EP2379721A1 - Verbesserte säure- und lösungsmittelproduktion in mikroorganismen - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to methods and means for the biotechnological fermentative production of solvents, especially butanol, acetone and ethanol, as well as short-chain carboxylic acids such as acetic acid and butyric acid, especially in host cells of the genus Clostridium.
- the invention provides novel methods and means for regulating the expression of enzyme activities involved in the acid and / or solvent production of the host cell.
- Some strains of the genus Clostridium are capable of forming solvents, especially butanol, acetone and ethanol, from carbon sources such as carbohydrates, for example monosaccharides, disaccharides, starch and other polysaccharides.
- solvents especially butanol, acetone and ethanol
- the biotechnological production of solvents from clostridia has been known as an ABE process since the 1920s (US Pat. No. 1,315,585, Weizmann et al.). From the 1950s, however, this process was economically uninteresting due to advances in petrochemistry.
- solvent-sensitive organisms may also be present, so that a specific control and regulation of the solvent production / solvent concentration in the culture medium is required.
- Butyric acid is an important raw material for the production of butyric esters, which are used, for example, as fragrances and flavorings, of cellulose butyrate, a weather-resistant and impact-resistant plastic, and of pesticides. Butyric acid and butyrate are also important in the prophylaxis and therapy of the human and animal body.
- the production of butyrate (and also acetate) as a metabolic The use of probiotic intestinal bacteria helps to preserve and restore intestinal function. Externally supplied butyrate has recently been used for the prophylaxis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. On the other hand, low levels of butyrate in the colon can cause disease and, for example, cause the differentiation of colon carcinoma cells.
- Microorganisms which form optionally short-chain carboxylic acids such as butyrate, in particular bacteria of the genus Clostridium occur naturally in the intestine in particular of monogastric animals and humans. It is desirable to be able to use organisms, in particular clostridia, as probiotic organisms in order to maintain the health of the intestine and in particular to enable the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, diarrheal diseases, irritable bowel and constipation.
- microorganisms are also suitable for the biotechnological production of short-chain carboxylic acids, in particular butyric acid and acetic acid, and in particular on an industrial scale.
- butyric acid is synthesized in a classical chemical way usually by the catalytic oxidation of butanol or by an oxo synthesis of propene and carbon monoxide
- the biotechnological production of butyric acid takes place mainly by the direct fermentation of C2-C6 bodies, especially of Carbohydrates such as glucose or cleavage products such as glycerol.
- the biotechnological synthesis does not require any starting petrochemical compounds such as propene, so that production from renewable raw materials that is independent of petrochemical processes is possible.
- the known biotechnological processes for the production of butyric acid from carbohydrates are in need of improvement.
- microorganisms hitherto used as solvent-producing organisms are known not to be primary and readily usable for the synthesis of short-chain carboxylic acids, in particular of butyric acid; the yield of short-chain carboxylic acids is so far too low in such organisms.
- the invention is primarily based on the technical problem of providing methods and means for carrying them out, whereby solvents, especially butanol and optionally acetone and ethanol, or alternatively short-chain carboxylic acids, especially butyric acid and optionally acetic acid / acetate, in a microbiological host cell , especially in a solvent-forming host cell of the genus Clostridium, can be produced biotechnologically in high yield and above all in high volumetric productivity.
- the technical problem is also to provide improved means of regulation, especially to increase solvent production and, alternatively, to increase the production of short chain carboxylic acids in these host cells.
- agents should be simpler and more reliable and also be used in various species of the host cell genus and especially lead to an increase in the yield and preferably also the volumetric productivity in the fermentation.
- a related technical problem is the provision of agents that allow for particularly simple and efficient control of metabolic activities and, in particular, enzyme activities associated with solvent production and, optionally, carboxylic acid production in the host cell.
- the underlying technical problem is primarily solved by the provision of a nucleic acid molecule which is a regulator of solvent production or directly related to such a regulator.
- the regulator modulates or regulates, that is induces, stimulates or suppresses, the expression of at least one gene encoding at least one metabolic factor, especially enzyme activity, of solvent production in a host cell.
- a solvent-producing host cell is preferably selected from organisms of the genus Clostridium.
- the invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule suitable for modulating the expression of at least one enzyme activity of solvent and / or acid production in a host cell, the molecule having a nucleic acid sequence selected from:
- the nucleic acid molecule is an RNA molecule.
- the modulation of the enzyme activity preferably takes place by regulation of at least one process selected from:
- Transcription preferably at least one gene encoding the enzyme activity, and - translation of at least one gene transcript into a polyamino acid molecule containing or mediating the enzyme activity,
- nucleic acid molecule binds to at least one structure mediating this process and modulates their function.
- the invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule which is a genetic mutant of the nucleic acid molecule characterized in the first aspect, wherein the at least one genetic mutation is preferably selected from inversion, deletion and insertion of at least one nucleotide.
- the invention relates to a transgenic host cell with modified acid and / or solvent production, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid molecule according to any one of the preceding aspects, in particular according to the first aspect, is inhibited or prevented.
- this cell is a knock out mutant of the gene solB and / or a homolog or orthologue thereof.
- the invention relates to a transgenic host cell with modified acid and / or solvent production, which contains the nucleic acid molecule according to one of the preceding aspects, in particular according to the first aspect, as a heterologous gene, preferably one or more copies thereof.
- the invention relates to a vector containing at least one expressible copy of the nucleic acid molecule characterized in the above aspects.
- the nucleic acid molecule is arranged expressible in sense orientation.
- the nucleic acid molecule is arranged expressible in antisense orientation.
- the invention relates to a transgenic host cell with modified acid and / or solvent production, which contains at least one expressible copy of the nucleic acid molecule characterized in the above aspects and / or the vector according to the fifth aspect of the invention, preferably one or several copies of it.
- the invention relates to an RNA molecule, preferably produced or synthesized outside the cell, for modulating the expression of at least one enzyme activity of acid and / or solvent production in a host cell, the molecule being selected from:
- RNA molecule which is transcribed from the nucleic acid molecule according to one of the preceding aspects, in particular according to the first aspect, and b) Fragments of (a) having the function of a regulator for modulating the expression of said enzyme activity in the host cell.
- the invention relates to a host cell with modified acid and / or solvent production in which an RNA molecule according to the sixth aspect of the invention is introduced.
- the introduced RNA molecule is in sense orientation.
- the introduced RNA molecule is in antisense orientation.
- the invention features: a process for producing a transgenic host cell having modified acid and / or solvent production, comprising the step of: genetically modifying the host cell having at least one structure selected from: nucleic acid molecules and vectors according to any one of the preceding aspects; in preferred embodiments according to the first aspect, alternatively according to the second aspect and alternatively according to the third aspect.
- the host cell is or is genetically modified such that the nucleic acid molecule according to any of the above aspects, in particular according to the first aspect of the invention, is expressed in sense orientation.
- the host cell is or is genetically modified, so that the nucleic acid molecule according to one of the above aspects, in particular according to the first aspect of the invention, is expressed in antisense orientation.
