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ReviewMetabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society2018

Metabolite secretion in microorganisms: the theory of metabolic overflow put to the test.

Farhana R Pinu, Ninna Granucci, James Daniell, Ting-Li Han, Sonia Carneiro, Isabel Rocha, Jens Nielsen, Silas G Villas-Boas

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Review in Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Farhana R PinuThe New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. Farhana.Pinu@plantandfood.co.nz.
Ninna GranucciSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
James DaniellSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Ting-Li HanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sonia CarneiroCenter of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Isabel RochaCenter of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Jens NielsenDepartment of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivagen 10, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Silas G Villas-BoasSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
University of Auckland · NZUniversity of Minho · PTPlant & Food Research · NZTechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMicrobial cells secrete many metabolites during growth, including important intermediates of the central carbon metabolism. This has not been taken into account by researchers when modeling microbial metabolism for metabolic engineering and systems biology studies. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe uptake of metabolites by microorganisms is well studied, but our knowledge of how and why they secrete different intracellular compounds is poor. The secretion of metabolites by microbial cells has traditionally been regarded as a consequence of intracellular metabolic overflow.

conclusionsHere, we provide evidence based on time-series metabolomics data that microbial cells eliminate some metabolites in response to environmental cues, independent of metabolic overflow. Moreover, we review the different mechanisms of metabolite secretion and explore how this knowledge can benefit metabolic modeling and engineering.

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MetabolomicsModels, BiologicalAspergillus nigerCorynebacterium glutamicumEscherichia coliActive effluxMetabolic engineeringMetabolic modelingMicrobial metabolismMicroorganismsSecretionSystems biology

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PMID30830324
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