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On the role of GAPDH isoenzymes during pentose fermentation in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Authors :
Linck A
Vu XK
Essl C
Hiesl C
Boles E
Oreb M
Source :
FEMS yeast research [FEMS Yeast Res] 2014 May; Vol. 14 (3), pp. 389-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 13.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

In the metabolic network of the cell, many intermediary products are shared between different pathways. d-Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, a glycolytic intermediate, is a substrate of GAPDH but is also utilized by transaldolase and transketolase in the scrambling reactions of the nonoxidative pentose phosphate pathway. Recent efforts to engineer baker's yeast strains capable of utilizing pentose sugars present in plant biomass rely on increasing the carbon flux through this pathway. However, the competition between transaldolase and GAPDH for d-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate produced in the first transketolase reaction compromises the carbon balance of the pathway, thereby limiting the product yield. Guided by the hypothesis that reduction in GAPDH activity would increase the availability of d-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate for transaldolase and thereby improve ethanol production during fermentation of pentoses, we performed a comprehensive characterization of the three GAPDH isoenzymes in baker's yeast, Tdh1, Tdh2, and Tdh3 and analyzed the effect of their deletion on xylose utilization by engineered strains. Our data suggest that overexpression of transaldolase is a more promising strategy than reduction in GAPDH activity to increase the flux through the nonoxidative pentose phosphate pathway.<br /> (© 2014 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1567-1364
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
FEMS yeast research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24456572
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12137