Journal
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0743-y
Keywords
sRNA; Synechocystis; Biofuels; Tolerance
Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [31470217, 21621004]
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 program) [2014CB745101]
- National High-Tech R&D Program (863 program) [2012AA02A707]
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Background: The unicellular model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is considered a promising microbial chassis for biofuel production. However, its low tolerance to biofuel toxicity limits its potential application. Although recent studies showed that bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) play important roles in regulating cellular processes in response to various stresses, the role of sRNAs in resisting exogenous biofuels is yet to be determined. Results: Based on genome-wide sRNA sequencing combined with systematic analysis of previous transcriptomic and proteomic data under the same biofuel or environmental perturbations, we report the identification of 133 transencoded sRNA transcripts with high-resolution mapping of sRNAs in Synechocystis, including 23 novel sRNAs identified for the first time. In addition, according to quantitative expression analysis and sRNA regulatory network prediction, sRNAs potentially involved in biofuel tolerance were identified and functionally confirmed by constructing sRNA overexpression or suppression strains of Synechocystis. Notably, overexpression of sRNA Nc117 revealed an improved tolerance to ethanol and butanol, while suppression of Nc117 led to increased sensitivity. Conclusions: The study provided the first comprehensive responses to exogenous biofuels at the sRNA level in Synechocystis and opens an avenue to engineering sRNA regulatory elements for improved biofuel tolerance in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis.
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