- the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a transgenic host cell with modified acid and / or solvent production, comprising the step of: sluice the RNA molecule according to one of the preceding aspects, in particular according to the first or seventh aspect of the invention.
- the invention relates to a process for the biotechnological production of solvents, preferably selected from acetone, butanol and ethanol, especially butanol, comprising the steps:
- the invention relates to a process for the biotechnological production of short-chain carboxylic acids, in particular butyrate and / or acetate, or butyric acid and / or acetic acid, comprising the steps:
- Figures 1A.B schematic representations (not to scale) of the so / -Operons in C. acetobutylicum, Figure 1A 1 and in other solvent-forming Clostridien, Figure 1 B.
- FIG. 2 Position and sequence of the ⁇ / ⁇ gene in the intergenic region of the orfo gene and the ozone / ozone; it means: orf ⁇ : open reading frame; orfL: open reading frame; adhE: aldehyde / alcohol dehydrogenase; ctfA / ctfB: acetoacetyl-CoA: acetate / butyrate: CoA transferase; ade: acetoacetate decarboxylase
- FIG. 3 Plasmid map of the vector pBS1 according to the invention for the overexpression of the promoterless so / ⁇ gene; Cloning of solB without promoter (SEQ ID NO: 2) in sense orientation with pftb / bu / c promoter based on the plasmid plMP1 to produce a C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant according to the invention
- FIG. 4 Plasmid map of the vector pBS7 according to the invention for the overexpression of the complete SO / ⁇ gene (SEQ ID NO: 1); Cloning of solB with ⁇ -own promoter on the basis of the plasmid pIMP1 to produce a C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant according to the invention
- FIG. 5 Plasmid map of the vector pBS13 according to the invention for expressing an anf / sense construct of the so / ⁇ gene; Cloning of solB in anf / sense orientation with so / ß-own promoter and terminator (both in se ⁇ se orientation) based on the plasmid plMP1 to produce a C. acetobutylicum synth.
- FIGS. 6A-D Plasmid maps of the vectors according to the invention pBS14, pBS15, pBS16 and pBS17 for the expression of antisense constructs of fragments (3'so / B75 Bp, 3'so / B115 Bp, 5'so / B72 Bp, 5 so 102 bp) of the so / ß gene; Cloning of fragments of solB in anf / sense orientation with so / ß-own promoter (in sense orientation) and terminator (in sense orientation) based on the plasmid plMP1 to produce mutants of the invention: C. acetobutylicum synth.
- FIG. 7 Results of the qualitative RT-PCR for investigating the transcription of the ⁇ -gene: (-): Negative control of the corresponding sample (substitution of the reverse transcriptase by water),
- (+) RT-PCR of the corresponding sample
- S size standard (about 500 ng total RNA per RT-PC R-batch)
- FIGS. 9A-B Product spectra of the growth tests of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type) (FIG. 8A), a C. acetobutylicum p IMP 1 mutant (FIG. 8B) and the C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention, FIG. 8C ) in phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM) FIGS. 9A-B: acetone production (FIG. 9A) and butanol production, (FIG. 9B) of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type, FIG. 9A) and the C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention, FIG. 9B) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM)
- 10A-D Product spectra of the growth tests of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type, FIG. 10A), a first C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant (according to the invention, FIG. 10B), another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense- Mutant (according to the invention, Figure 10C) and still another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant (according to the invention, Figure 10D) in phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM)
- FIG. 11A-B acetone production (FIG. 11A) and butanol production (FIG. 11B) of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type), a first C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant (according to the invention), another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- solB sense mutant (according to the invention) and still another C. acetobutylicum synth. solB sense mutant (according to the invention) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM)
- FIGS. 12A-B acetate production (FIG. 12A) and butyrate production (FIG. 12B) of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) and the C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM)
- FIGS. 13A-B acetate production (FIG. 13A) and butyrate production (FIG. 13B) of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) and the C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutants (inventive) according to) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM)
- the sequence log contains:
- TCCTTAAGATATAGCTTCTTTTATGTAGTATTATTTCAGAAGTC TACAAATTAAGTTATATTTAGACCCTGGGGTGTAACTATAGT ATTTAATATGTACTATTAATTAGGGTTATATATACTAGAACT TATCATGGTAAACATAAATATAAACTCAATTCTATTTATGCTCC TATAAAATTTTATAATATAGGAAAACTGCTAAATGTAAATTATA
- KL08 (SEQ ID NO: 11): GGGAATACATATGTCGACACTCCCTTTTACTATTT
- KL09 (SEQ ID NO: 12): CGGAATTCTATAAAATATAAATAATTTTC
- sRNA short_new_F (SEQ ID NO: 13):
- sRNA_new_R (SEQ ID NO: 14): GGAATCATATGTATATTTAG
- snRNA_F (SEQ ID NO: 15): CTATAGTATTTAATATTGGTAC
- acetobutylicum is a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic and endospore-forming soil bacterium that has a biphasic fermentation metabolism. Historically, all strains of the genus Clostridium have been referred to as Clostridium acetobutylicum. Molecular genetic analyzes showed that C. acetobutylicum is composed of at least four different species, C. acetobutylicum, C. beijerinckii, C. saccharobutylicum and C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum, which also differ in the exact structure of the genome.
- sugar-containing substrates are in the first phase of the metabolism associated with the logarithmic phase of growth, first to acetic acid (acetate) and butyric acid (butyrate), while in the second phase of the metabolism now the solvents acetone and Butanol are formed.
- the conversion of the metabolite from the acid to the solvent production is known to occur regularly during the transition to the stationary phase of growth. Too high an acid concentration would lead to a collapse of the proton gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane.
- the acid titer is reduced.
- some of the acids can be taken up again from the medium. Endosporogenesis is initiated.
- the genes necessary for solvent formation are on at least five separate operons ⁇ sol Operon, adc operon and adhE2 operon on a megaplasmid and bdhA and bdhB operon on the chromosome).
- the strains C. beije ⁇ nckii, C. saccharobutylicum and C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum are also capable of producing solvents.
- the genes of the so / operon and the adc operon unlike C. acetobutylicum, form a common polycistronic operon that is localized not on a megaplasmid but on the chromosome.
- This so-operon contains no aldehyde / alcohol dehydrogenase (Ad-hE) but an aldehyde dehydrogenase (Ald).
- Ad-hE aldehyde dehydrogenase
- Ald aldehyde dehydrogenase
- FIGS. 1A and 1B the two versions of the so / operons of clostridia are shown schematically.
- Acetacetyl-CoA genes acetate / butyrate: CoA transferase (CoA transferase, ctfA and ctfB), acetoacetate decarboylase (ade), butanol dehydrogenases A and B (bdhA and bdhB) and aldehyde / alcohol Dehydrogenase E (adhE) with the potential membrane-bound electron carrier OrfL (orfL).
- the genes orfL, adhE, ctfA and ctfB form the polycistronic so / operon, which is located divergently to the adc operon (FIG. 1A).
