together with lignin derivatives. Moreover, investigation of the glycerol/benzoate/nitrogen ratios showed that benzoate acted as an independent factor in PHA synthesis. Furthermore, 1H, 13C and 31P NMR metabolite analysis and mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics measurements suggested that the addition of benzoate stimulated oxidative-stress responses, enhanced glycerol consumption, and altered the intracellular NAD+/NADH and NADPH/NADP+ ratios by up-regulating the proteins involved in energy generation and storage processes, including the Entner-Doudoroff (ED) pathway, the reductive TCA route, trehalose degradation, fatty acid β-oxidation, and PHA biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS This work demonstrated an effective co-carbon feeding strategy to improve PHA content/yield and convert lignin derivatives into value-added products in P. putida KT2440. Co-feeding lignin break-down products with other carbon sources, such as glycerol, has been demonstrated as an efficient way to utilize biomass to increase PHA production in P. putida KT2440. Moreover, the involvement of aromatic degradation favours further lignin utilization, and the combination of proteomics and metabolomics with NMR sheds light on the metabolic and regulatory mechanisms for cellular redox balance and potential genetic targets for a higher biomass carbon conversion efficiency.
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- Zhangyang Xu
- Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
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- Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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Dabrowska D, Mozejko-Ciesielska J, Pokój T, Ciesielski S. Transcriptome Changes in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 during Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis Induced by Nitrogen Limitation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010152. [PMID: 33375721 PMCID: PMC7801951 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida’s versatility and metabolic flexibility make it an ideal biotechnological platform for producing valuable chemicals, such as medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs), which are considered the next generation bioplastics. This bacterium responds to environmental stimuli by rearranging its metabolism to improve its fitness and increase its chances of survival in harsh environments. Mcl-PHAs play an important role in central metabolism, serving as a reservoir of carbon and energy. Due to the complexity of mcl-PHAs’ metabolism, the manner in which P. putida changes its transcriptome to favor mcl-PHA synthesis in response to environmental stimuli remains unclear. Therefore, our objective was to investigate how the P. putida KT2440 wild type and mutants adjust their transcriptomes to synthesize mcl-PHAs in response to nitrogen limitation when supplied with sodium gluconate as an external carbon source. We found that, under nitrogen limitation, mcl-PHA accumulation is significantly lower in the mutant deficient in the stringent response than in the wild type or the rpoN mutant. Transcriptome analysis revealed that, under N-limiting conditions, 24 genes were downregulated and 21 were upregulated that were common to all three strains. Additionally, potential regulators of these genes were identified: the global anaerobic regulator (Anr, consisting of FnrA, Fnrb, and FnrC), NorR, NasT, the sigma54-dependent transcriptional regulator, and the dual component NtrB/NtrC regulator all appear to play important roles in transcriptome rearrangement under N-limiting conditions. The role of these regulators in mcl-PHA synthesis is discussed.
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- Dorota Dabrowska
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland; (D.D.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Mycology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland; (D.D.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland; (D.D.); (T.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-89-5234162
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Mezzina MP, Manoli MT, Prieto MA, Nikel PI. Engineering Native and Synthetic Pathways in Pseudomonas putida for the Production of Tailored Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Biotechnol J 2020; 16:e2000165. [PMID: 33085217 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202000165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Growing environmental concern sparks renewed interest in the sustainable production of (bio)materials that can replace oil-derived goods. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are isotactic polymers that play a critical role in the central metabolism of producer bacteria, as they act as dynamic reservoirs of carbon and reducing equivalents. PHAs continue to attract industrial attention as a starting point toward renewable, biodegradable, biocompatible, and versatile thermoplastic and elastomeric materials. Pseudomonas species have been known for long as efficient biopolymer producers, especially for medium-chain-length PHAs. The surge of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches in recent years offers the possibility of exploiting the untapped potential of Pseudomonas cell factories for the production of tailored PHAs. In this article, an overview of the metabolic and regulatory circuits that rule PHA accumulation in Pseudomonas putida is provided, and approaches leading to the biosynthesis of novel polymers (e.g., PHAs including nonbiological chemical elements in their structures) are discussed. The potential of novel PHAs to disrupt existing and future market segments is closer to realization than ever before. The review is concluded by pinpointing challenges that currently hinder the wide adoption of bio-based PHAs, and strategies toward programmable polymer biosynthesis from alternative substrates in engineered P. putida strains are proposed.
