• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.372-377
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• 1994

L-Lysine 고역가 생산균주를 개발하기 위해 공지의 균주인 C. glutamicum KFCCI0672를 인공 돌연변이시켜 pyrimidine analouge인 6-azauraciI($4\ell$) 내성을 부여한 결과 모균주에 비해 L-Lysine 생산성이 3% 증가된 C. glutamicum CH0516을 획득할 수있었다. L-Lysine 생산성 향상의 원인을 규명하고자 C. glutamicum KFCCI0672 및 CH0516의 aspartoki­r nase(AKase)와 aspartate carbamoyltrasferase ( ATCase)의 aspartate에 대한 $K_m$값을 측정한 결 과 AKase의 $K_m$값은 200.0ruM, 166.7mM이었고 A TCase의 $K_m$값은 0.13ruM, O.27mM이었다. 한편 C. glutamicum KFCC10672와 CH0516의 AKase 비효소활성은 각각 $3.89{\times}1^{-1}$ Iunits/mg, $4.78{\times}10^{-1}$ lunits/mg이었고 A TCase의 경우는 각각 2.20units/mg, 1.84units/mg이었다. C C. glutamicum CH0516이 KFCCl0672에 비해 세포의 성장도가 낮고 L-Lysine 생산성이 높은 이 유로셔는 CH0516의 A TCase의 aspartate에 대한 K Km값이 KFCC10672의 값에 비해 크고 비효소활성 이 낮은 점에셔 찾을 수 있다. 즉 CH0516 A TCase 의 aspartate 사용량이 KFCC10672에 비해 낮기 때문에 여분의 aspartate가 AKase에 의해 L-Ly­s sme이 합성됩으로써 L-Lysine 생산성 증가가 얻어 진 것으로 사료된다. 이러한 사실은 CH0516 A AKase의 Km값이 KFCC10672에 비해 낮고 비효 소활성이 높은 점에셔도 뒷받침된다.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.352-352
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• 2006

Corynebacterium glutamicum, which is well known as an amino acid fermentation bacterium, has been used as a producer of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)]. P(3HB) was synthesized in recombinant C. glutamicum harboring the expression plasmid vector with a strong promoter for cell surface protein gene derived from C. glutamicum and P(3HB) biosynthetic gene operon derived from Ralstonia eutropha. The expression of P(3HB) synthase gene was detected by enzyme activity assay. Intracellular P(3HB) was microscopically observed as inclusion granules and its content was calculated to be 22.5 % (w/w) with molecular weight of $2.1{\times}10^{5}$ and polydispersity of 1.63.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.299-306
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• 1990

대장균과 코리네형 세균간의 shutle vector pECCGI과 pECCD2를 제작하고, plasmid pECCGI과 glycine배지에서 다양한 Corynebacterium glutamicum을 사용하여 전기장 충격법에 의한 형질전환에 있어서 여러 조건을 조사한 결과 세포 현탁액 40ul와 DNA 2ul의 혼합액 사용시 저항 600 obms, 전기장의 세기 12.5kv/cm, DNA양 10ng, 세포수 $4.5$\times$10^8$와 세포회수 시기를 1.0이하의 $A^6^0^0$으로 했을때 $10^6$transformants/ug of DNA의 형질전환 효율을 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.392-400
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• 2019

Chondroitin, the precursor of chondroitin sulfate, which is an important polysaccharide, has drawn significant attention due to its applications in many fields. In the present study, a heterologous biosynthesis pathway of chondroitin was designed in a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) strain C. glutamicum. CgkfoC and CgkfoA genes with host codon preference were synthesized and driven by promoter Ptac, which was confirmed as a strong promoter via GFPuv reporter assessment. In a lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) deficient host, intracellular chondroitin titer increased from 0.25 to 0.88 g/l compared with that in a wild-type host. Moreover, precursor enhancement via overexpressing precursor synthesizing gene ugdA further improved chondroitin titers to 1.09 g/l. Chondroitin production reached 1.91 g/l with the engineered strain C. glutamicum ${\Delta}L-CgCAU$ in a 5-L fed-batch fermentation with a single distribution $M_w$ of 186 kDa. This work provides an alternative, safe and novel means of producing chondroitin for industrial applications.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1583-1591
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• 2020

CRISPR/Cpf1 has emerged as a new CRISPR-based genome editing tool because, in comparison with CRIPSR/Cas9, it has a different T-rich PAM sequence to expand the target DNA sequence. Single-base editing in the microbial genome can be facilitated by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) followed by negative selection with the CRISPR/Cpf1 system. However, single point mutations aided by Cpf1 negative selection have been rarely reported in Corynebacterium glutamicum. This study aimed to introduce an amber stop codon in crtEb encoding lycopene hydratase, through ODM and Cpf1-mediated negative selection; deficiency of this enzyme causes pink coloration due to lycopene accumulation in C. glutamicum. Consequently, on using double-, triple-, and quadruple-base-mutagenic oligonucleotides, 91.5-95.3% pink cells were obtained among the total live C. glutamicum cells. However, among the negatively selected live cells, 0.6% pink cells were obtained using single-base-mutagenic oligonucleotides, indicating that very few single-base mutations were introduced, possibly owing to mismatch tolerance. This led to the consideration of various target-mismatched crRNAs to prevent the death of single-base-edited cells. Consequently, we obtained 99.7% pink colonies after CRISPR/Cpf1-mediated negative selection using an appropriate single-mismatched crRNA. Furthermore, Sanger sequencing revealed that single-base mutations were successfully edited in the 99.7% of pink cells, while only two of nine among 0.6% of pink cells were correctly edited. The results indicate that the target-mismatched Cpf1 negative selection can assist in efficient and accurate single-base genome editing methods in C. glutamicum.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.355-362
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• 1996

