异源表达NADH选择性氧化酶提高光滑球拟酵母酵解速率及丙酮酸生产强度

摘要：【目的】为进一步提高光滑球拟酵母(Torulopsis glabrata)葡萄糖代谢速率及丙酮酸生产强度。【方法】将源于荚膜胞浆菌(Histoplasma capsulatum)的编码选择性氧化酶的AOX1基因过量表达于T. glabrata中,获得了一株线粒体内NADH氧化途径发生改变且胞内总NADH 氧化酶活性提高1.8倍的重组菌株AOX。【结果】与出发菌株CON比较,细胞浓度以及发酵周期降低了20.3%和10.7%,而平均比葡萄糖消耗速率和丙酮酸合成速率分别提高了34.7%和54.1%。其原因     

Enhancement of pyruvate productivity in Torulopsis glabrata: Increase of NAD+ availability

This study aimed at increasing the pyruvate productivity from a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast Torulopsis glabrata, by increasing the availability of NAD+. We examined two strategies for increasing availability of NAD+. To supplement nicotinic acid (NA), the precursor of NAD+; and to increase the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase integrating with addition acetaldehyde as exterior electron acceptor. The addition of 8 mg l(-1) NA to the fermentation medium resulted in a significant increase in the glucose consumption rate (48.4%) and the pyruvate concentration (29%). An ethanol-utilizing mutant WSH-13 was screened and selected after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis of the parent strain T. glabrata CCTCC M202019. Compared with the parent strain, the alcohol dehydrogenase activity of the mutant WSH-13 increased about 110% and the mutant could utilize ethanol as the sole carbon source for growth (1.8 g l(-1) dry cell weight). When growing with glucose, the addition of 4 mg l(-1) acetaldehyde to the mutant WSH-13 culture broth led to a significant increase in the glucose consumption rate (26.3%) and pyruvate production (22.5%), but the ratio of NADH/NAD+ decreased to 0.22. Acetaldehyde did not affect the glucose and energy metabolism at high dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration. However, at lower DO concentration (20%), maintaining the acetaldehyde concentration in the mutant culture broth at 4 mg l(-1) caused an increased NAD+ concentration but a decreased NADH concentration. As a consequence, the pyruvate production rate, the pyruvate yield on glucose and the pyruvate concentration were 68, 44 and 45% higher, respectively, than the corresponding values of the control (without acetaldehyde). The strategy for increasing the glycolytic flux and the pyruvate productivity in T. glabrata by increasing the availability of NAD+ may provide an alternative approach to enhance the metabolites productivity in yeast.     

Effects of glucose, vitamins, and DO concentrations on pyruvate fermentation using Torulopsis glabrata IFO 0005 with metabolic flux analysis

The effects of glucose, vitamins, and DO concentrations on efficient pyruvic acid fermentation were investigated using Torulopsis glabrata IFO 0005, and a novel biphasic culture method was developed on the basis of the metabolic flux analysis. T. glabrata requires the four vitamins nicotinic acid (NA), thiamine hydrochloride (B(1)), pyridoxine hydrochloride, and biotin for cell growth. The deficiency of these vitamins plays an essential role in pyruvate fermentation. In the present study, we considered the effects of the first two vitamins on the pyruvate fermentation. On the basis of several batch and fed-batch experiments, it was found that, as a result of glucose inhibition of cell growth, the initial glucose concentration should be around 30-40 g/L, and the glucose concentration during fermentation should be controlled at high level around 30 g/L. On the basis of an analysis of carbon flux distribution, a biphasic fermentation method was developed where the cultivation started with a high DO (at 40-50% of air saturation) for efficient cell growth and then was reduced to 5-10% for efficient pyruvate production. Since a fair amount of ethanol was formed when the DO concentration was decreased, the addition of NA turned out to be effective in reducing the ethanol formation. This may be due to a relaxing of the requirement for NADH oxidation by the alcohol dehydrogenase pathway. Since B(1) affects both the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and pyruvate decarboxylase, its initial concentration must be carefully determined by considering both the cell growth and pyruvate production phases.     