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of the described sequence region on the megaplasmid pSOL1
- the so / ß gene of the invention which encodes a small, non-coding, regulatory RNA (sRNA).
- sRNA small, non-coding, regulatory RNA
- the longest open reading frame (ORF) in this region ( Figure 2: positions 102 to 146) would code for a 14 amino acid protein. This ORF and all other ORFs 1 found are preceded by no conserved ribosomal binding site.
- the potential promoter in the 5 'region of the so / 8 gene is active throughout the growth of the strain C. acetobutylicum on phosphate limited minimal medium, both in the acid and in the solvent phase.
- the SolB transcript (SolB mRNA) is detectable in both phases, that is during the entire growth (FIG. 3).
- Any vector capable of replication in C. acetobutylicum is preferably provided with a constitutive, preferably the pto-bu / c promoter (promoter of the C. acetobutylicum Phosphotransbutyrylase butyrate kinase operon) or alternatively preferably provided with an inducible promoter, preferably the / ux /?-Analogous.
- a constitutive preferably the pto-bu / c promoter (promoter of the C. acetobutylicum Phosphotransbutyrylase butyrate kinase operon) or alternatively preferably provided with an inducible promoter, preferably the / ux /?-Analogous.
- a promoterless, sequence of the ⁇ -gene may be cloned behind the promoter in order to arrive at a transgenic host cell according to the invention.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention is preferably (a) a DNA molecule which is or can be transcribed into a regulator, in particular an RNA molecule, or (b) an RNA molecule which itself acts as a regulator or with a transcription system in Interaction occurs, especially to regulate the expression of at least one of the genes encoding enzyme activity of acid and / or solvent production.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention or used according to the invention is characterized primarily by having or exclusively having at least one or more of the nucleic acid sequences which are selected from the sequences according to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9 and SEQ ID NO: 10, complementary sequences thereof as well as modified sequences and fragments, having with them at least 80%, especially at least 90% sequence match.
- the nucleic acid molecule consists of one of these sequences, that is to say it has essentially no other nucleotides or preferably no further nucleotides.
- the invention also encompasses those nucleic acid molecules which have homologous sequences thereto, but which are characterized in that they at least fulfill the function according to the invention of regulating or modulating the expression of the enzyme activity in the host cell (functional analogues).
- Homologous sequences within the meaning of the invention are, above all, those sequences which are obtained by replacement or omission of one or more nucleotides in the sequence.
- the person skilled in the art knows common methods of inversion, deletion, addition and nucleotide exchange here.
- nucleic acid molecule having a homologous sequence 1 to 10% of the total number of nucleotides in the molecule is replaced, supplemented or removed, in particular from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10, nucleotides in the above characteristic sequences.
- the invention also encompasses functionally analogous nucleic acid molecules that are homologs to the nucleic acid molecules characterized herein.
- the invention also encompasses functionally analogous nucleic acid molecules that are orthologues to the nucleic acid molecules characterized herein.
- the person skilled in the art knows in this connection the possibilities of finding genetic homologues and orthologues; he uses databases and / or known bioinformatics analysis.
- the invention also encompasses those functionally analogous nucleic acid molecules wherein one or more nucleotides are replaced by one or more nucleotide analogues, purine and pyrimidine derivatives.
- the invention further encompasses genetically modified or mutated nucleic acid molecules derived therefrom which are characterized in particular by the fact that their transcription in the host cell is suppressed or a mutated transcript is obtained which has at least the function according to the invention of regulating or modulating the expression of the enzyme activity in the Host cell not met.
- the person skilled in the art knows the possibilities of generating genetic mutations in this connection.
- the skilled person makes use of known and established methods. These are preferably selected from: insertion, deletion, inversion, substitution and addition of at least one nucleotide.
- mutated nucleic acid molecule is the provision of knock-out mutants of host cells, in particular the provision of solB knock-out mutants and the provision of knock-out mutants of homologues and / or orthologs thereof.
- the preparation of the mutants is preferably carried out in a conventional manner.
- a preferred method is homologous recombination. The invention is not limited to this method.
- a nucleic acid molecule according to the invention is preferably present in expressible form and preferably in an expression cassette.
- the nucleic acid molecule may be present therein simply or preferably in multiple copy. It is preferably present in the genome of the host cell. In a preferred variant, it is present in the chromosome. In another preferred variant, it is present in a plasmid or megaplasmid of the cell. In a preferred variant, it is exclusively or preferably additionally present in one or more expression vectors which have been introduced into the host cell. It is preferably present as a DNA molecule and is preferably transcribed into one or more RNA molecules.
- the nucleic acid molecule of the invention is a regulator or is directly related to such a regulator which preferably regulates and preferably enhances at least one gene expression process selected from transcription and translation of at least one of the metabolic genes for at least one enzyme activity of acid and / or solvent production or preferably inhibits.
- the at least one enzyme activity is encoded at at least one gene locus of the host cell, especially a clostridial cell, which is selected from the so / operon and the adc operon.
- the RNA molecule according to the invention when present in high concentration in the cell, is a modulator and preferably a repressor of solvent formation, especially of butanol formation.
- RNA molecule exerts the effect either alone or optionally in combination with other factors on the enzyme activity of the host cell.
- Preferred factors or cofactors are RNA molecules, DNA molecules and proteins, for example in the form of co-repressors.
- the invention provides a convenient use of the "solB gene” which is transcribable into a central regulator molecule (SolB transcript) of the enzymes of solvent synthesis, especially acetone and butanol formation "Gene”, preferably as a DNA molecule, as well as the use of its transcript, preferably as an RNA molecule, before, as the preferred means which allows the regulation of acid and / or solvent production in a host cell.
- SolB transcript central regulator molecule
- Gene acetone and butanol formation
- the invention in addition to the SolB transcript of a SoIB wild-type, preferably of C. acetobutylicum, the invention also encompasses fragments and functional analogs thereof, that is to say molecules which interact in analogous functionality with the target RNA target or target DNA or target protein target ,
- the invention encompasses their use for regulating or modulating gene expression in host cells, above all in solvent-forming clostridia and above all in connection with the regulation of the solvent and acid production in the host cells.
- both the inventive SolB transcript and its analogs, derivatives and fragments according to the invention act as regulators directly on the RNA level, ie function as RNA molecules.
- the molecule according to the invention itself is an RNA or an RNA analogue: advantageously, as in the case of coding RNAs, it is not necessary first to translate it into a protein or peptide. It may preferentially and directly exert the regulatory effect as so-called "small non-coding regulatory RNA" on the target structures.
- This RNA is used in a preferred embodiment according to the invention for stimulating the production of short-chain carboxylic acids, especially butyric acid, especially in cells of the genus Clostridium, or especially in primary solvent-forming organisms.
- target structures are understood to mean, in particular, effectors and molecules of the transcription apparatus and of the translation, which serve for the expression and synthesis of genetically encoded enzyme activities.
- a functionally analogous to the SolB transcript nucleic acid molecule (functional analogue) binds to at least one of the regulatory binding sites in the genome of the organism, preferably to the regulatory elements of at least one gene involved in the production of acid and / or solvent.
