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Isoprene production by Escherichia coli through the exogenous mevalonate pathway with reduced formation of fermentation byproducts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isoprene, a volatile C5 hydrocarbon, is an important platform chemical used in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber for tires and various other applications, such as elastomers and adhesives.

Results

In this study, Escherichia coli MG1655 harboring Populus trichocarpa isoprene synthase (PtispS) and the exogenous mevalonate (MVA) pathway produced 80 mg/L isoprene. Codon optimization and optimal expression of the ispS gene via adjustment of the RBS strength and inducer concentration increased isoprene production to 199 and 337 mg/L, respectively. To augment expression of MVA pathway genes, the MVA pathway was cloned on a high-copy plasmid (pBR322 origin) with a strong promoter (P_trc), which resulted in an additional increase in isoprene production up to 956 mg/L. To reduce the formation of byproducts derived from acetyl-CoA (an initial substrate of the MVA pathway), nine relevant genes were deleted to generate the E. coli AceCo strain (E. coli MG1655 ΔackA-pta, poxB, ldhA, dld, adhE, pps, and atoDA). The AceCo strain harboring the ispS gene and MVA pathway showed enhanced isoprene production of 1832 mg/L in flask culture with reduced accumulation of byproducts.

Conclusions

We achieved a 23-fold increase in isoprene production by codon optimization of PtispS, augmentation of the MVA pathway, and deletion of genes involved in byproduct formation.

SUBMITTER: Kim JH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5180398 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Isoprene production by Escherichia coli through the exogenous mevalonate pathway with reduced formation of fermentation byproducts.

Kim Jung-Hun JH Wang Chonglong C Jang Hui-Jung HJ Cha Myeong-Seok MS Park Ju-Eon JE Jo Seon-Yeong SY Choi Eui-Sung ES Kim Seon-Won SW

Microbial cell factories 20161223 1

<h4>Background</h4>Isoprene, a volatile C5 hydrocarbon, is an important platform chemical used in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber for tires and various other applications, such as elastomers and adhesives.<h4>Results</h4>In this study, Escherichia coli MG1655 harboring Populus trichocarpa isoprene synthase (PtispS) and the exogenous mevalonate (MVA) pathway produced 80 mg/L isoprene. Codon optimization and optimal expression of the ispS gene via adjustment of the RBS strength and inducer c ...[more]

PMID: 28010736

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Isoprene production by Escherichia coli through the exogenous mevalonate pathway with reduced formation of fermentation byproducts.

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