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- Mariela P Mezzina
- Systems Environmental Microbiology Group, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- Microbial and Plant Biotechnology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas «Margarita Salas» (CIB-CSIC), Polymer Biotechnology Group, Madrid, 28040, Spain.,Spanish National Research Council (SusPlast-CSIC), Interdisciplinary Platform for Sustainable Plastics Toward a Circular Economy, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Microbial and Plant Biotechnology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas «Margarita Salas» (CIB-CSIC), Polymer Biotechnology Group, Madrid, 28040, Spain.,Spanish National Research Council (SusPlast-CSIC), Interdisciplinary Platform for Sustainable Plastics Toward a Circular Economy, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Systems Environmental Microbiology Group, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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Castro LM, Foong CP, Higuchi-Takeuchi M, Morisaki K, Lopes EF, Numata K, Mota AJ. Microbial prospection of an Amazonian blackwater lake and whole-genome sequencing of bacteria capable of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis. Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-00424-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Weimer A, Kohlstedt M, Volke DC, Nikel PI, Wittmann C. Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida: advances and prospects. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:7745-7766. [PMID: 32789744 PMCID: PMC7447670 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10811-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can be encountered in diverse ecological habitats. This ubiquity is traced to its remarkably versatile metabolism, adapted to withstand physicochemical stress, and the capacity to thrive in harsh environments. Owing to these characteristics, there is a growing interest in this microbe for industrial use, and the corresponding research has made rapid progress in recent years. Hereby, strong drivers are the exploitation of cheap renewable feedstocks and waste streams to produce value-added chemicals and the steady progress in genetic strain engineering and systems biology understanding of this bacterium. Here, we summarize the recent advances and prospects in genetic engineering, systems and synthetic biology, and applications of P. putida as a cell factory. KEY POINTS: • Pseudomonas putida advances to a global industrial cell factory. • Novel tools enable system-wide understanding and streamlined genomic engineering. • Applications of P. putida range from bioeconomy chemicals to biosynthetic drugs.
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- Anna Weimer
- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Campus A1.5, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Campus A1.5, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Campus A1.5, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Mendonca CM, Wilkes RA, Aristilde L. Advancements in 13C isotope tracking of synergistic substrate co-utilization in Pseudomonas species and implications for biotechnology applications. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2020; 64:124-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ankenbauer A, Schäfer RA, Viegas SC, Pobre V, Voß B, Arraiano CM, Takors R. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is naturally endowed to withstand industrial-scale stress conditions. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:1145-1161. [PMID: 32267616 PMCID: PMC7264900 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida is recognized as a very promising strain for industrial application due to its high redox capacity and frequently observed tolerance towards organic solvents. In this research, we studied the metabolic and transcriptional response of P. putida KT2440 exposed to large-scale heterogeneous mixing conditions in the form of repeated glucose shortage. Cellular responses were mimicked in an experimental setup comprising a stirred tank reactor and a connected plug flow reactor. We deciphered that a stringent response-like transcriptional regulation programme is frequently induced, which seems to be linked to the intracellular pool of 3-hydroxyalkanoates (3-HA) that are known to serve as precursors for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). To be precise, P. putida is endowed with a survival strategy likely to access cellular PHA, amino acids and glycogen in few seconds under glucose starvation to obtain ATP from respiration, thereby replenishing the reduced ATP levels and the adenylate energy charge. Notably, cells only need 0.4% of glucose uptake to build those 3-HA-based energy buffers. Concomitantly, genes that are related to amino acid catabolism and β-oxidation are upregulated during the transient absence of glucose. Furthermore, we provide a detailed list of transcriptional short- and long-term responses that increase the cellular maintenance by about 17% under the industrial-like conditions tested.