- a binding site may itself be an RNA transcript of this gene.
- the RNA molecule according to the invention thus has at least the regulatory binding sequence with the SolB transcript in common.
- the invention thus also relates to a fragment containing a regulatory binding sequence which is a functional analogue according to the invention.
- This preferably has a sequence of a length of 5 bp or more, 6 bp or more, 7 bp or more, 8 bp or more, 9 bp or more, 10 bp or more, 11 bp or more, 12 bp or more or 15 bp or more homologous with or homologous with the binding sequence in the SolB transcript.
- This binding sequence is preferably contained in the sequences of the invention disclosed herein or consists thereof.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention interacts with mRNA or a DNA strand of a specific target gene, that is to say a gene which codes for the enzyme activity or parts thereof of the solvent synthesis or acid synthesis in the cell.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention interacts with one or more cofactors, in particular in the form of proteins.
- the interaction occurs particularly at complementary sequence regions of the target gene.
- the sequence region of the interaction which results in an inventive regulation of the system, can be very short according to the invention.
- about 9 bases (bp), for example 5 to 14 bases (bp), of the SoIB RNA molecule are sufficient for interaction with the target structure (interaction sequence).
- the interaction with a target mRNA leads to its degradation and / or blockade of the associated ribosome binding site, so that the corresponding gene can not (further) be translated.
- the interaction sequence is preferably found at several locations in the genome of the host cell, so that the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention can advantageously simultaneously bind a plurality of target structures and thus preferably act regulatively on genes for enzyme activities.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention in the host cell regulates all enzyme activities which are associated with the production of the solvent or acid production.
- the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention thus advantageously allows the regulation of a plurality of functionally related targets.
- the interaction with the mRNA of the target gene is carried out by SoIB alone or, analogous to an Hfq-mediated RNA system, as known from E. coli, optionally together with one or more helper proteins.
- a reduced effective concentration of the SolB transcript causes a modified and especially increased solvent production in the cell.
- the inventors found surprisingly that with the expression or the increased expression of the so / ß gene to increase the concentration of the SolB transcript in the cell or with the suppression of expression to reduce the concentration of the solB transcript in the Cell, which can regulate acid and / or solvent production in the cell.
- An increase in the concentration of the SolB transcript or of a functional analogue according to the invention surprisingly leads to a reduction in the solvent synthesis and at the same time to an increase in acid production.
- a reduction in the concentration of the SolB transcript or functional analogue increases an increase in solvent synthesis and a reduction in acid production.
- means and methods for increasing acid production and in particular for reducing solvent production in a host cell are provided.
- the invention relates in particular to measures for increasing the effective concentration of the So I B transcript or a fragment, derivative or analogue thereof which has the regulatory effect of the SolB transcript (functional analogue) in the host cell.
- Increasing the effective concentration of the SolB transcript or its functional analog in a cell is achieved by measures known per se. Particularly preferred variants are shown in more detail below.
- a transformed host cell for this purpose, in which the ⁇ -gene and / or one or more analogous constructs or derivatives thereof are expressed and particularly over-expressed.
- This is preferably achieved by transforming the host cell, preferably by at least one expression vector which contains at least one or preferably several copies of a nucleic acid molecule according to the invention, a functional derivative, analog or fragment thereof, preferably in sense orientation.
- the expression of the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention in the host cell is preferably under the control of at least one constitutive promoter, in particular a promoter, which can mediate its overexpression.
- the promoter is the original promoter of the so / 8 gene from C. acetobutylicum or a homologous promoter.
- the variant is the promoter of the constitutive btb-buk promotor, that is to say the promoter of the phosphotransbutyrylase-butyrate kinase operon of C. acetobutylicum or a functionally analogous promoter.
- promoter-up methods for the direct modification of the promoter, especially the so-called "promoter-up” method, wherein in particular the endogenous so / ß promoter replaced by a stronger, especially a constitutive endogenous promoter ("super promotor”) or is supplemented or the promoter is changed or mutated in a conventional manner, so that it mediates a stronger expression (overexpression) of the so / ß-gene.
- a sense construct as a DNA or RNA molecule is introduced directly into the cell. This is done, for example, by temporary disintegration of the cell membrane by electroporation or by bombardment of the cell ("gene gun") Alternative methods are well known to the person skilled in the art.
- one or more plasmids are preferably used which contain one or more copies of the expression cassette according to the invention and / or one or more copies of the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention.
- the invention accordingly also provides a vector which contains the ⁇ -gene, that is to say at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention, or its analog, fragment or derivative thereof, preferably in sense orientation.
- the vector is constructed on the basis of the plMP1 vector. Vector maps of preferred vectors used are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the invention also provides a process for producing a transgenic host cell with reduced solvent production and in particular increased acid production, comprising the steps:
- the S / B gene or a functional analog, fragment or derivative thereof is overexpressed or the regulatory molecule according to the invention is increasingly synthesized in the host cell, so that the effective concentration of the regulator molecule, in particular of the solB transcript, increases.
- the invention also relates to a genetically modified cell which has an acid or solvent metabolism modified with the agents and processes according to the invention.
- This is especially a transgenic host cell which preferably contains at least one vector according to the invention and / or contains a nucleic acid molecule according to the invention in sense orientation, preferably exclusively as a heterologous gene and in expressible form.
- a nucleic acid molecule according to the invention in particular the SoIB transcript or its functional analogues, is preferably produced directly, outside a biological organism, above all via a chemical synthesis.
- the chemical synthesis of the nucleic acid molecule, in particular RNA molecule takes place in a manner known per se.
- the invention thus also relates to processes for the chemical synthesis of the SolB transcript or a functional analogue used according to the invention.
- the chemical synthesis preferably uses the sequences disclosed herein.
- the invention also relates to the chemical synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules, above all of DNA molecules, which are transcribable into an RNA molecule according to the invention.
- the invention also relates to the nucleic acid molecule, in particular RNA molecule, for modifying the expression of at least one enzyme activity in a host cell, wherein the molecule is selected from:
- RNA molecules which are selected from the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention, preferably selected from: SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9 and SEQ ID NO: 10, and preferably having its nucleotide sequence, and
- RNA molecule according to the invention or a population containing at least one second or further variant of the molecule, can be introduced into the host cell in a manner known per se, preferably by applying an electric field (electroporation), whereby the cell membrane of the living cells can be used in the short term these small molecules are rendered permeable without complete disintegration of the cells.
- a transformation of the host cells is not necessary.
- the regulation by the at least one externally introduced RNA molecule with the function or binding activity of the SolB transcript according to the invention can be carried out directly.
- the invention also provides a process for increasing the production of acid, in particular the synthesis of short-chain carboxylic acids, in particular acetate and / or butyrate, in a host cell and improved processes for their biotechnological production.
- at least one host cell in particular of the genus Clostridium, is provided and at least one RNA molecule with the function or binding activity of the SolB transcript according to the invention is introduced into the host cell.
