Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments

Abstract Adaptive evolution under controlled laboratory conditions has been highly effective in selecting organisms with beneficial phenotypes such as stress tolerance. The evolution route is particularly attractive when the organisms are either difficult to engineer or the genetic basis of the phen...

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Main Authors: Paula Jouhten, Dimitrios Konstantinidis, Filipa Pereira, Sergej Andrejev, Kristina Grkovska, Sandra Castillo, Payam Ghiachi, Gemma Beltran, Eivind Almaas, Albert Mas, Jonas Warringer, Ramon Gonzalez, Pilar Morales, Kiran R Patil
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202210980
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author Paula Jouhten
Dimitrios Konstantinidis
Filipa Pereira
Sergej Andrejev
Kristina Grkovska
Sandra Castillo
Payam Ghiachi
Gemma Beltran
Eivind Almaas
Albert Mas
Jonas Warringer
Ramon Gonzalez
Pilar Morales
Kiran R Patil
author_facet Paula Jouhten
Dimitrios Konstantinidis
Filipa Pereira
Sergej Andrejev
Kristina Grkovska
Sandra Castillo
Payam Ghiachi
Gemma Beltran
Eivind Almaas
Albert Mas
Jonas Warringer
Ramon Gonzalez
Pilar Morales
Kiran R Patil
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description Abstract Adaptive evolution under controlled laboratory conditions has been highly effective in selecting organisms with beneficial phenotypes such as stress tolerance. The evolution route is particularly attractive when the organisms are either difficult to engineer or the genetic basis of the phenotype is complex. However, many desired traits, like metabolite secretion, have been inaccessible to adaptive selection due to their trade‐off with cell growth. Here, we utilize genome‐scale metabolic models to design nutrient environments for selecting lineages with enhanced metabolite secretion. To overcome the growth‐secretion trade‐off, we identify environments wherein growth becomes correlated with a secondary trait termed tacking trait. The latter is selected to be coupled with the desired trait in the application environment where the trait manifestation is required. Thus, adaptive evolution in the model‐designed selection environment and subsequent return to the application environment is predicted to enhance the desired trait. We experimentally validate this strategy by evolving Saccharomyces cerevisiae for increased secretion of aroma compounds, and confirm the predicted flux‐rerouting using genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. Overall, model‐designed selection environments open new opportunities for predictive evolution.
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spelling doaj-art-ba56688f07884fe2828fa6593af196572025-08-20T03:46:32ZengSpringer NatureMolecular Systems Biology1744-42922022-10-01181011810.15252/msb.202210980Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environmentsPaula Jouhten0Dimitrios Konstantinidis1Filipa Pereira2Sergej Andrejev3Kristina Grkovska4Sandra Castillo5Payam Ghiachi6Gemma Beltran7Eivind Almaas8Albert Mas9Jonas Warringer10Ramon Gonzalez11Pilar Morales12Kiran R Patil13European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland LtdDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of GothenburgDepartament Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat d'Enologia, Universitat Rovira i VirgiliDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Science, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartament Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat d'Enologia, Universitat Rovira i VirgiliDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of GothenburgInstituto de Ciencias de la Vid y delVino (CSIC, Gobierno de la Rioja, Universidad de La Rioja) Finca La GrajeraInstituto de Ciencias de la Vid y delVino (CSIC, Gobierno de la Rioja, Universidad de La Rioja) Finca La GrajeraEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryAbstract Adaptive evolution under controlled laboratory conditions has been highly effective in selecting organisms with beneficial phenotypes such as stress tolerance. The evolution route is particularly attractive when the organisms are either difficult to engineer or the genetic basis of the phenotype is complex. However, many desired traits, like metabolite secretion, have been inaccessible to adaptive selection due to their trade‐off with cell growth. Here, we utilize genome‐scale metabolic models to design nutrient environments for selecting lineages with enhanced metabolite secretion. To overcome the growth‐secretion trade‐off, we identify environments wherein growth becomes correlated with a secondary trait termed tacking trait. The latter is selected to be coupled with the desired trait in the application environment where the trait manifestation is required. Thus, adaptive evolution in the model‐designed selection environment and subsequent return to the application environment is predicted to enhance the desired trait. We experimentally validate this strategy by evolving Saccharomyces cerevisiae for increased secretion of aroma compounds, and confirm the predicted flux‐rerouting using genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses. Overall, model‐designed selection environments open new opportunities for predictive evolution.https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202210980adaptive evolutiongenome‐scale metabolic modelpredictive evolutionSaccharomyces cerevisiaewine aroma
spellingShingle Paula Jouhten
Dimitrios Konstantinidis
Filipa Pereira
Sergej Andrejev
Kristina Grkovska
Sandra Castillo
Payam Ghiachi
Gemma Beltran
Eivind Almaas
Albert Mas
Jonas Warringer
Ramon Gonzalez
Pilar Morales
Kiran R Patil
Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
Molecular Systems Biology
adaptive evolution
genome‐scale metabolic model
predictive evolution
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
wine aroma
title Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
title_full Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
title_fullStr Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
title_full_unstemmed Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
title_short Predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model‐designed environments
title_sort predictive evolution of metabolic phenotypes using model designed environments
topic adaptive evolution
genome‐scale metabolic model
predictive evolution
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
wine aroma
url https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202210980
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