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ArticleJournal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology2020

Genetic sensor-regulators functional in Clostridia.

SongI Han, Younghwan Kim, Mukund Karanjikar, Ka-Yiu San, George N Bennett

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Article in Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

SongI HanDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
Younghwan KimTechnology Holding LLC, West Valley City, UT, 84119, USA.
Mukund KaranjikarTechnology Holding LLC, West Valley City, UT, 84119, USA.
Ka-Yiu SanDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
George N BennettDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA. gbennett@rice.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-8915
Rice University · USTechnology Holding (United States) · US

Funding

U.S. Army W911NF18C0078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study addressed the functionality of genetic circuits carrying natural regulatory elements of Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 in the presence of the respective inducer molecules. Specifically, promoters and their regulators involved in diverse carbon source utilization were characterized using mCherryOpt or beta-galactosidase as a reporter. Consequently, most of the genetic circuits tested in this study were functional in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 in the presence of an inducer, leading to the expression of reporter proteins. These genetic sensor-regulators were found to be transferable to another Clostridium species, such as Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052. The gradual expression of reporter protein was observed as a function of the carbohydrates of interest. A xylose-inducible promoter allows a titratable and robust expression of a reporter protein with stringency and efficacy. This xylose-inducible circuit was seen to enable induction of the expression of reporter proteins in the presence of actual sugar mixtures incorporated in woody hydrolysate wherein glucose and xylose are present as predominant carbon sources.

Indexed as

Promoter Regions, Geneticbeta-GalactosidaseClostridium acetobutylicumClostridium beijerinckiiFermentationGenes, RegulatorGenes, ReporterGlucosePlasmidsTransformation, BacterialXylosebeta-GalactosidaseGlucoseXyloseBeta-galactosidaseClostridium acetobutylicummCherryOptRegulatorSensor

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PMID32851482
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