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Heng Zhang1,2, Chao Ye3, Nan Xu3, Chuntao Chen1,2, Xiao Chen1,2, Fanshu Yuan1,2, Yunhua Xu4, Jiazhi Yang5,6, Dongping Sun7,8.
Abstract
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is widely used in industries owing to its high purity and strength. Although Komagataeibacter nataicola is a representative species for BC production, its intracellular metabolism leading to BC secretion is unclear. In the present study, a genome-scale metabolic network of cellulose-producing K. nataicola strain RZS01 was reconstructed to understand its metabolic behavior. This model iHZ771 comprised 771 genes, 2035 metabolites, and 2014 reactions. Constraint-based analysis was used to characterize and evaluate the critical intracellular pathways. The analysis revealed that a total of 71 and 30 genes are necessary for cellular growth in a minimal medium and complex medium, respectively. Glycerol was identified as the optimal carbon source for the highest BC production. The minimization of metabolic adjustment algorithm identified 8 genes as potential targets for over-production of BC. Overall, model iHZ771 proved to be a useful platform for understanding the physiology and BC production of K. nataicola.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28801647 PMCID: PMC5554229 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06918-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Rep ISSN: 2045-2322 Impact factor: 4.379
Figure 1Distribution of genes and reactions across major metabolic sub-systems in iHZ771.
Figure 2Comparison of general features of iHZ771 with E. coli iAF1260, G. oxydans iXW433, and R. sphaeroides iRsp1095. Numerical values in each section of the Venn-diagram represent the number of genes that are common or specific to the respective organism.
Figure 3Distribution of essential genes and reactions in each subsystem. (a) The distribution of essential genes in a glucose-containing medium and a complex medium. (b) The percentage of essential reactions in each subsystem in a glucose-containing medium.
Figure 4Flux-sum intensity comparisons for different carbon sources. A heatmap illustrating the flux-sum intensity of cofactors, by-products, and other components of central metabolism. The results were normalized to the maximal value of each metabolite, where the darker color indicates stronger flux.
Figure 5Calculated BC production flux and f PH as a function of over-expression of a gene.
Figure 6Simulation of the effects of perturbation of culture conditions on BC production and cell growth. Robustness analysis of the proton extraction rate (a), oxygen uptake rate (b), sulphur uptake rate (c), and phosphorus uptake rate (d). The red line indicates the cell growth rate, and the blue line denotes the BC production rate.