Complementation cloning of the argC, E, B, D, F, and G genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum was done by transforming the genomic DNA library into the corresponding arginine auxotrophs fo Escherichia coli. Recombinant plasmids containing 6.7 kb and 4.8kb fragments complementing the E. coli argB mutant were also able to complement the E. coli argC, E, A, D, and F mutants, indicating the clustered organization of the arginine biosynthetic genes within the cloned DNA fragments. The insert DNA fragments in the recombinant plasmids, named pRB1 AND pRB2, were physically mapped with several restriction enzymes. By further subcloning the entire DNA fragment containing the functions and by complementation analysis, we located the arg genes in the order of ACEBDF on the restriction map. We also determined the DNA nucleotide sequence of the fragment and report here the sequence of the argB gene. When compared to that with the mutant strain, higher enzyme activity of N-acetylglutamate kinase was detected in the extract of the mutant carrying the plasmid containing the putative argB gene, indicating that the plasmid contains a functional argB gene. Deduced amino acid sequence of the argB gene shows 45%, 38%, and 25% identity to that from Bacillus strearothermophilus, Bacillus substilus, and E. coli respectively. Our long term goal is genetically engineering C. glutamicum which produces more arginine than a wild type strain does.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.336-339
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• 2002

A total of 100 Corynebacterial clones exerting a regulatory effect on the aceB promoter of Corynebacterium glutamicum were isolated by utilizing a reporter carrying the enteric lacZ gene fused to the promoter. The isolated clones were classified into 3 groups of A, B, and C, according to their color of colonies. Escherichia coli cells carrying clones in groups A and B showed a $90\%\;and\;50\%$ reduction in ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity, respectively. The introduction of group A clones into C. glutamicum also resulted in an almost complete reduction in the expression of the aceA and aceB genes, suggesting that the clones express repressor-like proteins for the genes. Although white colonies were formed on plates containing X-gal, E. coli cells carrying one of the clones in group C exhibited intact ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity. The result suggests that the clone may encode proteins that prevent the cells from accumulating the chromogenic compound, X-gal.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1370-1375
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• 2023

In this study, we aimed to enhance the accumulation of chorismate (CHR) and anthranilate (ANT), key intermediates in the shikimate pathway, by modifying a shikimate over-producing recombinant strain of Corynebacterium glutamicum [19]. To achieve this, we utilized a CRISPR-driven genome engineering approach to compensate for the deletion of shikimate kinase (AroK) as well as ANT synthases (TrpEG) and ANT phosphoribosyltransferase (TrpD). In addition, we inhibited the CHR metabolic pathway to induce CHR accumulation. Further, to optimize the shikimate pathway, we overexpressed feedback inhibition-resistant Escherichia coli AroG and AroH genes, as well as C. glutamicum AroF and AroB genes. We also overexpressed QsuC and substituted shikimate dehydrogenase (AroE). In parallel, we optimized the carbon metabolism pathway by deleting the gntR family transcriptional regulator (IolR) and overexpressing polyphosphate/ATP-dependent glucokinase (PpgK) and glucose kinase (Glk). Moreover, acetate kinase (Ack) and phosphotransacetylase (Pta) were eliminated. Through our CRISPR-driven genome re-design approach, we successfully generated C. glutamicum cell factories capable of producing up to 0.48 g/l and 0.9 g/l of CHR and ANT in 1.3 ml miniature culture systems, respectively. These findings highlight the efficacy of our rational cell factory design strategy in C. glutamicum, which provides a robust platform technology for developing high-producing strains that synthesize valuable aromatic compounds, particularly those derived from the shikimate pathway metabolites.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.819-824
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• 2001

The principal DNA modification systems of the amino-acid-producing bacteria Corynebacterium glutamicum AS019, Brevibacterium flavum BF4, and B. lactofermentum BL1 was investigated using two approaches; digestion of plasmid DNA isolated from these species TseI and Fnu4HI, and sequence analysis of the putative methyltransferase target sites following the derivatization of DNA using metabisulfite treatment. The C. glutamicum and B. flavum strains showed similar digestion patterns to the two enzymes, indicating that the target for cytidine methyltransferase recognizes 5'-GCSGC-3'(where S is either G or C). Mapping the methylated cytidine sites by bisulfite derivatization, followed by PCR amplification and sequencing, was only possible when the protocol included an additional step eliminating any underivatized DNA after PCR amplification, thereby indicating that the derivatization was not $100\%$ efficient. This may have been due to the high G0C content of this genus. It was confirmed that C. glutamicum AS019 and B. flavum BF4 methylated the cytidine in the $Gm^5CCGC$ sequences, yet there were no similar patterns of methylation in B. lactofermentum, which was consistent with the distinctive degradation pattern seen for the above enzymes. These findings demonstrate the successful application of a modified bisulfite derivatization method with the Corynebacterium species for determining methylation patterns, and showed that different species in the geneus contain distinctive restriction and modification systems.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.296-300
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• 1990

자외선 조사와 NTG를 처리하여 Brevibacterium flavum 10AHR(arg his $Rif^r$)과 Corynebacterium glutamicum 11TS(trp $Sm^r$의 돌연변이주를 분리하였다. B.flavum 10AHR과 C.glutamicum 11TS를 300$\mu g$/ml의 lysozyme으로 18시간 처리하여 원형질체를 형성하고, 융합시 30의 PEG 6,000으로 처리하였을 때 가장 높은$3.7\times 10^{-6}$의 융합빈도를 나타내었다.