- the host cell modified in this way is preferably cultured in the presence of a metabolizable substrate, under conditions which allow the formation of the carboxylic acid from the substrate.
- a solB knock out mutant of a host cell especially a solvent-forming cell of the genus Clostridium.
- a solB knock out is produced by measures known per se, in particular by homologous recombination.
- the invention preferably provides one or more measures known per se, preferably selected from deletion, substitution, insertion and inversion, in particular point mutation, of the ⁇ -gene or its homolog or orthologue or other functional analog in the host cell.
- an alternative embodiment of this is the antisense inhibition of the so / ß gene, its homolog or orthologue or other functional analog in the host cell.
- the effective concentration of the SolB transcript in the cell is reduced by introducing, preferably by transformation, one or more antisense constructs, preferably in the form of one or more expression vectors, into the cell.
- one or more plasmids are preferably used which preferably contain one or more copies of the antisense construct in one or more expression cassette according to the invention.
- the antisense construct is introduced as a DNA or RNA molecule in a manner known per se directly into the cell. This is done for example by temporary disintegration of the cell membrane by electroporation or by bombardment of the cell (gene gun). Alternative methods are well known to those skilled in the art.
- the invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules which constitute an antisense construct of an endogenous ⁇ -gene, its homologue or orthologue or other functional analogue or a fragment thereof.
- nucleic acid molecules according to the invention are derived by inversion from the aforementioned nucleic acid molecules in a manner known per se. It is understood that the invention relates to all analogs, fragments or derivatives thereof which enable the antisense inhibition according to the invention of the ⁇ -gene of a host cell according to the invention. One skilled in the art can readily provide such fragments.
- fragments of the so / ⁇ gene are the following fragments of the so / ⁇ gene: 3'-so / ⁇ 75 bp (SEQ ID No: 7), 3'-so / ⁇ 115 bp (SEQ ID No: 8), 5'-so / 72Bp (SEQ ID No: 9), 5'-so / 102Bp (SEQ ID No: 10).
- fragments of the ⁇ -gene are cloned in an antisense orientation in an expression vector and thus the host cell, preferably a solvent-forming Clostridium cell, is transformed.
- the invention accordingly also provides a vector for suppressing the expression of the ⁇ -gene in the cell.
- This contains a ⁇ -gene construct, ie at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention or its analogue, fragment or derivative thereof, preferably in antisense orientation.
- a ⁇ -gene construct ie at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention or its analogue, fragment or derivative thereof, preferably in antisense orientation.
- one or more copies of the nucleic acid molecule are in anti- sense orientation in expressible form, preferably in at least one expression cassette before, particularly preferably in conjunction with a constitutive or inducible promoter.
- the vector is constructed on the basis of the plMP1 vector. Vector maps of preferred vectors used are shown in Figures 5 and 6.
- the invention also provides a process for producing a genetically modified host cell with modified, in particular with increased, solvent production, comprising the steps:
- nucleic acid molecule or vector according to the invention comprising at least one modified S / S gene construct, ie at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention or its analogue, fragment or derivative thereof, preferably in antisense orientation, into the host cell,
- the regulator molecule according to the invention in particular the SoIB transcript, is synthesized in a reduced manner in the host cell so that the effective concentration of the regulator molecule is reduced.
- the subject matter of the invention is also a host cell which has an acid or solvent metabolism modified with the agents and processes according to the invention.
- This is especially a transgenic host cell, which preferably contains at least one vector according to the invention and / or an inventive Nucleinklakül in antisense orientation, preferably exclusively as a heterologous gene and in expressible form contains.
- the invention also relates to processes for increasing solvent production, especially butanol production, in a host cell and to improved processes for the biotechnological production of solvents, especially butanol, to provide at least one such modified host cell, especially of the genus Clostridium.
- the invention also relates to processes for the biotechnological production of solvents, in particular acetone and / or butanol production.
- the host cell modified according to the invention is cultured, preferably in the presence of a metabolizable substrate, preferably under conditions which allow the formation of solvents, in particular of acetone and / or butanol, from the substrate.
- a metabolizable substrate preferably under conditions which allow the formation of solvents, in particular of acetone and / or butanol, from the substrate.
- the invention also provides a process for the preparation of a host cell with modified, in particular with increased, solvent production, comprising the steps:
- nucleic acid molecule in the form of a, preferably externally synthesized, in particular isolated, RNA molecule, in antisense orientation into which
- Host cell so that the so / B gene and / or its functional analogue, homolog or orthologue is suppressed or the effective concentration of the transcript is reduced.
- the particularly modified, particularly transgenic, host cell according to the invention referred to therein is preferably selected from organisms of the genus Clostridium, especially the solvent-forming genera, more preferably from C. beijerinckii, C. saccharobutylicum, C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum and C. acetobutylicum.
- the invention is not limited to these cells.
- the invention is also applicable, for example, to acid- and / or solvent-forming transgenic host cells which have the enzyme equipment for the production of acid and / or solvent, in particular also homologous or orthologous genes to the solvent-forming clostridia.
- the cultivation of the acid and / or solvent-forming host cell provided according to the invention can be carried out in co-cultivation with other cells of the same genus, which are in metabolic exchange with the host cells modified according to the invention.
- other non-generic organisms can be used to increase the substrate spectrum. The person skilled in the art knows the possibilities of co-cultivation.
- the substrate for the synthesis of acid and / or solvent according to the invention is preferably a carbon-containing substrate.
- This is preferably vegetable material, which preferably contains a high proportion of carbohydrates, especially starch, lignocellulose, cellulose and / or sugar, as well as fiber material derived therefrom, extract obtained therefrom, molasses obtained therefrom, from recovered pulp and / or derived juice.
- a preferred plant material is corn and / or the products derived therefrom.
- Another preferred plant material is the sugar beet and / or the products derived therefrom.
- Another preferred plant material is sugar cane and / or derived products, bagasse etc.
- Preferred cereals are rice, wheat, barley, rye, oats.
- Preferred sources of starch or sugar are horse chestnut, potato, batata, artichoke, cassava, chicory and soy.
- Preferred lignocellulosic and cellulose sources are nutshells, wood, especially softwood, and fiber material derived therefrom, and wood waste, fruit peel and squeezed fruits such as grapes and citrus fruits, cereal straw, maize straw and bagasse.
- co-cultures with primarily cellulose-metabolizing organisms can also be used.
- the invention also relates to binding complexes which are associated with the regulation of solvent or acid production in the host cell, consisting of or comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule according to the invention, or its functionally analogous fragment, derivative or analog, having at least one target structure containing the binding site.
- Binding complexes according to the invention are preferably obtained by processes having at least the following steps:
- nucleic acid molecule which is preferably an RNA molecule
- the structure preferably has a homologous base sequence with a complementary sequence homologous with the nucleic acid molecule according to the invention or a homologous sequence section thereof.
- kit-of-parts which contains, or preferably consists of, at least one of the molecules or constructs described herein, especially in isolated form, for modulation of acid and / or solvent production in one herein closer characterized host cell.
