Journal
MOLECULAR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.15252/msb.202010064
Keywords
C-13 flux analysis; Crp; metabolomics; proteomics; regulation analysis
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- NIH [R01GM109069, R01GM118850]
- NSF [MCB 1818384]
- SignalX project of the Swiss Initiative for Systems Biology (SystemsX.ch)
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This study identifies the regulatory mechanisms that coordinate catabolism and anabolism in Escherichia coli, showing that a simple global gene regulatory program mainly implemented by the transcription factor Crp plays a crucial role in allocating proteomic resources and adjusting metabolic fluxes. In addition, passive changes in local metabolite concentrations contribute to the robust coordination of individual metabolic reactions.
Microorganisms adjust metabolic activity to cope with diverse environments. While many studies have provided insights into how individual pathways are regulated, the mechanisms that give rise to coordinated metabolic responses are poorly understood. Here, we identify the regulatory mechanisms that coordinate catabolism and anabolism in Escherichia coli. Integrating protein, metabolite, and flux changes in genetically implemented catabolic or anabolic limitations, we show that combined global and local mechanisms coordinate the response to metabolic limitations. To allocate proteomic resources between catabolism and anabolism, E. coli uses a simple global gene regulatory program. Surprisingly, this program is largely implemented by a single transcription factor, Crp, which directly activates the expression of catabolic enzymes and indirectly reduces the expression of anabolic enzymes by passively sequestering cellular resources needed for their synthesis. However, metabolic fluxes are not controlled by this regulatory program alone; instead, fluxes are adjusted mostly through passive changes in the local metabolite concentrations. These mechanisms constitute a simple but effective global regulatory program that coarsely partitions resources between different parts of metabolism while ensuring robust coordination of individual metabolic reactions.
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