Overexpression of bifunctional fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase/sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase leads to enhanced photosynthesis and global reprogramming of carbon metabolism in Synechococcus sp PCC 7002
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Author(s)
De Porcellinis, Alice Jara
Norgaard, Hanne
Brey, Laura Maria Furelos
Erstad, Simon Matthe
Jones, Patrik R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Cyanobacteria fix atmospheric CO2 to biomass and through metabolic engineering can also act as photosynthetic factories for sustainable productions of fuels and chemicals. The Calvin Benson cycle is the primary pathway for CO2 fixation in cyanobacteria, algae and C3 plants. Previous studies have overexpressed the Calvin Benson cycle enzymes, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) and bifunctional sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase/fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (hereafter BiBPase), in both plants and algae, although their impacts on cyanobacteria have not yet been rigorously studied. Here, we show that overexpression of BiBPase and RuBisCO have distinct impacts on carbon metabolism in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 through physiological, biochemical, and proteomic analyses. The former enhanced growth, cell size, and photosynthetic O2 evolution, and coordinately upregulated enzymes in the Calvin Benson cycle including RuBisCO and fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. At the same time it downregulated enzymes in respiratory carbon metabolism (glycolysis and the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway) including glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH). The content of glycogen was also significantly reduced while the soluble carbohydrate content increased. These results indicate that overexpression of BiBPase leads to global reprogramming of carbon metabolism in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, promoting photosynthetic carbon fixation and carbon partitioning towards non-storage carbohydrates. In contrast, whilst overexpression of RuBisCO had no measurable impact on growth and photosynthetic O2 evolution, it led to coordinated increase in the abundance of proteins involved in pyruvate metabolism and fatty acid biosynthesis. Our results underpin that singular genetic modifications in the Calvin Benson cycle can have far broader cellular impact than previously expected. These features could be exploited to more efficiently direct carbons towards desired bioproducts.
Date Issued
2018-05-01
Date Acceptance
2018-03-01
Citation
Metabolic Engineering, 2018, 47, pp.170-183
ISSN
1096-7176
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
170
End Page
183
Journal / Book Title
Metabolic Engineering
Volume
47
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Cyanobacteria
Calvin Benson cycle
Glycogen
Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway
Photosynthesis
TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS
RIBULOSE-1,5-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE-OXYGENASE
UDP-GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHORYLASE
HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE
CALVIN CYCLE
ANABAENA SP
CYANOBACTERIAL FRUCTOSE-1,6-/SEDOHEPTULOSE-1,7-BISPHOSPHATASE
SEDOHEPTULOSE-1,7-BISPHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION
GLYCOGEN-SYNTHESIS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-03-03