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ArticleMolecular systems biology2021

Deciphering the physiological response of Escherichia coli under high ATP demand.

Simon Boecker, Giulia Slaviero, Thorben Schramm, Witold Szymanski, Ralf Steuer, Hannes Link, Steffen Klamt

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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7 authors.

Simon Boecker *Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0695-4476
Giulia Slaviero *Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3707-3281
Thorben SchrammDynamic Control of Metabolic Networks, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5013-6705
Witold SzymanskiCore Facility for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1202-3299
Ralf SteuerInstitute for Biology, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2217-1655
Hannes LinkDynamic Control of Metabolic Networks, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.
Steffen KlamtAnalysis and Redesign of Biological Networks, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2563-7561

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One long-standing question in microbiology is how microbes buffer perturbations in energy metabolism. In this study, we systematically analyzed the impact of different levels of ATP demand in Escherichia coli under various conditions (aerobic and anaerobic, with and without cell growth). One key finding is that, under all conditions tested, the glucose uptake increases with rising ATP demand, but only to a critical level beyond which it drops markedly, even below wild-type levels. Focusing on anaerobic growth and using metabolomics and proteomics data in combination with a kinetic model, we show that this biphasic behavior is induced by the dual dependency of the phosphofructokinase on ATP (substrate) and ADP (allosteric activator). This mechanism buffers increased ATP demands by a higher glycolytic flux but, as shown herein, it collapses under very low ATP concentrations. Model analysis also revealed two major rate-controlling steps in the glycolysis under high ATP demand, which could be confirmed experimentally. Our results provide new insights on fundamental mechanisms of bacterial energy metabolism and guide the rational engineering of highly productive cell factories.

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Adenosine TriphosphateEscherichia coliEnergy MetabolismGlycolysisAdenosine TriphosphateATP homeostasiscentral metabolismglycolysiskinetic modelmetabolic engineering

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PMID34928538
PMCPMC8686765

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