Redirection of the NADH oxidation pathway in Torulopsis glabrata leads to an enhanced pyruvate production

This study aimed at increasing the pyruvate productivity of a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast Torulopsis glabrata by redirecting NADH oxidation from adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-production pathway (oxidative phosphorylation pathway) to non-ATP production pathway (fermentative pathway). Two respiratory-deficient mutants, RD-17 and RD-18, were screened and selected after ethidium bromide (EtBr) mutagenesis of the parent strain T. glabrata CCTCC M202019. Compared with the parent strain, cytochrome aa ₃ and b in electron transfer chain (ETC) of RD-18 and cytochrome b in RD-17 were disrupted. As a consequence, the activities of key ETC enzymes of the mutant RD-18, including F₀F₁-ATP synthase, complex I, complex I + III, complex II + III, and complex IV, decreased by 22.2, 41.6, 53.1, 23.6, and 84.7%, respectively. With the deficiency of cytochromes in ETC, a large amount of excessive cytosolic NADH was accumulated, which hampered the further increase of the glycolytic flux. An exogenous electron acceptor, acetaldehyde, was added to the strain RD-18 culture to oxidize the excessive NADH. Compared with the parent strain, the concentration of pyruvate and the glucose consumption rate of strain RD-18 were increased by 26.5 and 17.6%, respectively, upon addition of 2.1 mM of acetaldehyde. The strategy for increasing the glycolytic flux in T. glabrata by redirecting the NADH oxidation pathway may provide an alternative approach to enhance the glycolytic flux in yeast.     

过量表达NADH氧化酶加速光滑球拟酵母合成丙酮酸

[目的]进一步提高光滑球拟酵母(Torulopsis glabrata)发酵生产丙酮酸的生产强度.[方法]将来源于乳酸乳球菌(Lactococcus lactis)中编码形成水的NADH氧化酶noxE基因过量表达于丙酮酸工业生产菌株T. glabrata CCTCC M202019中,获得了一株NADH氧化酶活性为34.8 U/mg蛋白的重组菌T. glabrata-PDnoxE.[结果]与出发菌株T. glabrata CCTCC M202019相比,细胞浓度、葡萄糖消耗速率和丙酮酸生产强度分别提高了168%、44.9%和12%,发酵进行到36 h葡萄糖消耗完毕.补加50 g/L葡萄糖继续发酵20 h,则使丙酮酸浓度提高到67.2 g/L.葡萄糖消耗速度和丙酮酸生产强度增加的原因在于形成水的NADH氧化酶过量表达,导致NADH和ATP含量分别降低了18.1%和15.8%.而NAD<' 增加了11.1%.[结论]增加细胞内NAD<' 含量能有效地提高酵母细胞葡萄糖的代谢速度及目标代谢产物的生产强度.     

Increasing glycolytic flux in Torulopsis glabrata by redirecting ATP production from oxidative phosphorylation to substrate-level phosphorylation

AIMS: This study aimed at further increasing the pyruvate productivity of a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast Torulopsis glabrata by redirecting ATP production from oxidative phosphorylation to substrate-level phosphorylation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined two strategies to decrease the activity of F0F1-ATPase. The strategies were to inhibit F0F1-ATPase activity by addition of oligomycin, or to disrupt F0F1-ATPase by screening neomycin-resistant mutant. The addition of 0.05 mmol l(-1) oligomycin to the culture broth of T. glabrata CCTCC M202019 resulted in a significantly decreased intracellular ATP level (35.7%) and a significantly increased glucose consumption rate (49.7%). A neomycin-resistant mutant N07 was screened and selected after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis of the parent strain T. glabrata CCTCC M202019. Compared with the parent strain, the F0F1-ATPase activity of the mutant N07 decreased about 65%. As a consequence, intracellular ATP level of the mutant N07 decreased by 24%, which resulted in a decreased growth rate and growth yield. As expected, glucose consumption rate and pyruvate productivity of the mutant N07 increased by 34% and 42.9%, respectively. Consistently, the activities of key glycolytic enzymes of the mutant N07, including phosphofructokinase, pyruvate kinase and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, increased by 63.7%, 28.8% and 14.4%, respectively. In addition, activities of the key enzymes involved in electron transfer chain of the mutant N07 also increased. CONCLUSIONS: Impaired oxidative phosphorylation in T. glabrata leads to a decreased intracellular ATP production, thereby increasing the glycolytic flux. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The strategy of redirecting ATP production from oxidative phosphorylation to substrate-level phosphorylation provides an alternative approach to enhance the glycolytic flux in eukaryotic micro-organisms.     

