A promoter-RBS library for fine-tuning gene expression in Methanosarcina acetivorans
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2024-09
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15
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Volume 90, issue 9, pp. 1-15
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Methanogens are the main biological producers of methane on Earth. Methanosarcina acetivorans is one of the best characterized methanogens that has powerful genetic tools for genome editing. To study the physiology of this methanogen in further detail as well as to effectively balance the flux of their engineered metabolic pathways in expansive project undertakings, there is the need for controlled gene expression, which then requires the availability of well-characterized promoters and ribosome-binding sites (RBS). In this study, we constructed a library of 33 promoter–RBS combinations that includes 13 wild-type and 14 hybrid combinations, as well as six combination variants in which the 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR) was rationally engineered. The expression strength for each combination was calculated by inducing the expression of the β-glucuronidase reporter gene in M. acetivorans cells in the presence of the two most used growth substrates, either methanol (MeOH) or trimethyl amine (TMA). In this study, the constructed library covers a relatively wide range (140-fold) between the weakest and strongest promoter–RBS combination as well as shows a steady increase and allows different levels of gene expression. Effects on the gene expression strength were also assessed by making measurements at three distinct growth phases for all 33 promoter–RBS combinations. Our promoter–RBS library is effective in enabling the fine-tuning of gene expression in M. acetivorans for physiological studies and the design of metabolic engineering projects that, e.g., aim for the biotechnological valorization of one-carbon compounds.Description
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5'UTR-engineering, Gene expression, Library construction, Methanogens, Methanosarcina acetivorans, Promoter, Rbs, RBS, promoter, library construction, methanogens, gene expression
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Zhu, P, Resendiz, M M, von Ossowski, I & Scheller, S 2024, ' A promoter-RBS library for fine-tuning gene expression in Methanosarcina acetivorans ', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 90, no. 9, e01092-24, pp. 1-15 . https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01092-24