# Patent

## Title
Engineered microorganisms with enhanced fermentation activity

## Abstract

Provided herein are genetically modified microorganisms that have enhanced fermentation activity, and methods for making and using such microorganisms.

## Background
RELATED PATENT APPLICATION(S)
This patent application is a continuation application which claims the benefit of international patent application no. PCT/US2010/041618 filed on Jul. 9, 2010, entitled ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS WITH ENHANCED FERMENTATION ACTIVITY, naming Stephen Picataggio, Kirsty Anne Lily Salmon and Jose Miguel LaPlaza as inventors, which claims the benefit of (i) U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/224,430 filed on Jul. 9, 2009, entitled ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS WITH ENHANCED FERMENTATION ACTIVITY, naming Stephen Picataggio as inventor; (ii) U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/316,780 filed on Mar. 23, 2010, entitled ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS WITH ENHANCED FERMENTATION ACTIVITY, naming Stephen Picataggio as inventor; and (iii) U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/334,097 filed on May 12, 2010, entitled ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS WITH ENHANCED FERMENTATION ACTIVITY, naming Stephen Picataggio as inventor. The entire content of the foregoing patent applications is incorporated herein by reference, including, without limitation, all text, tables and drawings.


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FIELD
The technology relates in part to genetically modified microorganisms that have enhanced fermentation activity, and methods for making and using such microorganisms.
BACKGROUND
Microorganisms employ various enzyme-driven biological pathways to support their own metabolism and growth. A cell synthesizes native proteins, including enzymes, in vivo from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA first is transcribed into a complementary ribonucleic acid (RNA) that comprises a ribonucleotide sequence encoding the protein. RNA then directs translation of the encoded protein by interaction with various cellular components, such as ribosomes. The resulting enzymes participate as biological catalysts in pathways involved in production of molecules utilized or secreted by the organism.
These pathways can be exploited for the harvesting of the naturally produced products. The pathways also can be altered to increase production or to produce different products that may be commercially valuable. Advances in recombinant molecular biology methodology allow researchers to isolate DNA from one organism and insert it into another organism, thus altering the cellular synthesis of enzymes or other proteins. Such genetic engineering can change the biological pathways within the host organism, causing it to produce a desired product. Microorganic industrial production can minimize the use of caustic chemicals and production of toxic byproducts, thus providing a “clean” source for certain products.
SUMMARY
Provided herein are engineered microorganisms having enhanced fermentation activity. In certain non-limiting embodiments, such microorganisms are capable of generating a target product with enhanced fermentation efficiency by, for example, (i) preferentially utilizing a particular glycolysis pathway, which increases yield of a target product, upon a change in fermentation conditions; (ii) reducing cell division rates upon a change in fermentation conditions, thereby diverting nutrients towards production of a target product; (iii) having the ability to readily metabolize five-carbon sugars; and/or (iv) having the ability to readily metabolize carbon dioxide; and combinations of the foregoing. In some embodiments, a target product is ethanol or succinic acid.
Thus, provided in certain embodiments are engineered microorganisms that comprise: (a) a functional Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway that metabolizes six-carbon sugars under aerobic fermentation conditions, and (b) a genetic modification that reduces an Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity upon exposure of the engineered microorganism to anaerobic fermentation conditions, whereby the engineered microorganisms preferentially metabolize six-carbon sugars by the Enter-Doudoroff pathway under the anaerobic fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the genetic modification is insertion of a promoter into genomic DNA in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification is provision of a heterologous promoter polynucleotide in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity. In some embodiments, the genetic modification is a deletion or disruption of a polynucleotide that encodes, or regulates production of, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member, and the microorganism comprises a heterologous nucleic acid that includes a polynucleotide encoding the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member operably linked to a polynucleotide that down-regulates production of the member under anaerobic fermentation conditions. In certain embodiments, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity is a phosphofructokinase activity, a phosphoglucose isomerase activity, or a phosphofructokinase activity and a phosphoglucose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the activity of one or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5 or more) pathway members in an EM pathway is reduced or removed to undetectable levels. In certain embodiments, one or more activities in an EM pathway, not mentioned herein, also can be modified to further enhance production of a desired product (e.g., alcohol).
Also provided in some embodiments are engineered microorganisms that comprise a genetic modification that inhibits cell division upon exposure to a change in fermentation conditions, where: the genetic modification comprises introduction of a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that regulates the cell cycle of the microorganism; and the promoter activity is altered by the change in fermentation conditions. Provided also in certain embodiments are engineered microorganisms that comprise a genetic modification that inhibits cell division and/or cell proliferation upon exposure of the microorganisms to a change in fermentation conditions. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits cell division, inhibits cell proliferation, inhibits the cell cycle and/or induces cell cycle arrest. In some embodiments, the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to anaerobic fermentation conditions, and in certain embodiments, the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to an elevated temperature. In some embodiments, the polypeptide that regulates the cell cycle has thymidylate synthase activity. In certain embodiments, the promoter activity is reduced by the change in fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the genetic modification is a temperature sensitive mutation.
Provided also in some embodiments are methods for manufacturing a target product produced by an engineered microorganism, which comprise: (a) culturing an engineered microorganism described herein under aerobic conditions; and (b) culturing the engineered microorganism after (a) under anaerobic conditions, whereby the engineered microorganism produces the target product. Also provided in some embodiments are methods for producing a target product by an engineered microorganism, which comprise: (a) culturing an engineered microorganism described herein under a first set of fermentation conditions; and (b) culturing the engineered microorganism after (a) under a second set of fermentation conditions different than the first set of fermentation conditions, whereby the second set of fermentation conditions inhibits cell division and/or cell proliferation of the engineered microorganism. In certain embodiments, the target product is ethanol or succinic acid. In some embodiments, the host microorganism from which the engineered microorganism is produced does not produce a detectable amount of the target product. In certain embodiments, the culture conditions comprise fermentation conditions, comprise introduction of biomass, comprise introduction of a six-carbon sugar (e.g., glucose), and/or comprise introduction of a five-carbon sugar (e.g., xylulose, xylose); or combinations of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the target product is produced with a yield of greater than about 0.3 grams per gram of glucose added, and in certain embodiments, a method comprises purifying the target product from the cultured microorganisms. In some embodiments, a method comprises modifying the target product, thereby producing modified target product. In certain embodiments, a method comprises placing the cultured microorganisms, the target product or the modified target product in a container, and in certain embodiments, a method comprises shipping the container. In some embodiments, the second set of fermentation conditions comprises an elevated temperature as compared to the temperature in the first set of fermentation conditions. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits the cell cycle of the engineered microorganism upon exposure to the second set of fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits cell proliferation, inhibits cell division, inhibits the cell cycle and/or induces cell cycle arrest upon exposure to the second set of fermentation conditions. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits thymidylate synthase activity upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions, and sometimes the genetic modification comprises a temperature sensitive mutation.
Also provided in certain embodiments are methods for manufacturing an engineered microorganism, which comprise: (a) introducing a genetic modification to a host microorganism that reduces an Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity upon exposure of the engineered microorganism to anaerobic conditions; and (b) selecting for engineered microorganisms that (i) metabolize six-carbon sugars by the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway under aerobic fermentation conditions, and (ii) preferentially metabolize six-carbon sugars by the Entner-Doudoroff pathway under the anaerobic fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the genetic modification is insertion of a promoter into genomic DNA in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity. The genetic modification sometimes is provision of a heterologous promoter polynucleotide in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification is a deletion or disruption of a polynucleotide that encodes, or regulates production of, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member, and the microorganism comprises a heterologous nucleic acid that includes a polynucleotide encoding the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member operably linked to a polynucleotide that down-regulates production of the member under anaerobic fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity is a phosphofructokinase activity, and in certain embodiments, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity is a phosphoglucose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the activity of one or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5 or more) pathway members in an EM pathway is reduced or removed to undetectable levels.
Provided also in some embodiments are methods for manufacturing an engineered microorganism, which comprise: (a) introducing a genetic modification to a host microorganism that inhibits cell division upon exposure to a change in fermentation conditions, thereby producing engineered microorganisms; and (b) selecting for engineered microorganisms with inhibited cell division upon exposure of the engineered microorganisms to the change in fermentation conditions. In certain embodiments, the change in fermentation conditions comprises a change to anaerobic fermentation conditions. The change in fermentation conditions sometimes comprises a change to an elevated temperature. In some embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits the cell cycle of the engineered microorganism upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions. The genetic modification sometimes inhibits cell division, inhibits the cell cycle, inhibits cell proliferation and/or induces cell cycle arrest upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions. In some embodiments, the genetic modification inhibits thymidylate synthase activity upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions, and in certain embodiments, the genetic modification comprises a temperature sensitive mutation.
In certain embodiments pertaining to engineered microorganisms, and methods of making or using such microorganisms, the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that adds or alters a five-carbon sugar metabolic activity. In some embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic alteration that adds or alters xylose isomerase activity. In certain embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic alteration that adds or alters a xylose reductase (XR) activity and a xylitol dehydrogenase (XD) activity. In some embodiments, the microorganism comprises a xylulokinase (XK) activity. In certain embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic alteration that adds or alters five-carbon sugar transporter activity, and sometimes the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity or an active transporter activity. In some embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic alteration that adds or alters carbon dioxide fixation activity, and sometimes the genetic alteration that adds or alters phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity. In certain embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity. In certain embodiments, the microorganism comprises a genetic alteration that adds or alters a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity. In some embodiments the microorganism is an engineered yeast, such as a Saccharomyces yeast (e.g., S. cerevisiae), for example.
In some embodiments, provided are nucleic acids, comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide from Ruminococcus possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity, or a polypeptide possessing xylose reductase activity and xylitol dehydrogenase activity. In certain embodiments, provided are nucleic acids, comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide possessing xylulokinase activity. Also provided in certain embodiments are expression vectors comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide from Ruminococcus possessing a xylose isomerase activity. Also provided in some embodiments are expression vectors comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose reductase activity and xylitol dehydrogenase activity. Also provided in some embodiments are expression vectors comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylulokinase activity. The polynucleotide sometimes includes one or more substituted codons, and in some embodiments, the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons (e.g., some or all codons are optimized with yeast codons (e.g., S. cerevisiae codons).
The polynucleotide sometimes includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32 or 33, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing, and in certain embodiments the polypeptide includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In certain embodiments, a stretch of contiguous nucleotides of the polynucleotide is from another organism, and sometimes the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose isomerase activity. The other organism sometimes is a fungus, such as a Piromyces fungus (e.g., Piromyces strain E2 or another Piromyces strain) for example, and at times the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In some embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. The stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism sometimes is about 1% to about 30% (e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25%) of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, about 30 contiguous nucleotides from the polynucleotide from Ruminococcus are replaced by about 10 to about 20 nucleotides from the other organism. Sometimes, the contiguous stretch of polynucleotides from the other organism is at the 5′ end of the polynucleotide. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. The polynucleotide sometimes encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises one or more point mutations, and sometimes the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of the R. flavefaciens strain Siijpesteijn 1948 polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity (e.g., the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation). In certain embodiments, an expression vector includes a regulatory nucleotide sequence in operable linkage with the polynucleotide. A regulatory nucleotide sequence sometimes includes a promoter sequence (e.g., an inducible promoter sequence, constitutively active promoter sequence. In certain embodiments, provided are methods for preparing an expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H24, comprising: (i) providing a nucleic acid that contains a regulatory sequence, and (ii) inserting the polynucleotide into the nucleic acid in operable linkage with the regulatory sequence.
Thus, in some embodiments, provided are chimeric xylose isomerase enzymes, and polynucleotides that encode them, which include subsequences from two or more xylose isomerase donor sequences. The xylose isomerase donor sequences sometimes are naturally occurring native sequences from an organism, and sometimes are modified sequences. In certain embodiments, a subsequence from one donor may represent a majority of the chimeric xylose isomerase sequence (e.g., about 55% to about 99% of the chimeric xylose isomerase nucleotide or amino acid sequence (e.g., about 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98%) or all but 30 or fewer nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric sequence (e.g., all but about 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule). In some embodiments, a subsequence from one donor may represent a minority of the chimeric xylose isomerase sequence (e.g., about 1% to about 45% of the chimeric xylose isomerase nucleotide or amino acid sequence (e.g., about 40, 35, 30, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2%) or about 1 to about 30 nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric sequence (e.g., about 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule). In some embodiments, one or more donor sequences for a chimeric xylose isomerase molecule are from a xylose isomerase described in the following Table:














Accession



SEQ ID NO
Number



(nucleotide
(nucleotide



sequence/
sequence/



amino acid
amino acid


Organism Name (XI Donor)
sequence)
sequence)







Clostridiales_genomosp.BVAB3
104 and 109/112
YP_003474614.1


str UPII9-5


Ruminococcus flavefaciens
22 and 30/31 
AJ132472/




CAB51938.1


Ruminococcus_FD1
102 and 107/110
ZP_06143883.1


Ruminococcus_18P13
103 and 108/111
CBL17278.1


Thermus thermophilus
106
P26997.1


Bacillus stercoris
105
ZP_02435145.1


Clostridium cellulolyticum
101
YP_002507697.1


Bacillus uniformis
100
ZP_02069286.1


Bacillus stearothermophilus
99
ABI49954.1


Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
98
NP_809706.1


Clostridium
97
P22842.1


thermohydrosulfuricum


Orpinomyces sp. ukk1
96
ACA65427.1


Clostridium phytofermentans
95
YP_001558336.1


Escherichia coli
94


Piromyces strain E2
24 and 34 and
AJ249909/



93/35
CAB76571.1









or a nucleotide sequence or amino acid sequence that is (a) about 80% or more identical to one of the foregoing sequences referenced in the Table (e.g., about 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99% identical), and/or (b) has about 1 to about 20 nucleotide or amino acid modifications (e.g., substitutions, deletions or insertions) relative to one of the foregoing sequences referenced in the Table (e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 nucleotide or amino acid modifications). In certain embodiments, (a) the majority of a chimeric xylose isomerase molecule is from a Ruminococcus xylose isomerase described in the foregoing Table (e.g., about 80% or more of the nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule (e.g., about 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99% of the nucleotides or amino acids) or all but about 30 of the nucleotides or amino acids in the chimeric molecule (e.g., all but about 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule)), and (b) a minority of the chimeric xylose isomerase is from a xylose isomerase of another organism (e.g., about 20% or fewer of the nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule (e.g., about 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1% of the nucleotides or amino acids) or about 30 of the nucleotides or amino acids in the chimeric molecule (e.g., about 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 nucleotides or amino acids of the chimeric molecule)). In the latter embodiments, the minority of the chimeric xylose isomerase sometimes is from a xylose isomerase referenced in the foregoing Table, such as a xylose isomerase from the Piromyces strain, for example. In some embodiments, a donor sequence includes one or more nucleotide or amino acid mutations, examples of which are described herein.

In some embodiments, provided are nucleic acids, including a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity. In certain embodiments, an expression vector, comprising a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose to xylulose, xylose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are the same, and in certain embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are different. In some embodiments, the first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and the second stretch of contiguous nucleotides independently are selected from nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity. In certain embodiments, the first organism is a bacterium. In some embodiments, the bacterium is a Ruminococcus bacterium, and in certain embodiments, the bacterium is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens bacterium (e.g., Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain 17, Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain Siijpesteijn 1948, Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain FD1, Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain 18P13). In some embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32, 33, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In certain embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 31, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In certain embodiments, the second organism is a fungus. In some embodiments, the fungus is a Piromyces fungus, and in some embodiments, the fungus is a Piromyces strain E2 fungus. In certain embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In some embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide includes one or more substituted codons. In some embodiments, the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons. In certain embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the first organism or second organism is about 1% to about 30% (e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25%) of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the second organism is about 1% to about 30% (e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25) of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide, the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater (e.g., about 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater (e.g., about 80, 85, 90, 95% identity or greater) to the foregoing. In some embodiments, the expression vector can include one or more point mutations. In certain embodiments, the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of R. flavefaciens polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation.
In certain embodiments, the microbes described herein can be used in fermentation methods. In some embodiments, a method includes, contacting a microbe described herein with a feedstock comprising a five carbon molecule under conditions for generating ethanol. In certain embodiments, the five carbon molecule includes xylose. In some embodiments, about 15 grams per liter of ethanol, or more, is generated within about 372 hours. In certain embodiments, about 2.0 grams per liter dry cell weight, or more, is generated within about 372 hours.
In some embodiments, provided are nucleic acids, including a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity. In certain embodiments, an expression vector, comprising a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity. In some embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are the same, and in certain embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are different. In some embodiments, the first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and the second stretch of contiguous nucleotides independently are selected from nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity.
In some embodiments, provided are nucleic acids, including a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity. In certain embodiments, an expression vector, comprising a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous expression vectors from a second organism, where the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity. In some embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are the same, and in certain embodiments, the first organism and the second organism are different. In some embodiments, the first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and the second stretch of contiguous nucleotides independently are selected from nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity.
In certain embodiments, the expression vector includes a regulatory nucleotide sequence in operable linkage with the polynucleotide. In some embodiments, the regulatory nucleotide sequence comprises a promoter sequence. In certain embodiments, the promoter sequence is an inducible promoter sequence. In some embodiments, the promoter sequence is a constitutively active promoter sequence. In certain embodiments, a method for preparing an expression vector as described herein, includes (i) providing a nucleic acid that contains a regulatory sequence, and (ii) inserting the polynucleotide into the nucleic acid in operable linkage with the regulatory sequence. In some embodiments, a microbe as described herein includes the nucleic acid of anyone of the foregoing embodiments. In certain embodiments, a microbe includes an expression vector of any one of the foregoing embodiments. In some embodiments, the microbe is a yeast. In certain embodiments, the microbe is a Saccharomyces yeast, and in some embodiments, the microbe is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast.
In various embodiments, provided herein is a nucleic acid comprising polynucleotide subsequences that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme (e.g., EDD), a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme (e.g., EDA), a transaldolase enzyme (e.g., TAL1), a transketolase enzyme (e.g., TKL1, TKL2, or TKL1 and TKL2), a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme (e.g., ZWF1), a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme (e.g., SOL3, SOL4, or SOL3 and SOL4) and a xylose isomerase enzyme or a xylose reductase (XR) enzyme and a xylitol dehydrogenase (XD) enzyme, and a xylulokinase (XK) enzyme. In some embodiments, polynucleotide subsequences encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. (e.g., Escherichia coli) or Pseudomonas spp. (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and in certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and/or the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is a chimeric polynucleotide that includes part of such a sequence and part of another phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme sequence (e.g., from a different organism). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. (e.g., Ruminococcus flavefaciens), and in some embodiments, is a chimeric polynucleotide that includes part of such a sequence and part of another xylose isomerase sequence (e.g., from a Piromyces spp.). Non-limiting examples of xylose isomerase chimeric sequences are described herein. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme (e.g., ZWF1) and/or a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme (e.g., SOL3/SOL4). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that encode the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae). In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a glucose transporter (e.g., GAL2, GXS1, GXF1, HXT7). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the glucose transporter is from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae). In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that alters the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme (e.g., GND1, GND2). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme are from a yeast. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that disrupts a phosphoglucose isomerase enzyme (e.g., PGI1). In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, a phosphoglucose isomerase enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a transaldolase enzyme (e.g., TAL1). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that encode the transaldolase enzyme are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, transaldolase enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a transketolase enzyme (e.g., TKL1, TKL2, or TKL1 and TKL2). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that encode the transketolase enzyme are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, transketolase enzyme.
In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and in operable connection with one or more polynucleotide subsequences described above. Such promoters often are constitutively active and sometimes are operable under anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Non-limiting examples of promoters include those that control glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1). A nucleic acid can be one or two nucleic acids in some embodiments, and each nucleic acid can include one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and or promoters described above. A nucleic acid can be in circular (e.g., plasmid) or linear form, in some embodiments, and sometimes functions as an expression vector. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid functions as a tool for integrating the polynucleotide subsequences, and optionally promoter sequences, included in the nucleic acid, into genomic DNA of a host organism.
In some embodiments, provided herein is an engineered microbe comprising heterologous polynucleotide subsequences that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme (e.g., EDD), a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme (e.g., EDA), a xylose isomerase enzyme or a xylose reductase (XR) enzyme and a xylitol dehydrogenase (XD) enzyme, and a xylulokinase (XK) enzyme. In certain embodiments, the microbe is a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae). In some embodiments, polynucleotide subsequences encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. (e.g., Escherichia coli) or Pseudomonas spp. (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and in certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and/or the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is a chimeric polynucleotide that includes part of such a sequence and part of another phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme sequence (e.g., from a different organism). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. (e.g., Ruminococcus flavefaciens), and in some embodiments, is a chimeric polynucleotide that includes part of such a sequence and part of another xylose isomerase sequence (e.g., from a Piromyces spp.). Non-limiting examples of xylose isomerase chimeric sequences are described herein. In some embodiments, the engineered microbe expresses a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme (e.g., ZWF1) and/or a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme (e.g., SOL3/SOL4). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that encode the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that disrupt the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme are from a yeast. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme.
Thus, an engineered microbe sometimes expresses higher-than-normal levels (e.g., over-express) of an endogenous glucose-6-ph6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme (e.g., under control of a constitutive promoter, or multiple copies of the nucleotide subsequences that encode such enzymes are inserted in the microbe). In some embodiments, the engineered microbe includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a glucose transporter (e.g., GAL2, GSX1, GXF1, HXT7). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the glucose transporter is from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Thus, an engineered microbe sometimes expresses higher-than-normal levels (e.g., over-express) of one or more endogenous glucose transport enzymes (e.g., under control of a constitutive promoter, or multiple copies of the nucleotide subsequences that encode such enzymes are inserted in the microbe). In some embodiments, the engineered microbe includes a genetic alteration that reduces the activity of an endogenous phosphofructokinase enzyme activity. In certain embodiments, a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes such an enzyme is altered such that enzyme activity is significantly reduced or not detectable in the engineered microbe. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that alters the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme (e.g., GND1, GND2). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme are from a yeast. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that alters a phosphoglucose isomerase enzyme (e.g., PGI1) activity. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter the phosphoglucose isomerase enzyme are from a yeast. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, a phosphoglucose isomerase enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that alters a transaldolase enzyme (e.g., TAL1). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter the transaldolase enzyme activity, increase the transaldolase activity, and in some embodiments the polynucleotide sequences are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter transaldolase enzyme activity, decrease the transaldolase activity. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, transaldolase enzyme. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that alters a transketolase enzyme (e.g., TKL1, TKL2, or TKL1 and TKL2). In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter the transketolase enzyme increase transketolase activity and in some embodiments, the polynucleotide sequences are from a yeast, non-limiting examples of which are Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide subsequences that alter transketolase enzyme activity, decrease the transketolase activity. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide subsequence that decreases expression of, or disrupts, transketolase enzyme.
In some embodiments, the engineered microbe includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces spp. (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and in operable connection with one or more polynucleotide subsequences described above. Such promoters often are constitutively active and sometimes are operable under anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Non-limiting examples of promoters include those that control glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1). The polynucleotide sequences and promoters described above sometimes are non-stably associated with the microbe (e.g., they are in a non-integrated nucleic acid (e.g., a plasmid), and in some embodiments, are integrated in genomic DNA of the microbe. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide sequences are integrated in a transposition integration event, a homologous recombination integration event or a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event. In some embodiments, a transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and/or promoters described above. In certain embodiments, a homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and or promoters described above. In certain embodiments, provided are methods for producing xylulose and/or ethanol using an engineered microbe described above, which comprise contacting the engineered microbe with a medium (e.g., feedstock) under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes xylulose and/or ethanol. In some embodiments, the engineered microbe synthesizes xylulose and/or ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield (e.g., about 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% of theoretical xylulose and/or ethanol yield). In some embodiments, the medium (e.g., feedstock) contains a six-carbon sugar (e.g., hexose, glucose) and/or a five-carbon sugar (e.g., pentose, xylose). In certain embodiments, the ethanol is separated and/or recovered from the engineered microorganism.
Additional embodiments can be found in Example 42: Examples of the embodiments. Certain embodiments are described further in the following description, examples, claims and drawings.



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The drawings illustrate embodiments of the technology and are not limiting. For clarity and ease of illustration, the drawings are not made to scale and, in some instances, various aspects may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of particular embodiments.
FIG. 1 depicts a metabolic pathway that produces ethanol as by product of cellular respiration. The solid lines represent activities present in the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway (e.g., aerobic respiration). Dashed lines represent activities associated with the Entner-Doudoroff pathway (e.g., anaerobic respiration). One or both pathways often can be operational in a microorganism. The level of activity of each pathway can vary from organism to organism. The arrow from FBP (e.g., Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, also referred to as F-1,6-BP) to G3P (e.g., glcyeraldehyde-3-phosphate), illustrates wild type levels of conversion of FBP to two molecules of G3P. In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 a smaller arrow from FBP to G3P is illustrated, indicating reduced or no conversion of FBP to G3P. The reduction in conversion of FBP to G3P illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 is a result of the reduction or elimination of the previous activity that converts fructose-6-phosphate (F6P) to FBP (e.g., the activity of PFK).
FIG. 2 depicts an engineered metabolic pathway that can be used to produce ethanol more efficiently in a host microorganism in which the pathway has been engineered. The solid lines in FIGS. 2-5 represent the metabolic pathway naturally found in a host organism (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae, for example). The dashed lines in FIGS. 2-5 represent a novel activity or pathway engineered into a microorganism to allow increased ethanol production efficiency. In FIG. 2 the activity of an enzyme in the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway, phosphofructokinase (e.g., PFK) is permanently or temporarily reduced or eliminated. The inactivation is shown as the “X” in FIG. 2. Disruption of the activity of PFK serves to inactivate the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway (EM pathway). To allow cells to survive with a non-functional PFK, two activities from the Entner-Doudoroff pathway (ED pathway) have been introduced into a host organism engineered with the reduced or non-functional EM pathway. The introduced activities allow survival with an inactivated EM pathway in addition to increased efficiency of ethanol production.
FIG. 3 depicts an engineered metabolic pathway that can be used to produce ethanol using xylose as a carbon source by introducing the activity into a microorganism. The engineered microorganism can convert xylose to xylulose in a single reaction using the introduced xylose isomerase activity. Xylose also can be metabolized by the combined activities of xylose reductase, and xylitol dehydrogenase, as depicted in FIG. 20. Xylulose then can be fermented to ethanol by entering the EM pathway. Engineered microorganisms also can use the increased efficiency of ethanol production associated with inactivation of the EM pathway and introduction of activities of the ED pathway, shown in FIG. 2 and discussed below. The ability to utilize xylose efficiently (e.g., concurrently with six-carbon sugars or prior to the depletion of six-carbon sugars) can be provided by the introduction of the novel activities, xylose isomerase, or xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase.
FIG. 4 depicts an engineered metabolic pathway that can be used to increase the efficiency of ethanol production (and other products) by introducing the ability to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into a microorganism. The engineered microorganism can incorporate or fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic molecules using the introduced phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity. Carbon dioxide incorporated in this manner can be used as an additional carbon source that can increase production of many organic molecules, including ethanol. Non-limiting examples of other products whose production can benefit from carbon fixation include; pyruvate, oxaloacetate, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and the like. The pathway depicted in FIG. 4 illustrates the introduction of the novel carbon dioxide fixation activity in the background of a fully functional EM pathway, and an introduced ED pathway. It is understood the introduction of the carbon fixation activity can benefit microorganisms that have no other modifications to any metabolic pathways. It also is understood that microorganism modified in one, or multiple, other metabolic pathways can benefit from the introduction of a carbon fixation activity.
FIG. 5 shows a combination of some engineered metabolic pathways described herein. The combination of engineered metabolic pathways shown in FIG. 5 can provide significant increases in the production of ethanol (or other products) when compared to the wild type organism or organisms lacking one, two, three or more of the modifications. Other combinations of engineered metabolic pathways not shown in FIG. 5 are possible, including but not limited to, combinations including increased alcohol tolerance, modified alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity and/or modified thymidylate synthase activity, as described herein. Therefore, FIG. 5 also illustrates an embodiment of a method for generating an engineered microorganism with the ability to produce a greater amount of target product comprising expressing one or more genetically modified activities, described herein, in a host organism that produces the desired target (e.g., ethanol, pyruvate, oxaloacetate and the like, for example) via one or more metabolic pathways. In some embodiments, the combination of metabolic pathways includes those depicted in FIG. 5 in addition to combinations including one, two or three of the following activities; increased alcohol tolerance, modified alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity and modified thymidylate synthase activity.
FIG. 6 shows DNA and amino acid sequence alignments for the nucleotide sequences of EDA (FIG. 6A, 6B) (SEQ ID NOS 670-677, respectively, in order of appearance) and EDD (FIG. 6C, 6D) (SEQ ID NOS 678-685, respectively, in order of appearance) genes from Zymomonas mobilis (native and optimized) and Escherichia coli. 
FIG. 7 shows a representative western blot used to detect the presence of an enzyme associated with an activity described herein.
FIG. 8 illustrates schematic representations of native, modified and chimeric xylose isomerase genes.
FIG. 9 shows a representative Western blot used to detect gene products.
FIG. 10 graphically illustrates a comparison of specific activities of engineered mutant xylose isomerase enzymes. Results are presented as percent activity over wild type (WT) activity. Experimental details and results of the kinetic assays are present in Example 12.
FIG. 11 illustrates comparative growth analysis results of yeast strains carrying vector only or a vector containing native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase, grown on media containing xylose. Experimental details and results of the growth assays are described in Example 13.
FIG. 12 illustrates comparative growth analysis results and measurement of ethanol production in yeast strains carrying vector only or a vector containing native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase. Growth of cells is shown by the lines connected by “diamonds” (vector with xylose isomerase) or “squares” (vector only). Ethanol production is shown by the lines connected by “x's” (vector with xylose isomerase) or “circles” (vector only). Experimental conditions and results are described in Example 13.
FIGS. 13A and 13B show representative Western blots used to detect levels of various exogenous EDD and EDA gene combinations expressed in a host organism. Experimental conditions and results are described in Example 17.
FIG. 14 graphically displays the relative activities of the various EDD/EDA combinations generated as described in Example 18.
FIG. 15 graphically represents the fermentation efficiency of engineered yeast strains carrying exogenous EDD/EDA gene combinations. Vector=p426GPD/p425GPD; EE=EDD-E. coli/EDA-E. coli, EP=EDD-E. coli/EDA-PAO1; PE=EDD-PAO1/EDA-E. coli, PP=EDD-PAO1/EDA-PAO1. Experimental conditions and results are described in Example 19.
FIGS. 16A and 16B graphically illustrate fermentation data (e.g., cell growth, glucose usage and ethanol production) for engineered yeast strains generated as described herein. FIG. 16A illustrates the fermentation data for engineered strain BF428 (BY4742 with vector controls), and FIG. 16B illustrates the fermentation data for engineered strain BF591 (BY4742 with EDD-PAO1/EDA-PAO1). Experimental conditions and results are described in Example 20.
FIGS. 17A and 17B graphically illustrate fermentation data for engineered yeast strains described herein. FIG. 17A illustrates the fermentation data for engineered strain BF738 (BY4742 tal1 with vector controls p426GPD and p425GPD). FIG. 17B illustrates the fermentation data for engineered strain BF741 (BY4742 tal1 with plasmids pBF290 (EDD-PAO1) and pBF292 (EDA-PAO1). Experimental conditions and results are described in Example 21.
FIGS. 18A and 18B graphically illustrate fermentation data for engineered yeast strains as described herein. FIG. 18A illustrates the fermentation data for BF740 grown on 2% dextrose, and FIG. 18B illustrates the fermentation data for BF743 grown on 2% dextrose. Strain descriptions, experimental conditions and results are described in Example 22.
FIG. 19 graphically illustrates the results of coupled assay kinetics for single plasmid and two plasmid edd/eda expression vector systems. Vector construction and experimental conditions are described in Example 24.
FIG. 20 depicts an engineered metabolic pathway that can be used to produce ethanol using xylose as a carbon source by introducing the activity into a microorganism. The engineered microorganism can convert xylose to xylulose by the activities of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase. Xylose also can be metabolized by the combined activities of xylose reductase, and xylitol dehydrogenase, as depicted in FIG. 20. Xylulose then can be fermented to ethanol by entering the EM pathway. Engineered microorganisms also can use the increased efficiency of ethanol production associated with inactivation of the EM pathway and introduction of activities of the ED pathway, shown in FIG. 2 and discussed below. The ability to utilize xylose efficiently (e.g., concurrently with six-carbon sugars or prior to the depletion of six-carbon sugars) can be provided by the introduction of the novel activities, xylose isomerase, or xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase.
FIG. 21 graphically illustrates the results of xylose isomerase chimera generated with various 5′ edge sequences. Experimental methods and results are described in Example 28.
FIG. 22 shows the results of western blots performed on xylose isomerase chimera generated with various 5′ edge sequences. Experimental methods and results are described in Example 28.
FIG. 23 shows a western blot of E. coli crude extract illustrated the presence of the EDD protein at the expected size. Lane 1 is a standard size ladder (Novex Sharp standard), Lane 2 is 1 μg BF1055 cell lysate, Lane 3 is 10 μg BF1055 cell lysate, Lane 4 is 1.5 μg BF1706 cell lysate, Lane 5 is 15 μg BF1706 cell lysate. Experimental methods and results are described in Example 34.
FIG. 24 graphically illustrates the results of activity evaluations of EDA genes expressed in yeast. Experimental methods and results are described in Example 34.
FIG. 25 graphically illustrates the specific activity of various xylose isomerase candidate activities. Experimental methods and results are described in Example 41.



DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Ethanol is a two carbon, straight chain, primary alcohol that can be produced from fermentation (e.g., cellular respiration processes) or as a by-product of petroleum refining. Ethanol has widespread use in medicine, consumables, and in industrial processes where it often is used as an essential solvent and a precursor, or feedstock, for the synthesis of other products (e.g., ethyl halides, ethyl esters, diethyl ether, acetic acid, ethyl amines and to a lesser extent butadiene, for example). The largest use of ethanol, worldwide, is as a motor fuel and fuel additive. Greater than 90% of the cars produced world wide can run efficiently on hydrous ethanol (e.g., 95% ethanol and 5% water). Ethanol also is commonly used for production of heat and light.
World production of ethanol exceeds 50 gigaliters (e.g., 1.3×1010 US gallons), with 69% of the world supply coming from Brazil and the United States. The United States fuel ethanol industry is based largely on corn biomass. The use of corn biomass for ethanol production may not yield a positive net energy gain, and further has the potential of diverting land that could be used for food production into ethanol production. It is possible that cellulosic crops may displace corn as the main fuel crop for producing bio-ethanol. Non-limiting examples of cellulosic crops and waste materials include switchgrass and wood pulp waste from paper production and wood milling industries.
Biomass produced in the paper pulping and wood milling industries contains both 5 and six-carbon sugars. Use of this wasted biomass could allow production of significant amounts of bio-fuels and products, while reducing the use of land that could be used for food production. Predominant forms of sugars in the biomass produced in wood and paper pulping and wood milling industries are glucose and xylose.
Provided herein are methods for producing ethanol, ethanol derivatives and/or conjugates and other organic chemical intermediates (e.g., pyruvate, acetaldehyde, glyceraldehyde-3-phospate, and the like) using biological systems. Such production systems may have significantly less environmental impact and could be economically competitive with current manufacturing systems. Thus, provided herein are methods for manufacturing ethanol and other organic chemical intermediates by engineered microorganisms. In some embodiments microorganisms are engineered to contain at least one heterologous gene encoding an enzyme, where the enzyme is a member of a novel pathway engineered into the microorganism. In certain embodiments, an organism may be selected for elevated activity of a native enzyme.
Genetically engineered microorganisms described herein produce organic molecules for industrial uses. The organisms are designed to be “feedstock flexible” in that they can use five-carbon sugars (e.g., pentose sugars such as xylose, for example), six-carbon sugars (e.g., hexose sugars such as glucose or fructose, for example) or both as carbon sources. Further, the organisms described herein have been designed to be highly efficient in their use of hexose sugars to produce desired organic molecules. To that end, the microorganisms described herein are “pathway flexible” such that the microorganisms are able to direct hexose sugars primarily to either (i) the traditional glycolysis pathway (the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway) thereby generating ATP energy for cell growth and division at certain times, or (ii) a separate glycolytic pathway (the Entner-Doudoroff pathway) thereby producing significant levels of pyruvic acid, a key 3-carbon intermediate for producing many desired industrial organic molecules.
Pathway selection in the microorganism can be directed via one or more environmental switches such as a temperature change, oxygen level change, addition or subtraction of a component of the culture medium, or combinations thereof. The metabolic pathway flexibility of microorganisms described herein allow the microorganisms to efficiently use hexose sugars, which ultimately can lead to microorganisms capable of producing a greater amount of industrial chemical product per gram of feedstock as compared with conventional microorganisms (e.g., the organism from which the engineered organism was generated, for example). In some embodiments, the metabolic pathway flexibility of the engineered microorganisms described herein is generated by adding or increasing metabolic activities associated with the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. In certain embodiments the metabolic activities added are phosphogluconate dehydratase (e.g., EDD gene), 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase (e.g., EDA gene) or both.
A number of industrially useful microorganisms (e.g., microorganisms used in fermentation processes, yeast for example), metabolize xylose inefficiently or are incapable of metabolizing xylose. Many organisms that can metabolize xylose do so only after all glucose and/or other six-carbon sugars have been depleted. The microorganisms described herein have been engineered to efficiently utilize five-carbon sugars (e.g., xylose, for example) as an alternative or additional source of carbon, concurrently with and/or prior to six-carbon sugar usage, by the incorporation of a heterologous nucleic acid (e.g., gene) encoding a xylose isomerase, in some embodiments, and in certain embodiments, by the incorporation of a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a xylose reductase and a xylitol dehydrogenase. Xylose isomerase converts the five-carbon sugar xylose to xylulose, in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase convert xylose to xylulose. Xylulose can ultimately be converted to pyruvic acid or to ethanol through metabolism via the Embden-Meyerhoff or Entner-Doudoroff pathways.
Many non-photosynthetic organisms are not capable of incorporating inorganic atmospheric carbon into organic carbon compounds, via carbon fixation pathways, to any appreciable degree, or at all. Often, microorganisms used in industrial fermentation process also are incapable of significant carbon fixation. The ability to incorporate atmospheric carbon dioxide, or carbon dioxide waste from respiration in fermentation processes, can increase the amount of industrial chemical product produced per gram of feedstock, in certain embodiments. Thus, the microorganisms described herein also can be modified to add or increase the ability to incorporate carbon from carbon dioxide into industrial chemical products, in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, the microorganisms described herein are engineered to express enzymes such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (“PEP” carboxylase) and/or ribulose 1,5-bis-phosphate carboxylase (“Rubisco”), thus allowing the use of carbon dioxide as an additional source of carbon.
A particularly useful industrial chemical product produced by fermentation is ethanol. Ethanol is an end product of cellular respiration and is produced from acetaldehyde by an alcohol dehydrogenase activity (e.g., by an enzyme like alcohol dehydrogenase 1 or ADH1, for example). However, ethanol can readily be converted back to acetaldehyde by the action of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (e.g., ADH2), thus lowering the yield of ethanol produced. In some embodiments, microorganisms described herein are modified to reduce or eliminate the activity of ADH2, to allow increased yields of ethanol. In certain embodiments, the engineered microorganisms described herein also are modified to have a higher tolerance to alcohol, thus enabling even higher yields of alcohol as a fermentation product without inhibition of cellular processes due to increased levels of alcohol in the growth medium.
Microorganisms
A microorganism selected often is suitable for genetic manipulation and often can be cultured at cell densities useful for industrial production of a target product. A microorganism selected often can be maintained in a fermentation device.
The term “engineered microorganism” as used herein refers to a modified microorganism that includes one or more activities distinct from an activity present in a microorganism utilized as a starting point (hereafter a “host microorganism”). An engineered microorganism includes a heterologous polynucleotide in some embodiments, and in certain embodiments, an engineered organism has been subjected to selective conditions that alter an activity, or introduce an activity, relative to the host microorganism. Thus, an engineered microorganism has been altered directly or indirectly by a human being. A host microorganism sometimes is a native microorganism, and at times is a microorganism that has been engineered to a certain point.
In some embodiments an engineered microorganism is a single cell organism, often capable of dividing and proliferating. A microorganism can include one or more of the following features: aerobe, anaerobe, filamentous, non-filamentous, monoploid, dipoid, auxotrophic and/or non-auxotrophic. In certain embodiments, an engineered microorganism is a prokaryotic microorganism (e.g., bacterium), and in certain embodiments, an engineered microorganism is a non-prokaryotic microorganism. In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism is a eukaryotic microorganism (e.g., yeast, fungi, amoeba).
Any suitable yeast may be selected as a host microorganism, engineered microorganism or source for a heterologous polynucleotide. Yeast include, but are not limited to, Yarrowia yeast (e.g., Y. lipolytica (formerly classified as Candida lipolytica)), Candida yeast (e.g., C. revkaufi, C. pulcherrima, C. tropicalis, C. utilis), Rhodotorula yeast (e.g., R. glutinus, R. graminis), Rhodosporidium yeast (e.g., R. toruloides), Saccharomyces yeast (e.g., S. cerevisiae, S. bayanus, S. pastorianus, S. carlsbergensis), Cryptococcus yeast, Trichosporon yeast (e.g., T. pullans, T. cutaneum), Pichia yeast (e.g., P. pastoris) and Lipomyces yeast (e.g., L. starkeyii, L. lipoferus). In some embodiments, a yeast is a S. cerevisiae strain including, but not limited to, YGR240CBY4742 (ATCC accession number 4015893) and BY4742 (ATCC accession number 201389). In some embodiments, a yeast is a Y. lipolytica strain that includes, but is not limited to, ATCC20362, ATCC8862, ATCC18944, ATCC20228, ATCC76982 and LGAM S(7)1 strains (Papanikolaou S., and Aggelis G., Bioresour. Technol. 82(1):43-9 (2002)). In certain embodiments, a yeast is a C. tropicalis strain that includes, but is not limited to, ATCC20336, ATCC20913, SU-2 (ura3-/ura3-), ATCC20962, H5343 (beta oxidation blocked; U.S. Pat. No. 5,648,247) strains.
Any suitable fungus may be selected as a host microorganism, engineered microorganism or source for a heterologous polynucleotide. Non-limiting examples of fungi include, but are not limited to, Aspergillus fungi (e.g., A. parasiticus, A. nidulans), Thraustochytrium fungi, Schizochytrium fungi and Rhizopus fungi (e.g., R. arrhizus, R. oryzae, R. nigricans), Orpinomyces or Piromyces. In some embodiments, a fungus is an A. parasiticus strain that includes, but is not limited to, strain ATCC24690, and in certain embodiments, a fungus is an A. nidulans strain that includes, but is not limited to, strain ATCC38163.
Any suitable prokaryote may be selected as a host microorganism, engineered microorganism or source for a heterologous polynucleotide. A Gram negative or Gram positive bacteria may be selected. Examples of bacteria include, but are not limited to, Bacillus bacteria (e.g., B. subtilis, B. megaterium, B. stearothermophilus), Bacteroides bacteria (e.g., Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron), Clostridium bacteria (e.g., C. phytofermentans, C. thermohydrosulfuricum, C. cellulyticum (H10)), Acinetobacter bacteria, Norcardia baceteria, Lactobacillus bacterial (e.g., Lactobacillus pentosus), Xanthobacter bacteria, Escherichia bacteria (e.g., E. coli (e.g., strains DH10B, StbI2, DH5-alpha, DB3, DB3.1), DB4, DB5, JDP682 and ccdA-over (e.g., U.S. application Ser. No. 09/518,188))), Streptomyces bacteria (e.g., Streptomyces rubiginosus, Streptomyces murinus), Erwinia bacteria, Klebsiella bacteria, Serratia bacteria (e.g., S. marcessans), Pseudomonas bacteria (e.g., P. aeruginosa), Salmonella bacteria (e.g., S. typhimurium, S. typhi), Thermus bacteria (e.g., Thermus thermophilus), and Thermotoga bacteria (e.g., Thermotoga maritiima, Thermotoga neopolitana) and Ruminococcus (e.g., Ruminococcus environmental samples, Ruminococcus albus, Ruminococcus bromii, Ruminococcus callidus, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus gauvreauii, Ruminococcus gnavus, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus obeum, Ruminococcus sp., Ruminococcus sp. 14531, Ruminococcus sp. 15975, Ruminococcus sp. 16442, Ruminococcus sp. 18P13, Ruminococcus sp. 25F6, Ruminococcus sp. 25F7, Ruminococcus sp. 25F8, Ruminococcus sp. 4—1—47FAA, Ruminococcus sp. 5, Ruminococcus sp. 5—1—39BFAA, Ruminococcus sp. 7L75, Ruminococcus sp. 8—1—37FAA, Ruminococcus sp. 9SE51, Ruminococcus sp. C36, Ruminococcus sp. CB10, Ruminococcus sp. CB3, Ruminococcus sp. CCUG 37327 A, Ruminococcus sp. CE2, Ruminococcus sp. CJ60, Ruminococcus sp. CJ63, Ruminococcus sp. CO1, Ruminococcus sp. C012, Ruminococcus sp. CO22, Ruminococcus sp. CO27, Ruminococcus sp. CO28, Ruminococcus sp. CO34, Ruminococcus sp. CO41, Ruminococcus sp. CO47, Ruminococcus sp. CO7, Ruminococcus sp. CS1, Ruminococcus sp. CS6, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR52, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR66, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR67, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR70k1, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR87, Ruminococcus sp. Eg2, Ruminococcus sp. Egf, Ruminococcus sp. END-1, Ruminococcus sp. FD1, Ruminococcus sp. GM2/1, Ruminococcus sp. ID1, Ruminococcus sp. ID8, Ruminococcus sp. K-1, Ruminococcus sp. KKA Seq234, Ruminococcus sp. M-1, Ruminococcus sp. M10, Ruminococcus sp. M22, Ruminococcus sp. M23, Ruminococcus sp. M6, Ruminococcus sp. M73, Ruminococcus sp. M76, Ruminococcus sp. MLG080-3, Ruminococcus sp. NML 00-0124, Ruminococcus sp. Pei041, Ruminococcus sp. SC101, Ruminococcus sp. SC103, Ruminococcus sp. Siijpesteijn 1948, Ruminococcus sp. WAL 17306, Ruminococcus sp. YE281, Ruminococcus sp. YE58, Ruminococcus sp. YE71, Ruminococcus sp. ZS2-15, Ruminococcus torques). Bacteria also include, but are not limited to, photosynthetic bacteria (e.g., green non-sulfur bacteria (e.g., Choroflexus bacteria (e.g., C. aurantiacus), Chloronema bacteria (e.g., C. gigateum)), green sulfur bacteria (e.g., Chlorobium bacteria (e.g., C. limicola), Pelodictyon bacteria (e.g., P. luteolum), purple sulfur bacteria (e.g., Chromatium bacteria (e.g., C. okenii)), and purple non-sulfur bacteria (e.g., Rhodospirillum bacteria (e.g., R. rubrum), Rhodobacter bacteria (e.g., R. sphaeroides, R. capsulatus), and Rhodomicrobium bacteria (e.g., R. vanellii)).
Cells from non-microbial organisms can be utilized as a host microorganism, engineered microorganism or source for a heterologous polynucleotide. Examples of such cells, include, but are not limited to, insect cells (e.g., Drosophila (e.g., D. melanogaster), Spodoptera (e.g., S. frugiperda Sf9 or Sf21 cells) and Trichoplusa (e.g., High-Five cells); nematode cells (e.g., C. elegans cells); avian cells; amphibian cells (e.g., Xenopus laevis cells); reptilian cells; and mammalian cells (e.g., NIH3T3, 293, CHO, COS, VERO, C127, BHK, Per-C6, Bowes melanoma and HeLa cells).
Microorganisms or cells used as host organisms or source for a heterologous polynucleotide are commercially available. Microorganisms and cells described herein, and other suitable microorganisms and cells are available, for example, from Invitrogen Corporation, (Carlsbad, Calif.), American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, Va.), and Agricultural Research Culture Collection (NRRL; Peoria, Ill.).
Host microorganisms and engineered microorganisms may be provided in any suitable form. For example, such microorganisms may be provided in liquid culture or solid culture (e.g., agar-based medium), which may be a primary culture or may have been passaged (e.g., diluted and cultured) one or more times. Microorganisms also may be provided in frozen form or dry form (e.g., lyophilized). Microorganisms may be provided at any suitable concentration.
Six-Carbon Sugar Metabolism and Activities
Six-carbon or hexose sugars can be metabolized using one of two pathways in many organisms. One pathway, the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway (EM pathway), operates primarily under aerobic (e.g., oxygen rich) conditions. The other pathway, the Entner-Doudoroff pathway (ED pathway), operates primarily under anaerobic (e.g., oxygen poor) conditions, producing pyruvate that can be converted to lactic acid. Lactic acid can be further metabolized upon a return to appropriate conditions. The EM pathway produces two ATP for each six-carbon sugar metabolized, as compared to one ATP produced for each six-carbon sugar metabolized in the ED pathway. Thus the ED pathway yields ethanol more efficiently than the EM pathway with respect to a given amount of input carbon, as seen by the lower net energy yield. However, yeast preferentially use the EM pathway for metabolism of six-carbon sugars, thereby preferentially using the pathway that yields more energy and less desired product.
The following steps and enzymatic activities metabolize six-carbon sugars via the EM pathway. Six-carbon sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose, hexose and the like) are converted to glucose-6-phosphate by hexokinase or glucokinase (e.g., HXK or GLK, respectively). Glucose-6-phosphate can be converted to fructose-6-phosphate by phosphoglucoisomerase (e.g., PGI). Fructose-6-phosphate can be converted to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate by phosphofructokinase (e.g., PFK). Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F1,6BP) represents a key intermediate in the metabolism of six-carbon sugars, as the next enzymatic reaction converts the six-carbon sugar into two 3 carbon sugars. The reaction is catalyzed by fructose bisphosphate aldolase and yields a mixture of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G-3-P). The mixture of the two 3 carbon sugars is preferentially converted to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate by the action of triosephosphate isomerase. G-3-P is converted is converted to 1,3-diphosphoglycerate (1,3-DPG) by glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GLD). 1,3-DPG is converted to 3-phosphoglycerate (3-P-G by phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK). 3-P-G is converted to 2-phosphoglycerate (2-P-G) by phophoglycero mutase (GPM). 2-P-G is converted to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) by enolase (ENO). PEP is converted to pyruvate (PYR) by pyruvate kinase (PYK). PYR is converted to acetaldehyde by pyruvate dicarboxylase (PDC). Acetaldehyde is converted to ethanol by alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (ADH1).
Many enzymes in the EM pathway are reversible. The enzymes in the EM pathway that are not reversible, and provide a useful activity with which to control six-carbon sugar metabolism, via the EM pathway, include, but are not limited to phosphofructokinase and alcohol dehydrogenase. In some embodiments, reducing or eliminating the activity of phosphofructokinase may inactivate the EM pathway. Engineering microorganisms with modified activities in PFK and/or ADH may yield increased product output as compared to organisms with the wild type activities, in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, modifying a reverse activity (e.g., the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the reverse activity of ADH, for example) may also yield an increase in product yield by reducing or eliminating the back conversion of products by the backwards reaction. The activity which catalyzes the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde is alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (ADH2). Reducing or eliminating the activity of ADH2 can increase the yield of ethanol per unit of carbon input due to the inactivation of the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, in certain embodiments. In addition to enzyme activities that are not reversible, certain reversible activities also can be used to control six-carbon sugar metabolism via the EM pathway, in some embodiments. A non-limiting example of a reversible enzymatic activity that can be utilized to control six-carbon sugar metabolism includes phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI).
A microorganism may be engineered to include or regulate one or more activities in the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway, for example. In some embodiments, one or more of these activities may be altered such that the activity or activities can be increased or decreased according to a change in environmental conditions. In certain embodiments, one or more of the activities (e.g., PGI, PFK or ADH2) can be altered to allow regulated control and an alternative pathway for more efficient carbon metabolism can be provided (e.g., one or more activities from the ED pathway, for example). An engineered organism with the EM pathway under regulatable control and a novel or enhanced ED pathway would be useful for producing significantly more ethanol or other end product from a given amount of input feedstock. The term “activity” as used herein refers to the functioning of a microorganism's natural or engineered biological pathways to yield various products including ethanol and its precursors. Ethanol (or other product) producing activity can be provided by any non-mammalian source in certain embodiments. Such sources include, without limitation, eukaryotes such as yeast and fungi and prokaryotes such as bacteria. In some embodiments, the activity of one or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5 or more) pathway members in an EM pathway is reduced or removed to undetectable levels.
An engineered microorganism may, in some embodiments, preferentially metabolize six-carbon sugars via the ED pathway as opposed to the EM pathway under certain conditions. Such engineered microorganisms may metabolize about 60% or more of the available six-carbon sugars via the ED pathway (e.g., about 62%, 64%, 66%, 68%, 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99%, or greater than any one of the foregoing), and such fraction of the available six-carbon sugars are not metabolized by the EM pathway, under certain conditions. A microorganism may metabolize six-carbon sugars substantially via the ED pathway, and not the EM pathway, in certain embodiments (e.g., 99% or greater, or 100%, of the available six-carbon sugars are metabolized via the ED pathway). A six-carbon sugar is deemed as being metabolized via a particular pathway when the sugar is converted to end metabolites of the pathway, and not intermediate metabolites only, of the particular pathway. A microorganism may preferentially metabolize certain sugars under the ED pathway after a certain time after the microorganism is exposed to a certain set of conditions (e.g., there may be a time delay after a microorganism is exposed to a certain set of conditions before the microorganism preferentially metabolizes sugars by the ED pathway).
Certain novel activities involved in the metabolism of six-carbon sugars by the ED pathway can be engineered into a desired yeast strain to increase the efficiency of ethanol (or other products) production. Yeast do not have an activity that converts 6-phophogluconate to 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate or an activity that converts 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate to pyruvate. Addition of these activities to engineered yeast can allow the engineered microorganisms to increase fermentation efficiency by allowing yeast to ferment ethanol under anaerobic condition without having to use the EM pathway and expend additional energy. Therefore, by providing novel activities associated with converting 6-phophogluconate to 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate and 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate to pyruvate, the engineered microorganism can benefit by producing ethanol more efficiently, with respect to a given amount of input carbon, than by using the native EM pathway.
Bacteria often have enzymatic activities that confer the ability to anaerobically metabolize six-carbon sugars to ethanol. These activities are associated with the ED pathway and include, but are not limited to, phosphogluconate dehydratase (e.g., the EDD gene, for example), and 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase (e.g., the EDA gene, for example). Phosphogluconate dehydratase converts 6-phophogluconate to 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate. 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase converts 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate to pyruvate. In some embodiments, these activities can be introduced into a host organism to generate an engineered microorganism which gains the ability to use the ED pathway to produce ethanol more efficiently than the non-engineered starting organism, by virtue of the lower net energy yield by the ED pathway. A microorganism may be engineered to include or regulate one or more activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. In some embodiments, one or more of these activities may be altered such that the activity or activities can be increased or decreased according to a change in environmental conditions. Nucleic acid sequences encoding Embden-Meyerhoff pathway and Entner-Doudoroff pathway activities can be obtained from any suitable organism (e.g., plants, bacteria, and other microorganisms, for example) and any of these activities can be used herein with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is naturally active in the chosen microorganism when expressed, or can be altered or modified to be active.
Yeast also can have endogenous or heterologous enzymatic activities that enable the organism to anaerobically metabolize six carbon sugars. Saccharomyces cerevisiae used in fermentation often convert glucose-6-phospate (G-6-P) to fructose-6-phosphate (F-6-P) via phosphoglucose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.9), up to 95% of G-6-P is converted to F-6-P in this manner for example. Only a minor proportion of G-6-P is converted to 6-phophoglucono-lactone (6-PGL) by an alternative enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49). Yeast engineered to carry both Entner-Doudoroff (ED) and Embden-Meyerhoff (EM) pathways often covert sugars to ethanol using the EM pathway preferentially. Inactivation of one or more activities in the EM pathway can result in conversion of sugars to ethanol using the ED pathway preferentially, in some embodiments.
Phosphoglucose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.9) catalyzes the reversible interconversion of glucose-6-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate. Phosphoglucose isomerase is encoded by the PGI1 gene in S. cerevisiae. The proposed mechanism for sugar isomerization involves several steps and is thought to occur via general acid/base catalysis. Since glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate exist predominantly in their cyclic forms, PGI is believed to catalyze first the opening of the hexose ring to yield the straight chain form of the substrates. Glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate then undergo isomerization via formation of a cis-enediol intermediate with the double bond located between C-1 and C-2. Phosphoglucose isomerase sometimes also is referred to as glucose-6-phosphate isomerase or phosphohexose isomerase.
PGI is involved in different pathways in different organisms. In some higher organisms PGI is involved in glycolysis, and in mammals PGI also is involved in gluconeogenesis. In plants PGI is involved in carbohydrate biosynthesis, and in some bacteria PGI provides a gateway for fructose into the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. PGI also is known as neuroleukin (a neurotrophic factor that mediates the differentiation of neurons), autocrine motility factor (a tumor-secreted cytokine that regulates cell motility), differentiation and maturation mediator and myofibril-bound serine proteinase inhibitor, and has different roles inside and outside the cell. In the cytoplasm, PGI catalyses the second step in glycolysis, while outside the cell it serves as a nerve growth factor and cytokine. PGI activity is involved in cell cycle progression and completion of the gluconeogenic events of sporulation in S. cerevisiae. 
In certain embodiments, phosphoglucose isomerase activity is altered in an engineered microorganism. In some embodiments phosphoglucose isomerase activity is decreased or disrupted in an engineered microorganism. In certain embodiments, decreasing or disrupting phosphoglucose isomerase activity may be desirable to decrease or eliminate the isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate, thereby increasing the proportion of glucose-6-phosphate converted to gluconolactone-6-phosphate by the activity encoded by ZWF1 (e.g., glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase). Increased levels of gluconolactone-6-phosphate can be further metabolized and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Decreased or disrupted phosphoglucose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.9) activity in yeast may be achieved by any suitable method, or as described herein. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for decreasing or disrupting the activity of phosphoglucose isomerase include use of a regulated promoter, use of a weak constitutive promoter, disruption of one of the two copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, disruption of both copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, expression of an anti-sense nucleic acid, expression of an siRNA, over expression of a negative regulator of the endogenous promoter, alteration of the activity of an endogenous or heterologous gene, use of a heterologus gene with lower specific activity, the like or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a gene used to knockout one activity can also introduce or increase another activity. PGI1 genes may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49) catalyzes the first step of the pentose phosphate pathway, and is encoded by the S. cerevisiae gene, zwf1. The reaction for the first step in the PPP pathway is;

D-glucose 6-phosphate+NADP+=D-glucono-1,5-lactone 6-phosphate+NADPH+H+

This reaction is irreversible and rate-limiting for efficient fermentation of sugar via the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. The enzyme regenerates NADPH from NADP+ and is important both for maintaining cytosolic levels of NADPH and protecting yeast against oxidative stress. Zwf1p expression in yeast is constitutive, and the activity is inhibited by NADPH such that processes that decrease the cytosolic levels of NADPH stimulate the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway. Amplification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in yeast may be desirable to increase the proportion of glucose-6-phosphate converted to 6-phosphoglucono-lactone and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49) activity in yeast may be amplified by over-expression of the zwf1 gene by any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable to amplify or over express zwf1 include amplifying the number of ZWF1 genes in yeast following transformation with a high-copy number plasmid (e.g., such as one containing a 2 uM origin of replication), integration of multiple copies of ZWF1 into the yeast genome, over-expression of the ZWF1 gene directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. The ZWF1 gene may be native to S. cerevisiae, or it may be obtained from a heterologous source. 6-phosphogluconolactonase (EC 3.1.1.31) catalyzes the second step of the ED (e.g., pentose phosphate pathway), and is encoded by S. cerevisiae genes SOL3 and SOL4. The reaction for the second step of the pentose phosphate pathway is;

6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone+H2O=6-phospho-D-gluconate

Amplification of 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity in yeast may be desirable to increase the proportion of 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone converted to 6-phospho-D-gluconate and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. For example, over expression of SOL3 is known to increase the rate of carbon source utilization to result in faster growth on xylose than wild type.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae SOL protein family includes Sol3p and Sol4p. Both localize predominantly in the cytosol, exhibit 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity and function in the pentose phosphate pathway. 6-phosphogluconolactonase (EC 3.1.1.31) activity in yeast may be amplified by over-expression of the SOL3 and/or SOL4 gene(s) by any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods to amplify or over express SOL3 and SOL4 include increasing the number of SOL3 and/or SOL4 genes in yeast by transformation with a high-copy number plasmid, integration of multiple copies of SOL3 and/or SOL4 gene(s) into the yeast genome, over-expression of the SOL3 and/or SOL4 gene(s) directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. The SOL3 and/or SOL4 gene(s) may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source. For example, Sol3p and Sol4p have similarity to each other, and to Candida albicans Sol1p, Schizosaccharomyces pombe Sol1p, human PGLS which is associated with 6-phosphogluconolactonase deficiency, and human H6PD which is associated with cortisone reductase deficiency. Sol3p and Sol4p are also similar to the 6-phosphogluconolactonases in bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and eukaryotes (Drosophila melanogaster, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Trypanosoma brucei), to the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzymes from bacteria (Mycobacterium leprae) and eukaryotes (Plasmodium falciparum and rabbit liver microsomes), and have regions of similarity to proteins of the Nag family, including human GNPI and Escherichia coli NagB.
Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.44) catalyzes the second oxidative reduction of NADP+ to NADPH in the cytosolic oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway, and is encoded by the S. cerevisiae genes GND1 and GND2. GND1 encodes the major isoform of the enzyme accounting for up to 80% of phosphogluconate dehydrogenase activity, while GND2 encodes the minor isoform of the enzyme. Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase sometimes also is referred to as phosphogluconic acid dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconic dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconic carboxylase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating), and 6-phospho-D-gluconate dehydrogenase. Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH—OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as the acceptor. The reaction for the second oxidative reduction of NADP+ to NADPH in the cytosolic oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway is;

6-phospho-D-gluconate+NADP+⇄D-ribulose 5-phosphate+CO2+NADPH

Decreasing the level of 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity in yeast may be desirable to decrease the proportion of 6-phospho-D-gluconate converted to D-ribulose 5-phosphate thereby increasing the levels of the intermediate gluconate-6-phosphate available for conversion to 6-dehydro-3-deoxy-gluconate-6-phosphate, in some embodiments involving engineered microorganisms including increased EDA and EDD activities, thereby improving fermentation of sugar to ethanol via the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway.
Decreasing or disrupting 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity in yeast may be achieved by any suitable method, or as described herein. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for decreasing the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase include use of a regulated promoter, use of a weak constitutive promoter, disruption of one of the two copies of the gene in a diploid yeast (e.g., partial gene knockout), disrupting both copies of the gene in a diploid yeast (e.g., complete gene knockout) expression of an anti-sense nucleic acid, expression of an siRNA, over expression of a negative regulator of the endogenous promoter, alteration of the activity of an endogenous or heterologous gene, use of a heterologus gene with lower specific activity, the like or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a gene used to knockout one activity can also introduce or increase another activity. GND1 and/or GND2 gene(s) may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source. For example, S. cerevisiae GND1 and GND2 have similarity to each other, and to the phosphogluconate dehydrogenase nucleotide sequences of Candida parapsilosis, Cryptococcus neoformans and humans.
Five-Carbon Sugar Metabolism and Activities
As noted above, five-carbon sugars are the second most predominant form of sugars in lignocelluosic waste biomass produced in wood pulp and wood milling industries. Furthermore, xylose is the second most abundant carbohydrate in nature. However, the conversion of biomass to energy (e.g., ethanol, for example) has not proven economically attractive because many organisms cannot metabolize hemicellulose. Biomass and waste biomass contain both cellulose and hemicellulose. Many industrially applicable organisms can metabolize five-carbon sugars (e.g., xylose, pentose and the like), but may do so at low efficiency, or may not begin metabolizing five-carbon sugars until all six-carbon sugars have been depleted from the growth medium. Many yeast and fungus grow slowly on xylose and other five-carbon sugars. Some yeast, such as S. cerevisiae do not naturally use xylose, or do so only if there are no other carbon sources. An engineered microorganism (e.g., yeast, for example) that could grow rapidly on xylose and provide ethanol and/or other products as a result of fermentation of xylose can be useful due to the ability to use a feedstock source that is currently underutilized while also reducing the need for petrochemicals.
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), which is a biochemical route for xylose metabolism, is found in virtually all cellular organisms where it provides D-ribose for nucleic acid biosynthesis, D-erythrose 4-phosphate for the synthesis of aromatic amino acids and NADPH for anabolic reactions. The PPP is thought of as having two phases. The oxidative phase converts the hexose, D-glucose 6P, into the pentose, D-ribulose 5P, plus CO2 and NADPH. The non-oxidative phase converts D-ribulose 5P into D-ribose 5P, D-xylulose 5P, D-sedoheptulose 7P, D-erythrose 4P, D-fructose 6P and D-glyceraldehyde 3P. D-Xylose and L-arabinose enter the PPP through D-xylulose.
Certain organisms (e.g., yeast, filamentous fungus and other eukaryotes, for example) require two or more activities to convert xylose to a usable from that can be metabolized in the pentose phosphate pathway. The activities are a reduction and an oxidation carried out by xylose reductase (XR; XYL1) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XD; XYL2), respectively. Xylose reductase converts D-xylose to xylitol. Xylitol dehydrogenase converts xylitol to D-xylulose. The use of these activities sometimes can inhibit cellular function due to cofactor and metabolite imbalances.
In some embodiments, the xylose reductase activity and/or xylitol dehydrogenase activity selected for inclusion in an engineered organism can be chosen from an organism whose XR and/or XD activities utilize NADPH or NADH (e.g., co-factor flexible activities), thereby reducing or eliminating inhibition of cellular function due to cofactor and metabolite imbalances. Non-limiting examples of yeast whose xylose reductase enzyme and/or xylitol dehydrogenase enzyme can use NADP+/NADPH and/or NAD+/NADH include C. shehatae, C. parapsilosis, P. segobiensis, P. stipitis, and Pachysolen tannophilus. In certain embodiments, xylose reductase and/or xylitol dehydrogenase activities can be engineered to alter cofactor preference and/or specificity. Some organisms (e.g., certain bacteria, for example) require only one activity, xylose isomerase (xylA). Xylose isomerase converts xylose directly to xylulose.
Xylulose is converted to xylulose-5-phophate by the activity of a xylulokinase enzyme (EC 2.7.1.17). Xylulose kinase (e.g., XYK3, XYL3) catalyzes the chemical reaction,

ATP+D-xylulose⇄ADP+D-xylulose 5-phosphate

Xylulokinase sometimes also is referred to as ATP:D-xylulose 5-phosphotransferase, xylulokinase (phosphorylating), and D-xylulokinase. Increasing the activity of xylose isomerase or xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase may cause an increase of xylulose in an engineered microorganism. Therefore, increasing xylulokinase activity levels in embodiments involving increased levels of XI or XR and XD may be desirable to allow increased flux through the respective metabolic pathways. Xylulokinase activity levels can be increased using any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for increasing xylulokinase activity include increasing the number of xylulokinase genes in yeast by transformation with a high-copy number plasmid, integration of multiple copies of xylulokinase genes into the yeast genome, over-expression of the xylulokinase gene directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. The xylulokinase gene may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source.
Phosphorylation of xylulose by xylulokinase allows the five-carbon sugar to be further converted by transketolase (e.g., TKL1/TKL2) to enter the EM pathway for further metabolism at either fructose-6-phosphate or glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. In some embodiments, where the EM pathway is inactivated, five-carbon sugars enter the EM pathway and are further converted for use by the ED pathway. Therefore, engineering a microorganism with xylose isomerase activity or co-factor flexible xylose reductase activity and xylitol dehydrogenase activity, along with increased xylulokinase activity may allow rapid growth on xylose when compared to the non-engineered microorganism, while avoiding cofactor and metabolite imbalances, in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, engineering a microorganism with co-factor flexible xylose reductase activity and xylitol dehydrogenase activity, may allow rapid growth on xylose when compared to the non-engineered microorganism, while avoiding cofactor and metabolite imbalances. The term “co-factor flexible” as used herein with respect to xylose reductase activity and xylose isomerase activity refers to the ability to use NADP+/NADPH and/or NAD+/NADH as a cofactor for electron transport.
A microorganism may be engineered to include or regulate one or more activities in a five-carbon sugar metabolism pathway (e.g., pentose phosphate pathway, for example). In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism can comprise a xylose isomerase activity. In some embodiments, the xylose isomerase activity may be altered such that the activity can be increased or decreased according to a change in environmental conditions. Nucleic acid sequences encoding xylose isomerase activities can be obtained from any suitable bacteria (e.g., Piromyces, Orpinomyces, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium phytofermentans, Thermus thermophilus and Ruminococcus (e.g., R. flavefaciens, R. flavefaciens strain FD1, R. Flavefaciens strain 18P13) are non-limiting examples) and any of these activities can be used herein with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is naturally active in the chosen microorganism when expressed, or can be altered or modified to be active. In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism can comprise a xylose reductase activity and a xylitol dehydrogenase activity. In certain embodiments, an engineered microorganism can comprise a xylulokinase activity. In some embodiments, the xylose reductase activity, xylitol dehydrogenase activity and/or xylulokinase activity may be altered such that the activity can be increased or decreased according to a change in environmental conditions. Nucleic acid sequences encoding xylose reductase activity, xylitol dehydrogenase activity and/or xylulokinase activities can be obtained from any suitable organism, and any of these activities can be used herein with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is naturally active in the chosen microorganism when expressed, or can be altered or modified to be active.
Activities Linking 5-Carbon and 6-Carbon Sugar Metabolic Pathways
In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism includes one or more altered activities that function to link 5-carbon sugar and 6-carbon sugar metabolic pathways (e.g., provide intermediates that enter and/or are metabolized by the pentose phosphate pathway, the glycolytic pathway, or the pentose phosphate and glycolytic pathways). In certain embodiments, the altered linking activity is added, increased or amplified, with respect to a host or starting organism. In some embodiments, the altered activity is decreased or disrupted, with respect to a host or starting organism. Non-limiting examples of activities that function to reversibly link 5-carbon sugar and 6-carbon sugar metabolic pathways include transaldolase, transketolase, the like, or combinations thereof. Transketolase and transaldolase catalyze transfer of 2 carbon and 3 carbon molecular fragments respectively, in each case from a ketose donor to an aldose acceptor.
Transaldolase (EC:2.2.1.2) catalyses the reversible transfer of a three-carbon ketol unit from sedoheptulose 7-phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to form erythrose 4-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. The cofactor-less enzyme acts through a Schiff base intermediate (e.g., bound dihydroxyacetone). Transaldolase is encoded by the gene TAL1 in S. cerevisiae, and is an enzyme in the non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway that provides a link between the pentose phosphate and the glycolytic pathways.
Transaldolase activity is thought to be found in substantially all organisms, and include 5 subfamilies. Three transaldolase subfamilies have demonstrated transaldolase activity, one subfamily comprises an activity of undetermined function and the remaining subfamily includes a fructose 6-phosphate aldolase activity. Transaldolase deficiency is well tolerated in many microorganisms, and without being limited by any theory, is thought to be involved in oxidative stress responses and apoptosis. Transaldolase sometimes also is referred to as dihydroxyacetone transferase, glycerone transferase, or dihydroxyacetonetransferase, sedoheptulose-7-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glyceronetransferase, and catalyzes the reaction:

sedoheptulose 7-phosphate+glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate⇄erythrose 4-phosphate+fructose 6-phosphate

