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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages 691-700Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0933-9
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Corynebacterium glutamicum; glutamate; OdhI; 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase; oxoglutarate dehydrogenase inhibitor; PknG; Serine/threonine protein kinase
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We recently showed that the activity of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (ODHC) in Corynebacterium glutamicum is controlled by a novel regulatory mechanism that involves a 15-kDa protein called OdhI and serine/threonine protein kinase G (PknG). In its unphosphorylated state, OdhI binds to the E1 subunit (OdhA) of ODHC and, thereby, inhibits its activity. Inhibition is relieved by phosphorylation of OdhI at threonine-14 by PknG under conditions requiring high ODHC activity. In this work, evidence is provided that the dephosphorylation of phosphorylated OdhI is catalyzed by a phospho-Ser/Thr protein phosphatase encoded by the gene cg0062, designated ppp. As a decreased ODHC activity is important for glutamate synthesis, we investigated the role of OdhI and PknG for glutamate production under biotin limitation and after addition of Tween-40, penicillin, or ethambutol. A Delta odhI mutant formed only 1-13% of the glutamate synthesized by the wild type. Thus, OdhI is essential for efficient glutamate production. The effect of a pknG deletion on glutamate synthesis was dependent on the induction conditions. Under strong biotin limitation and in the presence of ethambutol, the Delta pknG mutant showed significantly increased glutamate production, offering a new way to improve production strains.
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