Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>

Androstenedione (AD) is an important intermediate for the production of steroidal drugs. The process of transforming phytosterols into AD by <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> is mainly the degradation process of the phytosterol side chain, and the excessive accumulation of propionyl-CoA produced...

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Main Authors: Peiyao Xiao, Delong Pan, Fuyi Li, Yuying Liu, Yang Huang, Xiuling Zhou, Yang Zhang
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author Peiyao Xiao
Delong Pan
Fuyi Li
Yuying Liu
Yang Huang
Xiuling Zhou
Yang Zhang
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Delong Pan
Fuyi Li
Yuying Liu
Yang Huang
Xiuling Zhou
Yang Zhang
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description Androstenedione (AD) is an important intermediate for the production of steroidal drugs. The process of transforming phytosterols into AD by <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> is mainly the degradation process of the phytosterol side chain, and the excessive accumulation of propionyl-CoA produced by <i>Mycobacterium</i> will produce toxic effects, which seriously restricts the transformation performance of strains. In this study, <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> sp. LZ2 (Msp) was used as the research object to study the transcription factor PccD of the TetR family, which has the role of propionyl-CoA metabolism regulation. By constructing overexpression and deletion strains of <i>pccD</i>, it was confirmed that <i>pccD</i> had an inhibitory effect on the transcription of propionyl-CoA carboxylase genes (<i>pccA</i> and <i>pccB</i>). Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA) and DNase I footprint analysis demonstrated that PccD is directly involved in the transcriptional regulation of <i>pccA</i> and <i>pccB</i> and is a negative transcriptional regulator of the <i>pcc</i> operon. In the study of phytosterol transformation, the growth rate and bacterial viability of Msp-Δ<i>pccD</i> were higher than Msp, but the growth of Msp-<i>pccD</i> was inhibited. As a result of testing of intracellular propionyl-CoA levels and AD production yields, it was found that lower propionyl-CoA levels and higher AD production yields were observed in Msp-Δ<i>pccD</i>. The results expand the cognition of propionyl-CoA metabolism regulation and provide a theoretical basis and reference for the rational transformation of phytosterol transformation strains and secondary metabolite synthesis strains with propionyl-CoA as a substrate, which has important research significance.
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spelling doaj-art-0ab68d40a26a4edc8ebb78ee1f1f5ca92024-11-26T18:15:03ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072024-11-011211234910.3390/microorganisms12112349Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>Peiyao Xiao0Delong Pan1Fuyi Li2Yuying Liu3Yang Huang4Xiuling Zhou5Yang Zhang6School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaAndrostenedione (AD) is an important intermediate for the production of steroidal drugs. The process of transforming phytosterols into AD by <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> is mainly the degradation process of the phytosterol side chain, and the excessive accumulation of propionyl-CoA produced by <i>Mycobacterium</i> will produce toxic effects, which seriously restricts the transformation performance of strains. In this study, <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> sp. LZ2 (Msp) was used as the research object to study the transcription factor PccD of the TetR family, which has the role of propionyl-CoA metabolism regulation. By constructing overexpression and deletion strains of <i>pccD</i>, it was confirmed that <i>pccD</i> had an inhibitory effect on the transcription of propionyl-CoA carboxylase genes (<i>pccA</i> and <i>pccB</i>). Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA) and DNase I footprint analysis demonstrated that PccD is directly involved in the transcriptional regulation of <i>pccA</i> and <i>pccB</i> and is a negative transcriptional regulator of the <i>pcc</i> operon. In the study of phytosterol transformation, the growth rate and bacterial viability of Msp-Δ<i>pccD</i> were higher than Msp, but the growth of Msp-<i>pccD</i> was inhibited. As a result of testing of intracellular propionyl-CoA levels and AD production yields, it was found that lower propionyl-CoA levels and higher AD production yields were observed in Msp-Δ<i>pccD</i>. The results expand the cognition of propionyl-CoA metabolism regulation and provide a theoretical basis and reference for the rational transformation of phytosterol transformation strains and secondary metabolite synthesis strains with propionyl-CoA as a substrate, which has important research significance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2349<i>Mycolicibacterium</i> sp. LZ2propionyl-CoAtranscription factor PccDmetabolic regulationandrostenedione
spellingShingle Peiyao Xiao
Delong Pan
Fuyi Li
Yuying Liu
Yang Huang
Xiuling Zhou
Yang Zhang
Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
Microorganisms
<i>Mycolicibacterium</i> sp. LZ2
propionyl-CoA
transcription factor PccD
metabolic regulation
androstenedione
title Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
title_full Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
title_fullStr Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
title_full_unstemmed Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
title_short Effect of TetR Family Transcriptional Regulator PccD on Phytosterol Metabolism of <i>Mycolicibacterium</i>
title_sort effect of tetr family transcriptional regulator pccd on phytosterol metabolism of i mycolicibacterium i
topic <i>Mycolicibacterium</i> sp. LZ2
propionyl-CoA
transcription factor PccD
metabolic regulation
androstenedione
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2349
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