In some embodiments, increasing or amplifying transaldolase activity in yeast may be desirable to increase the proportion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate converted to fructose-6-phosphate and erythrose-4-phosphate, thereby increasing levels of fructose-6-phosphate. Increased levels of fructose-6-phosphate can be further metabolized and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Transaldolase (EC:2.2.1.2) activity in yeast may be amplified by over-expression of the TAL1 gene by any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods to amplify or over express TAL1 include increasing the number of TAL1 genes in yeast by transformation with a high-copy number plasmid, integration of multiple copies of TAL1 genes into the yeast genome, over-expression of TAL1 genes directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. The TAL1 genes may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source.
In certain embodiments, decreasing or disrupting transaldolase activity may be desirable to decrease the proportion of sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate converted to fructose-6-phosphate and erythrose-4-phosphate, thereby increasing levels of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in the engineered microorganism. Increased levels of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate can be further metabolized and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Decreased or disrupted transaldolase (EC:2.2.1.2) activity in yeast may be achieved by any suitable method, or as described herein. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for decreasing or disrupting the activity of transaldolase include use of a regulated promoter, use of a weak constitutive promoter, disruption of one of the two copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, disruption of both copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, expression of an anti-sense nucleic acid, expression of an siRNA, over expression of a negative regulator of the endogenous promoter, alteration of the activity of an endogenous or heterologous gene, use of a heterologus gene with lower specific activity, the like or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a gene used to knockout one activity can also introduce or increase another activity.
Transketolase (EC:2.2.1.1) catalyzes the reversible transfer of a two-carbon ketol unit from a ketose (e.g., xylulose 5-phosphate, fructose 6-phosphate, sedoheptulose 7-phosphate) to an aldose receptor (e.g., ribose 5-phosphate, erythrose 4-phosphate, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate). Transketolase is encoded by the TKL1 and TKL2 genes in S. cerevisiae. TKL1 encodes the major isoform of the enzyme and TKL2 encodes a minor isoform. Transketolase sometimes also is referred to as glycoaldehyde transferase, glycolaldehydetransferase, sedoheptulose-7-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase, or fructose 6-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase.
Transketolase double null mutants (e.g., tkl1/tkl2) are viable but are auxotrophic for aromatic amino acids, indicating the genes are involved in the synthesis of aromatic amino acids. Transketolase activity also is thought to be involved in the efficient use of fermentable carbon sources, and has been shown to catalyze a one-substrate reaction utilizing only xylulose 5-phosphate to produce glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and erythrulose. Transketolase activity requires thiamine pyrophosphate as a cofactor, and has been purified as a homodimer of approximately 70 kilodalton subunits, from S. cerevisiae. Sequences from a variety of eukaryotic and prokaryotic sources indicate transketolase enzymes have been evolutionarily conserved. Tkl1p has similarity to S. cerevisiae Tkl2p, Escherichia coli transketolase, Rhodobacter sphaeroides transketolase, Streptococcus pneumoniae recP, Hansenula polymorpha dihydroxyacetone synthase, Kluyveromyces lactis TKL1, Pichia stipitis TKT, rabbit liver transketolase, rat TKT, mouse TKT, and human TKT. Tkl1p is also related to E. coli pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit, which is another vitamin B1-dependent enzyme.
In some embodiments, increasing or amplifying transketolase activity in yeast may be desirable to increase the proportion of xylulose 5-phosphate converted to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, thereby increasing levels of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate available for entry into a 6-carbon sugar metabolic pathway directly and/or conversion to fructose-6-phosphate. Increased levels of fructose-6-phosphate and/or glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate can be further metabolized and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Transketolase (EC 2.2.1.1) activity in yeast may be increased or amplified by over-expression of the TKL1 and/or TKL2 gene(s) by any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods to amplify or over express TKL1 and TKL2 include increasing the number of TKL1 and/or TKL2 gene(s) in yeast by transformation with a high-copy number plasmid, integration of multiple copies of TKL1 and/or TKL2 gene(s) into the yeast genome, over-expression of TKL1 and/or TKL2 gene(s) directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof.
In certain embodiments, decreasing or disrupting transketolase activity may be desirable to decrease the proportion of xylulose 5-phosphate converted to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, thereby increasing levels of xylulose 5-phosphate in the engineered microorganism. Increased levels of xylulose 5-phosphate can be further metabolized and thereby improve fermentation of sugar to ethanol via activities in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, even in the presence of the enzymes comprising the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Decreased or disrupted transketolase (EC 2.2.1.1) activity in yeast may be achieved by any suitable method, or as described herein. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for decreasing or disrupting the activity of transketolase include use of a regulated promoter, use of a weak constitutive promoter, disruption of one of the two copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, disruption of both copies of the gene in a diploid yeast, expression of an anti-sense nucleic acid, expression of an siRNA, over expression of a negative regulator of the endogenous promoter, alteration of the activity of an endogenous or heterologous gene, use of a heterologus gene with lower specific activity, the like or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a gene used to knockout one activity can also introduce or increase another activity. TKL1 and/or TKL2 gene(s) may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source.
Sugar Transport Activities
Sugar metabolized as a carbon source by organisms typically is transported from outside a cell into the cell for use as an energy source and/or a raw material for synthesis of cellular products. Sugar can be transported into the cell using active or passive transport mechanisms. Active transport systems frequently utilize energy to transport the sugar across the cell membrane. Sugars often are modified by phosphorylation, once transported inside the cell or organism, to prevent diffusion out of the cell. Sugar transport activities are thought also to act as sugar sensors and have high affinity and low affinity transporters. The rate of glucose utilization in yeast often is dictated by the activity and concentration of glucose transporters in the plasma membrane.
In yeast, sugar transporters have been found to be part of a multi-gene family. Some sugar transport systems transport certain sugars preferentially and other non-preferred sugars at a lower rate. Certain sugar transport systems transport one or more structurally similar sugars at substantially similar rates. Non-limiting examples of sugar transporters include high affinity glucose transporters (e.g., HXT (e.g., HXT1, HXT7}), glucose-xylose transporters (e.g., GXF1, GXS1), and high affinity galactose transporters (e.g., GAL2), the like and combinations thereof.
Galactose permease is a high affinity galactose transport enzyme activity that also can transport glucose. Galactose permease is encoded by the GAL2 gene, and sometimes also is referred to as a galactose/glucose (methylgalactoside) porter. Gal2p is an integral plasma membrane protein belonging to a super family of sugar transporters that are predicted to contain 12 transmembrane domains separated by charged residues. Structurally and functionally similar sugar transporters have been identified in bacteria, rat, and humans.
Glucose often is transported by high affinity glucose transporters. High affinity glucose transporters (e.g., HXT) are members of the major facilitator gene super family, and include the genes HXT6 (Hxt6p) and HXT7 (Hxt7p). HXT6 and HXT7 are substantially similar activities, and are expressed at high basal levels relative to other high affinity glucose transporters. Approximately 20 HXT genes have been identified. High affinity glucose transporters sometimes also are referred to as hexose transporters.
Certain sugar transport systems include high and low affinity transport activities that act on more than one sugar. A non-limiting example of such a sugar transport system includes the glucose/xylose transport system from Candida yeast. Glucose and xylose are transported into certain Candida by a high affinity xylose-proton symporter (e.g., GXS1) and a low affinity diffusion facilitator (e.g., GXF1). S. cerevisiae normally lacks an efficient transport system for xylose, although xylose can enter the cell at low efficiency via non-specific transport systems sometimes involving HXT activities. Addition of the Candida GSX1, GXF1 or GXS1 and GXF1 activities to S. cerevisiae engineered to metabolize xylose can further enhance the ability to ferment xylose to alcohol or other desired products.
In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism includes one or more sugar transport activities that has been genetically added or altered. In certain embodiments, the sugar transport activity is amplified or increased. Sugar transport activities can be added, amplified by over expression or increased by any suitable method. Non-limiting methods of adding, amplifying or increasing the activity of sugar transport systems include increasing the number of genes of a sugar transport activity (e.g., GAL2, GXF1, GXS1, HXT7) gene(s) in yeast by transformation with a high-copy number plasmid, integration of multiple copies of sugar transport activity (e.g., GAL2, GXF1, GXS1, HXT7) gene(s) into the yeast genome, over-expression of sugar transport activity gene(s) directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. The sugar transport activity (e.g., GAL2, GXF1, GXS1, HXT7) gene(s) may be native to S. cerevisiae, or may be obtained from a heterologous source.
Carbon Dioxide Metabolism and Activities
Microorganisms grown in fermentors often are grown under anaerobic conditions, with limited or no gas exchange. Therefore the atmosphere inside fermentors sometimes is carbon dioxide rich. Unlike photosynthetic organisms, many microorganisms suitable for use in industrial fermentation processes do not incorporate atmospheric carbon (e.g., CO2) to any significant degree, or at all. Thus, to ensure that increasing levels of carbon dioxide do not inhibit cell growth and the fermentation process, methods to remove carbon dioxide from the interior of fermentors can be useful.
Photosynthetic organisms make use of atmospheric carbon by incorporating the carbon available in carbon dioxide into organic carbon compounds by a process known as carbon fixation. The activities responsible for a photosynthetic organism's ability to fix carbon dioxide include phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (e.g., PEP carboxylase) or ribulose 1,5-bis-phosphate carboxylase (e.g., Rubisco). PEP carboxylase catalyzes the addition of carbon dioxide to phosphoenolpyruvate to generate the four-carbon compound oxaloacetate. Oxaloacetate can be used in other cellular processes or be further converted to yield several industrially useful products (e.g., malate, succinate, citrate and the like). Rubisco catalyzes the addition of carbon dioxide and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate to generate 2 molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate. 3-phosphoglycerate can be further converted to ethanol via cellular fermentation or used to produce other commercially useful products. Nucleic acid sequences encoding PEP carboxylase and Rubisco activities can be obtained from any suitable organism (e.g., plants, bacteria, and other microorganisms, for example) and any of these activities can be used herein with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is either naturally active in the chosen microorganism when expressed, or can be altered or modified to be active.
Examples of Altered Activities
In some embodiments, engineered microorganisms can include modifications to one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or all) of the following activities: phosphofructokinase activity (PFK1 A subunit, PFK2 B subunit), phosphogluconate dehydratase activity (EDD), 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity (EDA), xylose isomerase activity (xylA), xylose reductase activity (XYL1), xylitol dehydrogenase activity (XYL2), xylulokinase activity (XKS1, XYL3), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity (PEP carboxylase), alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity (ADH2), thymidylate synthase activity, phosphoglucose isomerase activity (PGI1), transaldolase activity (TAL1), transketolase activity (TKL1, TKL2), 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity (SOL3, SOL4), Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity (ZWF1), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity (GND1, GND2), galactose permease activity (GAL2), high affinity glucose transport activity (HXT7), glucose/xylose transport activity (GXS1, GXF1) and combinations of the foregoing.
The term “phosphofructokinase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. Phosphofructokinase activity may be provided by an enzyme that includes one or two subunits (referred to hereafter as “subunit A” and/or “subunit B”). The term “inactivating the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway” as used herein refers to reducing or eliminating the activity of one or more activities in the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway, including but not limited to phosphofructokinase activity. In some embodiments, the phosphofructokinase activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the phosphofructokinase activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of phosphofructokinase activity can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to sequences described herein. Presence or absence of the amount of phosphofructokinase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including requiring a five-carbon sugar carbon source or a functional Entner-Doudoroff pathway for growth. Inactivation of the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway is described in further detail below. As referred to herein, “substantially complementary” with respect to sequences refers to nucleotide sequences that will hybridize with each other. The stringency of the hybridization conditions can be altered to tolerate varying amounts of sequence mismatch. Included are regions of counterpart, target and capture nucleotide sequences 55% or more, 56% or more, 57% or more, 58% or more, 59% or more, 60% or more, 61% or more, 62% or more, 63% or more, 64% or more, 65% or more, 66% or more, 67% or more, 68% or more, 69% or more, 70% or more, 71% or more, 72% or more, 73% or more, 74% or more, 75% or more, 76% or more, 77% or more, 78% or more, 79% or more, 80% or more, 81% or more, 82% or more, 83% or more, 84% or more, 85% or more, 86% or more, 87% or more, 88% or more, 89% or more, 90% or more, 91% or more, 92% or more, 93% or more, 94% or more, 95% or more, 96% or more, 97% or more, 98% or more or 99% or more complementary to each other.
The term “phosphogluconate dehydratase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of 6-phophogluconate to 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate. The phosphogluconate dehydratase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring phosphogluconate dehydratase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including Zymomonas mobilis and Escherichia coli. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of phosphogluconate dehydratase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including western blot analysis.
The term “2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-p-gluconate to pyruvate. The 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including Zymomonas mobilis and Escherichia coli. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including western blot analysis.
The term “xylose isomerase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of xylose to xylulose. The xylose isomerase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring xylose isomerase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including Piromyces, Orpinomyces, Bacteroides (e.g., B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. stercoris), Clostrialies (e.g., Clostrialies BVAB3), Clostridium (e.g., C. phytofermentans, C. thermohydrosulfuricum, C. cellulyticum), Thermus thermophilus, Eschericia coli, Streptomyces (e.g., S. rubiginosus, S. murinus), Bacillus stearothermophilus, Lactobacillus pentosus, Thermotoga (e.g., T. maritime, T. neopolitana) and Ruminococcus (e.g., Ruminococcus environmental samples, Ruminococcus albus, Ruminococcus bromii, Ruminococcus callidus, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus gauvreauii, Ruminococcus gnavus, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus obeum, Ruminococcus sp., Ruminococcus sp. 14531, Ruminococcus sp. 15975, Ruminococcus sp. 16442, Ruminococcus sp. 18P13, Ruminococcus sp. 25F6, Ruminococcus sp. 25F7, Ruminococcus sp. 25F8, Ruminococcus sp. 4—1—47FAA, Ruminococcus sp. 5, Ruminococcus sp. 5—1—39BFAA, Ruminococcus sp. 7L75, Ruminococcus sp. 8—1—37FAA, Ruminococcus sp. 9SE51, Ruminococcus sp. C36, Ruminococcus sp. CB10, Ruminococcus sp. CB3, Ruminococcus sp. CCUG 37327 A, Ruminococcus sp. CE2, Ruminococcus sp. CJ60, Ruminococcus sp. CJ63, Ruminococcus sp. CO1, Ruminococcus sp. CO12, Ruminococcus sp. CO22, Ruminococcus sp. CO27, Ruminococcus sp. CO28, Ruminococcus sp. CO34, Ruminococcus sp. CO41, Ruminococcus sp. CO47, Ruminococcus sp. CO7, Ruminococcus sp. CS1, Ruminococcus sp. CS6, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR52, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR66, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR67, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR70k1, Ruminococcus sp. DJF_VR87, Ruminococcus sp. Eg2, Ruminococcus sp. Egf, Ruminococcus sp. END-1, Ruminococcus sp. FD1, Ruminococcus sp. GM2/1, Ruminococcus sp. ID1, Ruminococcus sp. ID8, Ruminococcus sp. K-1, Ruminococcus sp. KKA Seq234, Ruminococcus sp. M-1, Ruminococcus sp. M10, Ruminococcus sp. M22, Ruminococcus sp. M23, Ruminococcus sp. M6, Ruminococcus sp. M73, Ruminococcus sp. M76, Ruminococcus sp. MLG080-3, Ruminococcus sp. NML 00-0124, Ruminococcus sp. Pei041, Ruminococcus sp. SC101, Ruminococcus sp. SC103, Ruminococcus sp. Siijpesteijn 1948, Ruminococcus sp. WAL 17306, Ruminococcus sp. YE281, Ruminococcus sp. YE58, Ruminococcus sp. YE71, Ruminococcus sp. ZS2-15, Ruminococcus torques). Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of xylose isomerase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including western blot analysis.
The term “phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity” as used herein refers to the addition of carbon dioxide to phosphoenolpyruvate to generate the four-carbon compound oxaloacetate. The phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including Zymomonas mobilis. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of xylose isomerase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art.
The term “alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity” as used herein refers to conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, which is the reverse of the forward action catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase 1. The term “inactivation of the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde” refers to a reduction or elimination in the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase 2. Reducing or eliminating the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity can lead to an increase in ethanol production. In some embodiments, the alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase 2 can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to nucleic acid sequences that encode alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity. Presence or absence of the amount of alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including inability to grown in media with ethanol as the sole carbon source.
The term “thymidylate synthase activity” as used herein refers to a reductive methylation, where deoxyuridine monophosphate (dUMP) and N5,N10-methylene tetrahydrofolate are together used to generate thymidine monophosphate (dTMP), yielding dihydrofolate as a secondary product. The term “temporarily inactivate thymidylate synthase activity” refers to a temporary reduction or elimination in the activity of thymidylate synthase when the modified organism is shifted to a non-permissive temperature. The activity can return to normal upon return to a permissive temperature. Temporarily inactivating thymidylate synthase uncouples cell growth from cell division while under the non permissive temperature. This inactivation in turn allows the cells to continue fermentation without producing biomass and dividing, thus increasing the yield of product produced during fermentation.
In some embodiments, the thymidylate synthase activity can be temporarily reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. Nucleic acid sequences conferring temperature sensitive thymidylate synthase activity can be obtained from S. cerevisiae strain 172066 (accession number 208583). The cdc21 mutation in S. cerevisiae strain 172066 has a point mutation at position G139S relative to the initiating methionine. Examples of nucleotide sequences used to PCR amplify the polynucleotide encoding the temperature sensitive polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of thymidylate synthase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including growth arrest at the non-permissive temperature.
Thymidylate synthase is one of many polypeptides that regulate the cell cycle. The cell cycle may be inhibited in engineered microorganisms under certain conditions (e.g., temperature shift, dissolved oxygen shift), which can result in inhibited or reduced cell proliferation, inhibited or reduced cell division, and sometimes cell cycle arrest (collectively “cell cycle inhibition”). Upon exposure to triggering conditions, a microorganism may display cell cycle inhibition after a certain time after the microorganism is exposed to the triggering conditions (e.g., there may be a time delay after a microorganism is exposed to a certain set of conditions before the microorganism displays cell cycle inhibition). Where cell cycle inhibition results in reduced cell proliferation, cell proliferation rates may be reduced by about 50% or greater, for example (e.g., reduced by about 52%, 54%, 56%, 58%, 60%, 62%, 64%, 66%, 68%, 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99%, or greater than any one of the foregoing). Where cell cycle inhibition results a reduced number of cells undergoing cell division, the rate of cell division may be reduced by about 50% or greater, for example (e.g., the number of cells undergoing division is reduced by about 52%, 54%, 56%, 58%, 60%, 62%, 64%, 66%, 68%, 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99%, or greater than any one of the foregoing). Where cell cycle inhibition results in cell cycle arrest, cells may be arrested at any stage of the cell cycle (e.g., resting G0 phase, interphase (e.g., G1, S, G2 phases), mitosis (e.g., prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase)) and different percentages of cells in a population can be arrested at different stages of the cell cycle.
The term “phosphoglucose isomerase activity” as used herein refers to the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate. The term “inactivation of the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate” refers to a reduction or elimination in the activity of phosphoglucose isomerase. Reducing or eliminating the activity of phosphoglucose isomerase activity can lead to an increase in ethanol production. In some embodiments, the phosphoglucose isomerase activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the phosphoglucose isomerase activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of phosphoglucose isomerase can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to nucleic acid sequences that encode phosphoglucose isomerase activity. Presence or absence of the amount of phosphoglucose isomerase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to gluconolactone-6-phosphate coupled with the generation of NADPH. The glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase aldolase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae Examples of a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including western blot analysis.
The term “6-phosphogluconolactonase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of gluconolactone-6-phosphate to gluconate-6-phosphate. The 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in tables. Presence, absence or amount of 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity” as used herein refers to the conversion of gluconate-6-phosphate to ribulose-5-phosphate. The term “inactivation of the conversion of gluconate-6-phosphate to ribulose-5-phosphate” refers to a reduction or elimination in the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase. Reducing or eliminating the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity can lead to an increase in ethanol production. In some embodiments, the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to nucleic acid sequences that encode 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity. Presence or absence of the amount of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “transketolase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of xylulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate to sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. The transketolase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring transketolase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having transketolase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in the examples. The term “inactivation of the conversion of xylulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate to sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate” refers to a reduction or elimination in the activity of transketolase. Reducing or eliminating the activity of transketolase activity can lead to an increase in ethanol production. In some embodiments, the transketolase activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the transketolase activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of transketolase can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to nucleic acid sequences that encode transketolase activity. Presence, absence or amount of transketolase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “transaldolase activity” as used herein refers to conversion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to erythrose 4-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. The transaldolase activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring transaldolase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having transaldolase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in the examples. The term “inactivation of the conversion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to erythrose 4-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate” refers to a reduction or elimination in the activity of transaldolase. Reducing or eliminating the activity of transaldolase activity can lead to an increase in ethanol production. In some embodiments, the transaldolase activity can be reduced or eliminated by introduction of an untranslated RNA molecule (e.g., antisense RNA, RNAi, and the like, for example). In certain embodiments, the untranslated RNA is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism.
In some embodiments, the transaldolase activity can be temporarily or permanently reduced or eliminated by genetic modification, as described below. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification renders the activity responsive to changes in the environment. In some embodiments, the genetic modification disrupts synthesis of a functional nucleic acid encoding the activity or produces a nonfunctional polypeptide or protein. Nucleic acid sequences that can be used to reduce or eliminate the activity of transaldolase can have sequences partially or substantially complementary to nucleic acid sequences that encode transaldolase activity. Presence, absence or amount of transaldolase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “galactose permease activity” as used herein refers to the import of galactose into a cell or organism by an activity that transports galactose across cell membranes. The galactose permease activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring galactose permease activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae, Candida albicans, Debaryomyces hansenii, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Colwellia psychrerythraea. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having galactose permease activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in the Examples. Presence, absence or amount of galactose permease activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “glucose/xylose transport activity” as used herein refers to the import of glucose and/or xylose into a cell or organism by an activity that transports glucose and/or xylose across cell membranes. The glucose/xylose transport activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring glucose/xylose transport activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to Pichia yeast, S. cerevisiae, Candida albicans, Debaryomyces hansenii, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Colwellia psychrerythraea. Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having glucose/xylose transport activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide, are presented below in the Examples. Presence, absence or amount of glucose/xylose transport activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The terms “high affinity glucose transport activity” and “hexose transport activity” as used herein refer to the import of glucose and other hexose sugars into a cell or organism by an activity that transports glucose and other hexose sugars across cell membranes. The high affinity glucose transport activity or hexose transport activity can be provided by a polypeptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring high affinity glucose transport activity or hexose transport activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae, Candida albicans, Debaryomyces hansenii, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Colwellia psychrerythraea. Presence, absence or amount of glucose/xylose transport activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “xylose reductase activity” as used herein refers to the conversion of xylose to xylitol. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring xylose reductase activity can be obtained from a number of sources. Presence, absence or amount of xylose reductase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including activity assays, nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “xylitol dehydrogenase activity” as used herein refers to the conversion of xylitol to xylulose. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring xylitol dehydrogenase activity can be obtained from a number of sources. Presence, absence or amount of xylitol dehydrogenase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including activity assays, nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
The term “xylulokinase activity” as used herein refers to the conversion of xylulose to xylulose-5-phosphate. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring xylulokinase activity can be obtained from a number of sources. Presence, absence or amount of xylulokinase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including activity assays, nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.
Activities described herein can be modified to generate microorganisms engineered to allow a method of independently regulating or controlling (e.g., ability to independently turn on or off, or increase or decrease, for example) six-carbon sugar metabolism, five-carbon sugar metabolism, atmospheric carbon metabolism (e.g., carbon dioxide fixation) or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, regulated control of a desired activity can be the result of a genetic modification. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification can be modification of a promoter sequence. In some embodiments the modification can increase of decrease an activity encoded by a gene operably linked to the promoter element. In certain embodiments, the modification to the promoter element can add or remove a regulatory sequence. In some embodiments the regulatory sequence can respond to a change in environmental or culture conditions. Non-limiting examples of culture conditions that could be used to regulate an activity in this manner include, temperature, light, oxygen, salt, metals and the like. Additional methods for altering an activity by modification of a promoter element are given below.
In some embodiments, the genetic modification can be to an ORF. In certain embodiments, the modification of the ORF can increase or decrease expression of the ORF. In some embodiments modification of the ORF can alter the efficiency of translation of the ORF. In certain embodiments, modification of the ORF can alter the activity of the polypeptide or protein encoded by the ORF. Additional methods for altering an activity by modification of an ORF are given below.
In some embodiments, the genetic modification can be to an activity associated with cell division (e.g., cell division cycle or CDC activity, for example). In certain embodiments the cell division cycle activity can be thymidylate synthase activity. In certain embodiments, regulated control of cell division can be the result of a genetic modification. In some embodiments, the genetic modification can be to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes thymidylate synthase. In certain embodiments, the genetic modification can temporarily inactivate thymidylate synthase activity by rendering the activity temperature sensitive (e.g., heat resistant, heat sensitive, cold resistant, cold sensitive and the like).
In some embodiments, the genetic modification can modify a promoter sequence operably linked to a gene encoding an activity involved in control of cell division. In some embodiments the modification can increase of decrease an activity encoded by a gene operably linked to the promoter element. In certain embodiments, the modification to the promoter element can add or remove a regulatory sequence. In some embodiments the regulatory sequence can respond to a change in environmental or culture conditions. Non-limiting examples of culture conditions that could be used to regulate an activity in this manner include, temperature, light, oxygen, salt, metals and the like. In some embodiments, an engineered microorganism comprising one or more activities described above or below can be used in to produce ethanol by inhibiting cell growth and cell division by use of a temperature sensitive cell division control activity while allowing cellular fermentation to proceed, thereby producing a significant increase in ethanol yield when compared to the native organism.
Polynucleotides and Polypeptides
A nucleic acid (e.g., also referred to herein as nucleic acid reagent, target nucleic acid, target nucleotide sequence, nucleic acid sequence of interest or nucleic acid region of interest) can be from any source or composition, such as DNA, cDNA, gDNA (genomic DNA), RNA, siRNA (short inhibitory RNA), RNAi, tRNA or mRNA, for example, and can be in any form (e.g., linear, circular, supercoiled, single-stranded, double-stranded, and the like). A nucleic acid can also comprise DNA or RNA analogs (e.g., containing base analogs, sugar analogs and/or a non-native backbone and the like). It is understood that the term “nucleic acid” does not refer to or infer a specific length of the polynucleotide chain, thus polynucleotides and oligonucleotides are also included in the definition. Deoxyribonucleotides include deoxyadenosine, deoxycytidine, deoxyguanosine and deoxythymidine. For RNA, the uracil base is uridine.
A nucleic acid sometimes is a plasmid, phage, autonomously replicating sequence (ARS), centromere, artificial chromosome, yeast artificial chromosome (e.g., YAC) or other nucleic acid able to replicate or be replicated in a host cell. In certain embodiments a nucleic acid can be from a library or can be obtained from enzymatically digested, sheared or sonicated genomic DNA (e.g., fragmented) from an organism of interest. In some embodiments, nucleic acid subjected to fragmentation or cleavage may have a nominal, average or mean length of about 5 to about 10,000 base pairs, about 100 to about 1,000 base pairs, about 100 to about 500 base pairs, or about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000 or 10000 base pairs. Fragments can be generated by any suitable method in the art, and the average, mean or nominal length of nucleic acid fragments can be controlled by selecting an appropriate fragment-generating procedure by the person of ordinary skill. In some embodiments, the fragmented DNA can be size selected to obtain nucleic acid fragments of a particular size range.
Nucleic acid can be fragmented by various methods known to the person of ordinary skill, which include without limitation, physical, chemical and enzymic processes. Examples of such processes are described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20050112590 (published on May 26, 2005, entitled “Fragmentation-based methods and systems for sequence variation detection and discovery,” naming Van Den Boom et al.). Certain processes can be selected by the person of ordinary skill to generate non-specifically cleaved fragments or specifically cleaved fragments. Examples of processes that can generate non-specifically cleaved fragment sample nucleic acid include, without limitation, contacting sample nucleic acid with apparatus that expose nucleic acid to shearing force (e.g., passing nucleic acid through a syringe needle; use of a French press); exposing sample nucleic acid to irradiation (e.g., gamma, x-ray, UV irradiation; fragment sizes can be controlled by irradiation intensity); boiling nucleic acid in water (e.g., yields about 500 base pair fragments) and exposing nucleic acid to an acid and base hydrolysis process.
Nucleic acid may be specifically cleaved by contacting the nucleic acid with one or more specific cleavage agents. The term “specific cleavage agent” as used herein refers to an agent, sometimes a chemical or an enzyme that can cleave a nucleic acid at one or more specific sites. Specific cleavage agents often will cleave specifically according to a particular nucleotide sequence at a particular site. Examples of enzymic specific cleavage agents include without limitation endonucleases (e.g., DNase (e.g., DNase I, II); RNase (e.g., RNase E, F, H, P); CleavaseTM enzyme; Taq DNA polymerase; E. coli DNA polymerase I and eukaryotic structure-specific endonucleases; murine FEN-1 endonucleases; type I, II or III restriction endonucleases such as Acc I, Afl III, Alu I, Alw44 I, Apa I, Asn I, Ava I, Ava II, BamH I, Ban II, Bcl I, Bgl I. Bgl II, Bln I, Bsm I, BssH II, BstE II, Cfo I, Cla I, Dde I, Dpn I, Dra I, EcIX I, EcoR I, EcoR I, EcoR II, EcoR V, Hae II, Hae II, Hind III, Hind III, Hpa I, Hpa II, Kpn I, Ksp I, Mlu I, MIuN I, Msp I, Nci I, Nco I, Nde I, Nde II, Nhe I, Not I, Nru I, Nsi I, Pst I, Pvu I, Pvu II, Rsa I, Sac I, Sal I, Sau3A I, Sca I, ScrF I, Sfi I, Sma I, Spe I, Sph I, Ssp I, Stu I, Sty I, Swa I, Taq I, Xba I, Xho I); glycosylases (e.g., uracil-DNA glycolsylase (UDG), 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase, 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase II, pyrimidine hydrate-DNA glycosylase, FaPy-DNA glycosylase, thymine mismatch-DNA glycosylase, hypoxanthine-DNA glycosylase, 5-Hydroxymethyluracil DNA glycosylase (HmUDG), 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine DNA glycosylase, or 1,N6-etheno-adenine DNA glycosylase); exonucleases (e.g., exonuclease III); ribozymes, and DNAzymes. Sample nucleic acid may be treated with a chemical agent, or synthesized using modified nucleotides, and the modified nucleic acid may be cleaved. In non-limiting examples, sample nucleic acid may be treated with (i) alkylating agents such as methylnitrosourea that generate several alkylated bases, including N3-methyladenine and N3-methylguanine, which are recognized and cleaved by alkyl purine DNA-glycosylase; (ii) sodium bisulfite, which causes deamination of cytosine residues in DNA to form uracil residues that can be cleaved by uracil N-glycosylase; and (iii) a chemical agent that converts guanine to its oxidized form, 8-hydroxyguanine, which can be cleaved by formamidopyrimidine DNA N-glycosylase. Examples of chemical cleavage processes include without limitation alkylation, (e.g., alkylation of phosphorothioate-modified nucleic acid); cleavage of acid lability of P3′-N5′-phosphoroamidate-containing nucleic acid; and osmium tetroxide and piperidine treatment of nucleic acid.
As used herein, the term “complementary cleavage reactions” refers to cleavage reactions that are carried out on the same nucleic acid using different cleavage reagents or by altering the cleavage specificity of the same cleavage reagent such that alternate cleavage patterns of the same target or reference nucleic acid or protein are generated. In certain embodiments, nucleic acids of interest may be treated with one or more specific cleavage agents (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more specific cleavage agents) in one or more reaction vessels (e.g., nucleic acid of interest is treated with each specific cleavage agent in a separate vessel).
A nucleic acid suitable for use in the embodiments described herein sometimes is amplified by any amplification process known in the art (e.g., PCR, RT-PCR and the like). Nucleic acid amplification may be particularly beneficial when using organisms that are typically difficult to culture (e.g., slow growing, require specialize culture conditions and the like). The terms “amplify”, “amplification”, “amplification reaction”, or “amplifying” as used herein refer to any in vitro processes for multiplying the copies of a target sequence of nucleic acid. Amplification sometimes refers to an “exponential” increase in target nucleic acid. However, “amplifying” as used herein can also refer to linear increases in the numbers of a select target sequence of nucleic acid, but is different than a one-time, single primer extension step. In some embodiments, a limited amplification reaction, also known as pre-amplification, can be performed. Pre-amplification is a method in which a limited amount of amplification occurs due to a small number of cycles, for example 10 cycles, being performed. Pre-amplification can allow some amplification, but stops amplification prior to the exponential phase, and typically produces about 500 copies of the desired nucleotide sequence(s). Use of pre-amplification may also limit inaccuracies associated with depleted reactants in standard PCR reactions.
In some embodiments, a nucleic acid reagent sometimes is stably integrated into the chromosome of the host organism, or a nucleic acid reagent can be a deletion of a portion of the host chromosome, in certain embodiments (e.g., genetically modified organisms, where alteration of the host genome confers the ability to selectively or preferentially maintain the desired organism carrying the genetic modification). Such nucleic acid reagents (e.g., nucleic acids or genetically modified organisms whose altered genome confers a selectable trait to the organism) can be selected for their ability to guide production of a desired protein or nucleic acid molecule. When desired, the nucleic acid reagent can be altered such that codons encode for (i) the same amino acid, using a different tRNA than that specified in the native sequence, or (ii) a different amino acid than is normal, including unconventional or unnatural amino acids (including detectably labeled amino acids). As described herein, the term “native sequence” refers to an unmodified nucleotide sequence as found in its natural setting (e.g., a nucleotide sequence as found in an organism).
A nucleic acid or nucleic acid reagent can comprise certain elements often selected according to the intended use of the nucleic acid. Any of the following elements can be included in or excluded from a nucleic acid reagent. A nucleic acid reagent, for example, may include one or more or all of the following nucleotide elements: one or more promoter elements, one or more 5′ untranslated regions (5′UTRs), one or more regions into which a target nucleotide sequence may be inserted (an “insertion element”), one or more target nucleotide sequences, one or more 3′ untranslated regions (3′UTRs), and one or more selection elements. A nucleic acid reagent can be provided with one or more of such elements and other elements may be inserted into the nucleic acid before the nucleic acid is introduced into the desired organism. In some embodiments, a provided nucleic acid reagent comprises a promoter, 5′UTR, optional 3′UTR and insertion element(s) by which a target nucleotide sequence is inserted (i.e., cloned) into the nucleotide acid reagent. In certain embodiments, a provided nucleic acid reagent comprises a promoter, insertion element(s) and optional 3′UTR, and a 5′ UTR/target nucleotide sequence is inserted with an optional 3′UTR. The elements can be arranged in any order suitable for expression in the chosen expression system (e.g., expression in a chosen organism, or expression in a cell free system, for example), and in some embodiments a nucleic acid reagent comprises the following elements in the 5′ to 3′ direction: (1) promoter element, 5′UTR, and insertion element(s); (2) promoter element, 5′UTR, and target nucleotide sequence; (3) promoter element, 5′UTR, insertion element(s) and 3′UTR; and (4) promoter element, 5′UTR, target nucleotide sequence and 3′UTR.
A promoter element typically is required for DNA synthesis and/or RNA synthesis. A promoter element often comprises a region of DNA that can facilitate the transcription of a particular gene, by providing a start site for the synthesis of RNA corresponding to a gene. Promoters generally are located near the genes they regulate, are located upstream of the gene (e.g., 5′ of the gene), and are on the same strand of DNA as the sense strand of the gene, in some embodiments.
A promoter often interacts with a RNA polymerase. A polymerase is an enzyme that catalyses synthesis of nucleic acids using a preexisting nucleic acid reagent. When the template is a DNA template, an RNA molecule is transcribed before protein is synthesized. Enzymes having polymerase activity suitable for use in the present methods include any polymerase that is active in the chosen system with the chosen template to synthesize protein. In some embodiments, a promoter (e.g., a heterologous promoter) also referred to herein as a promoter element, can be operably linked to a nucleotide sequence or an open reading frame (ORF). Transcription from the promoter element can catalyze the synthesis of an RNA corresponding to the nucleotide sequence or ORF sequence operably linked to the promoter, which in turn leads to synthesis of a desired peptide, polypeptide or protein. The term “operably linked” as used herein with respect to promoters refers to a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., a coding sequence) present on the same nucleic acid molecule as a promoter element and whose expression is under the control of said promoter element.
Promoter elements sometimes exhibit responsiveness to regulatory control. Promoter elements also sometimes can be regulated by a selective agent. That is, transcription from promoter elements sometimes can be turned on, turned off, up-regulated or down-regulated, in response to a change in environmental, nutritional or internal conditions or signals (e.g., heat inducible promoters, light regulated promoters, feedback regulated promoters, hormone influenced promoters, tissue specific promoters, oxygen and pH influenced promoters, promoters that are responsive to selective agents (e.g., kanamycin) and the like, for example). Promoters influenced by environmental, nutritional or internal signals frequently are influenced by a signal (direct or indirect) that binds at or near the promoter and increases or decreases expression of the target sequence under certain conditions.
Non-limiting examples of selective or regulatory agents that can influence transcription from a promoter element used in embodiments described herein include, without limitation, (1) nucleic acid segments that encode products that provide resistance against otherwise toxic compounds (e.g., antibiotics); (2) nucleic acid segments that encode products that are otherwise lacking in the recipient cell (e.g., essential products, tRNA genes, auxotrophic markers); (3) nucleic acid segments that encode products that suppress the activity of a gene product; (4) nucleic acid segments that encode products that can be readily identified (e.g., phenotypic markers such as antibiotics (e.g., β-lactamase), β-galactosidase, green fluorescent protein (GFP), yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), red fluorescent protein (RFP), cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), and cell surface proteins); (5) nucleic acid segments that bind products that are otherwise detrimental to cell survival and/or function; (6) nucleic acid segments that otherwise inhibit the activity of any of the nucleic acid segments described in Nos. 1-5 above (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides); (7) nucleic acid segments that bind products that modify a substrate (e.g., restriction endonucleases); (8) nucleic acid segments that can be used to isolate or identify a desired molecule (e.g., specific protein binding sites); (9) nucleic acid segments that encode a specific nucleotide sequence that can be otherwise non-functional (e.g., for PCR amplification of subpopulations of molecules); (10) nucleic acid segments that, when absent, directly or indirectly confer resistance or sensitivity to particular compounds; (11) nucleic acid segments that encode products that either are toxic or convert a relatively non-toxic compound to a toxic compound (e.g., Herpes simplex thymidine kinase, cytosine deaminase) in recipient cells; (12) nucleic acid segments that inhibit replication, partition or heritability of nucleic acid molecules that contain them; and/or (13) nucleic acid segments that encode conditional replication functions, e.g., replication in certain hosts or host cell strains or under certain environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, nutritional conditions, and the like). In some embodiments, the regulatory or selective agent can be added to change the existing growth conditions to which the organism is subjected (e.g., growth in liquid culture, growth in a fermentor, growth on solid nutrient plates and the like for example).
In some embodiments, regulation of a promoter element can be used to alter (e.g., increase, add, decrease or substantially eliminate) the activity of a peptide, polypeptide or protein (e.g., enzyme activity for example). For example, a microorganism can be engineered by genetic modification to express a nucleic acid reagent that can add a novel activity (e.g., an activity not normally found in the host organism) or increase the expression of an existing activity by increasing transcription from a homologous or heterologous promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest (e.g., homologous or heterologous nucleotide sequence of interest), in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, a microorganism can be engineered by genetic modification to express a nucleic acid reagent that can decrease expression of an activity by decreasing or substantially eliminating transcription from a homologous or heterologous promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest, in certain embodiments.
In some embodiments the activity can be altered using recombinant DNA and genetic techniques known to the artisan. Methods for engineering microorganisms are further described herein. Tables herein provide non-limiting lists of yeast promoters that are up-regulated by oxygen, yeast promoters that are down-regulated by oxygen, yeast transcriptional repressors and their associated genes, DNA binding motifs as determined using the MEME sequence analysis software. Potential regulator binding motifs can be identified using the program MEME to search intergenic regions bound by regulators for overrepresented sequences. For each regulator, the sequences of intergenic regions bound with p-values less than 0.001 were extracted to use as input for motif discovery. The MEME software was run using the following settings: a motif width ranging from 6 to 18 bases, the “zoops” distribution model, a 6th order Markov background model and a discovery limit of 20 motifs. The discovered sequence motifs were scored for significance by two criteria: an E-value calculated by MEME and a specificity score. The motif with the best score using each metric is shown for each regulator. All motifs presented are derived from datasets generated in rich growth conditions with the exception of a previously published dataset for epitope-tagged Gal4 grown in galactose
In some embodiments, the altered activity can be found by screening the organism under conditions that select for the desired change in activity. For example, certain microorganisms can be adapted to increase or decrease an activity by selecting or screening the organism in question on a media containing substances that are poorly metabolized or even toxic. An increase in the ability of an organism to grow a substance that is normally poorly metabolized would result in an increase in the growth rate on that substance, for example. A decrease in the sensitivity to a toxic substance might be manifested by growth on higher concentrations of the toxic substance, for example. Genetic modifications that are identified in this manner sometimes are referred to as naturally occurring mutations or the organisms that carry them can sometimes be referred to as naturally occurring mutants. Modifications obtained in this manner are not limited to alterations in promoter sequences. That is, screening microorganisms by selective pressure, as described above, can yield genetic alterations that can occur in non-promoter sequences, and sometimes also can occur in sequences that are not in the nucleotide sequence of interest, but in a related nucleotide sequences (e.g., a gene involved in a different step of the same pathway, a transport gene, and the like). Naturally occurring mutants sometimes can be found by isolating naturally occurring variants from unique environments, in some embodiments.
In addition to the regulated promoter sequences, regulatory sequences, and coding polynucleotides provided herein, a nucleic acid reagent may include a polynucleotide sequence 70% or more identical to the foregoing (or to the complementary sequences). That is, a nucleotide sequence that is at least 70% or more, 71% or more, 72% or more, 73% or more, 74% or more, 75% or more, 76% or more, 77% or more, 78% or more, 79% or more, 80% or more, 81% or more, 82% or more, 83% or more, 84% or more, 85% or more, 86% or more, 87% or more, 88% or more, 89% or more, 90% or more, 91% or more, 92% or more, 93% or more, 94% or more, 95% or more, 96% or more, 97% or more, 98% or more, or 99% or more identical to a nucleotide sequence described herein can be utilized. The term “identical” as used herein refers to two or more nucleotide sequences having substantially the same nucleotide sequence when compared to each other. One test for determining whether two nucleotide sequences or amino acids sequences are substantially identical is to determine the percent of identical nucleotide sequences or amino acid sequences shared.
Calculations of sequence identity can be performed as follows. Sequences are aligned for optimal comparison purposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and a second amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment and non-homologous sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes). The length of a reference sequence aligned for comparison purposes is sometimes 30% or more, 40% or more, 50% or more, often 60% or more, and more often 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, or 100% of the length of the reference sequence. The nucleotides or amino acids at corresponding nucleotide or polypeptide positions, respectively, are then compared among the two sequences. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the same nucleotide or amino acid as the corresponding position in the second sequence, the nucleotides or amino acids are deemed to be identical at that position. The percent identity between the two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences, taking into account the number of gaps, and the length of each gap, introduced for optimal alignment of the two sequences.
Comparison of sequences and determination of percent identity between two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematical algorithm. Percent identity between two amino acid or nucleotide sequences can be determined using the algorithm of Meyers & Miller, CABIOS 4: 11-17 (1989), which has been incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. Also, percent identity between two amino acid sequences can be determined using the Needleman & Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48: 444-453 (1970) algorithm which has been incorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (available at the http address www.gcg.com), using either a Blossum 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix, and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Percent identity between two nucleotide sequences can be determined using the GAP program in the GCG software package (available at http address www.gcg.com), using a NWSgapdna.CMP matrix and a gap weight of 40, 50, 60, 70, or 80 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. A set of parameters often used is a Blossum 62 scoring matrix with a gap open penalty of 12, a gap extend penalty of 4, and a frameshift gap penalty of 5.
Sequence identity can also be determined by hybridization assays conducted under stringent conditions. As use herein, the term “stringent conditions” refers to conditions for hybridization and washing. Stringent conditions are known to those skilled in the art and can be found in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y., 6.3.1-6.3.6 (1989). Aqueous and non-aqueous methods are described in that reference and either can be used. An example of stringent hybridization conditions is hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50° C. Another example of stringent hybridization conditions are hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 55° C. A further example of stringent hybridization conditions is hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 60° C. Often, stringent hybridization conditions are hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C. More often, stringency conditions are 0.5M sodium phosphate, 7% SDS at 65° C., followed by one or more washes at 0.2×SSC, 1% SDS at 65° C.
As noted above, nucleic acid reagents may also comprise one or more 5′ UTR's, and one or more 3′UTR's. A 5′ UTR may comprise one or more elements endogenous to the nucleotide sequence from which it originates, and sometimes includes one or more exogenous elements. A 5′ UTR can originate from any suitable nucleic acid, such as genomic DNA, plasmid DNA, RNA or mRNA, for example, from any suitable organism (e.g., virus, bacterium, yeast, fungi, plant, insect or mammal). The artisan may select appropriate elements for the 5′ UTR based upon the chosen expression system (e.g., expression in a chosen organism, or expression in a cell free system, for example). A 5′ UTR sometimes comprises one or more of the following elements known to the artisan: enhancer sequences (e.g., transcriptional or translational), transcription initiation site, transcription factor binding site, translation regulation site, translation initiation site, translation factor binding site, accessory protein binding site, feedback regulation agent binding sites, Pribnow box, TATA box, -35 element, E-box (helix-loop-helix binding element), ribosome binding site, replicon, internal ribosome entry site (IRES), silencer element and the like. In some embodiments, a promoter element may be isolated such that all 5′ UTR elements necessary for proper conditional regulation are contained in the promoter element fragment, or within a functional subsequence of a promoter element fragment.
A 5′UTR in the nucleic acid reagent can comprise a translational enhancer nucleotide sequence. A translational enhancer nucleotide sequence often is located between the promoter and the target nucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid reagent. A translational enhancer sequence often binds to a ribosome, sometimes is an 18S rRNA-binding ribonucleotide sequence (i.e., a 40S ribosome binding sequence) and sometimes is an internal ribosome entry sequence (IRES). An IRES generally forms an RNA scaffold with precisely placed RNA tertiary structures that contact a 40S ribosomal subunit via a number of specific intermolecular interactions. Examples of ribosomal enhancer sequences are known and can be identified by the artisan (e.g., Mignone et al., Nucleic Acids Research 33: D141-D146 (2005); Paulous et al., Nucleic Acids Research 31: 722-733 (2003); Akbergenov et al., Nucleic Acids Research 32: 239-247 (2004); Mignone et al., Genome Biology 3(3): reviews0004.1-0001.10 (2002); Gallie, Nucleic Acids Research 30: 3401-3411 (2002); Shaloiko et al., http address www.interscience.wiley.com, DOI: 10.1002/bit.20267; and Gallie et al., Nucleic Acids Research 15: 3257-3273 (1987)).
A translational enhancer sequence sometimes is a eukaryotic sequence, such as a Kozak consensus sequence or other sequence (e.g., hydroid polyp sequence, GenBank accession no. U07128). A translational enhancer sequence sometimes is a prokaryotic sequence, such as a Shine-Dalgarno consensus sequence. In certain embodiments, the translational enhancer sequence is a viral nucleotide sequence. A translational enhancer sequence sometimes is from a 5′ UTR of a plant virus, such as Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV); Tobacco Etch Virus (ETV); Potato Virus Y (PVY); Turnip Mosaic (poty) Virus and Pea Seed Borne Mosaic Virus, for example. In certain embodiments, an omega sequence about 67 bases in length from TMV is included in the nucleic acid reagent as a translational enhancer sequence (e.g., devoid of guanosine nucleotides and includes a 25 nucleotide long poly (CAA) central region).
A 3′ UTR may comprise one or more elements endogenous to the nucleotide sequence from which it originates and sometimes includes one or more exogenous elements. A 3′ UTR may originate from any suitable nucleic acid, such as genomic DNA, plasmid DNA, RNA or mRNA, for example, from any suitable organism (e.g., a virus, bacterium, yeast, fungi, plant, insect or mammal). The artisan can select appropriate elements for the 3′ UTR based upon the chosen expression system (e.g., expression in a chosen organism, for example). A 3′ UTR sometimes comprises one or more of the following elements known to the artisan: transcription regulation site, transcription initiation site, transcription termination site, transcription factor binding site, translation regulation site, translation termination site, translation initiation site, translation factor binding site, ribosome binding site, replicon, enhancer element, silencer element and polyadenosine tail. A 3′ UTR often includes a polyadenosine tail and sometimes does not, and if a polyadenosine tail is present, one or more adenosine moieties may be added or deleted from it (e.g., about 5, about 10, about 15, about 20, about 25, about 30, about 35, about 40, about 45 or about 50 adenosine moieties may be added or subtracted).
In some embodiments, modification of a 5′ UTR and/or a 3′ UTR can be used to alter (e.g., increase, add, decrease or substantially eliminate) the activity of a promoter. Alteration of the promoter activity can in turn alter the activity of a peptide, polypeptide or protein (e.g., enzyme activity for example), by a change in transcription of the nucleotide sequence(s) of interest from an operably linked promoter element comprising the modified 5′ or 3′ UTR. For example, a microorganism can be engineered by genetic modification to express a nucleic acid reagent comprising a modified 5′ or 3′ UTR that can add a novel activity (e.g., an activity not normally found in the host organism) or increase the expression of an existing activity by increasing transcription from a homologous or heterologous promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest (e.g., homologous or heterologous nucleotide sequence of interest), in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, a microorganism can be engineered by genetic modification to express a nucleic acid reagent comprising a modified 5′ or 3′ UTR that can decrease the expression of an activity by decreasing or substantially eliminating transcription from a homologous or heterologous promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest, in certain embodiments.
A nucleotide reagent sometimes can comprise a target nucleotide sequence. A “target nucleotide sequence” as used herein encodes a nucleic acid, peptide, polypeptide or protein of interest, and may be a ribonucleotide sequence or a deoxyribonucleotide sequence.
A target nucleic acid sometimes can comprise a chimeric nucleic acid (or chimeric nucleotide sequence), which can encode a chimeric protein (or chimeric amino acid sequence). The term “chimeric” as used herein refers to a nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence, or encoded product thereof, containing sequences from two or more different sources. Any suitable source can be selected, including, but not limited to, a sequence from a nucleic acid, nucleotide sequence, ribosomal nucleic acid, RNA, DNA, regulatory nucleotide sequence (e.g., promoter, URL, enhancer, repressor and the like), coding nucleic acid, gene, nucleic acid linker, nucleic acid tag, amino acid sequence, peptide, polypeptide, protein, chromosome, and organism. A chimeric molecule can include a sequence of contiguous nucleotides or amino acids from a source including, but not limited to, a virus, prokaryote, eukaryote, genus, species, homolog, ortholog, paralog and isozyme, nucleic acid linkers, nucleic acid tags, the like and combinations thereof). A chimeric molecule can be generated by placing in juxtaposition fragments of related or unrelated nucleic acids, nucleotide sequences or DNA segments, in some embodiments. In certain embodiments the nucleic acids, nucleotide sequences or DNA segments can be native or wild type sequences, mutant sequences or engineered sequences (completely engineered or engineered to a point, for example).
In some embodiments, a chimera includes about 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 sequences (e.g., contiguous nucleotides, contiguous amino acids) from one organism and 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 sequences (e.g., contiguous nucleotides, contiguous amino acids) from another organism. The organisms sometimes are a microbe, such as a bacterium (e.g., gram positive, gram negative), yeast or fungus (e.g., aerobic fungus, anaerobic fungus), for example. In some embodiments, the organisms are bacteria, the organisms are yeast or the organisms are fungi (e.g., different species), and sometimes one organism is a bacterium or yeast and another is a fungus. A chimeric molecule may contain up to about 99% of sequences from one organism (e.g., about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99%) and the balance percentage from one or more other organisms. In certain embodiments, a chimeric molecule includes altered codons (in the case of a chimeric nucleic acid) and one or more mutations (e.g., point mutations, nucleotide substitutions, amino acid substitutions). In some embodiments, the chimera comprises a portion of a xylose isomerase from one bacteria species and a portion of a xylose isomerase from another bacteria species. In still other embodiments, the chimera comprises a portion of a xylose isomerase from one species of fungus and another portion of a xylose isomerase from another species of fungus. In still other embodiments, the chimera comprises one portion of a xylose isomerase from a plant, and another portion of a xylose isomerase from a non-plant (such as a bacteria or fungus).
In other embodiments, the chimera comprises one portion of a xylose isomerase from a plant, another portion of a xylose isomerase from a bacteria, and yet another portion of a xylose isomerase from a fungus.
In specific embodiments, a gene encoding a xylose isomerase protein is chimeric, and includes a portion of a xylose isomerase encoding sequence from one organism (e.g. a fungus (e.g., Piromyces, Orpinomyces, Neocallimastix, Caecomyces, Ruminomyces, and the like)) and a portion of a xylose isomerase encoding sequence from another organism (e.g., bacterium (e.g., Ruminococcus, Thermotoga, Clostridium)). Sometimes a fungal sequence is located at the N-terminal portion of the encoded xylose isomerase polypeptide and the bacterial sequence is located at the C-terminal portion of the polypeptide. In some embodiments one contiguous fungal xylose isomerase sequence is about 1% to about 30% of overall sequence (e.g., about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29%) and the remaining sequence is a contiguous bacterial xylose isomerase sequence. In certain embodiments, a chimeric xylose isomerase includes one or more point mutations.
A chimera sometimes is the result of recombination between two or more nucleic acids, nucleotide sequences or genes, and sometimes is the result of genetic manipulation (e.g., designed and/or generated by the hand of a human being). Any suitable nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence and method for combining nucleic acids or nucleotide sequences can be used to generate a chimeric nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence. Non-limiting examples of nucleic acid and nucleotide sequence sources and methods for generating chimeric nucleic acids and nucleotide sequences are presented herein.
In some embodiments, fragments used to generate a chimera can be juxtaposed as units (e.g., nucleic acid from the sources are combined end to end and not interspersed. In embodiments where a chimera includes one stretch of contiguous nucleotides for each organism, nucleotide sequence combinations can be noted as DNA source 1DNA source 2 or DNA source 1/DNA source 2/DNA source 3, the like and combinations thereof, for example. In certain embodiments, fragments used to generate a chimera can be juxtaposed such that one or more fragments from one or more sources can be interspersed with other fragments used to generate the chimera (e.g., DNA source 1/DNA source 2/DNA source 1/DNA source 3/DNA source 2/DNA source 1). In some embodiments, the nucleotide sequence length of the fragments used to generate a chimera can be in the range from about 5 base pairs to about 5,000 base pairs (e.g., about 5 base pairs (bp), about 10 bp, about 15 bp, about 20 bp, about 25 bp, about 30 bp, about 35 bp, about 40 bp, about 45 bp, about 50 bp, about 55 bp, about 60 bp, about bp, about 65 bp, about 70 bp, about 75 bp, about 80 bp, about 85 bp, about 90 bp, about 95 bp, about 100 bp, about 125 bp, about 150 bp, about 175 bp, about 200 bp, about 250 bp, about 300 bp, about 350 bp, about 400 bp, about 450 bp, about 500 bp, about 550 bp, about 600 bp, about 650 bp, about 700 bp, about 750 bp, about 800 bp, about 850 bp, about 900 bp, about 950 bp, about 1000 bp, about 1500 bp, about 2000 bp, about 2500 bp, about 3000 bp, about 3500 bp, about 4000 bp, about 4500 bp, or about 5000 bp).
In certain embodiments, a chimeric nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence encodes the same activity as the activity encoded by the source nucleic acids or nucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, a chimeric nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence has a similar or the same activity, but the amount of the activity, or kinetics of the activity, are altered (e.g., increased, decreased). In certain embodiments, a chimeric nucleic acid or nucleotide sequence encodes a different activity, and in some embodiments a chimeric nucleic acid or nucleotide sequences encodes a chimeric activity (e.g., a combination of two or more activities).
A target nucleic acid sometimes is an untranslated ribonucleic acid and sometimes is a translated ribonucleic acid. An untranslated ribonucleic acid may include, but is not limited to, a small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), a short hairpin ribonucleic acid (shRNA), other ribonucleic acid capable of RNA interference (RNAi), an antisense ribonucleic acid, or a ribozyme. A translatable target nucleotide sequence (e.g., a target ribonucleotide sequence) sometimes encodes a peptide, polypeptide or protein, which are sometimes referred to herein as “target peptides,” “target polypeptides” or “target proteins.”
Any peptides, polypeptides or proteins, or an activity catalyzed by one or more peptides, polypeptides or proteins may be encoded by a target nucleotide sequence and may be selected by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Representative proteins include enzymes (e.g., phosphofructokinase activity, phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, xylose isomerase activity, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity and thymidylate synthase activity and the like, for example), antibodies, serum proteins (e.g., albumin), membrane bound proteins, hormones (e.g., growth hormone, erythropoietin, insulin, etc.), cytokines, etc., and include both naturally occurring and exogenously expressed polypeptides. Representative activities (e.g., enzymes or combinations of enzymes which are functionally associated to provide an activity) include phosphofructokinase activity, phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, xylose isomerase activity, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity and thymidylate synthase activity and the like for example. The term “enzyme” as used herein refers to a protein which can act as a catalyst to induce a chemical change in other compounds, thereby producing one or more products from one or more substrates.
Specific polypeptides (e.g., enzymes) useful for embodiments described herein are listed hereafter. The term “protein” as used herein refers to a molecule having a sequence of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. This term includes fusion proteins, oligopeptides, peptides, cyclic peptides, polypeptides and polypeptide derivatives, whether native or recombinant, and also includes fragments, derivatives, homologs, and variants thereof. A protein or polypeptide sometimes is of intracellular origin (e.g., located in the nucleus, cytosol, or interstitial space of host cells in vivo) and sometimes is a cell membrane protein in vivo. In some embodiments (described above, and in further detail below in Engineering and Alteration Methods), a genetic modification can result in a modification (e.g., increase, substantially increase, decrease or substantially decrease) of a target activity.
A translatable nucleotide sequence generally is located between a start codon (AUG in ribonucleic acids and ATG in deoxyribonucleic acids) and a stop codon (e.g., UAA (ochre), UAG (amber) or UGA (opal) in ribonucleic acids and TAA, TAG or TGA in deoxyribonucleic acids), and sometimes is referred to herein as an “open reading frame” (ORF). A nucleic acid reagent sometimes comprises one or more ORFs. An ORF may be from any suitable source, sometimes from genomic DNA, mRNA, reverse transcribed RNA or complementary DNA (cDNA) or a nucleic acid library comprising one or more of the foregoing, and is from any organism species that contains a nucleic acid sequence of interest, protein of interest, or activity of interest. Non-limiting examples of organisms from which an ORF can be obtained include bacteria, yeast, fungi, human, insect, nematode, bovine, equine, canine, feline, rat or mouse, for example.
A nucleic acid reagent sometimes comprises a nucleotide sequence adjacent to an ORF that is translated in conjunction with the ORF and encodes an amino acid tag. The tag-encoding nucleotide sequence is located 3′ and/or 5′ of an ORF in the nucleic acid reagent, thereby encoding a tag at the C-terminus or N-terminus of the protein or peptide encoded by the ORF. Any tag that does not abrogate in vitro transcription and/or translation may be utilized and may be appropriately selected by the artisan. Tags may facilitate isolation and/or purification of the desired ORF product from culture or fermentation media.
A tag sometimes specifically binds a molecule or moiety of a solid phase or a detectable label, for example, thereby having utility for isolating, purifying and/or detecting a protein or peptide encoded by the ORF. In some embodiments, a tag comprises one or more of the following elements: FLAG (e.g., DYKDDDDKG) (SEQ ID NO: 132), V5 (e.g., GKPIPNPLLGLDST) (SEQ ID NO: 133), c-MYC (e.g., EQKLISEEDL) (SEQ ID NO: 134), HSV (e.g., QPELAPEDPED) (SEQ ID NO: 135), influenza hemaglutinin, HA (e.g., YPYDVPDYA) (SEQ ID NO: 136), VSV-G (e.g., YTDIEMNRLGK) (SEQ ID NO: 137), bacterial glutathione-5-transferase, maltose binding protein, a streptavidin- or avidin-binding tag (e.g., pcDNATM6 BioEaseTM Gateway® Biotinylation System (Invitrogen)), thioredoxin, β-galactosidase, VSV-glycoprotein, a fluorescent protein (e.g., green fluorescent protein or one of its many color variants (e.g., yellow, red, blue)), a polylysine or polyarginine sequence, a polyhistidine sequence (e.g., His6) (SEQ ID NO: 138) or other sequence that chelates a metal (e.g., cobalt, zinc, copper), and/or a cysteine-rich sequence that binds to an arsenic-containing molecule. In certain embodiments, a cysteine-rich tag comprises the amino acid sequence CC-Xn-CC (SEQ ID NO: 139), wherein X is any amino acid and n is 1 to 3, and the cysteine-rich sequence sometimes is CCPGCC (SEQ ID NO: 140). In certain embodiments, the tag comprises a cysteine-rich element and a polyhistidine element (e.g., CCPGCC (SEQ ID NO: 140) and His6 (SEQ ID NO: 138)).
A tag often conveniently binds to a binding partner. For example, some tags bind to an antibody (e.g., FLAG) and sometimes specifically bind to a small molecule. For example, a polyhistidine tag specifically chelates a bivalent metal, such as copper, zinc and cobalt; a polylysine or polyarginine tag specifically binds to a zinc finger; a glutathione S-transferase tag binds to glutathione; and a cysteine-rich tag specifically binds to an arsenic-containing molecule. Arsenic-containing molecules include LUMIOTM agents (Invitrogen, California), such as FlAsHTM (EDT2[4′,5′-bis(1,3,2-dithioarsolan-2-yl)fluorescein-(1,2-ethanedithiol)2]) and ReAsH reagents (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,474 to Tsien et al., entitled “Target Sequences for Synthetic Molecules;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,054,271 to Tsien et al., entitled “Methods of Using Synthetic Molecules and Target Sequences;” U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,451,569 and 6,008,378; published U.S. Patent Application 2003/0083373, and published PCT Patent Application WO 99/21013, all to Tsien et al. and all entitled “Synthetic Molecules that Specifically React with Target Sequences”). Such antibodies and small molecules sometimes are linked to a solid phase for convenient isolation of the target protein or target peptide.
A tag sometimes comprises a sequence that localizes a translated protein or peptide to a component in a system, which is referred to as a “signal sequence” or “localization signal sequence” herein. A signal sequence often is incorporated at the N-terminus of a target protein or target peptide, and sometimes is incorporated at the C-terminus. Examples of signal sequences are known to the artisan, are readily incorporated into a nucleic acid reagent, and often are selected according to the organism in which expression of the nucleic acid reagent is performed. A signal sequence in some embodiments localizes a translated protein or peptide to a cell membrane. Examples of signal sequences include, but are not limited to, a nucleus targeting signal (e.g., steroid receptor sequence and N-terminal sequence of SV40 virus large T antigen); mitochondrial targeting signal (e.g., amino acid sequence that forms an amphipathic helix); peroxisome targeting signal (e.g., C-terminal sequence in YFG from S. cerevisiae); and a secretion signal (e.g., N-terminal sequences from invertase, mating factor alpha, PHO5 and SUC2 in S. cerevisiae; multiple N-terminal sequences of B. subtilis proteins (e.g., Tjalsma et al., Microbiol. Molec. Biol. Rev. 64: 515-547 (2000)); alpha amylase signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,288,302); pectate lyase signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,846,818); precollagen signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,712,114); OmpA signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,470,719); lam beta signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,389,529); B. brevis signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,232,841); and P. pastoris signal sequence (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,268,273)).
A tag sometimes is directly adjacent to the amino acid sequence encoded by an ORF (i.e., there is no intervening sequence) and sometimes a tag is substantially adjacent to an ORF encoded amino acid sequence (e.g., an intervening sequence is present). An intervening sequence sometimes includes a recognition site for a protease, which is useful for cleaving a tag from a target protein or peptide. In some embodiments, the intervening sequence is cleaved by Factor Xa (e.g., recognition site I (E/D)GR), thrombin (e.g., recognition site LVPRGS) (SEQ ID NO: 141), enterokinase (e.g., recognition site DDDDK) (SEQ ID NO: 142), TEV protease (e.g., recognition site ENLYFQG) (SEQ ID NO: 143) or PreScissionTM protease (e.g., recognition site LEVLFQGP) (SEQ ID NO: 144), for example.
An intervening sequence sometimes is referred to herein as a “linker sequence,” and may be of any suitable length selected by the artisan. A linker sequence sometimes is about 1 to about 20 amino acids in length, and sometimes about 5 to about 10 amino acids in length. The artisan may select the linker length to substantially preserve target protein or peptide function (e.g., a tag may reduce target protein or peptide function unless separated by a linker), to enhance disassociation of a tag from a target protein or peptide when a protease cleavage site is present (e.g., cleavage may be enhanced when a linker is present), and to enhance interaction of a tag/target protein product with a solid phase. A linker can be of any suitable amino acid content, and often comprises a higher proportion of amino acids having relatively short side chains (e.g., glycine, alanine, serine and threonine).
A nucleic acid reagent sometimes includes a stop codon between a tag element and an insertion element or ORF, which can be useful for translating an ORF with or without the tag. Mutant tRNA molecules that recognize stop codons (described above) suppress translation termination and thereby are designated “suppressor tRNAs.” Suppressor tRNAs can result in the insertion of amino acids and continuation of translation past stop codons (e.g., U.S. Patent Application No. 60/587,583, filed Jul. 14, 2004, entitled “Production of Fusion Proteins by Cell-Free Protein Synthesis,”; Eggertsson, et al., (1988) Microbiological Review 52(3):354-374, and Engleerg-Kukla, et al. (1996) in Escherichia coli and Salmonella Cellular and Molecular Biology, Chapter 60, pps 909-921, Neidhardt, et al. eds., ASM Press, Washington, D.C.). A number of suppressor tRNAs are known, including but not limited to, supE, supP, supD, supF and supZ suppressors, which suppress the termination of translation of the amber stop codon; supB, gIT, supL, supN, supC and supM suppressors, which suppress the function of the ochre stop codon and glyT, trpT and Su-9 suppressors, which suppress the function of the opal stop codon. In general, suppressor tRNAs contain one or more mutations in the anti-codon loop of the tRNA that allows the tRNA to base pair with a codon that ordinarily functions as a stop codon. The mutant tRNA is charged with its cognate amino acid residue and the cognate amino acid residue is inserted into the translating polypeptide when the stop codon is encountered. Mutations that enhance the efficiency of termination suppressors (i.e., increase stop codon read-through) have been identified. These include, but are not limited to, mutations in the uar gene (also known as the prfA gene), mutations in the ups gene, mutations in the sueA, sueB and sueC genes, mutations in the rpsD (ramA) and rpsE (spcA) genes and mutations in the rplL gene.
Thus, a nucleic acid reagent comprising a stop codon located between an ORF and a tag can yield a translated ORF alone when no suppressor tRNA is present in the translation system, and can yield a translated ORF-tag fusion when a suppressor tRNA is present in the system. Suppressor tRNA can be generated in cells transfected with a nucleic acid encoding the tRNA (e.g., a replication incompetent adenovirus containing the human tRNA-Ser suppressor gene can be transfected into cells, or a YAC containing a yeast or bacterial tRNA suppressor gene can be transfected into yeast cells, for example). Vectors for synthesizing suppressor tRNA and for translating ORFs with or without a tag are available to the artisan (e.g., Tag-On-DemandTM kit (Invitrogen Corporation, California); Tag-On-DemandTM Suppressor Supernatant Instruction Manual, Version B, 6 Jun. 2003, at http address www.invitrogen.com/content/sfs/manuals/tagondemand_supernatant_man.pdf; Tag-On-DemandTM Gateway® Vector Instruction Manual, Version B, 20 Jun., 2003 at http address www.invitrogen.com/content/sfs/manuals/tagondemand_vectors_man.pdf; and Capone et al., Amber, ochre and opal suppressor tRNA genes derived from a human serine tRNA gene. EMBO J. 4:213, 1985).
Any convenient cloning strategy known in the art may be utilized to incorporate an element, such as an ORF, into a nucleic acid reagent. Known methods can be utilized to insert an element into the template independent of an insertion element, such as (1) cleaving the template at one or more existing restriction enzyme sites and ligating an element of interest and (2) adding restriction enzyme sites to the template by hybridizing oligonucleotide primers that include one or more suitable restriction enzyme sites and amplifying by polymerase chain reaction (described in greater detail herein). Other cloning strategies take advantage of one or more insertion sites present or inserted into the nucleic acid reagent, such as an oligonucleotide primer hybridization site for PCR, for example, and others described hereafter. In some embodiments, a cloning strategy can be combined with genetic manipulation such as recombination (e.g., recombination of a nucleic acid reagent with a nucleic acid sequence of interest into the genome of the organism to be modified, as described further below). In some embodiments, the cloned ORF(s) can produce (directly or indirectly) a desire product, by engineering a microorganism with one or more ORFs of interest, which microorganism comprises one or more altered activities selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase activity, phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, xylose isomerase activity, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity, sugar transport activity, phosphoglucoisomerase activity, transaldolase activity, transketolase activity, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity, xylose reductase activity, xylitol dehydrogenase activity, xylulokinase activity and thymidylate synthase activity.
In some embodiments, the nucleic acid reagent includes one or more recombinase insertion sites. A recombinase insertion site is a recognition sequence on a nucleic acid molecule that participates in an integration/recombination reaction by recombination proteins. For example, the recombination site for Cre recombinase is loxP, which is a 34 base pair sequence comprised of two 13 base pair inverted repeats (serving as the recombinase binding sites) flanking an 8 base pair core sequence (e.g., FIG. 1 of Sauer, B., Curr. Opin. Biotech. 5:521-527 (1994)). Other examples of recombination sites include attB, attP, attL, and attR sequences, and mutants, fragments, variants and derivatives thereof, which are recognized by the recombination protein λ Int and by the auxiliary proteins integration host factor (IHF), FIS and excisionase (Xis) (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,888,732; 6,143,557; 6,171,861; 6,270,969; 6,277,608; and 6,720,140; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/517,466, filed Mar. 2, 2000, and 09/732,914, filed Aug. 14, 2003, and in U.S. patent publication no. 2002-0007051-A1; Landy, Curr. Opin. Biotech. 3:699-707 (1993)).
Examples of recombinase cloning nucleic acids are in Gateway® systems (Invitrogen, California), which include at least one recombination site for cloning a desired nucleic acid molecules in vivo or in vitro. In some embodiments, the system utilizes vectors that contain at least two different site-specific recombination sites, often based on the bacteriophage lambda system (e.g., att1 and att2), and are mutated from the wild-type (att0) sites. Each mutated site has a unique specificity for its cognate partner att site (i.e., its binding partner recombination site) of the same type (for example attB1 with attP1, or attL1 with attR1) and will not cross-react with recombination sites of the other mutant type or with the wild-type att0 site. Different site specificities allow directional cloning or linkage of desired molecules thus providing desired orientation of the cloned molecules. Nucleic acid fragments flanked by recombination sites are cloned and subcloned using the Gateway® system by replacing a selectable marker (for example, ccdB) flanked by att sites on the recipient plasmid molecule, sometimes termed the Destination Vector. Desired clones are then selected by transformation of a ccdB sensitive host strain and positive selection for a marker on the recipient molecule. Similar strategies for negative selection (e.g., use of toxic genes) can be used in other organisms such as thymidine kinase (TK) in mammals and insects.
A recombination system useful for engineering yeast is outlined briefly. The system makes use of the ura3 gene (e.g., for S. cerevisiae and C. albicans, for example) or ura4 and ura5 genes (e.g., for S. pombe, for example) and toxicity of the nucleotide analogue 5-Fluoroorotic acid (5-FOA). The ura3 or ura4 and ura5 genes encode orotine-5′-monophosphate (OMP) dicarboxylase. Yeast with an active ura3 or ura4 and ura5 gene (phenotypically Ura+) convert 5-FOA to fluorodeoxyuridine, which is toxic to yeast cells. Yeast carrying a mutation in the appropriate gene(s) or having a knock out of the appropriate gene(s) can grow in the presence of 5-FOA, if the media is also supplemented with uracil.
A nucleic acid engineering construct can be made which may comprise the URA3 gene or cassette (for S. cerevisiae), flanked on either side by the same nucleotide sequence in the same orientation. The ura3 cassette comprises a promoter, the ura3 gene and a functional transcription terminator. Target sequences which direct the construct to a particular nucleic acid region of interest in the organism to be engineered are added such that the target sequences are adjacent to and abut the flanking sequences on either side of the ura3 cassette. Yeast can be transformed with the engineering construct and plated on minimal media without uracil. Colonies can be screened by PCR to determine those transformants that have the engineering construct inserted in the proper location in the genome. Checking insertion location prior to selecting for recombination of the ura3 cassette may reduce the number of incorrect clones carried through to later stages of the procedure. Correctly inserted transformants can then be replica plated on minimal media containing 5-FOA to select for recombination of the ura3 cassette out of the construct, leaving a disrupted gene and an identifiable footprint (e.g., nucleic acid sequence) that can be use to verify the presence of the disrupted gene. The technique described is useful for disrupting or “knocking out” gene function, but also can be used to insert genes or constructs into a host organisms genome in a targeted, sequence specific manner. Further detail will be described below in the engineering section and in the example section.
In certain embodiments, a nucleic acid reagent includes one or more topoisomerase insertion sites. A topoisomerase insertion site is a defined nucleotide sequence recognized and bound by a site-specific topoisomerase. For example, the nucleotide sequence 5′-(C/T)CCTT-3′ is a topoisomerase recognition site bound specifically by most poxvirus topoisomerases, including vaccinia virus DNA topoisomerase I. After binding to the recognition sequence, the topoisomerase cleaves the strand at the 3′-most thymidine of the recognition site to produce a nucleotide sequence comprising 5′-(C/T)CCTT-PO4-TOPO, a complex of the topoisomerase covalently bound to the 3′ phosphate via a tyrosine in the topoisomerase (e.g., Shuman, J. Biol. Chem. 266:11372-11379, 1991; Sekiguchi and Shuman, Nucl. Acids Res. 22:5360-5365, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,891; PCT/US95/16099; and PCT/US98/12372). In comparison, the nucleotide sequence 5′-GCAACTT-3′ is a topoisomerase recognition site for type IA E. coli topoisomerase III. An element to be inserted often is combined with topoisomerase-reacted template and thereby incorporated into the nucleic acid reagent (e.g., http address www.invitrogen.com/downloads/F-13512_Topo_Flyer.pdf; http address at world wide web uniform resource locator invitrogen.com/content/sfs/brochures/710—021849°/020_B_TOPOCIoning_bro.pdf; TOPO TA Cloning® Kit and Zero Blunt® TOPO® Cloning Kit product information).
A nucleic acid reagent sometimes contains one or more origin of replication (ORI) elements. In some embodiments, a template comprises two or more ORIs, where one functions efficiently in one organism (e.g., a bacterium) and another functions efficiently in another organism (e.g., a eukaryote, like yeast for example). In some embodiments, an ORI may function efficiently in one species (e.g., S. cerevisiae, for example) and another ORI may function efficiently in a different species (e.g., S. pombe, for example). A nucleic acid reagent also sometimes includes one or more transcription regulation sites.
A nucleic acid reagent can include one or more selection elements (e.g., elements for selection of the presence of the nucleic acid reagent, and not for activation of a promoter element which can be selectively regulated). Selection elements often are utilized using known processes to determine whether a nucleic acid reagent is included in a cell. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid reagent includes two or more selection elements, where one functions efficiently in one organism and another functions efficiently in another organism. Examples of selection elements include, but are not limited to, (1) nucleic acid segments that encode products that provide resistance against otherwise toxic compounds (e.g., antibiotics); (2) nucleic acid segments that encode products that are otherwise lacking in the recipient cell (e.g., essential products, tRNA genes, auxotrophic markers); (3) nucleic acid segments that encode products that suppress the activity of a gene product; (4) nucleic acid segments that encode products that can be readily identified (e.g., phenotypic markers such as antibiotics (e.g., β-lactamase), 13-galactosidase, green fluorescent protein (GFP), yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), red fluorescent protein (RFP), cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), and cell surface proteins); (5) nucleic acid segments that bind products that are otherwise detrimental to cell survival and/or function; (6) nucleic acid segments that otherwise inhibit the activity of any of the nucleic acid segments described in Nos. 1-5 above (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides); (7) nucleic acid segments that bind products that modify a substrate (e.g., restriction endonucleases); (8) nucleic acid segments that can be used to isolate or identify a desired molecule (e.g., specific protein binding sites); (9) nucleic acid segments that encode a specific nucleotide sequence that can be otherwise non-functional (e.g., for PCR amplification of subpopulations of molecules); (10) nucleic acid segments that, when absent, directly or indirectly confer resistance or sensitivity to particular compounds; (11) nucleic acid segments that encode products that either are toxic or convert a relatively non-toxic compound to a toxic compound (e.g., Herpes simplex thymidine kinase, cytosine deaminase) in recipient cells; (12) nucleic acid segments that inhibit replication, partition or heritability of nucleic acid molecules that contain them; and/or (13) nucleic acid segments that encode conditional replication functions, e.g., replication in certain hosts or host cell strains or under certain environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, nutritional conditions, and the like).
A nucleic acid reagent is of any form useful for in vivo transcription and/or translation. A nucleic acid sometimes is a plasmid, such as a supercoiled plasmid, sometimes is a yeast artificial chromosome (e.g., YAC), sometimes is a linear nucleic acid (e.g., a linear nucleic acid produced by PCR or by restriction digest), sometimes is single-stranded and sometimes is double-stranded. A nucleic acid reagent sometimes is prepared by an amplification process, such as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process or transcription-mediated amplification process (TMA). In TMA, two enzymes are used in an isothermal reaction to produce amplification products detected by light emission (see, e.g., Biochemistry 1996 Jun. 25; 35(25):8429-38 and http address world wide web uniform resource locator devicelink.com/ivdt/archive/00/11/007.html). Standard PCR processes are known (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,202; 4,683,195; 4,965,188; and 5,656,493), and generally are performed in cycles. Each cycle includes heat denaturation, in which hybrid nucleic acids dissociate; cooling, in which primer oligonucleotides hybridize; and extension of the oligonucleotides by a polymerase (i.e., Taq polymerase). An example of a PCR cyclical process is treating the sample at 95° C. for 5 minutes; repeating forty-five cycles of 95° C. for 1 minute, 59° C. for 1 minute, 10 seconds, and 72° C. for 1 minute 30 seconds; and then treating the sample at 72° C. for 5 minutes. Multiple cycles frequently are performed using a commercially available thermal cycler. PCR amplification products sometimes are stored for a time at a lower temperature (e.g., at 4° C.) and sometimes are frozen (e.g., at −20° C.) before analysis.
In some embodiments, a nucleic acid reagent, protein reagent, protein fragment reagent or other reagent described herein is isolated or purified. The term “isolated” as used herein refers to material removed from its original environment (e.g., the natural environment if it is naturally occurring, or a host cell if expressed exogenously), and thus is altered “by the hand of man” from its original environment. The term “purified” as used herein with reference to molecules does not refer to absolute purity. Rather, “purified” refers to a substance in a composition that contains fewer substance species in the same class (e.g., nucleic acid or protein species) other than the substance of interest in comparison to the sample from which it originated. “Purified,” if a nucleic acid or protein for example, refers to a substance in a composition that contains fewer nucleic acid species or protein species other than the nucleic acid or protein of interest in comparison to the sample from which it originated. Sometimes, a protein or nucleic acid is “substantially pure,” indicating that the protein or nucleic acid represents at least 50% of protein or nucleic acid on a mass basis of the composition. Often, a substantially pure protein or nucleic acid is at least 75% on a mass basis of the composition, and sometimes at least 95% on a mass basis of the composition.
Engineering and Alteration Methods
Methods and compositions (e.g., nucleic acid reagents) described herein can be used to generate engineered microorganisms. As noted above, the term “engineered microorganism” as used herein refers to a modified organism that includes one or more activities distinct from an activity present in a microorganism utilized as a starting point for modification (e.g., host microorganism or unmodified organism). Engineered microorganisms typically arise as a result of a genetic modification, usually introduced or selected for, by one of skill in the art using readily available techniques. Non-limiting examples of methods useful for generating an altered activity include, introducing a heterologous polynucleotide (e.g., nucleic acid or gene integration, also referred to as “knock in”), removing an endogenous polynucleotide, altering the sequence of an existing endogenous nucleic acid sequence (e.g., site-directed mutagenesis), disruption of an existing endogenous nucleic acid sequence (e.g., knock outs and transposon or insertion element mediated mutagenesis), selection for an altered activity where the selection causes a change in a naturally occurring activity that can be stably inherited (e.g., causes a change in a nucleic acid sequence in the genome of the organism or in an epigenetic nucleic acid that is replicated and passed on to daughter cells), PCR-based mutagenesis, and the like. The term “mutagenesis” as used herein refers to any modification to a nucleic acid (e.g., nucleic acid reagent, or host chromosome, for example) that is subsequently used to generate a product in a host or modified organism. Non-limiting examples of mutagenesis include, deletion, insertion, substitution, rearrangement, point mutations, suppressor mutations and the like. Mutagenesis methods are known in the art and are readily available to the artisan. Non-limiting examples of mutagenesis methods are described herein and can also be found in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
The term “genetic modification” as used herein refers to any suitable nucleic acid addition, removal or alteration that facilitates production of a target product (e.g., phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, xylose isomerase activity, or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, for example). in an engineered microorganism. Genetic modifications include, without limitation, insertion of one or more nucleotides in a native nucleic acid of a host organism in one or more locations, deletion of one or more nucleotides in a native nucleic acid of a host organism in one or more locations, modification or substitution of one or more nucleotides in a native nucleic acid of a host organism in one or more locations, insertion of a non-native nucleic acid into a host organism (e.g., insertion of an autonomously replicating vector), and removal of a non-native nucleic acid in a host organism (e.g., removal of a vector).
The term “heterologous polynucleotide” as used herein refers to a nucleotide sequence not present in a host microorganism in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, a heterologous polynucleotide is present in a different amount (e.g., different copy number) than in a host microorganism, which can be accomplished, for example, by introducing more copies of a particular nucleotide sequence to a host microorganism (e.g., the particular nucleotide sequence may be in a nucleic acid autonomous of the host chromosome or may be inserted into a chromosome). A heterologous polynucleotide is from a different organism in some embodiments, and in certain embodiments, is from the same type of organism but from an outside source (e.g., a recombinant source).
The term “altered activity” as used herein refers to an activity in an engineered microorganism that is added or modified relative to the host microorganism (e.g., added, increased, reduced, inhibited or removed activity). An activity can be altered by introducing a genetic modification to a host microorganism that yields an engineered microorganism having added, increased, reduced, inhibited or removed activity.
An added activity often is an activity not detectable in a host microorganism. An increased activity generally is an activity detectable in a host microorganism that has been increased in an engineered microorganism. An activity can be increased to any suitable level for production of a target product (e.g., adipic acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid), including but not limited to less than 2-fold (e.g., about 10% increase to about 99% increase; about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% increase), 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, of 10-fold increase, or greater than about 10-fold increase. A reduced or inhibited activity generally is an activity detectable in a host microorganism that has been reduced or inhibited in an engineered microorganism. An activity can be reduced to undetectable levels in some embodiments, or detectable levels in certain embodiments. An activity can be decreased to any suitable level for production of a target product (e.g., adipic acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid), including but not limited to less than 2-fold (e.g., about 10% decrease to about 99% decrease; about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% decrease), 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, of 10-fold decrease, or greater than about 10-fold decrease.
An altered activity sometimes is an activity not detectable in a host organism and is added to an engineered organism. An altered activity also may be an activity detectable in a host organism and is increased in an engineered organism. An activity may be added or increased by increasing the number of copies of a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having a target activity, in some embodiments. In certain embodiments an activity can be added or increased by inserting into a host microorganism a heterologous polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the added activity. In certain embodiments, an activity can be added or increased by inserting into a host microorganism a heterologous polynucleotide that is (i) operably linked to another polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the added activity, and (ii) up regulates production of the polynucleotide. Thus, an activity can be added or increased by inserting or modifying a regulatory polynucleotide operably linked to another polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the target activity. In certain embodiments, an activity can be added or increased by subjecting a host microorganism to a selective environment and screening for microorganisms that have a detectable level of the target activity. Examples of a selective environment include, without limitation, a medium containing a substrate that a host organism can process and a medium lacking a substrate that a host organism can process.
An altered activity sometimes is an activity detectable in a host organism and is reduced, inhibited or removed (i.e., not detectable) in an engineered organism. An activity may be reduced or removed by decreasing the number of copies of a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having a target activity, in some embodiments. In some embodiments, an activity can be reduced or removed by (i) inserting a polynucleotide within a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the target activity (disruptive insertion), and/or (ii) removing a portion of or all of a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the target activity (deletion or knock out, respectively). In certain embodiments, an activity can be reduced or removed by inserting into a host microorganism a heterologous polynucleotide that is (i) operably linked to another polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the target activity, and (ii) down regulates production of the polynucleotide. Thus, an activity can be reduced or removed by inserting or modifying a regulatory polynucleotide operably linked to another polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the target activity.
An activity also can be reduced or removed by (i) inhibiting a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the activity or (ii) inhibiting a polynucleotide operably linked to another polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having the activity. A polynucleotide can be inhibited by a suitable technique known in the art, such as by contacting an RNA encoded by the polynucleotide with a specific inhibitory RNA (e.g., RNAi, siRNA, ribozyme). An activity also can be reduced or removed by contacting a polypeptide having the activity with a molecule that specifically inhibits the activity (e.g., enzyme inhibitor, antibody). In certain embodiments, an activity can be reduced or removed by subjecting a host microorganism to a selective environment and screening for microorganisms that have a reduced level or removal of the target activity.
In some embodiments, an untranslated ribonucleic acid, or a cDNA can be used to reduce the expression of a particular activity or enzyme. For example, a microorganism can be engineered by genetic modification to express a nucleic acid reagent that reduces the expression of an activity by producing an RNA molecule that is partially or substantially homologous to a nucleic acid sequence of interest which encodes the activity of interest. The RNA molecule can bind to the nucleic acid sequence of interest and inhibit the nucleic acid sequence from performing its natural function, in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, the RNA may alter the nucleic acid sequence of interest which encodes the activity of interest in a manner that the nucleic acid sequence of interest is no longer capable of performing its natural function (e.g., the action of a ribozyme for example).
In certain embodiments, nucleotide sequences sometimes are added to, modified or removed from one or more of the nucleic acid reagent elements, such as the promoter, 5′UTR, target sequence, or 3′UTR elements, to enhance, potentially enhance, reduce, or potentially reduce transcription and/or translation before or after such elements are incorporated in a nucleic acid reagent. In some embodiments, one or more of the following sequences may be modified or removed if they are present in a 5′UTR: a sequence that forms a stable secondary structure (e.g., quadruplex structure or stem loop stem structure (e.g., EMBL sequences X12949, AF274954, AF139980, AF152961, S95936, U194144, AF116649 or substantially identical sequences that form such stem loop stem structures)); a translation initiation codon upstream of the target nucleotide sequence start codon; a stop codon upstream of the target nucleotide sequence translation initiation codon; an ORF upstream of the target nucleotide sequence translation initiation codon; an iron responsive element (IRE) or like sequence; and a 5′ terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP, e.g., consisting of 5-15 pyrimidines adjacent to the cap). A translational enhancer sequence and/or an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) sometimes is inserted into a 5′UTR (e.g., EMBL nucleotide sequences J04513, X87949, M95825, M12783, AF025841, AF013263, AF006822, M17169, M13440, M22427, D14838 and M17446 and substantially identical nucleotide sequences).
An AU-rich element (ARE, e.g., AUUUA repeats) and/or splicing junction that follows a non-sense codon sometimes is removed from or modified in a 3′UTR. A polyadenosine tail sometimes is inserted into a 3′UTR if none is present, sometimes is removed if it is present, and adenosine moieties sometimes are added to or removed from a polyadenosine tail present in a 3′UTR. Thus, some embodiments are directed to a process comprising: determining whether any nucleotide sequences that increase, potentially increase, reduce or potentially reduce translation efficiency are present in the elements, and adding, removing or modifying one or more of such sequences if they are identified. Certain embodiments are directed to a process comprising: determining whether any nucleotide sequences that increase or potentially increase translation efficiency are not present in the elements, and incorporating such sequences into the nucleic acid reagent.
In some embodiments, an activity can be altered by modifying the nucleotide sequence of an ORF. An ORF sometimes is mutated or modified (for example, by point mutation, deletion mutation, insertion mutation, PCR based mutagenesis and the like) to alter, enhance or increase, reduce, substantially reduce or eliminate the activity of the encoded protein or peptide. The protein or peptide encoded by a modified ORF sometimes is produced in a lower amount or may not be produced at detectable levels, and in other embodiments, the product or protein encoded by the modified ORF is produced at a higher level (e.g., codons sometimes are modified so they are compatible with tRNA's preferentially used in the host organism or engineered organism). To determine the relative activity, the activity from the product of the mutated ORF (or cell containing it) can be compared to the activity of the product or protein encoded by the unmodified ORF (or cell containing it).
In some embodiments, an ORF nucleotide sequence sometimes is mutated or modified to alter the triplet nucleotide sequences used to encode amino acids (e.g., amino acid codon triplets, for example). Modification of the nucleotide sequence of an ORF to alter codon triplets sometimes is used to change the codon found in the original sequence to better match the preferred codon usage of the organism in which the ORF or nucleic acid reagent will be expressed. For example, the codon usage, and therefore the codon triplets encoded by a nucleic acid sequence from bacteria may be different from the preferred codon usage in eukaryotes like yeast or plants. Preferred codon usage also may be different between bacterial species. In certain embodiments an ORF nucleotide sequences sometimes is modified to eliminate codon pairs and/or eliminate mRNA secondary structures that can cause pauses during translation of the mRNA encoded by the ORF nucleotide sequence. Translational pausing sometimes occurs when nucleic acid secondary structures exist in an mRNA, and sometimes occurs due to the presence of codon pairs that slow the rate of translation by causing ribosomes to pause. In some embodiments, the use of lower abundance codon triplets can reduce translational pausing due to a decrease in the pause time needed to load a charged tRNA into the ribosome translation machinery. Therefore, to increase transcriptional and translational efficiency in bacteria (e.g., where transcription and translation are concurrent, for example) or to increase translational efficiency in eukaryotes (e.g., where transcription and translation are functionally separated), the nucleotide sequence of a nucleotide sequence of interest can be altered to better suit the transcription and/or translational machinery of the host and/or genetically modified microorganism. In certain embodiment, slowing the rate of translation by the use of lower abundance codons, which slow or pause the ribosome, can lead to higher yields of the desired product due to an increase in correctly folded proteins and a reduction in the formation of inclusion bodies.
Codons can be altered and optimized according to the preferred usage by a given organism by determining the codon distribution of the nucleotide sequence donor organism and comparing the distribution of codons to the distribution of codons in the recipient or host organism. Techniques described herein (e.g., site directed mutagenesis and the like) can then be used to alter the codons accordingly. Comparisons of codon usage can be done by hand, or using nucleic acid analysis software commercially available to the artisan.
Modification of the nucleotide sequence of an ORF also can be used to correct codon triplet sequences that have diverged in different organisms. For example, certain yeast (e.g., C. tropicalis and C. maltosa) use the amino acid triplet CUG (e.g., CTG in the DNA sequence) to encode serine. CUG typically encodes leucine in most organisms. In order to maintain the correct amino acid in the resultant polypeptide or protein, the CUG codon must be altered to reflect the organism in which the nucleic acid reagent will be expressed. Thus, if an ORF from a bacterial donor is to be expressed in either Candida yeast strain mentioned above, the heterologous nucleotide sequence must first be altered or modified to the appropriate leucine codon. Therefore, in some embodiments, the nucleotide sequence of an ORF sometimes is altered or modified to correct for differences that have occurred in the evolution of the amino acid codon triplets between different organisms. In some embodiments, the nucleotide sequence can be left unchanged at a particular amino acid codon, if the amino acid encoded is a conservative or neutral change in amino acid when compared to the originally encoded amino acid.
In some embodiments, an activity can be altered by modifying translational regulation signals, like a stop codon for example. A stop codon at the end of an ORF sometimes is modified to another stop codon, such as an amber stop codon described above. In some embodiments, a stop codon is introduced within an ORF, sometimes by insertion or mutation of an existing codon. An ORF comprising a modified terminal stop codon and/or internal stop codon often is translated in a system comprising a suppressor tRNA that recognizes the stop codon. An ORF comprising a stop codon sometimes is translated in a system comprising a suppressor tRNA that incorporates an unnatural amino acid during translation of the target protein or target peptide. Methods for incorporating unnatural amino acids into a target protein or peptide are known, which include, for example, processes utilizing a heterologous tRNA/synthetase pair, where the tRNA recognizes an amber stop codon and is loaded with an unnatural amino acid (e.g., World Wide Web URL iupac.org/news/prize/2003/wang.pdf).
Depending on the portion of a nucleic acid reagent (e.g., Promoter, 5′ or 3′ UTR, ORI, ORF, and the like) chosen for alteration (e.g., by mutagenesis, introduction or deletion, for example) the modifications described above can alter a given activity by (i) increasing or decreasing feedback inhibition mechanisms, (ii) increasing or decreasing promoter initiation, (iii) increasing or decreasing translation initiation, (iv) increasing or decreasing translational efficiency, (v) modifying localization of peptides or products expressed from nucleic acid reagents described herein, or (vi) increasing or decreasing the copy number of a nucleotide sequence of interest, (vii) expression of an anti-sense RNA, RNAi, siRNA, ribozyme and the like. In some embodiments, alteration of a nucleic acid reagent or nucleotide sequence can alter a region involved in feedback inhibition (e.g., 5′ UTR, promoter and the like). A modification sometimes is made that can add or enhance binding of a feedback regulator and sometimes a modification is made that can reduce, inhibit or eliminate binding of a feedback regulator.
In certain embodiments, alteration of a nucleic acid reagent or nucleotide sequence can alter sequences involved in transcription initiation (e.g., promoters, 5′ UTR, and the like). A modification sometimes can be made that can enhance or increase initiation from an endogenous or heterologous promoter element. A modification sometimes can be made that removes or disrupts sequences that increase or enhance transcription initiation, resulting in a decrease or elimination of transcription from an endogenous or heterologous promoter element.
In some embodiments, alteration of a nucleic acid reagent or nucleotide sequence can alter sequences involved in translational initiation or translational efficiency (e.g., 5′ UTR, 3′ UTR, codon triplets of higher or lower abundance, translational terminator sequences and the like, for example). A modification sometimes can be made that can increase or decrease translational initiation, modifying a ribosome binding site for example. A modification sometimes can be made that can increase or decrease translational efficiency. Removing or adding sequences that form hairpins and changing codon triplets to a more or less preferred codon are non-limiting examples of genetic modifications that can be made to alter translation initiation and translation efficiency.
In certain embodiments, alteration of a nucleic acid reagent or nucleotide sequence can alter sequences involved in localization of peptides, proteins or other desired products (e.g., adipic acid, for example). A modification sometimes can be made that can alter, add or remove sequences responsible for targeting a polypeptide, protein or product to an intracellular organelle, the periplasm, cellular membranes, or extracellularly. Transport of a heterologous product to a different intracellular space or extracellularly sometimes can reduce or eliminate the formation of inclusion bodies (e.g., insoluble aggregates of the desired product).
In some embodiments, alteration of a nucleic acid reagent or nucleotide sequence can alter sequences involved in increasing or decreasing the copy number of a nucleotide sequence of interest. A modification sometimes can be made that increases or decreases the number of copies of an ORF stably integrated into the genome of an organism or on an epigenetic nucleic acid reagent. Non-limiting examples of alterations that can increase the number of copies of a sequence of interest include, adding copies of the sequence of interest by duplication of regions in the genome (e.g., adding additional copies by recombination or by causing gene amplification of the host genome, for example), cloning additional copies of a sequence onto a nucleic acid reagent, or altering an ORI to increase the number of copies of an epigenetic nucleic acid reagent. Non-limiting examples of alterations that can decrease the number of copies of a sequence of interest include, removing copies of the sequence of interest by deletion or disruption of regions in the genome, removing additional copies of the sequence from epigenetic nucleic acid reagents, or altering an ORI to decrease the number of copies of an epigenetic nucleic acid reagent.
In certain embodiments, increasing or decreasing the expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest can also be accomplished by altering, adding or removing sequences involved in the expression of an anti-sense RNA, RNAi, siRNA, ribozyme and the like. The methods described above can be used to modify expression of anti-sense RNA, RNAi, siRNA, ribozyme and the like.
Engineered microorganisms can be prepared by altering, introducing or removing nucleotide sequences in the host genome or in stably maintained epigenetic nucleic acid reagents, as noted above. The nucleic acid reagents use to alter, introduce or remove nucleotide sequences in the host genome or epigenetic nucleic acids can be prepared using the methods described herein or available to the artisan.
Nucleic acid sequences having a desired activity can be isolated from cells of a suitable organism using lysis and nucleic acid purification procedures available in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. or with commercially available cell lysis and DNA purification reagents and kits. In some embodiments, nucleic acids used to engineer microorganisms can be provided for conducting methods described herein after processing of the organism containing the nucleic acid. For example, the nucleic acid of interest may be extracted, isolated, purified or amplified from a sample (e.g., from an organism of interest or culture containing a plurality of organisms of interest, like yeast or bacteria for example). The term “isolated” as used herein refers to nucleic acid removed from its original environment (e.g., the natural environment if it is naturally occurring, or a host cell if expressed exogenously), and thus is altered “by the hand of man” from its original environment. An isolated nucleic acid generally is provided with fewer non-nucleic acid components (e.g., protein, lipid) than the amount of components present in a source sample. A composition comprising isolated sample nucleic acid can be substantially isolated (e.g., about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or greater than 99% free of non-nucleic acid components). The term “purified” as used herein refers to sample nucleic acid provided that contains fewer nucleic acid species than in the sample source from which the sample nucleic acid is derived. A composition comprising sample nucleic acid may be substantially purified (e.g., about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or greater than 99% free of other nucleic acid species). The term “amplified” as used herein refers to subjecting nucleic acid of a cell, organism or sample to a process that linearly or exponentially generates amplicon nucleic acids having the same or substantially the same nucleotide sequence as the nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid in the sample, or portion thereof. As noted above, the nucleic acids used to prepare nucleic acid reagents as described herein can be subjected to fragmentation or cleavage.
Amplification of nucleic acids is sometimes necessary when dealing with organisms that are difficult to culture. Where amplification may be desired, any suitable amplification technique can be utilized. Non-limiting examples of methods for amplification of polynucleotides include, polymerase chain reaction (PCR); ligation amplification (or ligase chain reaction (LCR)); amplification methods based on the use of Q-beta replicase or template-dependent polymerase (see US Patent Publication Number US20050287592); helicase-dependant isothermal amplification (Vincent et al., “Helicase-dependent isothermal DNA amplification”. EMBO reports 5 (8): 795-800 (2004)); strand displacement amplification (SDA); thermophilic SDA nucleic acid sequence based amplification (3SR or NASBA) and transcription-associated amplification (TAA). Non-limiting examples of PCR amplification methods include standard PCR, AFLP-PCR, Allele-specific PCR, Alu-PCR, Asymmetric PCR, Colony PCR, Hot start PCR, Inverse PCR (IPCR), In situ PCR (ISH), Intersequence-specific PCR (ISSR-PCR), Long PCR, Multiplex PCR, Nested PCR, Quantitative PCR, Reverse Transcriptase PCR(RT-PCR), Real Time PCR, Single cell PCR, Solid phase PCR, combinations thereof, and the like. Reagents and hardware for conducting PCR are commercially available.
Protocols for conducting the various type of PCR listed above are readily available to the artisan. PCR conditions can be dependent upon primer sequences, target abundance, and the desired amount of amplification, and therefore, one of skill in the art may choose from a number of PCR protocols available (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202; and PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Innis et al., eds, 1990. PCR often is carried out as an automated process with a thermostable enzyme. In this process, the temperature of the reaction mixture is cycled through a denaturing region, a primer-annealing region, and an extension reaction region automatically. Machines specifically adapted for this purpose are commercially available. A non-limiting example of a PCR protocol that may be suitable for embodiments described herein is, treating the sample at 95° C. for 5 minutes; repeating forty-five cycles of 95° C. for 1 minute, 59° C. for 1 minute, 10 seconds, and 72° C. for 1 minute 30 seconds; and then treating the sample at 72° C. for 5 minutes. Additional PCR protocols are described in the example section. Multiple cycles frequently are performed using a commercially available thermal cycler. Suitable isothermal amplification processes known and selected by the person of ordinary skill in the art also may be applied, in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, nucleic acids encoding polypeptides with a desired activity can be isolated by amplifying the desired sequence from an organism having the desired activity using oligonucleotides or primers designed based on sequences described herein
Amplified, isolated and/or purified nucleic acids can be cloned into the recombinant DNA vectors described in Figures herein or into suitable commercially available recombinant DNA vectors. Cloning of nucleic acid sequences of interest into recombinant DNA vectors can facilitate further manipulations of the nucleic acids for preparation of nucleic acid reagents, (e.g., alteration of nucleotide sequences by mutagenesis, homologous recombination, amplification and the like, for example). Standard cloning procedures (e.g., enzymic digestion, ligation, and the like) are readily available to the artisan and can be found in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
In some embodiments, nucleic acid sequences prepared by isolation or amplification can be used, without any further modification, to add an activity to a microorganism and thereby generate a genetically modified or engineered microorganism. In certain embodiments, nucleic acid sequences prepared by isolation or amplification can be genetically modified to alter (e.g., increase or decrease, for example) a desired activity. In some embodiments, nucleic acids, used to add an activity to an organism, sometimes are genetically modified to optimize the heterologous polynucleotide sequence encoding the desired activity (e.g., polypeptide or protein, for example). The term “optimize” as used herein can refer to alteration to increase or enhance expression by preferred codon usage. The term optimize can also refer to modifications to the amino acid sequence to increase the activity of a polypeptide or protein, such that the activity exhibits a higher catalytic activity as compared to the “natural” version of the polypeptide or protein.
Nucleic acid sequences of interest can be genetically modified using methods known in the art. Mutagenesis techniques are particularly useful for small scale (e.g., 1, 2, 5, 10 or more nucleotides) or large scale (e.g., 50, 100, 150, 200, 500, or more nucleotides) genetic modification. Mutagenesis allows the artisan to alter the genetic information of an organism in a stable manner, either naturally (e.g., isolation using selection and screening) or experimentally by the use of chemicals, radiation or inaccurate DNA replication (e.g., PCR mutagenesis). In some embodiments, genetic modification can be performed by whole scale synthetic synthesis of nucleic acids, using a native nucleotide sequence as the reference sequence, and modifying nucleotides that can result in the desired alteration of activity. Mutagenesis methods sometimes are specific or targeted to specific regions or nucleotides (e.g., site-directed mutagenesis, PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis, and in vitro mutagenesis techniques such as transplacement and in vivo oligonucleotide site-directed mutagenesis, for example). Mutagenesis methods sometimes are non-specific or random with respect to the placement of genetic modifications (e.g., chemical mutagenesis, insertion element (e.g., insertion or transposon elements) and inaccurate PCR based methods, for example).
Site directed mutagenesis is a procedure in which a specific nucleotide or specific nucleotides in a DNA molecule are mutated or altered. Site directed mutagenesis typically is performed using a nucleic acid sequence of interest cloned into a circular plasmid vector. Site-directed mutagenesis requires that the wild type sequence be known and used a platform for the genetic alteration. Site-directed mutagenesis sometimes is referred to as oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis because the technique can be performed using oligonucleotides which have the desired genetic modification incorporated into the complement a nucleotide sequence of interest. The wild type sequence and the altered nucleotide are allowed to hybridize and the hybridized nucleic acids are extended and replicated using a DNA polymerase. The double stranded nucleic acids are introduced into a host (e.g., E. coli, for example) and further rounds of replication are carried out in vivo. The transformed cells carrying the mutated nucleic acid sequence are then selected and/or screened for those cells carrying the correctly mutagenized sequence. Cassette mutagenesis and PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis are further modifications of the site-directed mutagenesis technique. Site-directed mutagenesis can also be performed in vivo (e.g., transplacement “pop-in pop-out”, In vivo site-directed mutagenesis with synthetic oligonucleotides and the like, for example).
PCR-based mutagenesis can be performed using PCR with oligonucleotide primers that contain the desired mutation or mutations. The technique functions in a manner similar to standard site-directed mutagenesis, with the exception that a thermocycler and PCR conditions are used to replace replication and selection of the clones in a microorganism host. As PCR-based mutagenesis also uses a circular plasmid vector, the amplified fragment (e.g., linear nucleic acid molecule) containing the incorporated genetic modifications can be separated from the plasmid containing the template sequence after a sufficient number of rounds of thermocycler amplification, using standard electrophorectic procedures. A modification of this method uses linear amplification methods and a pair of mutagenic primers that amplify the entire plasmid. The procedure takes advantage of the E. coli Dam methylase system which causes DNA replicated in vivo to be sensitive to the restriction endonucleases DpnI. PCR synthesized DNA is not methylated and is therefore resistant to DpnI. This approach allows the template plasmid to be digested, leaving the genetically modified, PCR synthesized plasmids to be isolated and transformed into a host bacteria for DNA repair and replication, thereby facilitating subsequent cloning and identification steps. A certain amount of randomness can be added to PCR-based sited directed mutagenesis by using partially degenerate primers.
Recombination sometimes can be used as a tool for mutagenesis. Homologous recombination allows the artisan to specifically target regions of known sequence for insertion of heterologous nucleotide sequences using the host organisms natural DNA replication and repair enzymes. Homologous recombination methods sometimes are referred to as “pop in pop out” mutagenesis, transplacement, knock out mutagenesis or knock in mutagenesis. Integration of a nucleic acid sequence into a host genome is a single cross over event, which inserts the entire nucleic acid reagent (e.g., pop in). A second cross over event excises all but a portion of the nucleic acid reagent, leaving behind a heterologous sequence, often referred to as a “footprint” (e.g., pop out). Mutagenesis by insertion (e.g., knock in) or by double recombination leaving behind a disrupting heterologous nucleic acid (e.g., knock out) both server to disrupt or “knock out” the function of the gene or nucleic acid sequence in which insertion occurs. By combining selectable markers and/or auxotrophic markers with nucleic acid reagents designed to provide the appropriate nucleic acid target sequences, the artisan can target a selectable nucleic acid reagent to a specific region, and then select for recombination events that “pop out” a portion of the inserted (e.g., “pop in”) nucleic acid reagent.
Such methods take advantage of nucleic acid reagents that have been specifically designed with known target nucleic acid sequences at or near a nucleic acid or genomic region of interest. Popping out typically leaves a “foot print” of left over sequences that remain after the recombination event. The left over sequence can disrupt a gene and thereby reduce or eliminate expression of that gene. In some embodiments, the method can be used to insert sequences, upstream or downstream of genes that can result in an enhancement or reduction in expression of the gene. In certain embodiments, new genes can be introduced into the genome of a host organism using similar recombination or “pop in” methods. An example of a yeast recombination system using the ura3 gene and 5-FOA were described briefly above and further detail is presented herein.
A method for modification is described in Alani et al., “A method for gene disruption that allows repeated use of URA3 selection in the construction of multiply disrupted yeast strains”, Genetics 116(4):541-545 August 1987. The original method uses a Ura3 cassette with 1000 base pairs (bp) of the same nucleotide sequence cloned in the same orientation on either side of the URA3 cassette. Targeting sequences of about 50 bp are added to each side of the construct. The double stranded targeting sequences are complementary to sequences in the genome of the host organism. The targeting sequences allow site-specific recombination in a region of interest. The modification of the original technique replaces the two 1000 bp sequence direct repeats with two 200 bp direct repeats. The modified method also uses 50 bp targeting sequences. The modification reduces or eliminates recombination of a second knock out into the 1000 bp repeat left behind in a first mutagenesis, therefore allowing multiply knocked out yeast. Additionally, the 200 bp sequences used herein are uniquely designed, self-assembling sequences that leave behind identifiable footprints. The technique used to design the sequences incorporate design features such as low identity to the yeast genome, and low identity to each other. Therefore a library of the self-assembling sequences can be generated to allow multiple knockouts in the same organism, while reducing or eliminating the potential for integration into a previous knockout.
As noted above, the URA3 cassette makes use of the toxicity of 5-FOA in yeast carrying a functional URA3 gene. Uracil synthesis deficient yeast are transformed with the modified URA3 cassette, using standard yeast transformation protocols, and the transformed cells are plated on minimal media minus uracil. In some embodiments, PCR can be used to verify correct insertion into the region of interest in the host genome, and certain embodiments the PCR step can be omitted. Inclusion of the PCR step can reduce the number of transformants that need to be counter selected to “pop out” the URA3 cassette. The transformants (e.g., all or the ones determined to be correct by PCR, for example) can then be counter-selected on media containing 5-FOA, which will select for recombination out (e.g., popping out) of the URA3 cassette, thus rendering the yeast ura3 deficient again, and resistant to 5-FOA toxicity. Targeting sequences used to direct recombination events to specific regions are presented herein. A modification of the method described above can be used to integrate genes in to the chromosome, where after recombination a functional gene is left in the chromosome next to the 200 bp footprint.
In some embodiments, other auxotrophic or dominant selection markers can be used in place of URA3 (e.g., an auxotrophic selectable marker), with the appropriate change in selection media and selection agents. Auxotrophic selectable markers are used in strains deficient for synthesis of a required biological molecule (e.g., amino acid or nucleoside, for example). Non-limiting examples of additional auxotrophic markers include; HIS3, TRP1, LEU2, LEU2-d, and LYS2. Certain auxotrophic markers (e.g., URA3 and LYS2) allow counter selection to select for the second recombination event that pops out all but one of the direct repeats of the recombination construct. HIS3 encodes an activity involved in histidine synthesis. TRP1 encodes an activity involved in tryptophan synthesis. LEU2 encodes an activity involved in leucine synthesis. LEU2-d is a low expression version of LEU2 that selects for increased copy number (e.g., gene or plasmid copy number, for example) to allow survival on minimal media without leucine. LYS2 encodes an activity involved in lysine synthesis, and allows counter selection for recombination out of the LYS2 gene using alpha-amino adipate (α-amino adipate).
Dominant selectable markers are useful because they also allow industrial and/or prototrophic strains to be used for genetic manipulations. Additionally, dominant selectable markers provide the advantage that rich medium can be used for plating and culture growth, and thus growth rates are markedly increased. Non-limiting examples of dominant selectable markers include; Tn903 kanr, Cmr, Hygr, CUP1, and DHFR. Tn903 kanr encodes an activity involved in kanamycin antibiotic resistance (e.g., typically neomycin phosphotransferase II or NPTII, for example). Cmr encodes an activity involved in chloramphenicol antibiotic resistance (e.g., typically chloramphenicol acetyl transferase or CAT, for example). Hygr encodes an activity involved in hygromycin resistance by phosphorylation of hygromycin B (e.g., hygromycin phosphotransferase, or HPT). CUP1 encodes an activity involved in resistance to heavy metal (e.g., copper, for example) toxicity. DHFR encodes a dihydrofolate reductase activity which confers resistance to methotrexate and sulfanilamde compounds.
In contrast to site-directed or specific mutagenesis, random mutagenesis does not require any sequence information and can be accomplished by a number of widely different methods. Random mutagenesis often is used to generate mutant libraries that can be used to screen for the desired genotype or phenotype. Non-limiting examples of random mutagenesis include; chemical mutagenesis, UV-induced mutagenesis, insertion element or transposon-mediated mutagenesis, DNA shuffling, error-prone PCR mutagenesis, and the like.
Chemical mutagenesis often involves chemicals like ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), nitrous acid, mitomycin C, N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU), diepoxybutane (DEB), 1, 2, 7, 8-diepoxyoctane (DEO), methyl methane sulfonate (MMS), N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO), 2-methyloxy-6-chloro-9(3-[-ethyl-2-chloroethyl]-aminopropylamino)-acridinedihydrochloride (ICR-170), 2-amino purine (2AP), and hydroxylamine (HA), provided herein as non-limiting examples. These chemicals can cause base-pair substitutions, frameshift mutations, deletions, transversion mutations, transition mutations, incorrect replication, and the like. In some embodiments, the mutagenesis can be carried out in vivo. Sometimes the mutagenic process involves the use of the host organisms DNA replication and repair mechanisms to incorporate and replicate the mutagenized base or bases. Another type of chemical mutagenesis involves the use of base-analogs. The use of base-analogs cause incorrect base pairing which in the following round of replication is corrected to a mismatched nucleotide when compared to the starting sequence. Base analog mutagenesis introduces a small amount of non-randomness to random mutagenesis, because specific base analogs can be chose which can be incorporated at certain nucleotides in the starting sequence. Correction of the mispairing typically yields a known substitution. For example, Bromo-deoxyuridine (BrdU) can be incorporated into DNA and replaces T in the sequence. The host DNA repair and replication machinery can sometime correct the defect, but sometimes will mispair the BrdU with a G. The next round of replication then causes a G-C transversion from the original A-T in the native sequence.
Ultra violet (UV) induced mutagenesis is caused by the formation of thymidine dimers when UV light irradiates chemical bonds between two adjacent thymine residues. Excision repair mechanism of the host organism correct the lesion in the DNA, but occasionally the lesion is incorrectly repaired typically resulting in a C to T transition.
Insertion element or transposon-mediated mutagenesis makes use of naturally occurring or modified naturally occurring mobile genetic elements. Transposons often encode accessory activities in addition to the activities necessary for transposition (e.g., movement using a transposase activity, for example). In many examples, transposon accessory activities are antibiotic resistance markers (e.g., see Tn903 kanr described above, for example). Insertion elements typically only encode the activities necessary for movement of the nucleic acid sequence. Insertion element and transposon mediated mutagenesis often can occur randomly, however specific target sequences are known for some transposons. Mobile genetic elements like IS elements or Transposons (Tn) often have inverted repeats, direct repeats or both inverted and direct repeats flanking the region coding for the transposition genes. Recombination events catalyzed by the transposase cause the element to remove itself from the genome and move to a new location, leaving behind a portion of an inverted or direct repeat. Classic examples of transposons are the “mobile genetic elements” discovered in maize. Transposon mutagenesis kits are commercially available which are designed to leave behind a 5 codon insert (e.g., Mutation Generation System kit, Finnzymes, World Wide Web URL finnzymes.us, for example). This allows the artisan to identify the insertion site, without fully disrupting the function of most genes.
DNA shuffling is a method which uses DNA fragments from members of a mutant library and reshuffles the fragments randomly to generate new mutant sequence combinations. The fragments are typically generated using DNaseI, followed by random annealing and re-joining using self priming PCR. The DNA overhanging ends, from annealing of random fragments, provide “primer” sequences for the PCR process. Shuffling can be applied to libraries generated by any of the above mutagenesis methods.
Error prone PCR and its derivative rolling circle error prone PCR uses increased magnesium and manganese concentrations in conjunction with limiting amounts of one or two nucleotides to reduce the fidelity of the Taq polymerase. The error rate can be as high as 2% under appropriate conditions, when the resultant mutant sequence is compared to the wild type starting sequence. After amplification, the library of mutant coding sequences must be cloned into a suitable plasmid. Although point mutations are the most common types of mutation in error prone PCR, deletions and frameshift mutations are also possible. There are a number of commercial error-prone PCR kits available, including those from Stratagene and Clontech (e.g., World Wide Web URL strategene.com and World Wide Web URL clontech.com, respectively, for example). Rolling circle error-prone PCR is a variant of error-prone PCR in which wild-type sequence is first cloned into a plasmid, the whole plasmid is then amplified under error-prone conditions.
As noted above, organisms with altered activities can also be isolated using genetic selection and screening of organisms challenged on selective media or by identifying naturally occurring variants from unique environments. For example, 2-Deoxy-D-glucose is a toxic glucose analog. Growth of yeast on this substance yields mutants that are glucose-deregulated. A number of mutants have been isolated using 2-Deoxy-D-glucose including transport mutants, and mutants that ferment glucose and galactose simultaneously instead of glucose first then galactose when glucose is depleted. Similar techniques have been used to isolate mutant microorganisms that can metabolize plastics (e.g., from landfills), petrochemicals (e.g., from oil spills), and the like, either in a laboratory setting or from unique environments.
Similar methods can be used to isolate naturally occurring mutations in a desired activity when the activity exists at a relatively low or nearly undetectable level in the organism of choice, in some embodiments. The method generally consists of growing the organism to a specific density in liquid culture, concentrating the cells, and plating the cells on various concentrations of the substance to which an increase in metabolic activity is desired. The cells are incubated at a moderate growth temperature, for 5 to 10 days. To enhance the selection process, the plates can be stored for another 5 to 10 days at a low temperature. The low temperature sometimes can allow strains that have gained or increased an activity to continue growing while other strains are inhibited for growth at the low temperature. Following the initial selection and secondary growth at low temperature, the plates can be replica plated on higher or lower concentrations of the selection substance to further select for the desired activity.
A native, heterologous or mutagenized polynucleotide can be introduced into a nucleic acid reagent for introduction into a host organism, thereby generating an engineered microorganism. Standard recombinant DNA techniques (restriction enzyme digests, ligation, and the like) can be used by the artisan to combine the mutagenized nucleic acid of interest into a suitable nucleic acid reagent capable of (i) being stably maintained by selection in the host organism, or (ii) being integrating into the genome of the host organism. As noted above, sometimes nucleic acid reagents comprise two replication origins to allow the same nucleic acid reagent to be manipulated in bacterial before final introduction of the final product into the host organism (e.g., yeast or fungus for example). Standard molecular biology and recombinant DNA methods available to one of skill in the art can be found in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Nucleic acid reagents can be introduced into microorganisms using various techniques. Non-limiting examples of methods used to introduce heterologous nucleic acids into various organisms include; transformation, transfection, transduction, electroporation, ultrasound-mediated transformation, particle bombardment and the like. In some instances the addition of carrier molecules (e.g., bis-benzimdazolyl compounds, for example, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,899) can increase the uptake of DNA in cells typically though to be difficult to transform by conventional methods. Conventional methods of transformation are readily available to the artisan and can be found in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Culture, Production and Process Methods
Engineered microorganisms often are cultured under conditions that optimize yield of a target molecule. A non-limiting example of such a target molecule is ethanol. Culture conditions often can alter (e.g., add, optimize, reduce or eliminate, for example) activity of one or more of the following activities: phosphofructokinase activity, phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, xylose isomerase activity, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity, alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity and thymidylate synthase activities. In general, conditions that may be optimized include the type and amount of carbon source, the type and amount of nitrogen source, the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, the oxygen level, growth temperature, pH, length of the biomass production phase, length of target product accumulation phase, and time of cell harvest.
The term “fermentation conditions” as used herein refers to any culture conditions suitable for maintaining a microorganism (e.g., in a static or proliferative state). Fermentation conditions can include several parameters, including without limitation, temperature, oxygen content, nutrient content (e.g., glucose content), pH, agitation level (e.g., revolutions per minute), gas flow rate (e.g., air, oxygen, nitrogen gas), redox potential, cell density (e.g., optical density), cell viability and the like. A change in fermentation conditions (e.g., switching fermentation conditions) is an alteration, modification or shift of one or more fermentation parameters. For example, one can change fermentation conditions by increasing or decreasing temperature, increasing or decreasing pH (e.g., adding or removing an acid, a base or carbon dioxide), increasing or decreasing oxygen content (e.g., introducing air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen) and/or adding or removing a nutrient (e.g., one or more sugars or sources of sugar, biomass, vitamin and the like), or combinations of the foregoing. Examples of fermentation conditions are described herein. Aerobic conditions often comprise greater than about 50% dissolved oxygen (e.g., about 52%, 54%, 56%, 58%, 60%, 62%, 64%, 66%, 68%, 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99%, or greater than any one of the foregoing). Anaerobic conditions often comprise less than about 50% dissolved oxygen (e.g., about 1%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 14%, 16%, 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%, 26%, 28%, 30%, 32%, 34%, 36%, 38%, 40%, 42%, 44%, 46%, 48%, or less than any one of the foregoing).
Culture media generally contain a suitable carbon source. Carbon sources may include, but are not limited to, monosaccharides (e.g., glucose, fructose, xylose), disaccharides (e.g., lactose, sucrose), oligosaccharides, polysaccharides (e.g., starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, other lignocellulosic materials or mixtures thereof), sugar alcohols (e.g., glycerol), and renewable feedstocks (e.g., cheese whey permeate, cornsteep liquor, sugar beet molasses, barley malt). Carbon sources also can be selected from one or more of the following non-limiting examples: linear or branched alkanes (e.g., hexane), linear or branched alcohols (e.g., hexanol), fatty acids (e.g., about 10 carbons to about 22 carbons), esters of fatty acids, monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids and various commercial sources of fatty acids including vegetable oils (e.g., soybean oil) and animal fats. A carbon source may include one-carbon sources (e.g., carbon dioxide, methanol, formaldehyde, formate and carbon-containing amines) from which metabolic conversion into key biochemical intermediates can occur. It is expected that the source of carbon utilized may encompass a wide variety of carbon-containing sources and will only be limited by the choice of the engineered microorganism(s).
Nitrogen may be supplied from an inorganic (e.g., (NH.sub.4).sub.2SO.sub.4) or organic source (e.g., urea or glutamate). In addition to appropriate carbon and nitrogen sources, culture media also can contain suitable minerals, salts, cofactors, buffers, vitamins, metal ions (e.g., Mn.sup.+2, Co.sup.+2, Zn.sup.+2, Mg.sup.+2) and other components suitable for culture of microorganisms. Engineered microorganisms sometimes are cultured in complex media (e.g., yeast extract-peptone-dextrose broth (YPD)). In some embodiments, engineered microorganisms are cultured in a defined minimal media that lacks a component necessary for growth and thereby forces selection of a desired expression cassette (e.g., Yeast Nitrogen Base (DIFCO Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.)). Culture media in some embodiments are common commercially prepared media, such as Yeast Nitrogen Base (DIFCO Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.). Other defined or synthetic growth media may also be used and the appropriate medium for growth of the particular microorganism are known.
A variety of host organisms can be selected for the production of engineered microorganisms. Non-limiting examples include yeast and fungi. In specific embodiments, yeast are cultured in YPD media (10 g/L Bacto Yeast Extract, 20 g/L Bacto Peptone, and 20 g/L Dextrose). Filamentous fungi, in particular embodiments, are grown in CM (Complete Medium) containing 10 g/L Dextrose, 2 g/L Bacto Peptone, 1 g/L Bacto Yeast Extract, 1 g/L Casamino acids, 50 mL/L 20× Nitrate Salts (120 g/L NaNO3, 10.4 g/L KCl, 10.4 g/L MgSO4.7 H2O), 1 mL/L 1000× Trace Elements (22 g/L ZnSO4.7 H2O, 11 g/L H3BO3, 5 g/L MnCl2.7 H2O, 5 g/L FeSO4.7 H2O, 1.7 g/L CoCl2.6 H2O, 1.6 g/L CuSO4.5 H2O, 1.5 g/L Na2MoO4.2 H2O, and 50 g/L Na4EDTA), and 1 mL/L Vitamin Solution (100 mg each of Biotin, pyridoxine, thiamine, riboflavin, p-aminobenzoic acid, and nicotinic acid in 100 mL water).
A suitable pH range for the fermentation often is between about pH 4.0 to about pH 8.0, where a pH in the range of about pH 5.5 to about pH 7.0 sometimes is utilized for initial culture conditions. Culturing may be conducted under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, where microaerobic conditions sometimes are maintained. A two-stage process may be utilized, where one stage promotes microorganism proliferation and another state promotes production of target molecule. In a two-stage process, the first stage may be conducted under aerobic conditions (e.g., introduction of air and/or oxygen) and the second stage may be conducted under anaerobic conditions (e.g., air or oxygen are not introduced to the culture conditions).
A variety of fermentation processes may be applied for commercial biological production of a target product. In some embodiments, commercial production of a target product from a recombinant microbial host is conducted using a batch, fed-batch or continuous fermentation process, for example.
A batch fermentation process often is a closed system where the media composition is fixed at the beginning of the process and not subject to further additions beyond those required for maintenance of pH and oxygen level during the process. At the beginning of the culturing process the media is inoculated with the desired organism and growth or metabolic activity is permitted to occur without adding additional sources (i.e., carbon and nitrogen sources) to the medium. In batch processes the metabolite and biomass compositions of the system change constantly up to the time the culture is terminated. In a typical batch process, cells proceed through a static lag phase to a high-growth log phase and finally to a stationary phase, wherein the growth rate is diminished or halted. Left untreated, cells in the stationary phase will eventually die. A variation of the standard batch process is the fed-batch process, where the carbon source is continually added to the fermentor over the course of the fermentation process. Fed-batch processes are useful when catabolite repression is apt to inhibit the metabolism of the cells or where it is desirable to have limited amounts of carbon source in the media at any one time. Measurement of the carbon source concentration in fed-batch systems may be estimated on the basis of the changes of measurable factors such as pH, dissolved oxygen and the partial pressure of waste gases (e.g., CO.sub.2).
Batch and fed-batch culturing methods are known in the art. Examples of such methods may be found in Thomas D. Brock in Biotechnology: A Textbook of Industrial Microbiology, 2.sup.nd ed., (1989) Sinauer Associates Sunderland, Mass. and Deshpande, Mukund V., Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 36:227 (1992).
In continuous fermentation process a defined media often is continuously added to a bioreactor while an equal amount of culture volume is removed simultaneously for product recovery. Continuous cultures generally maintain cells in the log phase of growth at a constant cell density. Continuous or semi-continuous culture methods permit the modulation of one factor or any number of factors that affect cell growth or end product concentration. For example, an approach may limit the carbon source and allow all other parameters to moderate metabolism. In some systems, a number of factors affecting growth may be altered continuously while the cell concentration, measured by media turbidity, is kept constant. Continuous systems often maintain steady state growth and thus the cell growth rate often is balanced against cell loss due to media being drawn off the culture. Methods of modulating nutrients and growth factors for continuous culture processes, as well as techniques for maximizing the rate of product formation, are known and a variety of methods are detailed by Brock, supra.
In various embodiments ethanol may be purified from the culture media or extracted from the engineered microorganisms. Culture media may be tested for ethanol concentration and drawn off when the concentration reaches a predetermined level. Detection methods are known in the art, including but not limited to the use of a hydrometer and infrared measurement of vibrational frequency of dissolved ethanol using the CH band at 2900 cm−1. Ethanol may be present at a range of levels as described herein.
A target product sometimes is retained within an engineered microorganism after a culture process is completed, and in certain embodiments, the target product is secreted out of the microorganism into the culture medium. For the latter embodiments, (i) culture media may be drawn from the culture system and fresh medium may be supplemented, and/or (ii) target product may be extracted from the culture media during or after the culture process is completed. Engineered microorganisms may be cultured on or in solid, semi-solid or liquid media. In some embodiments media is drained from cells adhering to a plate. In certain embodiments, a liquid-cell mixture is centrifuged at a speed sufficient to pellet the cells but not disrupt the cells and allow extraction of the media, as known in the art. The cells may then be resuspended in fresh media. Target product may be purified from culture media according to methods known in the art.
In certain embodiments, target product is extracted from the cultured engineered microorganisms. The microorganism cells may be concentrated through centrifugation at speed sufficient to shear the cell membranes. In some embodiments, the cells may be physically disrupted (e.g., shear force, sonication) or chemically disrupted (e.g., contacted with detergent or other lysing agent). The phases may be separated by centrifugation or other method known in the art and target product may be isolated according to known methods.
Commercial grade target product sometimes is provided in substantially pure form (e.g., 90% pure or greater, 95% pure or greater, 99% pure or greater or 99.5% pure or greater). In some embodiments, target product may be modified into any one of a number of downstream products.
For example, ethanol may be derivatized or further processed to produce ethyl halides, ethyl esters, diethyl ether, acetic acid, ethyl amines, butadiene, solvents, food flavorings, distilled spirits and the like.
Target product may be provided within cultured microbes containing target product, and cultured microbes may be supplied fresh or frozen in a liquid media or dried. Fresh or frozen microbes may be contained in appropriate moisture-proof containers that may also be temperature controlled as necessary. Target product sometimes is provided in culture medium that is substantially cell-free. In some embodiments target product or modified target product purified from microbes is provided, and target product sometimes is provided in substantially pure form. In certain embodiments, ethanol can be provided in anhydrous or hydrous forms. Ethanol may be transported in a variety of containers including pints, quarts, liters, gallons, drums (e.g., 10 gallon or 55 gallon, for example) and the like.
In certain embodiments, a target product (e.g., ethanol, succinic acid) is produced with a yield of about 0.30 grams of target product, or greater, per gram of glucose added during a fermentation process (e.g., about 0.31 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.32 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.33 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.34 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.35 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.36 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.37 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.38 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.39 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.40 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; about 0.41 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.42 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.43 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.44 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.45 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.46 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.47 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.48 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.49 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.50 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.51 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.52 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.53 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.54 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.55 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.56 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.57 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.58 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.59 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.60 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.61 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.62 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.63 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.64 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.65 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.66 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.67 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.68 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater; 0.69 or 0.70 grams of target product per gram of glucose added or greater). In some embodiments, 0.45 grams of target product per gram of glucose added, or greater, is produced during the fermentation process.
EXAMPLES
The examples set forth below illustrate certain embodiments and do not limit the technology. Certain examples set forth below utilize standard recombinant DNA and other biotechnology protocols known in the art. Many such techniques are described in detail in Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch and J. Sambrook (1982) Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. DNA mutagenesis can be accomplished using the Stratagene (San Diego, Calif.) “QuickChange” kit according to the manufacturer's instructions, or by one of the other types of mutagenesis described above.
Example 1
Activation of the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway in Yeast Cells
Genomic DNA from Zymomonas mobilis (ZM4) was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC accession number 31821 D-5). The genes encoding phosphogluconate dehydratase EC 4.2.1.12 (referred to as “edd”) and 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase EC 4.2.1.14 (referred to as “eda”) were isolated from the ZM4 genomic DNA using the following oligonucleotides:







The ZM4 eda gene:


(SEQ ID No: 1)


5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgcgtgatatcgattcc-3′


 


(SEQ ID No: 2)


5′-agtaactcgagctactaggcaacagcagcgcgcttg-3′


 


The ZM4 edd gene:


(SEQ ID NO: 3)


5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgactgatctgcattcaacg-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 4)


5′-agtaactcgagctactagataccggcacctgcatatattgc-3′






E. coli genomic DNA was prepared using Qiagen DNeasy blood and tissue kit according to the manufacture's protocol. The E. coli edd and eda constructs were isolated from E. coli genomic DNA using the following oligonucleotides:









The E. coli eda gene:



(SEQ ID NO: 5)



5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgaaaaactggaaaacaagtgcaga



 



atc-3′



 



(SEQ ID NO: 6)



5′-agtaactcgagctactacagcttagcgccttctacagcttcac



 



g-3′



 



The E. coli edd gene:



(SEQ ID NO: 7)



5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgaatccacaattgttacgcgtaac



 



aaatcg-3′



 



(SEQ ID NO: 8)



5′agtaactcgagctactaaaaagtgatacaggttgcgccctgttc



 



ggcac-3′






All oligonucleotides set forth above were purchased from Integrated DNA technologies (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa). These oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate a SpeI restriction endonuclease cleavage site upstream and a XhoI restriction endonuclease cleavage site downstream of the edd and eda gene constructs such that these sites could be used to clone these genes into yeast expression vectors p426GPD (ATCC accession number 87361) and p425GPD (ATCC accession number 87359). In addition to incorporating restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, the forward oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate six consecutive AAAAAA nucleotides immediately upstream of the ATG initiation codon. This ensured that there was a conserved kozak sequence important for efficient translation initiation in yeast.
Cloning the edd and eda genes from ZM4 and E. coli genomic DNA was accomplished using the following procedure: About 100 ng of ZM4 or E. coli genomic DNA, 1 μM of the oligonucleotide primer set listed above, 2.5 U of PfuUltra High-Fidelity DNA polymerase (Stratagene), 300 μM dNTPs (Roche), and 1×PfuUltra reaction buffer was mixed in a final reaction volume of 50 μl. A BIORAD DNA Engine Tetrad 2 Peltier thermal cycler was used for the PCR reactions and the following cycle conditions were used: 5 min denaturation step at 95° C., followed by 30 cycles of 20 sec at 95° C., 20 sec at 55° C., and 1 min at 72° C., and a final step of 5 min at 72° C.
In an attempt to maximize expression of the ZM4 edd and eda genes in yeast, two different approaches were undertaken to optimize the ZM4 edd and eda genes. The first approach was to remove translational pauses from the polynucleotide sequence by designing the gene to incorporate only codons that are preferred in yeast. This optimization is referred to as the “hot rod” optimization. In the second approach, translational pauses which are present in the native organism gene sequence are matched in the heterologous expression host organism by substituting the codon usage pattern of that host organism. This optimization is referred to as the “matched” optimization. The final gene and protein sequences for edd and eda from the ZM4 native, hot rod (HR) and matched versions, as well as the E. coli native are shown in FIG. 6. Certain sequences in FIG. 6 are presented at the end of this Example 1. The matched version of ZM4 edd and ZM4 eda genes were synthesized by IDT, and the hot rod version was constructed using methods described in Larsen et al. (Int. J. Bioinform. Res. Appl; 2008:4[3]; 324-336).
Each version of each edd and eda gene was inserted into the yeast expression vector p426GPD (GPD promoter, 2 micron, URA3) (ATCC accession number 87361) between the SpeI and XhoI cloning sites. Each version of the eda gene was also inserted into the SpeI and XhoI sites of the yeast expression vector p425GPD (GPD promoter, 2 micron, LEU3) (ATCC accession number 87359). For each edd and eda version, 3′ His tagged and non tagged p426 GPD constructs were made. Please refer to table 1 for all oligonucleotides used for PCR amplification of edd and eda constructs for cloning into p425 and p426 GPD vectors. All cloning procedures were conducted according to standard cloning procedures described by Maniatis et al.
Each edd and eda p426GPD construct was transformed into Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain BY4742 (MATalpha his3delta1 leu2delta0 lys2delta0 ura3delta0) (ATCC accession number 201389). This strain has a deletion of the his3 gene, an imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase which catalyzes the sixth step in histidine biosynthesis; a deletion of leu2 gene, a beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase which catalyzes the third step in the leucine biosynthesis pathway; a deletion of the lys2 gene, an alpha aminoadipate reductase which catalyzes the fifth step in biosynthesis of lysine; and a deletion of the ura3 gene, an orotidine-5′-phosphate decarboxylase which catalyzes the sixth enzymatic step in the de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines. The genotype of BY4742 makes it an auxotroph for histidine, leucine, lysine and uracil.
Transformation of the p426GPD plasmids containing an edd or an eda variant gene into yeast strain BY4742 was accomplished using the Zymo Research frozen-EZ yeast transformation II kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. The transformed BY4742 cells were selected by growth on a synthetic dextrose medium (SD) (0.67% yeast nitrogen base-2% dextrose) containing complete amino acids minus uracil (Krackeler Scientific Inc). Plates were incubated at about 30° C. for about 48 hours. Transformant colonies for each edd and eda variant were inoculated onto 5 ml of SD minus uracil medium and cells were grown at about 30° C. and shaken at about 250 rpm for about 24 hours. Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 1000×g for about 5 minutes, after which protein crude extract was prepared with Y-PER Plus (Thermo Scientific) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Whole cell extract protein concentrations were determined using the Coomassie Plus Protein Assay (Thermo Scientific) according to the manufacturer's directions. For each edd and eda variant His-tagged construct, about 10 μg of soluble and insoluble fractions were loaded on 4-12% NuPAGE Novex Bis-Tris protein gels (Invitrogen) and proteins were analyzed by western using anti-(His)6 (SEQ ID NO: 138) mouse monoclonal antibody (Abcam) and HRP-conjugated secondary antibody (Abcam). Supersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific) was used for western detection according to manufacturer's instructions. All edd variants showed expression in both soluble and insoluble fractions whereas only the E. coli eda variant showed expression in the soluble fraction.
In order to confirm that edd and eda variants were functional in yeast, the combined edd and eda activities were assayed by the formation of pyruvate, coupled to the NADH-dependent activity of lactate dehydrogenase. Transformation of combined edd (in p426GPD) and edd (in p425GPD) constructs was accomplished with the Zymo Research frozen-EZ yeast transformation II kit based on manufacturer's protocol. As a negative control, p425GPD and p426GPD vectors were also transformed into BY4742. Transformants (16 different combinations total including the variant edd and eda combinations plus vector controls) were selected on synthetic dextrose medium (SD) (0.67% yeast nitrogen base-2% dextrose) containing complete amino acids minus uracil and leucine. Transformants of edd and eda variant combinations were inoculated onto 5 ml of SD minus uracil and leucine and cells were grown at about 30° C. in shaker flasks at about 250 rpm for about 24 hours. Fresh overnight culture was used to inoculate about 100 ml of (SD media minus uracil and leucine containing about 0.01 g ergosterol/L and about 400 μl of Tween80) to an initial inoculum OD600nm of about 0.1 and grown anaerobically at about 30° C. for approximately 14 hours until cells reached an OD600nm of 3-4. The cells were centrifuged at about 3000 g for about 10 minutes. The cells were then washed with 25 ml deionized H2O and centrifuged at 3000 g for 10 min. the cells were resuspended at about 2 ml/g of cell pellet) in lysis buffer (50 mM TrisCl pH7, 10 mM MgCl2, 1× Calbiochem protease inhibitor cocktail set III). Approximately 900 μl of glass beads were added and cells were lysed by vortexing at maximum speed for 4×30 seconds. Cell lysate was removed from the glass beads, placed into fresh tubes and spun at about 10,000 g for about 10 minutes at about 4° C. The supernatant containing whole cell extract (WCE) was transferred to a fresh tube. WCE protein concentrations were measured using the Coomassie Plus Protein Assay (Thermo Scientific) according to the manufacturer's directions. A total of about 750 μg of WCE was used for the edd and eda coupled assay. For this assay, about 750 μg of WCE was mixed with about 2 mM 6-phosphogluconate and about 4.5 U lactate dehydrogenase in a final volume of about 400 μl. A total of about 100 μl of NADH was added to this reaction to a final molarity of about 0.3 mM, and NADH oxidation was monitored for about 10 minutes at about 340 nM using a DU800 spectrophotometer.







