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Exploring D-xylose oxidation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the Weimberg pathway.


ABSTRACT: Engineering of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards efficient D-xylose assimilation has been a major focus over the last decades since D-xylose is the second most abundant sugar in nature, and its conversion into products could significantly improve process economy in biomass-based processes. Up to now, two different metabolic routes have been introduced via genetic engineering, consisting of either the isomerization or the oxido-reduction of D-xylose to D-xylulose that is further connected to the pentose phosphate pathway and glycolysis. In the present study, cytosolic D-xylose oxidation was investigated instead, through the introduction of the Weimberg pathway from Caulobacter crescentus in S. cerevisiae. This pathway consists of five reaction steps that connect D-xylose to the TCA cycle intermediate ?-ketoglutarate. The corresponding genes could be expressed in S. cerevisiae, but no growth was observed on D-xylose indicating that not all the enzymes were functionally active. The accumulation of the Weimberg intermediate D-xylonate suggested that the dehydration step(s) might be limiting, blocking further conversion into ?-ketoglutarate. Although four alternative dehydratases both of bacterial and archaeon origins were evaluated, D-xylonate accumulation still occurred. A better understanding of the mechanisms associated with the activity of dehydratases, both at a bacterial and yeast level, appears essential to obtain a fully functional Weimberg pathway in S. cerevisiae.

SUBMITTER: Wasserstrom L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838027 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exploring D-xylose oxidation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the Weimberg pathway.

Wasserstrom Lisa L   Portugal-Nunes Diogo D   Almqvist Henrik H   Sandström Anders G AG   Lidén Gunnar G   Gorwa-Grauslund Marie F MF  

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Engineering of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards efficient D-xylose assimilation has been a major focus over the last decades since D-xylose is the second most abundant sugar in nature, and its conversion into products could significantly improve process economy in biomass-based processes. Up to now, two different metabolic routes have been introduced via genetic engineering, consisting of either the isomerization or the oxido-reduction of D-xylose to D-xylulose that is further connecte  ...[more]

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