氧化磷酸化抑制剂对光滑球拟酵母糖酵解速度的影响

研究了不同浓度电子传递链抑制剂 ( 鱼藤酮和抗霉素 A) 和 F_OF₁-ATPase 抑制剂 ( 寡霉素 ) 对光滑球拟酵母胞内 ATP 水平、葡萄糖消耗速度、糖酵解途径关键酶的影响 . 在培养液中添加 10 mg/L 鱼藤酮和抗霉素 A ,相对于对照组,胞内 ATP 分别下降了 43% 和 27.7% ,使糖酵解关键酶磷酸果糖激酶 (PFK) 的活性分别提高 340% 和 230% ,从而导致葡萄糖消耗速度增加 360% 和 240% ,丙酮酸生成速度提高了 17% 和 8.5%. 改变胞内 ATP 水平并不影响糖酵解途径其他关键酶 HK 、 PK 活性 . 微量的寡霉素 (0.05 mg/L) 可使胞内 ATP 含量下降 64.3% ,当培养液中寡霉素浓度达到 0.4 mg/L 时,细胞不能继续生长,葡萄糖消耗速度和丙酮酸的生成速度却随着寡霉素浓度 ( 小于 0.6 mg/L) 的增加而增加 . 表明氧化磷酸化途径中, ATPase 决定着 ATP 的生成 . 降低胞内 ATP 含量能显著提高 PFK 活性 (r²=0.9971) ,葡萄糖消耗速度 (r²= 0.9967) 以及丙酮酸生产速度 (r²= 0.965) ,葡萄糖消耗速度的增加是糖酵解途径中关键酶 PFK 活性 (r² = 0.9958) 和 PK 活性 (r²= 0.8706) 增加所导致的 . 这一结果有利于揭示真核微生物细胞中氧化磷酸化与中心代谢途径 ( 酵解 ) 的关系 .     

Inhibition of lipogenesis by halothane in isolated rat liver cells.

1. Halothane at clinically effective concentrations [2.5 and 4% (v/v) of the gas phase of the incubation flask] was found to inhibit significantly lipogenesis from endogenous substrates, e.g., glycogen, or from added lactate plus pyruvate. This was accompanied by a decrease in the ratio of the free [NAD+]/[NADH] of the mitochondrion and the cytoplasm, as shown by the [3-hydroxybutyrate]/[acetoacetate] ratio and the [lactate]/[pyruvate] ratio. 2. Acetoacetate or pyruvate decreased the inhibitory effect of halothane and restored lipogenesis to control rates. They were reduced rapidly by 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase or lactate dehydrogenase respectively, with the concomitant oxidation of NADH and the generation of NAD+. 3. These results suggest that the mechanism by which halothane inhibits lipogenesis from glycogen or lactate is by inhibition of the oxidation of NADH; this results in inhibition of flux of carbon through pyruvate dehydrogenase and a shortage of acetyl-CoA for fatty acid synthesis. Thus when NADH acceptors are added in the presence of halothane, the concentration of mitochondrial NAD+ is raised so that the flux of carbon through pyruvate dehydrogenase increases and lipogenesis is restored.     

Metabolic responses of pyruvate decarboxylase-negative Saccharomyces cerevisiae to glucose excess.

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A can occur via two routes. In pyruvate decarboxylase-negative (Pdc-) mutants, the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is the sole functional link between glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Such mutants therefore provide a useful experimental system with which to study regulation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. In this study, a possible in vivo inactivation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was investigated. When respiring, carbon-limited chemostat cultures of wild-type S. cerevisiae were pulsed with excess glucose, an immediate onset of respiro-fermentative metabolism occurred, accompanied by a strong increase of the glycolytic flux. When the same experiment was performed with an isogenic Pdc- mutant, only a small increase of the glycolytic flux was observed and pyruvate was the only major metabolite excreted. This finding supports the hypothesis that reoxidation of cytosolic NADH via pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase is a prerequisite for high glycolytic fluxes in S. cerevisiae. In Pdc- cultures, the specific rate of oxygen consumption increased by ca. 40% after a glucose pulse. Calculations showed that pyruvate excretion by the mutant was not due to a decrease of the pyruvate flux into the TCA cycle. We therefore conclude that rapid inactivation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (e.g., by phosphorylation of its E1 alpha subunit, a mechanism demonstrated in many higher organisms) is not a relevant mechanism in the response of respiring S. cerevisiae cells to excess glucose. Consistently, pyruvate dehydrogenase activities in cell extracts did not exhibit a strong decrease after a glucose pulse.     

Control of the shift from homolactic acid to mixed-acid fermentation in Lactococcus lactis: predominant role of the NADH/NAD+ ratio.