ZM4 HR EDA GENE


(SEQ ID NO: 145)


ATGAGAGACATTGATTCTGTTATGAGATTGGCTCCAGTTATGCCAGTCT


 


TGGTTATAGAAGATATAGCTGATGCTAAGCCAATTGCTGAGGCTTTGGT


 


TGCTGGTGGTTTAAATGTTTTGGAAGTTACATTGAGAACTCCATGTGCT


 


TTGGAAGCTATTAAAATTATGAAGGAAGTTCCAGGTGCTGTTGTTGGTG


 


CTGGTACTGTTTTAAACGCTAAAATGTTGGATCAAGCTCAAGAAGCTGG


 


TTGTGAGTTCTTTGTATCACCAGGTTTGACTGCTGATTTGGGAAAACAT


 


GCTGTTGCTCAAAAAGCGGCTCTTCTACCAGGGGTTGCTAATGCTGCTG


 


ATGTTATGTTGGGATTGGATTTGGGTTTGGATAGATTTAAATTCTTCCC


 


AGCTGAAAATATAGGTGGTTTGCCAGCTTTAAAATCTATGGCTTCTGTT


 


TTTAGACAAGTTAGATTTTGTCCAACTGGAGGAATTACTCCGACTTCTG


 


CTCCAAAATATTTGGAAAATCCATCTATTTTGTGTGTTGGTGGTTCTTG


 


GGTTGTTCCAGCGGGTAAACCAGATGTTGCGAAAATTACTGCTTTGGCT


 


AAAGAGGCTTCAGCTTTTAAAAGAGCTGCTGTGGCGTAG


 


ZM4 HR EDD GENE


(SEQ ID NO: 146)


ATGACGGATTTGCATTCAACTGTTGAGAAAGTAACTGCTAGAGTAATTG


 


AAAGATCAAGGGAAACTAGAAAGGCTTATTTGGATTTGATACAATATGA


 


GAGGGAAAAAGGTGTTGATAGACCAAATTTGTCTTGTTCTAATTTGGCT


 


CATGGTTTTGCTGCTATGAATGGTGATAAACCAGCTTTGAGAGATTTTA


 


ATAGAATGAATATAGGTGTAGTTACTTCTTATAATGATATGTTGTCTGC


 


TCATGAACCATATTATAGATATCCAGAACAAATGAAGGTTTTTGCTCGT


 


GAAGTTGGTGCTACAGTTCAAGTTGCTGGTGGTGTTCCTGCAATGTGTG


 


ATGGTGTTACTCAAGGTCAACCAGGTATGGAAGAATCTTTGTTTTCCAG


 


AGATGTAATTGCTTTGGCTACATCTGTTTCATTGTCTCACGGAATGTTT


 


GAAGGTGCTGCATTGTTGGGAATTTGTGATAAAATTGTTCCAGGTTTGT


 


TGATGGGTGCTTTGAGGTTCGGTCATTTGCCAACTATTTTGGTTCCATC


 


TGGTCCAATGACTACTGGAATCCCAAATAAAGAAAAGATTAGAATTAGA


 


CAATTGTATGCTCAAGGAAAAATTGGTCAAAAGGAATTGTTGGATATGG


 


AAGCTGCCTGTTATCATGCTGAAGGTACTTGTACTTTTTATGGTACTGC


 


TAACACTAATCAGATGGTTATGGAAGTTTTGGGTTTGCACATGCCAGGT


 


AGTGCATTCGTTACTCCAGGTACTCCACTGAGACAGGCTTTGACTAGAG


 


CTGCTGTTCATAGAGTTGCAGAGTTGGGTTGGAAAGGTGATGATTATAG


 


ACCTTTGGGTAAAATTATTGATGAGAAATCTATTGTTAATGCTATTGTT


 


GGTTTGTTAGCTACAGGTGGTTCTACAAATCATACAATGCATATTCCGG


 


CCATAGCTAGAGCAGCAGGGGTTATAGTTAATTGGAATGATTTTCATGA


 


TTTGTCTGAAGTTGTTCCATTGATTGCTAGAATTTATCCAAATGGTCCT


 


AGAGATATAAATGAATTTCAAAATGCAGGAGGAATGGCTTATGTAATTA


 


AAGAATTGTTGAGTGCGAATTTGTTAAATAGAGATGTTACTACTATTGC


 


TAAAGGAGGGATAGAAGAATATGCTAAAGCTCCAGCTCTGAACGATGCG


 


GGTGAATTGGTGTGGAAACCGGCTGGCGAACCTGGGGACGACACAATTT


 


TGAGACCAGTATCTAATCCATTTGCTAAAGATGGTGGTTTGCGTCTCTT


 


GGAAGGTAATTTGGGTAGAGCAATGTATAAGGCTTCTGCTGTAGATCCA


 


AAATTCTGGACTATTGAAGCTCCCGTTAGAGTTTTCTCTGATCAAGATG


 


ATGTTCAAAAGGCTTTTAAAGCAGGCGAGTTAAATAAAGATGTTATAGT


 


TGTTGTTAGATTTCAAGGTCCTCGTGCTAATGGTATGCCTGAATTGCAT


 


AAGTTGACTCCTGCGCTAGGCGTATTGCAAGATAATGGTTATAAGGTTG


 


CTTTAGTTACTGATGGTAGAATGTCTGGTGCAACTGGTAAAGTACCGGT


 


GGCTCTGCATGTTTCACCAGAGGCTTTAGGAGGTGGGGCGATTGGCAAG


 


TTGAGAGATGGCGATATAGTTAGAATTTCTGTTGAAGAAGGTAAATTAG


 


AGGCTCTTGTCCCCGCCGACGAGTGGAATGCTAGACCACATGCTGAGAA


 


GCCCGCTTTTAGACCTGGTACTGGGAGAGAATTGTTTGACATTTTTAGA


 


CAAAACGCTGCTAAGGCTGAGGATGGTGCAGTTGCAATTTATGCTGGGG


 


CAGGGATCTAG


 


ZM4 MATCHED EDA GENE


(SEQ ID NO: 147)


ATGAGGGATATTGATAGTGTGATGAGGTTAGCCCCTGTTATGCCTGTTC


 


TCGTTATTGAAGATATTGCAGATGCCAAACCTATTGCCGAAGCACTCGT


 


TGCAGGTGGTCTAAACGTTCTAGAAGTGACACTAAGGACTCCTTGTGCA


 


CTAGAAGCTATTAAGATTATGAAGGAAGTTCCTGGTGCTGTTGTTGGTG


 


CTGGTACAGTTCTAAACGCCAAAATGCTCGACCAGGCACAAGAAGCAGG


 


TTGCGAATTTTTCGTTTCACCTGGTCTAACTGCCGACCTCGGAAAGCAC


 


GCAGTTGCTCAAAAAGCCGCATTACTACCCGGTGTTGCAAATGCAGCAG


 


ATGTGATGCTAGGTCTAGACCTAGGTCTAGATAGGTTCAAGTTCTTCCC


 


TGCCGAAAACATTGGTGGTCTACCTGCTCTAAAGAGTATGGCATCAGTT


 


TTCAGGCAAGTTAGGTTCTGCCCTACTGGAGGTATAACTCCTACAAGTG


 


CACCTAAATATCTAGAAAACCCTAGTATTCTATGCGTTGGTGGTTCATG


 


GGTTGTTCCTGCCGGAAAACCCGATGTTGCCAAAATTACAGCCCTCGCA


 


AAAGAAGCAAGTGCATTCAAGAGGGCAGCAGTTGCTTAG


 


ZM4 MATCHED EDD GENE


(SEQ ID NO: 148)


ATGACGGATCTACATAGTACAGTGGAGAAGGTTACTGCCAGGGTTATTG


 


AAAGGAGTAGGGAAACTAGGAAGGCATATCTAGATTTAATTCAATATGA


 


GAGGGAAAAAGGAGTGGACAGGCCCAACCTAAGTTGTAGCAACCTAGCA


 


CATGGATTCGCCGCAATGAATGGTGACAAGCCCGCATTAAGGGACTTCA


 


ACAGGATGAATATTGGAGTTGTGACGAGTTACAACGATATGTTAAGTGC


 


ACATGAACCCTATTATAGGTATCCTGAGCAAATGAAGGTGTTTGCAAGG


 


GAAGTTGGAGCCACAGTTCAAGTTGCTGGTGGAGTGCCTGCAATGTGCG


 


ATGGTGTGACTCAGGGTCAACCTGGAATGGAAGAATCCCTATTTTCAAG


 


GGATGTTATTGCATTAGCAACTTCAGTTTCATTATCACATGGTATGTTT


 


GAAGGGGCAGCTCTACTCGGTATATGTGACAAGATTGTTCCTGGTCTAC


 


TAATGGGAGCACTAAGGTTTGGTCACCTACCTACTATTCTAGTTCCCAG


 


TGGACCTATGACAACGGGTATACCTAACAAAGAAAAAATTAGGATTAGG


 


CAACTCTATGCACAAGGTAAAATTGGACAAAAAGAACTACTAGATATGG


 


AAGCCGCATGCTACCATGCAGAAGGTACTTGCACTTTCTATGGTACAGC


 


CAACACTAACCAGATGGTTATGGAAGTTCTCGGTCTACATATGCCCGGT


 


AGTGCCTTTGTTACTCCTGGTACTCCTCTCAGGCAAGCACTAACTAGGG


 


CAGCAGTGCATAGGGTTGCAGAATTAGGTTGGAAGGGAGACGATTATAG


 


GGCCTCTAGTAAAATTATTGACGAAAAAAGTATTGTTAATGCAATTGTT


 


GGTCTATTAGCCACTGGTGGTAGTACTAACCATACGATGCATATTCCTG


 


CTATTGCAAGGGCAGCAGGTGTTATTGTTAACTGGAATGACTTCCATGA


 


TCTATCAGAAGTTGTTCCTTTAATTGCTAGGATTTACCCTAATGGACCT


 


AGGGACATTAACGAATTTCAAAATGCCGGAGGAATGGCATATGTTATTA


 


AGGAACTACTATCAGCAAATCTACTAAACAGGGATGTTACAACTATTGC


 


TAAGGGAGGTATAGAAGAATACGCTAAGGCACCTGCCCTAAATGATGCA


 


GGAGAATTAGTTTGGAAGCCCGCAGGAGAACCTGGTGATGACACTATTC


 


TAAGGCCTGTTTCAAATCCTTTCGCCAAAGATGGAGGTCTAAGGCTCTT


 


AGAAGGTAACCTAGGAAGGGCCATGTACAAGGCTAGCGCCGTTGATCCT


 


AAATTCTGGACTATTGAAGCCCCTGTTAGGGTTTTCTCAGACCAGGACG


 


ATGTTCAAAAAGCCTTCAAGGCAGGAGAACTAAACAAAGACGTTATTGT


 


TGTTGTTAGGTTCCAAGGACCTAGGGCCAACGGTATGCCTGAATTACAT


 


AAGCTAACTCCTGCATTAGGTGTTCTACAAGATAATGGATACAAAGTTG


 


CATTAGTGACGGATGGTAGGATGAGTGGTGCAACTGGTAAAGTTCCTGT


 


TGCATTACATGTTTCACCCGAAGCACTAGGAGGTGGTGCTATTGGTAAA


 


CTTAGGGATGGAGATATTGTTAGGATTAGTGTTGAAGAAGGAAAACTTG


 


AAGCACTCGTTCCCGCAGATGAGTGGAATGCAAGGCCTCATGCAGAAAA


 


ACCTGCATTCAGGCCTGGGACTGGGAGGGAATTATTTGATATTTTCAGG


 


CAAAATGCAGCAAAAGCAGAAGACGGTGCCGTTGCCATCTATGCCGGTG


 


CTGGTATATAG






Example 2
Inactivation of the Embden-Meyerhof Pathway in Yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YGR240CBY4742 was obtained from the ATCC (accession number 4015893). This strain is genetically identical to S. cerevisiae strain BY4742, except that YGR420C, the gene encoding the PFK1 enzyme, which is the alpha subunit of heterooctameric phosphofructokinase, has been deleted. A DNA construct designed to delete the gene encoding the PFK2 enzyme via homologous recombination was prepared. This construct substituted the gene encoding HIS3 (imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase, an enzyme required for synthesis of histidine) for the PFK2 gene. The DNA construct comprised, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, 100 bases of the 5′ end of the open reading frame of PFK2, followed by the HIS3 promoter, HIS3 open reading frame, HIS3 terminator, and 100 bp of the 3′ end of the PFK2 open reading frame.
This construct was prepared by two rounds of PCR. In the first round, about 100 ng of BY4742 genomic DNA was used as a template. The genomic DNA was prepared from cells using the Zymo Research Yeastar kit according to the manufacturer's instructions. PCR was performed using the following primers:







(SEQ ID NO: 9)


5′-tgcatattccgttcaatcttataaagctgccatagatttttacacc


 


aagtcgttttaagagcttggtgagcgcta-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 10)


5′-cttgccagtgaatgacctttggcattctcatggaaacttcagtttc


 


atagtcgagttcaagagaaaaaaaaagaa-3′






The PCR reaction conditions were the same as those set forth in Example 1 for preparing the edd and eda genes.
For the second round of PCR, approximately 1 μl of the first PCR product was used as a template. The second round of PCR reaction was performed with the following primer set:







(SEQ ID NO: 11)


5′-atgactgttactactccttttgtgaatggtacttcttattgtaccg


 


tcactgcatattccgttcaatcttataaa-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 12)


5′-ttaatcaactctctttcttccaaccaaatggtcagcaatgagtctg


 


gtagcttgccagtgaatgacctttggcat-3′






PCR conditions for this reaction were the same as for the first reaction immediately above. The final PCR product was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, excised, and purified using MP Biomedicals Geneclean II kit according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Approximately 2 μg of the purified DNA was used for transformation of the yeast strain YGR240CBY4742 by lithium acetate procedure as described by Shiestl and Gietz with an additional recovery step added after the heat shock step. Essentially after heat shock, cells were centrifuged at 500×g for 2 min and resuspended in 1 ml of YP-Ethanol (1% yeast extract-2% peptone-2% ethanol) and incubated at 30° C. for 2 hours prior to plating on selective media containing SC-Ethanol (0.67% yeast nitrogen base-2% ethanol) containing complete amino acids minus histidine. The engineered transformant strain referred to as YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 has PFK1 and PFK2 genes deleted and is an auxotroph for leucine, uracil and lysine.
The YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 strain was used for transformation of the combination of edd-p426 GPD (edd variants in p426 GPD) and eda-p425 GPD (eda variants in p425 GPD) variant constructs. A total of 16 combinations of edd-p426 GPD and eda-p425 GPD variant constructs were tested. Each combination was transformed into YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2. For all transformation, 1 μg of edd-p426 GPD and 1 μg of eda-p425 GPD was used. All transformants from each edd-p426 GPD and eda-p425 GPD construct combination were selected on SC-Ethanol (0.67% yeast nitrogen base-2% ethanol) containing complete amino acids minus uracil and leucine.
To confirm that the edd and eda variants are functional in yeast, a complementation test for growth of YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 strain on YPD (1% yeast extract-2% peptone-2% dextrose) and YPGluconate (1% yeast extract-2% peptone-2% gluconate) was performed. Viable colonies of edd-p426 GPD and eda-p425 GPD variant construct combinations grown on SC-Ethanol minus uracil and leucine were patched to plates containing SC-ethanol minus uracil and leucine and incubated at 30° C. for 48 hrs. These patches were used to inoculate 5 ml of YPD media to an initial inoculum OD600nm of 0.1 and the cells were grown anaerobically at 30° C. for 3 to 7 days.
Example 3
Preparation of Carbon Dioxide Fixing Yeast Cells
Total genomic DNA from Zymomonas mobilis was obtained from ATCC (ATCC Number 31821). The Z. mobilis gene encoding the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (“PEP carboxylase”) was isolated from this genomic DNA and cloned using PCR amplification. PCR was performed in a total volume of about 50 micro-liters in the presence of about 20 nanograms of Z. mobilis genomic DNA, about 0.2 mM of 5′ forward primer, about 0.2 mM of 3′ reverse primer, about 0.2 mM of dNTP, about 1 micro-liter of pfu UltraII DNA polymerase (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.), and 1×PCR buffer (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). PCR was carried out in a thermocycler using the following program: Step One “95° C. for 10 minutes” for 1 cycle, followed by Step Two “95° C. for 20 seconds, 65° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds” for 35 cycles, followed by Step Three “72° C. for 5 minutes” for 1 cycle, and then Step Four “4° C. Hold” to stop the reaction. The primers for the PCR reaction were:







(SEQ ID NO: 13)


5′GACTAACTGAACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCGCGCACAATTAA


 


TCAG-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 14)


5′AAGTGAGTAACTCGAGTTATTAACCGCTGTTGCGAAGTGCCGTCG


 


C-3′






The DNA sequence of native Z. Mobilis PEP carboxylase is set forth as SEQ ID NO:20.
The cloned gene was inserted into the vector pGPD426 (ATCC Number: 87361) in between the SpeI and XhoI sites. The final plasmid containing the PEP carboxylase gene was named pGPD426 PEPC.
Separately, a similar plasmid, referred to as pGPD426 N-his PEPC was constructed to insert a six-histidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the N-terminus of the PEPC sequence for protein expression verification in yeast. This plasmid was constructed using two rounds of PCR to extend the 5′ end of the PEPC gene to incorporate a six-histidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the N-terminus of the PEPC protein. The two 5′ forward primers used sequentially were:







(SEQ ID NO: 15)


5′ATGTCTCATCATCATCATCATCATACCAAGCCGCGCACAATTAATCA


 


GAAC-3′


and


 


(SEQ ID NO: 16)


5′GACTAACTGAACTAGTAAAAAAATGTCTCATCATCATCATCATCATA 


 


CCAAG-3′






The same 3′ primer was used as described above. The PCR was performed in a total volume of about 50 micro-liters in the presence of about 20 nanograms of Z. Mobilis PEP carboxylase polynucleotide, about 0.2 mM of 5′ forward primer, about 0.2 mM of 3′ reverse primer, about 0.2 mM of dNTP, about 1 micro-liter of pfu UltraII DNA polymerase (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.), and 1×PCR buffer (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). The PCR was carried out in a thermocycler using the following program: Step One “95° C. for 10 minutes” for 1 cycle, followed by Step Two “95° C. for 20 seconds, 65° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds” for 35 cycles, followed Step Three “72° C. for 5 minutes” for 1 cycle, and then Step Four “4° C. Hold” to stop the reaction.
To increase protein expression level of Z. Mobilis PEP carboxylase in yeast, the PEPC coding sequence was optimized to incorporate frequently used codons obtained from yeast glycolytic genes. The resulting PEP carboxylase amino acid sequence remains identical to the wild type.
The codon optimized PEP carboxylase DNA sequence was ordered from IDT and was inserted into the vector pGPD426 at the SpeI and XhoI site. The final plasmid containing the codon optimized PEP carboxylase gene was named pGPD426 PEPC_opti. A similar plasmid, named pGPD426 N-his PEPC_opti was constructed to insert a six-histidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the N-terminus of the optimized PEPC gene for protein expression verification in yeast.
To construct pGPD426 N-his PEPC_opti, two rounds of PCR were performed to extend the 5′ end of the codon optimized PEPC gene to incorporate the six-histidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the N-terminus of the PEPC protein. Two 5′ forward primers used in sequential order were:







(SEQ ID NO: 17)







5′ATGTCTCATCATCATCATCATCATATGACCAAGCCAAGAACTATTAAC


 


CAAAACCC-3′


and


 







(SEQ ID NO: 18)







5′GACTAACTGAACTAGTAAAAAAATGTCTCATCATCATCATCATCATAT


 


GACCAAGCCAAG 3′






The 3′ reverse primer sequence used for both PCR reactions was:







(SEQ ID NO: 19)







5′AAGTGAGTAACTCGAGTTATTAACCGGAGTTTCTCAAAGCAGTAGCGA


 


TAG3′






Both PCR reactions were performed in a total volume of about 50 micro-liters in the presence of about 20 nanograms of the codon optimized PEP carboxylase polynucleotide, about 0.2 mM of 5′ forward primer, about 0.2 mM of 3′ reverse primer, about 0.2 mM of dNTP, about 1 micro-liter of pfu UltraII DNA polymerase (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.), and 1×PCR buffer (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). PCR reactions were carried out in a thermocycler using the following program: Step One “95° C. for 10 minutes” for 1 cycle, followed by Step Two “95° C. for 20 seconds, 65° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds” for 35 cycles, followed Step Three “72° C. for 5 minutes” for 1 cycle, and then Step Four “4° C. Hold” to stop the reaction.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain BY4742 was cultured in YPD medium to an OD of about 1.0, and then prepared for transformation using the Frozen-EZ Yeast Transformation II kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and following the manufacturer's instructions. Approximately 500 micrograms of each plasmid was added to the cells, and transformation was accomplished by addition of PEG solution (“Solution 3” in the Frozen-EZ Yeast Transformation II kit) and incubation at about 30° C. for an hour. After transformation, the cells were plated on synthetic complete medium (described in Example IV below) minus uracil (sc-ura) medium, grown for about 48 hours at about 30° C., and transformants were selected based on auxotrophic complementation.
Following a similar procedure, the same plasmids were individually transformed using the procedure described above into the following yeast mutant strains: YKR097W (ATCC Number 4016013, ΔPCK, in the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene is deleted), YGL062W (ATCC Number 4014429, ΔPYC1, in which the pyruvate carboxylase 1 gene is deleted), and YBR218c (ATCC Number 4013358, ΔPYC2, in which the pyruvate carboxylase 2 gene is deleted).
The transformed yeast cells were grown aerobically in a shake flask in synthetic complete medium minus uracil (see Example IV) containing 1% glucose to mid-log phase (an OD of 2.0). The mid-log phase cultures were then used to inoculate a fresh culture (in sc-ura medium with 1% glucose) to an initial OD of 0.1 at which time the cultures were then grown anaerobically in a serum bottle. Culture samples were drawn periodically to monitor the level of glucose consumption and ethanol production.








DNA sequence of the native Z. mobilis PEP carboxylase gene (SEQ ID NO: 20):



ACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCGCGCACAATTAATCAGAACCCAGACCTTCGCTATTTTGGT


 


AACCTGCTCGGTCAGGTTATTAAGGAACAAGGCGGAGAGTCTTTATTCAACCAGATCGAGCAA


 


ATTCGCTCTGCCGCGATTAGACGCCATCGGGGTATTGTTGACAGCACCGAGCTAAGTTCTCG


 


CTTAGCCGATCTCGACCTTAATGACATGTTCTCTTTTGCACATGCCTTTTTGCTGTTTTCAATG


 


CTGGCCAATTTGGCTGATGATCGTCAGGGAGATGCCCTTGATCCTGATGCCAATATGGCAAGT


 


GCCCTTAAGGACATAAAAGCCAAAGGCGTCAGTCAGCAGGCGATCATTGATATGATCGACAAA


 


GCCTGCATTGTGCCTGTTCTGACAGCACATCCGACCGAAGTCCGTCGGAAAAGTATGCTTGA


 


CCATTATAATCGCATTGCAGGTTTAATGCGGTTAAAAGATGCTGGACAAACGGTGACCGAAGA


 


TGGTCTTCCGATCGAAGATGCGTTAATCCAGCAAATCACGATATTATGGCAGACTCGTCCGCT


 


CATGCTGCAAAAGCTGACCGTGGCTGATGAAATCGAAACTGCCCTGTCTTTCTTAAGAGAAAC


 


TTTTCTGCCTGTTCTGCCCCAGATTTATGCAGAATGGGAAAAATTGCTTGGTAGTTCTATTCCA


 


AGCTTTATCAGACCTGGTAATTGGATTGGTGGTGACCGTGACGGTAACCCCAATGTCAATGCC


 


GATACGATCATGCTGTCTTTGAAGCGCAGCTCGGAAACGGTATTGACGGATTATCTCAACCGT


 


CTTGATAAACTGCTTTCCAACCTTTCGGTCTCAACCGATATGGTTTCGGTATCCGATGATATTC


 


TACGTCTAGCCGATAAAAGTGGTGACGATGCTGCGATCCGTGCGGATGAACCTTATCGTCGT


 


GCCTTAAATGGTATTTATGACCGTTTAGCCGCTACCTATCGTCAGATCGCCGGTCGCAACCCT


 


TCGCGCCCAGCCTTGCGTTCTGCAGAAGCCTATAAACGGCCTCAAGAATTGCTGGCTGATTT


 


GAAGACCTTGGCCGAAGGCTTGGGTAAATTGGCAGAAGGTAGTTTTAAGGCATTGATCCGTTC


 


GGTTGAAACCTTTGGTTTCCATTTGGCCACCCTCGATCTGCGTCAGAATTCGCAGGTTCATGA


 


AAGAGTTGTCAATGAACTGCTACGGACAGCCACCGTTGAAGCCGATTATTTATCTCTATCGGA


 


AGAAGATCGCGTTAAGCTGTTAAGACGGGAATTGTCGCAGCCGCGGACTCTATTCGTTCCGC


 


GCGCCGATTATTCCGAAGAAACGCGTTCTGAACTTGATATTATTCAGGCAGCAGCCCGCGCC


 


CATGAAATTTTTGGCCCTGAATCCATTACGACTTATTTGATTTCGAATGGCGAAAGCATTTCCG


 


ATATTCTGGAAGTCTATTTGCTTTTGAAAGAAGCAGGGCTGTATCAAGGGGGTGCTAAGCCAA


 


AAGCGGCGATTGAAGCTGCGCCTTTATTCGAGACGGTGGCCGATCTTGAAAATGCGCCAAAG


 


GTCATGGAGGAATGGTTCAAGCTGCCTGAAGCGCAAGCCATTGCAAAGGCACATGGCGTTCA


 


GGAAGTGATGGTTGGCTATTCTGACTCCAATAAGGACGGCGGATATCTGACCTCGGTTTGGG


 


GTCTTTATAAGGCTTGCCTCGCTTTGGTGCCGATTTTTGAGAAAGCCGGTGTACCGATCCAGT


 


TTTTCCATGGACGGGGTGGTTCCGTTGGTCGCGGTGGTGGTTCCAACTTTAATGCCATTCTGT


 


CGCAGCCAGCCGGAGCCGTCAAAGGGCGTATCCGTTATACAGAACAGGGTGAAGTCGTGGC


 


GGCCAAATATGGCACCCATGAAAGCGCTATTGCCCATCTGGATGAGGCCGTAGCGGCGACTT


 


TGATTACGTCTTTGGAAGCACCGACCATTGTCGAGCCAGAGTTTAGTCGTTACCGTAAGGCCT


 


TGGATCAGATCTCAGATTCAGCTTTCCAGGCCTATCGCCAATTGGTCTATGGAACGAAGGGCT


 


TCCGTAAATTCTTTAGTGAATTTACGCCTTTGCCGGAAATTGCCCTGTTAAAGATCGGGTCACG


 


CCCACCTAGCCGCAAAAAATCCGACCGGATTGAAGATCTACGCGCTATTCCTTGGGTGTTTAG


 


CTGGTCTCAAGTTCGAGTCATGTTACCCGGTTGGTTCGGTTTCGGTCAGGCTTTATATGACTT


 


TGAAGATACCGAGCTGTTACAGGAAATGGCAAGCCGTTGGCCGTTTTTCCGCACGACTATTCG


 


GAATATGGAACAGGTGATGGCACGTTCCGATATGACGATCGCCAAGCATTATCTGGCCTTGGT


 


TGAGGATCAGACAAATGGTGAGGCTATCTATGATTCTATCGCGGATGGCTGGAATAAAGGTTG


 


TGAAGGTCTGTTAAAGGCAACCCAGCAGAATTGGCTGTTGGAACGCTTTCCGGCGGTTGATA


 


ATTCGGTGCAGATGCGTCGGCCTTATCTGGAACCGCTTAATTACTTACAGGTCGAATTGCTGA


 


AGAAATGGCGGGGAGGTGATACCAACCCGCATATCCTCGAATCTATTCAGCTGACAATCAATG


 


CCATTGCGACGGCACTTCGCAACAGCGGTTAATAACTCGAG


 


DNA sequence of the codon optimized PEP carboxylase gene (SEQ ID NO: 21):


ACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCAAGAACTATTAACCAAAACCCAGACTTGAGATACTTCGGTA


 


ACTTGTTGGGTCAAGTTATCAAGGAACAAGGTGGTGAATCTTTGTTCAACCAAATTGAACAAAT


 


CAGATCCGCTGCTATTAGAAGACACAGAGGTATCGTCGACTCTACCGAATTGTCCTCTAGATT


 


GGCTGACTTGGACTTGAACGACATGTTCTCCTTCGCTCACGCTTTCTTGTTGTTCTCTATGTTG


 


GCTAACTTGGCTGACGACAGACAAGGTGACGCTTTGGACCCAGACGCTAACATGGCTTCCGC


 


TTTGAAGGACATTAAGGCTAAGGGTGTTTCTCAACAAGCTATCATTGACATGATCGACAAGGC


 


TTGTATTGTCCCAGTTTTGACTGCTCACCCAACCGAAGTCAGAAGAAAGTCCATGTTGGACCA


 


CTACAACAGAATCGCTGGTTTGATGAGATTGAAGGACGCTGGTCAAACTGTTACCGAAGACG


 


GTTTGCCAATTGAAGACGCTTTGATCCAACAAATTACTATCTTGTGGCAAACCAGACCATTGAT


 


GTTGCAAAAGTTGACTGTCGCTGACGAAATTGAAACCGCTTTGTCTTTCTTGAGAGAAACTTTC


 


TTGCCAGTTTTGCCACAAATCTACGCTGAATGGGAAAAGTTGTTGGGTTCCTCTATTCCATCCT


 


TCATCAGACCAGGTAACTGGATTGGTGGTGACAGAGACGGTAACCCAAACGTCAACGCTGAC


 


ACCATCATGTTGTCTTTGAAGAGATCCTCTGAAACTGTTTTGACCGACTACTTGAACAGATTGG


 


ACAAGTTGTTGTCCAACTTGTCTGTCTCCACTGACATGGTTTCTGTCTCCGACGACATTTTGAG


 


ATTGGCTGACAAGTCTGGTGACGACGCTGCTATCAGAGCTGACGAACCATACAGAAGAGCTT


 


TGAACGGTATTTACGACAGATTGGCTGCTACCTACAGACAAATCGCTGGTAGAAACCCATCCA


 


GACCAGCTTTGAGATCTGCTGAAGCTTACAAGAGACCACAAGAATTGTTGGCTGACTTGAAGA


 


CTTTGGCTGAAGGTTTGGGTAAGTTGGCTGAAGGTTCCTTCAAGGCTTTGATTAGATCTGTTG


 


AAACCTTCGGTTTCCACTTGGCTACTTTGGACTTGAGACAAAACTCCCAAGTCCACGAAAGAG


 


TTGTCAACGAATTGTTGAGAACCGCTACTGTTGAAGCTGACTACTTGTCTTTGTCCGAAGAAG


 


ACAGAGTCAAGTTGTTGAGAAGAGAATTGTCTCAACCAAGAACCTTGTTCGTTCCAAGAGCTG


 


ACTACTCCGAAGAAACTAGATCTGAATTGGACATCATTCAAGCTGCTGCTAGAGCTCACGAAA


 


TCTTCGGTCCAGAATCCATTACCACTTACTTGATCTCTAACGGTGAATCCATTTCTGACATCTT


 


GGAAGTCTACTTGTTGTTGAAGGAAGCTGGTTTGTACCAAGGTGGTGCTAAGCCAAAGGCTG


 


CTATTGAAGCTGCTCCATTGTTCGAAACCGTTGCTGACTTGGAAAACGCTCCAAAGGTCATGG


 


AAGAATGGTTCAAGTTGCCAGAAGCTCAAGCTATCGCTAAGGCTCACGGTGTTCAAGAAGTCA


 


TGGTTGGTTACTCCGACTCTAACAAGGACGGTGGTTACTTGACTTCCGTCTGGGGTTTGTACA


 


AGGCTTGTTTGGCTTTGGTTCCAATTTTCGAAAAGGCTGGTGTCCCAATCCAATTCTTCCACG


 


GTAGAGGTGGTTCTGTTGGTAGAGGTGGTGGTTCCAACTTCAACGCTATTTTGTCTCAACCAG


 


CTGGTGCTGTCAAGGGTAGAATCAGATACACCGAACAAGGTGAAGTTGTCGCTGCTAAGTAC


 


GGTACTCACGAATCCGCTATTGCTCACTTGGACGAAGCTGTTGCTGCTACCTTGATCACTTCT


 


TTGGAAGCTCCAACCATTGTCGAACCAGAATTCTCCAGATACAGAAAGGCTTTGGACCAAATC


 


TCTGACTCCGCTTTCCAAGCTTACAGACAATTGGTTTACGGTACTAAGGGTTTCAGAAAGTTCT


 


TCTCTGAATTCACCCCATTGCCAGAAATTGCTTTGTTGAAGATCGGTTCCAGACCACCATCTAG


 


AAAGAAGTCCGACAGAATTGAAGACTTGAGAGCTATCCCATGGGTCTTCTCTTGGTCCCAAGT


 


TAGAGTCATGTTGCCAGGTTGGTTCGGTTTCGGTCAAGCTTTGTACGACTTCGAAGACACTGA


 


ATTGTTGCAAGAAATGGCTTCTAGATGGCCATTCTTCAGAACCACTATTAGAAACATGGAACAA


 


GTTATGGCTAGATCCGACATGACCATCGCTAAGCACTACTTGGCTTTGGTCGAAGACCAAACT


 


AACGGTGAAGCTATTTACGACTCTATCGCTGACGGTTGGAACAAGGGTTGTGAAGGTTTGTTG


 


AAGGCTACCCAACAAAACTGGTTGTTGGAAAGATTCCCAGCTGTTGACAACTCCGTCCAAATG


 


AGAAGACCATACTTGGAACCATTGAACTACTTGCAAGTTGAATTGTTGAAGAAGTGGAGAGGT


 


GGTGACACTAACCCACACATTTTGGAATCTATCCAATTGACCATTAACGCTATCGCTACTGCTT


 


TGAGAAACTCCGGTTAATAACTCGAG






Example 4
Production of Pentose Sugar Utilizing Yeast Cells
The full length gene encoding the enzyme xylose isomerase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain 17 (also known as Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain Siijpesteijn 1948) with a substitution at position 513 (in which cytidine was replaced by guanidine) was synthesized by Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa; www.idtdna.com). The sequence of this gene is set forth below as SEQ ID NO:22.








SEQ ID NO: 22









atggaatttttcagcaatatcggtaaaattcagtatcagggaccaaaaagtactgatcctctctcatttaagtactataaccctgaagaagtca



 


tcaacggaaagacaatgcgcgagcatctgaagttcgctctttcatggtggcacacaatgggcggcgacggaacagatatgttcggctgc


 


ggcacaacagacaagacctggggacagtccgatcccgctgcaagagcaaaggctaaggttgacgcagcattcgagatcatggataa


 


gctctccattgactactattgtttccacgatcgcgatctttctcccgagtatggcagcctcaaggctaccaacgatcagcttgacatagttacag


 


actatatcaaggagaagcagggcgacaagttcaagtgcctctggggtacagcaaagtgcttcgatcatccaagattcatgcacggtgca


 


ggtacatctccttctgctgatgtattcgctttctcagctgctcagatcaagaaggctctGgagtcaacagtaaagctcggcggtaacggttac


 


gttttctggggcggacgtgaaggctatgagacacttcttaatacaaatatgggactcgaactcgacaatatggctcgtcttatgaagatggct


 


gttgagtatggacgttcgatcggcttcaagggcgacttctatatcgagcccaagcccaaggagcccacaaagcatcagtacgatttcgata


 


cagctactgttctgggattcctcagaaagtacggtctcgataaggatttcaagatgaatatcgaagctaaccacgctacacttgctcagcata


 


cattccagcatgagctccgtgttgcaagagacaatggtgtgttcggttctatcgacgcaaaccagggcgacgttcttcttggatgggataca


 


gaccagttccccacaaatatctacgatacaacaatgtgtatgtatgaagttatcaaggcaggcggcttcacaaacggcggtctcaacttcg


 


acgctaaggcacgcagagggagcttcactcccgaggatatcttctacagctatatcgcaggtatggatgcatttgctctgggcttcagagct


 


gctctcaagcttatcgaagacggacgtatcgacaagttcgttgctgacagatacgcttcatggaataccggtatcggtgcagacataatcgc


 


aggtaaggcagatttcgcatctcttgaaaagtatgctcttgaaaagggcgaggttacagcttcactctcaagcggcagacaggaaatgctg


 


gagtctatcgtaaataacgttcttttcagtctgtaa






Separately, PCR was conducted to add a DNA sequence encoding 6 histidines (SEQ ID NO: 138) to the 3′ terminus of this gene.
Two variants designed to remove the translational pauses in the gene were prepared using the DNA self-assembly method of Larsen et al., supra. One variant contained DNA sequence encoding a 6-hisitidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the 5′ terminus, and the other version did not. The annealing temperature for the self assembly reactions was about 48 degrees Celsius. This gene variant is referred to as a “Hot Rod” or “HR” gene variant. The sequence of this HR gene is set forth below as SEQ ID NO: 23:







SEQ ID NO: 23







ATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAAGGTCCAAAATC


 


TACAGATCCATTGTCTTTTAAATATTATAATCCAGAAGAAGTTATAAATG


 


GTAAAACTATGAGAGAACATTTAAAATTTGCTTTGTCTTGGTGGCATACT


 


ATGGGTGGTGATGGTACTGATATGTTCGGTTGTGGTACTACTGATAAAAC


 


TTGGGGTCAATCTGATCCAGCTGCTAGAGCAAAAGCCAAAGTAGATGCAG


 


CCTTTGAAATTATGGATAAATTGTCTATTGATTATTATTGTTTTCATGAT


 


AGAGATTTGTCTCCTGAATATGGTTCTTTAAAAGCAACTAATGATCAATT


 


GGACATTGTTACGGATTATATTAAAGAAAAACAAGGTGATAAATTTAAAT


 


GTTTGTGGGGCACTGCGAAATGTTTTGATCATCCACGTTTTATGCATGGT


 


GCGGGGACGAGTCCTTCTGCTGATGTTTTTGCTTTTTCTGCCGCTCAAAT


 


TAAGAAGGCATTGGAATCAACTGTTAAATTAGGTGGGAACGGGTATGTAT


 


TCTGGGGAGGAAGGGAAGGTTATGAAACATTATTAAACACTAATATGGGT


 


TTGGAATTGGATAATATGGCTAGATTGATGAAAATGGCTGTAGAATACGG


 


AAGGTCTATTGGTTTTAAGGGTGACTTTTATATTGAACCAAAACCTAAAG


 


AGCCTACTAAACATCAATATGATTTTGATACTGCTACAGTTTTGGGATTC


 


TTGAGAAAATATGGTCTGGATAAAGATTTTAAAATGAATATAGAAGCTAA


 


TCATGCAACACTCGCACAACATACTTTTCAACATGAATTGAGAGTTGCCA


 


GAGATAACGGAGTTTTTGGATCTATCGATGCAAACCAGGGAGACGTTTTG


 


CTAGGATGGGATACTGATCAATTTCCAACTAACATTTATGATACTACTAT


 


GTGTATGTATGAAGTAATTAAGGCAGGAGGCTTTACTAATGGCGGATTAA


 


ACTTTGATGCGAAGGCTAGGCGTGGTAGTTTCACTCCAGAGGATATATTC


 


TATTCTTATATTGCTGGAATGGATGCTTTCGCGTTAGGTTTCAGGGCAGC


 


ACTAAAATTGATTGAAGATGGTAGAATTGATAAGTTTGTAGCTGATAGAT


 


ATGCTTCTTGGAATACTGGAATAGGAGCAGATATAATCGCTGGGAAAGCC


 


GACTTCGCCAGTCTGGAAAAATATGCGCTTGAAAAAGGAGAAGTTACTGC


 


CAGCTTAAGTTCCGGTCGTCAAGAAATGTTGGAATCTATTGTAAACAATG


 


TTTTATTTTCTCTG






For cloning purposes, PCR was used to engineer a unique SpeI restriction site into the 5′ end of each of the xylose isomerase genes, and to engineer a unique XhoI restriction site at the 3′ end. In addition, a version of each gene was created that contained a 6-HIS tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the 3′ end of each gene to enable detection of the proteins using Western analysis.
PCR amplifications were performed in about 50 μl reactions containing 1×PfuII Ultra reaction buffer (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.), 0.2 mM dNTPs, 0.2 μM specific 5′ and 3′ primers, and 1 U PfuUltraII polymerase (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.). The reactions were cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of amplification (95° C. for 30 seconds, 62° C. for 30 seconds, 72° C. for 30 seconds) and a final extension incubation at 72° C. for 5 minutes. Amplified PCR products were cloned into pCR Blunt II TOPO (Life Sciences, Carlsbad, Calif.) and confirmed by sequencing (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.). The PCR primers for these reactions were:







(SEQ ID NO: 26)







5′ACTTGACTACTAGTATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAGGTAAAATT


 


3′ (without the His tag):







(SEQ ID NO: 27)







AGTCAAGTCTCGAGCAGAGAAAATAAAACATTGTTTACAATAGA


 


3′ (with the His tag):







(SEQ ID NO: 28)







AGTCAAGTCTCGAGCTAATGATGATGATGATGATGCAGAGAAAATAAAAC


 


ATTGTTTAC






Separately, the xylose isomerase gene from Piromyces, strain E2 (Harhangi et al., Arch. Microbiol., 180(2): 134-141 (2003)) was synthesized by IDT. The sequence of this gene is set forth below as SEQ ID NO: 24.









1
atggctaagg aatatttccc acaaattcaa aagattaagt tcgaaggtaa ggattctaag



 


61
aatccattag ccttccacta ctacgatgct gaaaaggaag tcatgggtaa gaaaatgaag


 


121
gattggttac gtttcgccat ggcctggtgg cacactcttt gcgccgaagg tgctgaccaa


 


181
ttcggtggag gtacaaagtc tttcccatgg aacgaaggta ctgatgctat tgaaattgcc


 


241
aagcaaaagg ttgatgctgg tttcgaaatc atgcaaaagc ttggtattcc atactactgt


 


301
ttccacgatg ttgatcttgt ttccgaaggt aactctattg aagaatacga atccaacctt


 


361
aaggctgtcg ttgcttacct caaggaaaag caaaaggaaa ccggtattaa gcttctctgg


 


421
agtactgcta acgtcttcgg tcacaagcgt tacatgaacg gtgcctccac taacccagac


 


481
tttgatgttg tcgcccgtgc tattgttcaa attaagaacg ccatagacgc cggtattgaa


 


541
cttggtgctg aaaactacgt cttctggggt ggtcgtgaag gttacatgag tctccttaac


 


601
actgaccaaa agcgtgaaaa ggaacacatg gccactatgc ttaccatggc tcgtgactac


 


661
gctcgttcca agggattcaa gggtactttc ctcattgaac caaagccaat ggaaccaacc


 


721
aagcaccaat acgatgttga cactgaaacc gctattggtt tccttaaggc ccacaactta


 


781
gacaaggact tcaaggtcaa cattgaagtt aaccacgcta ctcttgctgg tcacactttc


 


841
gaacacgaac ttgcctgtgc tgttgatgct ggtatgctcg gttccattga tgctaaccgt


 


901
ggtgactacc aaaacggttg ggatactgat caattcccaa ttgatcaata cgaactcgtc


 


961
caagcttgga tggaaatcat ccgtggtggt ggtttcgtta ctggtggtac caacttcgat


 


1021
gccaagactc gtcgtaactc tactgacctc gaagacatca tcattgccca cgtttctggt


 


1081
atggatgcta tggctcgtgc tcttgaaaac gctgccaagc tcctccaaga atctccatac


 


1141
accaagatga agaaggaacg ttacgcttcc ttcgacagtg gtattggtaa ggactttgaa


 


1201
gatggtaagc tcaccctcga acaagtttac gaatacggta agaagaacgg tgaaccaaag


 


1261
caaacttctg gtaagcaaga actctacgaa gctattgttg ccatgtacca ataa






Two hot rod (“HR”) versions of the Piromyces xylose isomerase gene were prepared using the method of Larsen et al., supra. One version contained DNA sequence encoding a 6-histidine tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) at the 5′ terminus and the other did not. The annealing temperature for the self-assembling oligonucleotides was about 48 degrees Celsius. The sequence of this gene is set forth below as








SEQ ID NO: 25









ATGGCTAAAGAATATTTTCCACAAATTCAGAAAATTAAATTTGAAGGTAAAGATTCTAAAAATCCATTGGCTTTCCATTA



 


TTATGATGCTGAAAAAGAAGTTATGGGTAAAAAGATGAAAGATTGGTTGAGATTCGCTATGGCTTGGTGGCATACTCTAT


 


GTGCTGAAGGAGCTGATCAATTTGGAGGAGGTACTAAATCTTTTCCTTGGAATGAAGGTACTGACGCTATTGAAATTGCT


 


AAGCAGAAAGTAGACGCGGGTTTTGAAATTATGCAAAAATTGGGAATACCATATTATTGTTTTCATGATGTTGATTTGGT


 


ATCTGAGGGTAATTCTATTGAAGAATATGAATCTAATTTAAAAGCTGTTGTTGCTTACTTAAAAGAAAAACAAAAAGAAA


 


CTGGAATTAAATTGTTGTGGTCTACAGCTAATGTTTTCGGTCATAAAAGATATATGAATGGTGCTTCTACAAATCCAGAT


 


TTTGATGTTGTAGCTAGAGCTATTGTTCAAATTAAAAATGCTATAGATGCAGGAATTGAATTAGGTGCCGAAAATTATGT


 


TTTCTGGGGAGGTAGAGAAGGTTATATGTCTTTGTTAAATACTGATCAAAAACGTGAAAAGGAACACATGGCAACTATGT


 


TGACAATGGCTAGGGATTATGCTAGATCTAAAGGTTTTAAAGGTACTTTCTTGATTGAGCCAAAACCTATGGAACCAACT


 


AAACATCAATATGACGTTGACACTGAAACTGCTATTGGTTTCTTAAAAGCTCATAATTTGGATAAAGATTTTAAGGTTAA


 


TATAGAAGTTAATCATGCTACACTAGCTGGTCATACTTTTGAACATGAATTAGCTTGTGCAGTTGATGCCGGTATGTTAG


 


GTTCTATCGACGCAAATAGAGGTGATTATCAAAATGGTTGGGACACAGATCAATTTCCAATAGATCAATATGAATTGGTT


 


CAAGCATGGATGGAAATTATTAGGGGTGGAGGCTTCGTTACAGGTGGAACTAATTTTGATGCTAAAACTAGGAGAAATTC


 


TACAGATCTTGAAGATATAATTATTGCTCATGTATCTGGTATGGATGCGATGGCCCGTGCTTTGGAAAATGCAGCTAAAT


 


TACTTCAAGAATCTCCTTATACTAAAATGAAAAAGGAAAGATATGCTTCTTTTGATTCTGGAATAGGTAAGGATTTTGAA


 


GATGGTAAATTGACATTGGAACAAGTTTATGAATATGGTAAGAAGAATGGAGAACCAAAACAAACTTCTGGTAAACAAGA


 


ATTATATGAGGCTATAGTAGCTATGTATCAAtaa.






For cloning purposes, a unique SpeI restriction site was engineered at the 5′ end of each of the XI genes, and a unique XhoI restriction site was engineered at the 3′ end. When needed, a 6-HIS tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) was engineered at the 3′ end of each gene sequence to enable detection of the proteins using Western analysis. The primers are listed in Table X. PCR amplifications were performed in 50 μl reactions containing 1×PfuII Ultra reaction buffer (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.), 0.2 mM dNTPs, 0.2 μM specific 5′ and 3′ primers, and 1 U PfuUltra II polymerase (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.). The reactions were cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of amplification (95° C. for 30 seconds, 62° C. for 30 seconds, 72° C. for 30 seconds) and a final extension incubation at 72° C. for 5 minutes. Amplified PCR products were cloned into pCR Blunt II TOPO (Life Sciences, Carlsbad, Calif.) and confirmed by sequencing (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).







The primers used for PCR were:


5′ (native gene)







(SEQ ID NO: 149)







ACTAGTATGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATTCAAAAG


 


3′ (native gene)







(SEQ ID NO: 150)







CTCGAGCTACTATTGGTACATGGCAACAATAGC


 


3′ (native gene plus His tag)







(SEQ ID NO: 151)







CTCGAGCTACTAATGATGATGATGATGATGTTGGTACATGGCAACAATAG


 


CTTCG


 


5′ (hot rod gene)







(SEQ ID NO: 152)







ACTAGTATGGCTAAAGAATATTTTCCACAAATTCAG


 


3′ (hot rod gene)







(SEQ ID NO: 153)







CTCGAGTTATTGATACATAGCTACTATAGCCTC


 


3′ (hot rod gene plus His tag)







(SEQ ID NO: 154)







CTCGAGTTAATGATGATGATGATGATGTTGATACATAGCTACTATAGCCT


 


CATTGTTTAC






The genes encoding the native and HR versions of xylose isomerase were separately inserted into the vector p426GDP (ATCC catalog number 87361).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain BY4742 cells (ATCC catalog number 201389) were cultured in YPD media (10 g Yeast Extract, 20 g Bacto-Peptone, 20 g Glucose, 1 L total) at about 30° C. Separate aliquots of the cells were transformed with the plasmid constructs containing the various xylose isomerase constructs or with the vector alone. Transformation was accomplished using the Zymo kit (Catalog number T2001; Zymo Research Corp., Orange, Calif. 92867) using about 1 μg plasmid DNA and cultured on SC media (set forth below) containing glucose but no uracil (20 g glucose; 2.21 g SC dry mix, 6.7 g Yeast Nitrogen Base, 1 L total) for 2-3 days at about 30° C.
Synthetic Complete Medium mix (minus uracil) contained:













0.4 g
Adenine hemisulfate


3.5 g
Arginine


  1 g
Glutamic Acid


0.433 g 
Histidine


0.4 g
Myo-Inositol


5.2 g
Isoleucine


2.63 g 
Leucine


0.9 g
Lysine


1.5 g
Methionine


0.8 g
Phenylalanine


1.1 g
Serine


1.2 g
Threonine


0.8 g
Tryptophan


0.2 g
Tyrosine


1.2 g
Valine









For expression and activity analysis, transformed cells containing the various xylose isomerase constructs were selected from the cultures and grown in about 100 ml of SC-Dextrose (minus uracil) to an OD600 of about 4.0. The S. cerevisiae cultures that were transformed with the various xylose isomerase-histidine constructs were then lysed using YPER-Plus reagent (Thermo Scientific, catalog number 78999) according to the manufacturer's directions. Protein quantitation of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, catalog number 23236) as directed by the manufacturer. Denaturing and native Western blot analyses were then conducted. To detect his-tagged xylose isomerase polypeptides Western analysis was employed. Gels were transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (0.45 micron, Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) using Western blotting filter paper (Thermo Scientific) using a Bio-Rad Mini Trans-Blot Cell (BioRad, Hercules, Calif.) system for approximately 90 minutes at 40V. Following transfer, the membrane was washed in 1×PBS (EMD, San Diego, Calif.), 0.05% Tween-20 (Fisher Scientific, Fairlawn, N.J.) for 2-5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was blocked in 3% BSA dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 at room temperature for about 2 hours with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed once in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 for about 5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated at room temperature with the 1:5000 dilution of primary antibody (Ms mAB to 6×His Tag (SEQ ID NO: 138), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.) in 0.3% BSA (Fraction V, EMD, San Diego, Calif.) dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. Incubation was allowed to proceed for about 1 hour with gentle shaking. The membrane was then washed three times for 5 minutes each with 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The secondary antibody [Dnk pAb to Ms IgG (HRP), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.] was used at 1:15000 dilution in 0.3% BSA and allowed to incubate for about 90 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed three times for about 5 minutes using 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated with 5 ml of Supersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) for 1 minute and then was exposed to a phosphorimager (Bio-Rad Universal Hood II, Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.) for about 10-100 seconds. The results are shown in FIG. 7. As can be seen, both Piromyces (“P” in FIG. 7) and Ruminococcus (“R” in FIG. 7) xylose isomerases are expressed in both the soluble and insoluble fractions of the yeast cells.
To measure activity of the various xylose isomerase constructs, assays were performed according to Kuyper et al. (FEMS Yeast Res., 4:69 [2003]). About 20 μg of soluble whole cell extract was incubated in the presence of 100 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.15 mM NADH (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), and about 2 U sorbitol dehydrogenase (Roche) at about 30° C. To start the reaction, about 100 μl of xylose was added at various final concentrations of 40-500 mM. A Beckman DU-800 was utilized with an Enzyme Mechanism software package (Beckman Coulter, Inc.), and the change in the A340 was monitored for 2-3 minutes.
Example 5
Preparation of Selective Growth Yeast
The yeast gene cdc21 encodes thymidylate synthase, which is required for de novo synthesis of pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotides. A cdc 21 mutant, strain 17206, (ATCC accession number 208583) has a point mutation G139S relative to the initiating methionine. The restrictive temperature of this temperature sensitive mutant is 37° C., which arrests cell division at S phase, so that little or no cell growth and division occurs at or above this temperature.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 was used as the starting cell line to create the cdc21 growth sensitive mutant. A construct for homologous recombination was prepared to replace the wild type thymidylate synthase YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 for the cdc21 mutant. This construct was made in various steps. First, the cdc21 mutant region from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 17206 was PCR amplified using the following primers:







CDC21_fwd:







(SEQ ID NO: 155)







5′-aatcgatcaaagcttctaaatacaagacgtgcgatgacgactatact


 


ggac-3′


 


CDC21_rev:







(SEQ ID NO: 156)







5′-taccgtactacccgggtatatagtctttttgccctggtgttccttaa


 


taatttc-3′






For this PCR amplification reaction Saccharomyces cerevisiae 17206 genomic DNA was used. The genomic DNA was extracted using Zymo research YeaStar Genomic DNA kit according to instructions. In the PCR amplification reaction 100 ng of 17206 genomic DNA, 1 μM of the oligonucleotide primer set listed above, 2.5 U of PfuUltra High-Fidelity DNA polymerase (Stratagene), 300 μM dNTPs (Roche), and 1×PfuUltra reaction buffer was mixed in a final reaction volume of 50 μl. Using a BIORAD DNA Engine Tetrad 2 Peltier thermal cycler the following cycle conditions were used: 5 min denaturation step at 95° C., followed by 30 cycles of 20 sec at 95° C., 20 sec at 50° C., and 1 min at 72° C., and a final step of 5 min at 72° C. This PCR product was digested with HindIII and XmaI restriction endonucleases and cloned in the HindIII and XmaI sites of PUC19 (NEB) according to standard cloning procedures described by Maniatis in Molecular Cloning.
The genomic DNA of BR214-4a (ATTC accession number 208600) was extracted using Zymo research YeaStar Genomic DNA kit according to instructions. The lys2 gene with promoter and terminator regions was PCR amplified from BR214-4a genomic DNA using the following primers:







Lys2Fwd:







(SEQ ID NO: 157)







5′-tgctaatgacccgggaattccacttgcaattacataaaaaattccgg


 


cgg-3′


 


Lys2Rev:







(SEQ ID NO: 158)







5′-atgatcattgagctcagcttcgcaagtattcattttagacccatggt


 


gg-3′.






The PCR cycle was identical to that just described above but with genomic DNA of BR214-4a instead. XmaI and SacI restriction sites were designed to flank this DNA construct to clone it into the XmaI and SacI sites of the PUC19-cdc21 vector according to standard cloning procedures described by Maniatis in Molecular Cloning. The new construct with the cdc21 mutation with a lys2 directly downstream of that will be referred to as PUC19-cdc2′-lys2.
The final step involved the cloning of the downstream region of thymidylate synthase into the PUC19-cdc21-lys2 vector immediately downstream of the lys2 gene. The downstream region of the thymidylate synthase was amplified from BY4742 genomic DNA (ATCC accession number 201389D-5 using the following primers:







ThymidylateSynthase_DownFwd:







(SEQ ID NO: 159)







5′-tgctaatgagagctctcattttttggtgcgatatgtttttggttgat


 


g-3′


and


 


ThymidylateSynthatse_DownRev:







(SEQ ID NO: 160)







5′-aatgatcatgagctcgtcaacaagaactaaaaaattgttcaaaaatg


 


c-3′.






This final construct is referred as PUC19-cdc21-lys2-ThymidylateSynthase_down. The sequence is set forth in the tables. A final PCR amplification reaction of this construct was performed using the following PCR primers:







ThymidylateSynthase::cdc21 fwd:







(SEQ ID NO: 161)







5′-ctaaatacaagacgtgcgatgacgactatactgg-3′


and


 


ThymidylateSynthase::cdc21 rev:







(SEQ ID NO: 162)







5′-gtcaacaagaactaaaaaattgttcaaaaatgcaattgtc-3′.






The PCR reaction was identical to that described above but using 100 ng of the PUC19-cdc2′-lys2-ThymidylateSynthase_down construct as a template.
The final PCR product was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, excised, and purified using MP Biomedicals Geneclean II kit as recommended. Homologous recombination of YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 to replace the wt thymidylate synthase for the cdc21 mutant was accomplished using 10 μg of the purified PCR product to transform YGR420CBY4742ΔPFK2 strain using same transformation protocol described above. Transformants were selected by culturing the cells on selective media containing SC-Ethanol (0.67% yeast nitrogen base-2% ethanol) containing complete amino acids minus lysine.
The genome of this final engineered strain contains the mutated cdc21 gene, and has both the PFK1 and PFK2 genes deleted. This final engineered strain will be transformed with the best combination of edd-p426 GPD and eda-p425 GPD variant constructs. Ethanol and glucose measurements will be monitored during aerobic and anaerobic growth conditions using Roche ethanol and glucose kits according to instructions.
Example 6
Examples of Polynucleotide Regulators
Provided in the tables hereafter are non-limiting examples of regulator polynucleotides that can be utilized in embodiments herein. Such polynucleotides may be utilized in native form or may be modified for use herein. Examples of regulatory polynucleotides include those that are regulated by oxygen levels in a system (e.g., up-regulated or down-regulated by relatively high oxygen levels or relatively low oxygen levels)
Regulated Yeast Promoters—Up-Regulated by Oxygen



















Relative
Relative





Gene
mRNA level
mRNA level



ORF name
name
(Aerobic)
(Anaerobic)
Ratio






















YPL275W

4389
30
219.5



YPL276W

2368
30
118.4



YDR256C
CTA1
2076
30
103.8



YHR096C
HXT5
1846
30
72.4



YDL218W

1189
30
59.4



YCR010C

1489
30
48.8



YOR161C

599
30
29.9



YPL200W

589
30
29.5



YGR110W

1497
30
27



YNL237W
YTP1
505
30
25.2



YBR116C

458
30
22.9



YOR348C
PUT4
451
30
22.6



YBR117C
TKL2
418
30
20.9



YLL052C

635
30
20



YNL195C

1578
30
19.4



YPR193C

697
30
15.7



YDL222C

301
30
15



YNL335W

294
30
14.6



YPL036W
PMA2
487
30
12.8



YML122C

206
30
10.3



YGR067C

236
30
10.2



YPR192W

204
30
10.2



YNL014W

828
30
9.8



YFL061W

256
30
9.1



YNR056C

163
30
8.1



YOR186W

153
30
7.6



YDR222W

196
30
6.5



YOR338W

240
30
6.3



YPR200C

113
30
5.7



YMR018W

778
30
5.2



YOR364W

123
30
5.1



YNL234W

93
30
4.7



YNR064C

85
30
4.2



YGR213C
RTA1
104
30
4



YCL064C
CHA1
80
30
4



YOL154W

302
30
3.9



YPR150W

79
30
3.9



YPR196W
MAL63
30
30
3.6



YDR420W
HKR1
221
30
3.5



YJL216C

115
30
3.5



YNL270C
ALP1
67
30
3.3



YHL016C
DUR3
224
30
3.2



YOL131W

230
30
3



YOR077W
RTS2
210
30
3



YDR536W
STL1
55
30
2.7



YNL150W

78
30
2.6



YHR212C

149
30
2.4



YJL108C

106
30
2.4



YGR069W

49
30
2.4



YDR106W

60
30
2.3



YNR034W
SOL1
197
30
2.2



YEL073C

104
30
2.1



YOL141W

81
30
1.8










Regulated Yeast Promoters—Down-Regulated by Oxygen




















Relative
Relative





Gene
mRNA level
mRNA level



ORF name
name
(Aerobic)
(Anaerobic)
Ratio






















YJR047C
ANB1
30
4901
231.1



YMR319C
FET4
30
1159
58



YPR194C

30
982
49.1



YIR019C
STA1
30
981
22.8



YHL042W

30
608
12



YHR210C

30
552
27.6



YHR079B
SAE3
30
401
2.7



YGL162W
STO1
30
371
9.6



YHL044W

30
334
16.7



YOL015W

30
320
6.1



YCLX07W

30
292
4.2



YIL013C
PDR11
30
266
10.6



YDR046C

30
263
13.2



YBR040W
FIG1
30
257
12.8



YLR040C

30
234
2.9



YOR255W

30
231
11.6



YOL014W

30
229
11.4



YAR028W

30
212
7.5



YER089C

30
201
6.2



YFL012W

30
193
9.7



YDR539W

30
187
3.4



YHL043W

30
179
8.9



YJR162C

30
173
6



YMR165C
SMP2
30
147
3.5



YER106W

30
145
7.3



YDR541C

30
140
7



YCRX07W

30
138
3.3



YHR048W

30
137
6.9



YCL021W

30
136
6.8



YOL160W

30
136
6.8



YCRX08W

30
132
6.6



YMR057C

30
109
5.5



YDR540C

30
83
4.2



YOR378W

30
78
3.9



YBR085W
AAC3
45
1281
28.3



YER188W

47
746
15.8



YLL065W
GIN11
50
175
3.5



YDL241W

58
645
11.1



YBR238C

59
274
4.6



YCR048W
ARE1
60
527
8.7



YOL165C

60
306
5.1



YNR075W

60
251
4.2



YJL213W

60
250
4.2



YPL265W
DIP5
61
772
12.7



YDL093W
PMT5
62
353
5.7



YKR034W
DAL80
63
345
5.4



YKR053C

66
1268
19.3



YJR147W

68
281
4.1










Known and Putative DNA Binding Motifs


















Regulator
Known Consensus Motif







Abf1
TCRNNNNNNACG (SEQ ID




NO: 532)



 



Cbf1
RTCACRTG



 



Gal4
CGGNNNNNNNNNNNCCG




(SEQ ID NO: 533)



 



Gcn4
TGACTCA



 



Gcr1
CTTCC



 



Hap2
CCAATNA



 



Hap3
CCAATNA



 



Hap4
CCAATNA



 



Hsf1
GAANNTTCNNGAA (SEQ ID




NO: 534)



 



Ino2
ATGTGAAA



 



Mata(A1)
TGATGTANNT (SEQ ID NO:




535)



 



Mcm1
CCNNNWWRGG (SEQ ID




NO: 536)



 



Mig1
WWWWSYGGGG (SEQ ID




NO: 537)



 



Pho4
CACGTG



 



Rap1
RMACCCANNCAYY (SEQ




ID NO: 538)



 



Reb1
CGGGTRR



 



Ste12
TGAAACA



 



Swi4
CACGAAA



 



Swi6
CACGAAA



 



Yap1
TTACTAA














Putative DNA





Binding


Motifs
Best Motif (scored by E-
Best Motif (scored by


Regulator
value)
Hypergeometric)





Abf1
TYCGT--R-ARTGAYA (SEQ
TYCGT--R-ARTGAYA (SEQ ID



ID NO: 539)
NO: 539)


 


Ace2
RRRAARARAA-A-RARAA
GTGTGTGTGTGTGTG (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 540)
ID NO: 541)


 


Adr1
A-AG-GAGAGAG-GGCAG
YTSTYSTT-TTGYTWTT (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 542)
ID NO: 543)


 


Arg80
T--CCW-TTTKTTTC (SEQ ID
GCATGACCATCCACG (SEQ



NO: 544)
ID NO: 545)


 


Arg81
AAAAARARAAAARMA (SEQ
GSGAYARMGGAMAAAAA



ID NO: 546)
(SEQ ID NO: 547)


 


Aro80
YKYTYTTYTT----KY (SEQ ID
TRCCGAGRYW-SSSGCGS



NO: 548)
(SEQ ID NO: 549)


 


Ash1
CGTCCGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:
CGTCCGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:



550)
550)


 


Azf1
GAAAAAGMAAAAAAA (SEQ
AARWTSGARG-A--CSAA



ID NO: 551)
(SEQ ID NO: 552)


 


Bas1
TTTTYYTTYTTKY-TY-T
CS-CCAATGK--CS (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 553)
NO: 554)


 


Cad1
CATKYTTTTTTKYTY (SEQ
GCT-ACTAAT (SEQ ID NO:



ID NO: 555)
556)


 


Cbf1
CACGTGACYA (SEQ ID NO:
CACGTGACYA (SEQ ID NO:



557)
557)


 


Cha4
CA---ACACASA-A (SEQ ID
CAYAMRTGY-C (SEQ ID NO:



NO: 558)
559)


 


Cin5
none
none


 


Crz1
GG-A-A--AR-ARGGC-(SEQ
TSGYGRGASA (SEQ ID NO:



ID NO: 560)
561)


 


Cup9
TTTKYTKTTY-YTTTKTY
K-C-C---SCGCTACKGC (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 562)
ID NO: 563)


 


Dal81
WTTKTTTTTYTTTTT-T (SEQ
SR-GGCMCGGC-SSG (SEQ



ID NO: 564)
ID NO: 565)


 


Dal82
TTKTTTTYTTC (SEQ ID NO:
TACYACA-CACAWGA (SEQ



566)
ID NO: 567)


 


Dig1
AAA--RAA-GARRAA-AR
CCYTG-AYTTCW-CTTC (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 568)
ID NO: 569)


 


Dot6
GTGMAK-MGRA-G-G (SEQ
GTGMAK-MGRA-G-G (SEQ ID



ID NO: 570)
NO: 570)


 


Fhl1
-TTWACAYCCRTACAY-Y
-TTWACAYCCRTACAY-Y



(SEQ ID NO: 571)
(SEQ ID NO: 571)


 


Fkh1
TTT-CTTTKYTT-YTTTT
AAW-RTAAAYARG (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 572)
NO: 573)


 


Fkh2
AAARA-RAAA-AAAR-AA
GG-AAWA-GTAAACAA (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 574)
ID NO: 575)


 


Fzf1
CACACACACACACACAC
SASTKCWCTCKTCGT (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 576)
ID NO: 577)


 


Gal4
TTGCTTGAACGSATGCCA
TTGCTTGAACGSATGCCA



(SEQ ID NO: 578)
(SEQ ID NO: 578)


 


Gal4 (Gal)
YCTTTTTTTTYTTYYKG
CGGM---CW-Y--CCCG (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 579)
ID NO: 580)


 


Gat1
none
none


 


Gat3
RRSCCGMCGMGRCGCGCS
RGARGTSACGCAKRTTCT



(SEQ ID NO: 581)
(SEQ ID NO: 582)


 


Gcn4
AAA-ARAR-RAAAARRAR
TGAGTCAY



(SEQ ID NO: 583)


 


Gcr1
GGAAGCTGAAACGYMWRR
GGAAGCTGAAACGYMWRR



(SEQ ID NO: 584)
(SEQ ID NO: 584)


 


Gcr2
GGAGAGGCATGATGGGGG
AGGTGATGGAGTGCTCAG



(SEQ ID NO: 585)
(SEQ ID NO: 586)


 


Gln3
CT-CCTTTCT (SEQ ID NO:
GKCTRR-RGGAGA-GM (SEQ



587)
ID NO: 588)


 


Grf10
GAAARRAAAAAAMRMARA
-GGGSG-T-SYGT-CGA (SEQ



(SEQ ID NO: 589)
ID NO: 590)


 


Gts1
G-GCCRS--TM (SEQ ID NO:
AG-AWGTTTTTGWCAAMA



591)
(SEQ ID NO: 592)


 


Haa1
none
none


 


Hal9
TTTTTTYTTTTY-KTTTT
KCKSGCAGGCWTTKYTCT



(SEQ ID NO: 593)
(SEQ ID NO: 594)


 


Hap2
YTTCTTTTYT-Y-C-KT-(SEQ
G-CCSART-GC (SEQ ID NO:



ID NO: 595)
596)


 


Hap3
T-SYKCTTTTCYTTY (SEQ ID
SGCGMGGG--CC-GACCG



NO: 597)
(SEQ ID NO: 598)


 


Hap4
STT-YTTTY-TTYTYYYY
YCT-ATTSG-C-GS (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 599)
NO: 600)


 


Hap5
YK-TTTWYYTC (SEQ ID NO:
T-TTSMTT-YTTTCCK-C (SEQ



601)
ID NO: 602)


 


Hir1
AAAA-A-AARAR-AG (SEQ ID
CCACKTKSGSCCT-S (SEQ ID



NO: 603)
NO: 604)


 


Hir2
WAAAAAAGAAAA-AAAAR
CRSGCYWGKGC (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 605)
NO: 606)


 


Hms1
AAA-GG-ARAM (SEQ ID NO:
-AARAAGC-GGGCAC-C (SEQ



607)
ID NO: 608)


 


Hsf1
TYTTCYAGAA--TTCY (SEQ
TYTTCYAGAA--TTCY (SEQ ID



ID NO: 609)
NO: 609)


 


Ime4
CACACACACACACACACA
CACACACACACACACACA



(SEQ ID NO: 610)
(SEQ ID NO: 610)


 


Ino2
TTTYCACATGC (SEQ ID
SCKKCGCKSTSSTTYAA



NO: 611)
(SEQ ID NO: 612)


 


Ino4
G--GCATGTGAAAA (SEQ ID
G--GCATGTGAAAA (SEQ ID



NO: 613)
NO: 613)


 


Ixr1
GAAAA-AAAAAAAARA-A
CTTTTTTTYYTSGCC (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 614)
NO: 615)


 


Leu3
GAAAAARAARAA-AA (SEQ
GCCGGTMMCGSYC--(SEQ



ID NO: 616)
ID NO: 617)


 


Mac1
YTTKT--TTTTTYTYTTT
A--TTTTTYTTKYGC (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 618)
NO: 619)


 


Mal13
GCAG-GCAGG (SEQ ID NO:
AAAC-TTTATA-ATACA (SEQ



620)
ID NO: 621)


 


Mal33
none
none


 


Mata1
GCCC-C
CAAT-TCT-CK (SEQ ID NO:




622)


 


Mbp1
TTTYTYKTTT-YYTTTTT
G-RR-A-ACGCGT-R (SEQ ID



(SEQ ID NO: 623)
NO: 624)


 


Mcm1
TTTCC-AAW-RGGAAA (SEQ
TTTCC-AAW-RGGAAA (SEQ



ID NO: 625)
ID NO: 625)


 


Met31
YTTYYTTYTTTTYTYTTC



(SEQ ID NO: 626)


 


Met4
MTTTTTYTYTYTTC (SEQ ID



NO: 627)


 


Mig1
TATACA-AGMKRTATATG



(SEQ ID NO: 628)


 


Mot3
TMTTT-TY-CTT-TTTWK



(SEQ ID NO: 629)


 


Msn1
KT--TTWTTATTCC-C (SEQ



ID NO: 630)


 


Msn2
ACCACC


 


Msn4
R--AAAA-RA-AARAAAT



(SEQ ID NO: 631)


 


Mss11
TTTTTTTTCWCTTTKYC



(SEQ ID NO: 632)


 


Ndd1
TTTY-YTKTTTY-YTTYT



(SEQ ID NO: 633)


 


Nrg1
TTY--TTYTT-YTTTYYY (SEQ



ID NO: 634)


 


Pdr1
T-YGTGKRYGT-YG (SEQ ID



NO: 635)


 


Phd1
TTYYYTTTTTYTTTTYTT



(SEQ ID NO: 636)


 


Pho4
GAMAAAAAARAAAAR (SEQ



ID NO: 637)


 


Put3
CYCGGGAAGCSAMM-CCG



(SEQ ID NO: 638)


 


Rap1
GRTGYAYGGRTGY (SEQ ID



NO: 639)


 


Rcs1
KMAARAAAAARAAR (SEQ



ID NO: 640)


 


Reb1
RTTACCCGS


 


Rfx1
AYGRAAAARARAAAARAA



(SEQ ID NO: 641)


 


Rgm1
GGAKSCC-TTTY-GMRTA



(SEQ ID NO: 642)


 


Rgt1
CCCTCC


 


Rim101
GCGCCGC


 


Rlm1
TTTTC-KTTTYTTTTTC (SEQ



ID NO: 643)


 


Rme1
ARAAGMAGAAARRAA (SEQ



ID NO: 644)


 


Rox1
YTTTTCTTTTY-TTTTT (SEQ



ID NO: 645)


 


Rph1
ARRARAAAGG-(SEQ ID



NO: 646)


 


Rtg1
YST-YK-TYTT-CTCCCM



(SEQ ID NO: 647)


 


Rtg3
GARA-AAAAR-RAARAAA



(SEQ ID NO: 648)


 


Sfl1
CY--GGSSA-C (SEQ ID NO:



649)


 


Sfp1
CACACACACACACAYA



(SEQ ID NO: 650)


 


Sip4
CTTYTWTTKTTKTSA (SEQ



ID NO: 651)


 


Skn7
YTTYYYTYTTTYTYYTTT



(SEQ ID NO: 652)


 


Sko1
none


 


Smp1
AMAAAAARAARWARA-AA



(SEQ ID NO: 653)


 


Sok2
ARAAAARRAAAAAG-RAA



(SEQ ID NO: 654)


 


Stb1
RAARAAAAARCMRSRAAA



(SEQ ID NO: 655)


 


Ste12
TTYTKTYTY-TYYKTTTY



(SEQ ID NO: 656)


 


Stp1
GAAAAMAA-AAAAA-AAA



(SEQ ID NO: 657)


 


Stp2
YAA-ARAARAAAAA-AAM



(SEQ ID NO: 658)


 


Sum1
TY-TTTTTTYTTTTT-TK (SEQ



ID NO: 659)


 


Swi4
RAARAARAAA-AA-R-AA



(SEQ ID NO: 660)


 


Swi5
CACACACACACACACACA



(SEQ ID NO: 610)


 


Swi6
RAARRRAAAAA-AAAMAA



(SEQ ID NO: 661)


 


Thi2
GCCAGACCTAC (SEQ ID



NO: 662)


 


Uga3
GG-GGCT


 


Yap1
TTYTTYTTYTTTY-YTYT



(SEQ ID NO: 663)


 


Yap3
none


 


Yap5
YKSGCGCGYCKCGKCGGS



(SEQ ID NO: 664)


 


Yap6
TTTTYYTTTTYYYYKTT



(SEQ ID NO: 665)


 


Yap7
none


 


Yfl044c
TTCTTKTYYTTTT (SEQ ID



NO: 666)


 


Yjl206c
TTYTTTTYTYYTTTYTTT



(SEQ ID NO: 667)


 


Zap1
TTGCTTGAACGGATGCCA



(SEQ ID NO: 668)


 


Zms1
MG-MCAAAAATAAAAS



(SEQ ID NO: 669)









Transcriptional Repressors












Associated



Gene(s)
Description(s)







WHI5
Repressor of G1 transcription that binds to SCB binding



factor (SBF) at SCB target promoters in early G1;



phosphorylation of Whi5p by the CDK, Cln3p/Cdc28p



relieves repression and promoter binding by Whi5;



periodically expressed in G1


TUP1
General repressor of transcription, forms complex with



Cyc8p, involved in the establishment of repressive



chromatin structure through interactions with histones H3



and H4, appears to enhance expression of some genes


ROX1
Heme-dependent repressor of hypoxic genes; contains an



HMG domain that is responsible for DNA bending activity


SFL1
Transcriptional repressor and activator; involved in



repression of flocculation-related genes, and activation



of stress responsive genes; negatively regulated by cAMP-



dependent protein kinase A subunit Tpk2p


RIM101
Transcriptional repressor involved in response to pH and in



cell wall construction; required for alkaline pH-stimulated



haploid invasive growth and sporulation; activated by



proteolytic processing; similar to A. nidulans PacC


RDR1
Transcriptional repressor involved in the control of



multidrug resistance; negatively regulates expression



of the PDR5 gene; member of the Gal4p family of zinc



cluster proteins


SUM1
Transcriptional repressor required for mitotic repression



of middle sporulation-specific genes; also acts as general



replication initiation factor; involved in telomere



maintenance, chromatin silencing; regulated by



pachytene checkpoint


XBP1
Transcriptional repressor that binds to promoter sequences



of the cyclin genes, CYS3, and SMF2; expression is



induced by stress or starvation during mitosis, and late in



meiosis; member of the Swi4p/Mbp1p family; potential



Cdc28p substrate


NRG2
Transcriptional repressor that mediates glucose repression



and negatively regulates filamentous growth; has similarity



to Nrg1p


NRG1
Transcriptional repressor that recruits the Cyc8p-Tup1p



complex to promoters; mediates glucose repression and



negatively regulates a variety of processes including



filamentous growth and alkaline pH response


CUP9
Homeodomain-containing transcriptional repressor of



PTR2, which encodes a major peptide transporter;



imported peptides activate ubiquitin-dependent



proteolysis, resulting in degradation of Cup9p and



de-repression of PTR2 transcription


YOX1
Homeodomain-containing transcriptional repressor, binds



to Mcm1p and to early cell cycle boxes (ECBs) in the



promoters of cell cycle-regulated genes expressed in



M/G1 phase; expression is cell cycle-regulated; potential



Cdc28p substrate


RFX1
Major transcriptional repressor of DNA-damage-regulated



genes, recruits repressors Tup1p and Cyc8p to their



promoters; involved in DNA damage and replication



checkpoint pathway; similar to a family of mammalian



DNA binding RFX1-4 proteins


MIG3
Probable transcriptional repressor involved in response



to toxic agents such as hydroxyurea that inhibit



ribonucleotide reductase; phosphorylation by Snf1p or



the Mec1p pathway inactivates Mig3p, allowing induction



of damage response genes


RGM1
Putative transcriptional repressor with proline-rich



zinc fingers; overproduction impairs cell growth


YHP1
One of two homeobox transcriptional repressors (see also



Yox1p), that bind to Mcm1p and to early cell cycle box



(ECB) elements of cell cycle regulated genes, thereby



restricting ECB-mediated transcription to the M/G1 interval


HOS4
Subunit of the Set3 complex, which is a meiotic-specific



repressor of sporulation specific genes that contains



deacetylase activity; potential Cdc28p substrate


CAF20
Phosphoprotein of the mRNA cap-binding complex



involved in translational control, repressor of cap-



dependent translation initiation, competes with eIF4G



for binding to eIF4E


SAP1
Putative ATPase of the AAA family, interacts with the



Sin1p transcriptional repressor in the two-hybrid system


SET3
Defining member of the SET3 histone deacetylase complex



which is a meiosis-specific repressor of sporulation



genes; necessary for efficient transcription by RNAPII;



one of two yeast proteins that contains both SET and



PHD domains


RPH1
JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase which



can specifically demethylate H3K36 tri- and dimethyl



modification states; transcriptional repressor of PHR1;



Rph1p phosphorylation during DNA damage is under



control of the MEC1-RAD53 pathway


YMR181C
Protein of unknown function; mRNA transcribed as part



of a bicistronic transcript with a predicted transcriptional



repressor RGM1/YMR182C; mRNA is destroyed by



nonsense-mediated decay (NMD); YMR181C is not an



essential gene


YLR345W
Similar to 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-



bisphosphatase enzymes responsible for the metabolism



of fructoso-2,6-bisphosphate; mRNA expression is



repressed by the Rfx1p-Tup1p-Ssn6p repressor complex;



YLR345W is not an essential gene


MCM1
Transcription factor involved in cell-type-specific



transcription and pheromone response; plays a central role



in the formation of both repressor and activator complexes


PHR1
DNA photolyase involved in photoreactivation, repairs



pyrimidine dimers in the presence of visible light;



induced by DNA damage; regulated by transcriptional



repressor Rph1p


HOS2
Histone deacetylase required for gene activation via specific



deacetylation of lysines in H3 and H4 histone tails; subunit



of the Set3 complex, a meiotic-specific repressor of



sporulation specific genes that contains deacetylase activity


RGT1
Glucose-responsive transcription factor that regulates



expression of several glucose transporter (HXT) genes in



response to glucose; binds to promoters and acts both as



a transcriptional activator and repressor


SRB7
Subunit of the RNA polymerase II mediator complex;



associates with core polymerase subunits to form the



RNA polymerase II holoenzyme; essential for



transcriptional regulation; target of the global



repressor Tup1p


GAL11
Subunit of the RNA polymerase II mediator complex;



associates with core polymerase subunits to form the



RNA polymerase II holoenzyme; affects transcription by



acting as target of activators and repressors









Transcriptional Activators












Associated



Gene(s)
Description(s)







SKT5
Activator of Chs3p (chitin synthase III), recruits Chs3p to the bud neck



via interaction with Bni4p; has similarity to Shc1p, which activates



Chs3p during sporulation


MSA1
Activator of G1-specific transcription factors, MBF and SBF, that



regulates both the timing of G1-specific gene transcription, and cell



cycle initiation; potential Cdc28p substrate


AMA1
Activator of meiotic anaphase promoting complex (APC/C); Cdc20p



family member; required for initiation of spore wall assembly; required



for Clb1p degradation during meiosis


STB5
Activator of multidrug resistance genes, forms a heterodimer with



Pdr1p; contains a Zn(II)2Cys6 zinc finger domain that interacts with a



PDRE (pleotropic drug resistance element) in vitro; binds Sin3p in a



two-hybrid assay


RRD2
Activator of the phosphotyrosyl phosphatase activity of PP2A,peptidyl-



prolyl cis/trans-isomerase; regulates G1 phase progression, the



osmoresponse, microtubule dynamics; subunit of the Tap42p-Pph21p-



Rrd2p complex


BLM10
Proteasome activator subunit; found in association with core particles,



with and without the 19S regulatory particle; required for resistance to



bleomycin, may be involved in protecting against oxidative damage;



similar to mammalian PA200


SHC1
Sporulation-specific activator of Chs3p (chitin synthase III), required for



the synthesis of the chitosan layer of ascospores; has similarity to



Skt5p, which activates Chs3p during vegetative growth;



transcriptionally induced at alkaline pH


NDD1
Transcriptional activator essential for nuclear division; localized to the



nucleus; essential component of the mechanism that activates the



expression of a set of late-S-phase-specific genes


IMP2′
Transcriptional activator involved in maintenance of ion homeostasis



and protection against DNA damage caused by bleomycin and other



oxidants, contains a C-terminal leucine-rich repeat


LYS14
Transcriptional activator involved in regulation of genes of the lysine



biosynthesis pathway; requires 2-aminoadipate semialdehyde as co-



inducer


MSN1
Transcriptional activator involved in regulation of invertase and



glucoamylase expression, invasive growth and pseudohyphal



differentiation, iron uptake, chromium accumulation, and response to



osmotic stress; localizes to the nucleus


HAA1
Transcriptional activator involved in the transcription of TPO2, YRO2,



and other genes putatively encoding membrane stress proteins;



involved in adaptation to weak acid stress


UGA3
Transcriptional activator necessary for gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA)-



dependent induction of GABA genes (such as UGA1, UGA2, UGA4);



zinc-finger transcription factor of the Zn(2)-Cys(6) binuclear cluster



domain type; localized to the nucleus


GCR1
Transcriptional activator of genes involved in glycolysis; DNA-binding



protein that interacts and functions with the transcriptional activator



Gcr2p


GCR2
Transcriptional activator of genes involved in glycolysis; interacts and



functions with the DNA-binding protein Gcr1p


GAT1
Transcriptional activator of genes involved in nitrogen catabolite



repression; contains a GATA-1-type zinc finger DNA-binding motif;



activity and localization regulated by nitrogen limitation and Ure2p


GLN3
Transcriptional activator of genes regulated by nitrogen catabolite



repression (NCR), localization and activity regulated by quality of



nitrogen source


PUT3
Transcriptional activator of proline utilization genes, constitutively binds



PUT1 and PUT2 promoter sequences and undergoes a conformational



change to form the active state; has a Zn(2)-Cys(6) binuclear cluster



domain


ARR1
Transcriptional activator of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family,



required for transcription of genes involved in resistance to arsenic



compounds


PDR3
Transcriptional activator of the pleiotropic drug resistance network,



regulates expression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters



through binding to cis-acting sites known as PDREs (PDR responsive



elements)


MSN4
Transcriptional activator related to Msn2p; activated in stress



conditions, which results in translocation from the cytoplasm to the



nucleus; binds DNA at stress response elements of responsive genes,



inducing gene expression


MSN2
Transcriptional activator related to Msn4p; activated in stress



conditions, which results in translocation from the cytoplasm to the



nucleus; binds DNA at stress response elements of responsive genes,



inducing gene expression


PHD1
Transcriptional activator that enhances pseudohyphal growth;



regulates expression of FLO11, an adhesin required for pseudohyphal



filament formation; similar to StuA, an A. nidulans developmental



regulator; potential Cdc28p substrate


FHL1
Transcriptional activator with similarity to DNA-binding domain of



Drosophila forkhead but unable to bind DNA in vitro; required for rRNA



processing; isolated as a suppressor of splicing factor prp4


VHR1
Transcriptional activator, required for the vitamin H-responsive element



(VHRE) mediated induction of VHT1 (Vitamin H transporter) and BIO5



(biotin biosynthesis intermediate transporter) in response to low biotin



concentrations


CDC20
Cell-cycle regulated activator of anaphase-promoting



complex/cyclosome (APC/C), which is required for



metaphase/anaphase transition; directs ubiquitination of mitotic cyclins,



Pds1p, and other anaphase inhibitors; potential Cdc28p substrate


CDH1
Cell-cycle regulated activator of the anaphase-promoting



complex/cyclosome (APC/C), which directs ubiquitination of cyclins



resulting in mitotic exit; targets the APC/C to specific substrates



including Cdc20p, Ase1p, Cin8p and Fin1p


AFT2
Iron-regulated transcriptional activator; activates genes involved in



intracellular iron use and required for iron homeostasis and resistance



to oxidative stress; similar to Aft1p


MET4
Leucine-zipper transcriptional activator, responsible for the regulation



of the sulfur amino acid pathway, requires different combinations of the



auxiliary factors Cbf1p, Met28p, Met31p and Met32p


CBS2
Mitochondrial translational activator of the COB mRNA; interacts with



translating ribosomes, acts on the COB mRNA 5′-untranslated leader


CBS1
Mitochondrial translational activator of the COB mRNA; membrane



protein that interacts with translating ribosomes, acts on the COB



mRNA 5′-untranslated leader


CBP6
Mitochondrial translational activator of the COB mRNA;



phosphorylated


PET111
Mitochondrial translational activator specific for the COX2 mRNA;



located in the mitochondrial inner membrane


PET494
Mitochondrial translational activator specific for the COX3 mRNA, acts



together with Pet54p and Pet122p; located in the mitochondrial inner



membrane


PET122
Mitochondrial translational activator specific for the COX3 mRNA, acts



together with Pet54p and Pet494p; located in the mitochondrial inner



membrane


RRD1
Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans-isomerase, activator of the phosphotyrosyl



phosphatase activity of PP2A; involved in G1 phase progression,



microtubule dynamics, bud morphogenesis and DNA repair; subunit of



the Tap42p-Sit4p-Rrd1p complex


YPR196W
Putative maltose activator


POG1
Putative transcriptional activator that promotes recovery from



pheromone induced arrest; inhibits both alpha-factor induced G1 arrest



and repression of CLN1 and CLN2 via SCB/MCB promoter elements;



potential Cdc28p substrate; SBF regulated


MSA2
Putative transcriptional activator, that interacts with G1-specific



transcription factor, MBF and G1-specific promoters; ortholog of



Msa2p, an MBF and SBF activator that regulates G1-specific



transcription and cell cycle initiation


PET309
Specific translational activator for the COX1 mRNA, also influences



stability of intron-containing COX1 primary transcripts; localizes to the



mitochondrial inner membrane; contains seven pentatricopeptide



repeats (PPRs)


TEA1
Ty1 enhancer activator required for full levels of Ty enhancer-mediated



transcription; C6 zinc cluster DNA-binding protein


PIP2
Autoregulatory oleate-specific transcriptional activator of peroxisome



proliferation, contains Zn(2)-Cys(6) cluster domain, forms heterodimer



with Oaf1p, binds oleate response elements (OREs), activates beta-



oxidation genes


CHA4
DNA binding transcriptional activator, mediates serine/threonine



activation of the catabolic L-serine (L-threonine) deaminase (CHA1);



Zinc-finger protein with Zn[2]-Cys[6] fungal-type binuclear cluster



domain


SFL1
Transcriptional repressor and activator; involved in repression of



flocculation-related genes, and activation of stress responsive genes;



negatively regulated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A subunit



Tpk2p


RDS2
Zinc cluster transcriptional activator involved in conferring resistance to



ketoconazole


CAT8
Zinc cluster transcriptional activator necessary for derepression of a



variety of genes under non-fermentative growth conditions, active after



diauxic shift, binds carbon source responsive elements


ARO80
Zinc finger transcriptional activator of the Zn2Cys6 family; activates



transcription of aromatic amino acid catabolic genes in the presence of



aromatic amino acids


SIP4
C6 zinc cluster transcriptional activator that binds to the carbon source-



responsive element (CSRE) of gluconeogenic genes; involved in the



positive regulation of gluconeogenesis; regulated by Snf1p protein



kinase; localized to the nucleus


SPT10
Putative histone acetylase, sequence-specific activator of histone



genes, binds specifically and highly cooperatively to pairs of UAS



elements in core histone promoters, functions at or near the TATA box


MET28
Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcriptional activator in the Cbf1p-



Met4p-Met28p complex, participates in the regulation of sulfur



metabolism


GCN4
Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcriptional activator of amino acid



biosynthetic genes in response to amino acid starvation; expression is



tightly regulated at both the transcriptional and translational levels


CAD1
AP-1-like basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcriptional activator involved



in stress responses, iron metabolism, and pleiotropic drug resistance;



controls a set of genes involved in stabilizing proteins; binds



consensus sequence TTACTAA


INO2
Component of the heteromeric Ino2p/Ino4p basic helix-loop-helix



transcription activator that binds inositol/choline-responsive elements



(ICREs), required for derepression of phospholipid biosynthetic genes



in response to inositol depletion


THI2
Zinc finger protein of the Zn(II)2Cys6 type, probable transcriptional



activator of thiamine biosynthetic genes


SWI4
DNA binding component of the SBF complex (Swi4p-Swi6p), a



transcriptional activator that in concert with MBF (Mbp1-Swi6p)



regulates late G1-specific transcription of targets including cyclins and



genes required for DNA synthesis and repair


HAP5
Subunit of the heme-activated, glucose-repressed Hap2/3/4/5 CCAAT-



binding complex, a transcriptional activator and global regulator of



respiratory gene expression; required for assembly and DNA binding



activity of the complex


HAP3
Subunit of the heme-activated, glucose-repressed Hap2p/3p/4p/5p



CCAAT-binding complex, a transcriptional activator and global



regulator of respiratory gene expression; contains sequences



contributing to both complex assembly and DNA binding


HAP2
Subunit of the heme-activated, glucose-repressed Hap2p/3p/4p/5p



CCAAT-binding complex, a transcriptional activator and global



regulator of respiratory gene expression; contains sequences sufficient



for both complex assembly and DNA binding


HAP4
Subunit of the heme-activated, glucose-repressed Hap2p/3p/4p/5p



CCAAT-binding complex, a transcriptional activator and global



regulator of respiratory gene expression; provides the principal



activation function of the complex


YML037C
Putative protein of unknown function with some characteristics of a



transcriptional activator; may be a target of Dbf2p-Mob1p kinase; GFP-



fusion protein co-localizes with clathrin-coated vesicles; YML037C is



not an essential gene


TRA1
Subunit of SAGA and NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complexes;



interacts with acidic activators (e.g., Gal4p) which leads to transcription



activation; similar to human TRRAP, which is a cofactor for c-Myc



mediated oncogenic transformation


YLL054C
Putative protein of unknown function with similarity to Pip2p, an oleate-



specific transcriptional activator of peroxisome proliferation; YLL054C



is not an essential gene


RTG2
Sensor of mitochondrial dysfunction; regulates the subcellular location



of Rtg1p and Rtg3p, transcriptional activators of the retrograde (RTG)



and TOR pathways; Rtg2p is inhibited by the phosphorylated form of



Mks1p


YBR012C
Dubious open reading frame, unlikely to encode a functional protein;



expression induced by iron-regulated transcriptional activator Aft2p


JEN1
Lactate transporter, required for uptake of lactate and pyruvate;



phosphorylated; expression is derepressed by transcriptional activator



Cat8p during respiratory growth, and repressed in the presence of



glucose, fructose, and mannose


MRP1
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the small subunit; MRP1 exhibits



genetic interactions with PET122, encoding a COX3-specific



translational activator, and with PET123, encoding a small subunit



mitochondrial ribosomal protein


MRP17
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the small subunit; MRP17 exhibits



genetic interactions with PET122, encoding a COX3-specific



translational activator


TPI1
Triose phosphate isomerase, abundant glycolytic enzyme; mRNA half-



life is regulated by iron availability; transcription is controlled by



activators Reb1p, Gcr1p, and Rap1p through binding sites in the 5′



non-coding region


PKH3
Protein kinase with similarity to mammalian phosphoinositide-



dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) and yeast Pkh1p and Pkh2p, two



redundant upstream activators of Pkc1p; identified as a multicopy



suppressor of a pkh1 pkh2 double mutant


YGL079W
Putative protein of unknown function; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-



fusion protein localizes to the endosome; identified as a transcriptional



activator in a high-throughput yeast one-hybrid assay


TFB1
Subunit of TFIIH and nucleotide excision repair factor 3 complexes,



required for nucleotide excision repair, target for transcriptional



activators


PET123
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the small subunit; PET123 exhibits



genetic interactions with PET122, which encodes a COX3 mRNA-



specific translational activator


MHR1
Protein involved in homologous recombination in mitochondria and in



transcription regulation in nucleus; binds to activation domains of acidic



activators; required for recombination-dependent mtDNA partitioning


MCM1
Transcription factor involved in cell-type-specific transcription and



pheromone response; plays a central role in the formation of both



repressor and activator complexes


EGD1
Subunit beta1 of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC)



involved in protein targeting, associated with cytoplasmic ribosomes;



enhances DNA binding of the Gal4p activator; homolog of human



BTF3b


STE5
Pheromone-response scaffold protein; binds Ste11p, Ste7p, and



Fus3p kinases, forming a MAPK cascade complex that interacts with



the plasma membrane and Ste4p-Ste18p; allosteric activator of Fus3p



that facilitates Ste7p-mediated activation


RGT1
Glucose-responsive transcription factor that regulates expression of



several glucose transporter (HXT) genes in response to glucose; binds



to promoters and acts both as a transcriptional activator and repressor


TYE7
Serine-rich protein that contains a basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA



binding motif; binds E-boxes of glycolytic genes and contributes to their



activation; may function as a transcriptional activator in Ty1-mediated



gene expression


VMA13
Subunit H of the eight-subunit V1 peripheral membrane domain of the



vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase), an electrogenic proton pump found



throughout the endomembrane system; serves as an activator or a



structural stabilizer of the V-ATPase


GAL11
Subunit of the RNA polymerase II mediator complex; associates with



core polymerase subunits to form the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme;



affects transcription by acting as target of activators and repressors


VAC14
Protein involved in regulated synthesis of PtdIns(3,5)P(2), in control of



trafficking of some proteins to the vacuole lumen via the MVB, and in



maintenance of vacuole size and acidity; interacts with Fig4p; activator



of Fab1p









Example 7
Heterologous Xylose Isomerase Expression in Yeast
Provided hereafter are non-limiting examples of certain organisms from which nucleic acids that encode a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity can be obtained. Certain nucleic acid encoded polypeptides having active xylose isomerase activity can be expressed in an engineered yeast (S. cerevisiae).














Xylose



Active?
isomerase type


Donor Organism
(yes/no)
(Type 1/Type 2)







Piromyces
Yes
Type 2


Orpinomyces
Yes


Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Yes


Clostridium phytofermentans
Yes


Thermus thermophilus
Yes
Type 1


Ruminococcus flavefaciens
Yes


Escherichia coli
No


Bacillus subtilis
No


Lactobacillus pentoses
No


Leifsoria xyli subsp. Cynodontis
No


Clostridium thermosulfurogenes
No


Bacillus licheniformis
No


Burkholderia xenovorans
No


Psudomonas savastanoi
No


Robiginitalea biformata
No


Saccharophagus degradans
No


Staphylococcus xylosus
No


Streptomyces diastaticus subsp diastaticus
No


Xanthomonas campestris
No


Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
No


Agrobacterium tumefaciens
No


Arabidopsis thaliana
No


Pseudomonas syringae
No


Actinoplanes missouriensis
No


Streptomyces rubiginosus
No


Epilopiscium
No









Example 8
Examples of Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Sequences
Provided hereafter and non-limiting examples of certain nucleic acid sequences.
















Nucleic acid





Organism/
Accession No.