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- Andreas Ankenbauer
- Institute of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- ITQBInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António XavierUniversidade Nova de LisboaAv. da República2780‐157OeirasPortugal
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- ITQBInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António XavierUniversidade Nova de LisboaAv. da República2780‐157OeirasPortugal
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- Institute of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- ITQBInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António XavierUniversidade Nova de LisboaAv. da República2780‐157OeirasPortugal
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- Institute of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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Liu Y, Chen J, Crisante D, Jaramillo Lopez JM, Mahadevan R. Dynamic Cell Programming with Quorum Sensing-Controlled CRISPRi Circuit. ACS Synth Biol 2020; 9:1284-1291. [PMID: 32485106 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Synthetic biology is enabling rapid advances in the areas of biomanufacturing and live therapeutics. Dynamic circuits that can be used to regulate cellular resources and microbial community behavior represent a defining focus of synthetic biology, and have attracted tremendous interest. However, the existing dynamic circuits are mostly gene editing-dependent or cell lysis-based, which limits their broad and convenient application, and in some cases, such lysis-based circuits can suffer from genetic instability due to evolution. There is limited research in quorum sensing-assisted CRISPRi, which can function in a gene editing-independent manner. Here, we constructed a series of quorum sensing controlled CRISPRi systems (Q-CRISPRi), which can dynamically program bacteria by using customized sgRNA without introducing cell lysis. We successfully applied Q-CRISPRi circuits to dynamically program gene expression, population density, phenotype, physical property, and community composition of microbial consortia. The strategies reported here represent methods for dynamic cell programming and could be effective in programming industrially and medically important microorganisms to offer better control of their metabolism and behavior.
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- Yilan Liu
- 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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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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Kelwick RJR, Webb AJ, Freemont PS. Biological Materials: The Next Frontier for Cell-Free Synthetic Biology. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:399. [PMID: 32478045 PMCID: PMC7235315 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Advancements in cell-free synthetic biology are enabling innovations in sustainable biomanufacturing, that may ultimately shift the global manufacturing paradigm toward localized and ecologically harmonized production processes. Cell-free synthetic biology strategies have been developed for the bioproduction of fine chemicals, biofuels and biological materials. Cell-free workflows typically utilize combinations of purified enzymes, cell extracts for biotransformation or cell-free protein synthesis reactions, to assemble and characterize biosynthetic pathways. Importantly, cell-free reactions can combine the advantages of chemical engineering with metabolic engineering, through the direct addition of co-factors, substrates and chemicals -including those that are cytotoxic. Cell-free synthetic biology is also amenable to automatable design cycles through which an array of biological materials and their underpinning biosynthetic pathways can be tested and optimized in parallel. Whilst challenges still remain, recent convergences between the materials sciences and these advancements in cell-free synthetic biology enable new frontiers for materials research.
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- Richard J. R. Kelwick
- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- The London Biofoundry, Imperial College Translation & Innovation Hub, London, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research and Technology Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Development of a CRISPR/Cas9n-based tool for metabolic engineering of Pseudomonas putida for ferulic acid-to-polyhydroxyalkanoate bioconversion. Commun Biol 2020; 3:98. [PMID: 32139868 PMCID: PMC7058019 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0824-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ferulic acid is a ubiquitous phenolic compound in lignocellulose, which is recognized for its role in the microbial carbon catabolism and industrial value. However, its recalcitrance and toxicity poses a challenge for ferulic acid-to-bioproducts bioconversion. Here, we develop a genome editing strategy for Pseudomonas putida KT2440 using an integrated CRISPR/Cas9n-λ-Red system with pyrF as a selection marker, which maintains cell viability and genetic stability, increases mutation efficiency, and simplifies genetic manipulation. Via this method, four functional modules, comprised of nine genes involved in ferulic acid catabolism and polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis, were integrated into the genome, generating the KTc9n20 strain. After metabolic engineering and optimization of C/N ratio, polyhydroxyalkanoate production was increased to ~270 mg/L, coupled with ~20 mM ferulic acid consumption. This study not only establishes a simple and efficient genome editing strategy, but also offers an encouraging example of how to apply this method to improve microbial aromatic compound bioconversion. Yueyue Zhou et al. develop a genetic engineering method that increases the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate from ferulic acid, which is toxic at high concentrations. This study provides insight into the bioconversion of the aromatic compound in Pseudomonas.
