Identification of serine/threonine kinases that regulate metabolism and sporulation in Clostridium beijerinckii.
ABE fermentation
C. beijerinckii
Metabolism
Serine/threonine protein kinases
Sporulation
Journal
Applied microbiology and biotechnology
ISSN: 1432-0614
Titre abrégé: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8406612
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
received:
07
05
2022
accepted:
07
10
2022
revised:
17
09
2022
pubmed:
27
10
2022
medline:
19
11
2022
entrez:
26
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Serine/threonine protein kinases (STKs) are important for signal transduction and involved in multiple physiological processes, including cell growth, central metabolism, and sporulation in bacteria. However, the role of STKs in solventogenic clostridia remains unclear. Here, we identified and comprehensively investigated six STK candidates in Clostridium beijerinckii. These STKs were classified into four groups with distinct characteristics via analysis of genetic organizations, prediction of protein domains, and multiple sequence alignment. Cbei0566 is a member of the PrkA family with 41% identity to PrkA from Bacillus subtilis, and both Cbei0666 and Cbei0813 are two-component-like STKs. Cbei1151 and Cbei1929 belong to the Hanks family STKs and consist of a cytoplasmic catalytic domain, a transmembrane region, and extracellular sensor domains. In-frame deletion mutants of cbei0566, cbei0666, cbei1929, and cbei2661 displayed similar cell growth with wild type. Both Δcbei0666 and Δcbei2661 improved acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production by 14.3% (19.2 g/L vs. 16.8 g/L), and the sporulation frequencies of Δcbei0566, Δcbei1929, and Δcbei2661 significantly decreased to 35.5%, 55.1% and 44.8%, respectively. The restored phenotypes after genetic complementation demonstrated their direct link to STKs deletion. Remarkably, overexpressing cbei0566 contributed to 41.5% more spore formation and cbei1929 overexpression enhanced ABE production from 19.3 to 24.2 g/L, along with 25% less acids. These results revealed that Cbei0566 and Cbei1929 had prominent regulatory functions. This study expands the current knowledge of the existence and functions of STKs in prokaryotes and highlights the importance of STK-mediated signaling networks in developing superior strains. KEY POINTS: • First reported serine/threonine protein kinases in solventogenic clostridia • Six STKs with distinct properties possessed diverse functions in C. beijerinckii • Cbei1929 and Cbei0566 remarkably regulated solventogenesis and sporulation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36287220
doi: 10.1007/s00253-022-12234-0
pii: 10.1007/s00253-022-12234-0
doi:
Substances chimiques
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
EC 2.7.11.1
Ethanol
3K9958V90M
Butanols
0
1-Butanol
8PJ61P6TS3
Threonine
2ZD004190S
Serine
452VLY9402
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
7563-7575Subventions
Organisme : National Key Research and Development Program of China
ID : 2018YFB1501703
Organisme : National Key Research and Development Program of China
ID : 2021YFC2101303
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 21878035
Organisme : Dalian High-Level Talent Innovation Program
ID : 2021RJ03
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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