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ArticlePloS one2020

Impact of hfq and sigE on the tolerance of Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 to furfural and acetic acid stresses.

Hoda Nouri, Hamid Moghimi, Sayed-Amir Marashi, Elahe Elahi

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hoda NouriDepartment of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid MoghimiDepartment of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9454-7474
Sayed-Amir MarashiDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Elahe ElahiSchool of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
University of Tehran · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zymomonas mobilis, as an ethanologenic microorganism with many desirable industrial features, faces crucial obstacles in the lignocellulosic ethanol production process. A significant hindrance occurs during the pretreatment procedure that not only produces fermentable sugars but also releases severe toxic compounds. As diverse parts of regulation networks are involved in different aspects of complicated tolerance to inhibitors, we developed ZM4-hfq and ZM4-sigE strains, in which hfq and sigE genes were overexpressed, respectively. ZM4-hfq is a transcription regulator and ZM4-sigE is a transcription factor that are involved in multiple stress responses. In the present work, by overexpressing these two genes, we evaluated their impact on the Z. mobilis tolerance to furfural, acetic acid, and sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates. Both recombinant strains showed increased growth rates and ethanol production levels compared to the parental strain. Under a high concentration of furfural, the growth rate of ZM4-hfq was more inhibited compared to ZM4-sigE. More precisely, fermentation performance of ZM4-hfq revealed that the yield of ethanol production was less than that of ZM4-sigE, because more unused sugar had remained in the medium. In the case of acetic acid, ZM4-sigE was the superior strain and produced four and two-fold more ethanol compared to the parental strain and ZM4-hfq, respectively. Comparison of inhibitor tolerance between single and multiple toxic inhibitors in the fermentation of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by ZM4-sigE strain showed similar results. In addition, ethanol production performance was considerably higher in ZM4-sigE as well. Finally, the results of the qPCR analysis suggested that under both furfural and acetic acid treatment experiments, overproduction of both hfq and sigE improves the Z. mobilis tolerance and its ethanol production capability. Overall, our study showed the vital role of the regulatory elements to overcome the obstacles in lignocellulosic biomass-derived ethanol and provide a platform for further improvement by directed evolution or systems metabolic engineering tools.

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Acetic AcidBacterial ProteinsCelluloseEthanolFermentationFuraldehydeGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHost Factor 1 ProteinSigma FactorStress, PhysiologicalZymomonasAcetic AcidBacterial ProteinsbagasseCelluloseEthanolFuraldehydeHost Factor 1 ProteinsigE protein, BacteriaSigma Factor

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PMID33035245
PMCPMC7546472
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