Gene Name
ATCC identifier
or other identifier
Nucleotide Sequence







Xylose
Ruminococcus
AJ132472
atggaatttt tcagcaatat cggtaaaatt cagtatcagg gaccaaaaag tactgatcct



Isomerase
flavefaciens

ctctcattta agtactataa ccctgaagaa gtcatcaacg gaaagacaat gcgcgagcat


(XI-RF Native)
strain 17

ctgaagttcg ctctttcatg gtggcacaca atgggcggcg acggaacaga tatgttcggc





tgcggcacaa cagacaagac ctggggacag tccgatcccg ctgcaagagc aaaggctaag





gttgacgcag cattcgagat catggataag ctctccattg actactattg tttccacgat





cgcgatcttt ctcccgagta tggcagcctc aaggctacca acgatcagct tgacatagtt





acagactata tcaaggagaa gcagggcgac aagttcaagt gcctctgggg tacagcaaag





tgcttcgatc atccaagatt catgcacggt gcaggtacat ctccttctgc tgatgtattc





gctttctcag ctgctcagat caagaaggct ctcgagtcaa cagtaaagct cggcggtaac





ggttacgttt tctggggcgg acgtgaaggc tatgagacac ttcttaatac aaatatggga





ctcgaactcg acaatatggc tcgtcttatg aagatggctg ttgagtatgg acgttcgatc





ggcttcaagg gcgacttcta tatcgagccc aagcccaagg agcccacaaa gcatcagtac





gatttcgata cagctactgt tctgggattc ctcagaaagt acggtctcga taaggatttc





aagatgaata tcgaagctaa ccacgctaca cttgctcagc atacattcca gcatgagctc





cgtgttgcaa gagacaatgg tgtgttcggt tctatcgacg caaaccaggg cgacgttctt





cttggatggg atacagacca gttccccaca aatatctacg atacaacaat gtgtatgtat





gaagttatca aggcaggcgg cttcacaaac ggcggtctca acttcgacgc taaggcacgc





agagggagct tcactcccga ggatatcttc tacagctata tcgcaggtat ggatgcattt





gctctgggct tcagagctgc tctcaagctt atcgaagacg gacgtatcga caagttcgtt





gctgacagat acgcttcatg gaataccggt atcggtgcag acataatcgc aggtaaggca





gatttcgcat ctcttgaaaa gtatgctctt gaaaagggcg aggttacagc ttcactctca





agcggcagac aggaaatgct ggagtctatc gtaaataacg ttcttttcag tctgtaa (SEQ ID NO: 30)


 


Xylose
Based on
Based on AJ132472
atggaatttttcagcaatatcggtaaaattcagtatcagggaccaaaaagtactgatcctctctcatttaagtactataacc


isomerase
Ruminococcus

ctgaagaagtcatcaacggaaagacaatgcgcgagcatctgaagttcgctctttcatggtggcacacaatgggcggc


(point
flavefaciens

gacggaacagatatgttcggctgcggcacaacagacaagacctggggacagtccgatcccgctgcaagagcaaa


mutation)
strain 17

ggctaaggttgacgcagcattcgagatcatggataagctctccattgactactattgtttccacgatcgcgatctttctccc





gagtatggcagcctcaaggctaccaacgatcagcttgacatagttacagactatatcaaggagaagcagggcgaca





agttcaagtgcctctggggtacagcaaagtgcttcgatcatccaagattcatgcacggtgcaggtacatctccttctgctg





atgtattcgctttctcagctgctcagatcaagaaggctctGgagtcaacagtaaagctcggcggtaacggttacgttttct





ggggcggacgtgaaggctatgagacacttcttaatacaaatatgggactcgaactcgacaatatggctcgtcttatga





agatggctgttgagtatggacgttcgatcggcttcaagggcgacttctatatcgagcccaagcccaaggagcccaca





aagcatcagtacgatttcgatacagctactgttctgggattcctcagaaagtacggtctcgataaggatttcaagatgaa





tatcgaagctaaccacgctacacttgctcagcatacattccagcatgagctccgtgttgcaagagacaatggtgtgttcg





gttctatcgacgcaaaccagggcgacgttcttcttggatgggatacagaccagttccccacaaatatctacgatacaac





aatgtgtatgtatgaagttatcaaggcaggcggcttcacaaacggcggtctcaacttcgacgctaaggcacgcagag





ggagcttcactcccgaggatatcttctacagctatatcgcaggtatggatgcatttgctctgggcttcagagctgctctcaa





gcttatcgaagacggacgtatcgacaagttcgttgctgacagatacgcttcatggaataccggtatcggtgcagacata





atcgcaggtaaggcagatttcgcatctcttgaaaagtatgctcttgaaaagggcgaggttacagcttcactctcaagcg





gcagacaggaaatgctggagtctatcgtaaataacgttcttttcagtctgtaa (SEQ ID NO: 29)


 


Xylose


atggagttcttttctaatataggtaaaattcagtatcaaggtccaaaatc


isomerase


tacagatccattgtcttttaaatattataatccagaagaagttataaatg


(XI-RF_HR)


gtaaaactatgagagaacatttaaaatttgctttgtcttggtggcatact





atgggtggtgatggtactgatatgttcggttgtggtactactgataaaac





ttggggtcaatctgatccagctgctagagcaaaagccaaagtagatgcag





cctttgaaattatggataaattgtctattgattattattgttttcatgat





agagatttgtctcctgaatatggttctttaaaagcaactaatgatcaatt





ggacattgttacggattatattaaagaaaaacaaggtgataaatttaaat





gtttgtggggcactgcgaaatgttttgatcatccacgttttatgcatggt





gcggggacgagtccttctgctgatgtttttgctttttctgccgctcaaat





taagaaggcattggaatcaactgttaaattaggtgggaacgggtatgtat





tctggggaggaagggaaggttatgaaacattattaaacactaatatgggt





ttggaattggataatatggctagattgatgaaaatggctgtagaatacgg





aaggtctattggttttaagggtgacttttatattgaaccaaaacctaaag





agcctactaaacatcaatatgattttgatactgctacagttttgggattc





ttgagaaaatatggtctggataaagattttaaaatgaatatagaagctaa





tcatgcaacactcgcacaacatacttttcaacatgaattgagagttgcca





gagataacggagtttttggatctatcgatgcaaaccagggagacgttttg





ctaggatgggatactgatcaatttccaactaacatttatgatactactat





gtgtatgtatgaagtaattaaggcaggaggctttactaatggcggattaa





actttgatgcgaaggctaggcgtggtagtttcactccagaggatatattc





tattcttatattgctggaatggatgctttcgcgttaggtttcagggcagc





actaaaattgattgaagatggtagaattgataagtttgtagctgatagat





atgcttcttggaatactggaataggagcagatataatcgctgggaaagcc





gacttcgccagtctggaaaaatatgcgcttgaaaaaggagaagttactgc





cagcttaagttccggtcgtcaagaaatgttggaatctattgtaaacaatg





ttttattttctctg (SEQ ID NO: 23)


 


Xylose
Piromyces sp. E2
AJ249909
atggctaagg aatatttccc acaaattcaa aagattaagt tcgaaggtaa ggattctaag


isomerase


aatccattag ccttccacta ctacgatgct gaaaaggaag tcatgggtaa gaaaatgaag


(XI-P Native)


gattggttac gtttcgccat ggcctggtgg cacactcttt gcgccgaagg tgctgaccaa





ttcggtggag gtacaaagtc tttcccatgg aacgaaggta ctgatgctat tgaaattgcc





aagcaaaagg ttgatgctgg tttcgaaatc atgcaaaagc ttggtattcc atactactgt





ttccacgatg ttgatcttgt ttccgaaggt aactctattg aagaatacga atccaacctt





aaggctgtcg ttgcttacct caaggaaaag caaaaggaaa ccggtattaa gcttctctgg





agtactgcta acgtcttcgg tcacaagcgt tacatgaacg gtgcctccac taacccagac





tttgatgttg tcgcccgtgc tattgttcaa attaagaacg ccatagacgc cggtattgaa





cttggtgctg aaaactacgt cttctggggt ggtcgtgaag gttacatgag tctccttaac





actgaccaaa agcgtgaaaa ggaacacatg gccactatgc ttaccatggc tcgtgactac





gctcgttcca agggattcaa gggtactttc ctcattgaac caaagccaat ggaaccaacc





aagcaccaat acgatgttga cactgaaacc gctattggtt tccttaaggc ccacaactta





gacaaggact tcaaggtcaa cattgaagtt aaccacgcta ctcttgctgg tcacactttc





gaacacgaac ttgcctgtgc tgttgatgct ggtatgctcg gttccattga tgctaaccgt





ggtgactacc aaaacggttg ggatactgat caattcccaa ttgatcaata cgaactcgtc





caagcttgga tggaaatcat ccgtggtggt ggtttcgtta ctggtggtac caacttcgat





gccaagactc gtcgtaactc tactgacctc gaagacatca tcattgccca cgtttctggt





atggatgcta tggctcgtgc tcttgaaaac gctgccaagc tcctccaaga atctccatac





accaagatga agaaggaacg ttacgcttcc ttcgacagtg gtattggtaa ggactttgaa





gatggtaagc tcaccctcga acaagtttac gaatacggta agaagaacgg tgaaccaaag





caaacttctg gtaagcaaga actctacgaa gctattgttg ccatgtacca ataa (SEQ ID NO: 24)


 


Xylose
Based on

ATGGCTAAAGAATATTTTCCACAAATTCAGAAAATTAAATTTGAAGGTAAAGATTC


Isomerase
Piromyces sp. E2

TAAAAATCCATTGGCTTTCCATTATTATGATGCTGAAAAAGAAGTTATGGGTAAAA


(XI-P-HR1)


AGATGAAAGATTGGTTGAGATTCGCTATGGCTTGGTGGCATACTCTATGTGCTG





AAGGAGCTGATCAATTTGGAGGAGGTACTAAATCTTTTCCTTGGAATGAAGGTA





CTGACGCTATTGAAATTGCTAAGCAGAAAGTAGACGCGGGTTTTGAAATTATGC





AAAAATTGGGAATACCATATTATTGTTTTCATGATGTTGATTTGGTATCTGAGGGT





AATTCTATTGAAGAATATGAATCTAATTTAAAAGCTGTTGTTGCTTACTTAAAAGA





AAAACAAAAAGAAACTGGAATTAAATTGTTGTGGTCTACAGCTAATGTTTTCGGT





CATAAAAGATATATGAATGGTGCTTCTACAAATCCAGATTTTGATGTTGTAGCTA





GAGCTATTGTTCAAATTAAAAATGCTATAGATGCAGGAATTGAATTAGGTGCCGA





AAATTATGTTTTCTGGGGAGGTAGAGAAGGTTATATGTCTTTGTTAAATACTGAT





CAAAAACGTGAAAAGGAACACATGGCAACTATGTTGACAATGGCTAGGGATTAT





GCTAGATCTAAAGGTTTTAAAGGTACTTTCTTGATTGAGCCAAAACCTATGGAAC





CAACTAAACATCAATATGACGTTGACACTGAAACTGCTATTGGTTTCTTAAAAGC





TCATAATTTGGATAAAGATTTTAAGGTTAATATAGAAGTTAATCATGCTACACTAG





CTGGTCATACTTTTGAACATGAATTAGCTTGTGCAGTTGATGCCGGTATGTTAGG





TTCTATCGACGCAAATAGAGGTGATTATCAAAATGGTTGGGACACAGATCAATTT





CCAATAGATCAATATGAATTGGTTCAAGCATGGATGGAAATTATTAGGGGTGGA





GGCTTCGTTACAGGTGGAACTAATTTTGATGCTAAAACTAGGAGAAATTCTACAG





ATCTTGAAGATATAATTATTGCTCATGTATCTGGTATGGATGCGATGGCCCGTGC





TTTGGAAAATGCAGCTAAATTACTTCAAGAATCTCCTTATACTAAAATGAAAAAGG





AAAGATATGCTTCTTTTGATTCTGGAATAGGTAAGGATTTTGAAGATGGTAAATT





GACATTGGAACAAGTTTATGAATATGGTAAGAAGAATGGAGAACCAAAACAAACT





TCTGGTAAACAAGAATTATATGAGGCTATAGTAGCTATGTATCAAtaa (SEQ ID





NO: 25)


 


PEP
Zymomonas
ATCC 31821
ACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCGCGCACAATTAATCAGAACCCAGACCTTCGC


Carboxylase
mobilis

TATTTTGGTAACCTGCTCGGTCAGGTTATTAAGGAACAAGGCGGAGAGTCTTTAT


(PEPC-


TCAACCAGATCGAGCAAATTCGCTCTGCCGCGATTAGACGCCATCGGGGTATTG


Native)


TTGACAGCACCGAGCTAAGTTCTCGCTTAGCCGATCTCGACCTTAATGACATGT





TCTCTTTTGCACATGCCTTTTTGCTGTTTTCAATGCTGGCCAATTTGGCTGATGA





TCGTCAGGGAGATGCCCTTGATCCTGATGCCAATATGGCAAGTGCCCTTAAGGA





CATAAAAGCCAAAGGCGTCAGTCAGCAGGCGATCATTGATATGATCGACAAAGC





CTGCATTGTGCCTGTTCTGACAGCACATCCGACCGAAGTCCGTCGGAAAAGTAT





GCTTGACCATTATAATCGCATTGCAGGTTTAATGCGGTTAAAAGATGCTGGACAA





ACGGTGACCGAAGATGGTCTTCCGATCGAAGATGCGTTAATCCAGCAAATCACG





ATATTATGGCAGACTCGTCCGCTCATGCTGCAAAAGCTGACCGTGGCTGATGAA





ATCGAAACTGCCCTGTCTTTCTTAAGAGAAACTTTTCTGCCTGTTCTGCCCCAGA





TTTATGCAGAATGGGAAAAATTGCTTGGTAGTTCTATTCCAAGCTTTATCAGACC





TGGTAATTGGATTGGTGGTGACCGTGACGGTAACCCCAATGTCAATGCCGATAC





GATCATGCTGTCTTTGAAGCGCAGCTCGGAAACGGTATTGACGGATTATCTCAA





CCGTCTTGATAAACTGCTTTCCAACCTTTCGGTCTCAACCGATATGGTTTCGGTA





TCCGATGATATTCTACGTCTAGCCGATAAAAGTGGTGACGATGCTGCGATCCGT





GCGGATGAACCTTATCGTCGTGCCTTAAATGGTATTTATGACCGTTTAGCCGCTA





CCTATCGTCAGATCGCCGGTCGCAACCCTTCGCGCCCAGCCTTGCGTTCTGCA





GAAGCCTATAAACGGCCTCAAGAATTGCTGGCTGATTTGAAGACCTTGGCCGAA





GGCTTGGGTAAATTGGCAGAAGGTAGTTTTAAGGCATTGATCCGTTCGGTTGAA





ACCTTTGGTTTCCATTTGGCCACCCTCGATCTGCGTCAGAATTCGCAGGTTCAT





GAAAGAGTTGTCAATGAACTGCTACGGACAGCCACCGTTGAAGCCGATTATTTA





TCTCTATCGGAAGAAGATCGCGTTAAGCTGTTAAGACGGGAATTGTCGCAGCCG





CGGACTCTATTCGTTCCGCGCGCCGATTATTCCGAAGAAACGCGTTCTGAACTT





GATATTATTCAGGCAGCAGCCCGCGCCCATGAAATTTTTGGCCCTGAATCCATT





ACGACTTATTTGATTTCGAATGGCGAAAGCATTTCCGATATTCTGGAAGTCTATT





TGCTTTTGAAAGAAGCAGGGCTGTATCAAGGGGGTGCTAAGCCAAAAGCGGCG





ATTGAAGCTGCGCCTTTATTCGAGACGGTGGCCGATCTTGAAAATGCGCCAAAG





GTCATGGAGGAATGGTTCAAGCTGCCTGAAGCGCAAGCCATTGCAAAGGCACA





TGGCGTTCAGGAAGTGATGGTTGGCTATTCTGACTCCAATAAGGACGGCGGATA





TCTGACCTCGGTTTGGGGTCTTTATAAGGCTTGCCTCGCTTTGGTGCCGATTTTT





GAGAAAGCCGGTGTACCGATCCAGTTTTTCCATGGACGGGGTGGTTCCGTTGG





TCGCGGTGGTGGTTCCAACTTTAATGCCATTCTGTCGCAGCCAGCCGGAGCCG





TCAAAGGGCGTATCCGTTATACAGAACAGGGTGAAGTCGTGGCGGCCAAATAT





GGCACCCATGAAAGCGCTATTGCCCATCTGGATGAGGCCGTAGCGGCGACTTT





GATTACGTCTTTGGAAGCACCGACCATTGTCGAGCCAGAGTTTAGTCGTTACCG





TAAGGCCTTGGATCAGATCTCAGATTCAGCTTTCCAGGCCTATCGCCAATTGGT





CTATGGAACGAAGGGCTTCCGTAAATTCTTTAGTGAATTTACGCCTTTGCCGGAA





ATTGCCCTGTTAAAGATCGGGTCACGCCCACCTAGCCGCAAAAAATCCGACCG





GATTGAAGATCTACGCGCTATTCCTTGGGTGTTTAGCTGGTCTCAAGTTCGAGT





CATGTTACCCGGTTGGTTCGGTTTCGGTCAGGCTTTATATGACTTTGAAGATACC





GAGCTGTTACAGGAAATGGCAAGCCGTTGGCCGTTTTTCCGCACGACTATTCGG





AATATGGAACAGGTGATGGCACGTTCCGATATGACGATCGCCAAGCATTATCTG





GCCTTGGTTGAGGATCAGACAAATGGTGAGGCTATCTATGATTCTATCGCGGAT





GGCTGGAATAAAGGTTGTGAAGGTCTGTTAAAGGCAACCCAGCAGAATTGGCTG





TTGGAACGCTTTCCGGCGGTTGATAATTCGGTGCAGATGCGTCGGCCTTATCTG





GAACCGCTTAATTACTTACAGGTCGAATTGCTGAAGAAATGGCGGGGAGGTGAT





ACCAACCCGCATATCCTCGAATCTATTCAGCTGACAATCAATGCCATTGCGACG





GCACTTCGCAACAGCGGTTAATAACTCGAG (SEQ ID NO: 20)


 


PEP
Based on

ACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCAAGAACTATTAACCAAAACCCAGACTTGAGAT


Carboxylase
Zymomonas

ACTTCGGTAACTTGTTGGGTCAAGTTATCAAGGAACAAGGTGGTGAATCTTTGTT


(PEPC-HR)
mobilis

CAACCAAATTGAACAAATCAGATCCGCTGCTATTAGAAGACACAGAGGTATCGT





CGACTCTACCGAATTGTCCTCTAGATTGGCTGACTTGGACTTGAACGACATGTT





CTCCTTCGCTCACGCTTTCTTGTTGTTCTCTATGTTGGCTAACTTGGCTGACGAC





AGACAAGGTGACGCTTTGGACCCAGACGCTAACATGGCTTCCGCTTTGAAGGA





CATTAAGGCTAAGGGTGTTTCTCAACAAGCTATCATTGACATGATCGACAAGGCT





TGTATTGTCCCAGTTTTGACTGCTCACCCAACCGAAGTCAGAAGAAAGTCCATG





TTGGACCACTACAACAGAATCGCTGGTTTGATGAGATTGAAGGACGCTGGTCAA





ACTGTTACCGAAGACGGTTTGCCAATTGAAGACGCTTTGATCCAACAAATTACTA





TCTTGTGGCAAACCAGACCATTGATGTTGCAAAAGTTGACTGTCGCTGACGAAA





TTGAAACCGCTTTGTCTTTCTTGAGAGAAACTTTCTTGCCAGTTTTGCCACAAAT





CTACGCTGAATGGGAAAAGTTGTTGGGTTCCTCTATTCCATCCTTCATCAGACCA





GGTAACTGGATTGGTGGTGACAGAGACGGTAACCCAAACGTCAACGCTGACAC





CATCATGTTGTCTTTGAAGAGATCCTCTGAAACTGTTTTGACCGACTACTTGAAC





AGATTGGACAAGTTGTTGTCCAACTTGTCTGTCTCCACTGACATGGTTTCTGTCT





CCGACGACATTTTGAGATTGGCTGACAAGTCTGGTGACGACGCTGCTATCAGAG





CTGACGAACCATACAGAAGAGCTTTGAACGGTATTTACGACAGATTGGCTGCTA





CCTACAGACAAATCGCTGGTAGAAACCCATCCAGACCAGCTTTGAGATCTGCTG





AAGCTTACAAGAGACCACAAGAATTGTTGGCTGACTTGAAGACTTTGGCTGAAG





GTTTGGGTAAGTTGGCTGAAGGTTCCTTCAAGGCTTTGATTAGATCTGTTGAAAC





CTTCGGTTTCCACTTGGCTACTTTGGACTTGAGACAAAACTCCCAAGTCCACGA





AAGAGTTGTCAACGAATTGTTGAGAACCGCTACTGTTGAAGCTGACTACTTGTCT





TTGTCCGAAGAAGACAGAGTCAAGTTGTTGAGAAGAGAATTGTCTCAACCAAGA





ACCTTGTTCGTTCCAAGAGCTGACTACTCCGAAGAAACTAGATCTGAATTGGAC





ATCATTCAAGCTGCTGCTAGAGCTCACGAAATCTTCGGTCCAGAATCCATTACCA





CTTACTTGATCTCTAACGGTGAATCCATTTCTGACATCTTGGAAGTCTACTTGTT





GTTGAAGGAAGCTGGTTTGTACCAAGGTGGTGCTAAGCCAAAGGCTGCTATTGA





AGCTGCTCCATTGTTCGAAACCGTTGCTGACTTGGAAAACGCTCCAAAGGTCAT





GGAAGAATGGTTCAAGTTGCCAGAAGCTCAAGCTATCGCTAAGGCTCACGGTGT





TCAAGAAGTCATGGTTGGTTACTCCGACTCTAACAAGGACGGTGGTTACTTGAC





TTCCGTCTGGGGTTTGTACAAGGCTTGTTTGGCTTTGGTTCCAATTTTCGAAAAG





GCTGGTGTCCCAATCCAATTCTTCCACGGTAGAGGTGGTTCTGTTGGTAGAGGT





GGTGGTTCCAACTTCAACGCTATTTTGTCTCAACCAGCTGGTGCTGTCAAGGGT





AGAATCAGATACACCGAACAAGGTGAAGTTGTCGCTGCTAAGTACGGTACTCAC





GAATCCGCTATTGCTCACTTGGACGAAGCTGTTGCTGCTACCTTGATCACTTCTT





TGGAAGCTCCAACCATTGTCGAACCAGAATTCTCCAGATACAGAAAGGCTTTGG





ACCAAATCTCTGACTCCGCTTTCCAAGCTTACAGACAATTGGTTTACGGTACTAA





GGGTTTCAGAAAGTTCTTCTCTGAATTCACCCCATTGCCAGAAATTGCTTTGTTG





AAGATCGGTTCCAGACCACCATCTAGAAAGAAGTCCGACAGAATTGAAGACTTG





AGAGCTATCCCATGGGTCTTCTCTTGGTCCCAAGTTAGAGTCATGTTGCCAGGT





TGGTTCGGTTTCGGTCAAGCTTTGTACGACTTCGAAGACACTGAATTGTTGCAA





GAAATGGCTTCTAGATGGCCATTCTTCAGAACCACTATTAGAAACATGGAACAAG





TTATGGCTAGATCCGACATGACCATCGCTAAGCACTACTTGGCTTTGGTCGAAG





ACCAAACTAACGGTGAAGCTATTTACGACTCTATCGCTGACGGTTGGAACAAGG





GTTGTGAAGGTTTGTTGAAGGCTACCCAACAAAACTGGTTGTTGGAAAGATTCC





CAGCTGTTGACAACTCCGTCCAAATGAGAAGACCATACTTGGAACCATTGAACT





ACTTGCAAGTTGAATTGTTGAAGAAGTGGAGAGGTGGTGACACTAACCCACACA





TTTTGGAATCTATCCAATTGACCATTAACGCTATCGCTACTGCTTTGAGAAACTC





CGGTTAATAACTCGAG (SEQ ID NO: 21)


 


EDA
Zymomonas
31821D-5
5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgcgtgatatcgattcc-3′ (SEQ ID No: 1)


Primers
mobilis (ZM4)

5′-agtaactcgagctactaggcaacagcagcgcgcttg-3′ (SEQ ID No: 2)


 


EDD
Zymomonas
31821D-5
5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgactgatctgcattcaacg-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 3)


Primers
mobilis (ZM4)

5′-agtaactcgagctactagataccggcacctgcatatattgc-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 4)


 


EDA
Escherichia coli

5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgaaaaactggaaaacaagtgcagaatc-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 5)


Primers


5′-agtaactcgagctactacagcttagcgccttctacagcttcacg-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 6)


 


EDD
Escherichia coli

5′-aactgactagtaaaaaaatgaatccacaattgttacgcgtaacaaatcg-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 7)


Primers


5′agtaactcgagctactaaaaagtgatacaggttgcgccctgttcggcac-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 8)


 


PFK primers
Saccharomyces
4015893
5′-tgcatattccgttcaatcttataaagctgccatagatttttacaccaagtcgttttaagagcttggtgagcgcta-3′



cerevisiae

(SEQ ID NO: 9)



YGR240CBY4742

5′-cttgccagtgaatgacctttggcattctcatggaaacttcagtttcatagtcgagttcaagagaaaaaaaaagaa-





3′ (SEQ ID NO: 10)





5′-atgactgttactactccttttgtgaatggtacttcttattgtaccgtcactgcatattccgttcaatcttataaa-3′ (SEQ





ID NO: 11)





5′-ttaatcaactctctttcttccaaccaaatggtcagcaatgagtctggtagcttgccagtgaatgacctttggcat-





3′(SEQ ID NO: 12)


 


Thymidilate
Saccharomyces
208583
CDC21_fwd: 5′-aatcgatcaaagcttctaaatacaagacgtgcgatgacgactatactggac-3′ (SEQ ID


synthase
cerevisiae strain

NO: 155)


 


Primers
17206

CDC21_rev: 5′-taccgtactacccgggtatatagtctttttgccctggtgttccttaataatttc-3′ (SEQ ID NO:


(cdc21)


156)





ThymidylateSynthase::cdc21 fwd: 5′-ctaaatacaagacgtgcgatgacgactatactgg-3′ (SEQ





ID NO: 161)





ThymidylateSynthase::cdc21 rev: 5′-gtcaacaagaactaaaaaattgttcaaaaatgcaattgtc-3′





(SEQ ID NO: 162).


 


LYS2
BR214-4a
208600
Lys2Fwd: 5′-tgctaatgacccgggaattccacttgcaattacataaaaaattccggcgg-3′ (SEQ ID NO:





157)





Lys2Rev: 5′-atgatcattgagctcagcttcgcaagtattcattttagacccatggtgg-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 158).


 


PEPC
Zymomonas

5′ forward (5′-


Primers
mobilis

GACTAACTGAACTAGTAAAAAAATGACCAAGCCGCGCACAATTAATCAG-3′)





(SEQ ID NO: 13)





3′ reverse (5′-





AAGTGAGTAACTCGAGTTATTAACCGCTGTTGCGAAGTGCCGTCGC-3′) (SEQ ID





NO: 14).









Provided hereafter are non-limiting examples of certain amino acid sequences.















Amino acid




Organism/ATCC
Accession No. or



Gene Name
identifier
other identifier
Amino Acid Sequence







Xylose
Ruminococcus
CAB51938.1
MEFFSNIGKIQYQGPKSTDPLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWWHTMGGDGTDM


Isomerase
flavefaciens

FGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCFHDRDLSPEYGSLKATNDQL


(XI-RF
strain 17

DIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRFMHGAGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKL


Native)


GGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLNTNMGLELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEP





TKHQYDFDTATVLGFLRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDA





NQGDVLLGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPEDIFYSY





IAGMDAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIGADIIAGKADFASLEKYALEKGE





VTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL (SEQ ID NO: 31)


 


Xylose
Piromyces
CAB76571.1
MAKEYFPQIQKIKFEGKDSKNPLAFHYYDAEKEVMGKKMKDWLR


isomerase
sp. E2

FAMAWWHTLCAEGADQFGGGTKSFPWNEGTDAIEIAKQKVDAGFEIMQKLGIPYYCFH


(XI-P


DVDLVSEGNSIEEYESNLKAVVAYLKEKQKETGIKLLWSTANVFGHKRYMNGASTNPD


Native)


FDVVARAIVQIKNAIDAGIELGAENYVFWGGREGYMSLLNTDQKREKEHMATMLTMAR





DYARSKGFKGTFLIEPKPMEPTKHQYDVDTETAIGFLKAHNLDKDFKVNIEVNHATLA





GHTFEHELACAVDAGMLGSIDANRGDYQNGWDTDQFPIDQYELVQAWMEIIRGGGFVT





GGTNFDAKTRRNSTDLEDIIIAHVSGMDAMARALENAAKLLQESPYTKMKKERYASFDS





GIGKDFEDGKLTLEQVYEYGKKNGEPKQTSGKQELYEAIVAMYQ (SEQ ID NO: 35)









Example 9
Preparation and Expression of Xylose Isomerase Genes
A full length native gene encoding a xylose isomerase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens was synthesized by IDT DNA, Inc. (Coralville, Iowa), with a single silent point mutation (a “C” to a “G”) at position 513. The sequence of this gene is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 29 the point mutation is indicated as the larger bold capital letter “G”.







SEQ ID NO: 29


ATGGAATTTTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


TACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCATCAACG


 


GAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGGCACACA


 


ATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACAGACAAGAC


 


CTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAGGTTGACGCAG


 


CATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTATTGTTTCCACGAT


 


CGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTACCAACGATCAGCT


 


TGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCGACAAGTTCAAGT


 


GCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGATTCATGCACGGT


 


GCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGCTCAGAT


 


CAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTAACGGTTACGTTT


 


TCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAATACAAATATGGGA


 


CTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAGTATGG


 


ACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGCCCAAGG


 


AGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTGGGATTC


 


CTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGAAGCTAA


 


CCACGCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGTGTTGCAA


 


GAGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCGACGTTCTT


 


CTTGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGATACAACAAT


 


GTGTATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAACGGCGGTCTCA


 


ACTTCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCCGAGGATATCTTC


 


TACAGCTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGGCTTCAGAGCTGC


 


TCTCAAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTGACAGAT


 


ACGCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATCGCAGGTAAGGCA


 


GATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAAGGGCGAGGTTACAGC


 


TTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTATCGTAAATAACG


 


TTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA






The nucleotide sequence of the native gene is set forth as SEQ ID NO. 30 and in Gen Bank as accession number AJ132472 (CAB51938.1).







SEQ ID NO. 30


ATGGAATTTTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


TACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCATCAACG


 


GAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGGCACACA


 


ATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACAGACAAGAC


 


CTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAGGTTGACGCAG


 


CATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTATTGTTTCCACGAT


 


CGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTACCAACGATCAGCT


 


TGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCGACAAGTTCAAGT


 


GCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGATTCATGCACGGT


 


GCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGCTCAGAT


 


CAAGAAGGCTCTCGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTAACGGTTACGTTT


 


TCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAATACAAATATGGGA


 


CTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAGTATGG


 


ACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGCCCAAGG


 


AGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTGGGATTC


 


CTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGAAGCTAA


 


GCCACCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGTGTTGCAA


 


GAGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCGACGTTCTT


 


CTTGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGATACAACAAT


 


GTGTATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAACGGCGGTCTCA


 


ACTTCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCCGAGGATATCTTC


 


TACAGCTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGGCTTCAGAGCTGC


 


TCTCAAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTGACAGAT


 


ACGCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATCGCAGGTAAGGCA


 


GATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAAGGGCGAGGTTACAGC


 


TTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTATCGTAAATAACG


 


TTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA






The corresponding amino acid sequence of the native Ruminococcus flavefaciens is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 31.







SEQ ID NO: 31


MEFFSNIGKIQYQGPKSTDPLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWWHT


 


MGGDGTDMFGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCFHD


 


RDLSPEYGSLKATNDQLDIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRFMHG


 


AGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLNTNMG


 


LELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEPTKHQYDFDTATVLGF


 


LRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDANQGDVL


 


LGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPEDIF


 


YSYIAGMDAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIGADIIAGKA


 


DFASLEKYALEKGEVTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL






An additional nucleic acid variant of the native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene was designed to eliminate over-represented codon pairs, improve codon preferences, and reduce mRNA secondary structures. The amino acid sequence of the hot rod xylose isomerase gene is substantially identical to the wild type. This sequence variant, referred to as the “hot rod” variant, is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32.







SEQ ID NO: 32


ATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAAGGTCCAAAATC


 


TACAGATCCATTGTCTTTTAAATATTATAATCCAGAAGAAGTTATAAATG


 


GTAAAACTATGAGAGAACATTTAAAATTTGCTTTGTCTTGGTGGCATACT


 


ATGGGTGGTGATGGTACTGATATGTTCGGTTGTGGTACTACTGATAAAAC


 


TTGGGGTCAATCTGATCCAGCTGCTAGAGCAAAAGCCAAAGTAGATGCAG


 


CCTTTGAAATTATGGATAAATTGTCTATTGATTATTATTGTTTTCATGAT


 


AGAGATTTGTCTCCTGAATATGGTTCTTTAAAAGCAACTAATGATCAATT


 


GGACATTGTTACGGATTATATTAAAGAAAAACAAGGTGATAAATTTAAAT


 


GTTTGTGGGGCACTGCGAAATGTTTTGATCATCCACGTTTTATGCATGGT


 


GCGGGGACGAGTCCTTCTGCTGATGTTTTTGCTTTTTCTGCCGCTCAAAT


 


TAAGAAGGCATTGGAATCAACTGTTAAATTAGGTGGGAACGGGTATGTAT


 


TCTGGGGAGGAAGGGAAGGTTATGAAACATTATTAAACACTAATATGGGT


 


TTGGAATTGGATAATATGGCTAGATTGATGAAAATGGCTGTAGAATACGG


 


AAGGTCTATTGGTTTTAAGGGTGACTTTTATATTGAACCAAAACCTAAAG


 


AGCCTACTAAACATCAATATGATTTTGATACTGCTACAGTTTTGGGATTC


 


TTGAGAAAATATGGTCTGGATAAAGATTTTAAAATGAATATAGAAGCTAA


 


TCATGCAACACTCGCACAACATACTTTTCAACATGAATTGAGAGTTGCCA


 


GAGATAACGGAGTTTTTGGATCTATCGATGCAAACCAGGGAGACGTTTTG


 


CTAGGATGGGATACTGATCAATTTCCAACTAACATTTATGATACTACTAT


 


GTGTATGTATGAAGTAATTAAGGCAGGAGGCTTTACTAATGGCGGATTAA


 


ACTTTGATGCGAAGGCTAGGCGTGGTAGTTTCACTCCAGAGGATATATTC


 


TATTCTTATATTGCTGGAATGGATGCTTTCGCGTTAGGTTTCAGGGCAGC


 


ACTAAAATTGATTGAAGATGGTAGAATTGATAAGTTTGTAGCTGATAGAT


 


ATGCTTCTTGGAATACTGGAATAGGAGCAGATATAATCGCTGGGAAAGCC


 


GACTTCGCCAGTCTGGAAAAATATGCGCTTGAAAAAGGAGAAGTTACTGC


 


CAGCTTAAGTTCCGGTCGTCAAGAAATGTTGGAATCTATTGTAAACAATG


 


TTTTATTTTCTCTGTAA






This gene was synthesized by assembling the oligonucleotides set forth below first into seven separate “primary fragments” (also referred to as “PFs”). The PFs were then assembled into three “secondary fragments (“SFs”) which in turn were assembled into the full length gene. All oligonucleotides were obtained from IDT. All of the oligonucleotides used for gene construction are set forth in the table below.












Oligonucleotide Sequence (SEQ ID NOS 163-228,


Name
respectively, in order of appearance)

















4329 On1
ATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAAGGTC
43-mer


fwd




 


4329 On2
AATGGATCTGTAGATTTTGGACCTTGATACTGAATTTTA
39-mer


rev




 


4329 On3
CAAAATCTACAGATCCATTGTCTTTTAAATATTATAATCCAGA
43-mer


fwd




 


4329 On4
GTTTTACCATTTATAACTTCTTCTGGATTATAATATTTAAAAGAC
45-mer


rev




 


4329 On5
AGAAGTTATAAATGGTAAAACTATGAGAGAACATTTAAAATTT
43-mer


fwd




 


4329 On6
ATAGTATGCCACCAAGACAAAGCAAATTTTAAATGTTCTCTCATA
45-mer


rev




 


4329 On7
GCTTTGTCTTGGTGGCATACTATGGGTGGTGATGGTACTGATATG
45-mer


fwd




 


4329 On8
TTATCAGTAGTACCACAACCGAACATATCAGTACCATCACCACCC
45-mer


rev




 


4329 On9
TTCGGTTGTGGTACTACTGATAAAACTTGGGGTCAATCTGATC
43-mer


fwd




 


4329
GGCTTTTGCTCTAGCAGCTGGATCAGATTGACCCCAAGTT
40-mer


On10 rev




 


4329
CAGCTGCTAGAGCAAAAGCCAAAGTAGATGCAGCCTTTGAAAT
43-mer


On11 fwd




 


4329
ATCAATAGACAATTTATCCATAATTTCAAAGGCTGCATCTACTTT
45-mer


On12 rev




 


4329
TATGGATAAATTGTCTATTGATTATTATTGTTTTCATGATAGAGA
45-mer


On13 fwd




 


4329
AGAACCATATTCAGGAGACAAATCTCTATCATGAAAACAATAATA
45-mer


On14 rev




 


4329
TTTGTCTCCTGAATATGGTTCTTTAAAAGCAACTAATGATCAA
43-mer


On15 fwd




 


4329
AATATAATCCGTAACAATGTCCAATTGATCATTAGTTGCTTTTAA
45-mer


On16 rev




 


4329
TTGGACATTGTTACGGATTATATTAAAGAAAAACAAGGTGATAAA
45-mer


On17 fwd




 


4329
CGCAGTGCCCCACAAACATTTAAATTTATCACCTTGTTTTTCTTT
45-mer


On18 rev




 


4329
TTTAAATGTTTGTGGGGCACTGCGAAATGTTTTGATCATCCACGT
45-mer


On19 fwd




 


4329
ACTCGTCCCCGCACCATGCATAAAACGTGGATGATCAAAACATTT
45-mer


On20 rev




 


4329
TTTATGCATGGTGCGGGGACGAGTCCTTCTGCTGATGTTTTTGCT
45-mer


On21 fwd




 


4329
CTTCTTAATTTGAGCGGCAGAAAAAGCAAAAACATCAGCAGAAGG
45-mer


On22 rev




 


4329
TTTTCTGCCGCTCAAATTAAGAAGGCATTGGAATCAACTGTTAAA
45-mer


On23 fwd




 


4329
GAATACATACCCGTTCCCACCTAATTTAACAGTTGATTCCAATGC
45-mer


On24 rev




 


4329
TTAGGTGGGAACGGGTATGTATTCTGGGGAGGAAGGGAAGGTTAT
45-mer


On25 fwd




 


4329
CATATTAGTGTTTAATAATGTTTCATAACCTTCCCTTCCTCCCCA
45-mer


On26 rev




 


4329
GAAACATTATTAAACACTAATATGGGTTTGGAATTGGATAATATG
45-mer


On27 fwd




 


4329
TACAGCCATTTTCATCAATCTAGCCATATTATCCAATTCCAAACC
45-mer


On28 rev




 


4329
GCTAGATTGATGAAAATGGCTGTAGAATACGGAAGGTCTATTGGT
45-mer


On29 fwd




 


4329
TTCAATATAAAAGTCACCCTTAAAACCAATAGACCTTCCGTATTC
45-mer


On30 rev




 


4329
TTTAAGGGTGACTTTTATATTGAACCAAAACCTAAAGAGCCTACT
45-mer


On31 fwd




 


4329
AGTATCAAAATCATATTGATGTTTAGTAGGCTCTTTAGGTTTTGG
45-mer


On32 rev




 


4329
AAACATCAATATGATTTTGATACTGCTACAGTTTTGGGATTCTTG
45-mer


On33 fwd




 


4329
ATCTTTATCCAGACCATATTTTCTCAAGAATCCCAAAACTGTAGC
45-mer


On34 rev




 


4329
AGAAAATATGGTCTGGATAAAGATTTTAAAATGAATATAGAAGCT
45-mer


On35 fwd




 


4329
ATGTTGTGCGAGTGTTGCATGATTAGCTTCTATATTCATTTTAAA
45-mer


On36 rev




 


4329
AATCATGCAACACTCGCACAACATACTTTTCAACATGAATTGAGA
45-mer


On37 fwd




 


4329
AAAAACTCCGTTATCTCTGGCAACTCTCAATTCATGTTGAAAAGT
45-mer


On38 rev




 


4329
GTTGCCAGAGATAACGGAGTTTTTGGATCTATCGATGCAAACCAG
45-mer


On39 fwd




 


4329
ATCCCATCCTAGCAAAACGTCTCCCTGGTTTGCATCGATAGATCC
45-mer


On40 rev




 


4329
GGAGACGTTTTGCTAGGATGGGATACTGATCAATTTCCAACTAAC
45-mer


On41 fwd




 


4329
CATACACATAGTAGTATCATAAATGTTAGTTGGAAATTGATCAGT
45-mer


On42 rev




 


4329
ATTTATGATACTACTATGTGTATGTATGAAGTAATTAAGGCAGGA
45-mer


On43 fwd




 


4329
GTTTAATCCGCCATTAGTAAAGCCTCCTGCCTTAATTACTTCATA
45-mer


On44 rev




 


4329
GGCTTTACTAATGGCGGATTAAACTTTGATGCGAAGGCTAGGCGT
45-mer


On45 fwd




 


4329
TATATCCTCTGGAGTGAAACTACCACGCCTAGCCTTCGCATCAAA
45-mer


On46 rev




 


4329
GGTAGTTTCACTCCAGAGGATATATTCTATTCTTATATTGCTGGA
45-mer


On47 fwd




 


4329
GAAACCTAACGCGAAAGCATCCATTCCAGCAATATAAGAATAGAA
45-mer


On48 rev




 


4329
ATGGATGCTTTCGCGTTAGGTTTCAGGGCAGCACTAAAATTGATT
45-mer


On49 fwd




 


4329
CTTATCAATTCTACCATCTTCAATCAATTTTAGTGCTGCCCT
42-mer


On50 rev




 


4329
GAAGATGGTAGAATTGATAAGTTTGTAGCTGATAGATATGCTTCT
45-mer


On51 fwd




 


4329
TGCTCCTATTCCAGTATTCCAAGAAGCATATCTATCAGCTACAAA
45-mer


On52 rev




 


4329
TGGAATACTGGAATAGGAGCAGATATAATCGCTGGGAAAGCCGAC
45-mer


On53 fwd




 


4329
ATATTTTTCCAGACTGGCGAAGTCGGCTTTCCCAGCGATTATATC
45-mer


On54 rev




 


4329
TTCGCCAGTCTGGAAAAATATGCGCTTGAAAAAGGAGAAGTTACT
45-mer


On55 fwd




 


4329
ACGACCGGAACTTAAGCTGGCAGTAACTTCTCCTTTTTCAAGCGC
45-mer


On56 rev




 


4329
GCCAGCTTAAGTTCCGGTCGTCAAGAAATGTTGGAATCTAT
41-mer


On57 fwd




 


4329
CAGAGAAAATAAAACATTGTTTACAATAGATTCCAACATTTCTTG
45-mer


On58 rev




 


4329
ACTTGACTAACTGAAGCTTCATATGATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAG
55-mer


On59 fwd
GTAAAATT



 


4329
ACTTGACTACTAGTATGGAGTTCTTTTCTAATATAGGTAAAATT
44-mer


On60 fwd




 


4329
ACTTGACTAACTGAAGCTTCATATGTTGGACATTGTTACGGATTAT
55-mer


On61 fwd
ATTAAAGAA



 


4329
ACTTGACTAACTGAAGCTTCATATGAAACATCAATATGATTTTGATA
55-mer


On62 fwd
CTGCTACA



 


4329
AGTTAAGTGAGTAAACTAGTGAATTCCAGAGAAAATAAAACATTGT
56-mer


On63 for
TTACAATAGA



 


4329
AGTCAAGTCTCGAGCTACAGAGAAAATAAAACATTGTTTACAATAGA
44-mer


On64 rev




 


4329
AGTTAAGTGAGTAAACTAGTGAATTCCATATTAGTGTTTAATAATGT
56-mer


On65 rev
TTCATAACC



 


4329
AGTTAAGTGAGTAAACTAGTGAATTCCATACACATAGTAGTATCAT
56-mer


On66 rev
AAATGTTAGT









The 7 primary fragments (“PFs”) were first separately assembled using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mixture containing about 1×Pfu Ultra II reaction buffer (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.), about 0.2 mM about, 0.04 μmol of assembly primers (see table below), about 0.2 μmol of end primers (see table below), and about 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.). The reaction conditions were 95° C. for 10 minutes, 30 cycles of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 44° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds, and a final extension of 5 minutes at 72° C.












Primary Fragment
Assembly Primers
5′ and 3′ End Primers







PF1
4329 On1 fwd
4329 On1 fwd



4329 On2 rev
4329 On10 rev



4329 On3 fwd



4329 On4 rev



4329 On5 fwd



4329 On6 rev



4329 On7 fwd



4329 On8 rev



4329 On9 fwd



4329 On10 rev


PF2
4329 On9 fwd
4329 On9 fwd



4329 On10 rev
4329 On18 rev



4329 On11 fwd



4329 On12 rev



4329 On13 fwd



4329 On14 rev



4329 On15 fwd



4329 On16 rev



4329 On17 fwd



4329 On18 rev


PF3
4329 On17 fwd
4329 On17 fwd



4329 On18 rev
4329 On26 rev



4329 On19 fwd



4329 On20 rev



4329 On21 fwd



4329 On22 rev



4329 On23 fwd



4329 On24 rev



4329 On25 fwd



4329 On26 rev


PF4
4329 On25 fwd
4329 On25 fwd



4329 On26 rev
4329 On34 rev



4329 On27 fwd



4329 On28 rev



4329 On29 fwd



4329 On30 rev



4329 On31 fwd



4329 On32 rev



4329 On33 fwd



4329 On34 rev


PF5
4329 On33 fwd
4329 On33 fwd



4329 On34 rev
4329 On42 rev



4329 On35 fwd



4329 On36 rev



4329 On37 fwd



4329 On38 rev



4329 On39 fwd



4329 On40 rev



4329 On41 fwd



4329 On42 rev


PF6
4329 On41 fwd
4329 On41 fwd



4329 On42 rev
4329 On50 rev



4329 On43 fwd



4329 On44 rev



4329 On45 fwd



4329 On46 rev



4329 On47 fwd



4329 On48 rev



4329 On49 fwd



4329 On50 rev


PF7
4329 On49 fwd
4329 On49 fwd



4329 On50 rev
4329 On58 rev



4329 On51 fwd



4329 On52 rev



4329 On53 fwd



4329 On54 rev



4329 On55 fwd



4329 On56 rev



4329 On57 fwd



4329 On58 rev









Each assembled primary fragment was separately PCR purified using a Qiagen PCR purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's directions and then reassembled into 3 secondary fragments (“SFs”) in a PCR reaction containing about 1×Pfu Ultra II reaction buffer (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.), about 0.2 mM dNTPs, about 0.1 μmol of each primary fragment (SF1=PF1+PF2+PF3; SF2=PF3+PF4+PF5;SF3=PF5+PF6+PF7), about 0.2 μmol of end primers (see table below), and about 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.). The reaction conditions were 95° C. for 10 minutes, 30 cycles of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 62° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds, and a final extension of 5 minutes at 72° C.















Secondary
Primary




Fragment
Fragments
5′ and 3′ End Primers









SF1
PF1
4329 On59 fwd (Tf1-5P1 Sf1-5P1)




PF2
4329 On65 rev (Sf1-3P1)




PF3



SF2
PF3
4329 On61 fwd (Sf2-5P1)




PF4
4329 On66 rev (Sf2-3P1)




PF5



SF3
PF5
4329 On62 fwd (Sf3-5P1)




PF6
4329 On63 rev (Tf1-3P1 Sf3 3P1)




PF7










Each secondary fragment was PCR purified using a Qiagen PCR purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's directions, and the final, full length gene was assembled in a PCR reaction containing 1×Pfu Ultra II reaction buffer (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.), 0.2 mM dNTPs, 0.1 μmol of each secondary fragment (SF1+SF2+SF3), 0.2 μmol of end primers (43290n60 fwd and 43290n64 rev), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.). The reaction conditions were 95° C. for 10 minutes, 30 cycles of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 62° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 30 seconds, and a final extension of 5 minutes at 72° C. The final product was PCR purified using a Qiagen PCR purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's directions and then cloned into pCR Blunt II-TOPO (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's directions. Sequence confirmation of the final construct was performed at GeneWiz (La Jolla, Calif.).
An additional variant of the native R. flavefaciens xylose isomerase gene (XI-R-COOP) was prepared in which all of the codons were optimized for expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This variant gene was synthesized by IDT DNA Inc. and the sequence is set forth below as SEQ ID NO: 33.







SEQ ID NO: 33


ATGGAATTCTTCTCTAACATTGGTAAGATCCAATACCAAGGTCCAAAGTCC


 


ACCGACCCATTGTCTTTCAAGTACTACAACCCAGAAGAAGTTATTAACGGT


 


AAGACTATGAGAGAACACTTGAAGTTCGCTTTGTCCTGGTGGCACACCATG


 


GGTGGTGACGGTACTGACATGTTCGGTTGTGGTACCACTGACAAGACCTGG


 


GGTCAATCTGACCCAGCTGCTAGAGCTAAGGCTAAGGTCGACGCTGCTTTC


 


GAAATCATGGACAAGTTGTCCATTGACTACTACTGTTTCCACGACAGAGAC


 


TTGTCTCCAGAATACGGTTCCTTGAAGGCTACTAACGACCAATTGGACATC


 


GTTACCGACTACATTAAGGAAAAGCAAGGTGACAAGTTCAAGTGTTTGTGG


 


GGTACTGCTAAGTGTTTCGACCACCCAAGATTCATGCACGGTGCTGGTACC


 


TCTCCATCCGCTGACGTCTTCGCTTTCTCTGCTGCTCAAATCAAGAAGGCT


 


TTGGAATCCACTGTTAAGTTGGGTGGTAACGGTTACGTCTTCTGGGGTGGT


 


AGAGAAGGTTACGAAACCTTGTTGAACACTAACATGGGTTTGGAATTGGAC


 


AACATGGCTAGATTGATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAATACGGTAGATCTATTGGT


 


TTCAAGGGTGACTTCTACATCGAACCAAAGCCAAAGGAACCAACCAAGCAC


 


CAATACGACTTCGACACTGCTACCGTCTTGGGTTTCTTGAGAAAGTACGGT


 


TTGGACAAGGACTTCAAGATGAACATTGAAGCTAACCACGCTACTTTGGCT


 


CAACACACCTTCCAACACGAATTGAGAGTTGCTAGAGACAACGGTGTCTTC


 


GGTTCCATCGACGCTAACCAAGGTGACGTTTTGTTGGGTTGGGACACTGAC


 


CAATTCCCAACCAACATTTACGACACTACCATGTGTATGTACGAAGTCATC


 


AAGGCTGGTGGTTTCACTAACGGTGGTTTGAACTTCGACGCTAAGGCTAGA


 


AGAGGTTCTTTCACCCCAGAAGACATTTTCTACTCCTACATCGCTGGTATG


 


GACGCTTTCGCTTTGGGTTTCAGAGCTGCTTTGAAGTTGATTGAAGACGGT


 


AGAATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTGACAGATACGCTTCTTGGAACACTGGTATT


 


GGTGCTGACATCATTGCTGGTAAGGCTGACTTCGCTTCCTTGGAAAAGTAC


 


GCTTTGGAAAAGGGTGAAGTCACCGCTTCTTTGTCCTCTGGTAGACAAGAA


 


ATGTTGGAATCCATCGTTAACAACGTCTTGTTCTCTTTGTAA






Separately, the gene encoding xylose isomerase from Piromyces strain E2 was synthesized by IDT DNA, Inc. The sequence of this gene is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 34.







SEQ ID NO: 34


ACTAGTAAAAAAATGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATTCAAAAGATTAA


 


GTTCGAAGGTAAGGATTCTAAGAATCCATTAGCCTTCCACTACTACGATG


 


CTGAAAAGGAAGTCATGGGTAAGAAAATGAAGGATTGGTTACGTTTCGCC


 


ATGGCCTGGTGGCACACTCTTTGCGCCGAAGGTGCTGACCAATTCGGTGG


 


AGGTACAAAGTCTTTCCCATGGAACGAAGGTACTGATGCTATTGAAATTG


 


CCAAGCAAAAGGTTGATGCTGGTTTCGAAATCATGCAAAAGCTTGGTATT


 


CCATACTACTGTTTCCACGATGTTGATCTTGTTTCCGAAGGTAACTCTAT


 


TGAAGAATACGAATCCAACCTTAAGGCTGTCGTTGCTTACCTCAAGGAAA


 


AGCAAAAGGAAACCGGTATTAAGCTTCTCTGGAGTACTGCTAACGTCTTC


 


GGTCACAAGCGTTACATGAACGGTGCCTCCACTAACCCAGACTTTGATGT


 


TGTCGCCCGTGCTATTGTTCAAATTAAGAACGCCATAGACGCCGGTATTG


 


AACTTGGTGCTGAAAACTACGTCTTCTGGGGTGGTCGTGAAGGTTACATG


 


AGTCTCCTTAACACTGACCAAAAGCGTGAAAAGGAACACATGGCCACTAT


 


GCTTACCATGGCTCGTGACTACGCTCGTTCCAAGGGATTCAAGGGTACTT


 


TCCTCATTGAACCAAAGCCAATGGAACCAACCAAGCACCAATACGATGTT


 


GACACTGAAACCGCTATTGGTTTCCTTAAGGCCCACAACTTAGACAAGGA


 


CTTCAAGGTCAACATTGAAGTTAACCACGCTACTCTTGCTGGTCACACTT


 


TCGAACACGAACTTGCCTGTGCTGTTGATGCTGGTATGCTCGGTTCCATT


 


GATGCTAACCGTGGTGACTACCAAAACGGTTGGGATACTGATCAATTCCC


 


AATTGATCAATACGAACTCGTCCAAGCTTGGATGGAAATCATCCGTGGTG


 


GTGGTTTCGTTACTGGTGGTACCAACTTCGATGCCAAGACTCGTCGTAAC


 


TCTACTGACCTCGAAGACATCATCATTGCCCACGTTTCTGGTATGGATGC


 


TATGGCTCGTGCTCTTGAAAACGCTGCCAAGCTCCTCCAAGAATCTCCAT


 


ACACCAAGATGAAGAAGGAACGTTACGCTTCCTTCGACAGTGGTATTGGT


 


AAGGACTTTGAAGATGGTAAGCTCACCCTCGAACAAGTTTACGAATACGG


 


TAAGAAGAACGGTGAACCAAAGCAAACTTCTGGTAAGCAAGAACTCTACG


 


AAGCTATTGTTGCCATGTACCAATAGTAGCTCGAG






The amino acid sequence of the xylose isomerase from Piromyces strain E2 is set for in SEQ ID NO. 35







SEQ ID NO. 35


MAKEYFPQIQKIKFEGKDSKNPLAFHYYDAEKEVMGKKMKDWLRFAMAW


 


WHTLCAEGADQFGGGTKSFPWNEGTDAIEIAKQKVDAGFEIMQKLGIPY


 


YCFHDVDLVSEGNSIEEYESNLKAVVAYLKEKQKETGIKLLWSTANVFG


 


HKRYMNGASTNPDFDVVARAIVQIKNAIDAGIELGAENYVFWGGREGYM


 


SLLNTDQKREKEHMATMLTMARDYARSKGFKGTFLIEPKPMEPTKHQY


 


DVDTETAIGFLKAHNLDKDFKVNIEVNHATLAGHTFEHELACAVDAGML


 


GSIDANRGDYQNGWDTDQFPIDQYELVQAWMEIIRGGGFVTGGTNFDAK


 


TRRNSTDLEDIIIAHVSGMDAMARALENAAKLLQESPYTKMKKERYASFD


 


SGIGKDFEDGKLTLEQVYEYGKKNGEPKQTSGKQELYEAIVAMYQ






For detection purposes, each gene was PCR amplified using a 3′ oligonucleotide that added a 6-HIS tag (SEQ ID NO: 138) onto the c-terminal end of each xylose isomerase gene. The oligonucleotides used for this purpose are set forth below.












Gene
Primer Name
Primer Sequence







XI-R-hotrod
4329 On63 for (SEQ ID NO. 36)
agttaagtgagtaaactagtgaattccagagaaaataaaacattgtttacaataga



4329-HIS REV (SEQ ID NO. 37)
agtcaagtctcgagtcaatggtgatggtggtgatgcagagaaaataaaacattgtttac


 


XI-R-native
KAS/5-XI-RF-NATIVE
actagtatggaatttttcagcaatatcggtaaaattc



(SEQ ID NO. 38)




KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS
ctcgagttacagactgaaaagaacgttatttacg



(SEQ ID NO. 39)



 


XI-R-coop
KAS/5-XI-RF-COOP (SEQ ID NO. 40)
actagtatggaattcttctctaacattgg



KAS/3-XI-RF-COOP-HIS
ctcgagttacaaagagaacaagacgttgttaacgatgg



(SEQ ID NO. 41)



 


XI-P
XI-P_Native FL 5′
actagtaaaaaaatggctaaggaatatttcccacaaattcaaaag



(SEQ ID NO. 42)




XI-P_Native FL 3′His-tag
atgactcgagctactaatgatgatgatgatgatgttggtacatggcaacaatagcttcg



(SEQ ID NO. 43)









Each xylose isomerase gene described above (plus or minus the HIS tag) was cloned into the yeast expression vector p426GPD (Mumberg et al., 1995, Gene 156: 119-122; obtained from ATCC #87361; PubMed: 7737504) using the SpeI and XhoI sites located at the 5′ and 3′ ends of each gene. Each of the bacterial vectors containing a xylose isomerase gene (with or without the 6-HIS c-terminal tag (SEQ ID NO: 138)) and the p426GPD yeast expression vector were digested with SpeI and XhoI. The generated fragments were gel extracted using a Qiagen gel purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), the p426GPD vector reaction was cleaned up using a Qiagen PCR purification kit. About 30 ng of each fragment was ligated to 50 ng of the p426GPD vector using T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas, Glen Burnie, Md.) in a 10 μl volume reaction overnight at 16° C. and transformed into NEB-5α competent cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) and plated onto LB media with ampicillin (100 μg/ml). Constructs were confirmed by sequence analysis (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).
A haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (BY4742; ATCC catalog number 201389) was cultured in YPD media (10 g Yeast Extract, 20 g Bacto-Peptone, 20 g Glucose, 1 L total) at about 30° C. Separate aliquots of these cultured cells were transformed with a plasmid construct containing a xylose isomerase gene or with vector alone. Transformation was accomplished using the Zymo frozen yeast transformation kit (Catalog number T2001; Zymo Research Corp., Orange, Calif. 92867). To about 50 μl of cells was added approximately 0.5-1 μg plasmid DNA and the cells were cultured on SC drop out media with glucose minus uracil (about 20 g glucose; about 2.21 g SC drop-out mix [described below], about 6.7 g yeast nitrogen base, all in about 1 L of water); this mixture was cultured for 2-3 days at about 30° C.
SC drop-out mix contained the following ingredients (Sigma); all indicated weights are approximate:













0.4 g
Adenine hemisulfate


3.5 g
Arginine


  1 g
Glutamic Acid


0.433 g 
Histidine


0.4 g
Myo-Inositol


5.2 g
Isoleucine


2.63 g 
Leucine


0.9 g
Lysine


1.5 g
Methionine


0.8 g
Phenylalanine


1.1 g
Serine


1.2 g
Threonine


0.8 g
Tryptophan


0.2 g
Tyrosine


1.2 g
Valine









For expression and activity analysis, cultures expressing the various xylose isomerase wild type and variant gene constructs were grown in about 100 ml SC-Dextrose (2%) at about 30° C. to an OD600 of about 4.0.
S. cerevisiae cultures were lysed using YPER-Plus reagent (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.; catalog number 78999) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Quantification of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.; Catalog number 23236) as directed by the manufacturer. About 5-10 μg of total cell extract was used for SDS-gel [NuPage 4-12% Bis-Tris gels (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.)] and native gel electrophoresis and for native Western blot analyses.
SDS-PAGE gels were run according to the manufacturer's recommendation using NuPage MES-SDS Running Buffer at 1× concentration with the addition of NuPage antioxidant into the cathode chamber at a 1× concentration. Novex Sharp Protein Standards (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) were used as standards. For Western analysis, gels were transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (0.45 micron, Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) using Western blotting filter paper (Thermo Scientific) using a Bio-Rad Mini Trans-Blot Cell (BioRad, Hercules, Calif.) system for approximately 90 minutes at 40V. Following transfer, the membrane was washed in 1×PBS (EMD, San Diego, Calif.), 0.05% Tween-20 (Fisher Scientific, Fairlawn, N.J.) for 2-5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was blocked in 3% BSA dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 at room temperature for about 2 hours with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed once in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 for about 5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated at room temperature with the 1:5000 dilution of primary antibody (Ms mAB to 6×His Tag (SEQ ID NO: 138), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.) in 0.3% BSA (Fraction V, EMD, San Diego, Calif.) dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. Incubation was allowed to proceed for about 1 hour with gentle shaking. The membrane was then washed three times for 5 minutes each with 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The secondary antibody [Dnk pAb to Ms IgG (HRP), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.] was used at 1:15000 dilution in 0.3% BSA and allowed to incubate for about 90 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed three times for about 5 minutes using 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated with 5 ml of Supersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) for 1 minute and then was exposed to a phosphorimager (Bio-Rad Universal Hood II, Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.) for about 10-100 seconds.
The results are shown in FIG. 7. As can be seen, the wild type R. flavefaciens xylose isomerase gene protein and the wild type Piromyces xylose isomerase gene are both expressed in the soluble fraction of the cells. The expected size of the xylose isomerase R. flavefaciens polypeptide is approximately 49.8 kDa.
Example 10
In Vitro Xylose Isomerase Activity Assays
Enzyme assays of the various xylose isomerase variants were performed according to Kuyper et al. (FEMS Yeast Res., 4:69 [2003]) with a few modifications. Approximately 20 μg of soluble whole cell extract from each transformed cell line, prepared using Y-PER plus reagent as described above, was incubated in a solution containing about 100 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.15 mM NADH (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), and 2 U Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH) (Roche, Indianapolis, Ind.) at about 30° C. To start the reaction, about 100 μl of xylose was added at various final concentrations of about 40 to about 500 mM. A Beckman DU-800 spectrophotometer was utilized with an Enzyme Mechanism software package (Beckman Coulter, Inc, Brea, Calif.), and the change in the A340 was monitored for 2-3 minutes. Assays were repeated as described above in the absence and in the presence of about 0 to about 50 mM xylitol, an inhibitor of xylose isomerase, in order to determine the Ki. Regular assays (no xylitol) were done independently about 5 to 10 times over the entire range of xylose concentrations and 2 times in the presence of the entire range of xylitol concentrations. The results are set forth in the table below.















Specific Activity



Enzyme
Km (mM)
(μmol min-1 mg-1)
Ki (mM xylitol)


















Piromyces xylose
49
2.02
4.79


isomerase


Ruminococcus
82.12
1.718
43.64


wild type xylose


isomerase


Ruminococcus
103
1.31
ND


“hot rod” xylose


isomerase


Ruminococcus
100
1.61
ND


“codon optimized”


xylose isomerase









Example 11
Construction of Ruminococcus Xylose Isomerase Chimeric Variants
Several xylose isomerase gene variants were designed and constructed in which 6 adenosine bases were added to each variant directly 5′ of the ATG “start” codon. Additionally, 15, 20, 45 or 60 base pairs of the 5′ end of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene were replaced with various portions of the 5′ end of the Piromyces xylose isomerase gene to create “chimeric” or “hybrid” xylose isomerase genes. Diagrams representative of non-limiting xylose isomerase chimeric variant gene embodiments is shown in FIG. 8.
PCR amplification was used to generate novel chimeric constructs. For all PCR reactions, approximately 0.2 μmol of each oligonucleotide was added to 25-30 ng of the appropriate purified DNA template with 0.2 mM dNTPs (5′ and 3′), 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer and 1 unit (U) Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent). The PCR reactions were thermocycled as follows; 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 cycles of 95° C. for 10 sec, 58° C. for 30 sec, and 72° C. for 30 seconds. A 5 minute 72° C. extension reaction completed the amplification rounds.












5′ Oligonucleotides:








Oligo



Name
Sequence





KAS/XI-R-
actagtaaaaaaATGGAATTTTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTC (SEQ ID


6A
NO. 44)


 


KAS/XI-R-
actagtaaaaaaatggctaaggaatatTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTCAG (SEQ


P1-5
ID NO. 45)


 


KAS/XI-R-
ttcccacaaattcaaAAAATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG (SEQ ID NO.


P6-10
46)


 


KAS/XI-R-
ACTAGTaaaaaaatggctaaggaatatttcccacaaattcaaAAAATTCAGTATCAGG


P1-10
GACCAAAAAG (SEQ ID NO. 47)


 


KAS/XI-R-
aagattaagttcgaaGGACCAAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTCTC (SEQ ID NO.


P11-15
48)


 


KAS/XI-R-
ttcccacaaattcaaaagattaagttcgaaGGACCAAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTCT


P6-15
C (SEQ ID NO. 49)


 


KAS/XI-R-
ACTAGTaaaaaaatggctaaggaatatttcccacaaattcaaaagattaagttc (SEQ ID


P1-15
NO. 50)


 


KAS/XI-R-
ggtaaggattctaagGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTG (SEQ ID


P16-20
NO. 51)


 


KAS/XI-R-
caaaagattaagttcgaaggtaaggattctaagGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTAC


P10-20
(SEQ ID NO. 52)










3′-Oligonucleotides:








KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE
(SEQ ID NO. 53) ctcgagttacagactgaaaagaacgttatttacg


 


KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS
(SEQ ID NO. 54) ctcgagttacagactgaaaagaacgttatttacg









The novel XI-R constructs were generated using PCR with the relevant primers and template gene. The 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-6A and either 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS were used in combination with the full length native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase (XI-R) gene to generate the constructs referred to as “XI-Rf-6A” and “XI-Rf-6AHis”.
To generate the chimeric XI-Rp5 gene, the 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P1-5 and either 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS were used in combination with the full length native xylose isomerase Ruminococcus gene. The chimeric XI-Rp5 gene includes the first 5 amino acids of the Piromyces xylose isomerase (XI-P) polypeptide followed by amino acids 6 to 1323 of the native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase.
To generate the chimeric XI-Rp10 gene, the 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P6-10 and 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE were first used to add nucleotides 16-30 from the XI-P gene to the 5′ end of the XI-R gene keeping the remainder of the XI-R gene in-frame. The chimeric XI-Rp10 gene includes the first 10 amino acids of the Piromyces xylose isomerase followed by amino acids 11 to 438 of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase. Following PCR purification of the resulting XI-Rp6-10 amplified product, 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P1-10 and either the 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or the 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS oligonucleotides were used to add additional sequences.
To generate the chimeric XI-Rp15 gene, the 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P11-15 and 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE were first used on the XI-Rp10 construct to add nucleotides 16 to 45 from the XI-P gene to the 5′ end of the XI-R native gene. The chimeric XI-Rp15 gene includes the first 15 amino acid of the Piromyces xylose isomerase followed by amino acids 16 to 438 of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase. Following PCR purification of the resulting XI-Rp6-15 amplified product, 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P1-15 either 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS oligonucleotides were used to add additional sequences.
To generate the chimeric XI-Rp20 gene, the 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P10-20 and 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE were used on the XI-Rp15 construct to add nucleotides 30-60 to the 5′ end of the XI-R native gene. The chimeric XI-Rp20 gene includes the first 20 amino acids of the Piromyces xylose isomerase followed by amino acids 21 to 438 of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase. Following PCR purification of the resulting XI-Rp10-20 amplified product, 5′ primer KAS/XI-R-P1-15 and either 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or 3′ primer KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE-HIS oligonucleotides were used to add additional sequences.
Each of the novel chimeric xylose isomerase genes (with and without the c-terminal 6-HIS tag (SEQ ID NO: 138)) were cloned into the bacterial cloning vector pCR Blunt II TOPO (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Following sequence verification (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.), the approximate 1330 bp SpeI-XhoI fragment from each construct was subcloned into the yeast expression vector p426GPD by first extracting each fragment from a gel slice using a gel purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), and then preparing the p426GPD vector for ligation by purifying it using a PCR purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), according to the manufacturer's instructions. About 30 ng of each of the chimeric genes was separately ligated to about 50 ng of the p426GPD vector using T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas, Glen Burnie, Md.) in a 10 μl volume reaction overnight at about 16° C., followed by transformation using standard protocols into NEB-5α competent cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.). The transformed cell culture was plated onto LB media with ampicillin (100 μg/ml). The constructs containing the chimeric genes were confirmed by sequence analysis (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).
A haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (BY4742; ATCC catalog number 201389) was cultured in YPD media (10 g Yeast Extract, 20 g Bacto-Peptone, 20 g Glucose, 1 L total) at about 30° C. Separate aliquots of these cultured cells were transformed with plasmid constructs containing the novel xylose isomerase chimeric genes as well as with the Piromyces and Ruminococcus native gene constructs described herein. Transformation was performed using the Zymo frozen yeast transformation kit (Catalog number T2001; Zymo Research Corp., Orange, Calif. 92867). Approximately about 0.5 μg to about 1 μg plasmid DNA was added to about 50 μl of cells, and the transformed cells were cultured on SC drop out media with glucose minus uracil (e.g., about 20 g glucose; about 2.21 g SC drop-out mix], about 6.7 g yeast nitrogen base, per 1 L of water) for 2-3 days at about 30° C.
S. cerevisiae cultures were lysed using YPER-Plus reagent (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.; catalog number 78999) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Quantification of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif., catalog number 23236) as directed by the manufacturer. About 5 to 10 μg of total cell extract was used for SDS-gel (NuPage 4-12% Bis-Tris gels, Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) and native gel electrophoresis and Western blot analyses. SDS-PAGE gels were run according to the manufacturer's recommendation using NuPage MES-SDS Running Buffer (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) at 1× concentration with the addition of NuPage antioxidant to the cathode chamber at a 1× concentration. Novex Sharp Protein Standards (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) were used as standards.
For Western analysis, gels were transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (0.45 micron, Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) using Western blotting filter paper (Thermo Scientific) using a Bio-Rad Mini Trans-Blot Cell (BioRad, Hercules, Calif.) system for approximately 90 minutes at 40V. Following transfer, the membrane was washed in 1×PBS (EMD, San Diego, Calif.), 0.05% Tween-20 (Fisher Scientific, Fairlawn, N.J.) for 2-5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was blocked in about 3% BSA dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 at room temperature for about 2 hours with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed once in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 for about 5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated at room temperature with an approximately 1:5000 dilution of primary antibody (anti-His mouse monoclonal antibody, AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.) in about 0.3% BSA (Fraction V, EMD, San Diego, Calif.) dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. Incubation was allowed to proceed for about 1 hour with gentle shaking. The membrane was then washed three times for about 5 minutes each with 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The secondary antibody (donkey anti mouse IgG polyclonal antibody linked to horse radish peroxidase, AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.) was used at about a 1:15000 dilution in 0.3% BSA and allowed to incubate for about 90 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed three times for about 5 minutes each time using 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated with 5 ml of Supersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) for 1 minute and then was exposed to a phosphorimager (Bio-Rad Universal Hood II, Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.) for about 10-100 seconds. The expected size of the chimeric xylose isomerase constructs is approximately 49.8 kDa. The expected size of the xylose isomerase protein is approximately 50.2 kDa. The results of Western blot analysis are shown in FIG. 9. For each protein 2 lanes were run: T=total protein from whole cell extract, S=soluble portion of the whole cell extract.
As can be seen in FIG. 9, adding 6 adenosine bases directly upstream of the 5′ end of the xylose isomerase Ruminococcus wild type gene did not improve expression of the polypeptide. However, replacing the 5′ end of the Ruminococcus wild type xylose isomerase gene with 15, 30 or 45 of the 5′ base pairs of the Piromyces wild type xylose isomerase gene improved expression of the enzyme.
Enzyme assays of the various novel xylose isomerase chimeric polypeptides were performed according to Kuyper et al. (FEMS Yeast Res., 4:69 [2003]) with a few modifications as described above. Approximately 20 μg of soluble whole cell extract from each transformed cell line was prepared using Y-PER plus reagent as described above was incubated in a solution containing about 100 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.15 mM NADH (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), and 2 U sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) (Roche, Indianapolis, Ind.) at about 30° C. To start the reaction, about 100 μl of xylose was added at various final concentrations of 40-500 mM. A Beckman DU-800 spectrophotometer was utilized with an Enzyme Mechanism software package (Beckman Coulter, Inc, Brea, Calif.), and the change in the A340 was monitored for 2-3 minutes. The results of the assays are set forth in the table below.

















Km
Specific Activity (μmol
Ki (mM



Enzyme
(mM)
min-1 mg-1)
xylitol)





















XI-P
49
2.02
 4.79



XI-Rnative
82.12
1.72
43.64



XI-Rp5
66.5
1.45
ND



XI-Rp10
75.8
2.10
ND



XI-Rp15
49.3
1.53
ND










The results indicate that substituting 30 base pairs of DNA from the 5′ end of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene with the first 15 base pairs of the Piromyces wild type xylose isomerase gene increased both the specific activity and the expression level to a level comparable to that of the wild type Piromyces xylose isomerase. The DNA and amino acid sequence for each chimeric gene is set forth below as SEQ ID NOs. 55 to 62. Small, bold “a” nucleotides indicated the 6 added adenosines. Large capital bold “A, T, G or C” nucleotides indicate the portion of the chimeric sequences donated by Piromyces and combined with the Ruminococcus sequence (e.g., small non-bold nucleotides).







SEQ ID NO. 55: XI-Rp5 DNA


aaaaaaATGGCTAAGGAATATTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTCAGTATCA


 


GGGACCAAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAG


 


AAGTCATCAACGGAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCA


 


TGGTGGCACACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCAC


 


AACAGACAAGACCTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTA


 


AGGTTGACGCAGCATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTAT


 


TGTTTCCACGATCGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTAC


 


CAACGATCAGCTTGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCG


 


ACAAGTTCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGA


 


TTCATGCACGGTGCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTC


 


AGCTGCTCAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTA


 


ACGGTTACGTTTTCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAAT


 


ACAAATATGGGACTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGC


 


TGTTGAGTATGGACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGC


 


CCAAGCCCAAGGAGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACT


 


GTTCTGGGATTCCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAA


 


TATCGAAGCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGC


 


TCCGTGTTGCAAGAGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAG


 


GGCGACGTTCTTCTTGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTA


 


ACGATACAACAATGTGTATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCGGCGGCTTCACAA


 


CACGGCGGTCTCAACTTCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCC


 


GAGGATATCTTCTACAGCTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGG


 


CTTCAGAGCTGCTCTCAAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCG


 


TTGCTGACAGATACGCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATC


 


GCAGGTAAGGCAGATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAAGGG


 


CGAGGTTACAGCTTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTA


 


TCGTAAATAACGTTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA


 


SEQ ID NO. 56: XI-Rp5 Polypeptide


MAKEYFSNIGKIQYQGPKSTDPLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWW


 


HTMGGDGTDMFGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCF


 


HDRDLSPEYGSLKATNDQLDIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRFM


 


HGAGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLNTN


 


MGLELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEPTKHQYDFDTATVL


 


GFLRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDANQGD


 


VLLGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPED


 


IFYSYIAGMDAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIGADIIAG


 


KADFASLEKYALEKGEVTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL


 


SEQ ID NO. 57: XI-Rp10 DNA


aaaaaaaTGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATTCAACAGTATCAGGGACC


 


AAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCA


 


TCAACGGAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGG


 


CACACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACAGA


 


CAAGACCTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAGGTTG


 


ACGCAGCATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTATTGTTTC


 


CACGATCGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTACCAACGA


 


TCAGCTTGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCGACAAGT


 


TCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGATTCATG


 


CACGGTGCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGC


 


TCAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTAACGGTT


 


ACGTTTTCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAATACAAAT


 


ATGGGACTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGA


 


GTATGGACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGC


 


CCAAGGAGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTG


 


GGATTCCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGA


 


AGCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGT


 


GTTGCAAGAGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCG


 


ACGTTCTTCTTGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGA


 


TACAACAATGTGTATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAAC


 


GGCGGTCTCAACTTCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCCG


 


AGGATATCTTCTACAGCTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGG


 


CTTCAGAGCTGCTCTCAAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTC


 


GTTGCTGACAGATACGCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAA


 


TCGCAGGTAAGGCAGATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAA


 


GGGCGAGGTTACAGCTTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAG


 


TCTATCGTAAATAACGTTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA


 


SEQ ID NO. 58: XI-Rp10 Polypeptide


MAKEYFPQIQQYQGPKSTDPLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWWH


 


TMGGDGTDMFGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCF


 


HDRDLSPEYGSLKATNDQLDIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRF


 


MHGAGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLN


 


TNMGLELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEPTKHQYDFDTA


 


TVLGFLRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDA


 


NQGDVLLGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGS


 


FTPEDIFYSYIAGMDAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIG


 


ADIIAGKADFASLEKYALEKGEVTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL


 


SEQ ID NO. 59: XI-Rp15 DNA


aaaaaaaTGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATTCAAAAGATTAAGTTCGA


 


AAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCA


 


TCAACGGAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGG


 


CACACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACAGA


 


CAAGACCTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAGGTTG


 


ACGCAGCATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTATTGTTTC


 


CACGATCGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTACCAACGA


 


TCAGCTTGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCGACAAGT


 


TCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGATTCATG


 


CACGGTGCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGC


 


TCAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTAACGGTT


 


ACGTTTTCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAATACAAAT


 


ATGGGACTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGA


 


GTATGGACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGC


 


CCAAGGAGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTG


 


GGATTCCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGA


 


AGCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGTG


 


TTGCAAGAGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCGAC


 


GTTCTTCTTGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGATAC


 


AACAATGTGTATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAACGGCG


 


GTCTCAACTTCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCCGAGGAT


 


ATCTTCTACAGCTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGGCTTCAG


 


AGCTGCTCTCAAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTG


 


ACAGATACGCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATCGCAGGT


 


GAAGGCAGATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATCTCTTGAAAAGGGCGAGGT


 


TACAGCTTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTATCGTAA


 


ATAACGTTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA


 


SEQ ID NO. 60: XI-Rp15 Polypeptide


MAKEYFPQIQKIKFEKSTDPLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWWHT


 


MGGDGTDMFGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCFHD


 


RDLSPEYGSLKATNDQLDIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRFMHG


 


AGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLNTNMG


 


LELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEPTKHQYDFDTATVLGF


 


LRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDANQGDVL


 


LGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPEDIF


 


YSYIAGMDAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIGADIIAGKA


 


DFASLEKYALEKGEVTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL


 


SEQ ID NO. 61: XI-Rp20 DNA


aaaaaaTGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATTCAAAAGATTAAGTTCGAA


 


GGTAAGGATTCTAAGCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCAT


 


CAACGGAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGGC


 


ACACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACAGAC


 


AAGACCTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAGGTTGA


 


CGCAGCATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTATTGTTTCC


 


ACGATCGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCTACCAACGAT


 


CAGCTTGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAGGGCGACAAGTT


 


CAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCATCCAAGATTCATGC


 


ACGGTGCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGCT


 


CAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTAACGGTTA


 


CGTTTTCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAGACACTTCTTAATACAAATAT


 


GGGACTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAGTA


 


TGGACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGCCCAA


 


GGAGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTACGATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTGGGATT


 


CCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGAAGCTAA


 


CCACGCTACACTTGCTCAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGTGTTGCAAG


 


AGACAATGGTGTGTTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCGACGTTCTTCT


 


TGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGATACAACAATGTG


 


TATGTATGAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAACGGCGGTCTCAACTT


 


CCGACGCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCGAGGATATCTTCTACAG


 


CTATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGGCTTCAGAGCTGCTCTCAA


 


GCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTGACAGATACGCTTC


 


ATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATCGCAGGTAAGGCAGATTTCGC


 


ATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAAGGGCGAGGTTACAGCTTCACTCTC


 


AAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTATCGTAAATAACGTTCTTTTCAG


 


TCTGTAA


 


SEQ ID NO. 62: XI-Rp20 Polypeptide


MAKEYFPQIQKIKFEGKDSKLSFKYYNPEEVINGKTMREHLKFALSWWHTM


 


FGGDGTDMGCGTTDKTWGQSDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMDKLSIDYYCFHDRD


 


LLSPEYGSLKATNDQDIVTDYIKEKQGDKFKCLWGTAKCFDHPRFMHGAGT


 


SPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGNGYVFWGGREGYETLLNTNMGLELD


 


NMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKEPTKHQYDFDTATVLGFLRKYG


 


LDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELRVARDNGVFGSIDANQGDVLLGWDTD


 


QFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGFTNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPEDIFYSYIAGM


 


DAFALGFRAALKLIEDGRIDKFVADRYASWNTGIGADIIAGKADFASLEKY


ALEKGEVTASLSSGRQEMLESIVNNVLFSL






Example 12
Production of Additional Xylose Isomerase Variants
A series of specific point mutations were made to the “hot rod” Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene using site-directed mutagenesis. The particular point mutations that were generated are set forth in the table below.















W136F



F184S



G179A



G179A F184S



W136F G179A F184S



W136I G179A F184S



W136S G179A F184S



F87L W136F G179A F184S



F87M W136F G179A F184S



F87L W136F G179A F184S V214G



G179S F184A



F85S W136F G179A F184A V214G Q273T



F85S W136F G179A F184A V214 D257A



W136F G179A F184A



W136F G179A F184S D257E










Site directed mutagenesis was performed as follows: About 50 ng of template DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol of the relevant mutagenesis primers depending on the mutant being constructed and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The sequence of the mutagenesis primers used is set forth in the table below. The “hot rod” Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene was used as the template DNA for constructing single point mutation variants. Previously engineered mutants sometimes were used as “template” DNA to generate other mutants. The sequence of the oligonucleotides used to prepare each mutant is indicated in the table below. Each reaction was PCR cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 5 minutes. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. Following PCR, 1.5 μl of Dpnl (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) was added and allowed to digest the reaction mixture for 1 to 1.5 hours at 37° C. 5 μl of this mixture was then used to transform NEB-5α cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) and plated onto LB media with ampicillin (100 μg/ml).
(Table below discloses SEQ ID NOS 229-256, respectively, in order of appearance)













GGCGACAAGTTCAAGTGCCTCTTCGGTACAGCAAAG
W136F_Forward


CTTTGCTGTACCGAAGAGGCACTTGAACTTGTCGCC
W136F_Reverse


 


TCGGCGGTAACGGTTACGTTAGCTGGGGCGGAC
F184S_Forward


GTCCGCCCCAGCTAACGTAACCGTTACCGCCGA
F184S_Reverse


 


AACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGCTAACGGTTACGTTTTCT
G179A_Forward


AGAAAACGTAACCGTTAGCGCCGAGCTTTACTGTT
G179A_Reverse


 


AACAGTAAAGCTCGGCGCTAACGGTTACGTTAGCTGGGGCGGAC
G179A-F184S_Forward


GTCCGCCCCAGCTAACGTAACCGTTAGCGCCGA
G179A-F184S_Reverse


 


GCTAAGGTTGACGCAGCAATGGAGATCATGGATAAGCTC
F85M_Forward


GAGCTTATCCATGATCTCCATTGCTGCGTCAACCTTAGC
F85M_Reverse


 


CTAAGGTTGACGCAGCATTAGAGATCATGGATAAGCTC
F85L_Forward


GAGCTTATCCATGATCTCTAATGCTGCGTCAACCTTAG
F85L_Reverse


 


AGCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCTACGCATACATTCCAGCATG
Q273T_Forward


CATGCTGGAATGTATGCGTAGCAAGTGTAGCGTGGTTAGCT
Q273T_Reverse


 


GCGACAAGTTCAAGTGCCTCATAGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGA
W136I_Forward


TCGAAGCACTTTGCTGTACCTATGAGGCACTTGAACTTGTCGC
W136I_Reverse


 


GCGACAAGTTCAAGTGCCTCTCGGGTACAGCAA
W136S_Forward


TTGCTGTACCCGAGAGGCACTTGAACTTGTCGC
W136S_Reverse


 


GCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCTGGTCATACATTCCAGCAT
Q273G_Forward


ATGCTGGAATGTATGACCAGCAAGTGTAGCGTGGTTAGC
Q273G_Reverse


 


CCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGCTAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATA
D257A_Forward


TATTCATCTTGAAATCCTTAGCGAGACCGTACTTTCTGAGG
D257A_Reverse


 


CCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGAGAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATC
D257E_Forward


GATATTCATCTTGAAATCCTTCTCGAGACCGTACTTTCTGAGG
D257E_Reverse


 


GTCTTATGAAGATGGCTGGTGAGTATGGACGTTCGAT
V214G_Forward


ATCGAACGTCCATACTCACCAGCCATCTTCATAAGAC
V214G_Reverse


 


GTCAACAGTAAAGCTCGGCAGTAACGGTTACGTTAGCTGG
G179S_Forward


CCAGCTAACGTAACCGTTACTGCCGAGCTTTACTGTTGAC
G179S_Reverse









Following sequence verification (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.), the approximate 1330 bp SpeI-XhoI fragment from each construct was subcloned into the yeast expression vector p426GPD by first gel extracting each fragment using a Qiagen gel purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), and then preparing the p426GPD vector for ligation by purifying it using a Qiagen PCR purification kit according to the manufacturer's instructions. About 30 ng of each of the chimeric genes was separately ligated to about 50 ng of the p426GPD vector using T4 DNA ligase followed by transformation using known protocols into NEB-5α competent cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.). The transformed cells were plated onto LB media with ampicillin (100 μg/ml). Constructs containing the chimeric genes were confirmed by sequence analysis (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).
A haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (BY4742; ATCC catalog number 201389) was cultured in YPD media (10 g Yeast Extract, 20 g Bacto-Peptone, 20 g Glucose, 1 L total) at about 30° C. Separate aliquots of these cultured cells were transformed with a plasmid constructs containing the novel xylose isomerase chimeric genes as well as with the Piromyces and Ruminococcus native gene constructs made above. Transformation was accomplished using the Zymo frozen yeast transformation kit (Catalog number T2001; Zymo Research Corp., Orange, Calif. 92867). To about 50 μl of cells was added approximately 0.5-1 μg plasmid DNA and the cells were cultured on SC drop out media with glucose minus uracil (about 20 g glucose; about 2.21 g SC drop-out mix, about 6.7 g yeast nitrogen base, all in about 1 L of water); this mixture was cultured for 2-3 days at about 30° C.
Assays of the various novel xylose isomerase point mutation polypeptides were performed according to Kuyper et al. (FEMS Yeast Res., 4:69 [2003]) with a few modifications as described above. Approximately 20 μg of soluble whole cell extract from each transformed cell line was prepared using Y-PER plus reagent as described above was incubated in a solution containing about 100 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl.2, 0.15 mM NADH (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), and 2 U Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH) (Roche, Indianapolis, Ind.) at about 30° C. To start the reaction, about 100 μl of xylose was added at various final concentrations of 40-500 mM. A Beckman DU-800 spectrophotometer was utilized with an Enzyme Mechanism software package (Beckman Coulter, Inc, Brea, Calif.), and the change in the A340 was monitored for 2-3 minutes. The results of the assays are shown in FIG. 10.
Mutant G179A had the highest activity as compared to the Ruminococcus wild type xylose isomerase, as shown in FIG. 10. The kinetics of the G179A mutant were further analyzed using kinetic assays described herein, adding various concentrations of xylose ranging from about 40 to about 500 mM. The results of the kinetic assays, shown below, for the G179A mutant illustrate that the mutant xylose isomerase activity has a higher specific activity than the Piromyces xylose isomerase.
















Km
Specific Activity



Enzyme
(mM)
(μmol min−1 mg−1)




















Piromyces xylose
49
2.02



isomerase



Ruminococcus
82.12
1.718



xylose isomerase



wild type



Ruminococcus
83.82
2.24



xylose isomerase



G179A










Example 13
In Vivo Evaluation of Xylose Isomerase Constructs
The yeast strain BY4742 was specifically engineered to more readily utilize xylose as a carbon source. The engineered strain was designed to include the following genetic modifications: the native Pho13 gene (alkaline phosphatase specific for p-nitrophenyl phosphate) was disrupted by inserting a construct containing the native TLK1 gene (Transketolase-1); the native aldose reductase gene (Gre3) was disrupted by inserting a construct containing the native high-affinity glucose transporter-7 gene (HXT7); the native glucose-repressible alcohol dehydrogenase II gene (adh2) was disrupted by inserting a construct containing the native xylulokinase gene (XYLK); and the native orotidine-5′ phosphate decarboxylase gene (ura3) was disrupted by inserting a construct containing the native transaldolase 1 gene (TAL1). The resulting strain had the following genotype: pho13::TKL1, gre3::HXT7, adh2::XYLK, ura3::TAL1. The final strain is referred to as the “C5” strain and was used for in vivo evaluation of the xylose isomerase variants.
The C5 strain was transformed using standard protocols with either p426GPD (as a control) or the chimeric variants XI-R, XI-Rp5, XI-Rp10, or XI-Rp15. The transformed cells were grown on SC-glucose minus uracil initially and then passaged onto SC-xylose minus uracil. Cultures of each of the above constructs were made in SC-xylose minus uracil—and grown for one week. The cultures were grown aerobically at 30° C. with 250 rpm agitation, 1 vvm sparge of process air, 21% O2. The pH was controlled at about 5.0 with 1N NaOH. Ethanol, glucose and xylose concentrations in the fermentation broth were monitored by a YSI 2700 BioAnalyzer during aerobic fermentation. At 24 hours elapsed fermentation time the fermentation was switched to anaerobic conditions.
Before changing to anaerobic conditions, samples were taken to measure ethanol, glucose and xylose concentrations, and biomass was measured by OD600 nm and dry cell weight. At the start of anaerobic fermentation, 4 ml/L of 2.5 g/L ergosterol in EtOH, 0.4 ml/L Tween 80, and 0.01% AF-204 were added to each fermentor. Oxygen was purged with 100% N2 sparge at 1 vvm until percent O2 was below 1%. Aeration was then set at 0.25 vvm 100% N2.
Samples were taken every 24 to 48 hours and measured for ethanol concentration, glucose concentration, xylose concentration, and cell density (OD600 nm). The fermentation was harvested when xylose concentration was below 4 g/L in the XI-R strains, at 372 hours after commencing fermentation. The final sample also measured biomass by dry cell weight. The results are presented in the table below.

















Dry Cell
Ethanol
Glucose
Xylose


Strain
OD600 nm
Wt (g/L)
(g/L)
(g/L)
(g/L)




















XI-R
7.72
2.20
15.65
0
3.14


Vector
7.34
1.78
6.705
0
23.21


XI-R
7.32
2.03
15.5
0
3.85


Vector
7.96
1.87
9.91
0
23.11









The data presented indicate that the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase containing yeast cells were able to utilize xylose as a carbon source, and the cells containing vector only (e.g., vector with no xylose isomerase gene) utilized very little xylose.
Industrial Yeast Strain Evaluation
To evaluate the activity of the various native, modified and engineered (e.g., mutant and/or chimeric) Ruminococcus xylose isomerases in a commercial yeast strain, the Ruminococcus wild type gene or Ruminococcus Rp10 and Rp15 chimeric constructs were inserted into a yeast vector containing a 2p origin and a KANMX4 (G418R) cassette (cloned from vector HO-poly-KANMX4-HO; ATCC Cat. No. 87804; Voth et al., 2001 NAR 29(12): e59, DDBJ/EMBL/Gen Bank accession nos. AF324723-9). A commercially available industrial diploid strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain BF903; “Stillspirits” triple distilled yeast, Brewcraft, Albany, New Zealand; available at Hydrobrew, Oceanside, Calif.) was obtained and was made competent for transformation using known yeast cell transformation procedures. The transformed cells containing either vector alone or the various Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene constructs were passaged in YPD medium containing about 100 μg/ml G418 (EMD, San Diego, Calif.), and about 2% glucose. Transformed yeast containing each construct were grown overnight aerobically in a 15 ml culture tube on YPD media containing 2% glucose. After about 24 hours, about 25 ml of YP media containing 2% glucose and 100 μg/ml G418 was seeded with the cells at an initial OD600 of 0.5 in a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask and grown aerobically at 30° C. The cultures were then passaged once every 7 days into fresh media, also at an initial OD600 of 0.5. The fresh media contained increasing amounts of xylose and decreasing amounts of glucose as set forth below.












Week
Glucose
Xylose







1
  1%
  1%


2
0.50%
1.50%


3
0.25%
1.75%


4
0.10%
1.90%









Measurements were taken of the cell optical density (OD600) to assess cell density and plated onto YPD with 100 μg/ml G418 to ensure that the plasmid was stable. Glucose, xylose and ethanol in the culture media were assayed using YSI 2700 Bioanalyzer instruments (World Wide Web uniform resource locator ysi.com), according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The strains were then grown overnight in YPD (with 100 μg/ml G418) and used to inoculate about 50 ml YP-xylose (with 100 μg/ml G418) into disposable 250 ml Erlenmeyer flasks with vented caps at an initial OD600 of about 1. The cultures were allowed to grow aerobically at 30° C. at 200 rpm for 7 days. The results are shown in FIG. 11. The results shown in FIG. 11 indicate that the commercial yeast strain expressing the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase is more efficient at consuming xylose than the strain carrying the vector control only.
To evaluate ethanol production, the transformed cells containing either the vector control or the gene encoding native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase were grown overnight in YP glucose (with 100 μg/ml G418) and then used to inoculate serum bottles containing 50 ml YP plus xylose (with 100 μg/ml G418) at an initial OD600 of about 1. The serum bottles were sealed with a butyl rubber stopper to prevent air exchange. As a result, the cultures became anaerobic once the available oxygen in the serum bottle was utilized. In general, anaerobiosis (e.g., the onset of anaerobic conditions) occurred a few hours after the culture was inoculated. Xylose utilization, ethanol production and cell growth were measured every twenty four hours. The results are shown in FIG. 12. The results suggest that yeast strains containing the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase, grew to a higher cell density and produced more ethanol using xylose as a carbon source than did cells carrying the vector only control (e.g., see FIG. 12).
Example 14
High Diversity Library of Xylose Isomerase of Variants
To generate additional Ruminococcus xylose isomerase variants, a high diversity library of mutants was generated using known molecular biology procedures. The library contained the combinations and permutations of substitutions listed in the table below. The Ruminococcus xylose isomerase variants listed below and highlighted in boldface type have been transformed into yeast strains, and are evaluated for growth and ethanol production on xylose media utilizing protocols described above. Yeast transformation of the variants listed below not highlighted in boldface is conducted and resulting variants are tested. In the table below “position” refers to the amino acid position in the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase amino acid sequence, “AA1” refers to the first of the considered amino acid substitutions for that position, “CODON1” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA1”, “AA2” refers to the second of the considered amino acid substitutions for that position, “CODON2” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA2”, “AA3” refers to the third of the considered amino acid substitutions for that position, “CODON3” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA3”, “AA4” refers to the fourth of the considered amino acid substitutions for that position and “CODON4” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA4”.
High Diversity Library of Xylose Isomerase of Variants






























#




Position
AA1
CODON1
AA2
CODON2
AA3
CODON3
AA4
CODON4
substitutions
LIB1-A
LIB1-B


























3
F
TTT
Y
TAT




2
1
1


 


45
L
TTG
M
ATG




2
1
1


 


46
S
TCT
A
GCT




2
1
1


 


51
M
ATG
L
TTG




2
1
1


 


52
G
GGT
C
TGT




2
1
1


 


53
G
GGT
A
GCT




2
1
1


 


58
M
ATG
Q
CAA




2
1
1


 


85
F
TTT
M
ATG
L
TTG


3
1
3


 


101
R
AGA
V
GTT




2
1
1


 


107
Y
TAT
G
GGT




2
2
2


 


121
T
ACT
V
GTT




2
2
2


 


131
K
AAA
G
GGT




2
2
2


 


136
W
TGG
F
TTT




2
2
1


 


140
K
AAA
N
AAT




2
2
2


 


147
F
TTT
Y
TAT




2
2
2


 


179
G
GGT
R
AGA
A
GCT


3
1
3


 


184
F
TTT
S
TCT




2
1
1


 


204
D
GAT
E
GAA




2
2
2


 


214
V
GTT
R
AGA
G
GGT


3
1
1


 


257
D
GAT
A
GCT
E
GAA


3
1
1


 


273
Q
CAA
F
TTT
T
ACT
G
GGT
4
1
4


 


292
I
ATT
V
GTT




2
2
2


 


296
Q
CAA
R
AGA




2
1
1


 


345
T
ACT
D
GAT
E
GAA


3
3
3


 


373
D
GAT
E
GAA




2
2
2


 











509607936
1536
27648





Number of possible variants: 5.096e+08


Expected completeness: 0.95


Required library size: 1.527e+09






The xylose isomerase mutants listed above are generated using oligonucleotides listed below and a 3 step PCR method, described in further detail below.
(Table below discloses SEQ ID NOS 257-336, respectively, in order of appearance)













KAS/XI-LIB-for-1
ctagaactagtaaaaaaatggctaaggaatattattctaatataggtaaaattcagtat


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-2
Actatgagagaacatttaaaatttgctatgtcttggtggcatactwt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-3
Agagaacatttaaaatttgctttggcttggtggcatactwtgkgtg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-4
Actatgagagaacatttaaaatttgctatggcttggtggcatactwtgkgtg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-5
Ttgctttgtcttggtggcatactttgkgtgstgatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-6
Cttggtggcatactatgtgtgstgatggtactgats


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-7
Gtggcatactatgggtgctgatggtactgatatgt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-8
Gtggcatactwtgkgtgctgatggtactgatcaat


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-9
Gcatactwtgkgtgstgatggtactgatcaattcggttgtggtact


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-10
gcaaaagccaaagtagatgcagccwtggaaattatggataaattgtctattg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-11
ttatggataaattgtctattgattattattgttttcatgatgttgatttgtctcctgaatatg



gttctttaaaag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-12
ttatggataaattgtctattgattattattgttttcatgatgttgatttgtctcctgaaggtg



gttctttaaaag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-13
gttttcatgatagagatttgtctcctgaaggtggttctttaaaagcaactaatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-14
gttctttaaaagcaactaatgatcaattggacattgttgttgattatattaaagaaaaacaag



gtgataaatttaaatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-15
gttctttaaaagcaactaatgatcaattggacattgttgttgattatattaaagaaaaacaag



gtgatggttttaaatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-16
cggattatattaaagaaaaacaaggtgatggttttaaatgtttgtkkggcactgcgaawt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-17
ttatattaaagaaaaacaaggtgataaatttaaatgtttgtttggcactgcgaawtgttttgat


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-18
Gtttgtggggcactgcgaattgttttgatcatcc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-19
Ttttgatcatccacgttatatgcatggtgcgggga


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-20
Ggaatcaactgttaaattaggtagaaacgggtatgtattctgggga


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-21
Gaatcaactgttaaattaggtgctaacgggtatgtattctggggag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-22
Ggaatcaactgttaaattaggtagaaacgggtatgtatcttgggga


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-23
Gaatcaactgttaaattaggtgctaacgggtatgtatcttggggag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-24
Aaattaggtgggaacgggtatgtatcttggggaggaaggg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-25
Cactaatatgggtttggaattggaaaatatggctagattgatgaaaatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-26
ggataatatggctagattgatgaaaatggctagagaatacggaaggtcta


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-27
Gctagattgatgaaaatggctggtgaatacggaaggtctattggtt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-28
cagttttgggattcttgagaaaatatggtttggctaaagattttaaaatgaatatagaagcta


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-29
agttttgggattcttgagaaaatatggtttggaaaaagattttaaaatgaatatagaagctaa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-30
atagaagctaatcatgcaacactcgcatttcatacttttcaacatgaattgagagtt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-31
atagaagctaatcatgcaacactcgcaactcatacttttcaacatgaattgagagtt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-32
agaagctaatcatgcaacactcgcaggtcatacttttcaacatgaattgagag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-33
Taacggagtttttggatctgttgatgcaaaccagggagacg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-34
Taacggagtttttggatctgttgatgcaaacagaggagacg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-35
Ttttggatctatcgatgcaaacagaggagacgttttgctaggatggg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-36
Aaggctaggcgtggtagtttcgatccagaggatatattctattc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-37
Cgaaggctaggcgtggtagtttcgaaccagaggatatattctattctta


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-38
Cagggcagcactaaaattgattgaagaaggtagaattgataagtttg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-for-39
Tgggaaagccgacttcgccagtttggaaaaatatg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-1
atactgaattttacctatattagaataatattccttagccatttttttactagttctag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-2
Awagtatgccaccaagacatagcaaattttaaatgttctctcatagt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-3
Cacmcawagtatgccaccaagccaaagcaaattttaaatgttctct


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-4
cacmcawagtatgccaccaagccatagcaaattttaaatgttctctcatagt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-5
Catcascacmcaaagtatgccaccaagacaaagcaa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-6
Satcagtaccatcascacacatagtatgccaccaag


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-7
Acatatcagtaccatcagcacccatagtatgccac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-8
Attgatcagtaccatcagcacmcawagtatgccac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-9
Agtaccacaaccgaattgatcagtaccatcascacmcawagtatgc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-10
Caatagacaatttatccataatttccawggctgcatctactttggcttttgc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-11
cttttaaagaaccatattcaggagacaaatcaacatcatgaaaacaataataatcaat



agacaatttatccataa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-12
cttttaaagaaccaccttcaggagacaaatcaacatcatgaaaacaataataatcaatagac



aatttatccataa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-13
cattagttgcttttaaagaaccaccttcaggagacaaatctctatcatgaaaac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-14
catttaaatttatcaccttgtttttctttaatataatcaacaacaatgtccaattgatcattagttg



cttttaaagaac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-15
catttaaaaccatcaccttgtttttctttaatataatcaacaacaatgtccaattgatcattagttg



cttttaaagaac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-16
awttcgcagtgccmmacaaacatttaaaaccatcaccttgtttttctttaatataatccg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-17
atcaaaacawttcgcagtgccaaacaaacatttaaatttatcaccttgtttttctttaatataa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-18
Ggatgatcaaaacaattcgcagtgccccacaaac


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-19
Tccccgcaccatgcatataacgtggatgatcaaaa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-20
Tccccagaatacatacccgtttctacctaatttaacagttgattcc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-21
Ctccccagaatacatacccgttagcacctaatttaacagttgattc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-22
Tccccaagatacatacccgtttctacctaatttaacagttgattcc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-23
Ctccccaagatacatacccgttagcacctaatttaacagttgattc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-24
Cccttcctccccaagatacatacccgttcccacctaattt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-25
Cattttcatcaatctagccatattttccaattccaaacccatattagtg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-26
Tagaccttccgtattctctagccattttcatcaatctagccatattatcc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-27
Aaccaatagaccttccgtattcaccagccattttcatcaatctagc


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-28
tagcttctatattcattttaaaatctttagccaaaccatattttctcaagaatcccaaaactg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-29
ttagcttctatattcattttaaaatctttttccaaaccatattttctcaagaatcccaaaact


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-30
aactctcaattcatgttgaaaagtatgaaatgcgagtgttgcatgattagcttctat


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-31
aactctcaattcatgttgaaaagtatgagttgcgagtgttgcatgattagcttctat


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-32
Ctctcaattcatgttgaaaagtatgacctgcgagtgttgcatgattagcttct


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-33
Cgtctccctggtttgcatcaacagatccaaaaactccgtta


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-34
Cgtctcctctgtttgcatcaacagatccaaaaactccgtta


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-35
Cccatcctagcaaaacgtctcctctgtttgcatcgatagatccaaaa


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-36
Gaatagaatatatcctctggatcgaaactaccacgcctagcctt


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-37
Taagaatagaatatatcctctggttcgaaactaccacgcctagccttcg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-38
Caaacttatcaattctaccttcttcaatcaattttagtgctgccctg


 


KAS/XI-LIB-rev-39
Catatttttccaaactggcgaagtcggctttccca


 


KAS/FOR-XI-LIB
Cctgaaattattcccctacttgact


 


KAS/REV-XI-LIB
Ccttctcaagcaaggttttcagtat









The nucleotide sequences of the oligonucleotides above include IUPAC nucleotide symbol designations, in some embodiments. The IUPAC nucleotide symbol designations used in the listing above and the nucleotides they represent are; m (A or C nucleotides), k (G or T nucleotides), s (C or G nucleotides), w (A or T nucleotides).
Oligonucleotides are prepared as 100 micromolar stocks to be diluted as needed for use as PCR and/or primer extension primers. Step 1 of the 3 step PCR protocol included initial primer extension reactions performed four times, each with a different concentration of mutant oligonucleotide (e.g., about 7.5 nanomolar, about 37.5 nanomolar, about 75 nanomolar, and about 150 nanomolar). An appropriate amount (e.g., dependent on the reaction) of each of the desired primers is contacted with Ruminococcus xylose isomerase nucleotide sequences, under PCR/primer extension conditions to generate the xylose isomerase mutant variants. The forward and reverse primers listed above are designated with “-for-” or “-rev-” as part of the primer name. A non-limiting example of the PCR/primer extension conditions utilized for generating the xylose isomerase mutant variants listed above include 200 micromolar of each deoxyribonucleotide (dNTP), 1×Pfu ultra II buffer, and 1 unit Pfu ultra II polymerase and a thermocycle profile of; (a) an initial 10 minute denaturation at 94° C., (b) 40 cycles of (i) 94° C. for 20 seconds, (ii) 56° C. for 30 seconds, and (iii) 72° C. for 45 seconds, and (c) a final extension at 72° C. for 5 minutes. The initial extension products are analyzed by gel electrophoresis on 1.2% Tris-acetate agarose gels. The reactions are column purified and the resultant purified nucleic acids are used for subsequent steps in the 3 step PCR protocol.
The second step of the 3 step protocol includes contacting the purified nucleic acids from the first step with Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene primers (e.g., KAS/FOR-XI-LIB and KAS/REV-XI-LIB, as listed in the table above, under substantially similar PCR/primer extension conditions, with the modification of 5 units of Pfu ultra II polymerase instead of 1 unit. The PCR reactions also are performed four times, each with a differing amount of gene primers (e.g., about 20 nanomolar, about 100 nanomolar, about 2 micromolar and about 5 micromolar. The reaction products are analyzed by gel electrophoresis as described above and column purified in preparation for the final step of the 3 step PCR/primer extension protocol.
The final step of the 3 step protocol generated full length nucleic acids of xylose isomerase mutants. The column purified nucleic acid of the second step was contacted with about 200 nanomolar of each gene primer under extension conditions as described for the second step. The protocol described herein was used to generate a wide range of mutant xylose isomerase variants, each with between about 1 and about 9 mutations per gene.
Example 15
Construction of Mutant G179A with p10 or p15 Extensions
Site directed mutagenesis was performed as follows: 50 ng of the vector pBF348 (pCR Blunt II/XI-R—P10), pBF370 (pCR Blunt II/XI-R-P10-HIS), pBF349 (pCR Blunt II/XI-R-P15), or pBF370 (pCR Blunt II/XI-R-P10-HIS) was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol mutagenesis primers [JML/5 (aacagtaaagctcggcgctaacggttacgttttct) and JML/6 (agaaaacgtaaccgttagcgccgagctttactgtt)], and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. This reaction mixture was cycled as follows: (a) 95° C. 10 minutes, followed by (b) 30 rounds of (i) 95° C. for 20 seconds, (ii) 55° C. for 30 seconds, and (iii) 72° C. for 5 minutes. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. Following the cycling times, 1.5 μl of Dpnl (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) was added and allowed to digest the reaction mixture for 1 to 1.5 hours at 37° C. 5 μl of this mixture was then used to transform NEB-5α cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) and plated onto LB media with kanamycin (35 μg/ml). The following plasmids were generated using the procedure described herein; pBF613 (XI-R-P15 with G179A mutation), pBF614 (XI-R-P15-HIS with G179A mutation), pBF615 (XI-R-P10 with G179A mutation), and pBF616 (XI-R-P10-HIS with G179A mutation), where XI=xylose isomerase, R=Ruminococcus, P=Piromyces, HIS=Histidine Tag, and the numbers that follow P indicate how many amino acids of the Piromyces xylose isomerase was fused to the 5′ end of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene.
Following sequence verification, the approximately 1330 base pair SpeI-XhoI fragment from each construct was subcloned into the yeast expression vector p426GPD. The generated xylose isomerase fragments were first gel extracted using a Qiagen gel purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), and the p426GPD vector reaction was cleaned up using a Qiagen PCR purification kit. 30 ng of the XI-fragments was ligated to 50 ng of the p426GPD vector using T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas, Glen Burnie, Md.) in a 10 μl volume reaction overnight at 16° C. and transformed into NEB-5a competent cells (NEB, Ipswich, Mass.) and plated onto LB media with ampicillin (100 μg/ml). Constructs were confirmed by sequence analysis. The following plasmids were generated using the procedure described herein: pBF677 (p426GPD/XI-R-P15-G179A), pBF678 (p426GPD/XI-R-P15-HIS_G179A), pBF679 (p426GPD/XI-R-P10_G179A), pBF680 (p426GPD/XI-R-P10-HIS_G179A).
Example 16
Additional Xylose Isomerase High Diversity Variants
An additional library of high diversity mutants containing changes not listed above also is generated. The table below lists positions in the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene at which one of two further amino acid codons is substituted to generate additional high diversity xylose isomerase variants. In the table below “XI-R position” refers to the amino acid position in the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase amino acid sequence, “AA1” refers to the first of two considered amino acid substitutions for that position, “CODON1” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA1”, “AA2” refers to the second of two considered amino acid substitutions for that position and “CODON2” refers to the nucleotide sequence selected for the amino acid chosen in “AA2”. The nucleotide sequences for each codon are chosen using sequence and codon optimization methods described herein.














XI-R position
AA1
CODON1
AA2
CODON2



















5
S
TCT
P
CCA


 


6
N
AAT
Q
CAA


 


42
K
AAA
R
AGA


 


54
D
GAT
E
GAA


 


56
T
ACT
A
GCT


 


84
A
GCT
G
GGT


 


137
G
GGT
S
TCT


 


141
C
TGT
V
GTT


 


180
N
AAT
E
GAA


 


181
G
GGT
N
AAT


 


203
L
TTG
K
AAA


 


205
N
AAT
H
CAT


 


208
R
AGA
T
ACT


 


209
L
TTG
M
ATG


 


210
M
ATG
L
TTG


 


211
K
AAA
T
ACT


 


215
E
GAA
D
GAT


 


252
R
AGA
K
AAA


 


253
K
AAA
A
GCT


 


254
Y
TAT
H
CAT


 


255
G
GGT
N
AAT


 


277
Q
CAA
E
GAA


 


299
V
GTT
Y
TAT


 


300
L
TTG
Q
CAA


 


301
L
TTG
N
AAT


 


344
F
TTT
T
ACT


 


346
P
CCA
L
TTG


 


372
E
GAA
Q
CAA


 


374
G
GGT
S
TCT


 


375
R
AGA
P
CCA









Example 17
Activation of the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway in Yeast Cells using EDD and EDA Genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1 DNA was prepared using Qiagen DNeasy Blood and Tissue kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) according to the manufacture's instructions. The P. aeruginosa edd and eda constructs were isolated from P. aeruginosa genomic DNA using the following oligonucleotides:







The P. aeruginosa edd gene:


(SEQ ID NO: 63)


5′-aactgaactgactagtaaaaaaatgcaccctcgtgtgctcgaag


t-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 64)


5′-agtaaagtaaaagcttctactagcgccagccgttgaggctct-3′


 


The P. aeruginosa edd gene with 6-HIS c-terminal


tag (SEQ ID NO: 138):


(SEQ ID NO 63)


5′-aactgaactgactagtaaaaaaatgcaccctcgtgtgctcgaag


t-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 65)


5′-agtaaagtaaaagcttctactaatgatgatgatgatgatggcgcc


agccgttgaggctc-3′


 


The P. aeruginosa eda gene:


(SEQ ID NO: 66)


5′-aactgaactgactagtaaaaaaatgcacaaccttgaacagaagac


c-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 67)


5′-agtaaagtaactcgagctattagtgtctgcggtgctcggcga


a-3′


 


The P. aeruginosa eda gene with 6-HIS c-terminal


tag (SEQ ID NO: 138):


(SEQ ID NO: 66)


5′-aactgaactgactagtaaaaaaatgcacaaccttgaacagaagac


c-3′


 


(SEQ ID NO: 68)


5′-taaagtaactcgagctactaatgatgatgatgatgatggtgtctg


cggtgctcggcgaa-3′






All oligonucleotides set forth above were purchased from Integrated technologies (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa). These oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate a SpeI restriction endonuclease cleavage site upstream of a HindIII restriction endonuclease cleavage site or downstream of an XhoI restriction endonuclease cleavage site, with respect to the edd and eda gene constructs. These restriction endonuclease sites could be used to clone the edd and eda genes into yeast expression vectors p426GPD (ATCC accession number 87361) and p425GPD (ATCC accession number 87359). In addition to incorporating restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, the forward oligonucleotides also incorporate six consecutive A nucleotides (e.g., AAAAAA) immediately upstream of the ATG initiation codon. The six consecutive A nucleotides ensured that there was a conserved ribosome binding sequence for efficient translation initiation in yeast.
PCR amplification of the genes were performed as follows: about 100 ng of the genomic P. aeruginosa PAO1 DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers (SEQ. ID. NOS: 63-68, and combinations as indicated), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. This was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 50° C. (eda amplifications) or 53° C. (edd amplifications) for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds (eda amplifications) or 30 seconds (edd amplifications). A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. also was included. The about 670 bp (eda) or 1830 bp product (edd) was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the P. aeruginosa edd and eda genes are given below as SEQ ID NOS. 69-72.