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Yang J, Son JH, Kim H, Cho S, Na JG, Yeon YJ, Lee J. Mevalonate production from ethanol by direct conversion through acetyl-CoA using recombinant Pseudomonas putida, a novel biocatalyst for terpenoid production. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:168. [PMID: 31601210 PMCID: PMC6786281 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1213-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Bioethanol is one of the most representative eco-friendly fuels developed to replace the non-renewable fossil fuels and is the most successful commercially available bio-conversion technology till date. With the availability of inexpensive carbon sources, such as cellulosic biomass, bioethanol production has become cheaper and easier to perform, which can facilitate the development of methods for converting ethanol into higher value-added biochemicals. In this study, a bioconversion process using Pseudomonas putida as a biocatalyst was established, wherein ethanol was converted to mevalonate. Since ethanol can be converted directly to acetyl-CoA, bypassing its conversion to pyruvate, there is a possibility that ethanol can be converted to mevalonate without producing pyruvate-derived by-products. Furthermore, P. putida seems to be highly resistant to the toxicity caused by terpenoids, and thus can be useful in conducting terpenoid production research. Results In this study, we first expressed the core genes responsible for mevalonate production (atoB, mvaS, and mvaE) in P. putida and mevalonate production was confirmed. Thereafter, through an improvement in genetic stability and ethanol metabolism manipulation, mevalonate production was enhanced up to 2.39-fold (1.70 g/L vs. 4.07 g/L) from 200 mM ethanol with an enhancement in reproducibility of mevalonate production. Following this, the metabolic characteristics related to ethanol catabolism and mevalonate production were revealed by manipulations to reduce fatty acid biosynthesis and optimize pH by batch fermentation. Finally, we reached a product yield of 0.41 g mevalonate/g ethanol in flask scale culture and 0.32 g mevalonate/g ethanol in batch fermentation. This is the highest experimental yield obtained from using carbon sources other than carbohydrates till date and it is expected that further improvements will be made through the development of fermentation methods. Conclusion Pseudomonas putida was investigated as a biocatalyst that can efficiently convert ethanol to mevalonate, the major precursor for terpenoid production, and this research is expected to open new avenues for the production of terpenoids using microorganisms that have not yet reached the stage of mass production.
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- Jeongmo Yang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- C1 Gas Refinery R&D Center, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, 25457, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea.
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Unusual Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) Synthetase-Like Protein Crucial to Enhancement of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulation in Haloferax mediterranei Revealed by Dissection of PEP-Pyruvate Interconversion Mechanism. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.00984-19. [PMID: 31350314 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00984-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)/pyruvate interconversion is a major metabolic point in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis and is catalyzed by various sets of enzymes in different Archaea groups. In this study, we report the key enzymes that catalyze the anabolic and catabolic directions of the PEP/pyruvate interconversion in Haloferax mediterranei The in silico analysis showed the presence of a potassium-dependent pyruvate kinase (PYKHm [HFX_0773]) and two phosphoenol pyruvate synthetase (PPS) candidates (PPSHm [HFX_0782] and a PPS homolog protein named PPS-like [HFX_2676]) in this strain. Expression of the pyk Hm gene and pps Hm was induced by glycerol and pyruvate, respectively; whereas the pps-like gene was not induced at all. Similarly, genetic analysis and enzyme activities of purified proteins showed that PYKHm catalyzed the conversion from PEP to pyruvate and that PPSHm catalyzed the reverse reaction, while PPS-like protein displayed no function in PEP/pyruvate interconversion. Interestingly, knockout of the pps-like gene led to a 70.46% increase in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) production. The transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) results showed that many genes responsible for PHBV monomer supply and for PHBV synthesis were upregulated in a pps-like gene deletion strain and thereby improved PHBV accumulation. Additionally, our phylogenetic evidence suggested that PPS-like protein diverged from PPS enzyme and evolved as a distinct protein with novel function in haloarchaea. Our findings attempt to fill the gaps in central metabolism of Archaea by providing comprehensive information about key enzymes involved in the haloarchaeal PEP/pyruvate interconversion, and we also report a high-yielding PHBV strain with great future potentials.IMPORTANCE Archaea, the third domain of life, have evolved diversified metabolic pathways to cope with their extreme habitats. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP)/pyruvate interconversion during carbohydrate metabolism is one such important metabolic process that is highly differentiated among Archaea However, this process is still uncharacterized in the haloarchaeal group. Haloferax mediterranei is a well-studied haloarchaeon that has the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) under unbalanced nutritional conditions. In this study, we identified the key enzymes involved in this interconversion and discussed their differences with their counterparts from other members of the Archaea and Bacteria domains. Notably, we found a novel protein, phosphoenolpyruvate synthetase-like (PPS-like), which exhibited high homology to PPS enzyme. However, PPS-like protein has evolved some distinct sequence features and functions, and strikingly the corresponding gene deletion helped to enhance poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) synthesis significantly. Overall, we have filled the gap in knowledge about PEP/pyruvate interconversion in haloarchaea and reported an efficient strategy for improving PHBV production in H. mediterranei.