- the invention also provides a kit-of-parts containing at least one of the transgenic host cells described herein, wherein the effective concentration of the SolB transcript or a functionally analogous derivative or fragment thereof is increased compared to the wild type of the cell, or preferably consists of, for the biotechnological production of short-chain carboxylic acid.
- the invention also provides a kit-of-parts which contains at least one of the transgenic host cells described herein wherein the effective concentration of the SolB transcript or a functionally analogous derivative or fragment thereof is reduced compared to the wild type of the cell preferably consists of, for the biotechnological production of solvents.
- the invention also relates to the use of the molecules or constructs or kits for modulating the acidity described herein. and / or solvent production in a host cell characterized in more detail herein.
- Preferred is the use for increasing the solvent synthesis.
- Particularly preferred is the use for the synthesis of acetone.
- Particularly preferred is the use for the synthesis of butanol.
- use to increase acid synthesis is preferred. Particularly preferred is the use for the synthesis of acetate or acetic acid. Particularly preferred is the use for the synthesis of butyrate or butyric acid.
- the cells were counted after centrifugation (14,000 rpm, 4 0 C, 1 min) rapidly in 2 ml reaction vessels schockgefro- in liquid nitrogen ren.
- the cell pellet was resuspended in 0.7 ml ice-cold buffer ASE (see below) and were immediately resuspended 0.7 ml to 60 0 C heated Aqua phenol TM (water-saturated phenol; QBiogene company) was added and mixed vigorously for 30 sec. The mixture was then incubated for 10 min at 6O 0 C. The two phases were kept in suspension by repeated mixing.
- RNA or DNA was achieved by addition of 2.5 vol. Ice-cold ethanol (96% v / v) and incubation for at least 30 min at -20 0 C. After centrifugation (14000 rpm, 30 min, 4 0 C) the sediment with 1 ml of ethanol (70%, v / v) was washed and centrifuged again. Finally, the sediment was dried in a SpeedVac vacuum centrifuge. Depending on the density of the culture used at the beginning, the sediment was taken up in 20-50 ⁇ l of DEPC water (diethylpyrocarbonate). RNA prepared in this manner often still showed contamination with DNA so that DNase treatment could be connected.
- DEPC water diethylpyrocarbonate
- RNase-free DNase deoxyribonuclease I, RNase free, Fermentas company
- 20 ⁇ l of 10 ⁇ DNase buffer (10 ⁇ Reaction Buffer with MgCl 2 , Fermentas GmbH) and 50 U DNase I were included.
- 20 ⁇ l of Na acetate solution (3 mol / l, pH 5.2) were added and phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation were carried out.
- RNA that was completely DNA-free this treatment could be repeated once or twice.
- a standard PCR was used on the RNA. In the case of fully digested DNA, no specific PCR product was seen in the EtBr-stained agarose gel.
- RNA was stored in 20-50 ul DEPC-water at -7O 0 C.
- the DNA or RNA solution was admixed with 1 vol of phenol / chloroform / isoamyl alcohol (25: 24: 1, v / v / v) for 30 sec mixed and centrifuged for phase separation (13000 rpm, 5 min, RT). The upper aqueous phase was then transferred to a new reaction vessel and the procedure was repeated until no protein interphase could be detected after centrifugation. Thereupon, in order to remove any phenol residues, in a new reaction vessel, 1 volume of chloroform / isoamyl alcohol (24: 1, v / v) was added to the upper phase, mixed for 30 seconds and centrifuged again. The upper, DNA-containing phase was finally precipitated with ethanol.
- RT-PCR was used to transcribe RNA into single-stranded cDNA using the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
- a specific product was amplified in a second step, which corresponds to a standard PCR.
- An amplicon was only obtained if the corresponding mRNA of a gene or an operon was formed in the course of transcription.
- the SolB transcript approximately 500 ng of total RNA were used as template for each RT-PCR batch.
- the primer used was snRNA_R (reverse primer) for cDNA synthesis and the subsequent PCR was complemented with the primer snRNA_F (forward primer). In the negative controls, the reverse transcriptase was replaced by water.
- RNA 0.01-0.5 ⁇ g
- Reverse primer (20 ⁇ mol / L): 1.5 ⁇ l (2.7 ⁇ mol / L)
- RNase-free water ad 11 ⁇ l. The mixtures were incubated for 5 min at 70 ° C. and then rapidly cooled to 4 ° C.
- RT reaction buffer 5x: 4 ⁇ l (1x); dNTP mixture (10 mmol / l): 2 ⁇ l (1 mmol / l); Ribolock TM (Fermentas Company) (40 U / ⁇ l): 1 ⁇ l (40 U); M-MuLV reverse transcriptase (Fermentas company) (20 U / ⁇ l): 2 ⁇ l (40 U), the samples were incubated for 1 h at 37 0 C. For a negative control, the reverse transcriptase was replaced with 2 ⁇ l of water.
- Taq polymerase (1 U / ⁇ l) 5 ⁇ l (5 U); (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 - reaction buffer (10x): 5 ⁇ l (1x); Forward primer (20 ⁇ mol / L): 1.5 ⁇ l (0.6 ⁇ mol / L); H 2 O: ad 50 ⁇ l.
- the DNA fragments were separated and evaluated in a non-denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis.
- the standard PCR for plasmid detection was carried out with Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas GmbH).
- Taq DNA polymerase Fermentas GmbH
- the polymerase “PowerScript DNA Polymerase Short” (PAN-Biotech) or "High Fidelity PCR Enzyme Mix” (Fermentas) was used.
- a typical PCR mixture contained the following components: Reaction Buffer (10X): 5 ⁇ l (1x); MgCl 2 (25 mmol / L): 3 ⁇ l (1.5 mmol / L); Primer A (100 ⁇ mol / L): 1 ⁇ l (2 ⁇ mol / L): Primer B (100 ⁇ mol / L): 1 ⁇ l (2 ⁇ mol / L); Template DNA; dNTP mixture (10 mmol / l): 1 ⁇ l (200 ⁇ mol / l); Polymerase: 1-2 ⁇ l (2-5 U); H 2 O: ad 50 ⁇ l.
- PCR program Vorabdenatu- turing 3-5 min at 95 0 C; 32 cycles: denaturation 45 seconds at 95 0 C 1 hybridization 45 sec Temp variable elongation 0.5-1 min / 1 OOOnt at 72 0 C, elongation for 5 min at 72 0 C;. End: cooling at 12 0 C.
- FIG. 7 shows the result of the qualitative RT-PCR for the investigation of the transcription of the ⁇ -gene: (-): Negative control of the corresponding sample (replacement of the reverse transcriptase by water), (+): RT-PCR of the corresponding sample, ( S): size standard (about 500 ng total RNA per RT-PCR-approach)
- the potential promoter in the 5 'region of the so / ⁇ gene is active throughout the growth of strain C. acetobutylicum on phosphate limited minimal medium, both in the acid and in the solvent phase.
- the SolB transcript (SolB mRNA) is detectable in both phases, ie throughout the growth.
- Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 type strain for the methylation of plasmids: E. coli ER 2275 (trp-31, his-1, tonA2, rpsL104, supE44, xyl-7, mtl-2, metB1, e14-, ⁇ (lac) U169, endA1, recA1, R (zbgZ10 :: Tn10) Tcs, ⁇ (mcr-hsd-mrr) 114 :: 1510 [F proAB 1, laclqZ ⁇ M15, ZZD :: mini Tn10 (Km r)])
- E. coli XL2-Blue (recA1, endA1, gyrA96, thi-1, hsdR17, supE44, relA1, lac, [(F 1, proAB, laclqZ ⁇ M15, Tn10 Tet r) Amy CamR]) and E. coli XL1-Blue MRF ( ⁇ (mcrA) 183, ⁇ (mcrCB-hsdSMR-mrr) 173, endA1, supE44, thi-1, recA1, gyrA96, relA1, lac, [F, proAB, laclqZ ⁇ M15, Tn 10 (Tetr) ])
- the plasmid pIMP1 is a fusion consisting of the E. coli cloning vector pUC18 and the B. subtilis plasmid pIM13, whose origin of replication and MLSr resistance determinant (ermC) enable the replication or clarithromycin resistance of C. acetobutylicum.
- the copy number of plMP1 in this organism is 6-8 copies / cell.
- the plasmids pBS1 to pBS17 were constructed according to the plasmid maps according to FIGS. 4 to 6.
- the constitutively strong promoter of the C. acetobutylicum phosphotransbutyrylase-butyrate kinase (pttHbw / c) operon was synthesized using the oligonucleotides KL08 (SEQ ID NO: 11) and KL09 (SEQ ID NO: 12) amplified in a standard PCR (see Example 1) with chromosomal DNA as a template. After EcoRI-Ndel digestion, this 123 bp fragment was ligated into appropriately digested plMP1 plasmid.
- ET buffer corresponds to ETM buffer without MgCl 2
- C. acetobutylicum has with Cac824l a type II restriction endonuclease which recognizes and cuts the sequence motif 5'-GCNGC-3 '.
- the methylation of the internal cytosine residue in the base sequences 5'-GCNGC-3 'or 5'-GGCC-3' by the methyltransferase ⁇ 3TI of the ⁇ . subtilis phage ⁇ 3T leads to a prevention of restriction by Cac824l. Since it could be shown that such methylated plasmid DNA could be transferred to C. acetobutylicum with a transformation efficiency which was two orders of magnitude higher than correspondingly unmethylated plasmid DNA, all plasmids constructed in this work were transferred to C. acetobutylicum should be subjected to such methylation.
- the plasmids intended for electroporation in C. acetobutylicum were preferably methylated in vivo with the methyltransferase coded on the plasmids pAN1 or pANS1.
- the E. coli strains ER2275 or XL1-Blue MRF 1 were used for this because they do not have any of the restriction systems McrA, McrBC and Mrr. These would cut DNA in which the cytosine of the sequence 5'-CG-3 'is methylated.
- the plasmids pAN1 or pANS1 were first established in these strains and then transformed with the plasmid to be methylated.
- the p15A origin of replication of pAN1 or pANS1 was compatible with the CoIEI replicon. All plasmids constructed for purposes of transformation of C. acetobutylicum carried this replicon.
- the thus modified plasmid DNA was isolated from the E. coli strains by minipreparations.
- the plasmids had to be pAN1 and pANS1 should not be removed separately from the plasmid preparations because they do not replicate in C. acetobutylicum.
- Successful methylation was verified by restriction with Fnu4HI or Satl, methylation-sensitive isoschizomers of Cac824l.
- the strains E. coli XL1-Blue MRF 'and XL2-Blue were used because they have a high transfusion efficiency.
- a stock culture was first streaked on an LB plate with a suitable antibiotic for selection and incubated overnight at 37 ° C. A single colony was then transferred into 5 ml of LB medium with antibiotic and again LIN shaking at 37 0 C shaking incubated. This preculture was used as the inoculum for the main culture, 250 ml of SOB medium with antibiotic. At 18 0 C, the culture was shaken until an OD 6 oo of 0.5-0.6 (about 12-20 h) was reached. The cells were incubated for 10 min on ice and by centrifugal gation (5000 rpm, 10 min, 4 0 C) harvested.
- the cell pellet was washed in 80 ml of ice-cold PIPES buffer, incubated on ice for 10 min and centrifuged again as described. Subsequently, the sediment was taken up in 20 ml of PIPES buffer and slowly, during a 1 minute incubation on ice, with DMSO (1, 5 ml, corresponding to a final concentration of 7%, v / v). Aliquots of 200 ⁇ l were pipetted into precooled 1.5 ml tubes and snap-frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen. At -70 C C, the cells could be stored without apparent degradation of transformation efficiency.
- plasmid DNA or ligation mixture (up to 20 ul) was added by pipetting. After an incubation of 30-40 min on ice, the cells were exposed to a one-minute heat shock at 42 0 C, cooled briefly on ice and mixed with 800 ul LB medium. Immediately following incubation at 37 0 C with gentle shaking for 45-60 min. In the case of transformation of plasmids 20-50 .mu.l of the batch were plated on appropriate selection medium.
- the batch was centrifuged (1000 rpm, 30 sec, RT), 850 ⁇ l of the supernatant were discarded, the cells were suspended in the remaining 150 ⁇ l of medium and these were plated out completely on selection medium.
- DNA can be transferred with greater efficiency compared to artificially induced transformation.
- E. co // - cells 250 ml LB-medium were inoculated with the overnight pre-culture of the ent-speaking strain and incubated to an OD600 of 0.6-0.8, shaking at 37 0 C. The culture were oo in achieving the desired OD 6 15 min on ice cooled and the cells are then collected by centrifugation (5000 rpm, 10 min, 4 0 C) harvested. The sediment was washed 2x with 250 ml of ice-cold water and twice in 10-30 ml of ice-cold glycerol (10%, v / v).
- the cell pellet was finally taken up in 1 ml of ice-cold glycerol (10%, v / v), and the cell suspension was either immediately electroporated into 50 ⁇ l aliquots or snap frozen in liquid nitrogen. At -70 0 C for up to three months, the cells could be stored.
- the appropriate amount of aliquots 50 ⁇ l per transformation
- 100 ⁇ g of plasmid DNA were used, and in the electroporation of E.
- coli ER2275 [pAN1] cells 1 ⁇ g of plasmid DNA was used. Ligation approaches had to be dialyzed before transformation if more than 100 ng of DNA were used per transformation approach.
- the DNA was added to the cells on ice and the batch electroporated immediately.
- a Gene Pulser-II with Pulse Controller Plus Bio-Rad Laboratories GmbH
- the time constant was 4.6 to 4.9 ms.
- 1 ml of LB medium was immediately added to the mixture, the cell suspension was transferred into a 1.5 ml reaction vessel and this was incubated for 1 h at 37 ° C. with shaking. Aliquots of 100-250 ⁇ l were then plated on LB selection medium.