P. aeruginosa edd nucleotide sequence:


SEQ ID NO: 69


ATGCACCCTCGTGTGCTCGAAGTCACCCGCCGCATCCAGGCCCGTAG


CGCGGCCACTCGCCAGCGCTACCTCGAGATGGTCCGGGCTGCGGCCA


GCAAGGGGCCGCACCGCGGCACCCTGCCGTGCGGCAACCTCGCCCAC


GGGGTCGCGGCCTGTGGCGAAAGCGACAAGCAGACCCTGCGGCTGAT


GAACCAGGCCAACGTGGCCATCGTTTCCGCCTACAACGACATGCTCT


CGGCGCACCAGCCGTTCGAGCGCTTTCCGGGGCTGATCAAGCAGGCG


CTGCACGAGATCGGTTCGGTCGGCCAGTTCGCCGGCGGCGTGCCGGC


CATGTGCGACGGGGTGACCCAGGGCGAGCCGGGCATGGAACTGTCGC


TGGCCAGCCGCGACGTGATCGCCATGTCCACCGCCATCGCGCTGTCT


CACAACATGTTCGATGCAGCGCTGTGCCTGGGTGTTTGCGACAAGAT


CGTGCCGGGCCTGCTGATCGGCTCGCTGCGCTTCGGCCACCTGCCCA


CCGTGTTCGTCCCGGCCGGGCCGATGCCGACCGGCATCTCCAACAAG


GAAAAGGCCGCGGTGCGCCAACTGTTCGCCGAAGGCAAGGCCACTCG


CGAAGAGCTGCTGGCCTCGGAAATGGCCTCCTACCATGCACCCGGCA


CCTGCACCTTCTATGGCACCGCCAATACCAACCAGTTGCTGGTGGAG


GTGATGGGCCTGCACTTGCCCGGTGCCTCCTTCGTCAACCCGAACAC


CCCCCTGCGCGACGAACTCACCCGCGAAGCGGCACGCCAGGCCAGCC


GGCTGACCCCCGAGAACGGCAACTACGTGCCGATGGCGGAGATCGTC


GACGAGAAGGCCATCGTCAACTCGGTGGTGGCGCTGCTCGCCACCGG


CGGCTCGACCAACCACACCCTGCACCTGCTGGCGATCGCCCAGGCGG


CGGGCATCCAGTTGACCTGGCAGGACATGTCCGAGCTGTCCCATGTG


GTGCCGACCCTGGCGCGCATCTATCCGAACGGCCAGGCCGACATCAA


CCACTTCCAGGCGGCCGGCGGCATGTCCTTCCTGATCCGCCAACTGC


TCGACGGCGGGCTGCTTCACGAGGACGTACAGACCGTCGCCGGCCCC


GGCCTGCGCCGCTACACCCGCGAGCCGTTCCTCGAGGATGGCCGGCT


GGTCTGGCGCGAAGGGCCGGAACGGAGTCTCGACGAAGCCATCCTGC


GTCCGCTGGACAAGCCGTTCTCCGCCGAAGGCGGCTTGCGCCTGATG


GAGGGCAACCTCGGTCGCGGCGTGATGAAGGTCTCGGCGGTGGCGCC


GGAACACCAGGTGGTCGAGGCGCCGGTACGGATCTTCCACGACCAGG


CCAGCCTGGCCGCGGCCTTCAAGGCCGGCGAGCTGGAGCGCGACCTG


GTCGCCGTGGTGCGTTTCCAGGGCCCGCGGGCGAACGGCATGCCGGA


GCTGCACAAGCTCACGCCGTTCCTCGGGGTCCTGCAGGATCGTGGCT


TCAAGGTGGCGCTGGTCACCGACGGGCGCATGTCCGGGGCGTCGGGC


AAGGTGCCCGCGGCCATCCATGTGAGTCCGGAAGCCATCGCCGGCGG


TCCGCTGGCGCGCCTGCGCGACGGCGACCGGGTGCGGGTGGATGGGG


TGAACGGCGAGTTGCGGGTGCTGGTCGACGACGCCGAATGGCAGGCG


CGCAGCCTGGAGCCGGCGCCGCAGGACGGCAATCTCGGTTGCGGCCG


CGAGCTGTTCGCCTTCATGCGCAACGCCATGAGCAGCGCGGAAGAGG


GCGCCTGCAGCTTTACCGAGAGCCTCAACGGCTGGCGCTAGTAG


 


P. aeruginosa edd amino sequence: SEQ ID NO: 70


MHPRVLEVTRRIQARSAATRQRYLEMVRAAASKGPHRGTLPCGNLAH


GVAACGESDKQTLRLMNQANVAIVSAYNDMLSAHQPFERFPGLIKQA


LHEIGSVGQFAGGVPAMCDGVTQGEPGMELSLASRDVIAMSTAIALS


HNMFDAALCLGVCDKIVPGLLIGSLRFGHLPTVFVPAGPMPTGISNK


EKAAVRQLFAEGKATREELLASEMASYHAPGTCTFYGTANTNQLLVE


VMGLHLPGASFVNPNTPLRDELTREAARQASRLTPENGNYVPMAEIV


DEKAIVNSVVALLATGGSTNHTLHLLAIAQAAGIQLTWQDMSELSHV


VPTLARIYPNGQADINHFQAAGGMSFLIRQLLDGGLLHEDVQTVAGP


GLRRYTREPFLEDGRLVWREGPERSLDEAILRPLDKPFSAEGGLRLM


EGNLGRGVMKVSAVAPEHQVVEAPVRIFHDQASLAAAFKAGELERDL


VAVVRFQGPRANGMPELHKLTPFLGVLQDRGFKVALVTDGRMSGASG


KVPAAIHVSPEAIAGGPLARLRDGDRVRVDGVNGELRVLVDDAEWQA


RSLEPAPQDGNLGCGRELFAFMRNAMSSAEEGACSFTESLNGWR


 


P. aeruginosa eda nucleotide sequence:


SEQ ID NO: 71


ATGCACAACCTTGAACAGAAGACCGCCCGCATCGACACGCTGTGCCG


GGAGGCGCGCATCCTCCCGGTGATCACCATCGACCGCGAGGCGGACA


TCCTGCCGATGGCCGATGCCCTCGCCGCCGGCGGCCTGACCGCCCTG


GAGATCACCCTGCGCACGGCGCACGGGCTGACCGCCATCCGGCGCCT


CAGCGAGGAGCGCCCGCACCTGCGCATCGGCGCCGGCACCGTGCTCG


ACCCGCGGACCTTCGCCGCCGCGGAAAAGGCCGGGGCGAGCTTCGTG


GTCACCCCGGGTTGCACCGACGAGTTGCTGCGCTTCGCCCTGGACAG


CGAAGTCCCGCTGTTGCCCGGCGTGGCCAGCGCTTCCGAGATCATGC


TCGCCTACCGCCATGGCTACCGCCGCTTCAAGCTGTTTCCCGCCGAA


GTCAGCGGCGGCCCGGCGGCGCTGAAGGCGTTCTCGGGACCATTCCC


CGATATCCGCTTCTGCCCCACCGGAGGCGTCAGCCTGAACAATCTCG


CCGACTACCTGGCGGTACCCAACGTGATGTGCGTCGGCGGCACCTGG


ATGCTGCCCAAGGCCGTGGTCGACCGCGGCGACTGGGCCCAGGTCGA


GCGCCTCAGCCGCGAAGCCCTGGAGCGCTTCGCCGAGCACCGCAGAC


ACTAATAG


 


P. aeruginosa eda amino sequence: SEQ ID NO: 72


MHNLEQKTARIDTLCREARILPVITIDREADILPMADALAAGGLTAL


EITLRTAHGLTAIRRLSEERPHLRIGAGTVLDPRTFAAAEKAGASFV


VTPGCTDELLRFALDSEVPLLPGVASASEIMLAYRHGYRRFKLFPAE


VSGGPAALKAFSGPFPDIRFCPTGGVSLNNLADYLAVPNVMCVGGTW


MLPKAVVDRGDWAQVERLSREALERFAEHRRH






Cloning of PAO1 edd and eda Genes into Yeast Expression Vectors
Following sequence confirmation (GeneWiz), the about 670 bp SpeI-XhoI eda and about 1830 bp SpeI-HindIII edd fragments were cloned into the corresponding restriction sites in plasmids p425GPD and p426GPD vectors (Mumberg et al., 1995, Gene 156: 119-122; obtained from ATCC #87361; PubMed: 7737504), respectively. Briefly, about 50 ng of SpeI-XhoI-digested p425GPD vector was ligated to about 50 ng of SpeI/XhoI-restricted eda fragment in a 10 μl reaction with 1×T4 DNA ligase buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas) overnight at 16° C. About 3 μl of this reaction was used to transform DH5α competent cells (Zymo Research) and plated onto LB agar media containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. Similarly, about 50 ng of SpeI-HindIII-digested p426GPD vector was ligated to about 42 ng of SpeI/HindIII-restricted edd fragment in a 10 μl reaction with 1×T4 DNA ligase buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas) overnight at 16° C. About 3 μl of this reaction was used to transform DH5α competent cells (Zymo Research) and plated onto LB agar media containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin.
A haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (BY4742; ATCC catalog number 201389) was cultured in YPD media (10 g Yeast Extract, 20 g Bacto-Peptone, 20 g Glucose, 1 L total) at about 30° C. Separate aliquots of these cultured cells were transformed with a plasmid construct(s) containing the eda gene alone, the eda and edd genes, or with vector alone. Transformation was accomplished using the Zymo frozen yeast transformation kit (Catalog number T2001; Zymo Research Corp., Orange, Calif.). To 50 μl of cells was added approximately 0.5-1 μg plasmid DNA and the cells were cultured on SC drop out media with glucose minus leucine (eda), minus uracil and minus leucine (eda and edd) (about 20 g glucose; about 2.21 g SC drop-out mix [described below], about 6.7 g yeast nitrogen base, all in about 1 L of water); this mixture was cultured for 2-3 days at about 30° C. SC drop-out mix contained the following ingredients (Sigma); all indicated weights are approximate:














0.4
g
Adenine hemisulfate


3.5
g
Arginine


1
g
Glutamic Acid


0.433
g
Histidine


0.4
g
Myo-Inositol


5.2
g
Isoleucine


2.63
g
Leucine


0.9
g
Lysine


1.5
g
Methionine


0.8
g
Phenylalanine


1.1
g
Serine


1.2
g
Threonine


0.8
g
Tryptophan


0.2
g
Tyrosine


0.2
g
Uracil


1.2
g
Valine









Activity and Western Analyses
Cell lysates of the various EDD and EDA expressing strains were prepared as follows. About 50 to 100 ml of SCD-ura-leu media containing 10 mM MnCl2 was used to culture strains containing the desired plasmid constructs. When cultured aerobically, strains were grown in a 250 ml baffled shaker flask. When grown anaerobically, 400 μl/L Tween-80 (British Drug Houses, Ltd., West Chester, Pa.) plus 0.01 g/L Ergosterol (Alef Aesar, Ward Hill, Mass.) were added and the culture was grown in a 250 ml serum bottle outfitted with a butyl rubber stopper with an aluminum crimp cap. Each strain was inoculated at an initial OD600 of about 0.2 and grown to an OD600 of about 3-4. Cells were grown at 30° C. at 200 rpm.
Yeast cells were harvested by centrifugation at 1046×g (e.g., approximately 3000 rpm) for 5 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant was discarded and the cells were resuspended in 25 mL cold sterile water. This wash step was repeated once. Washed cell pellets were resuspended in 1 mL sterile water, transferred to 1.5 mL screw cap tube, and centrifuged at 16,100×g (e.g., approximately 13,200 rpm) for 3 minutes at 4° C.
Cell pellets were resuspended in about 800-1000 μl of freshly prepared lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0, 10 mM MgCl2, 1× protease inhibitor cocktail EDTA-free (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, Mass.) and the tube filled with zirconia beads to avoid any headspace in the tube. The tubes were placed in a Mini BeadBeater (Bio Spec Products, Inc., Bartlesville, Okla.) and vortexed twice for 30 seconds at room temperature. The supernatant was transferred to a new 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube and centrifuged twice to remove cell debris at 16,100×g (e.g., approximately 13,200 rpm) for 10 minutes, at 4° C. Quantification of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) as directed by the manufacturer.












Strain
EDD
EDA







BF428
p426GPD (vector control)
p425GPD (vector control)


BF604
E. coli native
E. coli native


BF460
E. coli native with 6-HIS
E. coli native with 6-HIS


BF591
PAO1 native
PAO1 native


BF568
PAO1 native with 6-HIS
PAO1 native with 6-HIS


BF592
PAO1 native
E. coli native


BF603
E. coli native
PAO1 native





(“6-HIS” in above table is disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 138)


About 5-10 μg of total cell extract was used for SDS-gel [NuPage 4-12% Bis-Tris gels (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA)] electrophoresis and Western blot analyses.






SDS-PAGE gels were performed according to the manufacturer's recommendation using NuPage MES-SDS Running Buffer at 1× concentration with the addition of NuPage antioxidant into the cathode chamber at a 1× concentration. Novex Sharp Protein Standards (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) were used as standards. For Western analysis, gels were transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (0.45 micron, Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) using Western blotting filter paper (Thermo Scientific) using a Bio-Rad Mini Trans-Blot Cell (BioRad, Hercules, Calif.) system for approximately 90 minutes at 40V. Following transfer, the membrane was washed in 1×PBS (EMD, San Diego, Calif.), 0.05% Tween-20 (Fisher Scientific, Fairlawn, N.J.) for 2-5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was blocked in 3% BSA dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 at room temperature for about 2 hours with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed once in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 for about 5 minutes with gentle shaking. The membrane was then incubated at room temperature with the 1:5000 dilution of primary antibody (Ms mAB to 6×His Tag (SEQ ID NO: 138), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.) in 0.3% BSA (Fraction V, EMD, San Diego, Calif.) dissolved in 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking.
Incubation was allowed to proceed for about 1 hour with gentle shaking. The membrane was then washed three times for 5 minutes each with 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The secondary antibody [Dnk pAb to Ms IgG (HRP), AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.] was used at 1:15000 dilution in 0.3% BSA and allowed to incubate for about 90 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking. The membrane was washed three times for about 5 minutes using 1×PBS and 0.05% Tween-20 with gentle shaking. The membrane incubated with 5 ml of Supersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) for 1 minute and then was exposed to a phosphorimager (Bio-Rad Universal Hood II, Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.) for about 10-100 seconds.
The results of the Western blots, shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B. Included in the expression data are engineered and/or optimized versions of certain eda and edd genes. The genes were modified to include a C-terminal HIS tag to facilitate purification. The two letters refer to the EDD and EDA source, respectively. P is from P. aeruginosa, PAO1, E is from E. coli, Z is from Zymomonas mobilis ZM4, hot rod is the optimized version of Zymomonas mobilis, Harmonized is the codon harmonized version of Zymomonas mobilis, V refers to the vector(s). Both total crude extract and the solubilized extract are shown. The results presented in FIGS. 13A and 13B indicate that the PAO1 EDD protein is expressed and soluble in S. cerevisiae. The results also demonstrate that the E. coli EDA protein is expressed and soluble. It was not clear from these experiments if the PAO1 EDA was soluble in yeast.
Example 18
EDD and EDA Activity Assays
Cell lysates of the various EDD and EDA expressing strains were prepared as follows. About 50 to 100 ml of SCD-ura-leu media containing 10 mM MnCl2 was used. When cultured aerobically, strains were grown in a 250 ml baffled shake flask. When grown anaerobically, 400 μl/L Tween-80 (British Drug Houses, Ltd., West Chester, Pa.) plus 0.01 g/L Ergosterol (Alef Aesar, Ward Hill, Mass.) were added and the culture was grown in a 250 ml serum bottle outfitted with a butyl rubber stopper with an aluminum crimp cap. Each strain was inoculated at an initial OD600 of about 0.2 and grown to an OD600 of about 3-4. Cells were grown at 30° C. at 200 rpm.
Yeast cells were harvested by centrifugation at 1046×g (3000 rpm) for 5 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant was discarded and the cells were resuspended in 25 mL cold sterile water. This wash step was repeated once. Washed cell pellets were resuspended in 1 mL sterile water, transferred to 1.5 mL screw cap tube, and centrifuged at 16,100×g (13,200 rpm) for 3 minutes at 4° C. Cell pellets were resuspended in about 800-1000 μl of freshly prepared lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0, 10 mM MgCl2, 1× protease inhibitor cocktail EDTA-free (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, Mass.) and the tube filled with zirconia beads to avoid any headspace in the tube. The tubes were placed in a Mini BeadBeater (Bio Spec Products, Inc., Bartlesville, Okla.) and vortexed twice for 30 seconds at room temperature. The supernatant was transferred to a new 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube and centrifuged twice to remove cell debris at 16,100×g (13,200 rpm) for 10 minutes, at 4° C. Quantification of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) as directed by the manufacturer.
About 750 μg of crude extract was assayed using 1× assay buffer (50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0, 10 mM MgCl2), 3 U lactate dehydrogenase (5 μg/μL in 50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0), and 10 μl mM 6-phosphogluconate dissolved in 50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0 were mixed in a reaction of about 400 μl. This reaction mix was transferred to a 1 ml Quartz cuvette and allowed to incubate about 5 minutes at 30° C. To this reaction, 100 μl of 1.5 mM NADH (prepared in 50 mM Tris-Cl pH 7.0) was added, and the change in Abs340nm over the course of 5 minutes at 30° C. was monitored in a Beckman DU-800 spectrophotometer using the Enzyme Mechanism software package (Beckman Coulter, Inc, Brea, Calif.).
The table below presents the relative specific activities for BY4742 strains expressing EDD and EDA from either P. aeruginosa (PAO1) or E. coli sources. The results presented in the table below indicate that each of the listed combinations of EDD and EDA genes, when expressed in S. cerevisiae strain BY4742, confers activity.
















Specific Activity



Km
Vmax
(mmol min−1


Gene Combination
(M−1)
(mmol min−1)
mg−1)







EDD-P/EDA-P
1.04 × 10−3
0.21930
0.3451


EDD-P/EDA-E
2.06 × 10−3
0.27280
0.3637


EDD-E/EDA-P
1.43 × 10−3
0.09264
0.1235


EDD-E/EDA-E
0.839 × 10−3 
0.16270
0.2169









The data presented above is also presented graphically in FIG. 14. FIG. 14 graphically displays the relative activities of the various EDD/EDA combinations presented in the table above, as measured in assays using 750 micrograms of crude extract. From the height of the PE bar in FIG. 14, and the data presented in the table above, it is evident that the combinations conferring the highest level of activity were the EDD-P/EDA-E (e.g., PE) and EDD-P/EDA-P (e.g., PP) combinations.
Example 19
Improved Ethanol Yield from Yeast Strains Expressing EDD and EDA Constructs
Strains BF428 (vector control), BF591 (EDD-PAO1/EDA-PAO1), BF592 (EDD-PAO1/EDA-E. coli), BF603 (EDD-E. coli/EDA-PAO1) and BF604 (EDD-E. coli/EDA-E. coli) were inoculated into 15 ml SCD-ura-leu media containing 400 μl/L Tween-80 (British Drug Houses, Ltd., West Chester, Pa.) plus 0.01 g/L Ergosterol (EMD, San Diego, Calif.) in 20 ml Hungate tubes outfitted with a butyl rubber stopper and sealed with an aluminum crimped cap to prevent oxygen from entering the culture at an initial OD600 of 0.5 and grown for about 20 hours. Glucose and ethanol in the culture media were assayed using YSI 2700 BioAnalyzer instruments (world wide web uniform resource locator ysi.com), according to the manufacturer's recommendations at 0 and 20 hours post inoculation. The results of the fermentation of glucose to ethanol are showing graphically in FIG. 15. The results presented in FIG. 15 indicate that the presence of the EDD/EDA combinations in S. cerevisiae increase the yield of ethanol produced, when compared to a vector-only control. The EDD/EDA combinations that showed the greatest fermentation efficiency in yeast were EDD-P/EDA-E (e.g., PE) and EDD-E/EDA-P (e.g., EP).
Example 20
Improved Ethanol Yield from Yeast Strains Expressing EDD and EDA from PAO1 in Fermentors
A fermentation test of the strain BF591 [BY4742 with plasmids pBF290 (p426GPD-EDD_PAO1) and pBF292 (p425GPD-EDA_PAO1)] was conducted against BF428 (BY4742 p426GPD/p425GPD) control strain in 700 ml w.v. Multifors multiplexed fermentors. The fermentation medium was SC-Ura-Leu with about 2% glucose. Vessels were inoculated with about a 6.25% inoculum from overnight cultures grown in about 50 ml SC-Ura-Leu with about 2% glucose.
The cultures were grown aerobically at about 30° C. with about 250 rpm agitation, 1 vvm sparge of process air, (21% O2). The pH was controlled at around 5.0 with 0.25 N NaOH. Once glucose concentrations dropped below 0.5 g/L the fermentation was switched to anaerobic conditions. Before changing to anaerobic conditions, samples were taken to measure glucose concentrations and biomass by OD600 as reported in Table B. Ethanol and glucose concentrations in the fermentation broth were monitored using YSI 2700 BioAnalyzer instruments.
The table below presents the elapsed fermentation time (EFT), the biomass and glucose at the start of anaerobic fermentation in a 400 ml fermentor. The edd and eda combinations carried by the strains are described above.



















Glucose



Strain
EFT (hrs)
OD600 nm
(g/L)









BF591
32
4.50
.047



BF428
27
4.81
.062










At the beginning of the anaerobic portion of the fermentation, a bolus of 20 g/L glucose plus 3.35 g/L of yeast nitrogen base without amino acids was added to the fermentors. In addition, 4 ml/L of 2.5 g/L ergosterol in ethanol, 0.4 ml/L Tween 80, and 0.01% AF-204 were added to each fermentor. Oxygen was purged with 100% N2 sparged at about 1 vvm until pO2 was below 1%.
Samples were taken every 2 to 7 hours and measured for ethanol and glucose concentrations and OD600. The fermentation was harvested when the glucose concentration was below 0.05 g/L, at 50 hours elapsed fermentation time (EFT). Ethanol and glucose concentrations and OD600 of the final sample are reported in the table below.


















Ethanol
Glucose



Strain
OD600 nm
(g/L)
(g/L)





















BF591
5.6
17.1
.04



BF428
5.6
15.8
0










The data presented in the table above also is presented graphically in FIGS. 16A and 16B. FIG. 16A presents the fermentation data from strain BF428 (BY4742 with vector controls) and FIG. 16B presents the fermentation data from strain BF591 (BY4742 with EDD-PAO1/EDA-PAO1). Fermentation profiles for strains BF 428 and BF 591, grown on 2% dextrose, were calculated and are presented in the table below.


















Strain
Yx/s
Yp/s
Yp/x
Qp
qp









BF428
0.24
0.40
7.19
0.02
0.05



BF591
0.23
0.43
7.44
0.02
0.07







Yx/s = OD/g glucose



Yp/s = q ethanol/g glucose



Yp/x = g ethanol/OD



Qp = g ethanol/Lh−1



qp = g ethanol/ODh−1






The results from the fermentation show that the BF591 has a higher ethanol yield (triangles, compare FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B) than the control BF428 strain. The calculated yield of ethanol was also determined to be higher in the engineered BF591 strain (0.43 g ethanol/g glucose) than that of the BF428 control strain (0.40 g ethanol/g glucose).
Example 21
Improved Ethanol Yield in a Tall Strain of S. cerevisiae Expressing EDD and EDA from PAO1
To generate BY4741 and BY4742 tal1 mutant strains, the following procedure was used:







Oligonucleotides


(SEQ ID NO: 337)








#350
5′-TAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAAT-3′


 







(SEQ ID NO: 338)








#351
5′-TGCAGGTCGACTCTAGAGGAT-3′


 







(SEQ ID NO: 339)








#352
5′-GTGTGCGTGTATGTGTACACCTGTATTTAATTTCCTTACT



CGCGGGTTTTTCTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAAT-3′


 







(SEQ ID NO: 340)








#353
5′-TGTACCAGTCTAGAATTCTACCAACAAATGGGGAAATCAA



AGTAACTTGGGCTGCAGGTCGACTCTAGAGGA-3′






All oligonucleotides set forth above were purchased from Integrated Technologies (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa). PCR amplification of the genes were performed as follows: about 50 ng of the pBFU-719 DNA (e.g., plasmid with unique 200-mer sequence) was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers (#350/#351 in the first round), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction mixture was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 60° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. A second round of PCR amplification was done using 50 ng of the first round PCR amplification with 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers (#352/#353 in the second round), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The second reaction mixture was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 60° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The final PCR product was purified using the Zymo Research DNA Clean & Concentrator-25 kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.).
Transformation was accomplished by a high-efficiency competency method. A 5 ml culture of the BY4742 or BY4741 strain was grown overnight at about 30° C. with shaking at about 200 rpm. A suitable amount of this overnight culture was added to 60 ml of YPD media to obtain an initial OD600 of about 0.2 (approximately 2×106 cells/ml). The cells were allowed to grow at 30° C. with agitation (about 200 rpm) until the OD600 was about 1. The cells were then centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 5 min, washed with 10 ml sterile water and re-centrifuged. The cell pellet was resuspended in 1 ml sterile water, transferred to a 1.5 ml sterile microcentrifuge tube and spun down at 4000×g for about 5 minutes. This cell pellet was resuspended in 1 ml sterile 1×TE/LiOAC solution (10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 100 mM LiOAc, pH7.5) and re-centrifuged at about 4000×g for about 5 minutes. The cell pellet was resuspended in 0.25 ml 1×TE/LiOAc solution. For the transformation, 50 μl of these cells were aliquoted to a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube and about 1 μg purified PCR product and 5 μl of salmon sperm DNA that had been previously boiled for about 5 minutes and placed on ice. 300 μl of a sterile PEG solution was then added (40% PEG 3500, 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 100 mM LiOAc, pH7.5). This mixture was allowed to incubate at 30° C. for about one hour with gentle mixing every 15 minutes. About 40 μl DMSO (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) was added to the incubating mixture, and the mixture heat shocked at about 42° C. for about 15 minutes. The cells were pelleted in a microcentrifuge at 13000 rpm for about 30 seconds and the supernatant removed. The cells were resuspended in 1 ml 1×TE (10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.5), centrifuged at 13000 rpm for about 30 seconds and resuspended in 1 ml 1×TE. About 100-200 μl of cells were plated onto SCD-URA media, as described above, and allowed to grow at about 30° C. for about 3 days. After 3 days, transformed colonies were streaked for single colonies on SCD-URA plates and allowed to grow at about 30° C. for about 3 days. From these plates, single colonies were streaked onto SCD agar plates (20 g/L agar in SCD media) containing 1 g/L 5-FOA (Research Products International Corp, Mt. Prospect, Ill.), and also inoculated into YPD liquid broth. The plates were allowed to grow at about 30° C. for about 4 days and the liquid culture was grown overnight at about 30° C. with agitation of about 200 rpm.
To confirm that integration of the construct was correct, genomic DNA was prepared from the YPD overnight cultures. Briefly, the yeast cells were pelleted by centrifugation at room temperature for 5 minutes at approximately 3000 rpm. The cell pellet was resuspended in 200 μl of breaking buffer (2% Triton X-100, 1% SDS, 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris pH8, 1 mM EDTA) and placed into a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube containing about 200 μl glass beads and about 200 μl of phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (Ambion, Austin, Tex.). The mixture was vortexed for about 2 to 5 minutes at room temperature. About 200 μl of sterile water was then added and the mixture vortexed again. The mixture was centrifuged for about 10 minutes at about 13000 rpm and the aqueous layer transferred to a new microcentrifuge tube. About 1/10th of the aqueous layers volume of 3M NaOAc ((British Drug Houses, Ltd., West Chester, Pa.) was added to the aqueous layer and 2.5× the total volume of the mixture of ethanol was added and mixed well. The genomic DNA was then precipitated by placing the tubes at −80° C. for at least one hour (or in a dry ice/ethanol bath for about 30 minutes). The tubes were then centrifuged at about 13000 rpm for 5 minutes at about 4° C. to pellet the DNA. The DNA pellet was then washed two times or more times with about 200 μl of 70% ethanol and re-centrifuged. The DNA pellet was dried using vacuum assisted air drying and resuspended in about 50 to 200 μl 1×TE.
The genomic DNA isolated as described above was used in a PCR amplification reaction consisting of about 50 ng of the genomic DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers (#276/#277), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction mix was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 60° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. A second round of PCR amplification was done using 50 ng of the first round PCR amplification with 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers (#352/#353 in the second round), and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The second mixture was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for about 30 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included.
Positive colonies from the screen in YPD that had a PCR product of about 1600 bp indicating the insertion of the integration construct in the TAL1 locus, and that grew on the plates containing 5-FOA were grown overnight in YPD at about 30° C. with agitation of about 200 rpm. Genomic DNA was prepared as above and checked by PCR amplification using primers #276 and #277 (described below). Positive clones were identified which had a PCR product of 359 bp indicating the deletion of the tal1 locus and the remaining portion of the 200-mer tag. The strain carrying the correct traits was labeled as BF716. The BY4741 version was labeled as BF717.









Oligonucleotides



(SEQ ID NO: 341)










#276
5′-GTCGACTGGAAATCTGGAAGGTTGGT-3′



 









(SEQ ID NO: 342)










#277
5′-GTCGACGCTTTGCTGCAAGGATTCAT-3′






The BY4742 tal1 strain was then made competent using the high efficiency competent method as described above. About 500 ng of plasmids pBF290 and pBF292 or with plasmids p426GPD and p425GPD were used to transform the BY4742 tal1 strain. The final transformation mixture was plated onto SCD-ura-leu plates and grown at about 30° C. for about 3 days. Strain BF716 (BY4742 tal1) with p426GPD/p425GPD was labeled as BF738. Strain BF716 with pBF290/pBF292 was labeled as BF741.
A fermentation test of the BF738 was conducted against BF741 in a 400 ml multiplexed fermentor. The fermentation medium utilized was SC-Ura-Leu with 2% glucose. Cultures were grown overnight in 50 ml SC-Ura-Leu 2% glucose and used to inoculate the fermentors at 4 to 5% inoculum. OD600 readings of the inoculum are shown in the table below.














Strain
OD600 nm









BF741 (tal1 PP)
3.70



BF738 (tal1 VV)
3.80










The cultures were grown aerobically at about 30° C. with about 250 rpm agitation, 0.5 vvm sparge of process air, 21% O2. pH was controlled at 5.0 with 1N NaOH. Glucose concentrations in the fermentation broth were monitored by YSI 2700 BioAnalyzers during aerobic fermentation. Once glucose was depleted the fermentation was switched to anaerobic conditions. Before changing to anaerobic conditions samples were taken to measure glucose usage. Biomass was measured by monitoring the optical density of the growth medium at 600 nanometers (e.g., OD600). EFT at glucose depletion, glucose concentrations and OD600 are shown in the table below. The table below reports the amount of biomass in the fermentor and the amount of ethanol produced in grams per liter, after the specified amount of time (EFT), by the respective strains.
















Strain
EFT (hrs)
OD600 nm
Glucose (g/L)





















BF741 (tal1 PP)
43.5
2.50
0.045



BF738 (tal1 VV)
31
2.95
0.192










At the beginning of anaerobic fermentation, about 19 g/L glucose, 3.7 g/L YNB, 4 ml/L of 2.5 g/L ergosterol (in ethanol), 0.4 ml/L Tween 80, and 0.01% AF-204 were added to each fermentor. Oxygen was purged with 100% N2 sparged at 0.25 vvm for the remainder of the fermentation. Samples were taken every 4 to 12 hours and analyzed for ethanol production and glucose utilization using the YSI Bioanalyzers, and amount of biomass by OD600. The fermentations were harvested when the glucose bolus was depleted. Anaerobic ethanol produced, anaerobic glucose consumption and OD600 of the final sample are shown in the table below.















Ethanol Produced
Glucose Consumed


Strain
OD600 nm
(g/L)
(g/L)


















BF741 (tal1 PP)
3.75
8.1
18.99


BF738 (tal1 VV)
3.6
6.5
18.168









The results are also presented graphically in FIGS. 17A and 17B. FIG. 17A illustrates the fermentation data for strain BF738 (BY4742 tal1 with vector controls p426GPD and p425GPD) and FIG. 17B illustrates the fermentation data for strain BF741 (BY4742 tal1 with plasmids pBF290 (EDD-PAO1) and pBF292 (EDA-PAO1). The results presented above and in FIGS. 17A and 17B indicate that strain BF741, which expresses the activities encoded by the eda and edd genes, yields more ethanol than control strain BF738. Strain BF741 produced about 0.43 g ethanol per gram of glucose consumed whereas strain BF738 produced only 0.36 g ethanol per gram of glucose consumed. Fermentation profiles were calculated for strains BF738 and BF741 and are presented below.


















Strain
Yx/s
Yp/s
Yp/x
Qp
qp























BF738
0.198
0.358
3.76
0.371
0.103



BF741
0.203
0.439
2.16
0.439
0.131







Yx/s = OD/g glucose, Yp/s = q ethanol/g glucose, Yp/x = g ethanol/OD Qp = g ethanol/Lh−1, qp = g ethanol/ODh−1






Example 22
Complementation and Improved Ethanol Yield in a pfk1 Strain of S. cerevisiae Expressing the EDA and EDD Genes from P. aeruginosa 
Strain BF205 (YGR240C/BY4742, ATCC Cat. No. 4015893; PubMed: 10436161) was transformed with plasmids p426GPD and p425GPD or with plasmids pBF290 (p426GPD/EDD-PAO1) and pBF292 (p426GPD/EDA-PAO1), generating strains BF740 (vector controls) and BF743, respectively. Transformation was accomplished by a high-efficiency competency method using 500 ng of plasmids p426GPD and p425GPD or plasmids pBF290 and pBF292. Transformants were plated onto SCD-ura-leu agar plates and grown at about 30° C. for about 3 days. The final strains were named BF740 (BY4742 pfk1 with plasmids p426GPD and p425GPD) and BF743 (BY4742-pfk1, pBF290/pBF292).
A fermentation test of the control strain BF740 (BY4742 pfk1 with plasmids p426GPD and p425GPD) was conducted against BF743 (BY4742-pfk1, pBF290/pBF292) in 400 ml w.v. Multifors multiplexed fermentors. The fermentation medium was SC-Ura-Leu with 2% glucose. Vessels were inoculated with about a 10% inoculum from overnight cultures grown in about 50 ml SC-Ura-Leu with about 2% glucose and normalized to 0.5 OD600. The actual inoculated ODs for the fermentations are shown in the table below.














Strain
OD600 nm









BF740 (pfk1 VV)
0.571



BF743 (pfk1 PP)
0.535










The cultures were grown aerobically at about 30° C. with about 250 rpm agitation, 1 vvm sparge of process air, (21% O2). The pH was controlled at around 5.0 with 0.25 N NaOH. Once glucose concentrations dropped below 0.5 g/L the fermentation was switched to anaerobic conditions. Before changing to anaerobic conditions, samples were taken to measure glucose concentrations and biomass by OD600 as shown in the table below. The table below shows the beginning cell biomass and glucose concentration (in grams per liter of nutrient broth). Ethanol and glucose concentrations in the fermentation broth were monitored using a YSI 2700 BioAnalyzer.


















Ethanol
Glucose



Strain
OD600 nm
(g/L)
(g/L)









BF740
5.94
5.67
0.033



BF743
5.82
5.82
0.034










At the beginning of the anaerobic portion of the fermentation, a bolus of about 18 g/L glucose plus about 4 ml/L of 2.5 g/L ergosterol in Ethanol, 0.4 ml/L Tween 80, and 0.01% AF-204 were added to each fermentor. Oxygen was purged with 100% N2 sparged at about 1 vvm until pO2 was below 1%. Samples were taken every 4 to 8 hours and measured for ethanol and glucose concentrations and biomass (OD600). The fermentation was harvested when the glucose concentration was below 0.05 g/L, at about 42 hours elapsed fermentation time (EFT). Ethanol and glucose concentrations and OD600 of the final sample are shown in the table below.


















Ethanol
Glucose



Strain
OD600 nm
(g/L)
(g/L)





















BF740
6.4
5.07
14.6



BF743
5.09
13.37
0.042










The results also are present graphically in FIGS. 18A and 18B. The results presented in FIG. 18A illustrate the fermentation data for strain BF740 grown on 2% dextrose and the results presented in FIG. 18B illustrate the fermentation data for strain BF743 grown on 2% dextrose. The results indicate that the BY4742 pfk1 mutant strain, BF740 cannot utilize glucose nor produce ethanol under anaerobic conditions. However, the engineered strain BF743 is capable of both utilizing glucose and producing ethanol under anaerobic conditions. Strain BF743 has a yield of about 0.39 g ethanol per gram of glucose consumed versus no yield in the control strain BF740. The fermentation profile for strains BF740 and BF743 are presented in the table below.


















Strain
Yx/s
Yp/s
Yp/x
Qp
qp























BF740
2.133
−0.700
−0.328
−0.022
−0.003



BF743
0.264
0.390
1.483
0.178
0.035







Yx/s = OD/g glucose, Yp/s = q ethanol/g glucose, Yp/x = g ethanol/OD Qp = g ethanol/Lh−1, qp = g ethanol/ODh−1






Example 23
EDD and EDA Activities from Other Sources
The EDD and EDA genes also have been isolated from additional sources and tested for the ability to direct fermentation in yeast. The additional EDD and EDA genes have been isolated from Shewanella oneidensis, Gluconobacter oxydans, and Ruminococcus flavefaciens. Genomic DNA was purchased from ATCC for both S. oneidensis (Cat. No. 700550D) and G. oxydans (621 HD-5). R. flavefaciens, strain C94 (NCDO 2213) was also purchased from ATCC (Cat. No. 19208). To prepare genomic DNA, R. flavefaciens was grown in cooked meat media (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J. USA) overnight at 37° C. and genomic DNA was isolated using a Qiagen DNeasy Blood and Tissue kit according to the manufacture's protocol. The eda and edd genes were PCR amplified from the corresponding genomic DNA using the following sets of PCR oligonucleotides. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of eda and edd genes PCR amplified using the following sets of PCR oligonucleotide primers, also is given below.







The S. oneidensis edd gene:


(SEQ. ID. NO: 73)


5′-GTTCACTGCactagtaaaaaaATGCACTCAGTCGTTCAATCT


G-3′


 


(SEQ. ID. NO: 74)


5′-CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAGTAAAGTTCATCGATGGC-3′


 


The S. oneidensis eda gene:


(SEQ. ID. NO: 75)


5′-GTTCACTGCactagtaaaaaaATGCTTGAGAATAACTGGTC-3′


 


(SEQ. ID. NO: 76)


5′-CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAAAGTCCGCCAATCGCCTC-3′


 


The G. oxydans edd gene:


(SEQ. ID. NO: 77)


5′-GTTCACTGCactagtaaaaaaATGTCTCTGAATCCCGTCGT


C-3′


 


(SEQ. ID. NO: 78)


5′-CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAGTGAATGTCGTCGCCAAC-3′


 


The G. oxydans eda gene:


(SEQ. ID. NO: 79)


5′-GTTCACTGCactagtaaaaaaATGATCGATACTGCCAAACT


C-3′


 


(SEQ. ID. NO: 80)


5′-CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTCAGACCGTGAAGAGTGCCGC-3′


 


The R. flavefaciens edd gene:


(SEQ. ID. NO: 81)


5′-GTTCACTGCactagtaaaaaaATGAGCGATAATTTTTTCTGC


G-3′


 


(SEQ. ID. NO: 82)


5′-CTTCGAGATCTCGAGCTATTTCCTGTTGATGATAGC-3′


 


S. oneidensis 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase


(edd)


(SEQ. ID. NO: 83)


ATGCACTCAGTCGTTCAATCTGTTACTGACAGAATTATTGCCCGTA


GCAAAGCATCTCGTGAAGCATACCTTGCTGCGTTAAACGATGCCCG


TAACCATGGTGTACACCGAAGTTCCTTAAGTTGCGGTAACTTAGCC


CACGGTTTTGCGGCTTGTAATCCCGATGACAAAAATGCATTGCGTC


AATTGACGAAGGCCAATATTGGGATTATCACCGCATTCAACGATAT


GTTATCTGCACACCAACCCTATGAAACCTATCCTGATTTGCTGAAA


AAAGCCTGTCAGGAAGTCGGTAGTGTTGCGCAGGTGGCTGGCGGTG


TTCCCGCCATGTGTGACGGCGTGACTCAAGGTCAGCCCGGTATGGA


ATTGAGCTTACTGAGCCGTGAAGTGATTGCGATGGCAACCGCGGTT


GGCTTATCACACAATATGTTTGATGGAGCCTTACTCCTCGGTATTT


GCGATAAAATTGTACCGGGTTTACTGATTGGTGCCTTAAGTTTTGG


CCATTTACCTATGTTGTTTGTGCCCGCAGGCCCAATGAAATCGGGT


ATTCCTAATAAGGAAAAAGCTCGCATTCGTCAGCAATTTGCTCAAG


GTAAGGTCGATAGAGCACAACTGCTCGAAGCGGAAGCCCAGTCTTA


CCACAGTGCGGGTACTTGTACCTTCTATGGTACCGCTAACTCGAAC


CAACTGATGCTCGAAGTGATGGGGCTGCAATTGCCGGGTTCATCTT


TTGTGAATCCAGACGATCCACTGCGCGAAGCCTTAAACAAAATGGC


GGCCAAGCAGGTTTGTCGTTTAACTGAACTAGGCACTCAATACAGT


CCGATTGGTGAAGTCGTTAACGAAAAATCGATAGTGAATGGTATTG


TTGCATTGCTCGCGACGGGTGGTTCAACAAACTTAACCATGCACAT


TGTGGCGGCGGCCCGTGCTGCAGGTATTATCGTCAACTGGGATGAC


TTTTCGGAATTATCCGATGCGGTGCCTTTGCTGGCACGTGTTTATC


CAAACGGTCATGCGGATATTAACCATTTCCACGCTGCGGGTGGTAT


GGCTTTCCTTATCAAAGAATTACTCGATGCAGGTTTGCTGCATGAG


GATGTCAATACTGTCGCGGGTTATGGTCTGCGCCGTTACACCCAAG


AGCCTAAACTGCTTGATGGCGAGCTGCGCTGGGTCGATGGCCCAAC


AGTGAGTTTAGATACCGAAGTATTAACCTCTGTGGCAACACCATTC


CAAAACAACGGTGGTTTAAAGCTGCTGAAGGGTAACTTAGGCCGCG


CTGTGATTAAAGTGTCTGCCGTTCAGCCACAGCACCGTGTGGTGGA


AGCGCCCGCAGTGGTGATTGACGATCAAAACAAACTCGATGCGTTA


TTTAAATCCGGCGCATTAGACAGGGATTGTGTGGTGGTGGTGAAAG


GCCAAGGGCCGAAAGCCAACGGTATGCCAGAGCTGCATAAACTAAC


GCCGCTGTTAGGTTCATTGCAGGACAAAGGCTTTAAAGTGGCACTG


ATGACTGATGGTCGTATGTCGGGCGCATCGGGCAAAGTACCTGCGG


CGATTCATTTAACCCCTGAAGCGATTGATGGCGGGTTAATTGCAAA


GGTACAAGACGGCGATTTAATCCGAGTTGATGCACTGACCGGCGAG


CTGAGTTTATTAGTCTCTGACACCGAGCTTGCCACCAGAACTGCCA


CTGAAATTGATTTACGCCATTCTCGTTATGGCATGGGGCGTGAGTT


ATTTGGAGTACTGCGTTCAAACTTAAGCAGTCCTGAAACCGGTGCG


CGTAGTACTAGCGCCATCGATGAACTTTACTAA


 


S. oneidensis 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase


(edd)-Amino Acid sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 84)


MHSVVQSVTDRIIARSKASREAYLAALNDARNHGVHRSSLSCGNLA


HGFAACNPDDKNALRQLTKANIGIITAFNDMLSAHQPYETYPDLLK


KACQEVGSVAQVAGGVPAMCDGVTQGQPGMELSLLSREVIAMATAV


GLSHNMFDGALLLGICDKIVPGLLIGALSFGHLPMLFVPAGPMKSG


IPNKEKARIRQQFAQGKVDRAQLLEAEAQSYHSAGTCTFYGTANSN


QLMLEVMGLQLPGSSFVNPDDPLREALNKMAAKQVCRLTELGTQYS


PIGEVVNEKSIVNGIVALLATGGSTNLTMHIVAAARAAGIIVNWDD


FSELSDAVPLLARVYPNGHADINHFHAAGGMAFLIKELLDAGLLHE


DVNTVAGYGLRRYTQEPKLLDGELRWVDGPTVSLDTEVLTSVATPF


QNNGGLKLLKGNLGRAVIKVSAVQPQHRVVEAPAVVIDDQNKLDAL


FKSGALDRDCVVVVKGQGPKANGMPELHKLTPLLGSLQDKGFKVAL


MTDGRMSGASGKVPAAIHLTPEAIDGGLIAKVQDGDLIRVDALTGE


LSLLVSDTELATRTATEIDLRHSRYGMGRELFGVLRSNLSSPETGA


RSTSAIDELY


 


G. oxydans 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase (edd)


(SEQ. ID. NO: 85)


ATGTCTCTGAATCCCGTCGTCGAGAGCGTGACTGCCCGTATCATCG


AGCGTTCGAAAGTCTCCCGTCGCCGGTATCTCGCCCTGATGGAGCG


CAACCGCGCCAAGGGTGTGCTCCGGCCCAAGCTGGCCTGCGGTAAT


CTGGCGCATGCCATCGCAGCGTCCAGCCCCGACAAGCCGGATCTGA


TGCGTCCCACCGGGACCAATATCGGCGTGATCACGACCTATAACGA


CATGCTCTCGGCGCATCAGCCGTATGGCCGCTATCCCGAGCAGATC


AAGCTGTTCGCCCGTGAAGTCGGTGCGACGGCCCAGGTTGCAGGCG


GCGCACCAGCAATGTGTGATGGTGTGACGCAGGGGCAGGAGGGCAT


GGAACTCTCCCTGTTCTCCCGTGACGTGATCGCCATGTCCACGGCG


GTCGGGCTGAGCCACGGCATGTTTGAGGGCGTGGCGCTGCTGGGCA


TCTGTGACAAGATTGTGCCGGGCCTTCTGATGGGCGCGCTGCGCTT


CGGTCATCTCCCGGCCATGCTGATCCCGGCAGGGCCAATGCCGTCC


GGTCTTCCAAACAAGGAAAAGCAGCGCATCCGCCAGCTCTATGTGC


AGGGCAAGGTCGGGCAGGACGAGCTGATGGAAGCGGAAAACGCCTC


CTATCACAGCCCGGGCACCTGCACGTTCTATGGCACGGCCAATACG


AACCAGATGATGGTCGAAATCATGGGTCTGATGATGCCGGACTCGG


CTTTCATCAATCCCAACACGAAGCTGCGTCAGGCAATGACCCGCTC


GGGTATTCACCGTCTGGCCGAAATCGGCCTGAACGGCGAGGATGTG


CGCCCGCTCGCTCATTGCGTAGACGAAAAGGCCATCGTGAATGCGG


CGGTCGGGTTGCTGGCGACGGGTGGTTCGACCAACCATTCGATCCA


TCTTCCTGCTATCGCCCGTGCCGCTGGTATCCTGATCGACTGGGAA


GACATCAGCCGCCTGTCGTCCGCGGTTCCGCTGATCACCCGTGTTT


ATCCGAGCGGTTCCGAGGACGTGAACGCGTTCAACCGCGTGGGTGG


TATGCCGACCGTGATCGCCGAACTGACGCGCGCCGGGATGCTGCAC


AAGGACATTCTGACGGTCTCTCGTGGCGGTTTCTCCGATTATGCCC


GTCGCGCATCGCTGGAAGGCGATGAGATCGTCTACACCCACGCGAA


GCCGTCCACGGACACCGATATCCTGCGCGATGTGGCTACGCCTTTC


CGGCCCGATGGCGGTATGCGCCTGATGACTGGTAATCTGGGCCGCG


CGATCTACAAGAGCAGCGCTATTGCGCCCGAGCACCTGACCGTTGA


AGCGCCGGCACGGGTCTTCCAGGACCAGCATGACGTCCTCACGGCC


TATCAGAATGGTGAGCTTGAGCGTGATGTTGTCGTGGTCGTCCGGT


TCCAGGGACCGGAAGCCAACGGCATGCCGGAGCTTCACAAGCTGAC


CCCGACTCTGGGCGTGCTTCAGGATCGCGGCTTCAAGGTGGCCCTG


CTGACGGATGGACGCATGTCCGGTGCGAGCGGCAAGGTGCCGGCCG


CCATTCATGTCGGTCCCGAAGCGCAGGTTGGCGGTCCGATCGCCCG


CGTGCGGGACGGCGACATGATCCGTGTCTGCGCGGTGACGGGACAG


ATCGAGGCTCTGGTGGATGCCGCCGAGTGGGAGAGCCGCAAGCCGG


TCCCGCCGCCGCTCCCGGCATTGGGAACGGGCCGCGAACTGTTCGC


GCTGATGCGTTCGGTGCATGATCCGGCCGAGGCTGGCGGATCCGCG


ATGCTGGCCCAGATGGATCGCGTGATCGAAGCCGTTGGCGACGACA


TTCACTAA


 


G. oxydans 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase


(edd)-Amino Acid sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 86)


MSLNPVVESVTARIIERSKVSRRRYLALMERNRAKGVLRPKLACGN


LAHAIAASSPDKPDLMRPTGTNIGVITTYNDMLSAHQPYGRYPEQI


KLFAREVGATAQVAGGAPAMCDGVTQGQEGMELSLFSRDVIAMSTA


VGLSHGMFEGVALLGICDKIVPGLLMGALRFGHLPAMLIPAGPMPS


GLPNKEKQRIRQLYVQGKVGQDELMEAENASYHSPGTCTFYGTANT


NQMMVEIMGLMMPDSAFINPNTKLRQAMTRSGIHRLAEIGLNGEDV


RPLAHCVDEKAIVNAAVGLLATGGSTNHSIHLPAIARAAGILIDWE


DISRLSSAVPLITRVYPSGSEDVNAFNRVGGMPTVIAELTRAGMLH


KDILTVSRGGFSDYARRASLEGDEIVYTHAKPSTDTDILRDVATPF


RPDGGMRLMTGNLGRAIYKSSAIAPEHLTVEAPARVFQDQHDVLTA


YQNGELERDVVVVVRFQGPEANGMPELHKLTPTLGVLQDRGFKVAL


LTDGRMSGASGKVPAAIHVGPEAQVGGPIARVRDGDMIRVCAVTGQ


IEALVDAAEWESRKPVPPPLPALGTGRELFALMRSVHDPAEAGGSA


MLAQMDRVIEAVGDDIH


 


R. flavefaciens phosphogluconate dehydratase/


DHAD


(SEQ. ID. NO: 87)


ATGAGCGATAATTTTTTCTGCGAGGGTGCGGATAAAGCCCCTCAGC


GTTCACTTTTCAATGCACTGGGCATGACTAAAGAGGAAATGAAGCG


TCCCCTCGTTGGTATCGTTTCTTCCTACAATGAGATCGTTCCCGGC


CATATGAACATCGACAAGCTGGTCGAAGCCGTTAAGCTGGGTGTAG


CTATGGGCGGCGGCACTCCTGTTGTTTTCCCTGCTATCGCTGTATG


CGACGGTATCGCTATGGGTCACACAGGCATGAAGTACAGCCTTGTT


ACCCGTGACCTTATTGCCGATTCTACAGAGTGTATGGCTCTTGCTC


ATCACTTCGACGCACTGGTAATGATACCTAACTGCGACAAGAACGT


TCCCGGCCTGCTTATGGCGGCTGCACGTATCAATGTTCCTACTGTA


TTCGTAAGCGGCGGCCCTATGCTTGCAGGCCATGTAAAGGGTAAGA


AGACCTCTCTTTCATCCATGTTCGAGGCTGTAGGCGCTTACACAGC


AGGCAAGATAGACGAGGCTGAACTTGACGAATTCGAGAACAAGACC


TGCCCTACCTGCGGTTCATGTTCGGGTATGTATACCGCTAACTCCA


TGAACTGCCTCACTGAGGTACTGGGTATGGGTCTCAGAGGCAACGG


CACTATCCCTGCTGTTTACTCCGAGCGTATCAAGCTTGCAAAGCAG


GCAGGTATGCAGGTTATGGAACTCTACAGAAAGAATATCCGCCCTC


TCGATATCATGACAGAGAAGGCTTTCCAGAACGCTCTCACAGCTGA


TATGGCTCTTGGATGTTCCACAAACAGTATGCTCCATCTCCCTGCT


ATCGCCAACGAATGCGGCATAAATATCAACCTTGACATGGCTAACG


AGATAAGCGCCAAGACTCCTAACCTCTGCCATCTTGCACCGGCAGG


CCACACCTACATGGAAGACCTCAACGAAGCAGGCGGAGTTTATGCA


GTTCTCAACGAGCTGAGCAAAAAGGGACTTATCAACACCGACTGCA


TGACTGTTACAGGCAAGACCGTAGGCGAGAATATCAAGGGCTGCAT


CAACCGTGACCCTGAGACTATCCGTCCTATCGACAACCCATACAGT


GAAACAGGCGGAATCGCCGTACTCAAGGGCAATCTTGCTCCCGACA


GATGTGTTGTGAAGAGAAGCGCAGTTGCTCCCGAAATGCTGGTACA


CAAAGGCCCTGCAAGAGTATTCGACAGCGAGGAAGAAGCTATCAAG


GTCATCTATGAGGGCGGTATCAAGGCAGGCGACGTTGTTGTTATCC


GTTACGAAGGCCCTGCAGGCGGCCCCGGCATGAGAGAAATGCTCTC


TCCTACATCAGCTATACAGGGTGCAGGTCTCGGCTCAACTGTTGCT


CTAATCACTGACGGACGTTTCAGCGGCGCTACCCGTGGTGCGGCTA


TCGGACACGTATCCCCCGAAGCTGTAAACGGCGGTACTATCGCATA


TGTCAAGGACGGCGATATTATCTCCATCGACATACCGAATTACTCC


ATCACTCTTGAAGTATCCGACGAGGAGCTTGCAGAGCGCAAAAAGG


CAATGCCTATCAAGCGCAAGGAGAACATCACAGGCTATCTGAAGCG


CTATGCACAGCAGGTATCATCCGCAGACAAGGGCGCTATCATCAAC


AGGAAATAG


 


R. flavefaciens phosphogluconate dehydratase/


DHAD-Amino Acid sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 88)


MSDNFFCEGADKAPQRSLFNALGMTKEEMKRPLVGIVSSYNEIVPG


HMNIDKLVEAVKLGVAMGGGTPVVFPAIAVCDGIAMGHTGMKYSLV


TRDLIADSTECMALAHHFDALVMIPNCDKNVPGLLMAAARINVPTV


FVSGGPMLAGHVKGKKTSLSSMFEAVGAYTAGKIDEAELDEFENKT


CPTCGSCSGMYTANSMNCLTEVLGMGLRGNGTIPAVYSERIKLAKQ


AGMQVMELYRKNIRPLDIMTEKAFQNALTADMALGCSTNSMLHLPA


IANECGININLDMANEISAKTPNLCHLAPAGHTYMEDLNEAGGVYA


VLNELSKKGLINTDCMTVTGKTVGENIKGCINRDPETIRPIDNPYS


ETGGIAVLKGNLAPDRCVVKRSAVAPEMLVHKGPARVFDSEEEAIK


VIYEGGIKAGDVVVIRYEGPAGGPGMREMLSPTSAIQGAGLGSTVA


LITDGRFSGATRGAAIGHVSPEAVNGGTIAYVKDGDIISIDIPNYS


ITLEVSDEELAERKKAMPIKRKENITGYLKRYAQQVSSADKGAIIN


RK






Pair wise homology comparisons for various edd proteins are presented in the table below. The comparisons were made using ClustalW software (ClustalW and ClustalX version 2; Larkin M. A., Blackshields G., Brown N. P., Chema R., McGettigan P. A., McWilliam H., Valentin F., Wallace I. M., Wilm A., Lopez R., Thompson J. D., Gibson T. J. and Higgins D. G., Bioinformatics 2007 23(21): 2947-2948). ClustalW is a free alignment tool available at the European Bioinformatics Institute website (e.g., world wide web uniform resource locator ebi.ac.uk, specific ClustalW location is ebi.ac.uk/Tools/clustalw2/index.html). PAO1=Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, E.C.=Eschericia coli, S.O.=S. oneidensis, G.O.=G. oxydans, R.F.=Ruminococcus flavefaciens.

















PAO1
E.C.
S.O.
G.O.
R.F.























PAO1
100
62
62
55
29



E.C.
62
100
66
56
30



S.O.
62
66
100
56
28



G.O.
55
56
56
100
28



R.F.
29
30
28
28
100

















S. oneidensis keto-hydroxyglutarate-aldolase/


keto-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase (eda)


(SEQ. ID. NO: 89)


ATGCTTGAGAATAACTGGTCATTACAACCACAAGATATTTTTAAACG


CAGCCCTATTGTTCCTGTTATGGTGATTAACAAGATTGAACATGCGG


TGCCCTTAGCTAAAGCGCTGGTTGCCGGAGGGATAAGCGTGTTGGAA


GTGACATTACGCACGCCATGCGCCCTTGAAGCTATCACCAAAATCGC


CAAGGAAGTGCCTGAGGCGCTGGTTGGCGCGGGGACTATTTTAAATG


AAGCCCAGCTTGGACAGGCTATCGCCGCTGGTGCGCAATTTATTATC


ACTCCAGGTGCGACAGTTGAGCTGCTCAAAGCGGGCATGCAAGGACC


GGTGCCGTTAATTCCGGGCGTTGCCAGTATTTCCGAGGTGATGACGG


GCATGGCGCTGGGCTACACTCACTTTAAATTCTTCCCTGCTGAAGCG


TCAGGTGGCGTTGATGCGCTTAAGGCTTTCTCTGGGCCGTTAGCAGA


TATCCGCTTCTGCCCAACAGGTGGAATTACCCCGAGCAGCTATAAAG


ATTACTTAGCGCTGAAGAATGTCGATTGTATTGGTGGCAGCTGGATT


GCTCCTACCGATGCGATGGAGCAGGGCGATTGGGATCGTATCACTCA


GCTGTGTAAAGAGGCGATTGGCGGACTTTAA


 


S. oneidensis keto-hydroxyglutarate-aldolase/


keto-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase (eda)-


Amino Acid sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 90)


MLENNWSLQPQDIFKRSPIVPVMVINKIEHAVPLAKALVAGGISVLE


VTLRTPCALEAITKIAKEVPEALVGAGTILNEAQLGQAIAAGAQIIT


PGATVELLKAGMQGPVPLIPGVASISEVMTGMALGYTHFKFFPAEAS


GGVDALKAFSGPLADIRFCPTGGITPSSYKDYLALKNVDCIGGSWIA


PTDAMEQGDWDRITQLCKEAIGGL


 


G.oxydans keto-hydroxyglutarate-aldolase/keto-


deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase (eda)


(SEQ. ID. NO: 91)


ATGATCGATACTGCCAAACTCGACGCCGTCATGAGCCGTTGTCCGGT


CATGCCGGTGCTGGTGGTCAATGATGTGGCTCTGGCCCGCCCGATGG


CCGAGGCTCTGGTGGCGGGTGGACTGTCCACGCTGGAAGTCACGCTG


CGCACGCCCTGCGCCCTTGAAGCTATTGAGGAAATGTCGAAAGTACC


AGGCGCGCTGGTCGGTGCCGGTACGGTGCTGAATCCGTCCGACATGG


ACCGTGCCGTGAAGGCGGGTGCGCGCTTCATCGTCAGCCCCGGCCTG


ACCGAGGCGCTGGCAAAGGCGTCGGTTGAGCATGACGTCCCCTTCCT


GCCAGGCGTTGCCAATGCGGGTGACATCATGCGGGGTCTGGATCTGG


GTCTGTCACGCTTCAAGTTCTTCCCGGCTGTGACGAATGGCGGCATT


CCCGCGCTCAAGAGCTTGGCCAGTGTTTTTGGCAGCAATGTCCGTTT


CTGCCCCACGGGCGGCATTACGGAAGAGAGCGCACCGGACTGGCTGG


CGCTTCCCTCCGTGGCCTGCGTCGGCGGATCCTGGGTGACGGCCGGC


ACGTTCGATGCGGACAAGGTCCGTCAGCGCGCCACGGCTGCGGCACT


CTTCACGGTCTGA


 


G.oxydans keto-hydroxyglutarate-aldolase/keto-


deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase (eda)-Amino


Acid


(SEQ. ID. NO: 92)


MIDTAKLDAVMSRCPVMPVLVVNDVALARPMAEALVAGGLSTLEVTL


RTPCALEAIEEMSKVPGALVGAGTVLNPSDMDRAVKAGARFIVSPGL


TEALAKASVEHDVPFLPGVANAGDIMRGLDLGLSRFKFFPAVTNGGI


PALKSLASVFGSNVRFCPTGGITEESAPDWLALPSVACVGGSWTAG


TFDADKVRQRATAAALFTV






Pair wise homology comparisons for various eda proteins are presented in the table below. The comparisons were made using ClustalW software (ClustalW and ClustalX version 2; Larkin M. A., Blackshields G., Brown N. P., Chema R., McGettigan P. A., McWilliam H., Valentin F., Wallace I. M., Wilm A., Lopez R., Thompson J. D., Gibson T. J. and Higgins D. G., Bioinformatics 2007 23(21): 2947-2948). PAO1=Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, E.C.=Eschericia coli, S.O.=S. oneidensis, G.O.=G. oxydans, R.F.=Ruminococcus flavefaciens.
















PAO1
E.C.
S.O.
G.O.






















PAO1
100
41
44
40



E.C.
41
100
60
46



S.O.
44
60
100
45



G.O.
40
46
45
100










All oligonucleotides set forth above were purchased from Integrated technologies (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa). These oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate a SpeI restriction endonuclease cleavage site upstream and an XhoI restriction endonuclease cleavage site downstream of the edd and eda gene constructs, such that the sites could be used to clone the genes into yeast expression vectors p426GPD (ATCC accession number 87361) and p425GPD (ATCC accession number 87359). In addition to incorporating restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, the forward oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate six consecutive A nucleotides immediately upstream of the ATG initiation codon.
PCR amplification of the genes were performed as follows: about 100 ng of the genomic DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction mixture was cycled as follows: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 50° C. (eda amplifications) or 53° C. (edd amplifications) for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds (eda amplifications) or 30 seconds (edd amplifications). A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. Each amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and the sequences verified (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).
Cloning of New edd and eda Genes into Yeast Expression Vectors
Each of the sequence-verified eda and edd fragments were subcloned into the corresponding restriction sites in plasmids p425GPD and p426GPD vectors (ATCC #87361; PubMed: 7737504). Briefly, about 50 ng of SpeI-XhoI-digested p425GPD vector was ligated to about 50 ng of SpeI/XhoI-restricted eda or edd fragment in a 10 μl reaction with 1×T4 DNA ligase buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas) overnight at 16° C. About 3 μl of this reaction was used to transform DH5α competent cells (Zymo Research) and plated onto LB agar media containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. Final constructs were confirmed by restriction endonuclease digests and sequence verification (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.).
In Vivo Assay to Determine Optimal EDD/EDA Combination
To determine the optimal EDD/EDA gene combinations, a yeast strain was developed to enable in vivo gene combination evaluation. Growth on glucose was impaired in this strain by disrupting both copies of phosphofructokinase (PFK), however, the strain could grow normally on galactose due to the presence of a single plasmid copy of the PFK2 gene under the control of a GAL1 promoter. The strain can only grow on glucose if a functional EDD/EDA is present in the cell. The strain was generated using strain BF205 (YGR240C/BY4742, ATCC Cat. No. 4015893; Winzeler E A, et al. Science 285: 901-906, 1999, PubMed: 10436161) as the starting strain.
PFK2 Expressing Plasmid
The plasmid expressing the PFK2 gene under the control of the GAL1 promoter, for use in the in vivo edd/eda gene combination evaluations, was constructed by first isolating the PFK2 gene.
Primers JML/89 and JML/95 were used to amplify the PFK2 gene from BY4742 in a PCR reaction containing about 100 ng of the genomic DNA, 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reactions were cycled as follows: 95° C. for 10 minutes followed by 10 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 20 seconds, and 72° C. for 90 seconds and 25 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 62° C. for 20 seconds, and 72° C. for 90 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. Each amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and sequence verified (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.). The sequences of JML/89 and JML/95 are given below.









(SEQ ID NO: 343)










JML/89
ACTAGTATGACTGTTACTACTCCTTTTGTGAATGGTAC



 









(SEQ ID NO: 344)










JML/95
CTCGAGTTAATCAACTCTCTTTCTTCCAACCAAATGGTC






The primers used were designed to include a unique SpeI restriction site at the 5′ end of the gene and a unique XhoI restriction site at the 3′ end of the gene. This SpeI-XhoI fragment (approximately 2900 bp) was cloned into the SpeI-XhoI sites of the yeast vector p416GAL (ATCC Cat. No. 87332; Mumberg D, et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 22: 5767-5768, 1994. PubMed: 7838736) in a 10 μl ligation reaction containing about 50 ng of the p416GAL plasmid and about 100 ng of the PFK2 fragment with 1× ligation buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas). This ligation reaction was allowed to incubate at room temperature for about one hour and was transformed into competent DH5α (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and plated onto LB plates containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. The final plasmid was verified by restriction digests and sequence confirmed (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.) and was called pBF744. Plasmid pBF744 was transformed in yeast strain BF205 (BY4742 pfk1) using the procedure outlined below. This resulting strain was called BF1477.

    
    
        1. Inoculate 5 mLs YPD with a single yeast colony. Grow O/N at 30° C.
        2. Next day: add 50 μl culture to 450 μl fresh YPD, check A660. Add suitable amount of cells to 60 mLs fresh YPD to give an A660=0.2 (2×106 cells/mL). Grow to A660=1.0 (2×107 cells/mL), approximately 5 hours.
        3. Boil a solution of 10 mg/ml salmon sperm DNA for 5 min, then quick chill on ice.
        4. Spin down 50 mL cells at 3000 rpm for 5 min, wash in 10 mL sterile water, recentrifuge.
        5. Resuspend in 1 mL sterile water. Transfer to 1.5 mL sterile microfuge tube, spin down.
        6. Resuspend in 1 mL sterile TE/LiOAC solution. Spin down, resuspend in 0.25 mLs TE/LiOAc (4×109 cells).
        7. In a 1.5 mL microfuge tube, mix 50 μl yeast cells with 1-5 μg transforming DNA and 5 μl single stranded carrier DNA (boiled salmon sperm DNA).
        8. Add 300 μl sterile PEG solution. Mix thoroughly. Incubate at 30° C. for 60 min with gentle mixing every 15 min.
        9. Add 40 μl DMSO, mix thoroughly. Heat shock at 42° C. for 15 min.
        10. Microfuge cells at 13000 rpm for 30 seconds, remove supernatant. Resuspend in 1 mL 1×TE, microfuge 30 sec. Resuspend in 1 mL 1×TE. Plate 100-200 μl on selective media (SCD-ura).
    
    


pfk2 Knockout Cassette
A knockout cassette for the PFK2 gene was constructed by first PCR amplifying about 300 bp of the 5′ and 3′ flanking regions of the PFK2 gene from S. cerevisiae, strain BY4742 using primers JML/85 and JML/87 and primers JML/86 and JML/88, respectively. These flanking regions were designed such that the 5′ flanking region had a HindIII site at its 5′ edge and a BamHI site at its 3′ end. The 3′ flanking region had a BamHI site at its 5′ edge and a EcoRI site at its 3′ edge. The nucleotide sequence of the PFK2 gene and the primers used for amplification of the PFK2 gene are given below.







S. cerevisiae PFK2 (from genomic sequence)


SEQ. ID. NO: 121


ATGACTGTTACTACTCCTTTTGTGAATGGTACTTCTTATTGTACCGT


CACTGCATATTCCGTTCAATCTTATAAAGCTGCCATAGATTTTTACA


CCAAGTTTTTGTCATTAGAAAACCGCTCTTCTCCAGATGAAAACTCC


ACTTTATTGTCTAACGATTCCATCTCTTTGAAGATCCTTCTACGTCC


TGATGAAAAAATCAATAAAAATGTTGAGGCTCATTTGAAGGAATTGA


ACAGTATTACCAAGACTCAAGACTGGAGATCACATGCCACCCAATCC


TTGGTATTTAACACTTCCGACATCTTGGCAGTCAAGGACACTCTAAA


TGCTATGAACGCTCCTCTTCAAGGCTACCCAACAGAACTATTTCCAA


TGCAGTTGTACACTTTGGACCCATTAGGTAACGTTGTTGGTGTTACT


TCTACTAAGAACGCAGTTTCAACCAAGCCAACTCCACCACCAGCACC


AGAAGCTTCTGCTGAGTCTGGTCTTTCCTCTAAAGTTCACTCTTACA


CTGATTTGGCTTACCGTATGAAAACCACCGACACCTATCCATCTCTG


CCAAAGCCATTGAACAGGCCTCAAAAGGCAATTGCCGTCATGACTTC


CGGTGGTGATGCTCCAGGTATGAACTCTAACGTTAGAGCCATCGTGC


GTTCCGCTATCTTCAAAGGTTGTCGTGCCTTTGTTGTCATGGAAGGT


TATGAAGGTTTGGTTCGTGGTGGTCCAGAATACATCAAGGAATTCCA


CTGGGAAGACGTCCGTGGTTGGTCTGCTGAAGGTGGTACCAACATTG


GTACTGCCCGTTGTATGGAATTCAAGAAGCGCGAAGGTAGATTATTG


GGTGCCCAACATTTGATTGAGGCCGGTGTCGATGCTTTGATCGTTTG


TGGTGGTGACGGTTCTTTGACTGGTGCTGATCTGTTTAGATCAGAAT


GGCCTTCTTTGATCGAGGAATTGTTGAAAACAAACAGAATTTCCAAC


GAACAATACGAAAGAATGAAGCATTTGAATATTTGCGGTACTGTCGG


TTCTATTGATAACGATATGTCCACCACGGATGCTACTATTGGTGCTT


ACTCTGCCTTGGACAGAATCTGTAAGGCCATCGATTACGTTGAAGCC


ACTGCCAACTCTCACTCAAGAGCTTTCGTTGTTGAAGTTATGGGTAG


AAACTGTGGTTGGTTAGCTTTATTAGCTGGTATCGCCACTTCCGCTG


ACTATATCTTTATTCCAGAGAAGCCAGCCACTTCCAGCGAATGGCAA


GATCAAATGTGTGACATTGTCTCCAAGCACAGATCAAGGGGTAAGAG


AACCACCATTGTTGTTGTTGCAGAAGGTGCTATCGCTGCTGACTTGA


CCCCAATTTCTCCAAGCGACGTCCACAAAGTTCTAGTTGACAGATTA


GGTTTGGATACAAGAATTACTACCTTAGGTCACGTTCAAAGAGGTGG


TACTGCTGTTGCTTACGACCGTATCTTGGCTACTTTACAAGGTCTTG


AGGCCGTTAATGCCGTTTTGGAATCCACTCCAGACACCCCATCACCA


TTGATTGCTGTTAACGAAAACAAAATTGTTCGTAAACCATTAATGGA


ATCCGTCAAGTTGACCAAAGCAGTTGCAGAAGCCATTCAAGCTAAGG


ATTTCAAGAGAGCTATGTCTTTAAGAGACACTGAGTTCATTGAACAT


TTAAACAATTTCATGGCTATCAACTCTGCTGACCACAACGAACCAAA


GCTACCAAAGGACAAGAGACTGAAGATTGCCATTGTTAATGTCGGTG


CTCCAGCTGGTGGTATCAACTCTGCCGTCTACTCGATGGCTACTTAC


TGTATGTCCCAAGGTCACAGACCATACGCTATCTACAATGGTTGGTC


TGGTTTGGCAAGACATGAAAGTGTTCGTTCTTTGAACTGGAAGGATA


TGTTGGGTTGGCAATCCCGTGGTGGTTCTGAAATCGGTACTAACAGA


GTCACTCCAGAAGAAGCAGATCTAGGTATGATTGCTTACTATTTCCA


AAAGTACGAATTTGATGGTTTGATCATCGTTGGTGGTTTCGAAGCTT


TTGAATCTTTACATCAATTAGAGAGAGCAAGAGAAAGTTATCCAGCT


TTCAGAATCCCAATGGTCTTGATACCAGCTACTTTGTCTAACAATGT


TCCAGGTACTGAATACTCTTTGGGTTCTGATACCGCTTTGAATGCTC


TAATGGAATACTGTGATGTTGTTAAACAATCCGCTTCTTCAACCAGA


GGTAGAGCCTTCGTTGTCGATTGTCAAGGTGGTAACTCAGGCTATTT


GGCCACTTACGCTTCTTTGGCTGTTGGTGCTCAAGTCTCTTATGTCC


CAGAAGAAGGTATTTCTTTGGAGCAATTGTCCGAGGATATTGAATAC


TTAGCTCAATCTTTTGAAAAGGCAGAAGGTAGAGGTAGATTTGGTAA


ATTGATTTTGAAGAGTACAAACGCTTCTAAGGCTTTATCAGCCACTA


AATTGGCTGAAGTTATTACTGCTGAAGCCGATGGCAGATTTGACGCT


AAGCCAGCTTATCCAGGTCATGTACAACAAGGTGGTTTGCCATCTCC


AATTGATAGAACAAGAGCCACTAGAATGGCCATTAAAGCTGTCGGCT


TCATCAAAGACAACCAAGCTGCCATTGCTGAAGCTCGTGCTGCCGAA


GAAAACTTCAACGCTGATGACAAGACCATTTCTGACACTGCTGCTGT


CGTTGGTGTTAAGGGTTCACATGTCGTTTACAACTCCATTAGACAAT


TGTATGACTATGAAACTGAAGTTTCCATGAGAATGCCAAAGGTCATT


CACTGGCAAGCTACCAGACTCATTGCTGACCATTTGGTTGGAAGAAA


GAGAGTTGATTAA


 


JML/85


(SEQ ID NO: 345)


AAGCTTTTAATTAATATAACGCTATGACGGTAGTTGAATGTTAAAAA


C


 


JML/86


(SEQ ID NO: 346)


GAATTCTTAATTAAAGAGAACAAAGTATTTAACGCACATGTATAAAT


ATTG


 


JML/87


(SEQ ID NO: 347)


GGATCCGCATGCGGCCGGCCAGCTTTTAATCAAGGAAGTAATAAATA


AAGGAC


 


JML/88


(SEQ ID NO: 348)


GGATCCGAGCTCGCGGCCGCAGCTTTTGAACAATGAATTTTTTGTTC


CTTTC






The nucleic acid fragments were amplified using the following conditions; about 100 ng of the BY4742 genomic DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 58° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 20 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. Each amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and the sequence of the construct was verified (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.). The resulting plasmids were named pBF648 (5′ flanking region) and pBF649 (3′ flanking region). A three fragment ligation was performed using about 100 ng of the 5′ flanking region HindIII-BamHI fragment, about 100 ng of the 3′ flanking region BamHI-EcoRI fragment and about 50 ng of pUC19 digested with HindIII and EcoRI in a 5 μl ligation reaction containing 1× ligation buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas). This reaction was incubated at room temperature for about one hour. About 2 μl of this reaction mix was used to transform competent DH5α cells (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and plated onto LB agar media containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. The final construct was confirmed by restriction endonuclease digests and sequence verification (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.), resulting in plasmid pBF653.
Lys 2 Gene Cloning
The Lys2 gene was isolated by PCR amplification from pRS317 (ATCC Cat. No. 77157; Sikorski R S, Boeke J D. Methods Enzymol. 194: 302-318, 1991. PubMed: 2005795) using primers JML/93 and JML/94. PCR amplification was performed as follows: about 25 ng of the pRS317 plasmid DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reactions were cycled at: 95° C. 10 minutes followed by 10 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 2 minutes, followed by 25 more rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 62° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 2 minutes. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector as described herein, resulting in plasmid pBF656. The nucleotide sequence of Lys2 gene and the primers used for amplification of the Lys2 gene are given below.







JML/93


(SEQ ID NO: 349)


GCGGCCGCAGCTTCGCAAGTATTCATTTTAGACCCATG


 


JML/94


(SEQ ID NO: 350)


GGCCGGCCGGTACCAATTCCACTTGCAATTACATAAAAAATTCC


 


Lys 2 (from genomic sequence database),


SEQ. ID. NO: 122


ATGACTAACGAAAAGGTCTGGATAGAGAAGTTGGATAATCCAACTCT


TTCAGTGTTACCACATGACTTTTTACGCCCACAACAAGAACCTTATA


CGAAACAAGCTACATATTCGTTACAGCTACCTCAGCTCGATGTGCCT


CATGATAGTTTTTCTAACAAATACGCTGTCGCTTTGAGTGTATGGGC


TGCATTGATATATAGAGTAACCGGTGACGATGATATTGTTCTTTATA


TTGCGAATAACAAAATCTTAAGATTCAATATTCAACCAACGTGGTCA


TTTAATGAGCTGTATTCTACAATTAACAATGAGTTGAACAAGCTCAA


TTCTATTGAGGCCAATTTTTCCTTTGACGAGCTAGCTGAAAAAATTC


AAAGTTGCCAAGATCTGGAAAGGACCCCTCAGTTGTTCCGTTTGGCC


TTTTTGGAAAACCAAGATTTCAAATTAGACGAGTTCAAGCATCATTT


AGTGGACTTTGCTTTGAATTTGGATACCAGTAATAATGCGCATGTTT


TGAACTTAATTTATAACAGCTTACTGTATTCGAATGAAAGAGTAACC


ATTGTTGCGGACCAATTTACTCAATATTTGACTGCTGCGCTAAGCGA


TCCATCCAATTGCATAACTAAAATCTCTCTGATCACCGCATCATCCA


AGGATAGTTTACCTGATCCAACTAAGAACTTGGGCTGGTGCGATTTC


GTGGGGTGTATTCACGACATTTTCCAGGACAATGCTGAAGCCTTCCC


AGAGAGAACCTGTGTTGTGGAGACTCCAACACTAAATTCCGACAAGT


CCCGTTCTTTCACTTATCGCGACATCAACCGCACTTCTAACATAGTT


GCCCATTATTTGATTAAAACAGGTATCAAAAGAGGTGATGTAGTGAT


GATCTATTCTTCTAGGGGTGTGGATTTGATGGTATGTGTGATGGGTG


TCTTGAAAGCCGGCGCAACCTTTTCAGTTATCGACCCTGCATATCCC


CCAGCCAGACAAACCATTTACTTAGGTGTTGCTAAACCACGTGGGTT


GATTGTTATTAGAGCTGCTGGACAATTGGATCAACTAGTAGAAGATT


ACATCAATGATGAATTGGAGATTGTTTCAAGAATCAATTCCATCGCT


ATTCAAGAAAATGGTACCATTGAAGGTGGCAAATTGGACAATGGCGA


GGATGTTTTGGCTCCATATGATCACTACAAAGACACCAGAACAGGTG


TTGTAGTTGGACCAGATTCCAACCCAACCCTATCTTTCACATCTGGT


TCCGAAGGTATTCCTAAGGGTGTTCTTGGTAGACATTTTTCCTTGGC


TTATTATTTCAATTGGATGTCCAAAAGGTTCAACTTAACAGAAAATG


ATAAATTCACAATGCTGAGCGGTATTGCACATGATCCAATTCAAAGA


GATATGTTTACACCATTATTTTTAGGTGCCCAATTGTATGTCCCTAC


TCAAGATGATATTGGTACACCGGGCCGTTTAGCGGAATGGATGAGTA


AGTATGGTTGCACAGTTACCCATTTAACACCTGCCATGGGTCAATTA


CTTACTGCCCAAGCTACTACACCATTCCCTAAGTTACATCATGCGTT


CTTTGTGGGTGACATTTTAACAAAACGTGATTGTCTGAGGTTACAAA


CCTTGGCAGAAAATTGCCGTATTGTTAATATGTACGGTACCACTGAA


ACACAGCGTGCAGTTTCTTATTTCGAAGTTAAATCAAAAAATGACGA


TCCAAACTTTTTGAAAAAATTGAAAGATGTCATGCCTGCTGGTAAAG


GTATGTTGAACGTTCAGCTACTAGTTGTTAACAGGAACGATCGTACT


CAAATATGTGGTATTGGCGAAATAGGTGAGATTTATGTTCGTGCAGG


TGGTTTGGCCGAAGGTTATAGAGGATTACCAGAATTGAATAAAGAAA


AATTTGTGAACAACTGGTTTGTTGAAAAAGATCACTGGAATTATTTG


GATAAGGATAATGGTGAACCTTGGAGACAATTCTGGTTAGGTCCAAG


AGATAGATTGTACAGAACGGGTGATTTAGGTCGTTATCTACCAAACG


GTGACTGTGAATGTTGCGGTAGGGCTGATGATCAAGTTAAAATTCGT


GGGTTCAGAATCGAATTAGGAGAAATAGATACGCACATTTCCCAACA


TCCATTGGTAAGAGAAAACATTACTTTAGTTCGCAAAAATGCCGACA


ATGAGCCAACATTGATCACATTTATGGTCCCAAGATTTGACAAGCCA


GATGACTTGTCTAAGTTCCAAAGTGATGTTCCAAAGGAGGTTGAAAC


TGACCCTATAGTTAAGGGCTTAATCGGTTACCATCTTTTATCCAAGG


ACATCAGGACTTTCTTAAAGAAAAGATTGGCTAGCTATGCTATGCCT


TCCTTGATTGTGGTTATGGATAAACTACCATTGAATCCAAATGGTAA


AGTTGATAAGCCTAAACTTCAATTCCCAACTCCCAAGCAATTAAATT


TGGTAGCTGAAAATACAGTTTCTGAAACTGACGACTCTCAGTTTACC


AATGTTGAGCGCGAGGTTAGAGACTTATGGTTAAGTATATTACCTAC


CAAGCCAGCATCTGTATCACCAGATGATTCGTTTTTCGATTTAGGTG


GTCATTCTATCTTGGCTACCAAAATGATTTTTACCTTAAAGAAAAAG


CTGCAAGTTGATTTACCATTGGGCACAATTTTCAAGTATCCAACGAT


AAAGGCCTTTGCCGCGGAAATTGACAGAATTAAATCATCGGGTGGAT


CATCTCAAGGTGAGGTCGTCGAAAATGTCACTGCAAATTATGCGGAA


GACGCCAAGAAATTGGTTGAGACGCTACCAAGTTCGTACCCCTCTCG


AGAATATTTTGTTGAACCTAATAGTGCCGAAGGAAAAACAACAATTA


ATGTGTTTGTTACCGGTGTCACAGGATTTCTGGGCTCCTACATCCTT


GCAGATTTGTTAGGACGTTCTCCAAAGAACTACAGTTTCAAAGTGTT


TGCCCACGTCAGGGCCAAGGATGAAGAAGCTGCATTTGCAAGATTAC


AAAAGGCAGGTATCACCTATGGTACTTGGAACGAAAAATTTGCCTCA


AATATTAAAGTTGTATTAGGCGATTTATCTAAAAGCCAATTTGGTCT


TTCAGATGAGAAGTGGATGGATTTGGCAAACACAGTTGATATAATTA


TCCATAATGGTGCGTTAGTTCACTGGGTTTATCCATATGCCAAATTG


AGGGATCCAAATGTTATTTCAACTATCAATGTTATGAGCTTAGCCGC


CGTCGGCAAGCCAAAGTTCTTTGACTTTGTTTCCTCCACTTCTACTC


TTGACACTGAATACTACTTTAATTTGTCAGATAAACTTGTTAGCGAA


GGGAAGCCAGGCATTTTAGAATCAGACGATTTAATGAACTCTGCAAG


CGGGCTCACTGGTGGATATGGTCAGTCCAAATGGGCTGCTGAGTACA


TCATTAGACGTGCAGGTGAAAGGGGCCTACGTGGGTGTATTGTCAGA


CCAGGTTACGTAACAGGTGCCTCTGCCAATGGTTCTTCAAACACAGA


TGATTTCTTATTGAGATTTTTGAAAGGTTCAGTCCAATTAGGTAAGA


TTCCAGATATCGAAAATTCCGTGAATATGGTTCCAGTAGATCATGTT


GCTCGTGTTGTTGTTGCTACGTCTTTGAATCCTCCCAAAGAAAATGA


ATTGGCCGTTGCTCAAGTAACGGGTCACCCAAGAATATTATTCAAAG


ACTACTTGTATACTTTACACGATTATGGTTACGATGTCGAAATCGAA


AGCTATTCTAAATGGAAGAAATCATTGGAGGCGTCTGTTATTGACAG


GAATGAAGAAAATGCGTTGTATCCTTTGCTACACATGGTCTTAGACA


ACTTACCTGAAAGTACCAAAGCTCCGGAACTAGACGATAGGAACGCC


GTGGCATCTTTAAAGAAAGACACCGCATGGACAGGTGTTGATTGGTC


TAATGGAATAGGTGTTACTCCAGAAGAGGTTGGTATATATATTGCAT


TTTTAAACAAGGTTGGATTTTTACCTCCACCAACTCATAATGACAAA


CTTCCACTGCCAAGTATAGAACTAACTCAAGCGCAAATAAGTCTAGT


TGCTTCAGGTGCTGGTGCTCGTGGAAGCTCCGCAGCAGCTTAA






The knockout cassette was fully assembled by cloning the NotI-FseI LYS2 fragment from plasmid pBF656 into the NotI-FseI sites located between the 5′ and 3′ flanking PFK2 regions in plasmid pBF653. About 50 ng of plasmid pBF653 digested with NotI and FseI was ligated to about 100 ng of the NotI-FseI LYS2 fragment from plasmid pBF656 in a 5 μl reaction containing 1× ligation buffer and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas) for about 1 hour at room temperature. About 2 μl of this reaction was used to transform competent DH5α (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and plated on 100 μg/ml ampicillin. The structure of the final plasmid, pBF745, was confirmed by restriction enzyme digests. The approximately 5 kbp Pact fragment containing the LYS2 cassette and PFK2 flanking regions was gel extracted using the Zymoclean Gel DNA Recovery Kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's conditions.
Strain BF1477 was transformed with the about 5 kbp PacI fragment using the method described above (LiOAc/PEG method) generating strain BF1411. Strain BF1411 has the ability to grow on galactose as a carbon source, but cannot grow on glucose. Various combinations of the EDD and EDA constructs can be expressed in this strain and monitored for growth on glucose. Strains which show growth on glucose (or the highest growth rate on glucose) can be further characterized to determine which combination of EDD and EDA genes is present. Using the strain and method described herein, libraries of EDD and EDA genes can be screened for improved activities and activity combinations in a host organism.
Example 24
Single Plasmid System for Industrial Yeast
A single plasmid system expressing EDD and EDA for industrial yeast was constructed as follows:
The approximately 2800 bp fragment containing the GPD1 promoter, EDD-PAO1 gene and CYC1 terminator from plasmid pBF291 (p426GPD with EDD-PAO1) was PCR amplified using primers KAS/5′-BamHI-Pgpd and KAS/3′-NdeI-CYCt, described below. About 25 ng of the plasmid DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 45 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector, as described herein, and the final plasmid was sequence verified and designated, pBF475.









KAS/5′-BamHI-Pgpd



(SEQ ID NO: 351)



GGATCCgtttatcattatcaatactcgccatttcaaag



 



KAS/3′-NdeI-CYCt



(SEQ ID NO: 352)



CATATGttgggtaccggccgcaaattaaagccttcgagcg






An approximately 1500 bp KANMX4 cassette was PCR amplified from plasmid pBF413 HO-poly-KanMX4-HO (ATCC Cat. No. 87804) using primers KAS/5′-Bam_NdeI-KANMX4 and KAS/3′-Sal_NheI-KANMX4, described below.







KAS/5′-Bam_NdeI-KANMX4


(SEQ ID NO: 353)


GGATTCagtcagatCATATGggtacccccgggttaattaaggcgcgc


cagatctg


 


KAS/3′-Sal_NheI-KANMX4


(SEQ ID NO: 354)


GTCGACaggcctactgtacgGCTAGCgaattcgagctcgttttcgac


actggatggcggc






About 25 ng of plasmid pBF413 HO-poly-KanMX4-HO DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 30 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector, as described herein. The resulting plasmid was sequence verified and designated, pBF465.
An approximately 225 bp ADH1 terminator was PCR amplified from the genome of BY4742 using primers KAS/5′-Xba-XhoI-ADHt and KAS/3′-StuI-ADH5. The sequence of primers KAS/5′-Xba-XhoI-ADHt and KAS/3′-Stul-ADH5 is given below.









KAS/5′-Xba-XhoI-ADHt



(SEQ ID NO: 355)



tctagaCTCGAGtaataagcgaatttcttatgatttatg



 



KAS/3′-StuI-ADH5



(SEQ ID NO: 356)



aagcttAGGCCTggagcgatttgcaggcatttgc






About 100 ng of genomic DNA from BY4742 was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector according to the manufacturer's recommendations and sequence verified. The resulting plasmid was designated pBF437.
The TEF2 promoter was PCR amplified from the genome of BY4742 using primers KAS/5′-Xba-XhoI-ADHt and KAS/3′-StuI-ADH5, described below.









KAS/5′-Bam-NheI-Ptef



(SEQ ID NO: 357)



GGATCCgctagcACCGCGAATCCTTACATCACACCC



 



KAS/3′-XbaI-SpeI-Ptef



(SEQ ID NO: 358)



tctagaCTCGAGtaataagcgaatttcttatgatttatg






About 100 ng of genomic DNA from BY4742 was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. This was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and sequence verified (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.). The resulting plasmid was called pBF440.
The EDA gene cassettes were constructed as follows: First the TEF2 promoter from the plasmid pBF440 was digested with BamHI and XbaI and was cloned into the BamHI and XbaI sites of pUC19 creating plasmid pBF480. Plasmid pBF480 was then digested with XbaI and HindIII and was ligated to the XbaI-HindIII fragment from plasmid pBF437 containing the ADH1 terminator, creating plasmid pBF521. Plasmid pBF521 was then digested with SpeI and XhoI and then ligated to either SpeI-XhoI fragment containing either the PAO1 eda gene from plasmid pBF292 or the E. coli eda gene from plasmid pBF268. The 2 plasmids generated, depending on the eda gene chosen, were designated pBF523 (e.g., containing the PAO1-eda) and pBF568 (e.g., containing the E. coli-eda), respectively. The approximately 1386 bp TEF-EDA-ADHt cassette from either plasmid pBF 523 or pBF568 was then gel extracted using the NheI-Stul sites.
The final vector was generated by first altering the Nde1 site in pUC19 using the mutagenesis primers described below.









(SEQ ID NO: 359)



KAS/SDM-NdeI-pUC18-5



gattgtactgagagtgcacaatatgcggtgtgaaatacc



 



(SEQ ID NO: 360)



KAS/SDM-NdeI-pUC18-3



ggtatttcacaccgcatattgtgcactctcagtacaatc






About 50 ng of pUC19 plasmid DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol SDM-specific primers and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 15 rounds of 95° C. for 15 seconds, 55° C. for 40 seconds, and 72° C. for 3 minutes. A final 10 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The PCR reaction mixture was then digested with 30 U of Dpnl for about 2 hours and 5 μl of the digested PCR reaction mixture was used to transform competent DH5α (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and plated onto LB plates containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. The structure of the final plasmid, pBF421, was confirmed by restriction digests.
An approximately 1359 bp EcoRI fragment containing the 2μ yeast origin cassette was cloned into the EcoRI site of plasmid pBF421 in a 10 μl ligation reaction mixture containing 1× ligation buffer, 50 ng of EcoRI-digested pBF421 80 ng of EcoRI-digested 2μ cassette, and 1 U T4 DNA ligase (Fermentas). The reaction was incubated at room temperature for about 2 hours and 3 μl of this was used to transform competent DH5α (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.). The structure of the resultant plasmid, pBF429, was confirmed by restriction enzyme digests.
Plasmid pBF429 was then digested with BamHI and SalI and ligated to the BamHI-SalI KANMX4 cassette described above. The resultant plasmid, designated pBF515, was digested with BamHI and NdeI and ligated to the BamHI-NdeI fragment containing the 2802 bp GPD-EDD-CYCt fragment from pBF475. The resulting plasmid, designated pBF522, was digested with NheI-StuI and was ligated to the 1386 bp NheI-Stul TEF-EDA-ADHt fragment from plasmids pBF523 or pBF568, creating final plasmids pBF524 and pBF612. Expression levels of each of the single plasmid eda/edd expression system vectors was assayed and compared against the original eda/edd two plasmid expression system vectors. The results, presented in FIG. 19, graphically illustrate edd/eda coupled assay kinetics for the single and two plasmid systems. The kinetics graphs for both expression systems show substantially similar enzyme kinetics over the major of the time course.
Example 25
Chimeric Xylose Isomerase Activities
Chimeric Xylose Isomerase nucleotide sequences and functional activities were generated that included an N-terminal portion of Xylose isomerase from one donor organism and a C-terminal portion of Xylose isomerase from a different donor organism. In some embodiments the second donor organism was a Ruminococcus bacteria. Given below are oligonucleotides utilized to isolate and modify a nucleotide sequence encoding a xylose isomerase activity. Also given below are non-limiting examples of native and chimeric nucleotide and amino acid sequences encoding xylose isomerase activities.
The native Ruminococcus flavefaciens nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 22) utilized to generate chimeric xylose isomerase activities is given below.







ATGGAATTTTTCAGCAATATCGGTAAAATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAA


 


AGTACTGATCCTCTCTCATTTAAGTACTATAACCCTGAAGAAGTCATC


 


AACGGAAAGACAATGCGCGAGCATCTGAAGTTCGCTCTTTCATGGTGG


 


CACACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGCACAACA


 


GACAAGACCTGGGGACAGTCCGATCCCGCTGCAAGAGCAAAGGCTAAG


 


GTTGACGCAGCATTCGAGATCATGGATAAGCTCTCCATTGACTACTAT


 


TGTTTCCACGATCGCGATCTTTCTCCCGAGTATGGCAGCCTCAAGGCT


 


ACCAACGATCAGCTTGACATAGTTACAGACTATATCAAGGAGAAGCAG


 


GGCGACAAGTTCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCAAAGTGCTTCGATCAT


 


CCAAGATTCATGCACGGTGCAGGTACATCTCCTTCTGCTGATGTATTC


 


GCTTTCTCAGCTGCTCAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTGGAGTCAACAGTAAAG


 


CTCGGCGGTAACGGTTACGTTTTCTGGGGCGGACGTGAAGGCTATGAG


 


ACACTTCTTAATACAAATATGGGACTCGAACTCGACAATATGGCTCGT


 


CTTATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAGTATGGACGTTCGATCGGCTTCAAGGGC


 


GACTTCTATATCGAGCCCAAGCCCAAGGAGCCCACAAAGCATCAGTAC


 


GATTTCGATACAGCTACTGTTCTGGGATTCCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTC


 


GATAAGGATTTCAAGATGAATATCGAAGCTAACCACGCTACACTTGCT


 


CAGCATACATTCCAGCATGAGCTCCGTGTTGCAAGAGACAATGGTGTG


 


TTCGGTTCTATCGACGCAAACCAGGGCGACGTTCTTCTTGGATGGGAT


 


ACAGACCAGTTCCCCACAAATATCTACGATACAACAATGTGTATGTAT


 


GAAGTTATCAAGGCAGGCGGCTTCACAAACGGCGGTCTCAACTTCGAC


 


GCTAAGGCACGCAGAGGGAGCTTCACTCCCGAGGATATCTTCTACAGC


 


TATATCGCAGGTATGGATGCATTTGCTCTGGGCTTCAGAGCTGCTCTC


 


AAGCTTATCGAAGACGGACGTATCGACAAGTTCGTTGCTGACAGATAC


 


GCTTCATGGAATACCGGTATCGGTGCAGACATAATCGCAGGTAAGGCA


 


GATTTCGCATCTCTTGAAAAGTATGCTCTTGAAAAGGGCGAGGTTACA


 


GCTTCACTCTCAAGCGGCAGACAGGAAATGCTGGAGTCTATCGTAAAT


 


AACGTTCTTTTCAGTCTGTAA






The first 10 amino acids are underlined, and amino acids 11-15 are in bold font. The native sequence was originally cloned into a pUC57 vector, called pBF202, which was utilized as the PCR template for the 5′ chimera constructs. The oligonucleotides used to generate the 5′ replacement nucleotide sequences (e.g., oligonucleotides used to replace the first 10 amino acids of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase protein) are given in the table below. In some embodiments, greater or fewer than 10 amino acids were replaced to maintain proper amino acid alignment between xylose isomerase activities.












Oligonucleotide sequence



(SEQ ID NOS 361-374, respectively,


Name
in order of appearance)







KAS/5-XR_Cp10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAAAAATTACTTTCCAAATGT



TCCAGAAGTACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-O10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGACTAAGGAATATTTCCCAAC



TATCGGCAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Cth10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGAATACTTCAAAAATGTACC



ACAAATAAAACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Bth10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCAACAAAAGAATTTTTTCC



GGGAATTGAAAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAA



AG


 


KAS/5-XR-Bst10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCTTATTTTCCGAATATCGG



CAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Bun10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCTACCAAGGAATACTTCCC



AGGTATTGGTAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAA



AG


 


KAS/5-XR-Cce10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGTCAGAAGTATTTAGCGGTAT



TTCAAACATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-RF10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGAATTTTTCAAGAACATAAG



CAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-18P10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAGCGAATTTTTTACAGGCAT



TTCAAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-BV10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAAATTTTTTGAAAATGTCCC



TAAGGTACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/XI-Re6-10
CCTATTTTGACCAGCTCGATCGCGTTCAGTATCA



GGGACCAAAAAGTACTGATCCTCTC


 


KAS/XI-Re1-10
actagtaaaaaaATGCAAGCCTATTTTGACCAGC



TCGATCGCGTTCAGTATCAGG


 


KAS/3-XI-RF-
ctcgagttacagactgaaaagaacgttatttacg


NATIVE



 


KAS/3-XI-RF-
ctcgagttagtgatggtggtggtgatgcagactg


Native-HISb
aaaagaacgttatttacg









In the table above the following abbreviations are used: Cp-Clostridium phytofermentans; O-Orpinomyces; Cth—Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum, Bth—Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bst—Bacillus stearothermophilus; Bun—Bacillus uniformis; Cce—Clostridium cellulolyticum; RF—Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD1, 18P10—Ruminococcus 18P13; BV10—Clostridials genomosp BVAB3 str UPII9-5; Re—E. coli. 
All oligonucleotides set forth above were purchased from Integrated Technologies (“IDT”, Coralville, Iowa). The oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate a SpeI restriction endonuclease cleavage site upstream and an XhoI restriction endonuclease cleavage site downstream of the new XI gene constructs, to allow cloning into the yeast expression vector p426GPD (ATCC accession number 87361), as described herein. In addition to incorporating restriction endonuclease cleavage sites, the forward oligonucleotides were designed to incorporate six consecutive A nucleotides immediately upstream of the ATG initiation codon.
PCR reactions to amplify the xylose isomerase genes were performed using about 40 ng of the pBF202 plasmid (containing the native XI-R gene in pUC57) DNA. The reactions were performed as described previously herein, using the oligonucleotide primers shown in the table above. Gene specific and for first and second rounds of PCR amplification were added at a final concentration of 0.3 μmol. The about 1350 bp products were TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and sequenced confirmed (GeneWiz, La Jolla, Calif.). For the 5′ E. coli 10 amino acid extension, the PCR reactions also were performed in two steps with the following exceptions; the first reaction the nucleotides corresponding to amino acids 6-10 from the E. coli XI were added first using the 5′ oligonucleotide KAS/XI-Re6-10 (see table above) using the 3′ oligonucleotide KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE (see table above). Once the PCR product was confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis, nucleic acid was purified using the Zymo Research DNA Clean & Concentrator-25 kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.). In a second PCR reaction, about 40 ng of this cleaned PCR product was used in a second PCR reaction as outlined above but this time using the 5′ oligonucleotide KAS/XI-Re1-10 and either KAS/3-XI-RF-NATIVE or KAS/3-XI-RF-Native-HISb, which generated the XI-R with 5′ XI-E. coli extensions. These products were also TOPO cloned as detailed above and the sequence confirmed by sequence analysis. Following sequence confirmation, the approximately 1350 bp SpeI-XhoI fragments were cloned into the corresponding restriction sites in the p425GPD vectors, as described above.
Chimeric Xylose Isomerase Activities with a 5′ 150 Amino Acid Replacement
Chimeric xylose isomerase proteins were also generated that included greater that 10 or 15 5′ amino acid replacements, in some embodiments. Described herein are non-limiting examples of chimeric xylose isomerase activities with a replacement of approximately 150 5′ amino acids from a different donor organism. The first 450 nucleotides of the native xylose isomerase sequence given above can be replaced with any of the sequences given in the table below to create chimeric xylose isomerase activities with approximately the 150 5′ amino acids donated by a different organism than Ruminococcus flavefaciens.