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GC-MS-based 13C metabolic flux analysis resolves the parallel and cyclic glucose metabolism of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Metab Eng 2019; 54:35-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Możejko-Ciesielska J, Mostek A. Time-Course Proteomic Analysis of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 during Mcl-Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis under Nitrogen Deficiency. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11050748. [PMID: 31035475 PMCID: PMC6571654 DOI: 10.3390/polym11050748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) have gained great attention as a new green alternative to petrochemical-derived polymers. Due to their outstanding material properties they can be used in a wide range of applications. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a metabolically versatile producer of mcl-polyhydroxyalkanoates. Although the metabolism of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis by this bacterium has been extensively studied, the comparative proteome analysis from three growth stages of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 cultured with oleic acid during mcl-PHA synthesis has not yet been reported. Therefore; the aim of the study was to compare the proteome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 at different time points of its cultivation using the 2D difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) technique. The analyses showed that low levels of a nitrogen source were beneficial for mcl-PHA synthesis. Proteomic analysis revealed that the proteins associated with carbon metabolism were affected by nitrogen starvation and mcl-PHA synthesis. Furthermore, the induction of proteins involved in nitrogen metabolism, ribosome synthesis, and transport was observed, which may be the cellular response to stress related to nitrogen deficiency and mcl-PHA content in bacterial cells. To sum up; this study enabled the investigators to acquire a better knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying the induction of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis and accumulation in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 that could lead to improved strategies for PHAs in industrial production.
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- Justyna Możejko-Ciesielska
- Department of Microbiology and Mycology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Tuwima 10, 10748 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Poblete-Castro I, Wittmann C, Nikel PI. Biochemistry, genetics and biotechnology of glycerol utilization in Pseudomonas species. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 13:32-53. [PMID: 30883020 PMCID: PMC6922529 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The use of renewable waste feedstocks is an environment‐friendly choice contributing to the reduction of waste treatment costs and increasing the economic value of industrial by‐products. Glycerol (1,2,3‐propanetriol), a simple polyol compound widely distributed in biological systems, constitutes a prime example of a relatively cheap and readily available substrate to be used in bioprocesses. Extensively exploited as an ingredient in the food and pharmaceutical industries, glycerol is also the main by‐product of biodiesel production, which has resulted in a progressive drop in substrate price over the years. Consequently, glycerol has become an attractive substrate in biotechnology, and several chemical commodities currently produced from petroleum have been shown to be obtained from this polyol using whole‐cell biocatalysts with both wild‐type and engineered bacterial strains. Pseudomonas species, endowed with a versatile and rich metabolism, have been adopted for the conversion of glycerol into value‐added products (ranging from simple molecules to structurally complex biopolymers, e.g. polyhydroxyalkanoates), and a number of metabolic engineering strategies have been deployed to increase the number of applications of glycerol as a cost‐effective substrate. The unique genetic and metabolic features of glycerol‐grown Pseudomonas are presented in this review, along with relevant examples of bioprocesses based on this substrate – and the synthetic biology and metabolic engineering strategies implemented in bacteria of this genus aimed at glycerol valorization.
