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Directed evolution and secretory expression of xylose isomerase for improved utilisation of xylose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal

BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02073-y

Keywords

Xylose; Xylose isomerase; Secretion; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Co-fermentation

Funding

  1. Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development through Rural Development Administration of Korea [PJ0149382021]
  2. Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HP20C0087]
  3. High Value-added Food Technology Development Program through the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [321026-5]
  4. Research Initiative Program of KRIBB

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The extracellular conversion of xylose to xylulose before uptake has been found to be effective in xylose fermentation or glucose/xylose co-fermentation, reducing the competition between glucose and xylose for cellular uptake. The engineered XI secretion system developed in this study may enable the simultaneous utilization of C5/C6 sugars from sustainable lignocellulosic biomass.
Background Xylose contained in lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive carbon substrate for economically viable conversion to bioethanol. Extensive research has been conducted on xylose fermentation using recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing xylose isomerase (XI) and xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase (XR/XDH) pathways along with the introduction of a xylose transporter and amplification of the downstream pathway. However, the low utilization of xylose in the presence of glucose, due to the varying preference for cellular uptake, is a lingering challenge. Studies so far have mainly focused on xylose utilization inside the cells, but there have been little trials on the conversion of xylose to xylulose by cell before uptake. We hypothesized that the extracellular conversion of xylose to xylulose before uptake would facilitate better utilization of xylose even in the presence of glucose. To verify this, XI from Piromyces sp. was engineered and hyper-secreted in S. cerevisiae for the extracellular conversion of xylose to xylulose. Results The optimal pH of XI was lowered from 7.0 to 5.0 by directed evolution to ensure its high activity under the acidic conditions used for yeast fermentation, and hyper-secretion of an engineered XI-76 mutant (E56A and I252M) was accomplished by employing target protein-specific translational fusion partners. The purified XI-76 showed twofold higher activity than that of the wild type at pH 5. The secretory expression of XI-76 in the previously developed xylose utilizing yeast strain, SR8 increased xylose consumption and ethanol production by approximately 7-20% and 15-20% in xylose fermentation and glucose and xylose co-fermentation, respectively. Conclusions Isomerisation of xylose to xylulose before uptake using extracellular XI was found to be effective in xylose fermentation or glucose/xylose co-fermentation. This suggested that glucose competed less with xylulose than with xylose for uptake by the cell. Consequently, the engineered XI secretion system constructed in this study can pave the way for simultaneous utilization of C5/C6 sugars from the sustainable lignocellulosic biomass.

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