5′ Extension Source
Nucleotides







Piromyces
ATGGCTAAGGAATATTTCCCACAAATT


(SEQ ID NO: 93)
CAAAAGATTAAGTTCGAAGGTAAGGAT



TCTAAGAATCCATTAGCCTTCCACTAC



TACGATGCTGAAAAGGAAGTCATGGGT



AAGAAAATGAAGGATTGGTTACGTTTC



GCCATGGCCTGGTGGCACACTCTTTGC



GCCGAAGGTGCTGACCAATTCGGTGGA



GGTACAAAGTCTTTCCCATGGAACGAA



GGTACTGATGCTATTGAAATTGCCAAG



CAAAAGGTTGATGCTGGTTTCGAAATC



ATGCAAAAGCTTGGTATTCCATACTAC



TGTTTCCACGATGTTGATCTTGTTTCC



GAAGGTAACTCTATTGAAGAATACGAA



TCCAACCTTAAGGCTGTCGTTGCTTAC



CTCAAGGAAAAGCAAAAGGAAACCGGT



ATTAAGCTTCTCTGGAGTACTGCTAAC



GTCTTCGGTCACAAGCGTTACATGAAC


 


Escherichia coli
ATGCAAGCCTATTTTGACCAGCTCGAT


(SEQ ID NO: 94)
CGCGTTCGTTATGAAGGCTCAAAATCC



TCAAACCCGTTAGCATTCCGTCACTAC



AATCCCGACGAACTGGTGTTGGGTAAG



CGTATGGAAGAGCACTTGCGTTTTGCC



GCCTGCTACTGGCACACCTTCTGCTGG



AACGGGGCGGATATGTTTGGTGTGGGG



GCGTTTAATCGTCCGTGGCAGCAGCCT



GGTGAGGCACTGGCGTTGGCGAAGCGT



AAAGCAGATGTCGCATTTGAGTTTTTC



CACAAGTTACATGTGCCATTTTATTGC



TTCCACGATGTGGATGTTTCCCCTGAG



GGCGCGTCGTTAAAAGAGTACATCAAT



AATTTTGCGCAAATGGTTGATGTCCTG



GCAGGCAAGCAAGAAGAGAGCGGCGTG



AAGCTGCTGTGGGGAACGGCCAACTGC



TTTACAAACCCTCGCTACGGCGCG


 


Clostridium
ATGAAAAATTACTTTCCAAATGTTCCA


phytofermentans
GAAGTAAAATACGAAGGCCCAAATTCA


(SEQ ID NO: 95)
ACGAATCCATTTGCTTTTAAATATTAT



GACGCAAATAAAGTTGTAGCGGGTAAA



ACAATGAAAGAGCACTGTCGTTTTGCA



TTATCTTGGTGGCATACTCTTTGTGCA



GGTGGTGCTGATCCATTCGGTGTAACA



ACTATGGATAGAACCTACGGAAATATC



ACAGATCCAATGGAACTTGCTAAGGCA



AAAGTTGACGCTGGTTTCGAATTAATG



ACTAAATTAGGAATTGAATTCTTCTGT



TTCCATGACGCAGATATTGCTCCAGAA



GGTGATACTTTTGAAGAGTCAAAGAAG



AATCTTTTTGAAATCGTTGATTACATC



AAAGAGAAGATGGATCAGACTGGTATC



AAGTTATTATGGGGTACTGCTAATAAC



TTTAGTCATCCAAGATTTATGCAT


 


Orpinomyces
ATGACTAAGGAATATTTCCCAACTATC


(SEQ ID NO: 96)
GGCAAGATTAGATTCGAAGGTAAGGAT



TCTAAGAATCCAATGGCCTTCCACTAC



TATGATGCTGAAAAGGAAGTCATGGGT



AAGAAAATGAAGGATTGGTTACGTTTC



GCCATGGCCTGGTGGCACACTCTTTGC



GCCGATGGTGCTGACCAATTCGGTGTT



GGTACTAAGTCTTTCCCATGGAATGAA



GGTACTGACCCAATTGCTATTGCCAAG



CAAAAGGTTGATGCTGGTTTTGAAATC



ATGACCAAGCTTGGTATTGAACACTAC



TGTTTCCACGATGTTGATCTTGTTTCT



GAAGGTAACTCTATTGAAGAATACGAA



TCCAACCTCAAGCAAGTTGTTGCTTAC



CTTAAGCAAAAGCAACAAGAAACTGGT



ATTAAGCTTCTCTGGAGTACTGCCAAT



GTTTTCGGTAACCCACGTTACATGAAC


 


Clostridium
ATGGAATACTTCAAAAATGTACCACAA


thermohydrosulfuricum
ATAAAATATGAAGGACCAAAATCAAAC


(SEQ ID NO: 97)
AATCCATATGCATTTAAATTTTACAAT



CCAGATGAAATAATAGACGGAAAACCT



TTAAAAGAACACTTGCGTTTTTCAGTA



GCGTACTGGCACACATTTACAGCCAAT



GGGACAGATCCATTTGGAGCACCCACA



ATGCAAAGGCCATGGGACCATTTTACT



GACCCTATGGATATTGCCAAAGCGAGA



GTAGAAGCAGCCTTTGAACTATTTGAA



AAACTCGACGTACCATTTTTCTGTTTC



CATGACAGAGATATAGCTCCGGAAGGA



GAGACATTAAGGGAGACGAACAAAAAT



TTAGATACAATAGTTGCAATGATAAAA



GACTACTTAAAGACGAGCAAAACAAAA



GTATTATGGGGCACAGCGAACCTTTTT



TCAAATCCGAGATTTGTACAT


 


Bacteroides
ATGGCAACAAAAGAATTTTTTCCGGGA


thetaiotaomicron
ATTGAAAAGATTAAATTTGAAGGTAAA


(SEQ ID NO: 98)
GATAGTAAGAACCCGATGGCATTCCGT



TATTACGATGCAGAGAAGGTGATTAAT



GGTAAAAAGATGAAGGATTGGCTGAGA



TTCGCTATGGCATGGTGGCACACATTG



TGCGCTGAAGGTGGTGATCAGTTCGGT



GGCGGAACAAAGCAATTCCCATGGAAT



GGTAATGCAGATGCTATACAGGCAGCA



AAAGATAAGATGGATGCAGGATTTGAA



TTCATGCAGAAGATGGGTATCGAATAC



TATTGCTTCCATGACGTAGACTTGGTT



TCGGAAGGTGCCAGTGTAGAAGAATAC



GAAGCTAACCTGAAAGAAATCGTAGCT



TATGCAAAACAGAAACAGGCAGAAACC



GGTATCAAACTACTGTGGGGTACTGCT



AATGTATTCGGTCACGCCCGCTATATG



AAC


 


Bacillus
ATGGCTTATTTTCCGAATATCGGCAAG


stearothermophilus
ATTGCGTATGAAGGGCCGGAGTCGCGC


(SEQ ID NO: 99)
AATCCGTTGGCGTTTAAGTTTTATAAT



CCAGAAGAAAAAGTCGGCGACAAAACA



ATGGAGGAGCATTTGCGCTTTTCAGTG



GCCTATTGGCATACGTTTACGGGGGAT



GGGTCGGATCCGTTTGGCGTCGGCAAT



ATGATTCGTCCATGGAATAAGTACAGC



GGCATGGATCTGGCGAAGGCGCGCGTC



GAGGCGGCGTTTGAGCTGTTTGAAAAG



CTGAACGTTCCGTTTTTCTGCTTCCAT



GACGTCGACATCGCGCCGGAAGGGGAA



ACGCTCAGCGAGACGTACAAAAATTTG



GATGAAATTGTCGATATGATTGAAGAA



TACATGAAAACAAGCAAAACGAAGCTG



CTTTGGAATACGGCGAACTTGTTCAGC



CATCCGCGCTTCGTTCAC


 


Bacillus uniformis
ATGGCTACCAAGGAATACTTCCCAGGT


(SEQ ID NO: 100)
ATTGGTAAGATCAAATTCGAAGGTAAG



GAATCCAAGAACCCAATGGCCTTCAGA



TACTACGATGCTGACAAGGTTATCATG



GGTAAGAAGATGTCTGAATGGTTAAAG



TTCGCTATGGCTTGGTGGCATACCTTG



TGTGCTGAAGGTGGTGACCAATTCGGT



GGTGGTACCAAGAAATTCCCATGGAAC



GGTGAAGCTGACAAGGTCCAAGCTGCT



AAGAACAAGATGGACGCTGGTTTCGAA



TTTATGCAAAAGATGGGTATTGAATAC



TACTGTTTCCACGATGTTGACTTGTGT



GAAGAAGCTGAAACCATCGAAGAATAC



GAAGCTAACTTGAAGGAAATTGTTGCT



TACGCTAAGCAAAAGCAAGCTGAAACT



GGTATCAAGCTATTATGGGGTACTGCT



AACGTCTTTGGTCATGCCAGATACATG



AAC


 


Clostridium
ATGTCAGAAGTATTTAGCGGTATTTCA


cellulolyticum
AACATTAAATTTGAAGGAAGCGGGTCA


(SEQ ID NO: 101)
GATAATCCATTAGCTTTTAAGTACTAT



GACCCTAAGGCAGTTATCGGCGGAAAG



ACAATGGAAGAACATCTGAGATTCGCA



GTTGCCTACTGGCATACTTTTGCAGCA



CCAGGTGCTGACATGTTCGGTGCAGGA



TCATATGTAAGACCTTGGAATACAATG



TCCGATCCTCTGGAAATTGCAAAATAC



AAAGTTGAAGCAAACTTTGAATTCATT



GAAAAGCTGGGAGCACCTTTCTTCGCT



TTCCATGACAGGGATATTGCTCCTGAA



GGCGACACACTCGCTGAAACAAATAAA



AACCTTGATACAATAGTTTCAGTAATT



AAAGATAGAATGAAATCCAGTCCGGTA



AAGTTATTATGGGGAACTACAAATGCT



TTCGGAAACCCAAGATTTATGCAT


 


Ruminococcus
ATGGAATTTTTCAAGAACATAAGCAAG


flavefaciens FD1
ATCCCTTACGAGGGCAAGGACAGCACA


(SEQ ID NO: 102)
AATCCTCTCGCATTCAAGTACTACAAT



CCTGATGAGGTAATTGACGGCAAGAAG



ATGCGTGACATTATGAAGTTTGCTCTC



TCATGGTGGCATACAATGGGCGGCGAC



GGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGTACA



GCTGACAAGACATGGGGCGAAAATGAT



CCTGCTGCAAGAGCTAAGGCTAAGGTT



GACGCAGCTTTCGAGATCATGCAGAAG



CTCTCTATCGATTACTTCTGTTTCCAC



GACCGTGATCTTTCTCCTGAGTACGGC



TCACTGAAGGACACAAACGCTCAGCTG



GACATCGTTACAGATTACATCAAGGCT



AAGCAGGCTGAGACAGGTCTCAAGTGC



CTCTGGGGTACAGCTAAGTGCTTCGAT



CACCCAAGATTCATGCAC


 


Ruminococcus 18P13
ATGAGCGAATTTTTTACAGGCATTTCA


(SEQ ID NO: 103)
AAGATCCCCTTTGAGGGAAAGGCATCC



AACAATCCCATGGCGTTCAAGTACTAC



AACCCGGATGAGGTCGTAGGCGGCAAG



ACCATGCGGGAGCAGCTGAAGTTTGCG



CTGTCCTGGTGGCATACTATGGGGGGA



GACGGTACGGACATGTTTGGTGTGGGT



ACCACCAACAAGAAGTTCGGCGGAACC



GATCCCATGGACATTGCTAAGAGAAAG



GTAAACGCTGCGTTTGAGCTGATGGAC



AAGCTGTCCATCGATTATTTCTGTTTC



CACGACCGGGATCTGGCGCCGGAGGCT



GATAATCTGAAGGAAACCAACCAGCGT



CTGGATGAAATCACCGAGTATATTGCA



CAGATGATGCAGCTGAACCCGGACAAG



AAGGTTCTGTGGGGTACTGCAAATTGC



TTCGGCAATCCCCGGTATATGCAT


 


Clostriales genomosp
ATGAAATTTTTTGAAAATGTCCCTAAG


BVAB3 str
GTAAAATATGAGGGAAGCAAGTCTACC


UPII9-5
AACCCGTTTGCATTTAAGTATTACAAT


(SEQ ID NO: 104)
CCTGAAGCGGTGATTGCCGGTAAAAAA



ATGAAGGATCACCTGAAATTCGCGATG



TCCTGGTGGCACACCATGACGGCGACC



GGGCAAGACCAGTTCGGTTCGGGGACG



ATGAGCCGAATATATGACGGGCAAACT



GAACCGCTGGCCTTGGCCAAAGCCCGA



GTGGATGCGGCTTTCGATTTCATGGAA



AAATTAAATATCGAATATTTTTGTTTT



CATGATGCCGACTTGGCTCCAGAAGGT



AACAGTTTGCAGGAACGCAACGAAAAT



TTGCAGGAAATGGTGTCTTACCTGAAA



CAAAAGATGGCCGGAACTTCGATTAAG



CTTTTATGGGGAACCTCGAATTGTTTC



AGCAACCCTCGTTTTATGCAC


 


Bacillus stercoris
ATGGCAACAAAAGAGTATTTTCCCGGA


(SEQ ID NO: 105)
ATAGGAAAAATCAAATTCGAAGGCAAA



GAAAGTAAGAATCCTATGGCATTCCGC



TACTACGATGCGGAAAAAGTAATCATG



GGCAAGAAGATGAAAGATTGGTTGAAG



TTCTCTATGGCATGGTGGCATACACTC



TGTGCAGAGGGTGGTGACCAGTTCGGC



GGCGGAACGAAACATTTCCCCTGGAAC



GGTGATGCCGATAAACTGCAGGCTGCC



AAGAACAAAATGGATGCTGGTTTCGAG



TTCATGCAGAAAATGGGCATCGAATAT



TACTGCTTCCACGATGTTGACCTTTGC



GACGAGGCCGATACAATCGAAGAGTAC



GAAGCAAACCTGAAAGCCATCGTTGCA



TACGCCAAGCAAAAGCAGGAGGAAACA



GGTATCAAACTGTTGTGGGGTACTGCC



AACGTATTCGGTCATGCACGTTACATG



AACG


 


Thermus thermophilus
ATGTACGAGCCCAAACCGGAGCACAGG


(SEQ ID NO: 106)
TTTACCTTTGGCCTTTGGACTGTGGGC



AATGTGGGCCGTGATCCCTTCGGGGAC



GCGGTTCGGGAGAGGCTGGACCCGGTT



TACGTGGTTCATAAGCTGGCGGAGCTT



GGGGCCTACGGGGTAAACCTTCACGAC



GAGGACCTGATCCCGCGGGGCACGCCT



CCTCAGGAGCGGGACCAGATCGTGAGG



CGCTTCAAGAAGGCTCTCGATGAAACC



GGCCTCAAGGTCCCCATGGTCACCGCC



AACCTCTTCTCCGACCCTGCTTTCAAG



GAC









Xylose isomerase genes from additional bacteria were also utilized as the C-terminal portion of chimeric xylose isomerase activities. In some embodiments, the bacteria used as xylose isomerase nucleotide sequence donors were additional Ruminococcus bacteria. In certain embodiments, the bacteria used as xylose isomerase nucleotide sequences donors were Clostridiales bacteria. The native nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the additional xylose isomerase genes utilized to create chimeric xylose isomerase activities are given below. The 5′ approximately 150 amino acids of the sequences below can be replaced as described above, using the sequences above, to create novel chimeric xylose isomerase activities.







NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES:


Ruminococcus_FD1 Xylose Isomerase


(ZP_06143883.1, SEQ ID NO: 107)


ATGGAATTTTTCAAGAACATAAGCAAGATCCCTTACGAGGGCAAGGA


CAGCACAAATCCTCTCGCATTCAAGTACTACAATCCTGATGAGGTAA


TTGACGGCAAGAAGATGCGTGACATTATGAAGTTTGCTCTCTCATGG


TGGCATACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAACAGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGTAC


AGCTGACAAGACATGGGGCGAAAATGATCCTGCTGCAAGAGCTAAGG


CTAAGGTTGACGCAGCTTTCGAGATCATGCAGAAGCTCTCTATCGAT


TACTTCTGTTTCCACGACCGTGATCTTTCTCCTGAGTACGGCTCACT


GAAGGACACAAACGCTCAGCTGGACATCGTTACAGATTACATCAAGG


CTAAGCAGGCTGAGACAGGTCTCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCTAAG


TGCTTCGATCACCCAAGATTCATGCACGGTGCAGGTACTTCACCATC


CGCAGACGTATTCGCTTTCTCAGCTGCACAGATCAAGAAGGCTCTCG


AGTCTACTGTAAAGCTCGGCGGTACAGGCTACGTATTCTGGGGCGGA


CGTGAGGGTTATGAGACTCTCCTCAACACAAACATGGGCCTTGAGCT


TGACAACATGGCTCGTCTCATGAAGATGGCTGTTGAGTACGGACGTT


CTATCGGCTTCAAGGGCGATTTCTACATCGAGCCTAAGCCAAAGGAG


CCAACAAAGCACCAGTACGATTTCGATACTGCTACTGTTCTCGGCTT


CCTCAGAAAGTACGGTCTCGACAAGGATTTCAAGATGAACATCGAAG


CTAACCACGCTACACTGGCTCAGCACACATTCCAGCACGAGCTCTGC


GTAGCAAGAACAAACGGTGCTTTCGGTTCAATCGACGCAAACCAGGG


CGATCCTCTCCTCGGATGGGATACAGACCAGTTCCCGACAAATATCT


ATGACACAACAATGTGTATGTACGAAGTTATCAAGGCTGGCGGCTTC


ACAAACGGCGGTCTCAACTTCGATGCAAAGGCAAGACGTGGAAGCTT


CACACCTGAGGATATCTTCTACAGCTACATTGCAGGTATGGATGCAT


TCGCTCTCGGCTACAAGGCTGCAAGCAAGCTCATCGCTGACGGACGT


ATCGACAGCTTCATTTCCGACCGCTACGCTTCATGGAGCGAGGGAAT


CGGTCTCGACATCATCTCAGGCAAGGCTGATATGGCTGCTCTTGAGA


AGTATGCTCTCGAAAAGGGCGAGGTTACAGACTCTATTTCCAGCGGC


AGACAGGAACTCCTCGAGTCTATCGTAAACAACGTTATATTCAATCT


TTGA


 


Ruminococcus_18P13 Xylose Isomerase


(CBL17278.1, SEQ ID NO: 108)


ATGAGCGAATTTTTTACAGGCATTTCAAAGATCCCCTTTGAGGGAAA


GGCATCCAACAATCCCATGGCGTTCAAGTACTACAACCCGGATGAGG


TCGTAGGCGGCAAGACCATGCGGGAGCAGCTGAAGTTTGCGCTGTCC


TGGTGGCATACTATGGGGGGAGACGGTACGGACATGTTTGGTGTGGG


TACCACCAACAAGAAGTTCGGCGGAACCGATCCCATGGACATTGCTA


AGAGAAAGGTAAACGCTGCGTTTGAGCTGATGGACAAGCTGTCCATC


GATTATTTCTGTTTCCACGACCGGGATCTGGCGCCGGAGGCTGATAA


TCTGAAGGAAACCAACCAGCGTCTGGATGAAATCACCGAGTATATTG


CACAGATGATGCAGCTGAACCCGGACAAGAAGGTTCTGTGGGGTACT


GCAAATTGCTTCGGCAATCCCCGGTATATGCATGGTGCCGGCACTGC


GCCCAATGCGGACGTGTTTGCATTTGCAGCTGCGCAGATCAAAAAGG


CAATTGAGATCACCGTAAAGCTGGGTGGCAAGGGCTATGTATTCTGG


GGCGGCAGAGAGGGCTACGAAACGCTGCTGAACACCAATATGGGTCT


GGAACTGGATAATATGGCACGGCTGCTGCATATGGCAGTGGACTATG


CAAGAAGCATCGGCTTTACCGGCGACTTCTACATCGAGCCCAAGCCC


AAGGAGCCTACCAAGCATCAGTATGATTTTGATACCGCAACCGTGAT


CGGCTTCCTGCGCAAGTATAATCTGGACAAGGACTTCAAGATGAACA


TCGAAGCCAACCACGCAACCCTTGCACAGCACACCTTCCAGCATGAA


CTGCGGGTAGCACGGGAGAACGGCTTCTTTGGCTCCATCGATGCTAA


CCAGGGTGACACCCTGCTGGGCTGGGATACGGATCAGTTCCCCACTA


ATACCTATGACGCAGCACTGTGTATGTACGAGGTACTCAAGGCTGGC


GGTTTTACCAATGGCGGTCTGAACTTTGACTCCAAGGCACGGCGTGG


ATCCTTTGAGATGGAGGATATCTTCCACAGCTACATTGCCGGTATGG


ACACCTTTGCACTGGGTCTGAAGATTGCGCAGAAGATGATCGATGAC


GGACGGATCGACCAGTTCGTGGCTGATCGGTATGCAAGCTGGAACAC


CGGCATCGGTGCGGATATCATTTCCGGCAAGGCAACCATGGCAGATT


TGGAGGCTTACGCACTGAGCAAGGGCGATGTGACCGCATCCCTCAAG


AGCGGTCGTCAGGAATTGCTGGAAAGCATCCTGAACAATATTATGTT


CAATCTTTAA


 


Clostridiales_genomosp_BVAB3_UPII9-5 Xylose


Isomerase


(YP_003474614.1, SEQ ID NO: 109)


ATGAAATTTTTTGAAAATGTCCCTAAGGTAAAATATGAGGGAAGCAA


GTCTACCAACCCGTTTGCATTTAAGTATTACAATCCTGAAGCGGTGA


TTGCCGGTAAAAAAATGAAGGATCACCTGAAATTCGCGATGTCCTGG


TGGCACACCATGACGGCGACCGGGCAAGACCAGTTCGGTTCGGGGAC


GATGAGCCGAATATATGACGGGCAAACTGAACCGCTGGCCTTGGCCA


AAGCCCGAGTGGATGCGGCTTTCGATTTCATGGAAAAATTAAATATC


GAATATTTTTGTTTTCATGATGCCGACTTGGCTCCAGAAGGTAACAG


TTTGCAGGAACGCAACGAAAATTTGCAGGAAATGGTGTCTTACCTGA


AACAAAAGATGGCCGGAACTTCGATTAAGCTTTTATGGGGAACCTCG


AATTGTTTCAGCAACCCTCGTTTTATGCACGGGGCAGCCACATCTTG


CGAAGCGGATGTGTTTGCTTGGACCGCCACTCAGTTGAAAAATGCCA


TCGATGCTACCATCGCGCTTGGCGGTAAAGGCTATGTTTTCTGGGGC


GGCCGGGAAGGCTATGAAACCTTGCTGAACACTGATGTCGGCCTGGA


GATGGATAATTATGCAAGAATGCTGAAAATGGCGGTTGCATATGCGC


ATTCTAAAGGTTATACGGGTGACTTTTATATTGAACCTAAGCCAAAA


GAACCCACTAAACATCAATATGATTTCGATGTCGCCACTTGCGTTGC


TTTCCTTGAAAAATACGATTTGATGCGTGATTTTAAAGTAAACATTG


AGGCTAATCACGCTACTTTGGCCGGTCATACTTTCCAACATGAGTTA


CGCATGGCGCGTACCTTCGGGGTATTCGGCTCGGTTGATGCCAATCA


GGGCGACAGCAATCTGGGCTGGGATACCGATCAGTTCCCGGGCAATA


TTTATGATACGACTTTGGCCATGTATGAGATTTTGAAGGCCGGTGGA


TTTACCAACGGAGGCTTGAACTTTGATGCTAAAGTGCGTCGTCCGTC


ATTTACCCCGGAAGATATTGCTTATGCTTATATTTTGGGCATGGATA


CGTTTGCCTTAGGCTTGATTAAGGCGCAACAGCTGATTGAGGATGGC


AGAATTGATCGTTTCGTAGCGGAAAAATATGCTAGTTATAAGTCGGG


CATCGGTGCTGAAATCTTGAGTGGTAAAACCGGTTTGCCGGAATTGG


AGGCTTACGCATTGAAGAAAGGCGAGCCTAAGTTGTATAGTGGGCGG


CAGGAATATCTTGAAAGTGTCGTTAATAACGTAATTTTCAACGGAAA


TCTTTGA


 


 


AMINO ACID SEQUENCES:


Ruminococcus_FD1 Xylose Isomerase


(SEQ ID NO: 110)


MEFFKNISKIPYEGKDSTNPLAFKYYNPDEVIDGKKMRDIMKFALSW


WHTMGGDGTDMFGCGTADKTWGENDPAARAKAKVDAAFEIMQKLSID


YFCFHDRDLSPEYGSLKDTNAQLDIVTDYIKAKQAETGLKCLWGTAK


CFDHPRFMHGAGTSPSADVFAFSAAQIKKALESTVKLGGTGYVFWGG


REGYETLLNTNMGLELDNMARLMKMAVEYGRSIGFKGDFYIEPKPKE


PTKHQYDFDTATVLGFLRKYGLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHELC


VARTNGAFGSIDANQGDPLLGWDTDQFPTNIYDTTMCMYEVIKAGGF


TNGGLNFDAKARRGSFTPEDIFYSYIAGMDAFALGYKAASKLIADGR


IDSFISDRYASWSEGIGLDIISGKADMAALEKYALEKGEVTDSISSG


RQELLESIVNNVIFNL


 


Ruminococcus_18P13 Xylose Isomerase


(SEQ ID NO: 111)


MSEFFTGISKIPFEGKASNNPMAFKYYNPDEVVGGKTMREQLKFALS


WWHTMGGDGTDMFGVGTTNKKFGGTDPMDIAKRKVNAAFELMDKLSI


DYFCFHDRDLAPEADNLKETNQRLDEITEYIAQMMQLNPDKKVLWGT


ANCFGNPRYMHGAGTAPNADVFAFAAAQIKKAIEITVKLGGKGYVFW


GGREGYETLLNTNMGLELDNMARLLHMAVDYARSIGFTGDFYIEPKP


KEPTKHQYDFDTATVIGFLRKYNLDKDFKMNIEANHATLAQHTFQHE


LRVARENGFFGSIDANQGDTLLGWDTDQFPTNTYDAALCMYEVLKAG


GFTNGGLNFDSKARRGSFEMEDIFHSYIAGMDTFALGLKIAQKMIDD


GRIDQFVADRYASWNTGIGADIISGKATMADLEAYALSKGDVTASLK


SGRQELLESILNNIMFN


 


Clostridiales_genomosp. BVAB3 str UPII9-5


Xylose Isomerase


(SEQ ID NO: 112)


MKFFENVPKVKYEGSKSTNPFAFKYYNPEAVIAGKKMKDHLKFAMSW


WHTMTATGQDQFGSGTMSRIYDGQTEPLALAKARVDAAFDFMEKLNI


EYFCFHDADLAPEGNSLQERNENLQEMVSYLKQKMAGTSIKLLWGTS


NCFSNPRFMHGAATSCEADVFAWTATQLKNAIDATIALGGKGYVFWG


GREGYETLLNTDVGLEMDNYARMLKMAVAYAHSKGYTGDFYIEPKPK


EPTKHQYDFDVATCVAFLEKYDLMRDFKVNIEANHATLAGHTFQHEL


RMARTFGVFGSVDANQGDSNLGWDTDQFPGNIYDTTLAMYEILKAGG


FTNGGLNFDAKVRRPSFTPEDIAYAYILGMDTFALGLIKAQQLIEDG


RIDRFVAEKYASYKSGIGAEILSGKTGLPELEAYALKKGEPKLYSGR


QEYLESVVNNVIFNGNL






Amino acid similarity comparisons were performed on the various xylose isomerase proteins whose sequences were analyzed to generate the chimeric xylose isomerase activity nucleotide sequences. The results of the amino acid similarity comparison are presented in the table below.















Ruminococcus_FD1
Ruminococcus_18P13
Clostriales_BVAB3



















XI-R
88
77
65.8


Piromyces
50.9
50
51.6


Clostridium phytofermentans
64.9
64.4
68.3


Thermus thermophilus
25.1
22.9
26.6


Orpinomyces
51.6
51.8
52.5


Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
52.6
53
53


Escherichia coli
50.3
50.5
51.4


Clostridium
60.7
61.3
59.8


thermohydrosulfuricum


Streptomyces rubiginosus
22.7
23.8
24.7


Thermotoga maritima
61
60
61.3


Thermotoga neopolitana
60.5
59.7
60.8


Streptomyces murinus
24.2
23
25.1


Lactobacillus pentosus
49.7
50.7
47.7


Bacillus stearothermophilus
55
57
56.5


Bacteroides uniformis
52.6
54.2
52.8


Clostridium cellulyticum
58.8
64.1
58.7


Ruminococcus_FD1
100
77.1
65.6


Ruminococcus_18P13
77.1
100
64


Clostriales_BVAB3
65.6
64
100


Bacteroides stercoris
51.9
52.4
53









Example 26
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences of Over Expressed Activities Useful for Increasing Sugar Transport and/or Sugar Metabolism
As noted herein, increased or over expression of certain activities can result in increased ethanol production due to an increase in the utilization of the fermentation substrate, sometimes due to an increase in transport and/or metabolism of a desired sugar. Non-limiting examples of activities that can be over expressed to increase ethanol production by increasing sugar transport and/or metabolism include activities encoded by the genes gxf1, gxs1, hxt7, zwf1, gal2, sol3, sol4, the like, homologs thereof (e.g., Candida albicans Sol1p, Schizosaccharomyces pombe Sol1p, human PGLS and human H6PD), that can be expressed in a desired host organism, and combinations thereof. Nucleotide and amino acid sequences for some of these additional activities are given below. In some embodiments, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more of the non-limiting additional activities can be increased in expression or over expressed in an engineered host, thereby increasing transport and/or metabolism of a desired carbon source, wherein increased transport and/or metabolism of a desired carbon source results in increased ethanol production.








Nucleotide Sequences



Debaryomyces hansenii gxf1


(SEQ ID NO: 113)



ATGTCTCAAGAAGAATATAGTTCTGGGGTACAAACCCCAGTTTCTAACCATTCTGGTTTAGAGAAAGA



AGAGCAACACAAGTTAGACGGTTTAGATGAGGATGAAATTGTCGATCAATTACCTTCTTTACCAGAAA


AATCAGCTAAGGATTATTTATTAATTTCTTTCTTCTGTGTATTAGTTGCATTTGGTGGTTTTGTTTTC


GGTTTCGATACTGGTACTATCTCAGGTTTCGTTAACATGAGTGATTACTTGGAAAGATTCGGTGAGCT


TAATGCAGATGGTGAATATTTCTTATCTAATGTTAGAACTGGTTTGATTGTTGCTATTTTTAATGTTG


GTTGTGCTGTCGGTGGTATTTTCTTATCTAAGATTGCTGATGTTTATGGTAGAAGAATTGGTCTTATG


TTTTCCATGATTATTTATGTGATTGGTATAATTGTTCAAATCTCAGCTTCTGACAAGTGGTATCAAAT


CGTTGTTGGTAGAGCTATTGCAGGTTTAGCTGTTGGTACCGTTTCTGTCTTATCCCCATTATTCATTG


GTGAATCAGCACCTAAAACCTTAAGAGGTACTTTAGTGTGTTGTTTCCAATTATGTATTACCTTAGGT


ATCTTCTTAGGTTACTGTACTACATATGGTACTAAAACCTACACCGACTCTAGACAATGGAGAATTCC


ATTAGGTTTATGTTTTGTTTGGGCTATCATGTTGGTTATTGGTATGGTTTGCATGCCAGAATCACCAA


GATACTTAGTTGTCAAGAACAAGATTGAAGAAGCTAAGAAATCGATTGGTAGATCCAACAAGGTTTCA


CCAGAAGATCCTGCTGTTTACACCGAAGTCCAATTGATTCAAGCAGGTATTGAAAGAGAAAGTTTAGC


TGGTTCTGCCTCTTGGACCGAATTGGTTACTGGTAAGCCAAGAATCTTTCGTAGAGTCATTATGGGTA


TTATGTTACAATCTTTACAACAATTGACTGGTGACAACTATTTCTTCTACTATGGTACTACTATTTTC


CAAGCTGTCGGTATGACTGATTCCTTCCAAACATCTATTGTTTTAGGTGTTGTTAACTTTGCATCTAC


ATTTCTCGGTATCTACACAATTGAAAGATTCGGTAGAAGATTATGTTTGTTAACTGGTTCTGTCTGTA


TGTTCGTTTGTTTCATCATTTACTCCATTTTGGGTGTTACAAACTTATATATTGATGGCTACGATGGT


CCAACTTCGGTTCCAACCGGTGATGCGATGATTTTCATTACTACCTTATACATTTTCTTCTTCGCATC


CACCTGGGCTGGTGGTGTCTACTGTATCGTTTCCGAAACATACCCATTGAGAATTAGATCTAAGGCCA


TGTCCGTTGCCACCGCTGCTAACTGGATTTGGGGTTTCTTGATCTCTTTCTTCACTCCATTCATCACC


TCGGCTATCCACTTCTACTACGGTTTCGTTTTCACAGGATGTTTGTTATTCTCGTTCTTTTACGTTTA


CTTCTTTGTTGTTGAAACTAAGGGATTAACTTTAGAAGAAGTTGATGAATTGTATGCCCAAGGTGTTG


CCCCATGGAAGTCATCGAAATGGGTTCCACCAACCAAGGAAGAAATGGCCCATTCTTCAGGATATGCT


GCTGAAGCCAAACCTCACGATCAACAAGTATAA


 


Saccharomyces cerevisiae gal2


(SEQ ID NO: 114)



ATGGCAGTTGAGGAGAACAATATGCCTGTTGTTTCACAGCAACCCCAAGCTGGTGAAGACGTGATCTC



TTCACTCAGTAAAGATTCCCATTTAAGCGCACAATCTCAAAAGTATTCTAATGATGAATTGAAAGCCG


GTGAGTCAGGGTCTGAAGGCTCCCAAAGTGTTCCTATAGAGATACCCAAGAAGCCCATGTCTGAATAT


GTTACCGTTTCCTTGCTTTGTTTGTGTGTTGCCTTCGGCGGCTTCATGTTTGGCTGGGATACCGGTAC


TATTTCTGGGTTTGTTGTCCAAACAGACTTTTTGAGAAGGTTTGGTATGAAACATAAGGATGGTACCC


ACTATTTGTCAAACGTCAGAACAGGTTTAATCGTCGCCATTTTCAATATTGGCTGTGCCTTTGGTGGT


ATTATACTTTCCAAAGGTGGAGATATGTATGGCCGTAAAAAGGGTCTTTCGATTGTCGTCTCGGTTTA


TATAGTTGGTATTATCATTCAAATTGCCTCTATCAACAAGTGGTACCAATATTTCATTGGTAGAATCA


TATCTGGTTTGGGTGTCGGCGGCATCGCCGTCTTATGTCCTATGTTGATCTCTGAAATTGCTCCAAAG


CACTTGAGAGGCACACTAGTTTCTTGTTATCAGCTGATGATTACTGCAGGTATCTTTTTGGGCTACTG


TACTAATTACGGTACAAAGAGCTATTCGAACTCAGTTCAATGGAGAGTTCCATTAGGGCTATGTTTCG


CTTGGTCATTATTTATGATTGGCGCTTTGACGTTAGTTCCTGAATCCCCACGTTATTTATGTGAGGTG


AATAAGGTAGAAGACGCCAAGCGTTCCATTGCTAAGTCTAACAAGGTGTCACCAGAGGATCCTGCCGT


CCAGGCAGAGTTAGATCTGATCATGGCCGGTATAGAAGCTGAAAAACTGGCTGGCAATGCGTCCTGGG


GGGAATTATTTTCCACCAAGACCAAAGTATTTCAACGTTTGTTGATGGGTGTGTTTGTTCAAATGTTC


CAACAATTAACCGGTAACAATTATTTTTTCTACTACGGTACCGTTATTTTCAAGTCAGTTGGCCTGGA


TGATTCCTTTGAAACATCCATTGTCATTGGTGTAGTCAACTTTGCCTCCACTTTCTTTAGTTTGTGGA


CTGTCGAAAACTTGGGACATCGTAAATGTTTACTTTTGGGCGCTGCCACTATGATGGCTTGTATGGTC


ATCTACGCCTCTGTTGGTGTTACTAGATTATATCCTCACGGTAAAAGCCAGCCATCTTCTAAAGGTGC


CGGTAACTGTATGATTGTCTTTACCTGTTTTTATATTTTCTGTTATGCCACAACCTGGGCGCCAGTTG


CCTGGGTCATCACAGCAGAATCATTCCCACTGAGAGTCAAGTCGAAATGTATGGCGTTGGCCTCTGCT


TCCAATTGGGTATGGGGGTTCTTGATTGCATTTTTCACCCCATTCATCACATCTGCCATTAACTTCTA


CTACGGTTATGTCTTCATGGGCTGTTTGGTTGCCATGTTTTTTTATGTCTTTTTCTTTGTTCCAGAAA


CTAAAGGCCTATCGTTAGAAGAAATTCAAGAATTATGGGAAGAAGGTGTTTTACCTTGGAAATCTGAA


GGCTGGATTCCTTCATCCAGAAGAGGTAATAATTACGATTTAGAGGATTTACAACATGACGACAAACC


GTGGTACAAGGCCATGCTAGAATAA


 


Saccharomyces cerevisiae sol3


(SEQ ID NO: 115)



ATGGTGACAGTCGGTGTGTTTTCTGAGAGGGCTAGTTTGACCCATCAATTGGGGGAATTCATCGTCAA



GAAACAAGATGAGGCGCTGCAAAAGAAGTCAGACTTTAAAGTTTCCGTTAGCGGTGGCTCTTTGATCG


ATGCTCTGTATGAAAGTTTAGTAGCGGACGAATCACTATCTTCTCGAGTGCAATGGTCTAAATGGCAA


ATCTACTTCTCTGATGAAAGAATTGTGCCACTGACGGACGCTGACAGCAATTATGGTGCCTTCAAGAG


AGCTGTTCTAGATAAATTACCCTCGACTAGTCAGCCAAACGTTTATCCCATGGACGAGTCCTTGATTG


GCAGCGATGCTGAATCTAACAACAAAATTGCTGCAGAGTACGAGCGTATCGTACCTCAAGTGCTTGAT


TTGGTACTGTTGGGCTGTGGTCCTGATGGACACACTTGTTCCTTATTCCCTGGAGAAACACATAGGTA


CTTGCTGAACGAAACAACCAAAAGAGTTGCTTGGTGCCACGATTCTCCCAAGCCTCCAAGTGACAGAA


TCACCTTCACTCTGCCTGTGTTGAAAGACGCCAAAGCCCTGTGTTTTGTGGCTGAGGGCAGTTCCAAA


CAAAATATAATGCATGAGATCTTTGACTTGAAAAACGATCAATTGCCAACCGCATTGGTTAACAAATT


ATTTGGTGAAAAAACATCCTGGTTCGTTAATGAGGAAGCTTTTGGAAAAGTTCAAACGAAAACTTTTT


AG


 


Saccharomyces cerevisiae zwf1


(SEQ ID NO: 116)



ATGAGTGAAGGCCCCGTCAAATTCGAAAAAAATACCGTCATATCTGTCTTTGGTGCGTCAGGTGATCT



GGCAAAGAAGAAGACTTTTCCCGCCTTATTTGGGCTTTTCAGAGAAGGTTACCTTGATCCATCTACCA


AGATCTTCGGTTATGCCCGGTCCAAATTGTCCATGGAGGAGGACCTGAAGTCCCGTGTCCTACCCCAC


TTGAAAAAACCTCACGGTGAAGCCGATGACTCTAAGGTCGAACAGTTCTTCAAGATGGTCAGCTACAT


TTCGGGAAATTACGACACAGATGAAGGCTTCGACGAATTAAGAACGCAGATCGAGAAATTCGAGAAAA


GTGCCAACGTCGATGTCCCACACCGTCTCTTCTATCTGGCCTTGCCGCCAAGCGTTTTTTTGACGGTG


GCCAAGCAGATCAAGAGTCGTGTGTACGCAGAGAATGGCATCACCCGTGTAATCGTAGAGAAACCTTT


CGGCCACGACCTGGCCTCTGCCAGGGAGCTGCAAAAAAACCTGGGGCCCCTCTTTAAAGAAGAAGAGT


TGTACAGAATTGACCATTACTTGGGTAAAGAGTTGGTCAAGAATCTTTTAGTCTTGAGGTTCGGTAAC


CAGTTTTTGAATGCCTCGTGGAATAGAGACAACATTCAAAGCGTTCAGATTTCGTTTAAAGAGAGGTT


CGGCACCGAAGGCCGTGGCGGCTATTTCGACTCTATAGGCATAATCAGAGACGTGATGCAGAACCATC


TGTTACAAATCATGACTCTCTTGACTATGGAAAGACCGGTGTCTTTTGACCCGGAATCTATTCGTGAC


GAAAAGGTTAAGGTTCTAAAGGCCGTGGCCCCCATCGACACGGACGACGTCCTCTTGGGCCAGTACGG


TAAATCTGAGGACGGGTCTAAGCCCGCCTACGTGGATGATGACACTGTAGACAAGGACTCTAAATGTG


TCACTTTTGCAGCAATGACTTTCAACATCGAAAACGAGCGTTGGGAGGGCGTCCCCATCATGATGCGT


GCCGGTAAGGCTTTGAATGAGTCCAAGGTGGAGATCAGACTGCAGTACAAAGCGGTCGCATCGGGTGT


CTTCAAAGACATTCCAAATAACGAACTGGTCATCAGAGTGCAGCCCGATGCCGCTGTGTACCTAAAGT


TTAATGCTAAGACCCCTGGTCTGTCAAATGCTACCCAAGTCACAGATCTGAATCTAACTTACGCAAGC


AGGTACCAAGACTTTTGGATTCCAGAGGCTTACGAGGTGTTGATAAGAGACGCCCTACTGGGTGACCA


TTCCAACTTTGTCAGAGATGACGAATTGGATATCAGTTGGGGCATATTCACCCCATTACTGAAGCACA


TAGAGCGTCCGGACGGTCCAACACCGGAAATTTACCCCTACGGATCAAGAGGTCCAAAGGGATTGAAG


GAATATATGCAAAAACACAAGTATGTTATGCCCGAAAAGCACCCTTACGCTTGGCCCGTGACTAAGCC


AGAAGATACGAAGGATAATTAG


 


Amino Acid Sequences


Debaryomyces hansenii gxf1


(SEQ ID NO: 117)










1
MSQEEYSSGV QTPVSNHSGL EKEEQHKLDG LDEDEIVDQL PSLPEKSAKD YLLISFFCVL



61
VAFGGFVFGF DTGTISGFVN MSDYLERFGE LNADGEYFLS NVRTGLIVAI FNVGCAVGGI


121
FLSKIADVYG RRIGLMFSMI IYVIGIIVQI SASDKWYQIV VGRAIAGLAV GTVSVLSPLF


181
IGESAPKTLR GTLVCCFQLC ITLGIFLGYC TTYGTKTYTD SRQWRIPLGL CFVWAIMLVI


241
GMVCMPESPR YLVVKNKIEE AKKSIGRSNK VSPEDPAVYT EVQLIQAGIE RESLAGSASW


301
TELVTGKPRI FRRVIMGIML QSLQQLTGDN YFFYYGTTIF QAVGMTDSFQ TSIVLGVVNF


361
ASTFLGIYTI ERFGRRLCLL TGSVCMFVCF IIYSILGVTN LYIDGYDGPT SVPTGDAMIF


421
ITTLYIFFFA STWAGGVYCI VSETYPLRIR SKAMSVATAA NWIWGFLISF FTPFITSAIH


481
FYYGFVFTGC LLFSFFYVYF FVVETKGLTL EEVDELYAQG VAPWKSSKWV PPTKEEMAHS


541
SGYAAEAKPH DQQV


 








Saccharomyces cerevisiae gal2



(SEQ ID NO: 118)










1
MAVEENNMPV VSQQPQAGED VISSLSKDSH LSAQSQKYSN DELKAGESGS



51
EGSQSVPIEI PKKPMSEYVT VSLLCLCVAF GGFMFGWDTG TISGFVVQTD


101
FLRRFGMKHK DGTHYLSNVR TGLIVAIFNI GCAFGGIILS KGGDMYGRKK


151
GLSIVVSVYI VGIIIQIASI NKWYQYFIGR IISGLGVGGI AVLCPMLISE


201
IAPKHLRGTL VSCYQLMITA GIFLGYCTNY GTKSYSNSVQ WRVPLGLCFA


251
WSLFMIGALT LVPESPRYLC EVNKVEDAKR SIAKSNKVSP EDPAVQAELD


301
LIMAGIEAEK LAGNASWGEL FSTKTKVFQR LLMGVFVQMF QQLTGNNYFF


351
YYGTVIFKSV GLDDSFETSI VIGVVNFAST FFSLWTVENL GHRKCLLLGA


401
ATMMACMVIY ASVGVTRLYP HGKSQPSSKG AGNCMIVFTC FYIFCYATTW


451
APVAWVITAE SFPLRVKSKC MALASASNWV WGFLIAFFTP FITSAINFYY


501
GYVFMGCLVA MFFYVFFFVP ETKGLSLEEI QELWEEGVLP WKSEGWIPSS


551
RRGNNYDLED LQHDDKPWYK AMLE


 








Saccharomyces cerevisiae zwf1



(SEQ ID NO: 119)










1
MSEGPVKFEK NTVISVFGAS GDLAKKKTFP ALFGLFREGY LDPSTKIFGY



51
ARSKLSMEED LKSRVLPHLK KPHGEADDSK VEQFFKMVSY ISGNYDTDEG


101
FDELRTQIEK FEKSANVDVP HRLFYLALPP SVFLTVAKQI KSRVYAENGI


151
TRVIVEKPFG HDLASARELQ KNLGPLFKEE ELYRIDHYLG KELVKNLLVL


201
RFGNQFLNAS WNRDNIQSVQ ISFKERFGTE GRGGYFDSIG IIRDVMQNHL


251
LQIMTLLTME RPVSFDPESI RDEKVKVLKA VAPIDTDDVL LGQYGKSEDG


301
SKPAYVDDDT VDKDSKCVTF AAMTFNIENE RWEGVPIMMR AGKALNESKV


351
EIRLQYKAVA SGVFKDIPNN ELVIRVQPDA AVYLKFNAKT PGLSNATQVT


401
DLNLTYASRY QDFWIPEAYE VLIRDALLGD HSNFVRDDEL DISWGIFTPL


451
LKHIERPDGP TPEIYPYGSR GPKGLKEYMQ KHKYVMPEKH PYAWPVTKPE


501
DTKDN


 








Saccharomyces cerevisiae sol3



(SEQ ID NO: 120)










1
MVTVGVFSER ASLTHQLGEF IVKKQDEALQ KKSDFKVSVS GGSLIDALYE



51
SLVADESLSS RVQWSKWQIY FSDERIVPLT DADSNYGAFK RAVLDKLPST


101
SQPNVYPMDE SLIGSDAESN NKIAAEYERI VPQVLDLVLL GCGPDGHTCS


151
LFPGETHRYL LNETTKRVAW CHDSPKPPSD RITFTLPVLK DAKALCFVAE


201
GSSKQNIMHE IFDLKNDQLP TALVNKLFGE KTSWFVNEEA FGKVQTKTF






Example 27
Cloning of Additional ZWF1 Candidate Genes
A variety of ZWF1 genes were cloned from S. cerevisiae, Zymomonas mobilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens (zwf1 and zwf2), and P. aeruginosa strain PAO1. The sequences of these additional ZWF1 genes are given below.







zwf1 from P. fluorescens


Amino Acid Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 123)


MTTTRKKSKALPAPPTTLFLFGARGDLVKRLLMPALYNLSRDGLLDE


GLRIVGVDHNAVSDAEFATLLEDFLRDEVLNKQGQGAAVDAAVWARL


TRGINYVQGDFLDDSTYAELAARIAASGTGNAVFYLATAPRFFSEVV


RRLGSAGLLEEGPQAFRRVVIEKPFGSDLQTAEALNGCLLKVMSEKQ


IYRIDHYLGKETVQNILVSRFSNSLFEAFWNNHYIDHVQITAAETVG


VETRGSFYEHTGALRDMVPNHLFQLLAMVAMEPPAAFGADAVRGEKA


KVVGAIRPWSVEEARANSVRGQYSAGEVAGKALAGYREEANVAPDSS


TETYVALKVMIDNWRWVGVPFYLRTGKRMSVRDTEIVICFKPAPYAQ


FRDTEVERLLPTYLRIQIQPNEGMWFDLLAKKPGPSLDMANIELGFA


YRDFFEMQPSTGYETLIYDCLIGDQTLFQRADNIENGWRAVQPFLDA


WQQDASLQNYPAGVDGPAAGDELLARDGRVWRPLG


 


Nucleotide Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 124)


ATGACCACCACGCGAAAGAAGTCCAAGGCGTTGCCGGCGCCGCCGAC


CACGCTGTTCCTGTTCGGCGCCCGCGGTGATCTGGTCAAGCGCCTGC


TGATGCCGGCGCTGTACAACCTCAGCCGCGACGGTTTGCTGGATGAG


GGGCTGCGGATTGTCGGCGTCGACCACAACGCGGTGAGCGACGCCGA


GTTCGCCACGCTGCTGGAAGACTTCCTTCGCGATGAAGTGCTCAACA


AGCAAGGCCAGGGGGCGGCGGTGGATGCCGCCGTCTGGGCCCGCCTG


ACCCGGGGCATCAACTATGTCCAGGGCGATTTTCTCGACGACTCCAC


CTATGCCGAACTGGCGGCGCGGATTGCCGCCAGCGGCACCGGCAACG


CGGTGTTCTACCTGGCCACCGCACCGCGCTTCTTCAGTGAAGTGGTG


CGCCGCCTGGGCAGCGCCGGGTTGCTGGAGGAGGGGCCGCAGGCTTT


TCGCCGGGTGGTGATCGAAAAACCCTTCGGCTCCGACCTGCAGACCG


CCGAAGCCCTCAACGGCTGCCTGCTCAAGGTCATGAGCGAGAAGCAG


ATCTATCGCATCGACCATTACCTGGGCAAGGAAACGGTCCAGAACAT


CCTGGTCAGCCGTTTTTCCAACAGCCTGTTCGAGGCATTCTGGAACA


ACCATTACATCGACCACGTGCAGATCACCGCGGCGGAAACCGTCGGC


GTGGAAACCCGTGGCAGCTTTTATGAACACACCGGTGCCCTGCGGGA


CATGGTGCCCAACCACCTGTTCCAGTTGCTGGCGATGGTGGCCATGG


AGCCGCCCGCTGCCTTTGGCGCCGATGCGGTACGTGGCGAAAAGGCC


AAGGTGGTGGGGGCTATCCGCCCCTGGTCCGTGGAAGAGGCCCGGGC


CAACTCGGTGCGCGGCCAGTACAGCGCCGGTGAAGTGGCCGGCAAGG


CCCTGGCGGGCTACCGCGAGGAAGCCAACGTGGCGCCGGACAGCAGC


ACCGAAACCTACGTTGCGCTGAAGGTGATGATCGACAACTGGCGCTG


GGTCGGGGTGCCGTTCTACCTGCGCACCGGCAAGCGCATGAGTGTGC


GCGACACCGAGATCGTCATCTGCTTCAAGCCGGCGCCCTATGCACAG


TTCCGCGATACCGAGGTCGAGCGCCTGTTGCCGACCTACCTGCGGAT


CCAGATCCAGCCCAACGAAGGCATGTGGTTCGACCTGCTGGCGAAAA


AGCCCGGGCCGAGCCTGGACATGGCCAACATCGAACTGGGTTTTGCC


TACCGCGACTTTTTCGAGATGCAGCCCTCCACCGGCTACGAAACCCT


GATCTACGACTGCCTGATCGGCGACCAGACCCTGTTCCAGCGCGCCG


ACAACATCGAGAACGGCTGGCGCGCGGTGCAACCCTTCCTCGATGCC


TGGCAACAGGACGCCAGCTTGCAGAACTACCCGGCGGGCGTGGATGG


CCCGGCAGCCGGGGATGAACTGCTGGCCCGGGATGGCCGCGTATGGC


GACCCCTGGGGTGA


 


zwf2 from P. fluorescens


Amino Acid Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 125)


MPSITVEPCTFALFGALGDLALRKLFPALYQLDAAGLLHDDTRILAL


AREPGSEQEHLANIETELHKYVGDKDIDSQVLQRFLVRLSYLHVDFL


KAEDYVALAERVGSEQRLIAYFATPAAVYGAICENLSRVGLNQHTRV


VLEKPIGSDLDSSRKVNDAVAQFFPETRIYRIDHYLGKETVQNLIAL


RFANSLFETQWNQNYISHVEITVAEKVGIEGRWGYFDKAGQLRDMIQ


NHLLQLLCLIAMDPPADLSADSIRDEKVKVLKALAPISPEGLTTQVV


RGQYIAGHSEGQSVPGYLEEENSNTQSDTETFVALRADIRNWRWAGV


PFYLRTGKRMPQKLSQIVIHFKEPSHYIFAPEQRLQISNKLIIRLQP


DEGISLRVMTKEQGLDKGMQLRSGPLQLNFSDTYRSARIPDAYERLL


LEVMRGNQNLFVRKDEIEAAWKWCDQLIAGWKKSGDAPKPYAAGSWG


PMSSIALITRDGRSWYGDI


 


Nucleotide Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 126)


ATGCCTTCGATAACGGTTGAACCCTGCACCTTTGCCTTGTTTGGCGC


GCTGGGCGATCTGGCGCTGCGTAAGCTGTTTCCTGCCCTGTACCAAC


TCGATGCCGCCGGTTTGCTGCATGACGACACGCGCATCCTGGCCCTG


GCCCGCGAGCCTGGCAGCGAGCAGGAACACCTGGCGAATATCGAAAC


CGAGCTGCACAAGTATGTCGGCGACAAGGATATCGATAGCCAGGTCC


TGCAGCGTTTTCTCGTCCGCCTGAGCTACCTGCATGTGGACTTCCTC


AAGGCCGAGGACTACGTCGCCCTGGCCGAACGTGTCGGCAGCGAGCA


GCGCCTGATTGCCTACTTCGCCACGCCGGCGGCGGTGTATGGCGCGA


TCTGCGAAAACCTCTCCCGGGTCGGGCTCAACCAGCACACCCGTGTG


GTCCTGGAAAAACCCATCGGCTCGGACCTGGATTCATCACGCAAGGT


CAACGACGCGGTGGCGCAGTTCTTCCCGGAAACCCGCATCTACCGGA


TCGACCACTACCTGGGCAAGGAAACGGTGCAGAACCTGATTGCCCTG


CGTTTCGCCAACAGCCTGTTCGAAACCCAGTGGAACCAGAACTACAT


CTCCCACGTGGAAATCACCGTGGCCGAGAAGGTCGGCATCGAAGGTC


GCTGGGGCTATTTCGACAAGGCCGGCCAACTGCGGGACATGATCCAG


AACCACTTGCTGCAACTGCTCTGCCTGATCGCGATGGACCCGCCGGC


CGACCTTTCGGCCGACAGCATCCGCGACGAGAAGGTCAAGGTGCTCA


AGGCCCTGGCGCCCATCAGCCCGGAAGGCCTGACCACCCAGGTGGTG


CGCGGCCAGTACATCGCCGGCCACAGCGAAGGCCAGTCGGTGCCGGG


CTACCTGGAGGAAGAAAACTCCAACACCCAGAGCGACACCGAGACCT


TCGTCGCCCTGCGCGCCGATATCCGCAACTGGCGCTGGGCCGGTGTG


CCTTTCTACCTGCGCACCGGCAAGCGCATGCCACAGAAGCTGTCGCA


GATCGTCATCCACTTCAAGGAACCCTCGCACTACATCTTCGCCCCCG


AGCAGCGCCTGCAGATCAGCAACAAGCTGATCATCCGCCTGCAGCCG


GACGAAGGTATCTCGTTGCGGGTGATGACCAAGGAGCAGGGCCTGGA


CAAGGGCATGCAACTGCGCAGCGGTCCGTTGCAGCTGAATTTTTCCG


ATACCTATCGCAGTGCACGGATCCCCGATGCCTACGAGCGGTTGTTG


CTGGAAGTGATGCGCGGCAATCAGAACCTGTTTGTGCGCAAAGATGA


AATCGAAGCCGCGTGGAAGTGGTGTGACCAGTTGATTGCCGGGTGGA


AGAAATCCGGCGATGCGCCCAAGCCGTACGCGGCCGGGTCCTGGGGG


CCGATGAGCTCCATTGCACTGATCACGCGGGATGGGAGGTCTTGGTA


TGGCGATATCTaA


 


zwf1 from P. aeruginosa, PAO1


Amino Acid Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 127)


MPDVRVLPCTLALFGALGDLALRKLFPALYQLDRENLLHRDTRVLAL


ARDEGAPAEHLATLEQRLRLAVPAKEWDDVVWQRFRERLDYLSMDFL


DPQAYVGLREAVDDELPLVAYFATPASVFGGICENLAAAGLAERTRV


VLEKPIGHDLESSREVNEAVARFFPESRIYRIDHYLGKETVQNLIAL


RFANSLFETQWNQNHISHVEITVAEKVGIEGRWGYFDQAGQLRDMVQ


NHLLQLLCLIAMDPPSDLSADSIRDEKVKVLRALEPIPAEQLASRVV


RGQYTAGFSDGKAVPGYLEEEHANRDSDAETFVALRVDIRNWRWSGV


PFYLRTGKRMPQKLSQIVIHFKEPPHYIFAPEQRSLISNRLIIRLQP


DEGISLQVMTKDQGLGKGMQLRTGPLQLSFSETYHAARIPDAYERLL


LEVTQGNQYLFVRKDEVEFAWKWCDQLIAGWERLSEAPKPYPAGSWG


PVASVALVARDGRSWYGDF


 


Nucleotide Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 128)


ATGCCTGATGTCCGCGTTCTGCCTTGCACGTTAGCGCTGTTCGGTGC


GCTGGGCGATCTCGCCTTGCGCAAGCTGTTCCCGGCGCTCTACCAAC


TCGATCGTGAGAACCTGCTGCACCGCGATACCCGCGTCCTGGCCCTG


GCCCGTGACGAAGGCGCTCCCGCCGAACACCTGGCGACGCTGGAGCA


GCGCCTGCGCCTGGCAGTGCCGGCGAAGGAGTGGGACGACGTGGTCT


GGCAGCGTTTCCGCGAACGCCTCGACTACCTGAGCATGGACTTCCTC


GACCCGCAGGCCTATGTCGGCTTGCGCGAGGCGGTGGATGACGAACT


GCCGCTGGTCGCCTACTTCGCCACGCCGGCCTCGGTGTTCGGCGGCA


TCTGCGAGAACCTCGCCGCCGCCGGTCTCGCCGAGCGCACCCGGGTG


GTGCTGGAGAAGCCCATCGGTCATGACCTGGAGTCGTCCCGCGAGGT


CAACGAGGCAGTCGCCCGGTTCTTCCCGGAAAGCCGCATCTACCGGA


TCGACCATTACCTGGGCAAGGAGACGGTGCAGAACCTGATCGCCCTG


CGCTTCGCCAACAGCCTCTTCGAGACCCAGTGGAACCAGAACCACAT


CTCCCACGTGGAGATCACCGTGGCCGAGAAGGTCGGCATCGAAGGCC


GCTGGGGCTACTTCGACCAGGCCGGGCAACTGCGCGACATGGTGCAG


AACCACCTGCTGCAACTGCTCTGCCTGATCGCCATGGATCCGCCCAG


CGACCTTTCGGCGGACAGCATTCGCGACGAGAAGGTCAAGGTCCTCC


GCGCCCTCGAGCCGATTCCCGCAGAACAACTGGCTTCGCGCGTGGTG


CGTGGGCAGTACACCGCCGGTTTCAGCGACGGCAAGGCAGTGCCGGG


CTACCTGGAGGAGGAACATGCGAATCGCGACAGCGACGCGGAAACCT


TCGTCGCCCTGCGCGTGGACATCCGCAACTGGCGCTGGTCGGGCGTG


CCGTTCTACCTGCGCACCGGCAAGCGCATGCCGCAGAAGCTGTCGCA


GATCGTCATCCACTTCAAGGAGCCGCCGCACTACATCTTCGCTCCCG


AGCAGCGTTCGCTGATCAGCAACCGGCTGATCATCCGCCTGCAGCCG


GACGAAGGTATCTCCCTGCAAGTGATGACCAAGGACCAGGGCCTGGG


CAAGGGCATGCAATTGCGTACCGGCCCGCTGCAACTGAGTTTTTCCG


AGACCTACCACGCGGCGCGGATTCCCGATGCCTACGAGCGTCTGCTG


CTGGAGGTCACCCAGGGCAACCAGTACCTGTTCGTGCGCAAGGACGA


GGTGGAGTTCGCCTGGAAGTGGTGCGACCAGCTGATCGCTGGCTGGG


AACGCCTGAGCGAAGCGCCCAAGCCGTATCCGGCGGGGAGTTGGGGG


CCGGTGGCCTCGGTGGCCCTGGTGGCCCGCGATGGGAGGAGTTGGTA


TGGCGATTTCTGA


 


zwf1 from Z. mobilis


Amino Acid Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 129)


MTNTVSTMILFGSTGDLSQRMLLPSLYGLDADGLLADDLRIVCTSRS


EYDTDGFRDFAEKALDRFVASDRLNDDAKAKFLNKLFYATVDITDPT


QFGKLADLCGPVEKGIAIYLSTAPSLFEGAIAGLKQAGLAGPTSRLA


LEKPLGQDLASSDHINDAVLKVFSEKQVYRIDHYLGKETVQNLLTLR


FGNALFEPLWNSKGIDHVQISVAETVGLEGRIGYFDGSGSLRDMVQS


HILQLVALVAMEPPAHMEANAVRDEKVKVFRALRPINNDTVFTHTVT


GQYGAGVSGGKEVAGYIDELGQPSDTETFVAIKAHVDNWRWQGVPFY


IRTGKRLPARRSEIVVQFKPVPHSIFSSSGGILQPNKLRIVLQPDET


IQISMMVKEPGLDRNGAHMREVWLDLSLTDVFKDRKRRIAYERLMLD


LIEGDATLFVRRDEVEAQWVWIDGIREGWKANSMKPKTYVSGTWGPS


TAIALAERDGVTWYD


 


Nucleotide Sequence


(SEQ. ID. NO: 130)


ATGACAAATACCGTTTCGACGATGATATTGTTTGGCTCGACTGGCGA


CCTTTCACAGCGTATGCTGTTGCCGTCGCTTTATGGTCTTGATGCCG


ATGGTTTGCTTGCAGATGATCTGCGTATCGTCTGCACCTCTCGTAGC


GAATACGACACAGATGGTTTCCGTGATTTTGCAGAAAAAGCTTTAGA


TCGCTTTGTCGCTTCTGACCGGTTAAATGATGACGCTAAAGCTAAAT


TCCTTAACAAGCTTTTCTACGCGACGGTCGATATTACGGATCCGACC


CAATTCGGAAAATTAGCTGACCTTTGTGGCCCGGTCGAAAAAGGTAT


CGCCATTTATCTTTCGACTGCGCCTTCTTTGTTTGAAGGGGCAATCG


CTGGCCTGAAACAGGCTGGTCTGGCTGGTCCAACTTCTCGCCTGGCG


CTTGAAAAACCTTTAGGTCAAGATCTTGCTTCTTCCGATCATATTAA


TGATGCGGTTTTGAAAGTTTTCTCTGAAAAGCAAGTTTATCGTATTG


ACCATTATCTGGGTAAAGAAACGGTTCAGAATCTTCTGACCCTGCGT


TTTGGTAATGCTTTGTTTGAACCGCTTTGGAATTCAAAAGGCATTGA


CCACGTTCAGATCAGCGTTGCTGAAACGGTTGGTCTTGAAGGTCGTA


TCGGTTATTTCGACGGTTCTGGCAGCTTGCGCGATATGGTTCAAAGC


CATATCCTTCAGTTGGTCGCTTTGGTTGCAATGGAACCACCGGCTCA


TATGGAAGCCAACGCTGTTCGTGACGAAAAGGTAAAAGTTTTCCGCG


CTCTGCGTCCGATCAATAACGACACCGTCTTTACGCATACCGTTACC


GGTCAATATGGTGCCGGTGTTTCTGGTGGTAAAGAAGTTGCCGGTTA


CATTGACGAACTGGGTCAGCCTTCCGATACCGAAACCTTTGTTGCTA


TCAAAGCGCATGTTGATAACTGGCGTTGGCAGGGTGTTCCGTTCTAT


ATCCGCACTGGTAAGCGTTTACCTGCACGTCGTTCTGAAATCGTGGT


TCAGTTTAAACCTGTTCCGCATTCGATTTTCTCTTCTTCAGGTGGTA


TCTTGCAGCCGAACAAGCTGCGTATTGTCTTACAGCCTGATGAAACC


ATCCAGATTTCTATGATGGTGAAAGAACCGGGTCTTGACCGTAACGG


TGCGCATATGCGTGAAGTTTGGCTGGATCTTTCCCTCACGGATGTGT


TTAAAGACCGTAAACGTCGTATCGCTTATGAACGCCTGATGCTTGAT


CTTATCGAAGGCGATGCTACTTTATTTGTGCGTCGTGACGAAGTTGA


GGCGCAGTGGGTTTGGATTGACGGAATTCGTGAAGGCTGGAAAGCCA


ACAGTATGAAGCCAAAAACCTATGTCTCTGGTACATGGGGGCCTTCA


ACTGCTATAGCTCTGGCCGAACGTGATGGAGTAACTTGGTATGACTG


A






All the above genes were PCR amplified from their genomic DNA sources with and without c-terminal 6-HIS tags (SEQ ID NO: 138) and cloned into the yeast expression vector p426GPD for testing.
Assays of Candidate ZWF1 Genes
Strain BY4742 zwf1 (ATCC Cat. No. 4011971; Winzeler E A, et al. Science 285: 901-906, 1999. PubMed: 10436161) was used as the base strain for all ZWF1 assays. The assays were performed as follows: A 5 ml overnight of the strain expressing the ZWF1 gene was grown in SCD-ura. A 50 ml culture of the strain was then grown for about 18 hours from an initial OD600 of about 0.2 until it had reached about OD600 of about 4. The cells were centrifuged at 1046×g washed twice with 25 ml cold sterile water, and resuspended in 2 ml/g Yper Plus (Thermo Scientific) plus 1× protease inhibitors (EDTA-free). The cells were allowed to lyse at room temperature for about 30 minutes with constant rotation of the tubes. The lysate was centrifuged at 16,100×g for 10 minutes at 4° C. and the supernatants were transferred to a new 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube. Quantification of the lysates was performed using the Coomassie-Plus kit (Thermo Scientific, San Diego, Calif.) as directed by the manufacturer.
Each kinetic assay was done using approximately 50 to 60 μg of crude extract in a reaction mixture containing 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.9, and 1 mM NADP+ or NAD+. The reaction was started with 20 mM glucose-6-phosphate and the reaction was monitored at A340. The specific activity was measured as the μmol substrate/min/mg protein. The results of the assays are presented in the table below.


















Specific






Activity




Vmax
Km
(μmol min−1


Zwf1
Cofactors
(μmol min−1)
(M−1)
mg−1)







S. cerevisiae
NAD+
NA
NA
NA



NADP+
0.9523
0.4546
224.07  


S. cerevisiae + His
NAD+
NA
NA
NA



NADP+
0.7267
0.4109
164.79  


ZM4
NAD+
NA
NA
NA



NADP+
NA
NA
NA


ZM4 + His
NAD+
0.0213
0.0156
0.1267



NADP+
0.0027
0.0140
0.0160


P. fluorescens 1
NAD+
0.0158
0.6201
0.3132



NADP+
0.0213
0.8171
0.4208


P. fluorescens 1 + His
NAD+
0.0126
4.9630
0.2473



NADP+
0.0139
0.9653
0.2739


P. fluorescens 2
NAD+
ND
ND
ND



NADP+
NA
NA
NA


P. fluorescens 2 + His
NAD+
NA
NA
NA



NADP+
ND
ND
ND


PAO1
NAD+
NA
NA
NA



NADP+
0.0104
0.6466
0.1564


PAO1 + His
NAD+
0.0074
0.0071
0.1098



NADP+
0.0123
3.9050
0.1823





NA = cannot be calculated (substrate not used by enzyme)


ND = was not determined (either not enough crude available or cells did not grow)






Altering Cofactor Preference of S. cerevisiae ZWF1
ZWF1 from S. cerevisiae is an NADP+-only utilizing enzyme. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to alter of ZWF1 so that the altered ZWF1 could also utilize NAD+, thereby improving the REDOX balance within the cell. Site directed mutagenesis reactions were performed in the same manner for all mutations, and for mutants which include more than one mutation, each mutation was performed sequentially. About 50 ng of plasmid DNA was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol site directed mutagenesis specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 15 rounds of 95° C. for 15 seconds, 55° C. for 40 seconds, and 72° C. for 3 minutes. A final 10 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The PCR reaction mixture was then digested with 30 U of Dpnl for about 2 hours and 5 μl of the digested PCR reaction mixture was used to transform competent DH5α (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and plated onto LB plates containing the appropriate antibiotics. The table below lists mutants generated in a first round of mutagenesis.












Mutant #
zwf1_sc
Codon changes

















1
A24G
GCA −> GGT


 


2
A24G/T28G
GCA −> GGT, ACT ->




GGT


 


3
A51N
GCC −> AAT


 


4
A51D
GCC −> GAT


 


5
T28F
ACT −> TTT


 


6
K46R
AAG −> AGA


 


7
Y40L
TAC −> TTG


 


8
F33Y
TTT −> TAC


 


9
T28L
ACT −> TTG


 


10
V16L
GTC −> TTG


 


11
V13T
GTC −> ACT


 


12
L66E
CTA −> GAA


 


13
A24G/A51D
GCA −> GGT, GCC −>




GAT


 


14
A24G/T28G/A51D
GCA −> GGT, ACT −>




GGT, GCC −> GAT


 


15
R52D
CGG −> GAT


 


16
A51D/R52A
GCC −> GAT, CGG −>




GCT


 


17
A24G/A51D/R52A
GCA −> GGT, GCC −>




GAT, CGG −> GCT


 


18
A24G/T28G/A51D/R52A
GCA −> GGT, ACT −>




GGT, GCC −> GAT,




CGG -> GCT


 


19
A51D/R52H
GCC −> GAT, CGG −>




CAT


 


20
R52H
CGG −> CAT


 


21
D22R
GAT −> AGA









The oligonucleotides, utilized to generate the mutants listed in the table above, are listed in the table below. All oligonucleotides were purchased from Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT).














Base

Nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NOS 375-412,


Mutation
plasmid
Oligo Name
respectively, in order of appearance)


















1
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gtgcgtcaggtgatctgggtaagaagaagacttttccc




Gfor



 


1
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gggaaaagtcttcttcttacccagatcacctgacgcac




Grev



 


2
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
gtgatctgggtaagaagaagggttttcccgccttatttgg




Gfor



 


2
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
CCAAATAAGGCGGGAAAACCCTTCTTCTTACCCAGATCAC




Grev



 


3
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A51
ccttgatccatctaccaagatcttcggttataatcggtccaaattgtccat




Nfor



 


3
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A51
atggacaatttggaccgattataaccgaagatcttggtagatggatcaagg




Nrev



 


4
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A51
atctaccaagatcttcggttatgatcggtccaaattgtccatg




Dfor



 


4
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_A51
catggacaatttggaccgatcataaccgaagatcttggtagat




Drev



 


5
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
ggtgatctggcaaagaagaagttttttcccgccttatttggg




Ffor



 


5
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
cccaaataaggcgggaaaaaacttcttctttgccagatcacc




Frev



 


6
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_K46
taccttgatccatctaccagaatcttcggttatgcccggt




Rfor



 


6
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_K46
accgggcataaccgaagattctggtagatggatcaaggta




Rrev



 


7
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_Y39
gggcttttcagagaaggtttgcttgatccatctaccaaga




Lfor



 


7
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_Y39
tcttggtagatggatcaagcaaaccttctctgaaaagccc




Lrev



 


8
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_F33
gaagaagacttttcccgccttatacgggcttttcagagaag




Yfor



 


8
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_F33
cttctctgaaaagcccgtataaggcgggaaaagtcttcttc




Yrev



 


9
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
gtcaggtgatctggcaaagaagaagttgtttcccgccttatttgg




Lfor



 


9
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_T28
ccaaataaggcgggaaacaacttcttctttgccagatcacctgac




Lrev



 


10
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_V16
cgaaaaaaataccgtcatatctttgtttggtgcgtcaggtgatctg




Lfor



 


10
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_V16
cagatcacctgacgcaccaaacaaagatatgacggtatttttttcg




rev



 


12
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_L66
gacctgaagtcccgtgtcgaaccccacttgaaaaaacc




Efor



 


12
pBF300
ka/zwf1sc_L66
ggttttttcaagtggggttcgacacgggacttcaggtc




Erev



 


13
pBF374
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gtgcgtcaggtgatctgggtaagaagaagacttttccc




Gfor



 


13
pBF374
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gggaaaagtcttcttcttacccagatcacctgacgcac




Grev



 


14
pBF374
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gtgcgtcaggtgatctgggtaagaagaagacttttccc




Gfor



 


14
pBF374
ka/zwf1sc_A24
gggaaaagtcttcttcttacccagatcacctgacgcac




Grev



 


15
pBF300
KA/zwf1mut15
accaagatcttcggttatgccgattccaaattgtccatggaggag




for



 


15
pBF300
KA/zwf1mut15
ctcctccatggacaatttggaatcggcataaccgaagatcttggt




rev



 


16
pBF374
KA/zwf1mut16
tccatctaccaagatcttcggttatgatgcttccaaattgtccatggaggaggac




for



 


16
pBF374
KA/zwf1mut16
gtcctcctccatggacaatttggaagcatcataaccgaagatcttggtagatgga




rev



 


17
pBF441
KA/zwf1mut16
tccatctaccaagatcttcggttatgatgcttccaaattgtccatggaggaggac




for



 


17
pBF441
KA/zwf1mut16
gtcctcctccatggacaatttggaagcatcataaccgaagatcttggtagatgga




rev



 


18
pBF442
KA/zwf1mut16
tccatctaccaagatcttcggttatgatgcttccaaattgtccatggaggaggac




for



 


18
pBF442
KA/zwf1mut16
gtcctcctccatggacaatttggaagcatcataaccgaagatcttggtagatgga




rev



 


19
pBF374
KA/zwf1sc_mut
aagatcttcggttatgatcattccaaattgtccatggagg




19for



 


19
pBF374
KA/zwf1sc_mut
cctccatggacaatttggaatgatcataaccgaagatctt




19rev



 


20
pBF300
KA/zwf1sc_mut
aagatcttcggttatgcccattccaaattgtccatggagg




20for



 


20
pBF300
2KA/zwf1sc_mut
cctccatggacaatttggaatgggcataaccgaagatctt




20rev









Initial kinetic screening of the ZWF1 mutants generated as described above, identified the following altered ZWF1 genes and preliminary cofactor phenotype.















NAD+
NADP+


Mutant #
zwf1_sc
usage
usage


















1
A24G
No
Yes


2
A24G/T28G
No
No


3
A51N
No
Yes


4
A51D
Yes
No


5
T28F
No
Yes


6
K46R
No
Yes


7
Y40L
No
Yes


8
F33Y
No
Yes


9
T28L
No
Yes


10
V16L
No
Yes


11
V13T
ND
ND


12
L66E
No
Yes


13
A24G/A51D
Yes
No


14
A24G/T28G/A51D
No
No


15
R52D
No
No


16
A51D/R52A
No
No


17
A24G/A51D/R52A
No
No


18
A24G/T28G/A51D/R52A
ND
ND


19
A51D/R52H
ND
ND


20
R52H
ND
ND


21
D22R
ND
ND





ND = not determined






Mutants 4 (A51 D) and 13 (A24G/A51D) were identified as mutants which enabled NAD+ utilization with concomitant loss of NADP+ utilization.
Cloning of SOL3
The SOL3 gene from S. cerevisiae was cloned as follows. The approximately 750 bp SOL3 gene was PCR amplified from the BY4742 genome using primers KAS/5-SOL3-NheI and KAS/3′-SOL3-SalI, shown below.









KAS/5-SOL3-NheI



(SEQ ID NO: 413)



gctagcatggtgacagtcggtgtgttttctgag



 



KAS/3′-SOL3-SalI



(SEQ ID NO: 414)



gtcgacctaaaaagttttcgtttgaacttttcc






About 100 ng of genomic DNA from S. cerevisiae strain BY4742 was added to 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.3 mM dNTPs, 0.3 μmol gene-specific primers, and 1 U Pfu Ultra II polymerase (Agilent, La Jolla, Calif.) in a 50 μl reaction mix. The reaction was cycled at 95° C. for 10 minutes, followed by 30 rounds of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 72° C. for 15 seconds. A final 5 minute extension reaction at 72° C. was also included. The amplified product was TOPO cloned into the pCR Blunt II TOPO vector (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and sequence verified (GeneWiz, San Diego, Calif.). The resultant plasmid was designated pBF301. The sequence of the S. cerevisiae SOL3 gene is given below.







S. cerevisiae SOL3


(SEQ. ID. NO: 131)


ATGGTGACAGTCGGTGTGTTTTCTGAGAGGGCTAGTTTGACCCATCAA


 


TTGGGGGAATTCATCGTCAAGAAACAAGATGAGGCGCTGCAAAAGAAG


 


TCAGACTTTAAAGTTTCCGTTAGCGGTGGCTCTTTGATCGATGCTCTG


 


TATGAAAGTTTAGTAGCGGACGAATCACTATCTTCTCGAGTGCAATGG


 


TCTAAATGGCAAATCTACTTCTCTGATGAAAGAATTGTGCCACTGACG


 


GACGCTGACAGCAATTATGGTGCCTTCAAGAGAGCTGTTCTAGATAAA


 


TTACCCTCGACTAGTCAGCCAAACGTTTATCCCATGGACGAGTCCTTG


 


ATTGGCAGCGATGCTGAATCTAACAACAAAATTGCTGCAGAGTACGAG


 


CGTATCGTACCTCAAGTGCTTGATTTGGTACTGTTGGGCTGTGGTCCT


 


GATGGACACACTTGTTCCTTATTCCCTGGAGAAACACATAGGTACTTG


 


CTGAACGAAACAACCAAAAGAGTTGCTTGGTGCCACGATTCTCCCAAG


 


CCTCCAAGTGACAGAATCACCTTCACTCTGCCTGTGTTGAAAGACGCC


 


AAAGCCCTGTGTTTTGTGGCTGAGGGCAGTTCCAAACAAAATATAATG


 


CATGAGATCTTTGACTTGAAAAACGATCAATTGCCAACCGCATTGGTT


 


AACAAATTATTTGGTGAAAAAACATCCTGGTTCGTTAATGAGGAAGCT


 


TTTGGAAAAGTTCAAACGAAAACTTTTTAG






The NheI-SalI SOL3 gene fragment from plasmid pBF301 will be cloned into the SpeI-XhoI site in plasmids p413GPD and p423GPD (HIS3 marker-based plasmids; ATCC 87354 and ATCC 87355).
Testing of ZWF1/SOL3 Combinations in BY4742
A URA blaster cassette was digested with NotI and ligated into the MET17 integration cassette plasmid pBF691 to generate the Met17 knockout plasmid pBF772. Plasmid pBF772 was digested with PacI and linear fragments were purified by Zymo PCR purification kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and concentrated in 10 μl ddH2O. LiCl2 high efficiency transformation was performed as shown described. About 1 μg linear MET17 knockout fragment was transformed into 50 μl fresh made BY4742 competent cells and cells were plated onto SCD-Ura plates at 30° C. for about 2-3 days. A single URA+ colony was streaked out on a SCD-Ura plate and grown at 30° C. for about 2-3 days. A single colony was inoculated overnight in YPD medium at 30° C. 50 μl of the overnight culture was then plated onto SCD complete-5FOA plates and incubated at 30° C. for about 3 days.
A single colony which grew on SCD complete-5FOA plates was then picked and inoculated in YPD medium and grown at 30° C. overnight. Yeast genomic DNA was extracted by YeaStar genomic extraction kit (Zymo Research, Orange, Calif.) and confirmation of the strain was confirmed by PCR using primers JML/237 and JML/238, shown below.







JML/237:








CCAACACTAAGAAATAATTTCGCCATTTCTTG
(SEQ ID NO: 415)


 


JML/238:



GCCAACAATTAAATCCAAGTTCACCTATTCTG
(SEQ ID NO: 416)






The PCR amplification was performed as follows: 10 ng of yeast genomic DNA with 0.1 μmol gene specific primers, 1×Pfu Ultra II buffer, 0.2 mmol dNTPs, and 0.2 U Taq DNA polymerase. The PCR mixture was cycled at 95° C. for 2 minutes, followed by 30 cycles of 95° C. for 20 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds and 72° C. for 45 seconds. A final step of 72° C. for 5 minutes was also included. The resultant strain was designated BF1618.
Strain BF1618 is undergoing transformation with the following plasmid combinations. Additionally, the affect of the ZWF1 mutant constructs will also be evaluated with and without SOL3 constructs. The table below shows the plasmid combinations being transformed into strain BF1618.














Test Strain
EDD
EDA
ZWF1
SOL3







1
2μ
2μ
cen/ars
NONE


2
2μ
2μ
2μ
NONE


3
2μ
2μ
cen/ars
cen/ars


4
2μ
2μ
2μ
2μ


5
2μ
2μ
NONE
cen/ars


6
2μ
2μ
NONE
2μ









Strains with improved ethanol production may benefit from two or more copies of the ZWF1 gene due to increased flux of the carbon towards the alternative pathway. A strain embodiment currently under construction has the phenotype; pfk1, ZWF1, SOL3, tal1, EDD-PAO1*, EDA-E. coli*, where the “*” represents additional copies of the gene. It is believed that multiple copies of the EDD and EDA genes may provide additional increases in ethanol production.
Example 28
Identification of Additional Xylose Isomerase 5′ Ends that can Increase Expression Levels of Ruminococcus Xylose Isomerase in Yeast
To determine if the 5′ end of other xylose isomerase genes could also be used to increase the expression of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase in yeast, as demonstrated herein for the 5′ end of Piromyces xylose isomerase, additional chimeric molecules were generated as described herein, using approximately 10 amino acids from the xylose isomerase genes described in Example 25. The alternate xylose isomerase gene 5′ ends were selected from xylose isomerase sequences previously shown to be expressed and active inn yeast. The xylose isomerase gene donors and the 5′ end of the nucleotide sequence from each are presented in the table below.









Clostridium
ATGAAAAATTACTTTCCAAATGTTCCAGAAGTAAAATACGAAGGCCCAAATTCAACG



phytofermentans
AATCCATTTGCTTTTAAATATTATGACGCAAATAAAGTTGTAGCGGGTAAAACAATG



AAAGAGCACTGTCGTTTTGCATTATCTTGGTGGCATACTCTTTGTGCAGGTGGTGC



TGATCCATTCGGTGTAACAACTATGGATAGAACCTACGGAAATATCACAGATCCAA



TGGAACTTGCTAAGGCAAAAGTTGACGCTGGTTTCGAATTAATGACTAAATTAGGA



ATTGAATTCTTCTGTTTCCATGACGCAGATATTGCTCCAGAAGGTGATACTTTTGAA



GAGTCAAAGAAGAATCTTTTTGAAATCGTTGATTACATCAAAGAGAAGATGGATCA



GACTGGTATCAAGTTATTATGGGGTACTGCTAATAACTTTAGTCATCCAAGATTTAT



GCAT



(SEQ ID NO: 95)


 


Orpinomyces
ATGACTAAGGAATATTTCCCAACTATCGGCAAGATTAGATTCGAAGGTAAGGATTC



TAAGAATCCAATGGCCTTCCACTACTATGATGCTGAAAAGGAAGTCATGGGTAAGA



AAATGAAGGATTGGTTACGTTTCGCCATGGCCTGGTGGCACACTCTTTGCGCCGA



TGGTGCTGACCAATTCGGTGTTGGTACTAAGTCTTTCCCATGGAATGAAGGTACTG



ACCCAATTGCTATTGCCAAGCAAAAGGTTGATGCTGGTTTTGAAATCATGACCAAG



CTTGGTATTGAACACTACTGTTTCCACGATGTTGATCTTGTTTCTGAAGGTAACTCT



ATTGAAGAATACGAATCCAACCTCAAGCAAGTTGTTGCTTACCTTAAGCAAAAGCA



ACAAGAAACTGGTATTAAGCTTCTCTGGAGTACTGCCAATGTTTTCGGTAACCCAC



GTTACATGAAC



(SEQ ID NO: 96)


 


Clostridium
ATGGAATACTTCAAAAATGTACCACAAATAAAATATGAAGGACCAAAATCAAACAAT


thermohydrosulfuricum
CCATATGCATTTAAATTTTACAATCCAGATGAAATAATAGACGGAAAACCTTTAAAA



GAACACTTGCGTTTTTCAGTAGCGTACTGGCACACATTTACAGCCAATGGGACAGA



TCCATTTGGAGCACCCACAATGCAAAGGCCATGGGACCATTTTACTGACCCTATG



GATATTGCCAAAGCGAGAGTAGAAGCAGCCTTTGAACTATTTGAAAAACTCGACGT



ACCATTTTTCTGTTTCCATGACAGAGATATAGCTCCGGAAGGAGAGACATTAAGGG



AGACGAACAAAAATTTAGATACAATAGTTGCAATGATAAAAGACTACTTAAAGACGA



GCAAAACAAAAGTATTATGGGGCACAGCGAACCTTTTTTCAAATCCGAGATTTGTA



CAT



(SEQ ID NO: 97)


 


Bacteroides
ATGGCAACAAAAGAATTTTTTCCGGGAATTGAAAAGATTAAATTTGAAGGTAAAGAT


thetaiotaomicron
AGTAAGAACCCGATGGCATTCCGTTATTACGATGCAGAGAAGGTGATTAATGGTAA



AAAGATGAAGGATTGGCTGAGATTCGCTATGGCATGGTGGCACACATTGTGCGCT



GAAGGTGGTGATCAGTTCGGTGGCGGAACAAAGCAATTCCCATGGAATGGTAATG



CAGATGCTATACAGGCAGCAAAAGATAAGATGGATGCAGGATTTGAATTCATGCAG



AAGATGGGTATCGAATACTATTGCTTCCATGACGTAGACTTGGTTTCGGAAGGTGC



CAGTGTAGAAGAATACGAAGCTAACCTGAAAGAAATCGTAGCTTATGCAAAACAGA



AACAGGCAGAAACCGGTATCAAACTACTGTGGGGTACTGCTAATGTATTCGGTCA



CGCCCGCTATATGAAC



(SEQ ID NO: 98)


 


Bacillus
ATGGCTTATTTTCCGAATATCGGCAAGATTGCGTATGAAGGGCCGGAGTCGCGCA


stearothermophilus
ATCCGTTGGCGTTTAAGTTTTATAATCCAGAAGAAAAAGTCGGCGACAAAACAATG



GAGGAGCATTTGCGCTTTTCAGTGGCCTATTGGCATACGTTTACGGGGGATGGGT



CGGATCCGTTTGGCGTCGGCAATATGATTCGTCCATGGAATAAGTACAGCGGCAT



GGATCTGGCGAAGGCGCGCGTCGAGGCGGCGTTTGAGCTGTTTGAAAAGCTGAA



CGTTCCGTTTTTCTGCTTCCATGACGTCGACATCGCGCCGGAAGGGGAAACGCTC



AGCGAGACGTACAAAAATTTGGATGAAATTGTCGATATGATTGAAGAATACATGAA



AACAAGCAAAACGAAGCTGCTTTGGAATACGGCGAACTTGTTCAGCCATCCGCGC



TTCGTTCAC



(SEQ ID NO: 99)


 


Bacillus uniformis
ATGGCTACCAAGGAATACTTCCCAGGTATTGGTAAGATCAAATTCGAAGGTAAGGA



ATCCAAGAACCCAATGGCCTTCAGATACTACGATGCTGACAAGGTTATCATGGGTA



AGAAGATGTCTGAATGGTTAAAGTTCGCTATGGCTTGGTGGCATACCTTGTGTGCT



GAAGGTGGTGACCAATTCGGTGGTGGTACCAAGAAATTCCCATGGAACGGTGAAG



CTGACAAGGTCCAAGCTGCTAAGAACAAGATGGACGCTGGTTTCGAATTTATGCAA



AAGATGGGTATTGAATACTACTGTTTCCACGATGTTGACTTGTGTGAAGAAGCTGA



AACCATCGAAGAATACGAAGCTAACTTGAAGGAAATTGTTGCTTACGCTAAGCAAA



AGCAAGCTGAAACTGGTATCAAGCTATTATGGGGTACTGCTAACGTCTTTGGTCAT



GCCAGATACATGAAC



(SEQ ID NO: 100)


 


Clostridium
ATGTCAGAAGTATTTAGCGGTATTTCAAACATTAAATTTGAAGGAAGCGGGTCAGA


cellulolyticum
TAATCCATTAGCTTTTAAGTACTATGACCCTAAGGCAGTTATCGGCGGAAAGACAA



TGGAAGAACATCTGAGATTCGCAGTTGCCTACTGGCATACTTTTGCAGCACCAGGT



GCTGACATGTTCGGTGCAGGATCATATGTAAGACCTTGGAATACAATGTCCGATCC



TCTGGAAATTGCAAAATACAAAGTTGAAGCAAACTTTGAATTCATTGAAAAGCTGG



GAGCACCTTTCTTCGCTTTCCATGACAGGGATATTGCTCCTGAAGGCGACACACTC



GCTGAAACAAATAAAAACCTTGATACAATAGTTTCAGTAATTAAAGATAGAATGAAA



TCCAGTCCGGTAAAGTTATTATGGGGAACTACAAATGCTTTCGGAAACCCAAGATT



TATGCAT



(SEQ ID NO: 101)


 


Ruminococcus
ATGGAATTTTTCAAGAACATAAGCAAGATCCCTTACGAGGGCAAGGACAGCACAAA


flavefaciens FD1
TCCTCTCGCATTCAAGTACTACAATCCTGATGAGGTAATTGACGGCAAGAAGATGC



GTGACATTATGAAGTTTGCTCTCTCATGGTGGCATACAATGGGCGGCGACGGAAC



AGATATGTTCGGCTGCGGTACAGCTGACAAGACATGGGGCGAAAATGATCCTGCT



GCAAGAGCTAAGGCTAAGGTTGACGCAGCTTTCGAGATCATGCAGAAGCTCTCTA



TCGATTACTTCTGTTTCCACGACCGTGATCTTTCTCCTGAGTACGGCTCACTGAAG



GACACAAACGCTCAGCTGGACATCGTTACAGATTACATCAAGGCTAAGCAGGCTG



AGACAGGTCTCAAGTGCCTCTGGGGTACAGCTAAGTGCTTCGATCACCCAAGATT



CATGCAC



(SEQ ID NO: 102)


 


Ruminococcus 18P13
ATGAGCGAATTTTTTACAGGCATTTCAAAGATCCCCTTTGAGGGAAAGGCATCCAA



CAATCCCATGGCGTTCAAGTACTACAACCCGGATGAGGTCGTAGGCGGCAAGACC



ATGCGGGAGCAGCTGAAGTTTGCGCTGTCCTGGTGGCATACTATGGGGGGAGAC



GGTACGGACATGTTTGGTGTGGGTACCACCAACAAGAAGTTCGGCGGAACCGATC



CCATGGACATTGCTAAGAGAAAGGTAAACGCTGCGTTTGAGCTGATGGACAAGCT



GTCCATCGATTATTTCTGTTTCCACGACCGGGATCTGGCGCCGGAGGCTGATAAT



CTGAAGGAAACCAACCAGCGTCTGGATGAAATCACCGAGTATATTGCACAGATGA



TGCAGCTGAACCCGGACAAGAAGGTTCTGTGGGGTACTGCAAATTGCTTCGGCAA



TCCCCGGTATATGCAT



(SEQ ID NO: 103)


 


Clostriales genomosp
ATGAAATTTTTTGAAAATGTCCCTAAGGTAAAATATGAGGGAAGCAAGTCTACCAA


BVAB3 str UPII9-5
CCCGTTTGCATTTAAGTATTACAATCCTGAAGCGGTGATTGCCGGTAAAAAAATGA



AGGATCACCTGAAATTCGCGATGTCCTGGTGGCACACCATGACGGCGACCGGGC



AAGACCAGTTCGGTTCGGGGACGATGAGCCGAATATATGACGGGCAAACTGAACC



GCTGGCCTTGGCCAAAGCCCGAGTGGATGCGGCTTTCGATTTCATGGAAAAATTA



AATATCGAATATTTTTGTTTTCATGATGCCGACTTGGCTCCAGAAGGTAACAGTTTG



CAGGAACGCAACGAAAATTTGCAGGAAATGGTGTCTTACCTGAAACAAAAGATGG



CCGGAACTTCGATTAAGCTTTTATGGGGAACCTCGAATTGTTTCAGCAACCCTCGT



TTTATGCAC



(SEQ ID NO: 104)






The first 10 amino acids (30 bp) of XI-R was replaced with the 5′ edge from the xylose isomerase genes presented in the table above using a single oligonucleotide in a PCR reaction, described herein. The oligonucleotides used for the PCR reactions are shown in the table below. The last 2 oligonucleotides were used as 3′ oligonucleotides to amplify each resulting chimeric molecule with or without a c-terminal 6-HIS tag (SEQ ID NO: 138).












Oligonucleotide sequence



(SEQ ID NOS 361-370 and 373-374,



respectively, in order of


Name
appearance)







KAS/5-XR_Cp10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAAAAATTACTTTCCAAAT



GTTCCAGAAGTACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-O10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGACTAAGGAATATTTCCCA



ACTATCGGCAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAA



AAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Cth10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGAATACTTCAAAAATGTA



CCACAAATAAAACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Bth10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCAACAAAAGAATTTTTT



CCGGGAATTGAAAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACC



AAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-Bst10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCTTATTTTCCGAATATC



GGCAAGATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGCTACCAAGGAATACTTC


Bun10
CCAGGTATTGGTAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACC



AAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-
ACTAGTAAAAAATGTCAGAAGTATTTAGCGGT


Cce10
ATTTCAAACATTCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-RF10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGGAATTTTTCAAGAACATA



AGCAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAGCGAATTTTTTACAGGC


18P10
ATTTCAAAGATCCAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/5-XR-BV10
ACTAGTAAAAAATGAAATTTTTTGAAAATGTC



CCTAAGGTACAGTATCAGGGACCAAAAAG


 


KAS/3-XI-RF-
CTCGAGTTACAGACTGAAAAGAACGTTATTTA


NATIVE
CG


 


KAS/3-XI-RF-
CTCGAGTTAGTGATGGTGGTGGTGATGCAGAC


NATIVE-HISb
TGAAAAGAACGTTATTTACG









Each new PCR product was TOPO cloned using a pCR Blunt II vector (Invitrogen), verified by sequencing and subcloned into p426GPD, also as described herein. The resulting plasmids were transformed into BY4742 (S. cerevisiae) and selected on SCD-ura medium. Assays to detect levels of expressed xylose isomerase were performed as described herein.
Results
Each of the new chimeric genes was evaluated for expression against the native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene. Each chimeric variant (e.g., 5′ end of an alternate XI donor gene attached to the Ruminococcus acceptor gene) was evaluated under saturating xylose conditions (e.g., 500 mM), using 20 μg crude extract. The assays were repeated several times and the results are presented graphically in FIG. 21. As shown in FIG. 21, the 5′ edge of 4 of the 10 genes tested showed increased expression in yeast, with respect to the native Ruminococcus xylose isomerase control. The 5′ edges (e.g., 5′ ends) that showed increased expression or improved he activity of the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase gene were from Orpinomyces, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and B. uniformis. These results suggest that exchanging the 5′ edge of a xylose isomerase gene with low expression and/or activity for the 5′ edge of a different xylose isomerase gene can be used as a method to improve the activity and/or expression of xylose isomerase genes when expressed in eukaryotes such as yeast. 5′ edge nucleic acid sequences that can improve activity or expression are not necessarily associated with native xylose isomerase genes that themselves show high levels of expressions. Therefore, these results also suggest that an “ideal” chimera can be created for organism specific expression of xylose isomerase, using the method described herein with routine levels of experimentation to determine the best 5′ edges and best acceptor gene combinations for a specific organism.
The top 4 chimeric variants (e.g., new 5′ edges combined with the Ruminococcus xylose isomerase acceptor gene) were further analyzed using a full kinetic assay using varying xylose concentrations ranging from about 40 mM to about 500 mM. The results are presented in the table below.
















Km
Specific Activity



Samples
(M−1)
mmol min−1 mg−1




















XI-R native
75.03
2.171



XI-R O10 (BF 1754)
75.04
4.817



XI-R Bth10 (BF 1755)
66.70
4.185



XI-R Bst10 (BF 1756)
70.86
4.383



XI-R Bun10 (BF 1757)
90.14
5.000










These results demonstrate that each of these 5′ edge replacements confers increased activity to the native XI-R enzyme, with the XI-R-Bun10 enzyme being the most active. The results of western blots are presented in FIG. 22. The western blot analysis presented in FIG. 22 shows the levels of expression of each chimeric construct in total crude extract and the soluble portion of the crude extract. The results of the western blot analysis are in good agreement with the results of the kinetic assays. G179A mutations, similar to those generated in the Ruminococcus native and chimeric genes described herein, are being generated for the 4 alternate 5′ edge chimeras described in this example.
Example 29
Increased Expression of Ribulose-5-Phosphate Ketol-Isomerase and Ribulose-5-Phosphate-3-Epimerase
Ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase (RKI1) and ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase (RPE1) catalyze reactions in the non-oxidative portion of the Pentose Phosphate pathway. Ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase catalyzes the interconversion of ribulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate. Ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase catalyzes the interconversion of ribulose-5-phosphate to xylulose-5-phosphate. Increasing the activity of one or both of these enzymes can lead to increased ethanol production. Ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase activity and ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase activity each can be independently provided by a peptide. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a heterologous nucleotide sequence introduced to a host microorganism. Nucleic acid sequences conferring Ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase activity and ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase activity can be obtained from a number of sources, including, but not limited to S. cerevisiae, including but not limited to Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Escherichia, Bacillus, Ruminococcus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Candida. 
Examples of an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase activity or ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase activity, and a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that encodes the respective polypeptide, are presented below. Increased activity of Ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase and Ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase can be achieved using any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of methods suitable for adding, amplifying or over expressing ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase activity, ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase activity, or ribulose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase activity and ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase activity include amplifying the number of RKI1 and/or RPE1 gene(s) in yeast following transformation with a high-copy number plasmid (e.g., such as one containing a 2 uM origin of replication), integration of multiple copies of RKI1 and/or RPE1 gene(s) into the yeast genome, over-expression of the RKI1 and/or RPE1 gene(s) directed by a strong promoter, the like or combinations thereof. Presence, absence or amount of 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity can be detected by any suitable method known in the art, including nucleic acid based analysis and western blot analysis.







RKI1 nucleotide sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 417)


ATGGCTGCCGGTGTCCCAAAAATTGATGCGTTAGAATCTTTGGGCAAT


CCTTTGGAGGATGCCAAGAGAGCTGCAGCATACAGAGCAGTTGATGAA


AATTTAAAATTTGATGATCACAAAATTATTGGAATTGGTAGTGGTAGC


ACAGTGGTTTATGTTGCCGAAAGAATTGGACAATATTTGCATGACCCT


AAATTTTATGAAGTAGCGTCTAAATTCATTTGCATTCCAACAGGATTC


CAATCAAGAAACTTGATTTTGGATAACAAGTTGCAATTAGGCTCCATT


GAACAGTATCCTCGCATTGATATAGCGTTTGACGGTGCTGATGAAGTG


GATGAGAATTTACAATTAATTAAAGGTGGTGGTGCTTGTCTATTTCAA


GAAAAATTGGTTAGTACTAGTGCTAAAACCTTCATTGTCGTTGCTGAT


TCAAGAAAAAAGTCACCAAAACATTTAGGTAAGAACTGGAGGCAAGGT


GTTCCCATTGAAATTGTACCTTCCTCATACGTGAGGGTCAAGAATGAT


CTATTAGAACAATTGCATGCTGAAAAAGTTGACATCAGACAAGGAGGT


TCTGCTAAAGCAGGTCCTGTTGTAACTGACAATAATAACTTCATTATC


GATGCGGATTTCGGTGAAATTTCCGATCCAAGAAAATTGCATAGAGAA


ATCAAACTGTTAGTGGGCGTGGTGGAAACAGGTTTATTCATCGACAAC


GCTTCAAAAGCCTACTTCGGTAATTCTGACGGTAGTGTTGAAGTTACC


GAAAAGTGA


 


RKI1 amino acid sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 418)


MAAGVPKIDALESLGNPLEDAKRAAAYRAVDENLKFDDHKIIGIGSGS


TVVYVAERIGQYLHDPKFYEVASKFICIPTGFQSRNLILDNKLQLGSI


EQYPRIDIAFDGADEVDENLQLIKGGGACLFQEKLVSTSAKTFIVVAD


SRKKSPKHLGKNWRQGVPIEIVPSSYVRVKNDLLEQLHAEKVDIRQGG


SAKAGPVVTDNNNFIIDADFGEISDPRKLHREIKLLVGVVETGLFIDN


ASKAYFGNSDGSVEVTEK


 


RPE1 nucleotide sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 419)


ATGGTCAAACCAATTATAGCTCCCAGTATCCTTGCTTCTGACTTCGCC


AACTTGGGTTGCGAATGTCATAAGGTCATCAACGCCGGCGCAGATTGG


TTACATATCGATGTCATGGACGGCCATTTTGTTCCAAACATTACTCTG


GGCCAACCAATTGTTACCTCCCTACGTCGTTCTGTGCCACGCCCTGGC


GATGCTAGCAACACAGAAAAGAAGCCCACTGCGTTCTTCGATTGTCAC


ATGATGGTTGAAAATCCTGAAAAATGGGTCGACGATTTTGCTAAATGT


GGTGCTGACCAATTTACGTTCCACTACGAGGCCACACAAGACCCTTTG


CATTTAGTTAAGTTGATTAAGTCTAAGGGCATCAAAGCTGCATGCGCC


ATCAAACCTGGTACTTCTGTTGACGTTTTATTTGAACTAGCTCCTCAT


TTGGATATGGCTCTTGTTATGACTGTGGAACCTGGGTTTGGAGGCCAA


AAATTCATGGAAGACATGATGCCAAAAGTGGAAACTTTGAGAGCCAAG


TTCCCCCATTTGAATATCCAAGTCGATGGTGGTTTGGGCAAGGAGACC


ATCCCGAAAGCCGCCAAAGCCGGTGCCAACGTTATTGTCGCTGGTACC


AGTGTTTTCACTGCAGCTGACCCGCACGATGTTATCTCCTTCATGAAA


GAAGAAGTCTCGAAGGAATTGCGTTCTAGAGATTTGCTAGATTAG


 


RPE1 amino acid sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 420)


MVKPIIAPSILASDFANLGCECHKVINAGADWLHIDVMDGHFVPNITL


GQPIVTSLRRSVPRPGDASNTEKKPTAFFDCHMMVENPEKWVDDFAKC


GADQFTFHYEATQDPLHLVKLIKSKGIKAACAIKPGTSVDVLFELAPH


LDMALVMTVEPGFGGQKFMEDMMPKVETLRAKFPHLNIQVDGGLGKET


IPKAAKAGANVIVAGTSVFTAADPHDVISFMKEEVSKELRSRDLLD






Example 30
Xylulokinase Over Expression
As described herein, metabolism of xylose as a carbon source, either by xylose isomerase or the combination of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase, produces xylulose, which must be phosphorylated to enter the pentose phosphate pathway. Increased ethanol fermentation via the over expression of xylose isomerase or xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase also may be further enhanced by the over expression of xylulokinase, in some embodiments. Presented herein are the nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the S. cerevisiae xylulokinase (XKS1) gene. The activity of xylulokinase was increased using methods described herein (e.g., strong promoter, multiple copies, the like and combinations thereof). The XKS1 gene of S. cerevisiae is functionally similar to the XYL3 gene of Pichia stipitis.







XKS1


(SEQ ID NO: 421)


ATGTTGTGTTCAGTAATTCAGAGACAGACAAGAGAGGTTTCCAACACA


ATGTCTTTAGACTCATACTATCTTGGGTTTGATCTTTCGACCCAACAA


CTGAAATGTCTCGCCATTAACCAGGACCTAAAAATTGTCCATTCAGAA


ACAGTGGAATTTGAAAAGGATCTTCCGCATTATCACACAAAGAAGGGT


GTCTATATACACGGCGACACTATCGAATGTCCCGTAGCCATGTGGTTA


GAGGCTCTAGATCTGGTTCTCTCGAAATATCGCGAGGCTAAATTTCCA


TTGAACAAAGTTATGGCCGTCTCAGGGTCCTGCCAGCAGCACGGGTCT


GTCTACTGGTCCTCCCAAGCCGAATCTCTGTTAGAGCAATTGAATAAG


AAACCGGAAAAAGATTTATTGCACTACGTGAGCTCTGTAGCATTTGCA


AGGCAAACCGCCCCCAATTGGCAAGACCACAGTACTGCAAAGCAATGT


CAAGAGTTTGAAGAGTGCATAGGTGGGCCTGAAAAAATGGCTCAATTA


ACAGGGTCCAGAGCCCATTTTAGATTTACTGGTCCTCAAATTCTGAAA


ATTGCACAATTAGAACCAGAAGCTTACGAAAAAACAAAGACCATTTCT


TTAGTGTCTAATTTTTTGACTTCTATCTTAGTGGGCCATCTTGTTGAA


TTAGAGGAGGCAGATGCCTGTGGTATGAACCTTTATGATATACGTGAA


AGAAAATTCAGTGATGAGCTACTACATCTAATTGATAGTTCTTCTAAG


GATAAAACTATCAGACAAAAATTAATGAGAGCACCCATGAAAAATTTG


ATAGCGGGTACCATCTGTAAATATTTTATTGAGAAGTACGGTTTCAAT


ACAAACTGCAAGGTCTCTCCCATGACTGGGGATAATTTAGCCACTATA


TGTTCTTTACCCCTGCGGAAGAATGACGTTCTCGTTTCCCTAGGAACA


AGTACTACAGTTCTTCTGGTCACCGATAAGTATCACCCCTCTCCGAAC


TATCATCTTTTCATTCATCCAACTCTGCCAAACCATTATATGGGTATG


ATTTGTTATTGTAATGGTTCTTTGGCAAGGGAGAGGATAAGAGACGAG


TTAAACAAAGAACGGGAAAATAATTATGAGAAGACTAACGATTGGACT


CTTTTTAATCAAGCTGTGCTAGATGACTCAGAAAGTAGTGAAAATGAA


TTAGGTGTATATTTTCCTCTGGGGGAGATCGTTCCTAGCGTAAAAGCC


ATAAACAAAAGGGTTATCTTCAATCCAAAAACGGGTATGATTGAAAGA


GAGGTGGCCAAGTTCAAAGACAAGAGGCACGATGCCAAAAATATTGTA


GAATCACAGGCTTTAAGTTGCAGGGTAAGAATATCTCCCCTGCTTTCG


GATTCAAACGCAAGCTCACAACAGAGACTGAACGAAGATACAATCGTG


AAGTTTGATTACGATGAATCTCCGCTGCGGGACTACCTAAATAAAAGG


CCAGAAAGGACTTTTTTTGTAGGTGGGGCTTCTAAAAACGATGCTATT


GTGAAGAAGTTTGCTCAAGTCATTGGTGCTACAAAGGGTAATTTTAGG


CTAGAAACACCAAACTCATGTGCCCTTGGTGGTTGTTATAAGGCCATG


TGGTCATTGTTATATGACTCTAATAAAATTGCAGTTCCTTTTGATAAA


TTTCTGAATGACAATTTTCCATGGCATGTAATGGAAAGCATATCCGAT


GTGGATAATGAAAATTGGGATCGCTATAATTCCAAGATTGTCCCCTTA


AGCGAACTGGAAAAGACTCTCATCTAA


 


XKS1 amino acid sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 422)


MLCSVIQRQTREVSNTMSLDSYYLGFDLSTQQLKCLAINQDLKIVHSE


TVEFEKDLPHYHTKKGVYIHGDTIECPVAMWLEALDLVLSKYREAKFP


LNKVMAVSGSCQQHGSVYWSSQAESLLEQLNKKPEKDLLHYVSSVAFA


RQTAPNWQDHSTAKQCQEFEECIGGPEKMAQLTGSRAHFRFTGPQILK


IAQLEPEAYEKTKTISLVSNFLTSILVGHLVELEEADACGMNLYDIRE


RKFSDELLHLIDSSSKDKTIRQKLMRAPMKNLIAGTICKYFIEKYGFN


TNCKVSPMTGDNLATICSLPLRKNDVLVSLGTSTTVLLVTDKYHPSPN


YHLFIHPTLPNHYMGMICYCNGSLARERIRDELNKERENNYEKTNDWT


LFNQAVLDDSESSENELGVYFPLGEIVPSVKAINKRVIFNPKTGMIER


EVAKFKDKRHDAKNIVESQALSCRVRISPLLSDSNASSQQRLNEDTIV


KFDYDESPLRDYLNKRPERTFFVGGASKNDAIVKKFAQVIGATKGNFR


LETPNSCALGGCYKAMWSLLYDSNKIAVPFDKFLNDNFPWHVMESISD


VDNENWDRYNSKIVPLSELEKTLI






Example 31
Construction of the KanMX-AT01-L75Q Cassette
A unique disruption cassette suitable for use when auxotrophic markers are unavailable, such as in diploid industrial strains or haploids derived from such strains, was constructed to allow homologous recombination or integration of sequences in the absence of traditional auxotrophic marker selection. The primers used for amplification of nucleic acids utilized to generate the disruption cassette are described in the table below.










