Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061290
Keywords
polyhydroxyalkanoate; Paraburkholderia; Burkholderia; Caballeronia; Trinickia; Micetohabitans; Robbsia; PHA synthase; PHA metabolism; comparative genomics
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- PhD ANID, PIIC UTFSM fellowship
- Ring GAMBIO fellowship
- ANID PIA Ring Genomics and Applied Microbiology for Bioremediation and Bioproducts (GAMBIO) Chile [ACT172128]
- Fondecyt [1200756]
- ILS Chile
- ANID PIA/BASAL [FB0002]
- USM [PI_M_2020_43]
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Burkholderia sensu lato (s.l.) species exhibit versatile metabolism in synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from sugars and fatty acids. Genomic analysis showed that all Burkholderia s.l. strains possess the phaC, phaA, and phaB genes for PHA synthesis with a high level of gene redundancy. The PHA synthases were classified into four phylogenetic groups, reflecting complex regulatory mechanisms for fine-tuning synthesis based on diverse substrates and physiological conditions.
Burkholderia sensu lato (s.l.) species have a versatile metabolism. The aims of this review are the genomic reconstruction of the metabolic pathways involved in the synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Burkholderia s.l. genera, and the characterization of the PHA synthases and the pha genes organization. The reports of the PHA synthesis from different substrates by Burkholderia s.l. strains were reviewed. Genome-guided metabolic reconstruction involving the conversion of sugars and fatty acids into PHAs by 37 Burkholderia s.l. species was performed. Sugars are metabolized via the Entner-Doudoroff (ED), pentose-phosphate (PP), and lower Embden-Meyerhoff-Parnas (EMP) pathways, which produce reducing power through NAD(P)H synthesis and PHA precursors. Fatty acid substrates are metabolized via beta-oxidation and de novo synthesis of fatty acids into PHAs. The analysis of 194 Burkholderia s.l. genomes revealed that all strains have the phaC, phaA, and phaB genes for PHA synthesis, wherein the phaC gene is generally present in >= 2 copies. PHA synthases were classified into four phylogenetic groups belonging to class I II and III PHA synthases and one outlier group. The reconstruction of PHAs synthesis revealed a high level of gene redundancy probably reflecting complex regulatory layers that provide fine tuning according to diverse substrates and physiological conditions.
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