Issue 51, 2023

Improving thermo-tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by precise regulation of the expression of small HSP

Abstract

The level of heat resistance in microbial cells is an important factor in determining the energy consumption and product synthesis efficiency of fermentation processes. Current research generally believes that heat shock proteins (HSPs) are the most closely related functional molecules to heat resistance inside cells. They can stabilize cell structures and allow cells to perform their normal physiological functions. Based on our previous transcriptome data, this study applies synthetic biology methods to validate the functionality of heat-resistant elements. The researchers introduced gene circuits expressing small HSPs (sHSP-HB8, HSP12, HSP26, HSP30, HSP42, and ibpa-MB4) with different promoter strengths (TDH3p, YNL247wp) into Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for functional verification. All engineered strains, with the exception of No. 3 and No. 8, demonstrated a significantly higher growth rate and cell viability at 42 °C. Among them, No. 7 (YNL247wp-HSP12-SLM5t) and No. 11 (YNL247wp-sHSP-HB8-SLM5t), the two best performing engineered strains, exhibited a 19.8% and 17.2% increase in cell density, respectively, compared to the control strain. Additionally, the analysis of pyruvate kinase (PK) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) enzyme activities indicated that the engineered strains enhanced protein quality at higher temperatures. The research methods and ideas presented in this paper have significant scientific reference value for exploring and applying other stress-resistant gene circuits.

Graphical abstract: Improving thermo-tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by precise regulation of the expression of small HSP

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Aug 2023
Accepted
17 Nov 2023
First published
12 Dec 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2023,13, 36254-36260

Improving thermo-tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by precise regulation of the expression of small HSP

M. Zhang, H. Zhang, Y. He, Z. Wu and K. Xu, RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 36254 DOI: 10.1039/D3RA05216H

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