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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026

Sulfur source-driven global remodeling of gene expression in the fuel-biodesulfurizing

Ashraf El Nayal, Vartul Sangal, Abdelmalek Alioua, Aurélie Hirschler, Sandrine Koechler, Dimitri Heintz, Christine Carapito, Alain Van Dorsselaer, Wael Ismail

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Ashraf El NayalCenter of Environmental and Biological Studies, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
Vartul SangalSchool of Geography and Natural Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7405-8446
Abdelmalek AliouaInstitut de biologie de moléculaire des plantes CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
Aurélie HirschlerLaboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France.
Sandrine KoechlerInstitut de biologie de moléculaire des plantes CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
Dimitri HeintzUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France.
Christine CarapitoLaboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0079-319X
Alain Van DorsselaerLaboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France.
Wael IsmailCenter of Environmental and Biological Studies, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.ORCID 0000-0002-3027-928X

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Abstract

Recent proteomics and metabolomics studies have confirmed the significance of understanding the fuel biodesulfurization phenotype at a global scale beyond the desulfurization 4S pathway. To reveal the transcriptomic adaptations in the model strain IMPORTANCE: Commercial application of fuel biodesulfurization requires exceptionally robust and catalytically active desulfurizing microbes that can tolerate and sustain activity under the harsh operational conditions in oil refineries. It is generally accepted that naturally occurring bacteria may not meet these industrial requirements. Therefore, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering hold promise. However, a thorough understanding of the physiology, metabolism, and stress response of fuel-desulfurizing bacteria, which is currently lacking, is key toward further developments in this field. Considering these knowledge gaps, our findings provide mechanistic insights into the transcriptional responses of the reference biodesulfurizing strain

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialRhodococcusSulfurBacterial ProteinsThiophenesTranscriptomeBacterial ProteinsdibenzothiopheneSulfurThiophenes4S pathwaydibenzothiophenemycofactocinstress responsesulfur metabolismtranscriptomics

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PMCPMC13689224

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