Korean Journal of Microbiology (미생물학회지)

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Enhanced PHB Accumulation in Photosystem- and Respiration-defective Mutants of a Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803의 에너지 대사 결함 돌연변이 균주에서의 Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) 축적량 증진

  • Kim Soo-Youn (Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi Gang Guk (Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park Youn Il (Department of Biology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park Young Mok (Biomolecular Research Team, Korea Basic Science Institute) ;
  • Yang Young Ki (Department of Genetic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Rhee Young Ha (Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2005.03.01
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Abstract

Photoautotrophic bacteria are promising candidates for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) since they can address the critical problem of substrate costs. In this study, we isolated 25 Tn5-inserted mutants of the Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 which showed enhanced PHB accumulation compared to the wild-type strain. After 5-days cultivation under nitrogen-limited mixotrophic conditions, the intracellular levels of PHB content in these mutants reached up to $10-30\%$ of dry cell weight (DCW) comparable to $4\%$ of DCW in the wild-type strain. Using the method of inverse PCR, the affected genes of the mutants were mapped on the completely known genome sequence of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. As a result, the increased PHB accumulation in 5 mutants were found to be resulted from defects of genes coding for NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, O-succinylbenzoic-CoA ligase, photosystem II PsbT protein or histidine kinase, which are involved in photosystem in thylakoid inner membrane of the cell. The values of $NAD(P)H/NAD(P)^+$ ratio in the cells of these mutants were much higher than that of the wild-type strain as measured by using pulse-amplitude modulated fluorometer, suggesting that PHB synthesis could be enhanced by increasing the level of cellular NAD(P)H which is a limiting substrate for NADPH-dependent acetoacetyl-CoA reductase. From these results, it is likely that NAD(P)H would be a limiting factor for PHB synthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

본 연구에서는 남세균인 Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Syn6803)을 대상으로 transposable element Tn5를 이용하여 획득된 1,200여 돌연변이주로부터 모균주에 비하여 PHB 축적량이 크게 증진된 균주를 선별하고, Tn5 삽입에 의해 결함을 나타낸 유전자를 확인함으로써 Syn6803에서의 PHB 생합성에 영향을 주는 세포내 생리학적 요인을 조사하고자 하였다. 모균주인 야생형 균주의 경우 질소원이 제한된 $BG11_0$ 배지에서의 PHB 생합성량이 건체량의 $4\%$ (w/w) 수준인데 반하여, $10-34\%$의 생합성량을 보이는 25개의 돌연변이 균주를 얻을 수 있었다. Inverse PCR을 이용하여, 선별된 돌연변이 균주내 돌연변이가 일어난 유전자를 조사한 결과, 아직까지 그 기능이 규명되지 않은 유전자가 대부분이었으나, NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, O-succinylbenzoic-CoA ligase 또는 photosystem II PsbT protein과 같이 광합성과 호흡에 관여하는 유전자에 돌연변이가 일어난 4 균주와 histidine kinase가 결여된 1균주가 확인되었다. 이들 균주를 대상으로pulse-amplitude modulated fluorometer를 이용하여 세포내 $NAD(P)H/NAD(P)^+$비를 측정한 결과, 에너지 대사 흐름의 차단에 의해 세포내의 $NAD(P)HNAD(P)^+$비가 모균주에 비하여 현저하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 잉여의 전자로 포화된 세포, 즉 NAD(P)H에 의해 환원적 상태를 유지하고 있는 세포의 경우 PHB 축적 이 증진될 수 있음을 시사한다. 이러한 사실은 인위적으로 광합성과 호흡 관련 유전자가 제거되어 $NAD(P)H/NAD(P)^+$비가 높아진 것으로 알려진 다수의 Syn6803 돌연변이 균주들을 대상으로 PHB 생합성량을 조사한 결과로부터 재확인되었다.

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