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ArticleNature communications2024

A citric acid cycle-deficient Escherichia coli as an efficient chassis for aerobic fermentations.

Hang Zhou, Yiwen Zhang, Christopher P Long, Xuesen Xia, Yanfen Xue, Yanhe Ma, Maciek R Antoniewicz, Yong Tao, Baixue Lin

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. 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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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Hang ZhouCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6844-9624
Yiwen ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Christopher P LongDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1007-417X
Xuesen XiaSchool of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yanfen XueCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
Yanhe MaCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China. mayanhe@im.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0616-8632
Maciek R AntoniewiczDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA. mranton@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0087-2875
Yong TaoCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China. taoyong@im.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-3106-6953
Baixue LinCAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China. linbx@im.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5017-5437

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2018YFA0901400Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2022YFC2106000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) plays an important role for aerobic growth of heterotrophic bacteria. Theoretically, eliminating TCA cycle would decrease carbon dissipation and facilitate chemicals biosynthesis. Here, we construct an E. coli strain without a functional TCA cycle that can serve as a versatile chassis for chemicals biosynthesis. We first use adaptive laboratory evolution to recover aerobic growth in minimal medium of TCA cycle-deficient E. coli. Inactivation of succinate dehydrogenase is a key event in the evolutionary trajectory. Supply of succinyl-CoA is identified as the growth limiting factor. By replacing endogenous succinyl-CoA dependent enzymes, we obtain an optimized TCA cycle-deficient E. coli strain. As a proof of concept, the strain is engineered for high-yield production of four separate products. This work enhances our understanding of the role of the TCA cycle in E. coli metabolism and demonstrates the advantages of using TCA cycle-deficient E. coli strain for biotechnological applications.

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Citric Acid CycleEscherichia coliBacteriaBiotechnologyFermentation

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PMID38491007
PMCPMC10943122

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