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- Ignacio Poblete-Castro
- Biosystems Engineering Laboratory, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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Sathesh-Prabu C, Lee SK. Engineering the lva operon and Optimization of Culture Conditions for Enhanced Production of 4-Hydroxyvalerate from Levulinic Acid in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:2540-2546. [PMID: 30773878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Monomeric 4-hydroxyvalerate is a versatile chemical used to produce various commodities and fine chemicals. In the present study, the lvaAB gene was deleted from the lva operon in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and tesB, obtained from Escherichia coli, was overexpressed under the control of the lva operon system, which is induced by the substrate levulinic acid and the product 4-hydroxyvalerate to produce 4-hydroxyvalerate from levulinic acid. The lvaAB-deleted strain showed almost complete conversion of levulinic acid to 4-hydroxyvalerate, compared with 24% conversion in the wild-type strain. In addition, under optimized culture conditions, the final engineered strain produced a maximum of 50 g/L 4-hydroxyvalerate with 97% conversion from levulinic acid. The system presented here could be applied to produce high titers of 4-hydroxyvalerate in a cost-effective manner at a large scale from renewable cellulosic biomass.
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- Chandran Sathesh-Prabu
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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Enhanced synthesis of medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) by inactivating the tricarboxylate transport system of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and process development using waste vegetable oil. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang S, Fu C, Bilal M, Hu H, Wang W, Zhang X. Enhanced biosynthesis of arbutin by engineering shikimate pathway in Pseudomonas chlororaphis P3. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:174. [PMID: 30414616 PMCID: PMC6230248 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-1022-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Arbutin is a plant-derived glycoside with potential antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. Currently, it is mainly produced by plant extraction or enzymatic processes, which suffers from expensive processing cost and low product yield. Metabolic engineering of microbes is an increasingly powerful method for the high-level production of valuable biologicals. Since Pseudomonas chlororaphis has been widely engineered as a phenazine-producing platform organism due to its well-characterized genetics and physiology, and faster growth rate using glycerol as a renewable carbon source, it can also be engineered as the cell factory using strong shikimate pathway on the basis of synthetic biology. RESULTS In this work, a plasmid-free biosynthetic pathway was constructed in P. chlororaphis P3 for elevated biosynthesis of arbutin from sustainable carbon sources. The arbutin biosynthetic pathway was expressed under the native promoter Pphz using chromosomal integration. Instead of being plasmid and inducer dependent, the metabolic engineering approach used to fine-tune the biosynthetic pathway significantly enhanced the arbutin production with a 22.4-fold increase. On the basis of medium factor optimization and mixed fed-batch fermentation of glucose and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, the engineered P. chlororaphis P3-Ar5 strain led to the highest arbutin production of 6.79 g/L with the productivity of 0.094 g/L/h, with a 54-fold improvement over the initial strain. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that the construction of plasmid-free synthetic pathway displays a high potential for improved biosynthesis of arbutin and other shikimate pathway derived biologicals in P. chlororaphis.
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- Songwei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.,National Experimental, Teaching Center for Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Nikel PI, de Lorenzo V. Pseudomonas putida as a functional chassis for industrial biocatalysis: From native biochemistry to trans-metabolism. Metab Eng 2018; 50:142-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhao N, Qian L, Luo G, Zheng S. Synthetic biology approaches to access renewable carbon source utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:9517-9529. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9358-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Engineering NADH/NAD + ratio in Halomonas bluephagenesis for enhanced production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Metab Eng 2018; 49:275-286. [PMID: 30219528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Halomonas bluephagenesis has been developed as a platform strain for the next generation industrial biotechnology (NGIB) with advantages of resistances to microbial contamination and high cell density growth (HCD), especially for production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) including poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P34HB) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV). However, little is known about the mechanism behind PHA accumulation under oxygen limitation. This study for the first time found that H. bluephagenesis utilizes NADH instead of NADPH as a cofactor for PHB production, thus revealing the rare situation of enhanced PHA accumulation under oxygen limitation. To increase NADH/NAD+ ratio for enhanced PHA accumulation under oxygen limitation, an electron transport pathway containing electron transfer flavoprotein subunits α and β encoded by etf operon was blocked to increase NADH supply, leading to 90% PHB accumulation in the cell dry weight (CDW) of H. bluephagenesis compared with 84% by the wild type. Acetic acid, a cost-effective carbon source, was used together with glucose to balance the redox state and reduce inhibition on pyruvate metabolism, resulting in 22% more CDW and 94% PHB accumulation. The cellular redox state changes induced by the addition of acetic acid increased 3HV ratio in its copolymer PHBV from 4% to 8%, 4HB in its copolymer P34HB from 8% to 12%, respectively, by engineered H. bluephagenesis. The strategy of systematically modulation on the redox potential of H. bluephagenesis led to enhanced PHA accumulation and controllable monomer ratios in PHA copolymers under oxygen limitation, reducing energy consumption and scale-up complexity.
