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Article: Studies of the production of fungal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans by using systems biology tools

TitleStudies of the production of fungal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans by using systems biology tools
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Issue Date2009
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Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 2009, v. 75 n. 7, p. 2212-2220 How to Cite?
AbstractMany filamentous fungi produce polyketide molecules with great significance as human pharmaceuticals; these molecules include the cholesterol-lowering compound lovastatin, which was originally isolated from Aspergillus terreus. The chemical diversity and potential uses of these compounds are virtually unlimited, and it is thus of great interest to develop a well-described microbial production platform for polyketides. Using genetic engineering tools available for the model organism Aspergillus nidulans, we constructed two recombinant strains, one expressing the Pénicillium griseofulvum 6-methylsalicylic acid (6-MSA) synthase gene and one expressing the 6-MSA synthase gene and overexpressing the native xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase gene (xpkA) for increasing the pool of polyketide precursor levels. The physiology of the recombinant strains and that of a reference wild-type strain were characterized on glucose, xylose, glycerol, and ethanol media in controlled bioreactors. Glucose was found to be the preferred carbon source for 6-MSA production, and 6-MSA concentrations up to 455 mg/liter were obtained for the recombinant strain harboring the 6-MSA gene. Our findings indicate that overexpression of xpkA does not directly improve 6-MSA production on glucose, but it is possible, if the metabolic flux through the lower part of glycolysis is reduced, to obtain quite high yields for conversion of sugar to 6-MSA. Systems biology tools were employed for in-depth analysis of the metabolic processes. Transcriptome analysis of 6-MSA-producing strains grown on glucose and xylose in the presence and absence of xpkA overexpression, combined with flux and physiology data, enabled us to propose an xpkA-msaS interaction model describing the competition between biomass formation and 6-MSA production for the available acetyl coenzyme A. Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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dc.contributor.authorPanagiotou, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, MRen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrotkjaer, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorRegueira, TBen_US
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorOlsson, Len_US
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dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationApplied And Environmental Microbiology, 2009, v. 75 n. 7, p. 2212-2220en_US
dc.identifier.issn0099-2240en_US
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dc.description.abstractMany filamentous fungi produce polyketide molecules with great significance as human pharmaceuticals; these molecules include the cholesterol-lowering compound lovastatin, which was originally isolated from Aspergillus terreus. The chemical diversity and potential uses of these compounds are virtually unlimited, and it is thus of great interest to develop a well-described microbial production platform for polyketides. Using genetic engineering tools available for the model organism Aspergillus nidulans, we constructed two recombinant strains, one expressing the Pénicillium griseofulvum 6-methylsalicylic acid (6-MSA) synthase gene and one expressing the 6-MSA synthase gene and overexpressing the native xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase gene (xpkA) for increasing the pool of polyketide precursor levels. The physiology of the recombinant strains and that of a reference wild-type strain were characterized on glucose, xylose, glycerol, and ethanol media in controlled bioreactors. Glucose was found to be the preferred carbon source for 6-MSA production, and 6-MSA concentrations up to 455 mg/liter were obtained for the recombinant strain harboring the 6-MSA gene. Our findings indicate that overexpression of xpkA does not directly improve 6-MSA production on glucose, but it is possible, if the metabolic flux through the lower part of glycolysis is reduced, to obtain quite high yields for conversion of sugar to 6-MSA. Systems biology tools were employed for in-depth analysis of the metabolic processes. Transcriptome analysis of 6-MSA-producing strains grown on glucose and xylose in the presence and absence of xpkA overexpression, combined with flux and physiology data, enabled us to propose an xpkA-msaS interaction model describing the competition between biomass formation and 6-MSA production for the available acetyl coenzyme A. Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofApplied and Environmental Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAcyltransferases - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshAldehyde-Lyases - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnticholesteremic Agents - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshAspergillus Nidulans - Genetics - Growth & Development - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshBioreactorsen_US
dc.subject.meshBiosynthetic Pathways - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshCarbohydrate Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshFermentationen_US
dc.subject.meshGene Expression Profilingen_US
dc.subject.meshGenes, Fungalen_US
dc.subject.meshGenetic Engineeringen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLigases - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshMacrolides - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshModels, Biologicalen_US
dc.subject.meshMultienzyme Complexes - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshOxidoreductases - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshPenicillium - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshRecombination, Geneticen_US
dc.subject.meshSystems Biology - Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshUnited Statesen_US
dc.titleStudies of the production of fungal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans by using systems biology toolsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailPanagiotou, G: gipa@hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1128/AEM.01461-08en_US
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dc.identifier.volume75en_US
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
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