During batch growth of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis NCDO 2118 on various sugars, the shift from homolactic to mixed-acid metabolism was directly dependent on the sugar consumption rate. This orientation of pyruvate metabolism was related to the flux-controlling activity of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase under conditions of high glycolytic flux on glucose due to the NADH/NAD+ ratio. The flux limitation at the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase led to an increase in the pool concentrations of both glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone-phosphate and inhibition of pyruvate formate lyase activity. Under such conditions, metabolism was homolactic. Lactose and to a lesser extent galactose supported less rapid growth, with a diminished flux through glycolysis, and a lower NADH/NAD+ ratio. Under such conditions, the major pathway bottleneck was most probably at the level of sugar transport rather than glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Consequently, the pool concentrations of phosphorylated glycolytic intermediates upstream of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase decreased. However, the intracellular concentration of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate remained sufficiently high to ensure full activation of lactate dehydrogenase and had no in vivo role in controlling pyruvate metabolism, contrary to the generally accepted opinion. Regulation of pyruvate formate lyase activity by triose phosphates was relaxed, and mixed-acid fermentation occurred (no significant production of lactate on lactose) due mostly to the strong inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase by the in vivo NADH/NAD+ ratio.     

The connection between ionophore-mediated Ca-movements and intermediary metabolism in human red cells. II. Site and mode of glycolytic activation during Ca-loading

Human red cells (RBC) respond to moderate Ca²⁺-loading with increased ATP consumption and stimulation of glycolytic flux. 1. Ca²⁺-induced metabolite transitions at different pH-values showed a clearcut crossover at the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase/3-phosphoglycerate kinase (GAPDH/PGK)-steps. 2. The behavior of glycolytic metabolites in iodoacetate-treated, GAPDH-inhibited, and in phosphoenolpyruvate-loaded RBC ruled out activation of hexokinase, phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase. 3. Glycolytic stimulation is linked to Ca²⁺-extrusion rate and not to the loaded Ca²⁺. 4. Adenine nucleotides and inorganic phosphate could be ruled out as the connecting link between glycolytic activation and Ca²⁺-extrusion. 5. NADH oxidation was observed at all pH-values studied when the RBC were incubated either at low or high extracellular potassium. NADH is product-inhibitor of GAPDH. The concentration (34 μM) of thermodynamically free NADH calculated from the GAPDH/PGK equilibrium reactants was in the inhibitory range: any decrease in NADH is therefore followed by activation of GAPDH. NAD/NADH ratio seems to be the connecting link between ATP consuming ion transport and ATP generation by glycolysis.     

Trypanosoma evansi is alike to Trypanosoma brucei brucei in the subcellular localisation of glycolytic enzymes

Trypanosoma evansi, which causes surra, is descended from Trypanosoma brucei brucei, which causes nagana. Although both parasites are presumed to be metabolically similar, insufficient knowledge of T. evansi precludes a full comparison. Herein, we provide the first report on the subcellular localisation of the glycolytic enzymes in T. evansi, which is a alike to that of the bloodstream form (BSF) of T. b. brucei: (i) fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, phosphoglycerate kinase, triosephosphate isomerase (glycolytic enzymes) and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (a glycolysis-auxiliary enzyme) in glycosomes, (ii) enolase, phosphoglycerate mutase, pyruvate kinase (glycolytic enzymes) and a GAPDH isoenzyme in the cytosol, (iii) malate dehydrogenase in cytosol and (iv) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in both glycosomes and the cytosol. Specific enzymatic activities also suggest that T. evansi is alike to the BSF of T. b. brucei in glycolytic flux, which is much faster than the pentose phosphate pathway flux, and in the involvement of cytosolic GAPDH in the NAD⁺/NADH balance. These similarities were expected based on the close phylogenetic relationship of both parasites.     

Free and membrane-bound lactate dehydrogenase from white driving muscles of skate.

Purified cytoplasmic and membrane-bound lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) from white muscle of skate were characterized, Km for pyruvate and NADH for purified LDH were 150 +/- 16 and 29 +/- 7 microM, and for membrane-bound LDH were 185 +/- 22 and 7.5 +/- 1.5 microM, respectively. The membrane-bound enzyme was not inhibited by high pyruvate concentration (up to 20 mM) in contrast to purified LDH. Part of membrane-bound LDH was released by incubation in solutions with a high level of KCl (up to 1 M) or at alkaline pH. The inactivation rate during trypsin digestion for solubilized LDH was 2-3-fold higher than that for the membrane-bound enzyme.     

