Modification of carbon metabolism in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 by cyanophage-derived sigma factors for bioproduction improvement

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
Naruhiko SawaTaizo Hanai

Abstract

Many cyanophages, which infect cyanobacteria, most of possess putative sigma factors that have high amino acid sequence homology with the σ70-type sigma factor present in cyanobacteria, allowing them to obtain energy and metabolites for their own propagation. In this study, we aimed to modify the carbon metabolism of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 by expressing putative sigma factors from Synechococcus phages to improve bioproduction. Four cyanophage-derived putative sigma factors-putative RpsD4 from Synechococcus phage S-CBS1, putative RpoD and putative RpoS from S-CBS2, and putative RpsD4 from S-CBS3-were selected for this purpose. These were introduced into S. elongatus PCC 7942, and their expression was controlled with a theophylline-dependent riboswitch. The expression of the putative RpoD from S-CBS2 and putative RpsD4 from S-CBS3 resulted in a significant decrease in the growth rate of S. elongatus PCC 7942. In addition, metabolome analysis showed a 3.2-fold increase in acetyl-CoA concentration with the expression of the putative RpoD from S-CBS2 and a 1.9-fold increase with the putative RpsD4 from S-CBS3. The results of RT-qPCR showed that several sugar metabolism genes were repressed by the putative RpoD and activate...Continue Reading

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