Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract To achieve high efficiency in microbial cell factories, it is crucial to redesign central carbon fluxes to ensure an adequate supply of precursors for producing high-value compounds. In this study, we employed a multi-omics approach to rearrange the central carbon flux of the pyruvate dehyd...

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Main Authors: Cairong Lei, Xiaopeng Guo, Miaomiao Zhang, Xiang Zhou, Nan Ding, Junle Ren, Meihan Liu, Chenglin Jia, Yajuan Wang, Jingru Zhao, Ziyi Dong, Dong Lu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07103-7
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Xiaopeng Guo
Miaomiao Zhang
Xiang Zhou
Nan Ding
Junle Ren
Meihan Liu
Chenglin Jia
Yajuan Wang
Jingru Zhao
Ziyi Dong
Dong Lu
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Dong Lu
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description Abstract To achieve high efficiency in microbial cell factories, it is crucial to redesign central carbon fluxes to ensure an adequate supply of precursors for producing high-value compounds. In this study, we employed a multi-omics approach to rearrange the central carbon flux of the pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) bypass, thereby enhancing the supply of intermediate precursors, specifically acetyl-CoA. This enhancement aimed to improve the biosynthesis of acetyl-CoA-derived compounds, such as terpenoids and fatty acid-derived molecules, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Through transcriptomic and lipidomic analyses, we identified ALD4 as a key regulatory gene influencing lipid metabolism. Genetic validation demonstrated that overexpression of the mitochondrial acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene ALD4 resulted in a 20.1% increase in lipid production. This study provides theoretical support for optimising the performance of S. cerevisiae as a “cell factory” for the production of commercial compounds.
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spelling doaj-art-fb0b0403461743e59ea57321560519cb2025-08-20T02:11:54ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422024-10-017111310.1038/s42003-024-07103-7Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeCairong Lei0Xiaopeng Guo1Miaomiao Zhang2Xiang Zhou3Nan Ding4Junle Ren5Meihan Liu6Chenglin Jia7Yajuan Wang8Jingru Zhao9Ziyi Dong10Dong Lu11Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of TechnologyInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract To achieve high efficiency in microbial cell factories, it is crucial to redesign central carbon fluxes to ensure an adequate supply of precursors for producing high-value compounds. In this study, we employed a multi-omics approach to rearrange the central carbon flux of the pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) bypass, thereby enhancing the supply of intermediate precursors, specifically acetyl-CoA. This enhancement aimed to improve the biosynthesis of acetyl-CoA-derived compounds, such as terpenoids and fatty acid-derived molecules, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Through transcriptomic and lipidomic analyses, we identified ALD4 as a key regulatory gene influencing lipid metabolism. Genetic validation demonstrated that overexpression of the mitochondrial acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene ALD4 resulted in a 20.1% increase in lipid production. This study provides theoretical support for optimising the performance of S. cerevisiae as a “cell factory” for the production of commercial compounds.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07103-7
spellingShingle Cairong Lei
Xiaopeng Guo
Miaomiao Zhang
Xiang Zhou
Nan Ding
Junle Ren
Meihan Liu
Chenglin Jia
Yajuan Wang
Jingru Zhao
Ziyi Dong
Dong Lu
Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Communications Biology
title Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_fullStr Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full_unstemmed Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_short Regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_sort regulating the metabolic flux of pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass to enhance lipid production in saccharomyces cerevisiae
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07103-7
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