Molecular mechanism of Engineered Zymomonas mobilis response to furfural and acetic acid stress

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the responses of ZM532 and wild-type ZM4 to acetic acid and furfural using genomics, transcriptomics and label free quantitative proteome. By Sanger sequencing technology we re-verified of previously identified 19 mutations in ZM532, but we found a total of 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding sequence (CDS; 4) and intergenic region (19) in ZM532. Six SNPs were however novel in this study. We also identified a total of 1865 and 14 novel differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in ZM532 and wild-type ZM4. Further we identified 1,532 proteins by label free proteome. These proteins and genes are involved in amino acid biosynthesis, macromolecules repair, glycolysis, flagella assembly, ABC transporter, fermentation, and ATP synthesis pathways and stress response. The exclusively found genes and proteins in ZM532 confirmed and help to unravel the acetic acid and furfural tolerance mechanism between ZM532 and wild-type ZM4. May be these proteins and genes play key roles in ZM532 regulation with strong expressions under acids stress conditions. Furthermore, we knocked-out and overexpressed two differentially expressed genes (DEGs), ZMO_RS02740 up-regulated and ZMO_RS06525 down-regulated to investigate their roles in acetic acid and furfural tolerance. Our knockout and complementary experiments revealed that up-regulated expression gene ZMO RS02740 and the down-regulated expression gene ZMO-RS06525 play important roles in dealing with Furfural and acetic acid stress. ZM532 can be used to substitute ZM4 as a biocatalyst for bioethanol under acetic acid and furfural condition, with a shorter fermentation time and higher productivity.

INSTRUMENT(S): Thermo Fisher Scientific instrument model

ORGANISM(S): Zymomonas Mobilis Subsp. Mobilis Zm4 = Atcc 31821

TISSUE(S): Cell Culture

SUBMITTER: Xiangxu Gongye  

LAB HEAD: Mingxiong He

PROVIDER: PXD030417 | Pride | 2023-05-10

REPOSITORIES: Pride