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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2024

Thermo-adaptive evolution of Corynebacterium glutamicum reveals the regulatory functions of fasR and hrcA in heat tolerance.

Weidong Li, Jian Yang, Yuxiang Chen, Ning Xu, Jun Liu, Jian Wang

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  3. Limited Diversity of Thermal Adaptation to a Critical Temperature inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Weidong LiCollege of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China.
Jian YangCollege of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China.
Yuxiang ChenCollege of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China.
Ning XuTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China.
Jun LiuTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China.
Jian WangCollege of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China. wangjian99@jlu.edu.cn.

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the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2100900the Tianjin Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Capacity Improvement Project TSBICIP-KJGG-005Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022176
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backgroundHigh-temperature fermentation technology is promising in improving fermentation speed and product quality, and thereby widely used in various fields such as food, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels. However, extreme temperature conditions can disrupt cell membrane structures and interfere with the functionality of biological macromolecules (e.g. proteins and RNA), exerting detrimental effects on cellular viability and fermentation capability.

resultsHerein, a microbial thermotolerance improvement strategy was developed based on adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) for efficient high-temperature fermentation. Employing this strategy, we have successfully obtained Corynebacterium glutamicum strains with superior resistance to high temperatures. Specifically, the genome analysis indicated that the evolved strains harbored 13 missense genetic mutations and 3 same-sense genetic mutations compared to the non-evolved parent strain. Besides, reverse transcription quantitative PCR analysis (RT qPCR) of the hrcA-L119P mutant demonstrated that both groEL genes were upregulated under 42 °C, which enabled the construction of robust strains with improved heat tolerance. Furthermore, a significant increase in FAS-IA and FAS-IB expression of the fasR-L102F strain was proved to play a key role in protecting cells against heat stress.

conclusionsThis work systematically reveals the thermotolerance mechanisms of Corynebacterium glutamicum and opens a new avenue for revolutionizing the design of cell factories to boost fermentation efficiency.

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Bacterial ProteinsCorynebacterium glutamicumFermentationThermotoleranceGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHot TemperatureBacterial ProteinsCorynebacterium glutamicumfasRHigh-temperature fermentationhrcAThermotolerance improvement

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