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Control of solvent production by sigma-54 factor and the transcriptional activator AdhR in Clostridium beijerinckii.

ABSTRACT: Clostridia are obligate anaerobic bacteria that can produce solvents such as acetone, butanol and ethanol. Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) play a key role in solvent production; however, their regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we characterized the regulatory mechanisms of two ADH-encoding genes in C. beijerinckii. SigL (sigma factor ?54 ) was found to be required for transcription of adhA1 and adhA2 genes. Moreover, a novel transcriptional activator AdhR was identified, which binds to the ?54 promoter and activates ?54 -dependent transcription of adhA1 and adhA2. Clostridia beijerinckii mutants deficient in SigL or AdhR showed severely impaired butanol and ethanol production as well as altered acetone and butyrate synthesis. Overexpression of SigL resulted in significantly improved solvent production by C. beijerinckii when butyrate was added to cultures. Our results reveal SigL as a novel engineering target for improving solvent production by C. beijerinckii and other solvent-producing clostridia. Moreover, this study gains an insight into regulation of alcohol metabolism in diverse clostridia.

SUBMITTER: Yang B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Control of solvent production by sigma-54 factor and the transcriptional activator AdhR in Clostridium beijerinckii.

Yang Bin B Nie Xiaoqun X Gu Yang Y Jiang Weihong W Yang Chen C

Microbial biotechnology 20191106 2

Clostridia are obligate anaerobic bacteria that can produce solvents such as acetone, butanol and ethanol. Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) play a key role in solvent production; however, their regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we characterized the regulatory mechanisms of two ADH-encoding genes in C. beijerinckii. SigL (sigma factor σ<sup>54</sup> ) was found to be required for transcription of adhA1 and adhA2 genes. Moreover, a novel transcriptional activator AdhR was i ...[more]

PMID: 31691520

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Project description:The AdhR regulatory protein is an activator of σ54-dependent transcription of adhA1 and adhA2 genes, which are required for alcohol synthesis in Clostridium beijerinckii Here, we identified the signal perceived by AdhR and determined the regulatory mechanism of AdhR activity. By assaying the activity of AdhR in N-terminally truncated forms, a negative control mechanism of AdhR activity was identified in which the central AAA+ domain is subject to repression by the N-terminal GAF and PAS domains. Binding of Fe2+ to the GAF domain was found to relieve intramolecular repression and stimulate the ATPase activity of AdhR, allowing the AdhR to activate transcription. This control mechanism enables AdhR to regulate transcription of adhA1 and adhA2 in response to cellular redox status. The mutants deficient in AdhR or σ54 showed large shifts in intracellular redox state indicated by the NADH/NAD+ ratio under conditions of increased electron availability or oxidative stress. We demonstrated that the Fe2+-activated transcriptional regulator AdhR and σ54 control alcohol synthesis to maintain redox homeostasis in clostridial cells. Expression of N-terminally truncated forms of AdhR resulted in improved solvent production by C. beijerinckiiIMPORTANCE Solventogenic clostridia are anaerobic bacteria that can produce butanol, ethanol, and acetone, which can be used as biofuels or building block chemicals. Here, we show that AdhR, a σ54-dependent transcriptional activator, senses the intracellular redox status and controls alcohol synthesis in Clostridium beijerinckii AdhR provides a new example of a GAF domain coordinating a mononuclear non-heme iron to sense and transduce the redox signal. Our study reveals a previously unrecognized functional role of σ54 in control of cellular redox balance and provides new insights into redox signaling and regulation in clostridia. Our results reveal AdhR as a novel engineering target for improving solvent production by C. beijerinckii and other solventogenic clostridia.

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Control of solvent production by sigma-54 factor and the transcriptional activator AdhR in Clostridium beijerinckii.

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Control of solvent production by sigma-54 factor and the transcriptional activator AdhR in Clostridium beijerinckii.

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