RRC ID 66185
Author Takahashi S, Miyachi M, Tamaki H, Suzuki H.
Title The Escherichia coli CitT transporter can be used as a succinate exporter for succinate production.
Journal Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Abstract Escherichia coli strain, whose gene is one of the subunits of succinate dehydrogenase (sdhA), and gene of the transcriptional repressor of isocitrate lyase (iclR) were disrupted, accumulated 6.6 times as much intracellular succinate as the wild-type MG1655 strain in aerobic growth, but succinate was not found in the culture medium. E. coli citT gene that encodes a citrate transporter was cloned under the control of the lacI promoter in pBR322-based plasmid and the above strain was transformed. This transformant, grown under aerobic condition in M9-tryptone medium with citrate, accumulated succinate in the medium while no succinate was found in the medium without citrate. CitT was active as a succinate transporter for 168 h by changing the culture medium or for 24 h in fed-batch culture. This study suggests that the CitT transporter functions as a succinate exporter in E. coli for succinate production in the presence of citrate.
Volume 85(4)
Pages 981-988
Published 2021-3-24
DOI 10.1093/bbb/zbaa109
PII 6035233
PMID 33590847
MeSH Culture Media Escherichia coli / metabolism* Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism* Organic Anion Transporters / metabolism* Plasmids Succinic Acid / metabolism*
IF 1.516
Resource
Prokaryotes E. coli