NADH/NAD redox state of cytoplasmic glycolytic compartments in vascular smooth muscle

The cytoplasmic NADH/NAD redox potential affects energy metabolism and contractile reactivity of vascular smooth muscle. NADH/NAD redox state in the cytosol is predominately determined by glycolysis, which in smooth muscle is separated into two functionally independent cytoplasmic compartments, one of which fuels the activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase. We examined the effect of varying the glycolytic compartments on cystosolic NADH/NAD redox state. Inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase by 10 microM ouabain resulted in decreased glycolysis and lactate production. Despite this, intracellular concentrations of the glycolytic metabolite redox couples of lactate/pyruvate and glycerol-3-phosphate/dihydroxyacetone phosphate (thus NADH/NAD) and the cytoplasmic redox state were unchanged. The constant concentration of the metabolite redox couples and redox potential was attributed to 1) decreased efflux of lactate and pyruvate due to decreased activity of monocarboxylate B-H(+) transporter secondary to decreased availability of H(+) for cotransport and 2) increased uptake of lactate (and perhaps pyruvate) from the extracellular space, probably mediated by the monocarboxylate-H(+) transporter, which was specifically linked to reduced activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase. We concluded that redox potentials of the two glycolytic compartments of the cytosol maintain equilibrium and that the cytoplasmic NADH/NAD redox potential remains constant in the steady state despite varying glycolytic flux in the cytosolic compartment for Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase.     

Ferric leghemoglobin reductase from soybean root nodules

An NADH: (acceptor) oxidoreductase from the cytosol of soybean root nodules was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, hydroxylapatite adsorption, and Sephacryl S-200 Superfine chromatography. The native molecular weight of the reductase was found to be 100,000 by analytical gel filtration and 83,000 by equilibrium ultracentrifugation. The subunit molecular weight was 54,000 as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis. The pI of the enzyme was 5.5. With ferric leghemoglobin (Lb) as the substrate, nearly identical initial velocities were obtained using either CO or O2 to ligate the enzymatically produced ferrous leghemoglobin. With CO as the ligand in the reaction, the product of the enzyme-catalyzed, NADH-dependent reduction of ferric Lb was spectrally identified as LbCO. Initial velocity was a linear function of increasing enzyme concentration. NADPH was only 31% as effective an electron donor as NADH as determined by initial velocity. The Michaelis constants (Km) for ferric Lba and NADH were 9.5 and 18.8 microM, respectively. Myoglobin, Lba, Lbc1, Lbc2, Lbc3, and Lbd were reduced at similar rates by the reductase. At pH 5.2, acetate-bound ferric Lb and nicotinate-bound ferric Lb were reduced by the enzyme at 83 and 5%, respectively, of rates observed in the absence of these ligands. The rate of enzymatic reduction of ferric Lb was constant between pH 6.5 and 7.6 but increased approximately threefold at pH 5.2. The results indicate that the NADH: (acceptor) oxidoreductase could be identified as a ferric Lb reductase.     

Enhancement of pyruvate production by Torulopsis glabrata using a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy

The effect of agitation speeds on the performance of producing pyruvate by a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast, Torulopsis glabrata, was investigated in batch fermentation. High pyruvate yield on glucose (0.797 g g(-1)) was achieved under high agitation speed (700 rpm), but the glucose consumption rate was rather low (1.14 g l(-1) h(-1)). Glucose consumption was enhanced under low agitation speed (500 rpm), but the pyruvate yield on glucose decreased to 0.483 g g(-1). Glycerol production was observed under low agitation speed and decreased with increasing agitation speed. Based on process analysis and carbon flux distribution calculation, a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy was proposed, in which the agitation speed was controlled at 700 rpm in the first 16 h and then switched to 500 rpm. This was experimentally proven to be successful. Relatively high concentration of pyruvate (69.4 g l(-1)), high pyruvate yield on glucose (0.636 g g(-1)), and high glucose consumption rate (1.95 g l(-1)h(-1)) were achieved by applying this strategy. The productivity (1.24 g l(-1) h(-1)) was improved by 36%, 23% and 31%, respectively, compared with fermentations in which agitation speeds were kept constant at 700 rpm, 600 rpm, and 500 rpm. Experimental results indicate that the difference between the performances for producing pyruvate under a favorable state of oxygen supply (dissolved oxygen concentration >50%) was caused by the different regeneration pathways of NADH generated from glycolysis.     

