Natural and Engineered Hydroxyectoine Production Based on the Pseudomonas stutzeri ectABCD-ask Gene Cluster
Open Access
- 15 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 77 (4), 1368-1374
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02124-10
Abstract
We report on the presence of a functional hydroxyectoine biosynthesis gene cluster, ectABCD-ask , in Pseudomonas stutzeri DSM5190 T and evaluate the suitability of P. stutzeri DSM5190 T for hydroxyectoine production. Furthermore, we present information on heterologous de novo production of the compatible solute hydroxyectoine in Escherichia coli . In this host, the P. stutzeri gene cluster remained under the control of its salt-induced native promoters. We also noted the absence of trehalose when hydroxyectoine genes were expressed, as well as a remarkable inhibitory effect of externally applied betaine on hydroxyectoine synthesis. The specific heterologous production rate in E. coli under the conditions employed exceeded that of the natural producer Pseudomonas stutzeri and, for the first time, enabled effective hydroxyectoine production at low salinity (2%), with the added advantage of simple product processing due to the absence of other cosolutes.Keywords
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