Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model

The hetero-dimeric CoA-transferase CtfA/B is believed to be crucial for the metabolic transition from acidogenesis to solventogenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum as part of the industrial-relevant acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. Here, the enzyme is assumed to mediate re-assimilation of...

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Main Authors: Millat, Thomas, Voigt, Christine, Janssen, Holger, Cooksley, Clare M., Winzer, Klaus, Minton, Nigel P., Bahl, Hubert, Fischer, Ralf-Jörg, Wolkenhauer, Olaf
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author Millat, Thomas
Voigt, Christine
Janssen, Holger
Cooksley, Clare M.
Winzer, Klaus
Minton, Nigel P.
Bahl, Hubert
Fischer, Ralf-Jörg
Wolkenhauer, Olaf
author_facet Millat, Thomas
Voigt, Christine
Janssen, Holger
Cooksley, Clare M.
Winzer, Klaus
Minton, Nigel P.
Bahl, Hubert
Fischer, Ralf-Jörg
Wolkenhauer, Olaf
author_sort Millat, Thomas
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description The hetero-dimeric CoA-transferase CtfA/B is believed to be crucial for the metabolic transition from acidogenesis to solventogenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum as part of the industrial-relevant acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. Here, the enzyme is assumed to mediate re-assimilation of acetate and butyrate during a pH-induced metabolic shift and to faciliate the first step of acetone formation from acetoacetyl-CoA. However, recent investigations using phosphate-limited continuous cultures have questioned this common dogma. To address the emerging experimental discrepancies, we investigated the mutant strain Cac-ctfA398s::CT using chemostat cultures. As a consequence of this mutation, the cells are unable to express functional ctfA and are thus lacking CoA-transferase activity. A mathematical model of the pH-induced metabolic shift, which was recently developed for the wild type, is used to analyse the observed behaviour of the mutant strain with a focus on re-assimilation activities for the two produced acids. Our theoretical analysis reveals that the ctfA mutant still re-assimilates butyrate, but not acetate. Based upon this finding, we conclude that C. acetobutylicum possesses a CoA-tranferase-independent butyrate uptake mechanism that is activated by decreasing pH levels. Furthermore, we observe that butanol formation is not inhibited under our experimental conditions, as suggested by previous batch culture experiments. In concordance with recent batch experiments, acetone formation is abolished in chemostat cultures using the ctfa mutant.
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spelling nottingham-321492020-05-04T20:12:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32149/ Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model Millat, Thomas Voigt, Christine Janssen, Holger Cooksley, Clare M. Winzer, Klaus Minton, Nigel P. Bahl, Hubert Fischer, Ralf-Jörg Wolkenhauer, Olaf The hetero-dimeric CoA-transferase CtfA/B is believed to be crucial for the metabolic transition from acidogenesis to solventogenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum as part of the industrial-relevant acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. Here, the enzyme is assumed to mediate re-assimilation of acetate and butyrate during a pH-induced metabolic shift and to faciliate the first step of acetone formation from acetoacetyl-CoA. However, recent investigations using phosphate-limited continuous cultures have questioned this common dogma. To address the emerging experimental discrepancies, we investigated the mutant strain Cac-ctfA398s::CT using chemostat cultures. As a consequence of this mutation, the cells are unable to express functional ctfA and are thus lacking CoA-transferase activity. A mathematical model of the pH-induced metabolic shift, which was recently developed for the wild type, is used to analyse the observed behaviour of the mutant strain with a focus on re-assimilation activities for the two produced acids. Our theoretical analysis reveals that the ctfA mutant still re-assimilates butyrate, but not acetate. Based upon this finding, we conclude that C. acetobutylicum possesses a CoA-tranferase-independent butyrate uptake mechanism that is activated by decreasing pH levels. Furthermore, we observe that butanol formation is not inhibited under our experimental conditions, as suggested by previous batch culture experiments. In concordance with recent batch experiments, acetone formation is abolished in chemostat cultures using the ctfa mutant. Springer 2014-11 Article PeerReviewed Millat, Thomas, Voigt, Christine, Janssen, Holger, Cooksley, Clare M., Winzer, Klaus, Minton, Nigel P., Bahl, Hubert, Fischer, Ralf-Jörg and Wolkenhauer, Olaf (2014) Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98 (21). pp. 9059-9072. ISSN 1432-0614 Clostridium acetobutylicum; ctfA mutant; Acid re-assimilation; pH-induced metabolic shift; Mathematical modelling http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00253-014-5987-x doi:10.1007/s00253-014-5987-x doi:10.1007/s00253-014-5987-x
spellingShingle Clostridium acetobutylicum; ctfA mutant; Acid re-assimilation; pH-induced metabolic shift; Mathematical modelling
Millat, Thomas
Voigt, Christine
Janssen, Holger
Cooksley, Clare M.
Winzer, Klaus
Minton, Nigel P.
Bahl, Hubert
Fischer, Ralf-Jörg
Wolkenhauer, Olaf
Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title_full Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title_fullStr Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title_full_unstemmed Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title_short Coenzyme A-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in Clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
title_sort coenzyme a-transferase-independent butyrate re-assimilation in clostridium acetobutylicum - evidence from a mathematical model
topic Clostridium acetobutylicum; ctfA mutant; Acid re-assimilation; pH-induced metabolic shift; Mathematical modelling
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32149/