- the "peqGOLD Plasmid Miniprep” was used to isolate clean plasmid DNA in a short time using approximately 4 ml of E. coli overnight culture (yielding approximately 10 ⁇ g of plasmid DNA, depending on the E. coli used). co // strain) The exact execution of the individual work steps was carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- restriction digestion of DNA for analytical and preparative purposes was carried out according to the recommendations of the manufacturer in a volume of 10-200 ul at 37 0 C for usually 1 h.
- the reaction could be stopped by heat inactivation (enzyme dependent, according to the manufacturer), phenol-chloroform extraction or purification with the "UltraClean15 Kit" (company Fermentas)
- a buffer system was used in which all enzymes at least 50-100%
- digestion of PCR fragments should take into account the fact that restriction enzymes usually require a certain nucleotide overhang to cut efficiently Therefore, in the production of such PCR fragments, which carried interfaces at the end of the DNA strand, care was taken to generate a nucleotide overhang of 5-8 bases, for each 1 ⁇ g of DNA approximately 10 U or at least 10 U of the restriction enzyme is used, 1 U is defined as the amount of enzyme necessary to produce 1 ⁇ g ⁇ -DNA at 37 0 C completely split in 60 min. Restriction digestion was checked by agarose gel electrophoresis.
- Ligations were performed in 20 ⁇ l batches. As a rule, a molar ratio of vector to insert of 1: 3 to 1: 5 was sought.
- the growth course of a bacterial culture was monitored by the increase in optical density (OD) using a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 600 nm. The measurement was carried out in a 1 ml semi-micro-cuvette (layer thickness 1 cm) with appropriate medium as reference value. In order to ensure a linearity between the increase of the extinction and the number of cells, the samples were diluted with medium from absorbance readings of 0.4.
- OD optical density
- a precision pH meter was used for the determination of the pH of culture supernatants. To avoid contamination of the measuring electrode, the culture was centrifuged (10,000 Rpm, 10 min, room temperature) and the supernatant is transferred to a test tube.
- the evaluation was done by Maestro Sampler Il Version 2.5 (company Chrompack). To enable a quantification of the samples Calibration runs were carried out with acetate, acetoin, acetone, butanol, butyrate and ethanol in the concentration 5 mmol / l. The automatic evaluation was based on the peak area calculation of calibration and internal standard.
- RNA fragment of the SolB transcript (SolB mRNA) was synthesized. This RNA molecule was introduced into the Clostridia wild types by means of electroporation (see Example 2). The clostridia thus treated were cultured according to Example 2 and the product spectrum was analyzed.
- Example 4 Product Spectra of Strains C. acetobutylicum plMP1 and C. acetobutylicum solB sense
- the mutant C. acetobutylicum plMP1 carries the vector plMP1 without such / ß-construct. This strain serves as a control.
- the mutant C. acetobutylicum solB sense carries the plasmid pBS1.
- the plasmid was constructed based on the plMP1 vector. This vector was coated with the constitutive ptö-bu / c promoter. hen (promoter of Phosphotransbutyrylase butyrate kinase operon). Behind the promoter, the promoterless so / ⁇ gene was cloned in se ⁇ se orientation.
- the vector map is shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 8A to 8C show the product spectra of the growth tests of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type), FIG. 8A, a C. acetobutylicum plMP1 mutant, FIG. 8B, and the C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention), FIG. 8C, in phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM).
- Figures 9A and 9B show the acetone production, Figure 9A, and butanol production, Figure 9B, of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type), Figure 9A, and the C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention), Figure 9B, on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM).
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type) and the C. acetobutylicum plMP1 mutant (control) produced an average of max. about 15 mmol / l acetone and about 70 mmol / l butanol:
- the plasmid construct plMP1 has no discernible influence on the product spectrum of the host cell.
- the C. acetobutylicum solB se ⁇ se mutant produces about 2 mmol / l acetone and about 2 to 15 mmol / l butanol. It produces about 90% less acetone and butanol than the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type).
- Example 5 Product spectra of C. acetobutylicum synth. SolB sense mutants
- SolB sense carries the plasmid pBS7.
- the plasmid was constructed on the basis of the plMP1 vector.
- the solB gene was cloned with its own promoter into the multiple cloning site of the vector (bamHI and EcoRI). The vector map is shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 10A to 10C show product spectra of the growth tests of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type), FIG. 10A, a first C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant (according to the invention), FIG. 10B, another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense Mutant accordinging to the invention
- FIG. 10C and still another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant accordinging to the invention
- FIG. 10D in phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM).
- FIGS. 11A and 11B show the acetone production, FIG. 11A, and butanol production, FIG. 11B, of the type strain C. acetobutyl cum ATCC 824 (wild type), a first C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutant (according to the invention), another C. acetobutylicum synth.
- solB sense mutant (according to the invention) and still another C. acetobutylicum synth. solB se ⁇ se mutant (according to the invention) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM).
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) produces on average about 15 mmol / l acetone and about 70 mmol / l butanol. All C. acetobutylicum synth. SolB sense mutants produce almost no acetone and butanol.
- Example 6 Product Spectra of C. acetobutylicum svnth. such as antisense mutants
- the mutants C. acetobutylicum synth. SolB antisense carry the plasmid pBS13.
- the plasmid was constructed on the basis of the plMP1 vector.
- the promoter and the terminator of the solB gene were in se ⁇ se orientation, the rest of the so / ß gene (137 bp) as well as in other vectors fragments of the so / ß gene (3'so / ß 75 bp (pBS14) , 3'so / ß 115 Bp 1 (pBS15), 5'so / ß 72 bp (pBS16), 5'so / ß 102 bp (pBS17), were cloned in an anissense orientation between them.
- the vector maps are shown in Figs 6A to 6D.
- FIG. 12A shows the acetate production and FIG. 12B shows the butyrate production of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) and a C. acetobutylicum solB sense mutant (according to the invention) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; Concentrations in mmol / l (mM).
- the cultivation of the cells was carried out according to the preceding examples.
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) produces up to about 66 mmol / l acetate
- the mutant according to the invention C. acetobutylicum solB sense produces max. about 60 mmol / l acetate
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type) produces up to about 50 mmol / l butyrate
- a mutant according to the invention C. acetobutyl cum solB sense produces about 105 mmol / l butyrate.
- the mutant according to the invention C. acetobutylicum solB sense produces about twice as much butyrate as the wild type.
- FIG. 13A shows the acetate production and FIG. 13B the butyrate production of the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) and three C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense mutants (according to the invention) on phosphate-limited minimal medium; concentration- in mmol / L (mM). The cultivation of the cells was carried out according to the preceding examples.
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild-type) produces here up to about 55 mmol / l acetate, the mutants of the invention C. acetobutylicum synth. SolB sense produce up to about 30 mmol / l acetate.
- the type strain C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (wild type) produces up to about 50 mmol / l butyrate, the mutants according to the invention of C. acetobutylicum synth.
- SolB sense produce about 105 to 110 mmol / l butyrate.
- the mutants of the invention C. acetobutylicum synth. SolB sense, produce about twice as much butyrate as the wild type.
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