Disruption of the transcription factors Thi2p and Nrm1p alleviates the post-glucose effect on xylose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
| Autor: | Xiaoming Bao, Meiling Wu, Yanan Liu, Jin Hou, Shan Wei, Xiangzheng Bai, Tiantai Ma, Yu Shen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
lcsh:Biotechnology 030106 microbiology Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bioethanol Management Monitoring Policy and Law Pentose phosphate pathway Xylose Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology lcsh:Fuel Post-glucose effect 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound lcsh:TP315-360 Xylose metabolism lcsh:TP248.13-248.65 Gene expression Glycolysis biology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Chemistry Research NRM1 biology.organism_classification Citric acid cycle General Energy Biochemistry Fermentation THI2 Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018) Biotechnology for Biofuels |
| ISSN: | 1754-6834 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13068-018-1112-1 |
| Popis: | Background The recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that acquired the ability to utilize xylose through metabolic and evolutionary engineering exhibit good performance when xylose is the sole carbon source in the medium (designated the X stage in the present work). However, the xylose consumption rate of strains is generally low after glucose depletion during glucose–xylose co-fermentation, despite the presence of xylose in the medium (designated the GX stage in the present work). Glucose fermentation appears to reduce the capacity of these strains to “recognize” xylose during the GX stage, a phenomenon termed the post-glucose effect on xylose metabolism. Results Two independent xylose-fermenting S. cerevisiae strains derived from a haploid laboratory strain and a diploid industrial strain were used in the present study. Their common characteristics were investigated to reveal the mechanism underlying the post-glucose effect and to develop methods to alleviate this effect. Both strains showed lower growth and specific xylose consumption rates during the GX stage than during the X stage. Glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and translation-related gene expression were reduced; meanwhile, genes in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glyoxylic acid cycle demonstrated higher expression during the GX stage than during the X stage. The effects of 11 transcription factors (TFs) whose expression levels significantly differed between the GX and X stages in both strains were investigated. Knockout of THI2 promoted ribosome synthesis, and the growth rate, specific xylose utilization rate, and specific ethanol production rate of the strain increased by 17.4, 26.8, and 32.4%, respectively, in the GX stage. Overexpression of the ribosome-related genes RPL9A, RPL7B, and RPL7A also enhanced xylose utilization in a corresponding manner. Furthermore, the overexpression of NRM1, which is related to the cell cycle, increased the growth rate by 8.7%, the xylose utilization rate by 30.0%, and the ethanol production rate by 76.6%. Conclusions The TFs Thi2p and Nrm1p exerted unexpected effects on the post-glucose effect, enhancing ribosome synthesis and altering the cell cycle, respectively. The results of this study will aid in maintaining highly efficient xylose metabolism during glucose–xylose co-fermentation, which is utilized for lignocellulosic bioethanol production. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13068-018-1112-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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