Deletion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapN) in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4(HMT) using CLEAVE™ increases the ATP pool and accelerates solvent production

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The development and advent of mutagenesis tools for solventogenic clostridial species in recent years has allowed for the increased refinement of industrially relevant strains. In this study we have utilised CLEAVE™, a CRISPR/Cas genome editing system developed by Green Biologics Ltd., to engineer a strain of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4(HMT) with potentially useful solvents titres and energy metabolism. As one of two enzymes responsible for the conversion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to 3-phosphoglyceric acid in glycolysis, it was hypothesised that deletion of gapN would increase ATP and NADH production that could in turn improve solvent production. Herein, whole genome sequencing has been used to evaluate CLEAVE™ and the successful knockout of gapN, demonstrating a clean knockout with no other detectable variations from the wild type sequence. Elevated solvent levels were detected during the first 24 h of batch fermentation, indicating an earlier shift to solventogenesis. A 2.4-fold increase in ATP concentration was observed, and quantitation of NAD(P)H derivatives revealed a more reducing cytoplasm for the gapN strain. These findings expand our understanding of clostridium carbon metabolism and report a new approach to optimising biofuel production.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Microbial biotechnology - 15(2022), 5 vom: 16. Mai, Seite 1574-1585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Monaghan, Taylor I [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Joseph A [VerfasserIn]
Krabben, Preben [VerfasserIn]
Davies, E Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Jenkinson, Elizabeth R [VerfasserIn]
Goodhead, Ian B [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, Gary K [VerfasserIn]
Shepherd, Mark [VerfasserIn]

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8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
EC 1.2.1.-
Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Solvents

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Date Completed 02.05.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1751-7915.13990

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NLM334638577