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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2019

Redirecting photosynthetic electron flux in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by the deletion of flavodiiron protein Flv3.

Kati Thiel, Pekka Patrikainen, Csaba Nagy, Duncan Fitzpatrick, Nicolas Pope, Eva-Mari Aro, Pauli Kallio

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kati ThielMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Pekka PatrikainenMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Csaba NagyMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Duncan FitzpatrickMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Nicolas PopeDepartment of Future Technologies, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Eva-Mari AroMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
Pauli KallioMolecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20014, Turun Yliopisto, Finland. pataka@utu.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3590-9882
University of Turku · FI

Funding

Academy of Finland #303757Academy of Finland #307335NordForsk #82845Tekes #40128/2014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOxygen-evolving photoautotrophic organisms, like cyanobacteria, protect their photosynthetic machinery by a number of regulatory mechanisms, including alternative electron transfer pathways. Despite the importance in modulating the electron flux distribution between the photosystems, alternative electron transfer routes may compete with the solar-driven production of CO

resultsThe effects of Flv1/3 inactivation by flv3 deletion were studied in respect to three alternative end-products, sucrose, polyhydroxybutyrate and glycogen, while the photosynthetic gas fluxes were monitored by Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) to acquire information on cellular carbon uptake, and the production and consumption of O

conclusionsThe observed metabolic changes and respective production profiles were proposedly linked with the lack of Flv1/3-mediated electron transfer, and the associated decrease in the intracellular ATP/NADPH ratio, which is bound to affect the metabolic carbon partitioning in the flv3-deficient cells. While the deletion of flv3 could offer a strategy for enhancing the photosynthetic production of desired chemicals in cyanobacteria under specified conditions, the engineered target pathways have to be carefully selected to align with the intracellular redox balance of the cells.

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PhotosynthesisSynechocystisBacterial ProteinsElectron TransportFlavoproteinsGenes, BacterialMicroorganisms, Genetically-ModifiedSequence DeletionBacterial ProteinsFlavoproteinsCyanobacterial engineeringFlavodiiron protein 3 (Flv3)Membrane Inlet Mass SpectrometryPCC 6803PolyhydroxybutyrateSucroseSynechocystis sp.

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PMID31690310
PMCPMC6833302
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