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Kelwick R, Ricci L, Chee SM, Bell D, Webb AJ, Freemont PS. Cell-free prototyping strategies for enhancing the sustainable production of polyhydroxyalkanoates bioplastics. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2018; 3:ysy016. [PMID: 32995523 PMCID: PMC7445755 DOI: 10.1093/synbio/ysy016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are microbially-produced biopolymers that could potentially be used as sustainable alternatives to oil-derived plastics. However, PHAs are currently more expensive to produce than oil-derived plastics. Therefore, more efficient production processes would be desirable. Cell-free metabolic engineering strategies have already been used to optimize several biosynthetic pathways and we envisioned that cell-free strategies could be used for optimizing PHAs biosynthetic pathways. To this end, we developed several Escherichia coli cell-free systems for in vitro prototyping PHAs biosynthetic operons, and also for screening relevant metabolite recycling enzymes. Furthermore, we customized our cell-free reactions through the addition of whey permeate, an industrial waste that has been previously used to optimize in vivo PHAs production. We found that the inclusion of an optimal concentration of whey permeate enhanced relative cell-free GFPmut3b production by approximately 50%. In cell-free transcription-translation prototyping reactions, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification of cell-free 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) production revealed differences between the activities of the Native ΔPhaC_C319A (1.18 ± 0.39 µM), C104 ΔPhaC_C319A (4.62 ± 1.31 µM) and C101 ΔPhaC_C319A (2.65 ± 1.27 µM) phaCAB operons that were tested. Interestingly, the most active operon, C104 produced higher levels of PHAs (or PHAs monomers) than the Native phaCAB operon in both in vitro and in vivo assays. Coupled cell-free biotransformation/transcription-translation reactions produced greater yields of 3HB (32.87 ± 6.58 µM), and these reactions were also used to characterize a Clostridium propionicum Acetyl-CoA recycling enzyme. Together, these data demonstrate that cell-free approaches complement in vivo workflows for identifying additional strategies for optimizing PHAs production.
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- Richard Kelwick
- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- The London DNA Foundry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- The London DNA Foundry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
- The London DNA Foundry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Bonebrake M, Anderson K, Valiente J, Jacobson A, McLean JE, Anderson A, Britt DW. Biofilms Benefiting Plants Exposed to ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles Studied with a Root-Mimetic Hollow Fiber Membrane. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:6619-6627. [PMID: 28926236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Plants exist with a consortium of microbes that influence plant health, including responses to biotic and abiotic stress. While nanoparticle (NP)-plant interactions are increasingly studied, the effect of NPs on the plant microbiome is less researched. Here a root-mimetic hollow fiber membrane (HFM) is presented for generating biofilms of plant-associated microbes nurtured by artificial root exudates (AREs) to correlate exudate composition with biofilm formation and response to NPs. Two microbial isolates from field-grown wheat, a bacillus endophyte and a pseudomonad root surface colonizer, were examined on HFMs fed with AREs varying in N and C composition. Bacterial morphology and biofilm architecture were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) and responses to CuO and ZnO NP challenges of 300 mg/L evaluated. The bacillus isolate sparsely colonized the HFM. In contrast, the pseudomonad formed robust biofilms within 3 days. Dependent on nutrient sources, the biofilm cells produced extensive extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and large intracellular granules. Pseudomonad biofilms were minimally affected by ZnO NPs. CuO NPs, when introduced before biofilm maturation, strongly reduced biofilm formation. The findings demonstrate the utility of the HFM root-mimetic to study rhizoexudate influence on biofilms of root-colonizing microbes but without active plant metabolism. The results will allow better understanding of how microbe-rhizoexudate-NP interactions affect microbial and plant health.
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- Michelle Bonebrake
- Department of Biological Engineering , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Plants Soils Climate , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Utah Water Research Laboratory , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Department of Biology , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering , Utah State University , Logan , Utah 84322 , United States
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