A Mutant in the ADH1 gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii elicits metabolic restructuring during anaerobiosis

dc.contributor.authorMagneschi, L.
dc.contributor.authorCatalanotti, C.
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, V.
dc.contributor.authorDubini, A.
dc.contributor.authorYang, Wenqiang
dc.contributor.authorMus, Florence
dc.contributor.authorPosewitz, Matthew C.
dc.contributor.authorSeibert, M.
dc.contributor.authorPerata, P.
dc.contributor.authorGrossman, A. R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T22:39:25Z
dc.date.available2017-02-02T22:39:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractThe green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has numerous genes encoding enzymes that function in fermentative pathways. Among these, the bifunctional alcohol/acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ADH1), highly homologous to the Escherichia coli AdhE enzyme, is proposed to be a key component of fermentative metabolism. To investigate the physiological role of ADH1 in dark anoxic metabolism, a Chlamydomonas adh1 mutant was generated. We detected no ethanol synthesis in this mutant when it was placed under anoxia; the two other ADH homologs encoded on the Chlamydomonas genome do not appear to participate in ethanol production under our experimental conditions. Pyruvate formate lyase, acetate kinase, and hydrogenase protein levels were similar in wild-type cells and the adh1 mutant, while the mutant had significantly more pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase. Furthermore, a marked change in metabolite levels (in addition to ethanol) synthesized by the mutant under anoxic conditions was observed; formate levels were reduced, acetate levels were elevated, and the production of CO2 was significantly reduced, but fermentative H2 production was unchanged relative to wild-type cells. Of particular interest is the finding that the mutant accumulates high levels of extracellular glycerol, which requires NADH as a substrate for its synthesis. Lactate production is also increased slightly in the mutant relative to the control strain. These findings demonstrate a restructuring of fermentative metabolism in the adh1 mutant in a way that sustains the recycling (oxidation) of NADH and the survival of the mutant (similar to wild-type cell survival) during dark anoxic growth.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMagneschi L, Catalanotti C, Subramanian V, Dubini A, Yang W, Mus F, Posewitz MC, Seibert M, Perata P, Grossman AR, "A Mutant in the ADH1 gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii elicits metabolic restructuring during anaerobiosis," Plant Physiology, January 2012 158(3):1293–1305en_US
dc.identifier.issn0032-0889
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/12542
dc.titleA Mutant in the ADH1 gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii elicits metabolic restructuring during anaerobiosisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage1293en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage1305en_US
mus.citation.issue3en_US
mus.citation.journaltitlePlant Physiologyen_US
mus.citation.volume158en_US
mus.contributor.orcidMus, Florence|0000-0002-1655-1267en_US
mus.data.thumbpage6en_US
mus.identifier.categoryChemical & Material Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.categoryEngineering & Computer Scienceen_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1104/pp.111.191569en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Arts & Architectureen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Engineeringen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemical & Biological Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemistry & Biochemistry.en_US
mus.relation.departmentGenetics.en_US
mus.relation.departmentMicrobiology & Immunology.en_US
mus.relation.researchgroupCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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