(Table discloses SEQ ID NOS 423-441, respectively,


in order of appearance)

















JML/
ACTAGTATGTCTGACAAGGAACAAACGAGC
5′ScAto1SpeI


51




 


JML/
CTCGAGTTAAAAGATTACCCTTTCAGTAGATGGTAATG
3′ScAto1XhoI


52




 


JML/
caagcctttggtggtacccagaatccagggttagctcc
ScATO(L75Q)_For


55




 


JML/
ggagctaaccctggattctgggtaccaccaaaggcttg
ScATO(L75Q)_Rev


56




 


JML/
ggtacaacgcatatgcagatgttgctacaaagcagaa
ScATO1G259D_For


57




 


JML/
ttctgctttgtagcaacatctgcatatgcgttgtacc
ScATO1G259D_Rev


58




 


JML/
GACGACGTCTAGAAAAGAATACTGGAGAAATGAAAAGAAAAC
ReplacesJML/30


59




 


JML/
GCATGCTTAATTAATGCGAGGCATATTTATGGTGAAGG
F′of5′FlankingRegionof


63

ScURA3


 


JML/
GGCCGGCCAGATCTGCGGCCGCGGCCAGCAAAACTAAAAAAC
F′of3′FlankingRegionof


64
TGTATTATAAG
ScURA3


 


JML/
GCGGCCGCAGATCTGGCCGGCCGATTTATCTTCGTTTCCTGC
R′of5′FlankingRegionof


65
AGGTTTTTG
ScURA3


 


JML/
GAATTCTTAATTAACTTTTGTTCCACTACTTTTTGGAACTCT
R′of3FlankingRegionof


66
TG
ScURA3


 


JML/
GCATGCGCGGCCGCACGTCGGCAGGCCCG
F′200mer-R


67




 


JML/
CGAAGGACGCGCGACCAAGTTTATCATTATCAATACTCGCCA
F′200mer-R-pGPD-ATO1-


68
TTTC
CYC


 


JML/
GAAATGGCGAGTATTGATAATGATAAACTTGGTCGCGCGTCC
R′pGPD-ATO1-CYC-


69
TTCG
200mer-R


 


JML/
GTCGACCCGCAAATTAAAGCCTTCGAGC
R-pGPD-ATO1-CYC


70




 


JML/
GTCGACGTACCCCCGGGTTAATTAAGGCG
F-KanMX


71




 


JML/
GTCGAAAACGAGCTCGAATTCGACGTCGGCAGGCCCG
F-KanMX-200mer-R


72




 


JML/
CGGGCCTGCCGACGTCGAATTCGAGCTCGTTTTCGAC
R-200mer-R-KanMX


73




 


JML/
GGATCCGCGGCCGCTGGTCGCGCGTCCTTCG
R-200mer-R


74









ScATO1 was amplified from genomic DNA (gDNA) isolated from BY4742 with primers oJML51 and oJML52 and cloned into pCR Blunt II-TOPO (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Site Directed Mutagenesis (SDM) was performed on that plasmid with oJML55 and oJML56, as described herein. The mutagenized clone was re-amplified with primers oJML51 and oJML52 and cloned into pCR Blunt II-TOPO (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), and designated ATO1-L75Q. A TO1-L75Q was subcloned into p416GPD using SpeI/XhoI restriction enzyme sites. The resulting plasmid was designated pJLVO48.
The 5′ and 3′ flanking regions of URA3 were amplified via PCR of the 5′ regions with primers oJML63 and oJML65, the 3′ region with primers oJML64 and oJML66. The amplified nucleic acids were annealed and re-amplified with oligonucleotides oJML63 and oJML66. The template used was TURBO gDNA. The PCR product was Topo cloned into pCR-Blunt II. The desired sequence was moved as an EcoR1-Sph1 fragment into vector pUC19 and designated pJLV63.
The R-KanMX fragment was made as follows: The KANMX fragment was first amplified from pBF524 with primers oJML71 and oJML73. The R-200-mer from plasmid pBF32 was then amplified using primers oJML72 and oJML74. The two fragments were annealed together and PCR amplified using primers oJML67 and oJML70 and topo cloned using pCR-Blunt II. The final plasmid construct was designated pJLV062. The R-PTDH3-ATO1-L75Q construct was generated by amplifying a mixture of PCR oJML67-oJM L69 (pBF32)+PCR oJML68-oJML70 (pJLVO48). The resulting plasmid was designated pJLV065. The R-PTDH3-ATO1 L75Q (SalI/SphI) fragment from pJLV065 was ligated in a 3 piece ligation to the SalI/BamHI (R-KanMX) fragment from pJLV063 into the BamHI/SphI site of pUC19. The entire R-KanMX-PTDH3-ATO1-L75Q-R fragment was ligated as a NotI piece into the NotI site of pJLV63 and designated pJLV74. The letter “R” with reference to nucleic acid fragments, primers, plasmids and unique 200-mer sequence tags, refers to a unique 200-mer tag identification number. The unique sequence tags are described in Example 40. A table describing the intermediate and final plasmids is presented below.















pJLV0035
pBF493
pCR-Topo BluntII − ScATO1
PCR oJML51, oJML52 (SDM




L75Q
oJML55, oJML56 (Clone of ScATO1 Not Kept)


pJLV0048
pBF506
pRS416-ProGPD-ScATO1
XhoI-SpeI (pRAS416-GPD) + XhoI-




L75Q
SpeI(pJLV035)


pJLV0061
pBF604
pCR-Topo BluntII-5′ + 3′
PCR oJML63, oJML66 (PCR oJML63, oJML65




ScURA3
gDNA ScTURBO + PCR oJML64, oJML66





gDNA ScTURBO)


pJLV0062
pBF605
pCR-Topo BluntII-KanMX-
PCR oJML71-oJML74 (PCR oJML71, oJML73




200m-448
pBF524 + PCR oJML72, oJML74 pBF32)


pJLV0063
pBF606
pUC19-5 + 3′ ScURA3
EcoR1-SphI(pJLV0061) + EcoR1-





SphI(pUC19)


pJLV0065
pBF608
pCR-Topo BluntII − 200m448 −
PCR oJML67-oJML70 (PCR oJML67-oJML59




ProGDP-ScATO1 L75Q
(pBF32) + PCR oJML68-oJML70 (pJLV048))


pJLV0070
PBF650
pUC19-200m448-ProGDP-
SalI/SphI (pJLV0065) + BamHI/SalI




ScATO1 L75Q − KanMX-
(pJLV0062) + SphI/BamHI (pUC19)




200m448


pJLV0074
pBF654
PUC19-5′ URA3-200m448-
NotI(pJLV070) + NotI(pJLV063)




ProGDP-ScATO1 L75Q −




KanMX-200m448-3′ URA3









Example 32
Construction of the ura3 Disruptions in Each Haploid
Haploid yeast strains were transformed with 2 to 3 μg of a PvuII, SphI digested ura3::R-KanMX-ATO1-L75Q-R disruption cassette using the high-efficiency L1-PEG procedure with a heat shock time of 8 minutes. Transformants were plated on YPD plus G418 (200 μg/ml) plates. Colonies were re-streaked onto ScD FOA plates. Single colonies were replica plated on ScD-ura, ScD+FOA, YPD, and YPD G418 200 μg/ml plates. Ura-FOAR G418R colonies were grown overnight in YPD. Genomic DNA was extracted and the presence of the KanMX-ATO1-L75Q gene in the URA3 loci was verified by PCR. 50 μl of each overnight culture was plated on ScD Acetate (2 g/L), pH 4.0, plates. Colonies were restreaked on ScD Acetate plates and single colonies grown overnight in YPD. Disruptions of the URA3 loci were verified by PCR with primers complementary to a region outside of the flanking region used for the disruption. The presence of the unique 200-mer sequence was verified by PCR with primers complementary to the 200-mer in combination with primers complementary to a region outside of the flanking region used for the disruption. The absence of the URA3 loci was verified by PCR that amplifies a 500 bp region of the Actin gene open reading frame and a 300 bp region of the URA3 open reading frame. The primers utilized for amplification and verification are presented, respectively, in the tables below.
Primers used for amplification of URA and Actin (SEQ ID NOS 442-445, respectively, in order of appearance)









JML/211










GAGGGCACAGTTAAGCCGCTAAAGG
URA3



 



JML/212




GTCAACAGTACCCTTAGTATATTCTCCAGTAGCTAGGGAG
URA3



 



JML/213




CGTTACCCAATTGAACACGGTATTGTCAC
ACT1



 



JML/214




GAAGATTGAGCAGCGGTTTGCATTTC
ACT1






Primers used to verify the presence or absence of URA3 (SEQ ID NOS 434, 441 and 446-447, respectively, in order of appearance)










JML/67
GCATGCgcggccgcACGTCGGCAGGCCCG
F′200 mer-R



 


JML/74
GGATCCgcggccgcTGGTCGCGCGTCCTTCG
R-200 mer-R


 


JML/102
gagtcaaacgacgttgaaattgaggctactgc
PCRtoverifydisruptionofURA3


 


JML/103
GATTACTGCTGCTGTTCCAGCCCATATCCAAC
PCRtoverifydisruptionofURA3






Example 33
EDA Gene Integration Method and Constructs
Plasmid DNA was digested with PacI using manufacturers suggestions. The digestions were purified using the GeneJETTM Gel Extraction Kit I (Fermentas). Each column was eluted with 20 μl of Elution buffer and multiple digests were combined. S. cerevisiae was transformed using the high-efficiency Li-PEG procedure with 2 to 3 μg of DNA and transformants were selected on ScD-ura solid media. Correct integrations were confirmed by PCR analysis with primers outside the flanking regions used as the disruption cassette and primers complementary to either the open reading frame of EDA or the 200-mer repeat. Oligonucleotide primers utilized for verification are described in the tables below.
Primers—Outside (SEQ ID NOS 448-451, respectively, in order of appearance)







YBR110.5








5′ GGCAATCAAATTGGGAACGAACAATG
JML/187


 


3′ CTCAAGGTATCCTCATGGCCAAGCAATAC
JML/188


 


YDL075.5



5′ GGGTCTACAAACTGTTGTTGTCGAAGAAGATG
JML/189


 


3′ CATTCAGTTCCAATGATTTATTGACAGTGCAC
JML/190






Primers—Repeat and EDA going out (SEQ ID NOS 452-454, respectively, in order of appearance)









JML/276
CCTACCCGCCTCGGATCCCAGCTACC
R-repeat


 


JML/277
GGTAGCTGGGATCCGAGGCGGGTAGG
R-repeat


 


JML/278
CCTCCCGGCACAGCGTGTCGATGC
R at the 5′EDA






PaEDA going out and similar primers for EcEDA (SEQ ID NOS 455-457, respectively, in order of appearance)









JML/297
CGAAGCCCTGGAGCGCTTCGC
PCR for PaEDA going




out at the 3′ of the




ORF


 


JML/298
GTGGTCAGGATTGATTCTGCA
PCR for EcEDA Reverse



CTTGTTTTCCAG
at the 5′ end


 


JML/299
CGCGTGAAGCTGTAGAAGGCG
PCR for EcEDA Forward



CTAAG
at the 3′ end






The PCR reactions were performed in a final reaction volume of 25 μl using the following amplification profile; 1 cycle at 94 degrees C. for 2 minutes, followed by 35 cycles of 94 degrees C. for 30 seconds, 52 degrees C. for 30 second and 72 degrees C. for 2 minutes.
Construction of EDA Disruption Cassettes
PTDH3-PaEDA was amplified from pBF292 using primers oJML225 and oJML226, shown in the table below and Topo cloned in pCR Blunt II to make pJLV95. (SEQ ID NOS 458-459, respectively, in order of appearance)







JML/225








GAGCTCGGCCGCAAATTAAAGCCTTCGAG
3′cyCTERMINATOR


 


JML/226



GGCCGGCCGTTTATCATTATCAATACTCG
5′PROMOTERgpd


CCATTTCAAAGAATACG







The desired fragment was moved as a FseI-SacI piece into pBF730 or pBF731 (the integration cassette of either YBR110.5 or YDL075.5, respectively) to make plasmids pJLV114 and pJLV115, respectively. YBR110.5 is located inbetween loci YBR110 and YBR111, and YDL075.5 is located in between loci YDL075 and YDL076. The R-URA3-R sequence was moved into these plasmids as a NotI fragment to make pJLV119 and pJLV120. The resultant plasmids are described in the table below.















pJLV0095
pBF777
pCR-Topo BluntII − PaEDA
PCR oJML225-oJML226





(pBF292)


pJLV0114
pBF862
pUC19-5′-YBR110.5-PGDP1-PaEDA-
FseI-SacI(pBF730) + FseI-




TCYC-3′YBR110.5
SacI(pJLV95)


pJLV0115
pBF863
pUC19-5′-YDL075.5-PGDP1-PaEDA-
FseI-SacI(pBF731) + FseI-




TCYC-3′YDL075.5
SacI(pJLV95)


pJLV0119
pBF867
pUC19-5′-YBR110.5-PGDP1-PaEDA-
NotI(pBF742) + NotI(pJLV114)




TCYC-R-URA3-R-3′YBR110.5


pJLV0120
pBF868
pUC19-5′-YDL075.5-PGDP1-PaEDA-
NotI(pBF742) + NotI(pJLV115)




TCYC-R-URA3-R-3′YDL075.5









Example 34
Isolation and Evaluation of Additional EDA Genes
EDA genes isolated from a variety of sources were expressed in yeast and evaluated independently of EDA activity, to identify EDA activities suitable of inclusion in an engineered yeast strain. The EDA activities were was independently assessed by adding saturating amounts of over expressed E. coli EDD extracts to S. cerevisiae EDA extracts lacking EDD (Chemyan et al., Protein Science 16:2368-2377, 2007). The relative activities of EDAs, expressed in S. cerevisiae, were compared and ranked in this way. The activity of integrated EDAs in Thermosacc-Gold haploids, were also evaluated in this manner. The table below describes oligonucleotide primers used to isolate the various EDA genes.














Sequence (SEQ ID NOS 75, 76, 79-80




and 460-473, respectively, in order


Name
Description
of appearance)







KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Shewanella
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGCTTGAGAATAACT


SoFor
oneidensis EDA
GGTC


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Shewanella
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAAAGTCCGCCAATCGCCTC


SoRev
oneidensis EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGATCGATACTGCCA


GoFor
Gluconobacter oxydansEDA
AACTC


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTCAGACCGTGAAGAGTGCCGC


GoRev
Gluconobacter oxydans EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Bacilluis
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGGTATTGTCACACA


BLFor
licheniformis EDA
TCGAAG


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Bacilluis
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTACTGTTTTGCTGCTTCAACA


BLRev
licheniformis EDA
AATTG


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Bacillus
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGGAGTCCAAAGTCG


BsFor
subtilis EDA
TTGAAAACC


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for Bacillus
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTACACTTGGAAAACAGCCTGC


BsRev
subtilis EDA
AAATCC


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGACAAACCTCGCCC


PfFor
Pseudomonas fluorescens EDA
CGACC


 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTCAGTCCAGCAGGGCCAGG


PfRev
Pseudomonas fluorescens EDA 



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGACACAGAACGAAA


PsFor
Pseudomonas syringae
ATAATCAGCCGC



EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTCAGTCAAACAGCGCCAGCGC


PsRev
Pseudomonas syringae




EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGGCTATTACAAAAG


SdFor
Saccharaophagus
AATTTTTAGCTCCAG



degradans EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAGCTAGAAATTTTAGCGGTA


SdRev
Saccharaophagus
GTTGCC



degradans EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
GTTCACTGCACTAGTAAAAAAATGACGATTGCCCAGA


XaFor
Xanthamonas axonopodis
CCCAG



EDA



 


KA/EDA-
Cloning primer for
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTCAGCCCGCCCGCACC


XaRev
Xanthamonas axonopodis




EDA



 


KA/Nde
Cloning primer for E.
GTTCACTGCCATATGAATCCACAATTGTTACGCGTAA


IEDDfor
coli EDD
CAAATCGAATCATTG


 


KA/Xho
Cloning primer for E.
CTTCGAGATCTCGAGTTAAAAAGTGATACAGGTTGCG


IEDDrev
coli EDD
CCCTGTTCGGC









Listed below are the amino acid sequences, nucleotide sequences and accession numbers of the EDA genes evaluated as described in this Example.














Accession

Strain

Amino Acid


Number
Species
Number
Nucleotide Sequence
Sequence







YP_526856.1
Saccharo-
2-40
ATGGCTATTACAAAAGAATTTTTAGCTCCAGTTGGCGTAATGCCTGT
MAITKEFLAPVGVMPVV



phagus

TGTGGTTGTGGATCGTGTAGAAGATGCGGTGCCTATTACAAACGCAT
VVDRVEDAVPITNALKA



degradans

TAAAAGCCGGCGGTATTAAAGCAGTTGAGATTACTTTACGTACTCCT
GGIKAVEITLRTPAALD





GCGGCACTGGATGCTATTCGCGCTATTAAAGCTGAGTGTGAAGACAT
AIRAIKAECEDILVGVG





CCTGGTGGGGGTAGGTACGGTTATTAACCATCAAAACCTTAAAGATA
TVINHQNLKDIAAIGVD





TTGCTGCAATTGGTGTTGATTTCGCCGTATCTCCTGGTTACACCCCA
FAVSPGYTPTLLKQAQD





ACATTGCTGAAGCAAGCGCAAGATTTGGGCGTAGAAATGTTGCCTGG
LGVEMLPGVTSPSEVML





TGTAACTTCGCCTTCTGAAGTTATGCTTGGTATGGAGCTAGGTTTGT
GMELGLSCFKLFPAVAV





CTTGCTTCAAGCTATTCCCTGCGGTTGCAGTAGGTGGTTTGCCATTA
GGLPLLKSIGGPLPQVS





CTTAAGTCTATTGGTGGCCCATTACCACAGGTTTCCTTCTGTCCAAC
FCPTGGLTIDTFTDFLA





AGGCGGTTTGACTATCGATACTTTCACCGACTTCTTGGCATTGCCTA
LPNVACVGGTWLVPADA





ACGTTGCTTGTGTGGGTGGTACTTGGTTGGTGCCTGCAGATGCTGTT
VAAKNWQAITDIAAATT





GCAGCTAAAAACTGGCAAGCTATTACTGATATTGCGGCGGCAACTAC
AKISS





CGCTAAAATTTCTAGCTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 475)





(SEQ ID NO: 474)



 



Xanthomonas
ATCC
ATGACGATTGCCCAGACCCAGAACACCGCCGAACAGTTGCTGCGCGA
MTIAQTQNTAEQLLRDA



axonopodis 
13902
TGCCGGCATCTTGCCCGTGGTCACCGTGGACACGCTGGATCAGGCGC
GILPVVTVDTLDQARRV



pv.

GCCGCGTCGCCGATGCGTTGCTCGAAGGCGGCCTGCCCGCGATCGAG
ADALLEGGLPAIELTLR



Vasculorum

CTGACCCTTCGCACGCCAGTGGCGATCGACGCGCTGGCGATGCTCAA
TPVAIDALAMLKRELPN





GCGCGAGCTTCCTAACATCTTGATCGGTGCCGGCACCGTGCTGAGCG
ILIGAGTVLSELQLRQS





AATTGCAGCTGCGTCAGTCGGTGGATGCCGGTGCAGACTTCCTGGTG
VDAGADFLVTPGTPAPL





ACCCCGGGCACGCCGGCGCCGCTGGCGCGCCTGCTGGCGGATGCGCC
ARLLADAPIPAVPGAAT





GATCCCGGCCGTTCCCGGCGCGGCCACTCCGACCGAGCTGCTGACCT
PTELLTLMGLGFRVCKL





TGATGGGTCTTGGCTTTCGCGTCTGCAAGCTGTTCCCGGCCACCGCC
FPATAVGGLQMLRGLAG





GTGGGCGGTCTGCAGATGCTCAGGGGCCTGGCCGGCCCGCTGTCCGA
PLSELKLCPTGGISEAN





GCTCAAGCTGTGCCCCACCGGCGGCATCAGCGAGGCCAACGCCGCCG
AAEFLSQPNVLCIGGSW





AGTTCCTGTCGCAGCCGAACGTGCTGTGCATCGGCGGTTCGTGGATG
MVPKDWLAHGQWDKVKE





GTCCCCAAGGATTGGCTGGCGCACGGCCAATGGGACAAGGTCAAGGA
SSAKAAAIVRQVRAG





AAGCTCGGCCAAGGCGGCGGCGATCGTGCGGCAGGTGCGGGCGGGCT
(SEQ ID NO: 477)





GA






(SEQ ID NO: 476)



 


AAO55695.1
Pseudomonas
Pv.
ATGACACAGAACGAAAATAATCAGCCGCTCACCAGCATGGCGAACAA
MTQNENNQPLTSMANKI



syringiae
Tomato
GATTGCCCGGATCGACGAACTCTGCGCCAAGGCAAAGATTCTGCCGG
ARIDELCAKAKILPVIT




str
TCATCACCATTGCCCGTGATCAGGACGTATTGCCACTGGCCGACGCG
IARDQDVLPLADALAAG




DC3000
CTGGCCGCTGGTGGCATGACGGCTCTGGAAATCACCCTGCGCTCGGC
GMTALEITLRSAFGLSA





GTTCGGACTGAGTGCGATCCGCATTTTGCGCGAGCAGCGCCCAGAGC
IRILREQRPELCTGAGT





TGTGCACTGGCGCCGGGACCATTCTGGACCGCAAGATGCTGGCCGAC
ILDRKMLADAEAAGSQF





GCCGAGGCGGCGGGCTCGCAATTCATTGTGACCCCCGGCAGCACGCA
IVTPGSTQELLQAALDS





GGAACTGTTGCAGGCGGCGCTCGACAGCCCGTTGCCCCTGTTGCCAG
PLPLLPGVSSASEIMIG





GCGTCAGCAGCGCGTCGGAAATCATGATCGGCTATGCCTTGGGTTAT
YALGYRRFKLFPAEISG





CGCCGCTTCAAGCTGTTCCCGGCAGAAATCAGCGGCGGTGTGGCAGC
GVAAIKALGGPFNEVRF





GATCAAGGCCTTGGGCGGGCCTTTCAACGAGGTGCGTTTCTGCCCGA
CPTGGVNEQNLKNYMAL





CGGGCGGCGTCAACGAGCAGAACCTCAAGAACTACATGGCCTTGCCC
PNVMCVGGTWMIDNAWV





AACGTCATGTGCGTCGGCGGGACATGGATGATTGATAACGCCTGGGT
KNGDWGRIQEATAQALA





CAAGAATGGCGACTGGGGCCGCATTCAGGAAGCCACGGCACAGGCGC
LFD





TGGCGCTGTTTGACTGA
(SEQ ID NO: 479)





(SEQ ID NO: 478)



 


NP_718073.1
Shewanella
MR-1
ATGCTTGAGAATAACTGGTCATTACAACCACAAGATATTTTTAAACG
MLENNWSLQPQDIFKRS



oneidensis

CAGCCCTATTGTTCCTGTTATGGTGATTAACAAGATTGAACATGCGG
PIVPVMVINKIEHAVPL





TGCCCTTAGCTAAAGCGCTGGTTGCCGGAGGGATAAGCGTGTTGGAA
AKALVAGGISVLEVTLR





GTGACATTACGCACGCCATGCGCCCTTGAAGCTATCACCAAAATCGC
TPCALEAITKIAKEVPE





CAAGGAAGTGCCTGAGGCGCTGGTTGGCGCGGGGACTATTTTAAATG
ALVGAGTILNEAQLGQA





AAGCCCAGCTTGGACAGGCTATCGCCGCTGGTGCGCAATTTATTATC
IAAGAQFIITPGATVEL





ACTCCAGGTGCGACAGTTGAGCTGCTCAAAGCGGGCATGCAAGGACC
LKAGMQGPVPLIPGVAS





GGTGCCGTTAATTCCGGGCGTTGCCAGTATTTCCGAGGTGATGACGG
ISEVMTGMALGYTHFKF





GCATGGCGCTGGGCTACACTCACTTTAAATTCTTCCCTGCTGAAGCG
FPAEASGGVDALKAFSG





TCAGGTGGCGTTGATGCGCTTAAGGCTTTCTCTGGGCCGTTAGCAGA
PLADIRFCPTGGITPSS





TATCCGCTTCTGCCCAACAGGTGGAATTACCCCGAGCAGCTATAAAG
YKDYLALKNVDCIGGSW





ATTACTTAGCGCTGAAGAATGTCGATTGTATTGGTGGCAGCTGGATT
IAPTDAMEQGDWDRITQ





GCTCCTACCGATGCGATGGAGCAGGGCGATTGGGATCGTATCACTCA
LCKEAIGGL





GCTGTGTAAAGAGGCGATTGGCGGACTTTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 90)





(SEQ ID NO: 89)



 


YP_261692
Pseudomonas
Pf-5
ATGACAAACCTCGCCCCGACCGTTTCCATGGCGGACAAAGTTGCCCT
MTNLAPTVSMADKVALI



fluorescens

GATCGACAGCCTCTGCGCCAAGGCGCGGATCCTGCCGGTGATCACCA
DSLCAKARILPVITIAR





TTGCCCGCGAGCAGGATGTCCTGCCGCTGGCCGATGCCCTGGCGGCC
EQDVLPLADALAAGGLT





GGCGGCCTGACCGCCCTGGAAGTGACCCTGCGTTCGCAGTTCGGCCT
ALEVTLRSQFGLKAIQI





CAAGGCGATCCAGATCCTGCGCGAACAGCGCCCGGAGCTGGTGACCG
LREQRPELVTGAGTVLD





GTGCCGGCACCGTGCTCGACCCGCAGATGCTGGTGGCGGCGGAAGCG
PQMLVAAEAAGSQFIVT





GCAGGTTCGCAGTTCATCGTCACCCCGGGCATCACCCGCGACCTGCT
PGITRDLLQASVASPIP





GCAAGCCAGCGTGGCCAGCCCGATTCCCCTGCTGCCGGGGATCAGCA
LLPGISNASGIMEGYAL





ATGCCTCCGGGATCATGGAGGGTTATGCCCTGGGCTACCGCCGCTTC
GYRRFKLFPAEVSGGVA





AAGCTGTTCCCGGCGGAAGTCAGTGGTGGCGTGGCGGCGATCAAGGC
AIKALGGPFGEVKFCPT





CCTGGGCGGGCCGTTCGGCGAGGTCAAGTTCTGCCCTACCGGCGGCG
GGVGPANIKSYMALKNV





TCGGCCCGGCCAATATCAAGAGCTACATGGCGCTCAAGAATGTGATG
MCVGGSWMLDPEWIKNG





TGTGTCGGCGGTAGCTGGATGCTCGATCCCGAGTGGATCAAGAACGG
DWARIQECTAEALALLD





CGACTGGGCACGGATCCAGGAGTGCACGGCCGAGGCCCTGGCCCTGC
(SEQ ID NO: 481)





TGGACTGA






(SEQ ID NO: 480)



 


ZP_03591973.1
Bacillus
subtilis
ATGGAGTCCAAAGTCGTTGAAAACCGTCTGAAAGAAGCAAAGCTGAT
MESKVVENRLKEAKLIA



subtilis
str.
TGCAGTCATTCGTTCAAAGGATAAGCAGGAGGCCTGTCAGCAGATTG
VIRSKDKQEACQQIESL




168
AGAGTTTATTAGATAAAGGGATTCGTGCAGTTGAAGTGACGTATACG
LDKGIRAVEVTYTTPGA





ACCCCCGGGGCATCAGATATTATCGAATCCTTCCGTAATAGGGAAGA
SDIIESFRNREDILIGA





TATTTTAATTGGCGCGGGTACGGTCATCAGCGCGCAGCAAGCTGGGG
GTVISAQQAGEAAKAGA





AAGCTGCTAAGGCTGGCGCGCAGTTTATTGTCAGTCCGGGTTTTTCA
QFIVSPGFSADLAEHLS





GCTGATCTTGCTGAACATCTATCTTTTGTAAAGACACATTATATCCC
FVKTHYIPGVLTPSEIM





CGGCGTCTTGACTCCGAGCGAAATTATGGAAGCGCTGACATTCGGTT
EALTFGFTTLKLFPSGV





TTACGACATTAAAGCTGTTCCCAAGCGGTGTGTTTGGCATTCCGTTT
FGIPFMKNLAGPFPQVT





ATGAAAAATTTAGCGGGTCCTTTCCCGCAGGTGACCTTTATTCCGAC
FIPTGGIHPSEVPDWLR





AGGCGGGATACATCCGTCTGAAGTGCCTGATTGGCTTAGAGCCGGAG
AGAGAVGVGSQLGSCSK





CTGGCGCCGTCGGAGTCGGCAGCCAGTTGGGCAGCTGTTCAAAAGAG
EDLQAVFQV





GATTTGCAGGCTGTTTTCCAAGTGTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 483)





(SEQ ID NO: 482)



 


YP_081150.2
Bacillus
ATCC
ATGGTATTGTCACACATCGAAGAACAAAAACTGATTGCGATCATCCG
MVLSHIEEQKLIAIIRG



licheniformis
14580
CGGATACAATCCGGAGGAGGCAGTGAGCATTGCCGGCGCCTTAAAAG
YNPEEAVSIAGALKAGG





CGGGCGGCATCAGGCTTGTGGAGATTACGCTTAATTCCCCTCAAGCG
IRLVEITLNSPQAIKAI





ATCAAAGCGATTGAAGCGGTTTCAGAGCATTTTGGGGACGAAATGCT
EAVSEHFGDEMLVGAGT





TGTCGGAGCGGGAACCGTACTTGATCCCGAATCTGCGAGAGCGGCGC
VLDPESARAALLAGARF





TTTTAGCCGGCGCGCGGTTTATCCTGTCTCCGACCGTCAATGAAGAG
ILSPTVNEETIKLTKRY





ACGATCAAGCTGACAAAACGGTATGGAGCGGTCAGCATTCCAGGCGC
GAVSIPGAFTPTEILTA





TTTTACCCCGACTGAAATATTGACGGCGTATGAAAGCGGGGGAGACA
YESGGDIIKVFPGTMGP





TCATCAAGGTATTTCCCGGAACAATGGGGCCTGGCTATATCAAGGAT
GYIKDIHGPLPHIPLLP





ATCCACGGACCGCTTCCGCATATTCCGCTGCTTCCGACTGGAGGAGT
TGGVGLENLHEFLQAGA





CGGATTGGAAAACCTTCACGAGTTTCTGCAGGCCGGTGCGGTCGGAG
VGAGIGGSLVRANKDVN





CGGGAATCGGCGGTTCGCTTGTTCGGGCTAATAAAGATGTTAATGAC
DAFLEELSKKAKQFVEA





GCGTTTTTAGAAGAGCTGTCCAAAAAAGCAAAGCAATTTGTTGAAGC
AKQ





AGCAAAACAGTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 485)





(SEQ ID NO: 484)



 


YP_190869.1
Gluconobacter
62IH
ATGATCGATACTGCCAAACTCGACGCCGTCATGAGCCGTTGTCCGGT
MIDTAKLDAVMSRCPVM



oxydans

CATGCCGGTGCTGGTGGTCAATGATGTGGCTCTGGCCCGCCCGATGG
PVLVVNDVALARPMAEA





CCGAGGCTCTGGTGGCGGGTGGACTGTCCACGCTGGAAGTCACGCTG
LVAGGLSTLEVTLRTPC





CGCACGCCCTGCGCCCTTGAAGCTATTGAGGAAATGTCGAAAGTACC
ALEAIEEMSKVPGALVG





AGGCGCGCTGGTCGGTGCCGGTACGGTGCTGAATCCGTCCGACATGG
AGTVLNPSDMDRAVKAG





ACCGTGCCGTGAAGGCGGGTGCGCGCTTCATCGTCAGCCCCGGCCTG
ARFIVSPGLTEALAKAS





ACCGAGGCGCTGGCAAAGGCGTCGGTTGAGCATGACGTCCCCTTCCT
VEHDVPFLPGVANAGDI





GCCAGGCGTTGCCAATGCGGGTGACATCATGCGGGGTCTGGATCTGG
MRGLDLGLSRFKFFPAV





GTCTGTCACGCTTCAAGTTCTTCCCGGCTGTGACGAATGGCGGCATT
TNGGIPALKSLASVFGS





CCCGCGCTCAAGAGCTTGGCCAGTGTTTTTGGCAGCAATGTCCGTTT
NVRFCPTGGITEESAPD





CTGCCCCACGGGCGGCATTACGGAAGAGAGCGCACCGGACTGGCTGG
WLALPSVACVGGSWVTA





CGCTTCCCTCCGTGGCCTGCGTCGGCGGATCCTGGGTGACGGCCGGC
GTFDADKVRQRATAAAL





ACGTTCGATGCGGACAAGGTCCGTCAGCGCGCCACGGCTGCGGCACT
FTV





CTTCACGGTCTGA
(SEQ ID NO: 92)





(SEQ ID NO: 91)



 


NP_251871.1
P. aeruginosa
PAO1
ATGAAAAACTGGAAAACAAGTGCAGAATCAATCCTGACCACCGGCCC
MKNWKTSAESILTTGPV




Codon
GGTTGTACCGGTTATCGTGGTAAAAAAACTGGAACACGCGGTGCCGA
VPVIVVKKLEHAVPMAK




Opti-
TGGCAAAAGCGTTGGTTGCTGGTGGGGTGCGCGTTCTGGAAGTGACT
ALVAGGVRVLEVTLRTE




mized
CTGCGTACCGAGTGTGCAGTTGACGCTATCCGTGCTATCGCCAAAGA
CAVDAIRAIAKEVPEAI





AGTGCCTGAAGCGATTGTGGGTGCCGGTACGGTGCTGAATCCACAGC
VGAGTVLNPQQLAEVTE





AGCTGGCAGAAGTCACTGAAGCGGGTGCACAGTTCGCAATTAGCCCG
AGAQFAISPGLTEPLLK





GGTCTGACCGAGCCGCTGCTGAAAGCTGCTACCGAAGGGACTATTCC
AATEGTIPLIPGISTVS





TCTGATTCCGGGGATCAGCACTGTTTCCGAACTGATGCTGGGTATGG
ELMLGMDYGLKEFKFFP





ACTACGGTTTGAAAGAGTTCAAATTCTTCCCGGCTGAAGCTAACGGC
AEANGGVKALQAIAGPF





GGCGTGAAAGCCCTGCAGGCGATCGCGGGTCCGTTCTCCCAGGTCCG
SQVRFCPTGGISPANYR





TTTCTGCCCGACGGGTGGTATTTCTCCGGCTAACTACCGTGACTACC
DYLALKSVLCIGGSWLV





TGGCGCTGAAAAGCGTGCTGTGCATCGGTGGTTCCTGGCTGGTTCCG
PADALEAGDYDRITKLA





GCAGATGCGCTGGAAGCGGGCGATTACGACCGCATTACTAAGCTGGC
REAVEGAKL





GCGTGAAGCTGTAGAAGGCGCTAAGCTGTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 487)





(SEQ ID NO: 486)



 



PAO1-Ec5

ATGAAAAACTGGAAACAGAAGACCGCCCGCATCGACACGCTGTGCCG
MKNWKQKTARIDTLCRE





GGAGGCGCGCATCCTCCCGGTGATCACCATCGACCGCGAGGCGGACA
ARILPVITIDREADILP





TCCTGCCGATGGCCGATGCCCTCGCCGCCGGCGGCCTGACCGCCCTG
MADALAAGGLTALEITL





GAGATCACCCTGCGCACGGCGCACGGGCTGACCGCCATCCGGCGCCT
RTAHGLTAIRRLSEERP





CAGCGAGGAGCGCCCGCACCTGCGCATCGGCGCCGGCACCGTGCTCG
HLRIGAGTVLDPRTFAA





ACCCGCGGACCTTCGCCGCCGCGGAAAAGGCCGGGGCGAGCTTCGTG
AEKAGASFVVTPGCTDE





GTCACCCCGGGTTGCACCGACGAGTTGCTGCGCTTCGCCCTGGACAG
LLRFALDSEVPLLPGVA





CGAAGTCCCGCTGTTGCCCGGCGTGGCCAGCGCTTCCGAGATCATGC
SASEIMLAYRHGYRRFK





TCGCCTACCGCCATGGCTACCGCCGCTTCAAGCTGTTTCCCGCCGAA
LFPAEVSGGPAALKAFS





GTCAGCGGCGGCCCGGCGGCGCTGAAGGCGTTCTCGGGACCATTCCC
GPFPDIRFCPTGGVSLN





CGATATCCGCTTCTGCCCCACCGGAGGCGTCAGCCTGAACAATCTCG
NLADYLAVPNVMCVGGT





CCGACTACCTGGCGGTACCCAACGTGATGTGCGTCGGCGGCACCTGG
WMLPKAVVDRGDWAQVE





ATGCTGCCCAAGGCCGTGGTCGACCGCGGCGACTGGGCCCAGGTCGA
RLSREALERFAEHRRH





GCGCCTCAGCCGCGAAGCCCTGGAGCGCTTCGCCGAGCACCGCAGAC
(SEQ ID NO: 489)





ACTAATAGCTCGAGTTACTTTACT






(SEQ ID NO: 488)



 



PAO1-Ec10

ATGAAAAACTGGAAAACAAGTGCAGAATCAATCGACACGCTGTGCCG
MKNWKTSAESIDTLCRE





GGAGGCGCGCATCCTCCCGGTGATCACCATCGACCGCGAGGCGGACA
ARILPVITIDREADILP





TCCTGCCGATGGCCGATGCCCTCGCCGCCGGCGGCCTGACCGCCCTG
MADALAAGGLTALEITL





GAGATCACCCTGCGCACGGCGCACGGGCTGACCGCCATCCGGCGCCT
RTAHGLTAIRRLSEERP





CAGCGAGGAGCGCCCGCACCTGCGCATCGGCGCCGGCACCGTGCTCG
HLRIGAGTVLDPRTFAA





ACCCGCGGACCTTCGCCGCCGCGGAAAAGGCCGGGGCGAGCTTCGTG
AEKAGASFVVTPGCTDE





GTCACCCCGGGTTGCACCGACGAGTTGCTGCGCTTCGCCCTGGACAG
LLRFALDSEVPLLPGVA





CGAAGTCCCGCTGTTGCCCGGCGTGGCCAGCGCTTCCGAGATCATGC
SASEIMLAYRHGYRRFK





TCGCCTACCGCCATGGCTACCGCCGCTTCAAGCTGTTTCCCGCCGAA
LFPAEVSGGPAALKAFS





GTCAGCGGCGGCCCGGCGGCGCTGAAGGCGTTCTCGGGACCATTCCC
GPFPDIRFCPTGGVSLN





CGATATCCGCTTCTGCCCCACCGGAGGCGTCAGCCTGAACAATCTCG
NLADYLAVPNVMCVGGT





CCGACTACCTGGCGGTACCCAACGTGATGTGCGTCGGCGGCACCTGG
WMLPKAVVDRGDWAQVE





ATGCTGCCCAAGGCCGTGGTCGACCGCGGCGACTGGGCCCAGGTCGA
RLSREALERFAEHRRH





GCGCCTCAGCCGCGAAGCCCTGGAGCGCTTCGCCGAGCACCGCAGAC
(SEQ ID NO: 491)





ACTAATAGCTCGAGTTACTTTACT






(SEQ ID NO: 490)



 



PAO1-Ec15

ATGAAAAACTGGAAAACAAGTGCAGAATCAATCCTGACCACCGGCCG
MKNWKTSAESILTTGRE





GGAGGCGCGCATCCTCCCGGTGATCACCATCGACCGCGAGGCGGACA
ARILPVITIDREADILP





TCCTGCCGATGGCCGATGCCCTCGCCGCCGGCGGCCTGACCGCCCTG
MADALAAGGLTALEITL





GAGATCACCCTGCGCACGGCGCACGGGCTGACCGCCATCCGGCGCCT
RTAHGLTAIRRLSEERP





CAGCGAGGAGCGCCCGCACCTGCGCATCGGCGCCGGCACCGTGCTCG
HLRIGAGTVLDPRTFAA





ACCCGCGGACCTTCGCCGCCGCGGAAAAGGCCGGGGCGAGCTTCGTG
AEKAGASFVVTPGCTDE





GTCACCCCGGGTTGCACCGACGAGTTGCTGCGCTTCGCCCTGGACAG
LLRFALDSEVPLLPGVA





CGAAGTCCCGCTGTTGCCCGGCGTGGCCAGCGCTTCCGAGATCATGC
SASEIMLAYRHGYRRFK





TCGCCTACCGCCATGGCTACCGCCGCTTCAAGCTGTTTCCCGCCGAA
LFPAEVSGGPAALKAFS





GTCAGCGGCGGCCCGGCGGCGCTGAAGGCGTTCTCGGGACCATTCCC
GPFPDIRFCPTGGVSLN





CGATATCCGCTTCTGCCCCACCGGAGGCGTCAGCCTGAACAATCTCG
NLADYLAVPNVMCVGGT





CCGACTACCTGGCGGTACCCAACGTGATGTGCGTCGGCGGCACCTGG
WMLPKAVVDRGDWAQVE





ATGCTGCCCAAGGCCGTGGTCGACCGCGGCGACTGGGCCCAGGTCGA
RLSREALERFAEHRRH





GCGCCTCAGCCGCGAAGCCCTGGAGCGCTTCGCCGAGCACCGCAGAC
(SEQ ID NO: 493)





ACTAATAGCTCGAGTTACTTTACT






(SEQ ID NO: 492)









EDA extracts were prepared using the following protocol.

Day 1

Grow 5 ml LB-Kan preps of BF1055 (BL21/DE3 with pET26b empty vector) and BF1706 (BL21DE3 with pET26b+E. coli EDD).
Grow 5 ml preps of each EDA construct expressed in S. cerevisiae in appropriate selective media (e.g. ScD-leu).
Day 2
Grow 50 ml LB-Kan prep of BF1055, 2% (v/v) inoculate.
Grow 50 ml prep of BF1706 using Novagen's Overnight Express (46.45 ml LB-Kan, 1 ml solution 1, 2.5 ml solution 2, 50 μl solution 3, 5 μl of 1M MnCl2, 50 μl of 0.5 M FeCl2), 2% (v/v) inoculate.
Grow 50 ml prep of each EDA construct expressed in S. cerevisiae in appropriate selective media+10 mM MnCl2. Inoculate to OD600 of 0.2.
Day 3
EDD extractions (adapted from Chemyan et al, Protein Science 16:2368-2377, 2007):

    
    
        1) Pellet cells in 50 ml conical tubes, 4° C., 3,000 rpm, 10 mins, discard supernatant.
        2) Resuspend in 2 ml degassed PDGH buffer (20 mM MES pH 6.5, 30 mM NaCl, 5 mM
        MnCl2, 0.5 mM FeCl2, 10 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 10 mM cysteine, sparged with nitrogen gas). Move to hungate tube.
        3) Add 0.1% Triton X-100, 10 ng/ml DNase, 10 μg/ml PMSF, 10 μg/ml TAME (Nα-(p-toluene sulfonyl)-L-arginine methyl ester), 100 μg/ml lysozyme.
        4) Sparge hungate tube with nitrogen gas, cap and seal. Incubate 2 hours at 37° C., swirl occasionally.
        5) Clarify by centrifugation in 2-ml tube, 4° C., 10 mins, 14,000 rpm. Keep supernatant.
        6) Treat with 150 mM pyruvate and 10 mM sodium cyanoborohydride (work in hood) to inactivate aldolase activity. Incubate 30 mins at room temperature.
        7) During incubation, pre-equilibrate PD-10 column from GE
        
            a. Remove top cap, pour off storage buffer.
            b. Cut off bottom tip, fit in 50 ml conical with adapter.
            c. Pour 5 ml of 20 mM MES buffer, pH 6.5 (total of 5 times). Discard flow-through.
        
        
        8) Run sample through column, then add MES buffer to a total of 2.5 ml volume added. Discard flow-through.
        9) Run 3.5 ml 20 mM MES pH 6.5 buffer to elute protein. Discard column in appropriate waste receptacle.
        10) Perform Bradford assay (1:10 or 1:20 dilution).

EDA extractions:

        1) Spin down in 50 ml conicals, 4° C., 3,400 rpm, 5 mins. Wash 2× with 25 ml water.
        2) Resuspend in 1 ml lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7, 10 mM MgCl2, 1× protease inhibitor. 3) Add 1 cap of zirconia beads, vortex 4-6 times, 15 sec bursts, ice in between.
        4) Spin down cell debris, 4° C., 14,000 rpm, 10 mins. Save supernatant.
        5) Perform Bradford assay (1:2 dilution).

Activity Assays:

    
    


Each reaction contains 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.15 mM NADH, 15 μg LDH, saturating amounts of EDD determined empirically (usually  ̃100 μg), 1-50 μg EDA (depending on level of activity), and 1 mM 6-phosphogluconate. Reactions are started by the addition of 6-phosphogluconate and monitored for 5 mins at 30° C.
Results
The S. cerevisiae strains tested for EDA activity are described in the table below. yCH strains are Thermosacc-based (Lallemand). BF strains are based on BY4742.












Strain
Vector
Construct







BF542
pBF150
Zymomonas mobilis EDA


BF1689
pBF892
PAO1+ 5aa E. coli EDA


BF1691
pBF894
PAO1+ 10aa E. coli EDA


BF1693
pBF896
PAO1+ 15aa E. coli EDA


BF1721
PBF909
Bacilluis licheniformis EDA


BF1722
pBF910
Bacillus subtilis EDA


BF1723
pBF911
Pseudomonas fluorescens EDA


BF1724
pBF912
Pseudomonas syringae EDA


BF1725
pBF913
Saccharaophagus degradans EDA


BF1726
PBF914
Xanthamonas axonopodis EDA


BF1727
pBF766
Escherichia coli EDA


BF1728
pBF764
Pseudomonas aeruginosa EDA


BF1729
pBF729
Gluconobacter oxydans EDA


BF1730
pBF727
Shewanella oneidensis EDA


BF1775
pBF87
p425GPD (empty vector)


BF1776
pBF928
PAO1 EDA codon optimized for S. cerevisiae









E. coli expressed EDD was prepared and confirmed by western blot analysis as shown in FIG. 23. The expected size of EDD is approximately 66 kilodaltons (kDa). A band of approximately that size (e.g., as determined by the nearest sized protein standard of approximately 60 kDa) was identified by western blot. The E. coli expressed EDD was used with S. cerevisiae expressed EDA's to evaluate the EDA activities. The results of EDA kinetic assays are presented in the table below.















EDD/EDA
slope
% max




















EC/EC
0.3467
100.00



EC/SO
0.1907
55.00



EC/BS
0.0897
25.87



EC/GO
0.0848
24.46



EC/PCO
0.084
24.23



EC/PA
0.0533
15.37



EC/PE5
0.0223
6.43



EC/PE10
0.0218
6.29



EC/SD
0.015
4.33



EC/PS
0.0135
3.89



EC/BL
0.0112
3.23



EC/ZM
0.0109
3.14



EC/PF
0.0082
2.37



EC/V
0.0074
2.13



EC/XA
0.0065
1.87



EC/PE15
0.005
1.44










In the results presented above, the slope of the E. coli (EC) EDA is outside the linear range for accurate detection, and is therefore underestimated. For the other EDA's, when compared to the E. coli EDA, the calculated percentage of maximum activity (e.g., % max) is overestimated, however the slopes are accurate. The results of this experiment indicate that the E. coli EDA has higher activity as compared to the other EDA activities evaluated herein, and is approximately 16-fold more active than the EDA from P. aeruginosa. EDA's from X. anoxopodis and a chimera between E. coli EDA and P. aeruginosa (e.g., PE15) show less activity than the vector control. Codon-optimized EDA from P. aeruginosa showed a slight improvement over the native sequence, however chimeric versions (e.g., PE5, PE10, PE15) showed less activity than native. The experiments were repeated using 100 μg of EDD and 25 μg of EDA cell lysates in each reaction (unless otherwise noted, such as 5 μg of E. coli EDA). The reactions in the repeated experiment all were in the linear range of detection and the results of these additional kinetic assays are shown graphically in FIG. 24, and in the table below. E. coli EDA was again found to be the most active of those EDA's tested.















EDA
slope
% max




















EC
0.462
100.00



SO
0.128
27.71



GO
0.0544
11.77



PCO
0.0539
11.67



BS
0.0505
10.93



PA
0.0273
5.91



V
0.0006
0.13










Example 35
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence of S. cerevisiae Phosphoglucose Isomerase
Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI1) activity was decreased or disrupted, in some embodiments, to favor the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to gluconolactone-6-phosphate by the activity of ZWF1 (e.g., glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase). The nucleotide sequence of the S. cerevisiae PGI1 gene altered to decrease or disrupt phosphoglucose isomerase activity is shown below.







PGI1 nucleotide sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 494)


ATGTCCAATAACTCATTCACTAACTTCAAACTGGCCACTGAATTGCCA


 


GCCTGGTCTAAGTTGCAAAAAATTTATGAATCTCAAGGTAAGACTTTG


 


TCTGTCAAGCAAGAATTCCAAAAAGATGCCAAGCGTTTTGAAAAATTG


 


AACAAGACTTTCACCAACTATGATGGTTCCAAAATCTTGTTCGACTAC


 


TCAAAGAACTTGGTCAACGATGAAATCATTGCTGCATTGATTGAACTG


 


GCCAAGGAGGCTAACGTCACCGGTTTGAGAGATGCTATGTTCAAAGGT


 


GAACACATCAACTCCACTGAAGATCGTGCTGTCTACCACGTCGCATTG


 


AGAAACAGAGCTAACAAGCCAATGTACGTTGATGGTGTCAACGTTGCT


 


CCAGAAGTCGACTCTGTCTTGAAGCACATGAAGGAGTTCTCTGAACAA


 


GTTCGTTCTGGTGAATGGAAGGGTTATACCGGTAAGAAGATCACCGAT


 


GTTGTTAACATCGGTATTGGTGGTTCCGATTTGGGTCCAGTCATGGTC


 


ACTGAGGCTTTGAAGCACTACGCTGGTGTCTTGGATGTCCACTTCGTT


 


TCCAACATTGACGGTACTCACATTGCTGAAACCTTGAAGGTTGTTGAC


 


CCAGAAACTACTTTGTTTTTGATTGCTTCCAAGACTTTCACTACCGCT


 


GAAACTATCACTAACGCTAACACTGCCAAGAACTGGTTCTTGTCGAAG


 


ACAGGTAATGATCCATCTCACATTGCTAAGCATTTCGCTGCTTTGTCC


 


ACTAACGAAACCGAAGTTGCCAAGTTCGGTATTGACACCAAAAACATG


 


TTTGGTTTCGAAAGTTGGGTCGGTGGTCGTTACTCTGTCTGGTCGGCT


 


ATTGGTTTGTCTGTTGCCTTGTACATTGGCTATGACAACTTTGAGGCT


 


TTCTTGAAGGGTGCTGAAGCCGTCGACAACCACTTCACCCAAACCCCA


 


TTGGAAGACAACATTCCATTGTTGGGTGGTTTGTTGTCTGTCTGGTAC


 


AACAACTTCTTTGGTGCTCAAACCCATTTGGTTGCTCCATTCGACCAA


 


TACTTGCACAGATTCCCAGCCTACTTGCAACAATTGTCAATGGAATCT


 


AACGGTAAGTCTGTTACCAGAGGTAACGTGTTTACTGACTACTCTACT


 


GGTTCTATCTTGTTTGGTGAACCAGCTACCAACGCTCAACACTCTTTC


 


TTCCAATTGGTTCACCAAGGTACCAAGTTGATTCCATCTGATTTCATC


 


TTAGCTGCTCAATCTCATAACCCAATTGAGAACAAATTACATCAAAAG


 


ATGTTGGCTTCAAACTTCTTTGCTCAAGCTGAAGCTTTAATGGTTGGT


 


AAGGATGAAGAACAAGTTAAGGCTGAAGGTGCCACTGGTGGTTTGGTC


 


CCACACAAGGTCTTCTCAGGTAACAGACCAACTACCTCTATCTTGGCT


 


CAAAAGATTACTCCAGCTACTTTGGGTGCTTTGATTGCCTACTACGAA


 


CATGTTACTTTCACTGAAGGTGCCATTTGGAATATCAACTCTTTCGAC


 


CAATGGGGTGTTGAATTGGGTAAAGTCTTGGCTAAAGTCATCGGCAAG


 


GAATTGGACAACTCCTCCACCATTTCTACCCACGATGCTTCTACCAAC


 


GGTTTAATCAATCAATTCAAGGAATGGATGTGA






Example 36
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence of S. cerevisiae 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase (Decarboxylating)
6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (GND1) activity was decreased or disrupted, in some embodiments, to minimize or eliminate the conversion of gluconate-6-phophate to ribulose-5-phosphate. The nucleotide sequence of the S. cerevisiae GND1 and GND2 genes altered to decrease or disrupt 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity is shown below.







GND1/YHR183W


(SEQ ID NO: 495)


ATGTCTGCTGATTTCGGTTTGATTGGTTTGGCCGTCATGGGTCAAAAT


TTGATCTTGAACGCTGCTGACCACGGTTTCACTGTTTGTGCTTACAAC


AGAACTCAATCCAAGGTCGACCATTTCTTGGCCAATGAAGCTAAGGGC


AAATCTATCATCGGTGCTACTTCCATTGAAGATTTCATCTCCAAATTG


AAGAGACCTAGAAAGGTCATGCTTTTGGTTAAAGCTGGTGCTCCAGTT


GACGCTTTGATCAACCAAATCGTCCCACTTTTGGAAAAGGGTGATATT


ATCATCGATGGTGGTAACTCTCACTTCCCAGATTCTAATAGACGTTAC


GAAGAATTGAAGAAGAAGGGTATTCTTTTCGTTGGTTCTGGTGTCTCC


GGTGGTGAGGAAGGTGCCCGTTACGGTCCATCTTTGATGCCAGGTGGT


TCTGAAGAAGCTTGGCCACATATTAAGAACATCTTCCAATCCATCTCT


GCTAAATCCGACGGTGAACCATGTTGCGAATGGGTTGGCCCAGCCGGT


GCTGGTCACTACGTCAAGATGGTTCACAACGGTATTGAATACGGTGAT


ATGCAATTGATTTGTGAAGCTTATGACATCATGAAGAGATTGGGTGGG


TTTACCGATAAGGAAATCAGTGACGTTTTTGCCAAATGGAACAATGGT


GTCTTGGATTCCTTCTTGGTCGAAATTACCAGAGATATTTTGAAATTC


GACGACGTCGACGGTAAGCCATTAGTTGAAAAAATCATGGATACTGCT


GGTCAAAAGGGTACTGGTAAGTGGACTGCCATCAACGCCTTGGATTTG


GGTATGCCAGTTACTTTGATTGGTGAAGCTGTCTTTGCCCGTTGTCTA


TCTGCTTTGAAGAACGAGAGAATTAGAGCCTCCAAGGTCTTACCAGGC


CCAGAAGTTCCAAAAGACGCCGTCAAGGACAGAGAACAATTTGTCGAT


GATTTGGAACAAGCTTTGTATGCTTCCAAGATTATTTCTTACGCTCAA


GGTTTCATGTTGATCCGTGAAGCTGCTGCTACTTATGGCTGGAAACTA


AACAACCCTGCCATCGCTTTGATGTGGAGAGGTGGTTGTATCATTAGA


TCTGTTTTCTTGGGTCAAATCACAAAGGCCTACAGAGAAGAACCAGAT


TTGGAAAACTTGTTGTTCAACAAGTTCTTCGCTGATGCCGTCACCAAG


GCTCAATCTGGTTGGAGAAAGTCAATTGCGTTGGCTACCACCTACGGT


ATCCCAACACCAGCCTTTTCCACCGCTTTGTCTTTCTACGATGGGTAC


AGATCTGAAAGATTGCCAGCCAACTTACTACAAGCTCAACGTGACTAC


TTTGGTGCTCACACTTTCAGAGTGTTGCCAGAATGTGCTTCTGACAAC


TTGCCAGTAGACAAGGATATCCATATCAACTGGACTGGCCACGGTGGT


AATGTTTCTTCCTCTACATACCAAGCTTAA


 


GND2/YGR256W


(SEQ ID NO: 496)


ATGTCAAAGGCAGTAGGTGATTTAGGCTTAGTTGGTTTAGCCGTGATG


GGTCAAAATTTGATCTTAAACGCAGCGGATCACGGATTTACCGTGGTT


GCTTATAATAGGACGCAATCAAAGGTAGATAGGTTTCTAGCTAATGAG


GCAAAAGGAAAATCAATAATTGGTGCAACTTCAATTGAGGACTTGGTT


GCGAAACTAAAGAAACCTAGAAAGATTATGCTTTTAATCAAAGCCGGT


GCTCCGGTCGACACTTTAATAAAGGAACTTGTACCACATCTTGATAAA


GGCGACATTATTATCGACGGTGGTAACTCACATTTCCCGGACACTAAC


AGACGCTACGAAGAGCTAACAAAGCAAGGAATTCTTTTTGTGGGCTCT


GGTGTCTCAGGCGGTGAAGATGGTGCACGTTTTGGTCCATCTTTAATG


CCTGGTGGGTCAGCAGAAGCATGGCCGCACATCAAGAACATCTTTCAA


TCTATTGCCGCCAAATCAAACGGTGAGCCATGCTGCGAATGGGTGGGG


CCTGCCGGTTCTGGTCACTATGTGAAGATGGTACACAACGGTATCGAG


TACGGTGATATGCAGTTGATTTGCGAGGCTTACGATATCATGAAACGA


ATTGGCCGGTTTACGGATAAAGAGATCAGTGAAGTATTTGACAAGTGG


AACACTGGAGTTTTGGATTCTTTCTTGATTGAAATCACGAGGGACATT


TTAAAATTCGATGACGTCGACGGTAAGCCATTGGTGGAAAAAATTATG


GATACTGCCGGTCAAAAGGGTACTGGTAAATGGACTGCAATCAACGCC


TTGGATTTAGGAATGCCAGTCACTTTAATTGGGGAGGCTGTTTTCGCT


CGTTGTTTGTCAGCCATAAAGGACGAACGTAAAAGAGCTTCGAAACTT


CTGGCAGGACCAACAGTACCAAAGGATGCAATACATGATAGAGAACAA


TTTGTGTATGATTTGGAACAAGCATTATACGCTTCAAAGATTATTTCA


TATGCTCAAGGTTTCATGCTGATCCGCGAAGCTGCCAGATCATACGGC


TGGAAATTAAACAACCCAGCTATTGCTCTAATGTGGAGAGGTGGCTGT


ATAATCAGATCTGTGTTCTTAGCTGAGATTACGAAGGCTTATAGGGAC


GATCCAGATTTGGAAAATTTATTATTCAACGAGTTCTTCGCTTCTGCA


GTTACTAAGGCCCAATCCGGTTGGAGAAGAACTATTGCCCTTGCTGCT


ACTTACGGTATTCCAACTCCAGCTTTCTCTACTGCTTTAGCGTTTTAC


GACGGCTATAGATCTGAGAGGCTACCAGCAAACTTGTTACAAGCGCAA


CGTGATTATTTTGGCGCTCATACATTTAGAATTTTACCTGAATGTGCT


TCTGCCCATTTGCCAGTAGACAAGGATATTCATATCAATTGGACTGGG


CACGGAGGTAATATATCTTCCTCAACCTACCAAGCTTAA






Example 37
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence of S. cerevisiae Transaldolase
Transaldolase (TAL1) activity was increased in some embodiments, and in certain embodiments transaldolase activity was decreased or disrupted. Transaldolase converts sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to erythrose 4-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. The rationale for increasing or decreasing transaldolase activity is described herein with respect to various embodiments. The nucleotide sequence of the S. cerevisiae TAL1 gene altered to increase or decrease transaldolase activity, and the encoded amino acid sequence are shown below.







TAL1 nucleotide sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 497)


ATGTCTGAACCAGCTCAAAAGAAACAAAAGGTTGCTAACAACTCTCTAGA


 


ACAATTGAAAGCCTCCGGCACTGTCGTTGTTGCCGACACTGGTGATTTCG


 


GCTCTATTGCCAAGTTTCAACCTCAAGACTCCACAACTAACCCATCATTG


 


ATCTTGGCTGCTGCCAAGCAACCAACTTACGCCAAGTTGATCGATGTTGC


 


CGTGGAATACGGTAAGAAGCATGGTAAGACCACCGAAGAACAAGTCGAAA


 


ATGCTGTGGACAGATTGTTAGTCGAATTCGGTAAGGAGATCTTAAAGATT


 


GTTCCAGGCAGAGTCTCCACCGAAGTTGATGCTAGATTGTCTTTTGACAC


 


TCAAGCTACCATTGAAAAGGCTAGACATATCATTAAATTGTTTGAACAAG


 


AAGGTGTCTCCAAGGAAAGAGTCCTTATTAAAATTGCTTCCACTTGGGAA


 


GGTATTCAAGCTGCCAAAGAATTGGAAGAAAAGGACGGTATCCACTGTAA


 


TTTGACTCTATTATTCTCCTTCGTTCAAGCAGTTGCCTGTGCCGAGGCCC


 


AAGTTACTTTGATTTCCCCATTTGTTGGTAGAATTCTAGACTGGTACAAA


 


TCCAGCACTGGTAAAGATTACAAGGGTGAAGCCGACCCAGGTGTTATTTC


 


CGTCAAGAAAATCTACAACTACTACAAGAAGTACGGTTACAAGACTATTG


 


TTATGGGTGCTTCTTTCAGAAGCACTGACGAAATCAAAAACTTGGCTGGT


 


GTTGACTATCTAACAATTTCTCCAGCTTTATTGGACAAGTTGATGAACAG


 


TACTGAACCTTTCCCAAGAGTTTTGGACCCTGTCTCCGCTAAGAAGGAAG


 


CCGGCGACAAGATTTCTTACATCAGCGACGAATCTAAATTCAGATTCGAC


 


TTGAATGAAGACGCTATGGCCACTGAAAAATTGTCCGAAGGTATCAGAAA


 


ATTCTCTGCCGATATTGTTACTCTATTCGACTTGATTGAAAAGAAAGTTA


 


CCGCTTAA


 


TAL1 amino acid sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 498)


MSEPAQKKQKVANNSLEQLKASGTVVVADTGDFGSIAKFQPQDSTTNPSL


 


ILAAAKQPTYAKLIDVAVEYGKKHGKTTEEQVENAVDRLLVEFGKEILKI


 


VPGRVSTEVDARLSFDTQATIEKARHIIKLFEQEGVSKERVLIKIASTWE


 


GIQAAKELEEKDGIHCNLTLLFSFVQAVACAEAQVTLISPFVGRILDWYK


 


SSTGKDYKGEADPGVISVKKIYNYYKKYGYKTIVMGASFRSTDEIKNLAG


 


VDYLTISPALLDKLMNSTEPFPRVLDPVSAKKEAGDKISYISDESKFRFD


 


LNEDAMATEKLSEGIRKFSADIVTLFDLIEKKVTA






Example 38
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence of S. cerevisiae Transketolase
Transketolase (TKL1 and TKL2) activity was increased in some embodiments, and in certain embodiments transaldolase activity was decreased or disrupted. Transketolase converts xylulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate to sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. The rationale for increasing or decreasing transketolase activity is described herein with respect to various embodiments. The nucleotide sequence of the S. cerevisiae TKL1 gene altered to increase or decrease transketolase activity, and the encoded amino acid sequence are shown below.







TKL1 nucleotide sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 499)


ATGACTCAATTCACTGACATTGATAAGCTAGCCGTCTCCACCATAAGAAT


 


TTTGGCTGTGGACACCGTATCCAAGGCCAACTCAGGTCACCCAGGTGCTC


 


CATTGGGTATGGCACCAGCTGCACACGTTCTATGGAGTCAAATGCGCATG


 


AACCCAACCAACCCAGACTGGATCAACAGAGATAGATTTGTCTTGTCTAA


 


CGGTCACGCGGTCGCTTTGTTGTATTCTATGCTACATTTGACTGGTTACG


 


ATCTGTCTATTGAAGACTTGAAACAGTTCAGACAGTTGGGTTCCAGAACA


 


CCAGGTCATCCTGAATTTGAGTTGCCAGGTGTTGAAGTTACTACCGGTCC


 


ATTAGGTCAAGGTATCTCCAACGCTGTTGGTATGGCCATGGCTCAAGCTA


 


ACCTGGCTGCCACTTACAACAAGCCGGGCTTTACCTTGTCTGACAACTAC


 


ACCTATGTTTTCTTGGGTGACGGTTGTTTGCAAGAAGGTATTTCTTCAGA


 


AGCTTCCTCCTTGGCTGGTCATTTGAAATTGGGTAACTTGATTGCCATCT


 


ACGATGACAACAAGATCACTATCGATGGTGCTACCAGTATCTCATTCGAT


 


GAAGATGTTGCTAAGAGATACGAAGCCTACGGTTGGGAAGTTTTGTACGT


 


AGAAAATGGTAACGAAGATCTAGCCGGTATTGCCAAGGCTATTGCTCAAG


 


CTAAGTTATCCAAGGACAAACCAACTTTGATCAAAATGACCACAACCATT


 


GGTTACGGTTCCTTGCATGCCGGCTCTCACTCTGTGCACGGTGCCCCATT


 


GAAAGCAGATGATGTTAAACAACTAAAGAGCAAATTCGGTTTCAACCCAG


 


ACAAGTCCTTTGTTGTTCCACAAGAAGTTTACGACCACTACCAAAAGACA


 


ATTTTAAAGCCAGGTGTCGAAGCCAACAACAAGTGGAACAAGTTGTTCAG


 


CGAATACCAAAAGAAATTCCCAGAATTAGGTGCTGAATTGGCTAGAAGAT


 


TGAGCGGCCAACTACCCGCAAATTGGGAATCTAAGTTGCCAACTTACACC


 


GCCAAGGACTCTGCCGTGGCCACTAGAAAATTATCAGAAACTGTTCTTGA


 


GGATGTTTACAATCAATTGCCAGAGTTGATTGGTGGTTCTGCCGATTTAA


 


CACCTTCTAACTTGACCAGATGGAAGGAAGCCCTTGACTTCCAACCTCCT


 


TCTTCCGGTTCAGGTAACTACTCTGGTAGATACATTAGGTACGGTATTAG


 


AGAACACGCTATGGGTGCCATAATGAACGGTATTTCAGCTTTCGGTGCCA


 


ACTACAAACCATACGGTGGTACTTTCTTGAACTTCGTTTCTTATGCTGCT


 


GGTGCCGTTAGATTGTCCGCTTTGTCTGGCCACCCAGTTATTTGGGTTGC


 


TACACATGACTCTATCGGTGTCGGTGAAGATGGTCCAACACATCAACCTA


 


TTGAAACTTTAGCACACTTCAGATCCCTACCAAACATTCAAGTTTGGAGA


 


CCAGCTGATGGTAACGAAGTTTCTGCCGCCTACAAGAACTCTTTAGAATC


 


CAAGCATACTCCAAGTATCATTGCTTTGTCCAGACAAAACTTGCCACAAT


 


TGGAAGGTAGCTCTATTGAAAGCGCTTCTAAGGGTGGTTACGTACTACAA


 


GATGTTGCTAACCCAGATATTATTTTAGTGGCTACTGGTTCCGAAGTGTC


 


TTTGAGTGTTGAAGCTGCTAAGACTTTGGCCGCAAAGAACATCAAGGCTC


 


GTGTTGTTTCTCTACCAGATTTCTTCACTTTTGACAAACAACCCCTAGAA


 


TACAGACTATCAGTCTTACCAGACAACGTTCCAATCATGTCTGTTGAAGT


 


TTTGGCTACCACATGTTGGGGCAAATACGCTCATCAATCCTTCGGTATTG


 


ACAGATTTGGTGCCTCCGGTAAGGCACCAGAAGTCTTCAAGTTCTTCGGT


 


TTCACCCCAGAAGGTGTTGCTGAAAGAGCTCAAAAGACCATTGCATTCTA


 


TAAGGGTGACAAGCTAATTTCTCCTTTGAAAAAAGCTTTCTAA


 


TKL1 amino acid sequence


(SEQ ID NO: 500)


MTQFTDIDKLAVSTIRILAVDTVSKANSGHPGAPLGMAPAAHVLWSQMRM


 


NPTNPDWINRDRFVLSNGHAVALLYSMLHLTGYDLSIEDLKQFRQLGSRT


 


PGHPEFELPGVEVTTGPLGQGISNAVGMAMAQANLAATYNKPGFTLSDNY


 


TYVFLGDGCLQEGISSEASSLAGHLKLGNLIAIYDDNKITIDGATSISFD


 


EDVAKRYEAYGWEVLYVENGNEDLAGIAKAIAQAKLSKDKPTLIKMTTTI


 


GYGSLHAGSHSVHGAPLKADDVKQLKSKFGFNPDKSFVVPQEVYDHYQKT


 


ILKPGVEANNKWNKLFSEYQKKFPELGAELARRLSGQLPANWESKLPTYT


 


AKDSAVATRKLSETVLEDVYNQLPELIGGSADLTPSNLTRWKEALDFQPP


 


SSGSGNYSGRYIRYGIREHAMGAIMNGISAFGANYKPYGGTFLNFVSYAA


 


GAVRLSALSGHPVIWVATHDSIGVGEDGPTHQPIETLAHFRSLPNIQVWR


 


PADGNEVSAAYKNSLESKHTPSIIALSRQNLPQLEGSSIESASKGGYVLQ


 


DVANPDIILVATGSEVSLSVEAAKTLAAKNIKARVVSLPDFFTFDKQPLE


 


YRLSVLPDNVPIMSVEVLATTCWGKYAHQSFGIDRFGASGKAPEVFKFFG


 


FTPEGVAERAQKTIAFYKGDKLISPLKKAF






Example 39
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences of Additional EDD Genes Evaluated for Activity














Accession

Strain




Number
Species
Number
NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE
Amino Acid Sequence







YP_526855.1
Saccharophagus
2-40
ATGAATAGCGTAATCGAAGCTGTAACTCAGCGAATTATTGAGCGCAGT
MNSVIEAVTQRIIERSR



degradans

CGACATTCTCGTCAGGCGTATTTGAATTTAATGCGCAACACCATGGAG
HSRQAYLNLMRNTME





CAGCATCCTCCTAAAAAGCGTCTATCTTGCGGCAATTTGGCTCATGCCT
QHPPKKRLSCGNLAHA





ATGCAGCATGTGGTCAATCCGATAAGCAAACAATTCGTTTAATGCAAA
YAACGQSDKQTIRLMQ





GTGCAAACATAAGTATTACTACGGCATTTAACGATATGCTTTCGGCGC
SANISITTAFNDMLSAH





ATCAGCCTTTAGAAACATACCCTCAAATAATCAAAGAAACTGCGCGTG
QPLETYPQIIKETARAM





CAATGGGTTCAACTGCTCAAGTTGCAGGCGGCGTGCCGGCAATGTGTG
GSTAQVAGGVPAMCD





ATGGTGTAACTCAAGGCCAGCCCGGTATGGAGCTGAGTTTGTTTAGCC
GVTQGQPGMELSLFSR





GCGAAGTTGTAGCAATGGCTACAGCAGTAGGCCTTTCGCACAATATGT
EVVAMATAVGLSHNM





TTGATGGCAATATGTTTTTGGGTGTATGCGATAAAATTGTTCCTGGCAT
FDGNMFLGVCDKIVPG





GCTAATTGGCGCGTTGCAGTTTGGTCATATTCCTGGGGTGTTTGTGCCT
MLIGALQFGHIPGVFVP





GCCGGACCAATGCCTTCTGGTATTCCCAACAAAGAAAAAGCAAAAGTT
AGPMPSGIPNKEKAKV





CGTCAGCAATATGCGGCGGGCATTGTGGGGGAAGATAAGCTTTTAGAA
RQQYAAGIVGEDKLLE





ACCGAGTCGGCTTCCTATCACAGTGCAGGCACGTGTACTTTTTACGGTA
TESASYHSAGTCTFYGT





CAGCGAATACAAACCAAATGATGGTTGAAATGTTGGGTGTTCAGTTGC
ANTNQMMVEMLGVQL





CTGGCTCGTCGTTTGTTTACCCCGGTACTGAGTTGCGTGATGCCTTAAC
PGSSFVYPGTELRDALT





GAGAGCTGCTGTTGAAAAGTTGGTAAAAATCACAGATTCAGCCGGTAA
RAAVEKLVKITDSAGN





CTACCGTCCGCTCTACGAAGTCATTACGGAAAAATCCATCGTCAATTC
YRPLYEVITEKSIVNSII





AATAATTGGTTTGTTGGCTACCGGCGGTTCTACTAACCACACGCTACAC
GLLATGGSTNHTLHIVA





ATTGTTGCTGTGGCTCGCGCTGCGGGTATAGAGGTTACGTGGGCAGAT
VARAAGIEVTWADMD





ATGGACGAGCTTTCGCGTGCTGTGCCATTACTTGCACGTGTTTACCCTA
ELSRAVPLLARVYPNGE





ACGGCGAAGCTGATGTTAACCAATTCCAGCAGGCTGGCGGCATGGCTT
ADVNQFQQAGGMAYL





ATTTAGTAAGAGAGCTGCGCAGCGGCGGTTTGCTAAATGAAGATGTGG
VRELRSGGLLNEDVVTI





TTACTATTATGGGTGAGGGCCTCGAGGCCTACGAAAAAGAGCCCATGC
MGEGLEAYEKEPMLND





TTAACGATAAGGGGCAGGCTGAATGGGTAAATGATGTACCTGTTAGCC
KGQAEWVNDVPVSRD





GCGACGATACCGTTGTGCGTCCAGTTACCTCGCCTTTCGATAAAGAGG
DTVVRPVTSPFDKEGGL





GTGGGTTGCGTCTACTCAAGGGTAACTTAGGGCAGGGCGTAATCAAAA
RLLKGNLGQGVIKISAV





TTTCTGCGGTAGCGCCAGAAAATCGCGTTGTTGAGGCCCCATGTATTGT
APENRVVEAPCIVFEAQ





ATTCGAGGCCCAAGAAGAGCTAATAGCTGCGTTTAAGCGTGGTGAGCT
EELIAAFKRGELEKDFV





CGAAAAAGACTTTGTTGCGGTAGTGCGCTTCCAAGGGCCTTCTGCCAA
AVVRFQGPSANGMPEL





TGGCATGCCAGAACTTCATAAAATGACCCCGCCTTTAGGTGTGCTTCA
HKMTPPLGVLQDKGFK





AGATAAGGGTTTCAAGGTAGCGTTAGTTACCGATGGCAGAATGTCTGG
VALVTDGRMSGASGKV





TGCATCTGGTAAAGTGCCGGCCGGTATACACTTGTCGCCAGAAGCGAG
PAGIHLSPEASKGGLLN





TAAGGGTGGCCTGTTGAATAAGCTGCGCACGGGTGATGTGATTCGCTT
KLRTGDVIRFDAEAGVI





CGATGCCGAAGCGGGCGTTATTCAAGCGCTTGTTAGTGATGAAGAGTT
QALVSDEELAAREPAV





AGCTGCGCGTGAGCCAGCTGTGCAACCGGTCGTGGAGCAGAACCTCGG
QPVVEQNLGRSLFGGL





ACGCTCTCTGTTTGGTGGTTTGCGCGATTTGGCTGGTGTATCGCTACAA
RDLAGVSLQGGTVFDF





GGCGGAACAGTTTTCGATTTTGAAAGAGAGTTTGGCGAAAAATAG
EREFGEK





(SEQ ID NO: 501)
(SEQ ID NO: 502)


 


NP_642389.1
Xanthomonas
Pv.
ATGAGCCTGCATCCGAATATCCAAGCCGTCACCGACCGTATCCGCAAG
MSLHPNIQAVTDRIRKR



axonopodis
citri
CGCAGTGCTCCCTCGCGCGCGGCGTATCTGGCCGGCCTCGATGCCGCC
SAPSRAAYLAGIDAALR




str.
CTGCGTGAGGGCCCGTTCCGTAGCCGGTTGAGCTGCGGCAATCTCGCG
EGPFRSRLSCGNLAHGF




306
CATGGCTTCGCTGCGTCCGAGCCGGGCGACAAATCGCGCCTGCGCGGT
AASEPTDKSRLRGAATP





GCGGCCACGCCGAACCTGGGCATCATCACTGCCTATAACGACATGTTG
NLGIITAYNDMLSAHQP





TCGGCACATCAGCCGTTCGAGCACTACCCGCAGCTGATCCGCGAAACC
FEHYPQLIRETARSLGA





GCGCGCTCACTTGGCGCCACTGCGCAGGTGGCCGGCGGCGTGCCGGCG
TAQVAGGVPAMCDGV





ATGTGTGACGGCGTGACCCAGGGCCGCGCCGGCATGGAGCTGTCGCTG
TQGRAGMELSLFSRDNI





TTCTCGCGCGACAACATCGCTCAGGCTGCGGCCATTGGCCTGAGCCAT
AQAAAIGLSHDMFDSV





GACATGTTCGACAGCGTGGTGTACCTGGGGGTGTGCGACAAGATCGTG
VYLGVCDKIVPGLLIGA





CCGGGTCTGCTGATCGGTGCGCTGGCGTTTGGCCATTTGCCGGCGATCT
LAFGHLPAIFMPAGPMT





TCATGCCGGCTGGTCCGATGACCCCGGGCATCCCGAACAAGCAGAAAG
PGIPNKQKAEVRERYA





CCGAAGTCCGCGAACGCTACGCCGCTGGCGAAGCCACCCGCGCCGAAT
AGEATRAELLEAESSSY





TGCTGGAGGCCGAATCCTCGTCTTATCACTCGCCCGGCACCTGCACCTT
HSPGTCTFYGTANSNQ





TTACGGCACGGCGAACTCCAACCAGGTGTTGCTCGAAGCGATGGGCGT
VLLEAMGVQLPGASFV





GCAGTTGCCCGGCGCCTCGTTCGTCAATCCGGAGCTGCCGCTGCGCGA
NPELPLRDALTREGTAR





TGCACTGACCCGCGAAGGCACCGCACGCGCATTGGCGATCTCCGCGCT
ALAISALGDDFRPFGRLI





GGGCGATGACTTCCGCCCGTTCGGTCGTTTGATCGACGAACGGGCCAT
DERAIVNAVVALMATG





CGTCAATGCCGTGGTCGCGCTGATGGCGACCGGCGGTTCGACCAACCA
GSTNHTIHWIAVARAA





CACCATCCACTGGATCGCAGTGGCGCGTGCGGCCGGCATCGTGTTGAC
GIVLTWDDMDLISQTVP





CTGGGACGACATGGATCTGATCTCGCAGACCGTGCCGCTGTTGACACG
LLTRIYPNGEADVNRFQ





CATCTACCCGAACGGCGAAGCCGACGTGAACCGCTTCCAGGCCGCAGG
AAGGTAFVFRELMDAG





CGGCACGGCGTTCGTGTTCCGCGAATTGATGGACGCCGGCTACATGCA
YMHDDLPTIVEGGMRA





CGACGACCTGCCGACCATCGTCGAAGGCGGCATGCGCGCGTACGTCAA
YVNEPRLQDGKVTYVP





CGAACCGCGCCTGCAGGACGGCAAGGTGACCTACGTGCCCGGCACCG
GTATTADDSVARPVSD





CGACCACTGCCGACGACAGCGTCGCGCGTCCGGTCAGCGATGCATTCG
AFESQGGLRLLRGNLG





AATCACAAGGCGGCCTGCGCCTGCTGCGCGGCAACCTCGGCCGCTCGT
RSLIKLSAVKPQHRSIQ





TGATCAAGCTGTCGGCGGTCAAGCCGCAGCACCGCAGCATCCAAGCGC
APAVVIDTPQVLNKLH





CAGCGGTGGTGATCGACACCCCGCAAGTGCTCAACAAACTGCATGCGG
AAGVLPHDFVVVLRYQ





CGGGCGTACTGCCGCACGATTTCGTGGTGGTACTGCGCTATCAGGGCC
GPRANGMPELHSMAPL





CACGCGCAAACGGCATGCCGGAGCTGCATTCGATGGCGCCGCTACTGG
LGLLQNQGRRVALVTD





GCCTGCTGCAGAACCAGGGCCGGCGCGTGGCGTTGGTCACCGACGGCC
GRLSGASGKFPAAIHMT





GTCTGTCCGGCGCCTCGGGCAAGTTCCCGGCGGCGATCCACATGACCC
PEAARGGPIGRVREGDI





CGGAAGCCGCACGCGGCGGCCCGATCGGGCGCGTACGCGAAGGCGAC
VRLDGEAGTLEVLVSA





ATCGTGCGACTGGACGGCGAAGCCGGCACCTTGGAAGTGCTGGTTTCG
EEWASREVAPNTALAG





GCCGAAGAATGGGCATCGCGCGAGGTCGCACCGAACACTGCGTTGGC
NDLGRNLFAINRQVVG





CGGCAACGACCTGGGCCGCAACCTGTTCGCCATCAACCGCCAGGTGGT
PADQGAISISCGPTHPD





TGGCCCGGCCGACCAGGGCGCGATTTCCATTTCCTGCGGCCCGACCCA
GALWSYDAEYELGAD





TCCGGACGGTGCGCTGTGGAGCTACGACGCCGAGTACGAACTCGGTGC
AAAAAAPHESKDA





CGATGCAGCTGCAGCCGCCGCGCCGCACGAGTCCAAGGACGCCTGA
(SEQ ID NO: 504)





(SEQ ID NO: 503)



 


NP_791117.1
Pseudomonas 
Pv.
ATGCATCCCCGCGTCCTTGAAGTAACCGAGCGGCTCATTGCTCGCAGT
MHPRVLEVTERLIARSR



syringae
tomato
CGCGATACCCGTCAGCGCTACCTTCAATTGATTCGAGGCGCAGCGAGC
DTRQRYLQLIRGAASD




str.
GATGGCCCGATGCGCGGCAAGCTTCAATGTGCCAACTTTGCTCACGGC
GPMRGKLQCANFAHG




DC3000
GTCGCCGCCTGCGGACCGGAGGACAAGCAAAGCCTGCGTTTGATGAAC
VAACGPEDKQSLRLMN





GCCGCCAACGTGGCAATCGTCTCTTCCTACAATGAAATGCTCTCGGCG
AANVAIVSSYNEMLSA





CATCAGCCCTACGAGCACTTTCCTGCACAGATCAAACAGGCGTTACGT
HQPYEHFPAQIKQALRD





GACATTGGTTCGGTCGGTCAGTTTGCCGGCGGCGTGCCTGCCATGTGC
IGSVGQFAGGVPAMCD





GATGGCGTGACTCAGGGTGAGCCGGGCATGGAACTGGCCATTGCCAGC
GVTQGEPGMELAIASRE





CGCGAAGTGATTGCCATGTCCACGGCAATTGCCTTGTCACACAATATG
VIAMSTAIALSHNMFDA





TTCGACGCCGCCATGATGCTGGGTATCTGCGACAAGATCGTCCCCGGC
AMMLGICDKIVPGLMM





CTGATGATGGGGGCGTTGCGTTTCGGTCATCTGCCGACCATCTTCGTGC
GALRFGHLPTIFVPGGP





CGGGCGGGCCGATGGTGTCAGGTATCTCCAACAAGGAAAAAGCCGAC
MVSGISNKEKADVRQR





GTACGGCAGCGTTACGCTGAAGGCAAGGCCAGCCGTGAAGAGCTGCT
YAEGKASREELLDSEM





GGACTCGGAAATGAAGTCCTATCACGGCCCGGGAACCTGCACGTTCTA
KSYHGPGTCTFYGTAN





CGGCACCGCCAACACCAATCAGTTGGTGATGGAAGTCATGGGCATGCA
TNQLVMEVMGMHLPG





CCTTCCCGGTGCCTCGTTCGTCAATCCCTACACACCACTGCGTGATGCG
ASFVNPYTPLRDALTAE





CTGACAGCTGAAGCGGCTCGTCAGGTCACGCGTCTGACCATGCAAAGC
AARQVTRLTMQSGSFM





GGCAGTTTCATGCCGATTGGTGAAATCGTCGACGAGCGCTCGCTGGTC
PIGEIVDERSLVNSIVAL





AATTCCATCGTTGCGCTGCACGCCACCGGCGGCTCGACCAACCACACG
HATGGSTNHTLHMPAI





CTGCACATGCCGGCGATTGCTCAGGCTGCGGGTATTCAGCTGACCTGG
AQAAGIQLTWQDMAD





CAGGACATGGCCGACCTCTCCGAAGTGGTGCCGACCCTCAGTCACGTC
LSEVVPTLSHVYPNGK





TACCCCAACGGCAAGGCCGACATCAACCATTTCCAGGCCGCAGGCGGC
ADINHFQAAGGMSFLIR





ATGTCGTTCCTGATTCGCGAGCTGCTGGCAGCCGGTCTGCTGCACGAA
ELLAAGLLHENVNTVA





AACGTTAACACCGTGGCCGGTTATGGCCTGAGCCGCTACACCAAAGAG
GYGLSRYTKEPFLEDG





CCATTCCTGGAGGATGGCAAACTGGTCTGGCGTGAAGGCCCGCTGGAC
KLVWREGPLDSLDENIL





AGCCTGGATGAAAACATCCTGCGCCCGGTGGCGCGTCCGTTCTCCCCT
RPVARPFSPEGGLRVME





GAAGGCGGTTTGCGGGTCATGGAAGGCAACCTGGGTCGCGGTGTCATG
GNLGRGVMKVSAVAL





AAAGTATCGGCCGTTGCGCTGGAGCATCAGATTGTCGAAGCGCCAGCC
EHQIVEAPARVFQDQK





CGAGTGTTTCAGGATCAGAAGGAGCTGGCCGATGCGTTCAAGGCCGGC
ELADAFKAGELECDFV





GAGCTGGAATGTGATTTCGTCGCCGTCATGCGTTTTCAGGGCCCGCGCT
AVMRFQGPRCNGMPEL





GCAACGGCATGCCCGAACTGCACAAGATGACCCCGTTTCTGGGCGTGC
HKMTPFLGVLQDRGFK





TGCAGGATCGTGGTTTCAAAGTGGCGCTGGTCACCGATGGACGGATGT
VALVTDGRMSGASGKI





CGGGCGCCTCAGGCAAGATTCCGGCGGCGATTCACGTCTGCCCGGAAG
PAAIHVCPEAFDGGPLA





CGTTCGATGGTGGCCCGTTGGCACTGGTACGCGACGGCGATGTGATCC
LVRDGDVIRVDGVKGT





GCGTGGATGGCGTAAAAGGCACGTTACAAGTGCTGGTCGAAGCGTCA
LQVLVEASELAAREPAI





GAATTGGCCGCCCGAGAACCGGCCATCAACCAGATCGACAACAGTGTC
NQIDNSVGCGRELFGF





GGCTGCGGTCGCGAGCTTTTTGGATTCATGCGCATGGCCTTCAGCTCCG
MRMAFSSAEQGASAFT





CAGAGCAAGGCGCCAGCGCCTTTACCTCTAGTCTGGAGACGCTCAAGT
SSLETLK





GA
(SEQ ID NO: 506)





(SEQ ID NO: 505)



 


YP_261706.1
Pseudomonas
Pf-5
ATGCATCCCCGCGTTCTTGAGGTCACCGAACGGCTTATCGCCCGTAGTC
MHPRVLEVTERLIARSR



fluorescens

GCGCCACTCGCCAGGCCTATCTCGCGCTGATCCGCGATGCCGCCAGCG
ATRQAYLALIRDAASD





ACGGCCCGCAGCGGGGCAAGCTGCAATGTGCGAACTTCGCCCACGGC
GPQRGKLQCANFAHGV





GTGGCCGGTTGCGGCACCGACGACAAGCACAACCTGCGGATGATGAA
AGCGTDDKHNLRMMN





TGCGGCCAACGTGGCAATTGTTTCGTCATATAACGACATGTTGTCGGC
AANVAIVSSYNDMLSA





GCACCAGCCTTACGAGGTGTTCCCCGAGCAGATCAAGCGCGCCCTGCG
HQPYEVFPEQIKRALRE





CGAGATCGGCTCGGTGGGCCAGTTCGCCGGCGGCACCCCGGCCATGTG
IGSVGQFAGGTPAMCD





CGATGGCGTGACCCAGGGCGAGGCCGGTATGGAACTGAGCCTGCCGA
GVTQGEAGMELSLPSR





GCCGTGAAGTGATCGCCCTGTCTACGGCGGTGGCCCTCTCTCACAACA
EVIALSTAVALSHNMFD





TGTTCGATGCCGCGCTGATGCTGGGGATCTGCGACAAGATTGTCCCGG
AALMLGICDKIVPGLM





GGTTGATGATGGGCGCTCTGCGCTTCGGTCACCTGCCGACCATCTTCGT
MGALRFGHLPTIFVPGG





TCCGGGCGGGCCCATGGTCTCGGGCATTTCCAACAAGCAGAAAGCCGA
PMVSGISNKQKADVRQ





CGTGCGCCAGCGTTACGCCGAAGGCAAGGCCAGCCGCGAGGAACTGC
RYAEGKASREELLESE





TGGAGTCGGAAATGAAGTCCTACCACAGCCCCGGCACCTGCACTTTCT
MKSYHSPGTCTFYGTA





ACGGCACCGCCAACACCAACCAGTTGCTGATGGAAGTGATGGGCCTGC
NTNQLLMEVMGLHLPG





ACCTGCCGGGCGCCTCTTTCGTCAACCCCAATACGCCGCTGCGCGACG
ASFVNPNTPLRDALTHE





CCCTGACCCATGAGGCGGCGCAGCAGGTCACGCGCCTGACCAAGCAG
AAQQVTRLTKQSGAFM





AGCGGGGCCTTCATGCCGATTGGCGAGATCGTCGACGAGCGCGTGCTG
PIGEIVDERVLVNSIVAL





GTCAACTCCATCGTTGCCCTGCACGCCACGGGCGGCTCCACCAACCAC
HATGGSTNHTLHMPAI





ACCCTGCACATGCCGGCCATCGCCCAGGCGGCGGGCATCCAGCTGACC
AQAAGIQLTWQDMAD





TGGCAGGACATGGCCGACCTCTCCGAGGTGGTGCCGACCCTGTCCCAC
LSEVVPTLSHVYPNGK





GTCTATCCAAACGGCAAGGCCGATATCAACCACTTCCAGGCGGCGGGC
ADINHFQAAGGMSFLIR





GGCATGTCTTTCCTGATCCGCGAGCTGCTGGAAGCCGGCCTGCTCCAC
ELLEAGLLHEDVNTVA





GAAGACGTCAATACCGTGGCCGGCCGCGGCCTGAGCCGCTATACCCAG
GRGLSRYTQEPFLDNG





GAACCCTTCCTGGACAACGGCAAGCTGGTGTGGCGCGACGGCCCGATT
KLVWRDGPIESLDENIL





GAAAGCCTGGACGAAAACATCCTGCGCCCGGTGGCCCGGGCGTTCTCT
RPVARAFSAEGGLRVM





GCGGAGGGCGGCTTGCGGGTCATGGAAGGCAACCTCGGTCGCGGCGT
EGNLGRGVMKVSAVAP





GATGAAGGTTTCCGCCGTGGCCCCGGAGCACCAGATCGTCGAGGCCCC
EHQIVEAPAVVFQDQQ





GGCCGTGGTGTTCCAGGACCAGCAGGACCTGGCCGATGCCTTCAAGGC
DLADAFKAGLLEKDFV





CGGCCTGCTGGAGAAGGACTTCGTCGCGGTGATGCGCTTCCAGGGCCC
AVMRFQGPRSNGMPEL





GCGCTCCAACGGCATGCCCGAGCTGCACAAGATGACCCCCTTCCTCGG
HKMTPFLGVLQDRGFK





GGTGCTGCAGGACCGCGGCTTCAAGGTGGCGCTGGTCACCGACGGGCG
VALVTDGRMSGASGKI





CATGTCCGGCGCTTCGGGCAAGATTCCGGCAGCGATCCATGTCAGCCC
PAAIHVSPEAQVGGAL





CGAAGCCCAGGTGGGTGGCGCGCTGGCCCGGGTGCTGGACGGCGATA
ARVLDGDIIRVDGVKG





TCATCCGAGTGGATGGCGTCAAGGGCACCCTGGAGCTTAAGGTAGACG
TLELKVDAAEFAAREP





CCGCAGAATTCGCCGCCCGGGAGCCGGCCAAGGGCCTGCTGGGCAAC
AKGLLGNNVGTGRELF





AACGTTGGCACCGGCCGCGAACTCTTCGCCTTCATGCGCATGGCCTTC
AFMRMAFSSAEQGASA





AGCTCGGCAGAGCAGGGCGCCAGCGCCTTTACCTCTGCCCTGGAGACG
FTSALETLK





CTCAAGTGA
(SEQ ID NO: 508)





(SEQ ID NO: 507)



 


ZP_0359148.1
Bacillus
sub-
ATGGCAGAATTACGCAGTAATATGATCACACAAGGAATCGATAGAGCT
MAELRSNMITQGIDRAP



subtilis
tilis
CCGCACCGCAGTTTGCTTCGTGCAGCAGGGGTAAAAGAAGAGGATTTC
HRSLLRAAGVKEEDFG




str.
GGCAAGCCGTTTATTGCGGTGTGTAATTCATACATTGATATCGTTCCCG
KPFIAVCNSYIDIVPGHV




168
GTCATGTTCACTTGCAGGAGTTTGGGAAAATCGTAAAAGAAGCAATCA
HLQEFGKIVKEAIREAG





GAGAAGCAGGGGGCGTTCCGTTTGAATTTAATACCATTGGGGTAGATG
GVPFEFNTIGVDDGIAM





ATGGCATCGCAATGGGGCATATCGGTATGAGATATTCGCTGCCAAGCC
GHIGMRYSLPSREIIADS





GTGAAATTATCGCAGACTCTGTGGAAACGGTTGTATCCGCACACTGGT
VETVVSAHWFDGMVCI





TTGACGGAATGGTCTGTATTCCGAACTGCGACAAAATCACACCGGGAA
PNCDKITPGMLMAAMR





TGCTTATGGCGGCAATGCGCATCAACATTCCGACGATTTTTGTCAGCG
INIPTIFVSGGPMAAGRT





GCGGACCGATGGCGGCAGGAAGAACAAGTTACGGGCGAAAAATCTCC
SYGRKISLSSVFEGVGA





CTTTCCTCAGTATTCGAAGGGGTAGGCGCCTACCAAGCAGGGAAAATC
YQAGKINENELQELEQF





AACGAAAACGAGCTTCAAGAACTAGAGCAGTTCGGATGCCCAACGTG
GCPTCGSCSGMFTANS





CGGGTCTTGCTCAGGCATGTTTACGGCGAACTCAATGAACTGTCTGTC
MNCLSEALGLALPGNG





AGAAGCACTTGGTCTTGCTTTGCCGGGTAATGGAACCATTCTGGCAAC
TILATSPERKEFVRKSA





ATCTCCGGAACGCAAAGAGTTTGTGAGAAAATCGGCTGCGCAATTAAT
AQLMETIRKDIKPRDIV





GGAAACGATTCGCAAAGATATCAAACCGCGTGATATTGTTACAGTAAA
TVKAIDNAFALDMALG





AGCGATTGATAACGCGTTTGCACTCGATATGGCGCTCGGAGGTTCTAC
GSTNTVLHTLALANEA





AAATACCGTTCTTCATACCCTTGCCCTTGCAAACGAAGCCGGCGTTGA
GVEYSLERINEVAERVP





ATACTCTTTAGAACGCATTAACGAAGTCGCTGAGCGCGTGCCGCACTT
HLAKLAPASDVFIEDLH





GGCTAAGCTGGCGCCTGCATCGGATGTGTTTATTGAAGATCTTCACGA
EAGGVSAALNELSKKE





AGCGGGCGGCGTTTCAGCGGCTCTGAATGAGCTTTCGAAGAAAGAAG
GALHLDALTVTGKTLG





GAGCGCTTCATTTAGATGCGCTGACTGTTACAGGAAAAACTCTTGGAG
ETIAGHEVKDYDVIHPL





AAACCATTGCCGGACATGAAGTAAAGGATTATGACGTCATTCACCCGC
DQPFTEKGGLAVLFGN





TGGATCAACCATTCACTGAAAAGGGAGGCCTTGCTGTTTTATTCGGTA
LAPDGAIIKTGGVQNGI





ATCTAGCTCCGGACGGCGCTATCATTAAAACAGGCGGCGTACAGAATG
TRHEGPAVVFDSQDEA





GGATTACAAGACACGAAGGGCCGGCTGTCGTATTCGATTCTCAGGACG
LDGIINRKVKEGDVVIIR





AGGCGCTTGACGGCATTATCAACCGAAAAGTAAAAGAAGGCGACGTT
YEGPKGGPGMPEMLAP





GTCATCATCAGATACGAAGGGCCAAAAGGCGGACCTGGCATGCCGGA
TSQIVGMGLGPKVALIT





AATGCTGGCGCCAACATCCCAAATCGTTGGAATGGGACTCGGGCCAAA
DGRFSGASRGLSIGHVS





AGTGGCATTGATTACGGACGGACGTTTTTCCGGAGCCTCCCGTGGCCT
PEAAEGGPLAFVENGD





CTCAATCGGCCACGTATCACCTGAGGCCGCTGAGGGCGGGCCGCTTGC
HIIVDIEKRILDVQVPEE





CTTTGTTGAAAACGGAGACCATATTATCGTTGATATTGAAAAACGCAT
EWEKRKANWKGFEPK





CTTGGATGTACAAGTGCCAGAAGAAGAGTGGGAAAAACGAAAAGCGA
VKTGYLARYSKLVTSA





ACTGGAAAGGTTTTGAACCGAAAGTGAAAACCGGCTACCTGGCACGTT
NTGGIMKI





ATTCTAAACTTGTGACAAGTGCCAACACCGGCGGTATTATGAAAATCT
(SEQ ID NO: 510)





AG






(SEQ ID NO: 509)



 


YP_091897.1
Bacillus
ATCC
ATGACAGGTTTACGCAGTGACATGATTACAAAAGGGATCGACAGAGC
MTGLRSDMITKGIDRAP



licheniformis
14580
GCCGCACCGCAGTTTGCTGCGCGCGGCTGGGGTAAAAGAAGAGGACTT
HRSLLRAAGVKEEDFG





CGGCAAACCGTTTATTGCCGTTTGCAACTCATACATCGATATCGTACCG
KPFIAVCNSYIDIVPGHV





GGTCATGTCCATTTGCAGGAGTTTGGAAAAATCGTCAAAGAGGCGATC
HLQEFGKIVKEAIREAG





AGAGAGGCCGGCGGTGTTCCGTTTGAATTTAATACAATCGGGGTCGAC
GVPFEFNTIGVDDGIAM





GACGGAATTGCGATGGGGCACATCGGAATGAGGTATTCTCTCCCGAGC
GHIGMRYSLPSREIIADS





CGCGAAATCATCGCAGATTCAGTGGAAACGGTTGTATCGGCGCACTGG
VETVVSAHWFDGMVCI





TTTGACGGAATGGTATGTATTCCAAACTGTGATAAAATCACACCGGGC
PNCDKITPGMIMAAMRI





ATGATCATGGCGGCAATGCGGATCAACATTCCGACCGTGTTTGTCAGC
NIPTVFVSGGPMEAGRT





GGGGGGCCGATGGAAGCGGGAAGAACGAGCGACGGACGAAAAATCTC
SDGRKISLSSVFEGVGA





GCTTTCCTCTGTATTTGAAGGCGTTGGCGCTTATCAATCAGGCAAAATC
YQSGKIDEKGLEELEQF





GATGAGAAAGGACTCGAGGAGCTTGAACAGTTCGGCTGTCCGACTTGC
GCPTCGSCSGMFTANS





GGATCATGCTCGGGCATGTTTACGGCGAACTCGATGAACTGTCTTTCTG
MNCLSEALGIAMPGNG





AAGCTCTTGGCATCGCCATGCCGGGCAACGGCACCATTTTGGCGACAT
TILATSPDRREFAKQSA





CGCCCGACCGCAGGGAATTTGCCAAACAGTCGGCCCGCCAGCTGATGG
RQLMELIKSDIKPRDIVT





AGCTGATCAAGTCGGATATCAAACCGCGCGACATCGTGACCGAAAAA
EKAIDNAFALDMALGG





GCGATCGACAACGCGTTCGCTTTAGACATGGCGCTCGGCGGATCAACG
STNTILHTLAIANEAGV





AATACGATCCTTCATACGCTTGCGATCGCCAATGAAGCGGGTGTAGAC
DYSLERINEVAARVPHL





TATTCGCTTGAACGGATCAATGAGGTAGCGGCAAGGGTTCCGCATTTA
SKLAPASDVFIEDLHEA





TCGAAGCTTGCACCGGCTTCCGATGTGTTTATTGAAGATTTGCATGAAG
GGVSAVLNELSKKEGA





CAGGAGGCGTATCGGCAGTCTTAAACGAGCTGTCGAAAAAAGAAGGC
LHLDTLTVTGKTLGENI





GCGCTTCACTTGGATACGCTGACTGTAACGGGGAAAACGCTTGGCGAA
AGREVKDYEVIHPIDQP





AATATTGCCGGACGCGAAGTGAAAGATTACGAGGTCATTCATCCGATC
FSEQGGLAVLFGNLAP





GATCAGCCGTTTTCAGAGCAAGGCGGACTCGCCGTCCTGTTCGGCAAC
DGAIIKTGGVQDGITRH





CTGGCTCCTGACGGTGCGATCATTAAAACGGGCGGCGTCCAAGACGGG
EGPAVVFDSQEEALDGI





ATTACCCGCCATGAAGGACCTGCGGTTGTCTTTGATTCACAGGAAGAA
INRKVKAGDVVIIRYEG





GCGCTTGACGGCATCATCAACCGTAAAGTAAAAGCGGGAGATGTCGTC
PKGGPGMPEMLAPTSQI





ATCATCCGCTATGAAGGCCCTAAAGGCGGACCGGGAATGCCTGAAATG
VGMGLGPKVALITDGR





CTTGCGCCGACTTCACAGATCGTCGGAATGGGCCTCGGCCCGAAAGTC
FSGASRGLSIGHVSPEA





GCCTTGATTACCGACGGCCGCTTTTCAGGAGCCTCCCGCGGTCTTTCGA
AEGGPLAFVENGDHIV





TCGGCCACGTTTCACCGGAAGCAGCCGAAGGCGGCCCGCTTGCTTTCG
VDIEKRILNIEISDEEWE





TAGAAAACGGCGACCATATCGTTGTCGATATCGAAAAGCGGATTTTAA
KRKANWPGFEPKVKTG





ACATCGAAATCTCCGATGAGGAATGGGAAAAAAGAAAAGCAAACTGG
YLARYSKLVTSANTGGI





CCCGGCTTTGAACCGAAAGTGAAAACGGGCTATCTCGCCAGGTATTCA
MKI





AAGCTTGTGACATCTGCCAATACCGGCGGCATTATGAAAATCTAG
(SEQ ID NO: 512)





(SEQ ID NO: 511)



 


