Complete genome sequence of Gluconacetobacter xylinus CGMCC 2955 for fine control of bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesis is presented here. The genome, at 3,563,314 bp, was found to contain 3,193 predicted genes without gaps. There are four BC synthase operons (bcs), among which only bcsI is structurally complete, comprising bcsA, bcsB, bcsC, and bcsD. Genes encoding key enzymes in glycolytic, pentose phosphate, and BC biosynthetic pathways and in the tricarboxylic acid cycle were identified. G. xylinus CGMCC 2955 has a complete glycolytic pathway because sequence data analysis revealed that this strain possesses a phosphofructokinase (pfk)-encoding gene, which is absent in most BC-producing strains. Furthermore, combined with our previous results, the data on metabolism of various carbon sources (monosaccharide, ethanol, and acetate) and their regulatory mechanism of action on BC production were explained. Regulation of BC synthase (Bcs) is another effective method for precise control of BC biosynthesis, and cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is the key activator of BcsA–BcsB subunit of Bcs. The quorum sensing (QS) system was found to positively regulate phosphodiesterase, which decomposed c-di-GMP. Thus, in this study, we demonstrated the presence of QS in G. xylinus CGMCC 2955 and proposed a possible regulatory mechanism of QS action on BC production.
Komagataeibacter xylinus has received increasing
attention as an important microorganism for the conversion of several
carbon sources to bacterial cellulose (BC). However, BC productivity
has been impeded by the lack of efficient genetic engineering techniques.
In this study, a lambda Red and FLP/FRT-mediated site-specific recombination
system was successfully established in Komagataeibacter xylinus. Using this system, the membrane bound gene gcd, a gene that encodes glucose dehydrogenase, was knocked out to reduce
the modification of glucose to gluconic acid. The engineered strain
could not produce any gluconic acid and presented a decreased bacterial
cellulose (BC) production due to its restricted glucose utilization.
To address this problem, the gene of glucose facilitator protein (glf; ZMO0366) was introduced into the knockout strain coupled
with the overexpression of the endogenous glucokinase gene (glk). The BC yield of the resultant strain increased by
63.63–173.68%, thus reducing the production cost.
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