光滑球拟酵母中α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶系生理作用解析

[目的]研究α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶系在光滑球拟酵母碳代谢流、能量代谢和氨基酸代谢中的生理作用.[方法]通过敲除光滑球拟酵母中编码α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶系中E1酶的基因kgd1,构建α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶活性缺失菌株T.glabrata kgd1::kan,并考察KGDH缺失引起TCA循环关键酶活性,碳代谢流量以及胞内氨基酸和能荷水平等方面的变化.[结果]光滑球拟酵母中α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶活性的缺失导致:(1)细胞启动乙醛酸途径,通过形成TCA-乙醛酸循环实现TCA循环的正常代谢;(2)胞内NADH/NAD+水平下降33.7%,ATP/ADP水平下降31.8%,而与NADH代谢相关的丙酮酸脱氢酶、异柠檬酸脱氢酶和苹果酸脱氢酶的活性分别提高58.1%、33.3%和32.5%;(3)胞内丙酮酸含量下降50.1%,而胞内琥珀酸、苹果酸和α-酮戊二酸含量则分别增加了172.7%、66.1%和41.1%;(4)丙酮酸族氨基酸含量下降29.3%,而胞内谷氨酸族氨基酸和天冬氨酸族氨基酸含量则提高了34.7%和26.8%.[结论]上述研究结果表明,α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶系在微生物细胞中心碳代谢、能量代谢和氨基酸代谢中发挥着重要作用.     

The effect of dissolved oxygen on the metabolic profile of a murine hybridoma grown in serum-free medium in continuous culture

The murine B-lymphocyte hybridoma, CC9C10 was grown at steady state under serum-free conditions in continuous culture at dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in the range of 10% to 150% of air saturation. Cells could be maintained with this range at high viability in a steady state at a dilution rate of 1 d(-1), although with lower cell concentrations at higher DO. A higher specific antibody production measured at higher DO was matched by a decrease in the viable cell concentration at steady state, so that the volumetric antibody titre was not changed significantly. An attempt to grow cells at 250% of air saturation was unsuccessful but the cells recovered to normal growth once the DO was decreased.There was a requirement for cellular adaptation at each step-wise increase in dissolved oxygen. Adaptation to a DO of 100% was associated with an increase in the specific activities of glutathione peroxidase (x18), glutathione S-transferase (x11) and superoxide dismutase (x6) which are all known antioxidant enzymes. At DO above 100%, the activities of GPX and GST decreased possibly as a result of inactivation by reactive oxygen radicals.The increase in dissolved oxygen concentration caused changes in energy metabolism. The specific rate of glucose uptake increased at higher dissolved oxygen concentrations with a higher proportion of glucose metabolized anaerobically. Short-term radioactive assays showed that the relative flux of glucose through glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway increased whereas the flux through the tricarboxylic acid cycle decreased at high DO. Although the specific glutamine utilization rate increased at higher DO, there was no evidence for a change in the pattern of metabolism. This indicates a possible blockage of glycolytic metabolites into the TCA cycle, and is compatible with a previous suggestion that pyruvate dehydrogenase is inhibited by high oxygen concentrations.Analysis of the oxygen uptake rate of cell suspensions at steady state under all conditions showed a pronounced Crabtree effect which was manifest by a decrease (up to 40%) in oxygen consumption on addition of glucose. This indicates that the degree of aerobic metabolism in these cultures is highly sensitive to the glucose concentration. (c) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 54: 153-164, 1997.     

Intermediary carbohydrate metabolism in the adult filarial worm Setaria digitata.

Several key enzymes related to carbohydrate metabolism were assayed in Setaria digitata. In the cytosolic fraction pyruvate kinase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, malate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase were found. Among the TCA cycle enzymes succinate dehydrogenase, fumarate reductase, fumarase (malate dehydration), malate dehydrogenase (malate oxidation and oxaloacetate reduction) and malic enzyme (malate decarboxylation) were detected in the mitochondrial fraction. Only reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase, NADH oxidase and NADH-cytochrome c reductase were found in the mitochondrial fraction. The significance of these results with respect to the metabolic capabilities of the worm are discussed.     

Coming up for air: HIF-1 and mitochondrial oxygen consumption

Hypoxic cells induce glycolytic enzymes; this HIF-1-mediated metabolic adaptation increases glucose flux to pyruvate and produces glycolytic ATP. Two papers in this issue of Cell Metabolism (Kim et al., 2006; Papandreou et al., 2006) demonstrate that HIF-1 also influences mitochondrial function, suppressing both the TCA cycle and respiration by inducing pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1). PDK1 regulation in hypoxic cells promotes cell survival.