NP_0718074.1
Sewanella
MR-1
ATGCACTCAGTCGTTCAATCTGTTACTGACAGAATTATTGCCCGTAGCA
MHSVVQSVTDRIIARSK



oneidensis

AAGCATCTCGTGAAGCATACCTTGCTGCGTTAAACGATGCCCGTAACC
ASREAYLAALNDARNH





ATGGTGTACACCGAAGTTCCTTAAGTTGCGGTAACTTAGCCCACGGTTT
GVHRSSLSCGNLAHGF





TGCGGCTTGTAATCCCGATGACAAAAATGCATTGCGTCAATTGACGAA
AACNPDDKNALRQLTK





GGCCAATATTGGGATTATCACCGCATTCAACGATATGTTATCTGCACA
ANIGIITAFNDMLSAHQ





CCAACCCTATGAAACCTATCCTGATTTGCTGAAAAAAGCCTGTCAGGA
PYETYPDLLKKACQEV





AGTCGGTAGTGTTGCGCAGGTGGCTGGCGGTGTTCCCGCCATGTGTGA
GSVAQVAGGVPAMCD





CGGCGTGACTCAAGGTCAGCCCGGTATGGAATTGAGCTTACTGAGCCG
GVTQGQPGMELSLLSR





TGAAGTGATTGCGATGGCAACCGCGGTTGGCTTATCACACAATATGTT
EVIAMATAVGLSHNMF





TGATGGAGCCTTACTCCTCGGTATTTGCGATAAAATTGTACCGGGTTTA
DGALLLGICDKIVPGLLI





CTGATTGGTGCCTTAAGTTTTGGCCATTTACCTATGTTGTTTGTGCCCG
GALSFGHLPMLFVPAGP





CAGGCCCAATGAAATCGGGTATTCCTAATAAGGAAAAAGCTCGCATTC
MKSGIPNKEKARIRQQF





GTCAGCAATTTGCTCAAGGTAAGGTCGATAGAGCACAACTGCTCGAAG
AQGKVDRAQLLEAEAQ





CGGAAGCCCAGTCTTACCACAGTGCGGGTACTTGTACCTTCTATGGTA
SYHSAGTCTFYGTANS





CCGCTAACTCGAACCAACTGATGCTCGAAGTGATGGGGCTGCAATTGC
NQLMLEVMGLQLPGSS





CGGGTTCATCTTTTGTGAATCCAGACGATCCACTGCGCGAAGCCTTAA
FVNPDDPLREALNKMA





ACAAAATGGCGGCCAAGCAGGTTTGTCGTTTAACTGAACTAGGCACTC
AKQVCRLTELGTQYSPI





AATACAGTCCGATTGGTGAAGTCGTTAACGAAAAATCGATAGTGAATG
GEVVNEKSIVNGIVALL





GTATTGTTGCATTGCTCGCGACGGGTGGTTCAACAAACTTAACCATGC
ATGGSTNLTMHIVAAA





ACATTGTGGCGGCGGCCCGTGCTGCAGGTATTATCGTCAACTGGGATG
RAAGIIVNWDDFSELSD





ACTTTTCGGAATTATCCGATGCGGTGCCTTTGCTGGCACGTGTTTATCC
AVPLLARVYPNGHADI





AAACGGTCATGCGGATATTAACCATTTCCACGCTGCGGGTGGTATGGC
NHFHAAGGMAFLIKEL





TTTCCTTATCAAAGAATTACTCGATGCAGGTTTGCTGCATGAGGATGTC
LDAGLLHEDVNTVAGY





AATACTGTCGCGGGTTATGGTCTGCGCCGTTACACCCAAGAGCCTAAA
GLRRYTQEPKLLDGEL





CTGCTTGATGGCGAGCTGCGCTGGGTCGATGGCCCAACAGTGAGTTTA
RWVDGPTVSLDTEVLT





GATACCGAAGTATTAACCTCTGTGGCAACACCATTCCAAAACAACGGT
SVATPFQNNGGLKLLK





GGTTTAAAGCTGCTGAAGGGTAACTTAGGCCGCGCTGTGATTAAAGTG
GNLGRAVIKVSAVQPQ





TCTGCCGTTCAGCCACAGCACCGTGTGGTGGAAGCGCCCGCAGTGGTG
HRVVEAPAVVIDDQNK





ATTGACGATCAAAACAAACTCGATGCGTTATTTAAATCCGGCGCATTA
LDALFKSGALDRDCVV





GACAGGGATTGTGTGGTGGTGGTGAAAGGCCAAGGGCCGAAAGCCAA
VVKGQGPKANGMPEL





CGGTATGCCAGAGCTGCATAAACTAACGCCGCTGTTAGGTTCATTGCA
HKLTPLLGSLQDKGFK





GGACAAAGGCTTTAAAGTGGCACTGATGACTGATGGTCGTATGTCGGG
VALMTDGRMSGASGK





CGCATCGGGCAAAGTACCTGCGGCGATTCATTTAACCCCTGAAGCGAT
VPAAIHLTPEAIDGGLIA





TGATGGCGGGTTAATTGCAAAGGTACAAGACGGCGATTTAATCCGAGT
KVQDGDLIRVDALTGE





TGATGCACTGACCGGCGAGCTGAGTTTATTAGTCTCTGACACCGAGCT
LSLLVSDTELATRTATEI





TGCCACCAGAACTGCCACTGAAATTGATTTACGCCATTCTCGTTATGGC
DLRHSRYGMGRELFGV





ATGGGGCGTGAGTTATTTGGAGTACTGCGTTCAAACTTAAGCAGTCCT
LRSNLSSPETGARSTSAI





GAAACCGGTGCGCGTAGTACTAGCGCCATCGATGAACTTTACTAA
DELY





(SEQ ID NO: 83)
(SEQ ID NO: 84)


 


YP_190870.1
Gluconobacter
621H
ATGTCTCTGAATCCCGTCGTCGAGAGCGTGACTGCCCGTATCATCGAG
MSLNPVVESVTARIIER



oxydans

CGTTCGAAAGTCTCCCGTCGCCGGTATCTCGCCCTGATGGAGCGCAAC
SKVSRRRYLALMERNR





CGCGCCAAGGGTGTGCTCCGGCCCAAGCTGGCCTGCGGTAATCTGGCG
AKGVLRPKLACGNLAH





CATGCCATCGCAGCGTCCAGCCCCGACAAGCCGGATCTGATGCGTCCC
AIAASSPDKPDLMRPTG





ACCGGGACCAATATCGGCGTGATCACGACCTATAACGACATGCTCTCG
TNIGVITTYNDMLSAHQ





GCGCATCAGCCGTATGGCCGCTATCCCGAGCAGATCAAGCTGTTCGCC
PYGRYPEQIKLFAREVG





CGTGAAGTCGGTGCGACGGCCCAGGTTGCAGGCGGCGCACCAGCAAT
ATAQVAGGAPAMCDG





GTGTGATGGTGTGACGCAGGGGCAGGAGGGCATGGAACTCTCCCTGTT
VTQGQEGMELSLFSRD





CTCCCGTGACGTGATCGCCATGTCCACGGCGGTCGGGCTGAGCCACGG
VIAMSTAVGLSHGMFE





CATGTTTGAGGGCGTGGCGCTGCTGGGCATCTGTGACAAGATTGTGCC
GVALLGICDKIVPGLLM





GGGCCTTCTGATGGGCGCGCTGCGCTTCGGTCATCTCCCGGCCATGCTG
GALRFGHLPAMLIPAGP





ATCCCGGCAGGGCCAATGCCGTCCGGTCTTCCAAACAAGGAAAAGCA
MPSGLPNKEKQRIRQLY





GCGCATCCGCCAGCTCTATGTGCAGGGCAAGGTCGGGCAGGACGAGCT
VQGKVGQDELMEAEN





GATGGAAGCGGAAAACGCCTCCTATCACAGCCCGGGCACCTGCACGTT
ASYHSPGTCTFYGTANT





CTATGGCACGGCCAATACGAACCAGATGATGGTCGAAATCATGGGTCT
NQMMVEIMGLMMPDS





GATGATGCCGGACTCGGCTTTCATCAATCCCAACACGAAGCTGCGTCA
AFINPNTKLRQAMTRSG





GGCAATGACCCGCTCGGGTATTCACCGTCTGGCCGAAATCGGCCTGAA
IHRLAEIGLNGEDVRPL





CGGCGAGGATGTGCGCCCGCTCGCTCATTGCGTAGACGAAAAGGCCAT
AHCVDEKAIVNAAVGL





CGTGAATGCGGCGGTCGGGTTGCTGGCGACGGGTGGTTCGACCAACCA
LATGGSTNHSIHLPAIA





TTCGATCCATCTTCCTGCTATCGCCCGTGCCGCTGGTATCCTGATCGAC
RAAGILIDWEDISRLSSA





TGGGAAGACATCAGCCGCCTGTCGTCCGCGGTTCCGCTGATCACCCGT
VPLITRVYPSGSEDVNA





GTTTATCCGAGCGGTTCCGAGGACGTGAACGCGTTCAACCGCGTGGGT
FNRVGGMPTVIAELTR





GGTATGCCGACCGTGATCGCCGAACTGACGCGCGCCGGGATGCTGCAC
AGMLHKDILTVSRGGF





AAGGACATTCTGACGGTCTCTCGTGGCGGTTTCTCCGATTATGCCCGTC
SDYARRASLEGDEIVYT





GCGCATCGCTGGAAGGCGATGAGATCGTCTACACCCACGCGAAGCCGT
HAKPSTDTDILRDVATP





CCACGGACACCGATATCCTGCGCGATGTGGCTACGCCTTTCCGGCCCG
FRPDGGMRLMTGNLGR





ATGGCGGTATGCGCCTGATGACTGGTAATCTGGGCCGCGCGATCTACA
AIYKSSAIAPEHLTVEAP





AGAGCAGCGCTATTGCGCCCGAGCACCTGACCGTTGAAGCGCCGGCAC
ARVFQDQHDVLTAYQN





GGGTCTTCCAGGACCAGCATGACGTCCTCACGGCCTATCAGAATGGTG
GELERDVVVVVRFQGP





AGCTTGAGCGTGATGTTGTCGTGGTCGTCCGGTTCCAGGGACCGGAAG
EANGMPELHKLTPTLG





CCAACGGCATGCCGGAGCTTCACAAGCTGACCCCGACTCTGGGCGTGC
VLQDRGFKVALLTDGR





TTCAGGATCGCGGCTTCAAGGTGGCCCTGCTGACGGATGGACGCATGT
MSGASGKVPAAIHVGP





CCGGTGCGAGCGGCAAGGTGCCGGCCGCCATTCATGTCGGTCCCGAAG
EAQVGGPIARVRDGDM





CGCAGGTTGGCGGTCCGATCGCCCGCGTGCGGGACGGCGACATGATCC
IRVCAVTGQIEALVDAA





GTGTCTGCGCGGTGACGGGACAGATCGAGGCTCTGGTGGATGCCGCCG
EWESRKPVPPPLPALGT





AGTGGGAGAGCCGCAAGCCGGTCCCGCCGCCGCTCCCGGCATTGGGA
GRELFALMRSVHDPAE





ACGGGCCGCGAACTGTTCGCGCTGATGCGTTCGGTGCATGATCCGGCC
AGGSAMLAQMDRVIEA





GAGGCTGGCGGATCCGCGATGCTGGCCCAGATGGATCGCGTGATCGAA
VGDDIH





GCCGTTGGCGACGACATTCACTAA
(SEQ ID NO: 86)





(SEQ ID NO: 85)



 


ZP_06145432.1
Ruminococcus
FD-1
ATGAGCGATAATTTTTTCTGCGAGGGTGCGGATAAAGCCCCTCAGCGT
MSDNFFCEGADKAPQR



flavefaciens

TCACTTTTCAATGCACTGGGCATGACTAAAGAGGAAATGAAGCGTCCC
SLFNALGMTKEEMKRP





CTCGTTGGTATCGTTTCTTCCTACAATGAGATCGTTCCCGGCCATATGA
LVGIVSSYNEIVPGHMN





ACATCGACAAGCTGGTCGAAGCCGTTAAGCTGGGTGTAGCTATGGGCG
IDKLVEAVKLGVAMGG





GCGGCACTCCTGTTGTTTTCCCTGCTATCGCTGTATGCGACGGTATCGC
GTPVVFPAIAVCDGIAM





TATGGGTCACACAGGCATGAAGTACAGCCTTGTTACCCGTGACCTTAT
GHTGMKYSLVTRDLIA





TGCCGATTCTACAGAGTGTATGGCTCTTGCTCATCACTTCGACGCACTG
DSTECMALAHHFDALV





GTAATGATACCTAACTGCGACAAGAACGTTCCCGGCCTGCTTATGGCG
MIPNCDKNVPGLLMAA





GCTGCACGTATCAATGTTCCTACTGTATTCGTAAGCGGCGGCCCTATGC
ARINVPTVFVSGGPMLA





TTGCAGGCCATGTAAAGGGTAAGAAGACCTCTCTTTCATCCATGTTCG
GHVKGKKTSLSSMFEA





AGGCTGTAGGCGCTTACACAGCAGGCAAGATAGACGAGGCTGAACTT
VGAYTAGKIDEAELDE





GACGAATTCGAGAACAAGACCTGCCCTACCTGCGGTTCATGTTCGGGT
FENKTCPTCGSCSGMY





ATGTATACCGCTAACTCCATGAACTGCCTCACTGAGGTACTGGGTATG
TANSMNCLTEVLGMGL





GGTCTCAGAGGCAACGGCACTATCCCTGCTGTTTACTCCGAGCGTATC
RGNGTIPAVYSERIKLA





AAGCTTGCAAAGCAGGCAGGTATGCAGGTTATGGAACTCTACAGAAA
KQAGMQVMELYRKNI





GAATATCCGCCCTCTCGATATCATGACAGAGAAGGCTTTCCAGAACGC
RPLDIMTEKAFQNALTA





TCTCACAGCTGATATGGCTCTTGGATGTTCCACAAACAGTATGCTCCAT
DMALGCSTNSMLHLPA





CTCCCTGCTATCGCCAACGAATGCGGCATAAATATCAACCTTGACATG
IANECGININLDMANEIS





GCTAACGAGATAAGCGCCAAGACTCCTAACCTCTGCCATCTTGCACCG
AKTPNLCHLAPAGHTY





GCAGGCCACACCTACATGGAAGACCTCAACGAAGCAGGCGGAGTTTA
MEDLNEAGGVYAVLN





TGCAGTTCTCAACGAGCTGAGCAAAAAGGGACTTATCAACACCGACTG
ELSKKGLINTDCMTVT





CATGACTGTTACAGGCAAGACCGTAGGCGAGAATATCAAGGGCTGCAT
GKTVGENIKGCINRDPE





CAACCGTGACCCTGAGACTATCCGTCCTATCGACAACCCATACAGTGA
TIRPIDNPYSETGGIAVL





AACAGGCGGAATCGCCGTACTCAAGGGCAATCTTGCTCCCGACAGATG
KGNLAPDRCVVKRSAV





TGTTGTGAAGAGAAGCGCAGTTGCTCCCGAAATGCTGGTACACAAAGG
APEMLVHKGPARVFDS





CCCTGCAAGAGTATTCGACAGCGAGGAAGAAGCTATCAAGGTCATCTA
EEEAIKVIYEGGIKAGD





TGAGGGCGGTATCAAGGCAGGCGACGTTGTTGTTATCCGTTACGAAGG
VVVIRYEGPAGGPGMR





CCCTGCAGGCGGCCCCGGCATGAGAGAAATGCTCTCTCCTACATCAGC
EMLSPTSAIQGAGLGST





TATACAGGGTGCAGGTCTCGGCTCAACTGTTGCTCTAATCACTGACGG
VALITDGRFSGATRGAA





ACGTTTCAGCGGCGCTACCCGTGGTGCGGCTATCGGACACGTATCCCC
IGHVSPEAVNGGTIAYV





CGAAGCTGTAAACGGCGGTACTATCGCATATGTCAAGGACGGCGATAT
KDGDIISIDIPNYSITLEV





TATCTCCATCGACATACCGAATTACTCCATCACTCTTGAAGTATCCGAC
SDEELAERKKAMPIKR





GAGGAGCTTGCAGAGCGCAAAAAGGCAATGCCTATCAAGCGCAAGGA
KENITGYLKRYAQQVS





GAACATCACAGGCTATCTGAAGCGCTATGCACAGCAGGTATCATCCGC
SADKGAIINRK





AGACAAGGGCGCTATCATCAACAGGAAATAG
(SEQ ID NO: 88)





(SEQ ID NO: 87)









Example 40
Unique 200-mer Nucleotide Sequences Used for Integration Constructs











200-mer



Number
Sequence (SEQ ID NOS 513-531, respectively, in order of appearance)







 30
CACGCACGGACCGACCGTCACCGGACCGTTTCGCGCGACGTGCGCGAGGCTCCGACACGAAA



GACGGGCCCCCTATTGCGCTCATGTCGGCCGCACCCCTGCGTAAAGTCAGATACGTGCGCCA



CCCGAGCCGGGACCGCCCTGAGCGCATGGTCCGGGCGGCGTGGCAAGCGCAGGAGGGCGTGC



CCCGTTCGCTAGGCA


 


 44
ACGTATGTCGGCTGATCGTACACGCCGACCAGCGCAGTCGGCGTACTCAGGCGTTCCGAGTA



GCTCACATCTGTGGGCCCCGGCGTACCTTCGGCAGGGTTATGCGACGGGGCGGCAGGCTTGC



GCTGGCGTCGGGAATCACCGCGAACTTGACCCGCGCCGGTTCCGTATCGGTCCGCTGCGGCC



GTGCTCCGCAGTCGA


 


 45
TGCAGTCCGCCCAGCCGGCCGTGTAGCACGGCCGACTGCAGGTGCGACGTGCTAGGGGCCAG



CACGCGAGCGGCCCTACCACGGGTCGTGTGGGGCGCATGACCGCCGGCCGGGTCTCGGCACG



GGGCGACGCGGTGCTCCTAGGCTAGCAGGGCCTCACCGGGTGATCCCCCGTGTAGCGCCGCA



CAACACCCCCTGCGA


 


 49
TGCCCGCATACCGCCCGCCCACTGGGGATCCTCCGGCGCTGTCGCGCTATGCGCGTCCATCC



TGGTCGGACGGGCTCGGGCCCCGGACCAAACCGCAGCGGCCCCTGGCAGCGACTAAGGGCGC



CGTCTCACCCTAGACTTCTTAATCGGGGTGTCCCGGTAGGCCGGGAGTAGCCTCGGCGGGCT



AGCCGCGTGACTATA


 


 78
GCGGGTTAGTCCCCGTCGGACGTCATGCATACAGTCGGGGCTGGCGAGACAGGAGGCTACAG



GGGGCGCCCGGAGGAACACACGTGGGACTAAGACGTCGGTCCGTGTGCCCCCGAACCGGCGT



GCTCATCGTAGGACTGGGAAGTCCGTACCGCGTGGCTCGTACCTCGCGGTCTGAGTCCGACA



CCCGCTGACGCCGGA


 


 13
CTGAGACGACTCCCGCACTACGGATCGCGAGCGTAGACTCAGCCCGGACTCTCACGCGACCT



CGGACGCGGCCTAATGTCTCGACTCGCGGTCCGCTGAAGGTCTCGGGGCACGCGAGACGCGG



GGTCAGGCCGGGGGGATCCCCGCACACACTCAGTCGCGGCGAACGGAGTCCCGTGGCCTGGC



TAGGGATCGTGGGTA


 


 60
GGGGCGTCCACTCTGGCTCGGTAGAGCGCTGGGCTCCGCGCGACTGCGCGCACCCATCGGTT



TGGCGCGACGCACCGTGGACTCCTGGGCTAGAGGGCGGGTCCCCGCCATACCCCGTTCTCGT



GCCGGCTGGGTAGGACCGGAGTGACGGCTGTGGCCGGCGACTCGGGCGCGCACTGTAGTCGG



ATCTGGGCGGGCAGA


 


 92
GTCGGGCGCGCGTCAGTCCACGCGTTAAACACTGGCCGACGACACGACGGGATCCGGGCACG



CCCCGAGAGCGCGTGTTCGCGCGAGTCGATCGGGAGGCCGCAGCGTGTCGAGCCCAGACCCC



GCTCTAGCGTGGCCATCGCGGTGCTAAGTGGGGCGGCCGGGTCCTATACACGCTTACCGATA



GTCAAGTTTGCGTGA


 


127
GTCTTAGGGCCCAGGGACCGCACGGGTCGACCGCGCGACTGGTCGGAGCTTGCGCGTCTACG



CCACTCGGCGGCCCCGACGGGGGATGCCGCGGAATGTCCGCCGGCGTATGCGGCTCAAGCCG



GACCGTCGGACTGCGAAGCGCCGTGAGCACCCCTCGACCTGACCGGACGCGGCGCACCCGTC



CGAGTATCGTCGCGA


 


153
TCGGGTCTCGCCCGGCGCTAGTCCAGCCGTAGCGCTCTCCGGCGATCACCCCGGAGCACTCT



GGAGCCGAGCGGTCGGGTCTGTTGGGCGCGCCGCGGCTACGGACGGCTCGACTCACTGGCGC



TCGACCCCGTATCCCCCGTCTCGGACGACGCACCGTTGCGCGGGAACGATCGGCGGCGCTCA



CACGCACGATCGGAA


 


299
CTTAAGGCTGGCGCACCATGAGGGCCGCGCCACGTCCGACCCGCAGCCCGCGCGTAGTAGCC



TAGCCGGGCGGGGTTCCTCCCGTGCGTCACCTAGCACGGGGCCTGGCACCGAACGCGAGCCC



GTCCGGTCACCGCGGCGGGTCTGCGGACGTCCCCGGTCGCTCGGCTCGGAGTCCCCGCTGGG



GATCGCGTCGGGACA


 


317
CGACGGCGTAGCACTCGCGGACCTAGGGCGCGCGAGTCGGGGGAGCCCGCGGTGCGACGCTC



GGGGAGGAGCTCGCATGCCCAAGGCACGATCTAGGGGGGGGTACGGGGGGCGTCCGTCCGAG



CGCCGGGACTGCGATCCGGGGCCACATGCTAACCGGCGGAAGGGGGGACCTAACCGGTGTGG



ACTCCGGGTAATCCA


 


319
CGGGGGGCTGACACGTCTCGGATCGCCCCGTCAGTCAGCCCCCTAGTCCCGGACAGGACGTC



GGAGGTCGAGTCCGCACTGTCGGGCCTGCTCGTGGGCACGGCAGGACGCGTCCCCATGGTCA



GCCGCCGTGCGATACCTCGCCACGACTCTGAGCCGGGCGCGAGCGTGAGAGCCCGAGCCGCG



GTACACGGGGCGTCA


 


529
GCGAGCTCGCTCTCGACTCCGGGCTCCCGTGCTGACACGGGGTGCGACCCCGCGGCGATTGT



CCGCACGCCTGTCGGACGACGTCGGCCCGTCGTAGTGCCGGTCAGAGGCAGGGGGGCTGCTC



GCGCTGGCCGCCTCGTCGCGCGTGGACCCTATGGGGGATCACGCGTGGGGTCGGGATCGGGG



ACCGCGCGACTTGGA


 


651
CGCGCCCCGTAACGGACGCGGTGAGTCGAGCTTACGCGGCTAGGGCCGAGTCGTGTTAGCGT



CTCGCGTAAGCGAATGCCACGTCCCCCGCCGCCCGTCGCGCAGCTGGCTACGCAACGCCTCC



GCGGCCTCCGTAGCGAGTGCGTGGGACGCTGGCCGTCCGCGTGTTCCGGGACCTGGATGCGG



GAGGGACCTAAGGCA


 


677
AGAACGTGCGGTCGTCCCCACGCACGGGATGACGGACGGGGTAGACGGGCGTCGTGCGCGCG



GGTAGCGTAACCGGTTACAGTCCCCGCAACGCTCTAGCTCCGGCCCTCGCTTAGGAGTTCGC



GGCCGAGACATGAGGTGGTCCGGACGGCAGGGGGTCGCGGAGACCGTGGAGCCGATTCTGCC



GGACGCCACGTCCCA


 


708
CGGGACGCCCCGTACCGTGTACGAAGCCCCGGTCGGTCGGCGGATCGTAGATCCCGGAGCCG



ACGCCTTGAACCCGGCTTTCCCAGCGACTCGCGCCCCCACTGGGTCCCTCGGGACCCCGCTC



CCCCCAGACGCATACAGCCCGCAAGCGGGGGCAGTCTCGGACCGCCCGGACACTGGCCTTAG



GCACCGTGGGCTCGA


 


717
GTGTCCGGGGCGCATCGGAGCTGTCCGACCGAGTTCCGGGGACGGCGCACGTTGTGCCGGCC



TCAGACGGAGCCTGTAGCCCCCGGACAGTGTGTGCCCGCCCACTACGGGTTAGGCACGGGGT



TGGTCGGCACGCGTCCTCCGCGTGTCACGGACCGATGCAGACCGCTGGCCGGGAGGTCGCCC



CCCCAGGGGTGCACA


 


719
CGCGCAGCACGCACGTCCGGGGCACGCGCGGCTCGGAGGGTCCGGGCTGGGACGGGAGGTTT



GGAGTCGCGTGCGCGTAGCAGCGCACCCGCCTGGTCGCCGGGTCTAGTAGGGCTGGGTTACG



GAGGACGTGCAGGCGACCCCAACCGTTGACGACGGGTCCGACCACGCCTTTAGCCGTGGCGT



GTCCGTCGCGAGCCA









Example 41
Evaluation of Additional Xylose Isomerase Genes
As noted above, additional xylose isomerase genes were identified and isolated and chimeric versions generated in certain embodiments. Presented below are the results of activity assays of three candidate xylose isomerase genes from R. flavefaciens, FD-1, Ruminococcus 18P13, and Clostridiales genomosp., when expressed in S. cerevisiae. 
The candidate xylose isomerase enzymes (XI's) were assayed as total soluble crude extracts (prepared as described herein in YPER-PLUS reagent and quantified with the Coomasie-Plus kit). 100 μg of each extract was compared for the candidate XI's alongside the original XI-R (e.g., Ruminococcus xylose isomerase) native construct. The Clostridiales enzyme was further characterized at 1974 μg to confirm the presence of activity. The results in this experiment are presented as the slope of the activity at saturating xylose concentrations (500 mM). The results are show in FIG. 25. The R. flavefaciens, FD-1 XI activity shows the highest activity of the candidates tested, and shows higher activity than the XI-R native construct used as a control. The two candidate genes from Ruminococcus strains were further characterized in an enzyme assay using xylose concentrations between 40 and 500 nM. Michaelis Mentin plots were generated for each candidate in order to determine Km and specific activity levels as compared to the native XI-R enzyme. The results are presented in the table below. The R. flavefaciens, FD-1 XI activity shows a greater than 2 fold specific activity than the native XI control activity.

















Specific Activity



Enzyme Source
Km
(umol min−1 mg−1)




















XI-R native
42.57 nM
0.9605



R. flavefaciens FD-1
71.91 nM
2.3045



Ruminococcus 18P13
 65.11 Nm
0.20448










Example 42
Examples of Embodiments
Provided hereafter are certain non-limiting embodiments of the technology.
A1. An engineered microorganism that comprises:


    
    
        (a) a functional Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway that metabolizes six-carbon sugars under aerobic fermentation conditions, and
        (b) a genetic modification that reduces an Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity upon exposure of the engineered microorganism to anaerobic fermentation conditions,
        whereby the engineered microorganism preferentially metabolizes six-carbon sugars by the Enter-Doudoroff pathway under the anaerobic fermentation conditions.

A2. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A1, wherein the genetic modification is insertion of a promoter into genomic DNA in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity.

A3. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A1, wherein the genetic modification is provision of a heterologous promoter polynucleotide in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity.

A4. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A1, wherein the genetic modification is a deletion or disruption of a polynucleotide that encodes, or regulates production of, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member, and the microorganism comprises a heterologus nucleic acid that includes a polynucleotide encoding the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member operably linked to a polynucleotide that down-regulates production of the member under anaerobic fermentation conditions.

A5. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A4, wherein the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity is a phosphofructokinase activity.

A6. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A5, which microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar metabolic activity.

A7. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A6, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered xylose isomerase activity.

A8. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A7, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar transporter activity.

A9. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A8, wherein the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity.

A10. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A8, wherein the transporter activity is an active transporter activity.

A11. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A10, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered carbon dioxide fixation activity.

A12. The engineered microorganism of embodiment A11, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity.

A13. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A12, wherein the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity.

A14. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-A13, wherein the microorganism comprises a genetic modification described in any one of embodiments B1-B208.

B1. An engineered microorganism that comprises a genetic modification that inhibits cell division upon exposure to a change in fermentation conditions, wherein:

        the genetic modification comprises introduction of a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that regulates the cell cycle of the microorganism; and
        the promoter activity is altered by the change in fermentation conditions.

B2. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B1, wherein the genetic modification induces cell cycle arrest.

B3. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B1 or B2, wherein the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to anaerobic fermentation conditions.

B4. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B1 or B2, wherein the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to an elevated temperature.

B5. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B4, wherein the polypeptide that regulates the cell cycle has thymidylate synthase activity.

B6. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B5, wherein the promoter activity is reduced by the change in fermentation conditions.

B100. An engineered microorganism that comprises a genetic modification that inhibits cell division and/or cell proliferation upon exposure of the microorganism to a change in fermentation conditions.

B101. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B100, wherein the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to anaerobic fermentation conditions.

B102. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B100, wherein the change in fermentation conditions is a switch to an elevated temperature.

B103. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B100-B102, wherein the genetic modification induces cell cycle arrest upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions.

B104. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B100-B103, wherein the genetic modification reduces thymidylate synthase activity upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions.

B200. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B104, wherein the genetic modification is a temperature sensitive mutation.

B201. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B200, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar metabolic activity.

B202. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B201, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered xylose isomerase activity.

B203. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B202, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar transporter activity.

B204. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B203, wherein the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity.

B205. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B203, wherein the transporter activity is an active transporter activity.

B206. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B205, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered carbon dioxide fixation activity.

B207. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B206, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity.

B208. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments B1-B207, wherein the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity.

B300. The engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-B208, wherein the microorganism is an engineered yeast.

B301. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B300, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces yeast.

B302. The engineered microorganism of embodiment B301, wherein the Saccharomyces yeast is S. cerevisiae. 

C1. A method for manufacturing a target product produced by an engineered microorganism, which comprises:

        (a) culturing an engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-B302 under aerobic conditions; and
        (b) culturing the engineered microorganism after (a) under anaerobic conditions, whereby the engineered microorganism produces the target product.

C2. The method of embodiment C1, wherein the target product is ethanol.

C3. The method of embodiment C1, wherein the target product is succinic acid.

C4. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C3, wherein the host microorganism from which the engineered microorganism is produced does not produce a detectable amount of the target product.

C5. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C4, wherein the culture conditions comprise fermentation conditions.

C6. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C5, wherein the culture conditions comprise introduction of biomass.

C7. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C6, wherein the culture conditions comprise introduction of a six-carbon sugar.

C8. The method of embodiment C7, wherein the sugar is glucose.

C9. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C8, wherein the culture conditions comprise introduction of a five-carbon sugar.

C10. The method of embodiment C9, wherein the sugar is xylose.

C11. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C10, wherein the target product is produced with a yield of greater than about 0.3 grams per gram of glucose added.

C12. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C11, which comprises purifying the target product from the cultured microorganisms.

C13. The method of embodiment C12, which comprises modifying the target product, thereby producing modified target product.

C14. The method of any one of embodiments C1-C13, which comprises placing the cultured microorganisms, the target product or the modified target product in a container.

C15. The method of embodiment C14, which comprises shipping the container.

D1. A method for producing a target product by an engineered microorganism, which comprises:

        (a) culturing an engineered microorganism of any one of embodiments A1-B302 under a first set of fermentation conditions; and
        (b) culturing the engineered microorganism after (a) under a second set of fermentation conditions different than the first set of fermentation conditions, whereby the second set of fermentation conditions inhibits cell division and/or cell proliferation of the engineered microorganism.

D2. The method of embodiment D1, wherein the second set of fermentation conditions comprises anaerobic fermentation conditions and the first set of fermentation conditions comprises aerobic fermentation conditions.

D3. The method of embodiment D1, wherein the second set of fermentation conditions comprises an elevated temperature as compared to the temperature in the first set of fermentation conditions.

D4. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D3, wherein the genetic modification inhibits the cell cycle of the engineered microorganism upon exposure to the second set of fermentation conditions.

D5. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D4, wherein the genetic modification induces cell cycle arrest upon exposure to the second set of fermentation conditions.

D6. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D5, wherein the genetic modification inhibits thymidylate synthase activity upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions.

D7. The method of embodiment D6, wherein the genetic modification comprises a temperature sensitive mutation.

D8. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D7, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar metabolic activity.

D9. The method of embodiment D8, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered xylose isomerase activity.

D10. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D9, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered five-carbon sugar transporter activity.

D11. The method of embodiment D10, wherein the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity.

D12. The method of embodiment D10, wherein the transporter activity is an active transporter activity.

D13. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D12, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered carbon dioxide fixation activity.

D14. The method of embodiment D13, wherein the microorganism comprises an added or altered phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity.

D15. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D14, wherein the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity.

D16. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D15, wherein the microorganism is an engineered yeast.

D17. The method of embodiment D16, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces yeast.

D18. The method of embodiment D17, wherein the Saccharomyces yeast is S. cerevisiae. 

D19. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D18, wherein the target product is ethanol.

D20. The method of any one of embodiments D1-D18, wherein the target product is succinic acid.

E1. A method for manufacturing an engineered microorganism, which comprises:

        (a) introducing a genetic modification to a host microorganism that reduces an Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity upon exposure of the engineered microorganism to anaerobic conditions; and
        (b) selecting for engineered microorganisms that (i) metabolize six-carbon sugars by the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway under aerobic fermentation conditions, and (ii) preferentially metabolize six-carbon sugars by the Enter-Doudoroff pathway under the anaerobic fermentation conditions.

E2. The method of embodiment E1, wherein the genetic modification is insertion of a promoter into genomic DNA in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity.

E3. The method of embodiment E1, wherein the genetic modification is provision of a heterologous promoter polynucleotide in operable linkage with a polynucleotide that encodes the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity.

E4. The method of embodiment E1, wherein the genetic modification is a deletion or disruption of a polynucleotide that encodes, or regulates production of, the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member, and the microorganism comprises a heterologous nucleic acid that includes a polynucleotide encoding the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member operably linked to a polynucleotide that down-regulates production of the member under anaerobic fermentation conditions.

E5. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E4, wherein the Embden-Meyerhoff glycolysis pathway member activity is a phosphofructokinase activity.

E6. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E5, which comprises introducing a genetic alteration that adds or alters a five-carbon sugar metabolic activity.

E7. The method of embodiment E6, wherein the genetic alteration adds or alters a xylose isomerase activity.

E8. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E7, which comprises introducing a genetic modification that adds or alters a five-carbon sugar transporter activity.

E9. The method of embodiment E8, wherein the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity.

E10. The method of embodiment E8, wherein the transporter activity is an active transporter activity.

E11. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E10, which comprises introducing a genetic modification that adds or alters a carbon dioxide fixation activity.

E12. The method of embodiment E11, which comprises introducing a genetic modification that adds or alters a phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity.

E13. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E12, which comprises introducing a genetic modification that reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity.

E14. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E13, which comprises introducing a genetic modification described in any one of embodiments B1-B208.

F1. A method for manufacturing an engineered microorganism, which comprises:

        (a) introducing a genetic modification to a host microorganism that inhibits cell division upon exposure to a change in fermentation conditions, thereby producing engineered microorganisms; and
        (b) selecting for engineered microorganisms with inhibited cell division upon exposure of the engineered microorganisms to the change in fermentation conditions.

F2. The method of embodiment F2, wherein the change in fermentation conditions comprises a change to anaerobic fermentation conditions.

F3. The method of embodiment F1, wherein the change in fermentation conditions comprises a change to an elevated temperature.

F4. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F3, wherein the genetic modification inhibits the cell cycle of the engineered microorganism upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions.

F5. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F4, wherein the genetic modification induces cell cycle arrest upon exposure to the second set of fermentation conditions.

F6. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F5, wherein the genetic modification inhibits thymidylate synthase activity upon exposure to the change in fermentation conditions.

F7. The method of embodiment F6, wherein the genetic modification comprises a temperature sensitive mutation.

F8. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F7, wherein the genetic modification adds or alters a five-carbon sugar metabolic activity.

F9. The method of embodiment F8, wherein the genetic modification adds or alters a xylose isomerase activity.

F10. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F9, wherein the genetic modification adds or alters a five-carbon sugar transporter activity.

F11. The method of embodiment F10, wherein the transporter activity is a transporter facilitator activity.

F12. The method of embodiment F10, wherein the transporter activity is an active transporter activity.

F13. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F12, wherein the genetic modification adds or alters a carbon dioxide fixation activity.

F14. The method of embodiment F13, wherein the genetic modification adds or alters a phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase activity.

F15. The method of any one of embodiments F1-F14, wherein the genetic modification reduces or removes an alcohol dehydrogenase 2 activity.

F16. The method of any one of embodiments E1-E14 and F1-F15, wherein the microorganism is an engineered yeast.

F17. The method of embodiment F16, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces yeast.

F18. The method of embodiment F17, wherein the Saccharomyces yeast is S. cerevisiae. 

G1. A nucleic acid, comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide from Ruminococcus flavefaciens possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity.

G2. The nucleic acid of embodiment G1, wherein the polynucleotide includes one or more substituted codons.

G3. The nucleic acid of embodiment G2, wherein the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons.

G4. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G1 to G3, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32 or 33, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G5. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G1 to G4, wherein the polypeptide includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G6. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G1 to G5, wherein a stretch of contiguous nucleotides of the polynucleotide is from another organism.

G7. The nucleic acid of embodiment G6, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose isomerase activity.

G8. The nucleic acid of embodiment G5 or G6, wherein the other organism is a fungus.

G9. The nucleic acid of embodiment G8, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces fungus.

G10. The nucleic acid of embodiment G9, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

G11. The nucleic acid of embodiment G10, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G12. The nucleic acid of embodiment G10, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G13. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G6 to G12, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity.

G14. The nucleic acid of embodiment G13, wherein about 30 contiguous nucleotides from the polynucleotide from R. flavefaciens are replaced by about 10 to about 20 nucleotides from the other organism.

G15. The nucleic acid of embodiment G13 or G14, wherein the contiguous stretch of polynucleotides from the other organism are at the 5′ end of the polynucleotide.

G16. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G6 to G15, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G17. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G6 to G15, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

G18. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G1 to G17, which comprises one or more point mutations.

G19. The nucleic acid of embodiment G18, wherein the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of the R. flavefaciens polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

G20. The nucleic acid of embodiment G19, wherein the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation.

H1. An expression vector comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide from Ruminococcus flavefaciens possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity.

H2. The expression vector of embodiment H1, wherein the polynucleotide includes one or more substituted codons.

H3. The expression vector of embodiment H2, wherein the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons.

H4. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H3, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32 or 33, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H5. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H4, wherein the polypeptide includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H6. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H5, wherein a stretch of contiguous nucleotides of the polynucleotide is from another organism.

H7. The expression vector of embodiment H6, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose isomerase activity.

H8. The expression vector of embodiment H5 or H6, wherein the other organism is a fungus.

H9. The expression vector of embodiment H8, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces fungus.

H10. The expression vector of embodiment H9, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

H11. The expression vector of embodiment H10, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H12. The expression vector of embodiment H10, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H13. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H6 to H12, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity.

H14. The expression vector of embodiment H13, wherein about 30 contiguous nucleotides from the polynucleotide from R. flavefaciens are replaced by about 10 to about 20 nucleotides from the other organism.

H15. The expression vector of embodiment H13 or H14, wherein the contiguous stretch of polynucleotides from the other organism are at the 5′ end of the polynucleotide.

H16. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H6 to H15, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H17. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H6 to H15, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

H18. The expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H17, which comprises one or more point mutations.

H19. The expression vector of embodiment H18, wherein the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of the R. flavefaciens polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

H20. The expression vector of embodiment H19, wherein the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation.

H21. The expression vector of any one of embodiments, H1 to H20, comprising a regulatory nucleotide sequence in operable linkage with the polynucleotide.

H22. The expression vector of embodiment J25, wherein the regulatory nucleotide sequence comprises a promoter sequence.

H23. The expression vector of embodiment J26, wherein the promoter sequence is an inducible promoter sequence.

H24. The expression vector of embodiment J26, wherein the promoter sequence is a constitutively active promoter sequence.

H25. A method for preparing an expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H24, comprising: (i) providing a nucleic acid that contains a regulatory sequence, and (ii) inserting the polynucleotide into the nucleic acid in operable linkage with the regulatory sequence.

I1. A nucleic acid, comprising a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous nucleic acids from a second organism, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity.

I2. The nucleic acid of embodiment I1, wherein the first organism and the second organism are the same species.

I3. The nucleic acid of embodiment I1, wherein the first organism and the second organism are different species.

I4. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I3, wherein the first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and the second stretch of contiguous nucleotides independently are selected from nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

I5. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I4, wherein the first organism is a bacterium.

I6. The nucleic acid of embodiment I5, wherein the bacterium is a Ruminococcus bacterium.

I7. The nucleic acid of embodiment I6, wherein the bacterium is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens bacterium.

I8. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I5 to I7, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32, 33, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I9. The nucleic acid of embodiment I8, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 31, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I10. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I9, wherein the second organism is a fungus.

I11. The nucleic acid of embodiment I10, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces fungus.

I12. The nucleic acid of embodiment I11, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces strain E2 fungus.

I13. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I10 to I12, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I14. The nucleic acid of embodiment I13, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I15. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I14, wherein the polynucleotide includes one or more substituted codons.

I16. The nucleic acid of embodiment I15, wherein the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons.

I17. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I16, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the first organism or second organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity.

I18. The nucleic acid of embodiment I17, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the second organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide.

I19. The nucleic acid of embodiment I18, wherein the contiguous stretch of polynucleotides from the second organism are at the 5′ end of the polynucleotide.

I20. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I19, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I21. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I20, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

I22. The nucleic acid of any one of embodiments I1 to I21, which comprises one or more point mutations.

I23. The nucleic acid of embodiment I22, wherein the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of the R. flavefaciens polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

I24. The nucleic acid of embodiment I23, wherein the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation.

J1. An expression vector, comprising a polynucleotide that includes a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides from a first organism and a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides from a second organism, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity.

J2. The expression vector of embodiment J1, wherein the first organism and the second organism are the same.

J3. The expression vector of embodiment J1, wherein the first organism and the second organism are different.

J4. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J3, wherein the first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and the second stretch of contiguous nucleotides independently are selected from nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

J5. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J4, wherein the first organism is a bacterium.

J6. The expression vector of embodiment J5, wherein the bacterium is a Ruminococcus bacterium.

J7. The expression vector of embodiment J6, wherein the bacterium is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens bacterium.

J8. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J5 to J7, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 29, 30, 32, 33, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J9. The expression vector of embodiment J8, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 31, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J10. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J9, wherein the second organism is a fungus.

J11. The expression vector of embodiment J10, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces fungus.

J12. The expression vector of embodiment J11, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces strain E2 fungus.

J13. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J10 to J12, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides is from SEQ ID NO: 34, or a sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J14. The expression vector of embodiment J13, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the other organism encodes an amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 35, or a sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J15. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J14, wherein the polynucleotide includes one or more substituted codons.

J16. The expression vector of embodiment J15, wherein the one or more substituted codons are yeast codons.

J17. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J16, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the first organism or second organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide possessing xylose isomerase activity.

J18. The expression vector of embodiment J17, wherein the stretch of contiguous nucleotides from the second organism is about 1% to about 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the polynucleotide.

J19. The expression vector of embodiment J18, wherein the contiguous stretch of polynucleotides from the second organism are at the 5′ end of the polynucleotide.

J20. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J19, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, 56, 57, 59 or 61, fragment thereof, or sequence having 50% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J21. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J20, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, 60 or 62, fragment thereof, or sequence having 75% identity or greater to the foregoing.

J22. The expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J21, which comprises one or more point mutations.

J23. The expression vector of embodiment J22, wherein the point mutation is at a position corresponding to position 179 of the R. flavefaciens polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity.

J24. The expression vector of embodiment J23, wherein the point mutation is a glycine 179 to alanine point mutation.

J25. The expression vector of any one of embodiments, J1 to J24, comprising a regulatory nucleotide sequence in operable linkage with the polynucleotide.

J26. The expression vector of embodiment J25, wherein the regulatory nucleotide sequence comprises a promoter sequence.

J27. The expression vector of embodiment J26, wherein the promoter sequence is an inducible promoter sequence.

J28. The expression vector of embodiment J26, wherein the promoter sequence is a constitutively active promoter sequence.

J29. A method for preparing an expression vector of any one of embodiments J1 to J28, comprising: (i) providing a nucleic acid that contains a regulatory sequence, and (ii) inserting the polynucleotide into the nucleic acid in operable linkage with the regulatory sequence.

K1. A microbe comprising a polynucleotide of the nucleic acid of any one of embodiments G1 to G20 or any one of embodiments I1 to I24.

K2. A microbe comprising an expression vector of any one of embodiments H1 to H20 or any one of embodiments J1 to J24.

K3. The microbe of embodiment K1 or K2, which is a yeast.

K4. The microbe of embodiment K3, which is a Saccharomyces yeast.

K5. The microbe of embodiment K4, which is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast.

L1. A method, comprising contacting a microbe of any one of embodiments K1 to K5 with a feedstock comprising a five carbon molecule under conditions for generating ethanol.

L2. The method of embodiment L1, wherein the five carbon molecule comprises xylose.

L3. The method of embodiment L1 or L2, wherein about 15 grams per liter of ethanol or more is generated within about 372 hours.

L4. The method of any one of embodiments L1 to L3, wherein about 2.0 grams per liter dry cell weight is generated within about 372 hours.

M1. A composition comprising an engineered yeast comprising heterologous polynucleotide subsequences that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme and a xylose isomerase enzyme.

M2. The composition of embodiment M1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

M3. The composition of embodiment M2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

M3. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M3, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

M4. The composition of embodiment M3, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

M5. The composition of embodiment M3 or M4, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

M6. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M5, wherein the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

M7. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M5, wherein the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

M8. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M7, wherein the xylose isomerase enzyme is a chimeric enzyme.

M8.1. The composition of embodiment M8, wherein a first portion of the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a first microbe and a second portion of the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a second microbe.

M8.2. The composition of embodiment M8 or M8.1, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales spp., Ruminococcus spp., Thermus spp., Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp., Orpinomyces spp., Escherichia spp. and Piromyces spp. microbes.

M8.3. The composition of embodiment M8.2, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales genomosp. BVAB3 str UPII9-5, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus_FD1, Ruminococcus—18P13, Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stercoris, Clostridium cellulolyticum, Bacillus uniformis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum, Orpinomyces, Clostridium phytofermentans, Escherichia coli and Piromyces strain E2.

M8. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M7, wherein 80% or more of the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

M9. The composition of embodiment M8, wherein all of the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

M10. The composition of any one of embodiments M8 to M9, wherein the Ruminococcus spp. microbe is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain.

M11. The composition of any one of embodiments M8 to M10, wherein the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is chimeric and includes a sequence that encodes a xylose isomerase from another microbe.

M12. The composition of embodiment M11, wherein the other microbe is a fungus.

M13. The composition of embodiment M12, wherein the fungus is an anaerobic fungus.

M14. The composition of embodiment M12, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces spp. fungus.

M15. The composition of embodiment M14, wherein the Piromyces spp. fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

M16. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M15, wherein the yeast expresses a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, or a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

M17. The composition of embodiment M16, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences that encode the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, or the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme are from a yeast.

M18. The composition of embodiment M17, wherein the yeast from which the polynucleotide subsequence or subsequences are derived is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

M19. The composition of embodiment 18, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

M20. The composition of any one of embodiments M16 to M19, wherein the yeast over-expresses an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, or an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

M21. The composition of any one of embodiments M16 to M20, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

M22. The composition of embodiment M21, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

M23. The composition of any one of embodiments M16 to M22, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

M24. The composition of embodiment M23, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

M25. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M25, wherein the yeast includes a polynucleotide subsequence that encodes a glucose transporter.

M26. The composition of embodiment M25, wherein the polynucleotide subsequence that encodes the glucose transporter is from a yeast.

M27. The composition of embodiment M25 or M26, wherein the yeast over-expresses one or more endogenous glucose transport enzymes.

M28. The composition of any one of embodiments M25 to M27, wherein the glucose transporter is encoded by a one or more of a GAL2, GSX1 and GXF1 gene.

M29. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M28, wherein the yeast includes a genetic alteration that reduces the activity of an endogenous phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme activity.

M29. The composition of embodiment M29, wherein the PFK enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme.

M30. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M29, wherein the yeast includes one or more extra copies of an endogenous promoter, or a heterologous promoter operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotide subsequences.

M31. The composition of embodiment M30, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

M32. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M31, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are not integrated in the yeast nucleic acid.

M33. The composition of embodiment M32, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are in one or more plasmids.

M34. The composition of any one of embodiments M1 to M31, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in genomic DNA of the yeast.

M35. The composition of embodiment M34, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in a transposition integration event, in a homologous recombination integration event, or in a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event.

M36. The composition of embodiment M35, wherein the transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

M37. The composition of embodiment 34, wherein the homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

N1. A method, comprising contacting an engineered yeast of any one of embodiments M1 to M37 with a feedstock that contains one or more hexose sugars and one or more pentose sugars under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes ethanol.

N2. The method of embodiment N1, wherein the engineered yeast synthesizes ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield.

N3. The method of embodiment N1 or N2, comprising recovering ethanol synthesized by the engineered yeast.

N4. The method of any one of embodiments, N1 to N3, wherein the conditions are fermentation conditions.

O1. A composition comprising a nucleic acid comprising heterologous polynucleotides that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme and a xylose isomerase enzyme.

O2. The composition of embodiment O1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

O3. The composition of embodiment O2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

O3.1. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O3, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

O4. The composition of embodiment O3, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

O5. The composition of embodiment O3 or O4, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

O6. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

O7. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

O8. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O7, wherein the xylose isomerase enzyme is a chimeric enzyme.

O8.1. The composition of embodiment O8, wherein a first portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a first microbe and a second portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a second microbe.

O8.2. The composition of embodiment O8 or O8.1, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales spp., Ruminococcus spp., Thermus spp., Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp., Orpinomyces spp., Escherichia spp. and Piromyces spp. microbes.

O8.3. The composition of embodiment O8.2, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales_genomosp. BVAB3 str UPI19-5, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus_FD1, Ruminococcus—18P13, Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stercoris, Clostridium cellulolyticum, Bacillus uniformis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum, Orpinomyces, Clostridium phytofermentans, Escherichia coli and Piromyces strain E2.

O8. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O7, wherein 80% or more of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

O9. The composition of embodiment O8, wherein all or a portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

O10. The composition of any one of embodiments O8 to O9, wherein the Ruminococcus spp. microbe is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain.

O11. The composition of any one of embodiments O8 to O10, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is chimeric and includes a sequence that encodes a xylose isomerase from another microbe.

O11.1. The composition of any one of embodiments O8 to O11, wherein the portion of the polynucleotide from the Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase is 3′ with respect to the portion of the polynucleotide from another microbe.

O12. The composition of embodiment O11 or O11.1, wherein the other microbe is a fungus.

O13. The composition of embodiment O12, wherein the fungus is an anaerobic fungus.

O14. The composition of embodiment O12, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces spp. fungus.

O15. The composition of embodiment O14, wherein the Piromyces spp. fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

O16. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O15, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that encode a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

O17. The composition of embodiment O16, wherein the one or more polynucleotides that encode the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme are from a yeast.

O18. The composition of embodiment O17, wherein the yeast from which the polynucleotide or polynucleotides are derived is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

O19. The composition of embodiment O18, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

O20. The composition of any one of embodiments O16 to O19, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that encode an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, an endogenous 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and an endogenous 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

O21. The composition of any one of embodiments O16 to O20, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

O22. The composition of embodiment O21, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

O23. The composition of any one of embodiments O16 to O22, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

O24. The composition of embodiment O23, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

O25. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O24, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that encode one or more glucose transporters.

O26. The composition of embodiment O25, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the one or more glucose transporters is from a yeast.

O27. The composition of embodiment O25 or O26, wherein the one or more glucose transporters is encoded by a one or more of a GAL2, GSX1 and GXF1 gene.

O28. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O27, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that encode a transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or a transketolase enzyme and transaldolase enzyme.

O29. The composition of embodiment O28, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL1 coding sequence or a TKL2 coding sequence.

O30. The composition of embodiment O28, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL coding sequence.

O31. The composition of any one of embodiments O28 to O30, wherein the transketolase enzyme or the transaldolase enzyme is from a yeast.

O32. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O31, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

O33. The composition of embodiment O32, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

O34. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O33, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that homologously combine in a gene of a host that encodes a phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme or 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme.

O35. The composition of embodiment O34, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

O35.1. The composition of embodiment O34, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or a GND-2 gene.

O36. The composition of embodiment O34, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

O37. The composition of any one of embodiments O1 to O36, wherein the nucleic acid is one or two separate nucleic acid molecules.

O38. The composition of embodiment O37, wherein each nucleic acid molecule includes one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, one or two or more of the promoters, or one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and one or two or more of the promoters.

O39. The composition of embodiment O37 or O38, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in circular form.

O40. The composition of embodiment O37 or O38, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in linear form.

O41. The composition of any one of embodiments O37 to O40, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules functions as an expression vector.

O42. The composition of any one of embodiments O37 to O41, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules includes flanking sequences for integrating the polynucleotides, the promoter sequences, or the polynucleotides and the promoter sequences in the nucleic acid into genomic DNA of a host organism.

P1. The composition comprising an engineered yeast that includes an alteration that adds or increases a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity and a xylose isomerase activity.

P2. The composition of embodiment P1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

P3. The composition of embodiment P2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

P4. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P3 that includes heterologous polynucleotides that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme and a xylose isomerase enzyme.

P5. The composition of embodiment P4, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

P6. The composition of embodiment P5, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

P7. The composition of embodiment P5, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

P8. The composition of any one of embodiments P4 to P7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

P9. The composition of any one of embodiments P4 to P7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

P10. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P9, wherein the xylose isomerase enzyme is a chimeric enzyme.

P11. The composition of embodiment P10, wherein a first portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a first microbe and a second portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a second microbe.

P12. The composition of embodiment P10 or P11, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales spp., Ruminococcus spp., Thermus spp., Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp., Orpinomyces spp., Escherichia spp. and Piromyces spp. microbes.

P13. The composition of embodiment P12, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales_genomosp. BVAB3 str UPI19-5, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus_FD1, Ruminococcus—18P13, Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stercoris, Clostridium cellulolyticum, Bacillus uniformis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum, Orpinomyces, Clostridium phytofermentans, Escherichia coli and Piromyces strain E2.

P14. The composition of any one of embodiments P10 to P13, wherein 80% or more of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

P15. The composition of embodiment P14, wherein all or a portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

P16. The composition of embodiment P15, wherein the Ruminococcus spp. microbe is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain.

P17. The composition of any one of embodiments P10 to P16, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is chimeric and includes a sequence that encodes a xylose isomerase from another microbe.

P18. The composition of any one of embodiments P10 to P17, wherein the portion of the polynucleotide from the Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase is 3′ with respect to the portion of the polynucleotide from another microbe.

P19. The composition of embodiment P17 or P18, wherein the other microbe is a fungus.

P20. The composition of embodiment P19, wherein the fungus is an anaerobic fungus.

P21. The composition of embodiment P20, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces spp. fungus.

P22. The composition of embodiment P21, wherein the Piromyces spp. fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

P23. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P22, wherein one or more of the following activities are added or increased: a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, a 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity, or a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and a 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity.

P24. The composition of embodiment P24, wherein the yeast comprises one or more heterologous polynucleotides that encode one or more of the following enzymes, or wherein the yeast comprises multiple copies of endogenous polynucleotides that encode one or more of the following enzymes: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

P25. The composition of embodiment P24, wherein the one or more polynucleotides that encode the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme and the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme are from a yeast.

P26. The composition of embodiment P25, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

P27. The composition of embodiment P26, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

P28. The composition of any one of embodiments P24 to P27, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

P29. The composition of embodiment P28, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

P30. The composition of any one of embodiments P24 to P29, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

P31. The composition of embodiment P31, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

P32. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P31, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that encode one or more glucose transporters.

P33. The composition of embodiment P32, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the one or more glucose transporters is from a yeast.

P34. The composition of embodiment P32 or P33, wherein the one or more glucose transporters is encoded by a one or more of a GAL2, GSX1 and GXF1 gene.

P35. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P34, wherein the yeast includes one or more added activities or increased activities selected from the group consisting of transketolase activity, transaldolase activity, or a transketolase activity and transaldolase activity.

P36. The composition of embodiment P35, wherein the yeast includes one or more heterologous polynucleotides that encodes one or more of the following enzymes, or includes multiple copies of polynucleotides that encode one or more of the following enzymes: transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or a transketolase enzyme and transaldolase enzyme

P37. The composition of embodiment P36, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL1 coding sequence or a TKL2 coding sequence.

P38. The composition of embodiment P36, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL coding sequence.

P39. The composition of any one of embodiments P36 to P38, wherein the transketolase enzyme or the transaldolase enzyme is from a yeast.

P40. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P39, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

P41. The composition of embodiment P40, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

P42. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P41, wherein the yeast includes a reduction in one or more of the following activities: phosphofructokinase (PFK) activity, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) activity, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity or combination thereof.

P43. The composition of embodiment P42, wherein the yeast includes an alteration in one or more polynucleotides that inhibits production of one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme or combination thereof.

P44. The composition of embodiment P43, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

P44.1. The composition of embodiment P43, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or GND-2 gene.

P45. The composition of embodiment P43, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

P46. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P45, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are not integrated in the yeast nucleic acid.

P47. The composition of embodiment P46, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are in one or more plasmids.

P48. The composition of any one of embodiments P1 to P47, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in genomic DNA of the yeast.

P49. The composition of embodiment P48, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are integrated in a transposition integration event, in a homologous recombination integration event, or in a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event.

P50. The composition of embodiment P49, wherein the transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

P51. The composition of embodiment P49, wherein the homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

Q1. A method, comprising contacting an engineered yeast of any one of embodiments P1 to P51 with a feedstock that contains one or more hexose sugars and one or more pentose sugars under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes ethanol.

Q2. The method of embodiment Q1, wherein the engineered yeast synthesizes ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield.

Q3. The method of embodiment Q1 or Q2, comprising recovering ethanol synthesized by the engineered yeast.

Q4. The method of any one of embodiments Q1 to Q3, wherein the conditions are fermentation conditions.

R1. A composition comprising a nucleic acid comprising heterologous polynucleotides that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme and a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

R2. The composition of embodiment R1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

R3. The composition of embodiment R2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

R3.1. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R3, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

R4. The composition of embodiment R3, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

R5. The composition of embodiment R3 or R4, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

R6. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

R7. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

R8. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R7, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

R9. The composition of embodiment R8, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

R10. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R9, wherein the nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

R11. The composition of embodiment R10, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is from a yeast.

R12. The composition of embodiment R11, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

R13. The composition of embodiment R12, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

R14. The composition of any one of embodiments R10 to R13, wherein the nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide that encode an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

R15. The composition of any one of embodiments R10 to R14, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

R16. The composition of embodiment R15, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

R17. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R16, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

R18. The composition of embodiment R17, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

R19. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R18, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that homologously combine in a gene of a host that encodes a phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme, transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or combination thereof.

R20. The composition of embodiment R19, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL-1 coding sequence or a TKL-2 coding sequence.

R21. The composition of embodiment R19, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL-1 coding sequence.

R22. The composition of embodiment R19, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

R23. The composition of embodiment R19, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or a GND-2 gene.

R24. The composition of embodiment R19, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

R25. The composition of any one of embodiments R1 to R24, wherein the nucleic acid is one or two separate nucleic acid molecules.

R26. The composition of embodiment R25, wherein each nucleic acid molecule includes one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, one or two or more of the promoters, or one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and one or two or more of the promoters.

R27. The composition of embodiment R25 or R26, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in circular form.

R28. The composition of embodiment R25 or R26, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in linear form.

R29. The composition of any one of embodiments R25 to R28, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules functions as an expression vector.

R30. The composition of any one of embodiments R25 to R29, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules includes flanking sequences for integrating the polynucleotides, the promoter sequences, or the polynucleotides and the promoter sequences in the nucleic acid into genomic DNA of a host organism.

S1. A composition comprising an engineered yeast that includes an alteration that adds or increases a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity and a 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity.

S2. The composition of embodiment S1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

S3. The composition of embodiment S2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

S4. The composition of any one of embodiments S1 to S3 that includes heterologous polynucleotides that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme, a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme and a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

S5. The composition of embodiment S4, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

S6. The composition of embodiment S5, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

S7. The composition of embodiment S5, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

S8. The composition of any one of embodiments S4 to S7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

S9. The composition of any one of embodiments S4 to S7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

S10. The composition of any one of embodiments S4 to S9, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

S11. The composition of embodiment S10, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

S12. The composition of any one of embodiments S4 to S11, wherein a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is added or increased.

S13. The composition of embodiment S12, wherein the yeast comprises a heterologous polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, or wherein the yeast comprises multiple copies of an endogenous polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

S14. The composition of embodiment S13, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is from a yeast.

S15. The composition of embodiment S14, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

S16. The composition of embodiment S15, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

S17. The composition of any one of embodiments S13 to S17, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

S18. The composition of embodiment S17, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

S19. The composition of any one of embodiments S1 to S18, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

S20. The composition of embodiment S19, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GSD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (SGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

S21. The composition of any one of embodiments S1 to S20, wherein the yeast includes a reduction in one or more of the following activities: phosphofructokinase (PFK) activity, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) activity, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity, transketolase activity, transaldolase activity, or combination thereof.

S22. The composition of embodiment S21, wherein the yeast includes an alteration in one or more polynucleotides that inhibits production of one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme, transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or combination thereof.

S23. The composition of embodiment S22, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL-1 coding sequence or a TKL-2 coding sequence.

S24. The composition of embodiment S22, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL-1 coding sequence.

S25. The composition of embodiment S22, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

S26. The composition of embodiment S22, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or GND-2 gene.

S27. The composition of embodiment S22, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

S28. The composition of any one of embodiments S1 to S27, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are not integrated in the yeast nucleic acid.

S29. The composition of embodiment S28, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are in one or more plasmids.

S30. The composition of any one of embodiments S1 to S29, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in genomic DNA of the yeast.

S31. The composition of embodiment S30, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are integrated in a transposition integration event, in a homologous recombination integration event, or in a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event.

S32. The composition of embodiment S31, wherein the transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

S33. The composition of embodiment S31, wherein the homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

T1. A method, comprising contacting an engineered yeast of any one of embodiments S1 to S33 with a feedstock that contains one or more hexose sugars under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes ethanol.

T2. The method of embodiment T1, wherein the engineered yeast synthesizes ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield.

T3. The method of embodiment T1 or T2, comprising recovering ethanol synthesized by the engineered yeast.

T4. The method of any one of embodiments T1 to T3, wherein the conditions are fermentation conditions.

U1. A composition comprising an engineered yeast that includes an alteration that adds or increases a xylose isomerase activity and a glucose transporter activity.

U2. The composition of embodiment U1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

U3. The composition of embodiment U2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

U4. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U3 that includes heterologous polynucleotides that encode a xylose isomerase enzyme and a glucose transport enzyme.

U5. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U4, wherein the xylose isomerase enzyme is a chimeric enzyme.

U6. The composition of embodiment U5, wherein a first portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a first microbe and a second portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the chimeric xylose isomerase enzyme is from a second microbe.

U7. The composition of embodiment U5 or U6, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales spp., Ruminococcus spp., Thermus spp., Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp., Orpinomyces spp., Escherichia spp. and Piromyces spp. microbes.

U8. The composition of embodiment U7, wherein the first microbe, the second microbe, or the first microbe and the second microbe independently are selected from one or more of the group consisting of Clostridiales_genomosp. BUAB3 str UUII9-5, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus_FD1, Ruminococcus—18 U13, Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stercoris, Clostridium cellulolyticum, Bacillus uniformis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum, Orpinomyces, Clostridium phytofermentans, Escherichia coli and Piromyces strain E2.

U9. The composition of any one of embodiments U5 to U8, wherein 80% or more of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

U10. The composition of embodiment U9, wherein all or a portion of the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is from a Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase-encoding sequence.

U11. The composition of embodiment U10, wherein the Ruminococcus spp. microbe is a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain.

U12. The composition of any one of embodiments U5 to U12, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the xylose isomerase enzyme is chimeric and includes a sequence that encodes a xylose isomerase from another microbe.

U13. The composition of any one of embodiments U5 to U12, wherein the portion of the polynucleotide from the Ruminococcus spp. microbe xylose isomerase is 3′ with respect to the portion of the polynucleotide from another microbe.

U14. The composition of embodiment U12 or U13, wherein the other microbe is a fungus.

U15. The composition of embodiment U14, wherein the fungus is an anaerobic fungus.

U16. The composition of embodiment U15, wherein the fungus is a Piromyces spp. fungus.

U17. The composition of embodiment U16, wherein the Piromyces spp. fungus is a Piromyces strain E2.

U18. The composition of any one of embodiments U4 to U17, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the one or more glucose transporters is from a yeast.

U19. The composition of embodiment U18, wherein the one or more glucose transporters is encoded by a one or more of a GAL2, GSX1 and GXF1 gene.

U20. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U19, wherein the yeast includes one or more added activities or increased activities selected from the group consisting of transketolase activity, transaldolase activity, or a transketolase activity and transaldolase activity.

U21. The composition of embodiment U20, wherein the yeast includes one or more heterologous polynucleotides that encodes one or more of the following enzymes, or includes multiple copies of polynucleotides that encode one or more of the following enzymes: transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or a transketolase enzyme and transaldolase enzyme

U22. The composition of embodiment U21, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL1 coding sequence or a TKL2 coding sequence.

U23. The composition of embodiment U21, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL coding sequence.

U24. The composition of any one of embodiments U21 to U23, wherein the transketolase enzyme or the transaldolase enzyme is from a yeast.

U25. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U24, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

U26. The composition of embodiment U25, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GUD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (UGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

U27. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U26, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are not integrated in the yeast nucleic acid.

    
    


U28. The composition of embodiment U27, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are in one or more plasmids.
U29. The composition of any one of embodiments U1 to U28, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in genomic DNA of the yeast.
U30. The composition of embodiment U29, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are integrated in a transposition integration event, in a homologous recombination integration event, or in a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event.

U31. The composition of embodiment U30, wherein the transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

U32. The composition of embodiment U30, wherein the homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

V1. A method, comprising contacting an engineered yeast of any one of embodiments U1 to U32 with a feedstock that contains one or more pentose sugars under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes ethanol.

V2. The method of embodiment V1, wherein the engineered yeast synthesizes ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield.

V3. The method of embodiment V1 or V2, comprising recovering ethanol synthesized by the engineered yeast.

W1. A composition comprising a synthetic nucleic acid that includes a polynucleotide selected from the group of twenty (20) polynucleotides (SEQ ID NOS 513-531, respectively, in order of appearance) consisting of:









CACGCACGGACCGACCGTCACCGGACCGTTTCGCGCGACGTGCGCGAGGCTCCGACACGAA



 


AGACGGGCCCCCTATTGCGCTCATGTCGGCCGCACCCCTGCGTAAAGTCAGATACGTGCGC


 


CACCCGAGCCGGGACCGCCCTGAGCGCATGGTCCGGGCGGCGTGGCAAGCGCAGGAGGGCG


 


TGCCCCGTTCGCTAGGCA


 


ACGTATGTCGGCTGATCGTACACGCCGACCAGCGCAGTCGGCGTACTCAGGCGTTCCGAGT


 


AGCTCACATCTGTGGGCCCCGGCGTACCTTCGGCAGGGTTATGCGACGGGGCGGCAGGCTT


 


GCGCTGGCGTCGGGAATCACCGCGAACTTGACCCGCGCCGGTTCCGTATCGGTCCGCTGCG


 


GCCGTGCTCCGCAGTCGA


 


TGCAGTCCGCCCAGCCGGCCGTGTAGCACGGCCGACTGCAGGTGCGACGTGCTAGGGGCCA


 


GCACGCGAGCGGCCCTACCACGGGTCGTGTGGGGCGCATGACCGCCGGCCGGGTCTCGGCA


 


CGGGGCGACGCGGTGCTCCTAGGCTAGCAGGGCCTCACCGGGTGATCCCCCGTGTAGCGCC


 


GCACAACACCCCCTGCGA


 


TGCCCGCATACCGCCCGCCCACTGGGGATCCTCCGGCGCTGTCGCGCTATGCGCGTCCATC


 


CTGGTCGGACGGGCTCGGGCCCCGGACCAAACCGCAGCGGCCCCTGGCAGCGACTAAGGGC


 


GCCGTCTCACCCTAGACTTCTTAATCGGGGTGTCCCGGTAGGCCGGGAGTAGCCTCGGCGG


 


GCTAGCCGCGTGACTATA


 


GCGGGTTAGTCCCCGTCGGACGTCATGCATACAGTCGGGGCTGGCGAGACAGGAGGCTACA


 


GGGGGCGCCCGGAGGAACACACGTGGGACTAAGACGTCGGTCCGTGTGCCCCCGAACCGGC


 


GTGCTCATCGTAGGACTGGGAAGTCCGTACCGCGTGGCTCGTACCTCGCGGTCTGAGTCCG


 


ACACCCGCTGACGCCGGA


 


CTGAGACGACTCCCGCACTACGGATCGCGAGCGTAGACTCAGCCCGGACTCTCACGCGACC


 


TCGGACGCGGCCTAATGTCTCGACTCGCGGTCCGCTGAAGGTCTCGGGGCACGCGAGACGC


 


GGGGTCAGGCCGGGGGGATCCCCGCACACACTCAGTCGCGGCGAACGGAGTCCCGTGGCCT


 


GGCTAGGGATCGTGGGTA


 


GGGGCGTCCACTCTGGCTCGGTAGAGCGCTGGGCTCCGCGCGACTGCGCGCACCCATCGGT


 


TTGGCGCGACGCACCGTGGACTCCTGGGCTAGAGGGCGGGTCCCCGCCATACCCCGTTCTC


 


GTGCCGGCTGGGTAGGACCGGAGTGACGGCTGTGGCCGGCGACTCGGGCGCGCACTGTAGT


 


CGGATCTGGGCGGGCAGA


 


GTCGGGCGCGCGTCAGTCCACGCGTTAAACACTGGCCGACGACACGACGGGATCCGGGCAC


 


GCCCCGAGAGCGCGTGTTCGCGCGAGTCGATCGGGAGGCCGCAGCGTGTCGAGCCCAGACC


 


CCGCTCTAGCGTGGCCATCGCGGTGCTAAGTGGGGCGGCCGGGTCCTATACACGCTTACCG


 


ATAGTCAAGTTTGCGTGA


 


GTCTTAGGGCCCAGGGACCGCACGGGTCGACCGCGCGACTGGTCGGAGCTTGCGCGTCTAC


 


GCCACTCGGCGGCCCCGACGGGGGATGCCGCGGAATGTCCGCCGGCGTATGCGGCTCAAGC


 


CGGACCGTCGGACTGCGAAGCGCCGTGAGCACCCCTCGACCTGACCGGACGCGGCGCACCC


 


GTCCGAGTATCGTCGCGA


 


TCGGGTCTCGCCCGGCGCTAGTCCAGCCGTAGCGCTCTCCGGCGATCACCCCGGAGCACTC


 


TGGAGCCGAGCGGTCGGGTCTGTTGGGCGCGCCGCGGCTACGGACGGCTCGACTCACTGGC


 


GCTCGACCCCGTATCCCCCGTCTCGGACGACGCACCGTTGCGCGGGAACGATCGGCGGCGC


 


TCACACGCACGATCGGAA


 


CTTAAGGCTGGCGCACCATGAGGGCCGCGCCACGTCCGACCCGCAGCCCGCGCGTAGTAGC


 


CTAGCCGGGCGGGGTTCCTCCCGTGCGTCACCTAGCACGGGGCCTGGCACCGAACGCGAGC


 


CCGTCCGGTCACCGCGGCGGGTCTGCGGACGTCCCCGGTCGCTCGGCTCGGAGTCCCCGCT


 


GGGGATCGCGTCGGGACA


 


CGACGGCGTAGCACTCGCGGACCTAGGGCGCGCGAGTCGGGGGAGCCCGCGGTGCGACGCT


 


CGGGGAGGAGCTCGCATGCCCAAGGCACGATCTAGGGGGGGGTACGGGGGGCGTCCGTCCG


 


AGCGCCGGGACTGCGATCCGGGGCCACATGCTAACCGGCGGAAGGGGGGACCTAACCGGTG


 


TGGACTCCGGGTAATCCA


 


CGGGGGGCTGACACGTCTCGGATCGCCCCGTCAGTCAGCCCCCTAGTCCCGGACAGGACGT


 


CGGAGGTCGAGTCCGCACTGTCGGGCCTGCTCGTGGGCACGGCAGGACGCGTCCCCATGGT


 


CAGCCGCCGTGCGATACCTCGCCACGACTCTGAGCCGGGCGCGAGCGTGAGAGCCCGAGCC


 


GCGGTACACGGGGCGTCA


 


GCGAGCTCGCTCTCGACTCCGGGCTCCCGTGCTGACACGGGGTGCGACCCCGCGGCGATTG


 


TCCGCACGCCTGTCGGACGACGTCGGCCCGTCGTAGTGCCGGTCAGAGGCAGGGGGGCTGC


 


TCGCGCTGGCCGCCTCGTCGCGCGTGGACCCTATGGGGGATCACGCGTGGGGTCGGGATCG


 


GGGACCGCGCGACTTGGA


 


CGCGCCCCGTAACGGACGCGGTGAGTCGAGCTTACGCGGCTAGGGCCGAGTCGTGTTAGCG


 


TCTCGCGTAAGCGAATGCCACGTCCCCCGCCGCCCGTCGCGCAGCTGGCTACGCAACGCCT


 


CCGCGGCCTCCGTAGCGAGTGCGTGGGACGCTGGCCGTCCGCGTGTTCCGGGACCTGGATG


 


CGGGAGGGACCTAAGGCA


 


AGAACGTGCGGTCGTCCCCACGCACGGGATGACGGACGGGGTAGACGGGCGTCGTGCGCGC


 


GGGTAGCGTAACCGGTTACAGTCCCCGCAACGCTCTAGCTCCGGCCCTCGCTTAGGAGTTC


 


GCGGCCGAGACATGAGGTGGTCCGGACGGCAGGGGGTCGCGGAGACCGTGGAGCCGATTCT


 


GCCGGACGCCACGTCCCA


 


CGGGACGCCCCGTACCGTGTACGAAGCCCCGGTCGGTCGGCGGATCGTAGATCCCGGAGCC


 


GACGCCTTGAACCCGGCTTTCCCAGCGACTCGCGCCCCCACTGGGTCCCTCGGGACCCCGC


 


TCCCCCCAGACGCATACAGCCCGCAAGCGGGGGCAGTCTCGGACCGCCCGGACACTGGCCT


 


TAGGCACCGTGGGCTCGA


 


GTGTCCGGGGCGCATCGGAGCTGTCCGACCGAGTTCCGGGGACGGCGCACGTTGTGCCGGC


 


CTCAGACGGAGCCTGTAGCCCCCGGACAGTGTGTGCCCGCCCACTACGGGTTAGGCACGGG


 


GTTGGTCGGCACGCGTCCTCCGCGTGTCACGGACCGATGCAGACCGCTGGCCGGGAGGTCG


 


CCCCCCCAGGGGTGCACA


 


CGCGCAGCACGCACGTCCGGGGCACGCGCGGCTCGGAGGGTCCGGGCTGGGACGGGAGGTT


 


TGGAGTCGCGTGCGCGTAGCAGCGCACCCGCCTGGTCGCCGGGTCTAGTAGGGCTGGGTTA


 


CGGAGGACGTGCAGGCGACCCCAACCGTTGACGACGGGTCCGACCACGCCTTTAGCCGTGG


 


CGTGTCCGTCGCGAGCCA






W2. A microorganism comprising a polynucleotide that includes a sequence selected from the group of twenty (20) sequences (SEQ ID NOS 513-531, respectively, in order of appearance) consisting of









CACGCACGGACCGACCGTCACCGGACCGTTTCGCGCGACGTGCGCGAGGCTCCGACACGAA



 


AGACGGGCCCCCTATTGCGCTCATGTCGGCCGCACCCCTGCGTAAAGTCAGATACGTGCGC


 


CACCCGAGCCGGGACCGCCCTGAGCGCATGGTCCGGGCGGCGTGGCAAGCGCAGGAGGGCG


 


TGCCCCGTTCGCTAGGCA


 


ACGTATGTCGGCTGATCGTACACGCCGACCAGCGCAGTCGGCGTACTCAGGCGTTCCGAGT


 


AGCTCACATCTGTGGGCCCCGGCGTACCTTCGGCAGGGTTATGCGACGGGGCGGCAGGCTT


 


GCGCTGGCGTCGGGAATCACCGCGAACTTGACCCGCGCCGGTTCCGTATCGGTCCGCTGCG


 


GCCGTGCTCCGCAGTCGA


 


TGCAGTCCGCCCAGCCGGCCGTGTAGCACGGCCGACTGCAGGTGCGACGTGCTAGGGGCCA


 


GCACGCGAGCGGCCCTACCACGGGTCGTGTGGGGCGCATGACCGCCGGCCGGGTCTCGGCA


 


CGGGGCGACGCGGTGCTCCTAGGCTAGCAGGGCCTCACCGGGTGATCCCCCGTGTAGCGCC


 


GCACAACACCCCCTGCGA


 


TGCCCGCATACCGCCCGCCCACTGGGGATCCTCCGGCGCTGTCGCGCTATGCGCGTCCATC


 


CTGGTCGGACGGGCTCGGGCCCCGGACCAAACCGCAGCGGCCCCTGGCAGCGACTAAGGGC


 


GCCGTCTCACCCTAGACTTCTTAATCGGGGTGTCCCGGTAGGCCGGGAGTAGCCTCGGCGG


 


GCTAGCCGCGTGACTATA


 


GCGGGTTAGTCCCCGTCGGACGTCATGCATACAGTCGGGGCTGGCGAGACAGGAGGCTACA


 


GGGGGCGCCCGGAGGAACACACGTGGGACTAAGACGTCGGTCCGTGTGCCCCCGAACCGGC


 


GTGCTCATCGTAGGACTGGGAAGTCCGTACCGCGTGGCTCGTACCTCGCGGTCTGAGTCCG


 


ACACCCGCTGACGCCGGA


 


CTGAGACGACTCCCGCACTACGGATCGCGAGCGTAGACTCAGCCCGGACTCTCACGCGACC


 


TCGGACGCGGCCTAATGTCTCGACTCGCGGTCCGCTGAAGGTCTCGGGGCACGCGAGACGC


 


GGGGTCAGGCCGGGGGGATCCCCGCACACACTCAGTCGCGGCGAACGGAGTCCCGTGGCCT


 


GGCTAGGGATCGTGGGTA


 


GGGGCGTCCACTCTGGCTCGGTAGAGCGCTGGGCTCCGCGCGACTGCGCGCACCCATCGGT


 


TTGGCGCGACGCACCGTGGACTCCTGGGCTAGAGGGCGGGTCCCCGCCATACCCCGTTCTC


 


GTGCCGGCTGGGTAGGACCGGAGTGACGGCTGTGGCCGGCGACTCGGGCGCGCACTGTAGT


 


CGGATCTGGGCGGGCAGA


 


GTCGGGCGCGCGTCAGTCCACGCGTTAAACACTGGCCGACGACACGACGGGATCCGGGCAC


 


GCCCCGAGAGCGCGTGTTCGCGCGAGTCGATCGGGAGGCCGCAGCGTGTCGAGCCCAGACC


 


CCGCTCTAGCGTGGCCATCGCGGTGCTAAGTGGGGCGGCCGGGTCCTATACACGCTTACCG


 


ATAGTCAAGTTTGCGTGA


 


GTCTTAGGGCCCAGGGACCGCACGGGTCGACCGCGCGACTGGTCGGAGCTTGCGCGTCTAC


 


GCCACTCGGCGGCCCCGACGGGGGATGCCGCGGAATGTCCGCCGGCGTATGCGGCTCAAGC


 


CGGACCGTCGGACTGCGAAGCGCCGTGAGCACCCCTCGACCTGACCGGACGCGGCGCACCC


 


GTCCGAGTATCGTCGCGA


 


TCGGGTCTCGCCCGGCGCTAGTCCAGCCGTAGCGCTCTCCGGCGATCACCCCGGAGCACTC


 


TGGAGCCGAGCGGTCGGGTCTGTTGGGCGCGCCGCGGCTACGGACGGCTCGACTCACTGGC


 


GCTCGACCCCGTATCCCCCGTCTCGGACGACGCACCGTTGCGCGGGAACGATCGGCGGCGC


 


TCACACGCACGATCGGAA


 


CTTAAGGCTGGCGCACCATGAGGGCCGCGCCACGTCCGACCCGCAGCCCGCGCGTAGTAGC


 


CTAGCCGGGCGGGGTTCCTCCCGTGCGTCACCTAGCACGGGGCCTGGCACCGAACGCGAGC


 


CCGTCCGGTCACCGCGGCGGGTCTGCGGACGTCCCCGGTCGCTCGGCTCGGAGTCCCCGCT


 


GGGGATCGCGTCGGGACA


 


CGACGGCGTAGCACTCGCGGACCTAGGGCGCGCGAGTCGGGGGAGCCCGCGGTGCGACGCT


 


CGGGGAGGAGCTCGCATGCCCAAGGCACGATCTAGGGGGGGGTACGGGGGGCGTCCGTCCG


 


AGCGCCGGGACTGCGATCCGGGGCCACATGCTAACCGGCGGAAGGGGGGACCTAACCGGTG


 


TGGACTCCGGGTAATCCA


 


CGGGGGGCTGACACGTCTCGGATCGCCCCGTCAGTCAGCCCCCTAGTCCCGGACAGGACGT


 


CGGAGGTCGAGTCCGCACTGTCGGGCCTGCTCGTGGGCACGGCAGGACGCGTCCCCATGGT


 


CAGCCGCCGTGCGATACCTCGCCACGACTCTGAGCCGGGCGCGAGCGTGAGAGCCCGAGCC


 


GCGGTACACGGGGCGTCA


 


GCGAGCTCGCTCTCGACTCCGGGCTCCCGTGCTGACACGGGGTGCGACCCCGCGGCGATTG


 


TCCGCACGCCTGTCGGACGACGTCGGCCCGTCGTAGTGCCGGTCAGAGGCAGGGGGGCTGC


 


TCGCGCTGGCCGCCTCGTCGCGCGTGGACCCTATGGGGGATCACGCGTGGGGTCGGGATCG


 


GGGACCGCGCGACTTGGA


 


CGCGCCCCGTAACGGACGCGGTGAGTCGAGCTTACGCGGCTAGGGCCGAGTCGTGTTAGCG


 


TCTCGCGTAAGCGAATGCCACGTCCCCCGCCGCCCGTCGCGCAGCTGGCTACGCAACGCCT


 


CCGCGGCCTCCGTAGCGAGTGCGTGGGACGCTGGCCGTCCGCGTGTTCCGGGACCTGGATG


 


CGGGAGGGACCTAAGGCA


 


AGAACGTGCGGTCGTCCCCACGCACGGGATGACGGACGGGGTAGACGGGCGTCGTGCGCGC


 


GGGTAGCGTAACCGGTTACAGTCCCCGCAACGCTCTAGCTCCGGCCCTCGCTTAGGAGTTC


 


GCGGCCGAGACATGAGGTGGTCCGGACGGCAGGGGGTCGCGGAGACCGTGGAGCCGATTCT


 


GCCGGACGCCACGTCCCA


 


CGGGACGCCCCGTACCGTGTACGAAGCCCCGGTCGGTCGGCGGATCGTAGATCCCGGAGCC


 


GACGCCTTGAACCCGGCTTTCCCAGCGACTCGCGCCCCCACTGGGTCCCTCGGGACCCCGC


 


TCCCCCCAGACGCATACAGCCCGCAAGCGGGGGCAGTCTCGGACCGCCCGGACACTGGCCT


 


TAGGCACCGTGGGCTCGA


 


GTGTCCGGGGCGCATCGGAGCTGTCCGACCGAGTTCCGGGGACGGCGCACGTTGTGCCGGC


 


CTCAGACGGAGCCTGTAGCCCCCGGACAGTGTGTGCCCGCCCACTACGGGTTAGGCACGGG


 


GTTGGTCGGCACGCGTCCTCCGCGTGTCACGGACCGATGCAGACCGCTGGCCGGGAGGTCG


 


CCCCCCCAGGGGTGCACA


 


CGCGCAGCACGCACGTCCGGGGCACGCGCGGCTCGGAGGGTCCGGGCTGGGACGGGAGGTT


 


TGGAGTCGCGTGCGCGTAGCAGCGCACCCGCCTGGTCGCCGGGTCTAGTAGGGCTGGGTTA


 


CGGAGGACGTGCAGGCGACCCCAACCGTTGACGACGGGTCCGACCACGCCTTTAGCCGTGG


 


CGTGTCCGTCGCGAGCCA






W3. A method comprising detecting the presence or absence of a nucleotide sequence identification tag in a microorganism, wherein the nucleotide sequence is selected from the group of twenty (20) nucleotide sequences (SEQ ID NOS 513-531, respectively, in order of appearance) consisting of









CACGCACGGACCGACCGTCACCGGACCGTTTCGCGCGACGTGCGCGAGGCTCCGACACGAA



 


AGACGGGCCCCCTATTGCGCTCATGTCGGCCGCACCCCTGCGTAAAGTCAGATACGTGCGC


 


CACCCGAGCCGGGACCGCCCTGAGCGCATGGTCCGGGCGGCGTGGCAAGCGCAGGAGGGCG


 


TGCCCCGTTCGCTAGGCA


 


ACGTATGTCGGCTGATCGTACACGCCGACCAGCGCAGTCGGCGTACTCAGGCGTTCCGAGT


 


AGCTCACATCTGTGGGCCCCGGCGTACCTTCGGCAGGGTTATGCGACGGGGCGGCAGGCTT


 


GCGCTGGCGTCGGGAATCACCGCGAACTTGACCCGCGCCGGTTCCGTATCGGTCCGCTGCG


 


GCCGTGCTCCGCAGTCGA


 


TGCAGTCCGCCCAGCCGGCCGTGTAGCACGGCCGACTGCAGGTGCGACGTGCTAGGGGCCA


 


GCACGCGAGCGGCCCTACCACGGGTCGTGTGGGGCGCATGACCGCCGGCCGGGTCTCGGCA


 


CGGGGCGACGCGGTGCTCCTAGGCTAGCAGGGCCTCACCGGGTGATCCCCCGTGTAGCGCC


 


GCACAACACCCCCTGCGA


 


TGCCCGCATACCGCCCGCCCACTGGGGATCCTCCGGCGCTGTCGCGCTATGCGCGTCCATC


 


CTGGTCGGACGGGCTCGGGCCCCGGACCAAACCGCAGCGGCCCCTGGCAGCGACTAAGGGC


 


GCCGTCTCACCCTAGACTTCTTAATCGGGGTGTCCCGGTAGGCCGGGAGTAGCCTCGGCGG


 


GCTAGCCGCGTGACTATA


 


GCGGGTTAGTCCCCGTCGGACGTCATGCATACAGTCGGGGCTGGCGAGACAGGAGGCTACA


 


GGGGGCGCCCGGAGGAACACACGTGGGACTAAGACGTCGGTCCGTGTGCCCCCGAACCGGC


 


GTGCTCATCGTAGGACTGGGAAGTCCGTACCGCGTGGCTCGTACCTCGCGGTCTGAGTCCG


 


ACACCCGCTGACGCCGGA


 


CTGAGACGACTCCCGCACTACGGATCGCGAGCGTAGACTCAGCCCGGACTCTCACGCGACC


 


TCGGACGCGGCCTAATGTCTCGACTCGCGGTCCGCTGAAGGTCTCGGGGCACGCGAGACGC


 


GGGGTCAGGCCGGGGGGATCCCCGCACACACTCAGTCGCGGCGAACGGAGTCCCGTGGCCT


 


GGCTAGGGATCGTGGGTA


 


GGGGCGTCCACTCTGGCTCGGTAGAGCGCTGGGCTCCGCGCGACTGCGCGCACCCATCGGT


 


TTGGCGCGACGCACCGTGGACTCCTGGGCTAGAGGGCGGGTCCCCGCCATACCCCGTTCTC


 


GTGCCGGCTGGGTAGGACCGGAGTGACGGCTGTGGCCGGCGACTCGGGCGCGCACTGTAGT


 


CGGATCTGGGCGGGCAGA


 


GTCGGGCGCGCGTCAGTCCACGCGTTAAACACTGGCCGACGACACGACGGGATCCGGGCAC


 


GCCCCGAGAGCGCGTGTTCGCGCGAGTCGATCGGGAGGCCGCAGCGTGTCGAGCCCAGACC


 


CCGCTCTAGCGTGGCCATCGCGGTGCTAAGTGGGGCGGCCGGGTCCTATACACGCTTACCG


 


ATAGTCAAGTTTGCGTGA


 


GTCTTAGGGCCCAGGGACCGCACGGGTCGACCGCGCGACTGGTCGGAGCTTGCGCGTCTAC


 


GCCACTCGGCGGCCCCGACGGGGGATGCCGCGGAATGTCCGCCGGCGTATGCGGCTCAAGC


 


CGGACCGTCGGACTGCGAAGCGCCGTGAGCACCCCTCGACCTGACCGGACGCGGCGCACCC


 


GTCCGAGTATCGTCGCGA


 


TCGGGTCTCGCCCGGCGCTAGTCCAGCCGTAGCGCTCTCCGGCGATCACCCCGGAGCACTC


 


TGGAGCCGAGCGGTCGGGTCTGTTGGGCGCGCCGCGGCTACGGACGGCTCGACTCACTGGC


 


GCTCGACCCCGTATCCCCCGTCTCGGACGACGCACCGTTGCGCGGGAACGATCGGCGGCGC


 


TCACACGCACGATCGGAA


 


CTTAAGGCTGGCGCACCATGAGGGCCGCGCCACGTCCGACCCGCAGCCCGCGCGTAGTAGC


 


CTAGCCGGGCGGGGTTCCTCCCGTGCGTCACCTAGCACGGGGCCTGGCACCGAACGCGAGC


 


CCGTCCGGTCACCGCGGCGGGTCTGCGGACGTCCCCGGTCGCTCGGCTCGGAGTCCCCGCT


 


GGGGATCGCGTCGGGACA


 


CGACGGCGTAGCACTCGCGGACCTAGGGCGCGCGAGTCGGGGGAGCCCGCGGTGCGACGCT


 


CGGGGAGGAGCTCGCATGCCCAAGGCACGATCTAGGGGGGGGTACGGGGGGCGTCCGTCCG


 


AGCGCCGGGACTGCGATCCGGGGCCACATGCTAACCGGCGGAAGGGGGGACCTAACCGGTG


 


TGGACTCCGGGTAATCCA


 


CGGGGGGCTGACACGTCTCGGATCGCCCCGTCAGTCAGCCCCCTAGTCCCGGACAGGACGT


 


CGGAGGTCGAGTCCGCACTGTCGGGCCTGCTCGTGGGCACGGCAGGACGCGTCCCCATGGT


 


CAGCCGCCGTGCGATACCTCGCCACGACTCTGAGCCGGGCGCGAGCGTGAGAGCCCGAGCC


 


GCGGTACACGGGGCGTCA


 


GCGAGCTCGCTCTCGACTCCGGGCTCCCGTGCTGACACGGGGTGCGACCCCGCGGCGATTG


 


TCCGCACGCCTGTCGGACGACGTCGGCCCGTCGTAGTGCCGGTCAGAGGCAGGGGGGCTGC


 


TCGCGCTGGCCGCCTCGTCGCGCGTGGACCCTATGGGGGATCACGCGTGGGGTCGGGATCG


 


GGGACCGCGCGACTTGGA


 


CGCGCCCCGTAACGGACGCGGTGAGTCGAGCTTACGCGGCTAGGGCCGAGTCGTGTTAGCG


 


TCTCGCGTAAGCGAATGCCACGTCCCCCGCCGCCCGTCGCGCAGCTGGCTACGCAACGCCT


 


CCGCGGCCTCCGTAGCGAGTGCGTGGGACGCTGGCCGTCCGCGTGTTCCGGGACCTGGATG


 


CGGGAGGGACCTAAGGCA


 


AGAACGTGCGGTCGTCCCCACGCACGGGATGACGGACGGGGTAGACGGGCGTCGTGCGCGC


 


GGGTAGCGTAACCGGTTACAGTCCCCGCAACGCTCTAGCTCCGGCCCTCGCTTAGGAGTTC


 


GCGGCCGAGACATGAGGTGGTCCGGACGGCAGGGGGTCGCGGAGACCGTGGAGCCGATTCT


 


GCCGGACGCCACGTCCCA


 


CGGGACGCCCCGTACCGTGTACGAAGCCCCGGTCGGTCGGCGGATCGTAGATCCCGGAGCC


 


GACGCCTTGAACCCGGCTTTCCCAGCGACTCGCGCCCCCACTGGGTCCCTCGGGACCCCGC


 


TCCCCCCAGACGCATACAGCCCGCAAGCGGGGGCAGTCTCGGACCGCCCGGACACTGGCCT


 


TAGGCACCGTGGGCTCGA


 


GTGTCCGGGGCGCATCGGAGCTGTCCGACCGAGTTCCGGGGACGGCGCACGTTGTGCCGGC


 


CTCAGACGGAGCCTGTAGCCCCCGGACAGTGTGTGCCCGCCCACTACGGGTTAGGCACGGG


 


GTTGGTCGGCACGCGTCCTCCGCGTGTCACGGACCGATGCAGACCGCTGGCCGGGAGGTCG


 


CCCCCCCAGGGGTGCACA


 


CGCGCAGCACGCACGTCCGGGGCACGCGCGGCTCGGAGGGTCCGGGCTGGGACGGGAGGTT


 


TGGAGTCGCGTGCGCGTAGCAGCGCACCCGCCTGGTCGCCGGGTCTAGTAGGGCTGGGTTA


 


CGGAGGACGTGCAGGCGACCCCAACCGTTGACGACGGGTCCGACCACGCCTTTAGCCGTGG


 


CGTGTCCGTCGCGAGCCA






W4. The method of embodiment W3, wherein the microorganism includes two or more different identification tags.

W5. The method of embodiment W3, wherein the microorganism includes multiple copies of one or more of the identification tags.

X1. A composition comprising a nucleic acid comprising heterologous polynucleotides that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme, and one or more polynucleotides that homologously combine in a gene of a host that encodes a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme.

X2. The composition of embodiment X1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

X3. The composition of embodiment X2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

X3.1. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X3, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

X4. The composition of embodiment X3, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

X5. The composition of embodiment X3 or X4, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

X6. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

X7. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X5, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

X8. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X7, wherein the nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide that encodes a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

X8.1. The composition of embodiment X8, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is from a yeast.

X8.2. The composition of embodiment X8.1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

X8.3. The composition of embodiment X8.2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

X8.4. The composition of any one of embodiments X8 to X8.3, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

X9. The composition of embodiment X8.4, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

X10. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X9, wherein the nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

X11. The composition of embodiment X10, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is from a yeast.

X12. The composition of embodiment X11, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

X13. The composition of embodiment X12, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

X14. The composition of any one of embodiments X10 to X13, wherein the nucleic acid includes a polynucleotide that encode an endogenous glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

X15. The composition of any one of embodiments X10 to X14, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

X16. The composition of embodiment X15, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

X17. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X16, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

X18. The composition of embodiment X17, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (PGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

X19. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X18, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more polynucleotides that homologously combine in a gene of a host that encodes a phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme, transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or combination thereof.

X20. The composition of embodiment X19, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL-1 coding sequence or a TKL-2 coding sequence.

X21. The composition of embodiment X19, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL-1 coding sequence.

X22. The composition of embodiment X19, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

X23. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X22, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or a GND-2 gene.

X24. The composition of embodiment X19, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

X25. The composition of any one of embodiments X1 to X24, wherein the nucleic acid is one or two separate nucleic acid molecules.

X26. The composition of embodiment X25, wherein each nucleic acid molecule includes one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, one or two or more of the promoters, or one or two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences and one or two or more of the promoters.

X27. The composition of embodiment X25 or X26, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in circular form.

X28. The composition of embodiment X25 or X26, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules are in linear form.

X29. The composition of any one of embodiments X25 to X28, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules functions as an expression vector.

X30. The composition of any one of embodiments X25 to X29, wherein each of the one or two nucleic acid molecules includes flanking sequences for integrating the polynucleotides, the promoter sequences, or the polynucleotides and the promoter sequences in the nucleic acid into genomic DNA of a host organism.

Y1. A composition comprising an engineered yeast that includes an alteration that adds or increases a phosphogluconate dehydratase activity and a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase activity, and an alteration that reduces a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activity.

Y2. The composition of embodiment Y1, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

Y3. The composition of embodiment Y2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain.

Y4. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y3, wherein the yeast includes an altered gene that encodes a 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme.

Y4.1. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y4 where the yeast includes heterologous polynucleotides, or multiple copies of endogenous polynucleotides, that encode a phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and a 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme.

Y5. The composition of embodiment Y4, wherein the polynucleotides encoding the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme and the 3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme independently are from an Escherichia spp. microbe or Pseudomonas spp. microbe.

Y6. The composition of embodiment Y5, wherein the Escherichia spp. microbe is an Escherichia coli strain.

Y7. The composition of embodiment Y5, wherein the Pseudomonas spp. microbe is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain.

Y8. The composition of any one of embodiments Y4 to Y7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the phosphogluconate dehydratase enzyme is an EDD gene.

Y9. The composition of any one of embodiments Y4 to Y7, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase enzyme is an EDA gene.

Y10. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y11, wherein a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is added or increased.

Y10.1. The composition of embodiment Y10, wherein the yeast comprises a heterologous polynucleotide that encodes a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme, or wherein the yeast comprises multiple copies of an endogenous polynucleotide that encodes a 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme.

Y10.2. The composition of embodiment Y10.1, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme enzyme is from a yeast.

Y10.3. The composition of embodiment Y10.2, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces spp. yeast.

Y10.4. The composition of embodiment Y10.3, wherein the yeast is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

Y10.5. The composition of any one of embodiments Y10 to Y10.4, wherein the 6-phosphogluconolactonase enzyme is expressed from a SOL gene.

Y11. The composition of embodiment Y10.4, wherein the SOL gene is a SOL3 gene.

Y12. The composition of any one of embodiments Y4 to Y11, wherein a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is added or increased.

Y13. The composition of embodiment Y12, wherein the yeast comprises a heterologous polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme, or wherein the yeast comprises multiple copies of an endogenous polynucleotide that encodes a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.

Y14. The composition of embodiment Y13, wherein the polynucleotide that encodes the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is from a yeast.

Y15. The composition of embodiment Y14, wherein the yeast is a Yaccharomyces spp. yeast.

Y16. The composition of embodiment Y15, wherein the yeast is a Yaccharomyces cerevisiae strain.

Y17. The composition of any one of embodiments Y13 to Y17, wherein the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme is expressed from a ZWF gene.

Y18. The composition of embodiment Y17, wherein the ZWF gene is a ZWF1 gene.

Y19. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y18, wherein the nucleic acid includes one or more promoters operable in a yeast, wherein the promoter is in operable connection with one or more of the polynucleotides.

Y20. The composition of embodiment Y19, wherein the promoter is selected from promoters that regulate glucose phosphate dehydrogenase (GYD), translation elongation factor (TEF-1), phosphoglucokinase (YGK-1) and triose phosphate dehydrogenase (TDH-1).

Y21. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y20, wherein the yeast includes a reduction in one or more of the following activities: phosphofructokinase (PFK) activity, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) activity, transketolase activity, transaldolase activity, or combination thereof.

Y22. The composition of embodiment Y21, wherein the yeast includes an alteration in one or more polynucleotides that inhibits production of one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) enzyme, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme, transketolase enzyme, transaldolase enzyme, or combination thereof.

Y23. The composition of embodiment Y22, wherein the transketolase enzyme is encoded by a TKL-1 coding sequence or a TKL-2 coding sequence.

Y24. The composition of embodiment Y22, wherein the transaldolase is encoded by a TAL-1 coding sequence.

Y25. The composition of embodiment Y22, wherein the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme is a PFK-2 enzyme or PFK-1 enzyme.

Y26. The composition of any one of embodiments Y4 to Y25, wherein the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) enzyme is encoded by a GND-1 gene or GND-2 gene.

Y27. The composition of embodiment Y22, wherein the PGI is encoded by a PGI-1 gene.

Y28. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y27, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are not integrated in the yeast nucleic acid.

Y29. The composition of embodiment Y28, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are in one or more plasmids.

Y30. The composition of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y29, wherein the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters are integrated in genomic DNA of the yeast.

Y31. The composition of embodiment Y30, wherein the polynucleotides, the promoters, or the polynucleotides and the promoters are integrated in a transposition integration event, in a homologous recombination integration event, or in a transposition integration event and a homologous recombination integration event.

Y32. The composition of embodiment Y31, wherein the transposition integration event includes transposition of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

Y33. The composition of embodiment Y31, wherein the homologous recombination integration event includes homologous recombination of an operon comprising two or more of the polynucleotide subsequences, the promoters, or the polynucleotide subsequences and the promoters.

Z1. A method, comprising contacting an engineered yeast of any one of embodiments Y1 to Y33 with a feedstock that contains one or more hexose sugars under conditions in which the microbe synthesizes ethanol.

Z2. The method of embodiment Z1, wherein the engineered yeast synthesizes ethanol to about 85% to about 99% of theoretical yield.

Z3. The method of embodiment Z1 or Z2, comprising recovering ethanol synthesized by the engineered yeast.

Z4. The method of any one of embodiments Z1 to Z3, wherein the conditions are fermentation conditions.

The entirety of each patent, patent application, publication and document referenced herein hereby is incorporated by reference. Citation of the above patents, patent applications, publications and documents is not an admission that any of the foregoing is pertinent prior art, nor does it constitute any admission as to the contents or date of these publications or documents.
Modifications may be made to the foregoing without departing from the basic aspects of the technology. Although the technology has been described in substantial detail with reference to one or more specific embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that changes may be made to the embodiments specifically disclosed in this application, yet these modifications and improvements are within the scope and spirit of the technology.
The technology illustratively described herein suitably may be practiced in the absence of any element(s) not specifically disclosed herein. Thus, for example, in each instance herein any of the terms “comprising,” “consisting essentially of,” and “consisting of” may be replaced with either of the other two terms. The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and use of such terms and expressions do not exclude any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claimed technology. The term “a” or “an” can refer to one of or a plurality of the elements it modifies (e.g., “a reagent” can mean one or more reagents) unless it is contextually clear either one of the elements or more than one of the elements is described. The term “about” as used herein refers to a value within 10% of the underlying parameter (i.e., plus or minus 10%), and use of the term “about” at the beginning of a string of values modifies each of the values (i.e., “about 1, 2 and 3” refers to about 1, about 2 and about 3). For example, a weight of “about 100 grams” can include weights between 90 grams and 110 grams. Further, when a listing of values is described herein (e.g., about 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85% or 86%) the listing includes all intermediate and fractional values thereof (e.g., 54%, 85.4%). Thus, it should be understood that although the present technology has been specifically disclosed by representative embodiments and optional features, modification and variation of the concepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in the art, and such modifications and variations are considered within the scope of this technology.
Certain embodiments of the technology are set forth in the claim(s) that follow(s).

## Claims

1. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide coding sequence that encodes a chimeric polypeptide possessing a xylose to xylulose xylose isomerase activity, wherein the polynucleotide coding sequence consists of, in 5′-to-3′ orientation, a first polynucleotide encoding five or more contiguous amino acids of a fungal xylose isomerase and a second polynucleotide encoding five or more contiguous amino acids of a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain xylose isomerase, and wherein, optionally, the second polynucleotide has one or more point mutations that result in one or more amino acid substitutions in the amino acid sequence of a Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain xylose isomerase at positions that correspond to positions in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 selected from the group consisting of 3, 5, 6, 42, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 64, 85, 101, 107, 121, 131, 136, 137, 140, 141, 147, 179, 180, 181, 184, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 273, 277, 292, 296, 299, 300, 301, 344, 345, 346, 372, 373, 374, and 375.

2. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the first polynucleotide is 1% to 30% of the total number of nucleotides in the xylose isomerase-encoding polynucleotide sequence.

3. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 2 wherein the second polynucleotide is 30% or more of the total number of nucleotides in the xylose isomerase-encoding polynucleotide sequence.

4. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 2, wherein the first polynucleotide encodes the amino-terminus of the chimeric xylose isomerase.

5. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the first polynucleotide encodes five or more contiguous amino acids of a xylose isomerase of a Piromyces fungus strain.

6. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the first polynucleotide encodes an amino acid subsequence of an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO:35.

7. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 5, wherein the Piromyces fungus strain is the Piromyces strain E2.

8. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 7, wherein the first polynucleotide has a subsequence of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:34.

9. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 7, wherein the first polynucleotide has a subsequence of the nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:35.

10. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the second polynucleotide has one or more codons optimized for expression in a yeast host cell.

11. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain is selected from the group consisting of Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain 17, Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain Siijpeteijn, and Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain FD1.

12. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the second polynucleotide has a subsequence of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group of nucleotide sequences consisting of SEQ IDs NOs: 29, 30, 32 and 33.

13. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the second polynucleotide encodes an amino acid subsequence of an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:31.

14. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the second polynucleotide encodes an amino acid subsequence of an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:31.

15. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 14, wherein the second polynucleotide encodes an amino acid subsequence of an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO:31.

16. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide sequence encoding the chimeric xylose isomerase is selected from the group of nucleotide sequences consisting of SEQ ID NO:55, 57, 59, and 61.

17. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide sequence encoding the chimeric xylose isomerase encodes an amino acid sequence selected from the group of amino acid sequences consisting of SEQ ID NO:56, 58, 60, and 62.

18. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein the second polynucleotide has at least one point mutation that results in an amino acid substitution at a position corresponding to position 179 of SEQ ID NO:31.

19. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 18, wherein the amino acid amino acid substitution is a glycine 179 to alanine substitution.