Gene deletion of cytosolic ATP: citrate lyase leads to altered organic acid production in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus niger</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Susan Meijer Michael Lynge Nielsen Lisbeth Olsson Jens Nielsen |
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Institution: | 1.Department for Systems Biology, Center for Microbial Biotechnology,Technical University of Denmark,Lyngby,Denmark;2.Novozymes A/S,Bagsv?rd,Denmark;3.Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,Chalmers University of Technology,Gothenburg,Sweden |
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Abstract: | With the availability of the genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger, the use of targeted genetic modifications has become feasible. This, together with the fact that A. niger is well established industrially, makes this fungus an attractive micro-organism for creating a cell factory platform for
production of chemicals. Using molecular biology techniques, this study focused on metabolic engineering of A. niger to manipulate its organic acid production in the direction of succinic acid. The gene target for complete gene deletion was
cytosolic ATP: citrate lyase (acl), which had previously been identified by using genome-scale stoichiometric metabolic model simulations. The acl gene was deleted using the bipartite gene-targeting method, and the mutant was characterized in batch cultivation. It was
found that the succinic acid yield was increased threefold by deleting the acl gene. Additionally, the total amount of organic acids produced in the deletion strain was significantly increased. Genome-scale
stoichiometric metabolic model predictions can be used for identifying gene targets. Deletion of the acl led to increased succinic acid production by A. niger. |
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