Browsing by Author "Carpinelli, J"

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    Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for trehalose overproduction: Role of the TreYZ trehalose biosynthetic pathway
    (AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 2006) Carpinelli, J; Kramer, R; Agosin, E
    Trehalose has many potential applications in biotechnology and the food industry due to its protective effect against environmental stress. Our work explores microbiological production methods based on the capacity of Corynebacterium glutainicum to excrete trehalose. We address here raising trehalose productivity through homologous overexpression of maltooligosyltrehalose synthase and the maltooligosyltrehallose trehalohydrolase genes. In addition, heterologous expression of the UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase gene from Escherichia coli improved the supply of glycogen. Gene expression effects were tested on enzymatic activities and intracellular glycogen content, as well as on accumulated and excreted trehalose. Overexpression of the treY gene and the treY/treZ synthetic operon significantly increased maltooligosyltrehalose synthase activity, the rate-limiting step, and improved the specific productivity and the final titer of trehalose. Furthermore, a strong decrease was noted in glycogen accumulation. Expression of galU/treY and galU/treYZ synthetic operons showed a partial recovery in the intracellular glycogen levels and a significant improvement in both intra- and extracellular trehalose content.
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    The as-1 promoter element is an oxidative stress-responsive element and salicylic acid activates it via oxidative species
    (2002) Garretón, V; Carpinelli, J; Jordana, X; Holuigue, L
    The activation sequence-1 (as-1)-like element found in the promoter of some glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes, has been previously described as a salicylic acid (SA)- and auxin-responsive element. In this paper, we tested the hypothesis that the activating effect of SA on the as-1 element is mediated by oxidative species. Supporting this hypothesis, our results show that the antioxidants dimethylthiourea (DMTU) and 3-t-butyl-4-hydroxy-anizole (BHA) inhibit the SA-induced transcription of genes controlled by as-1 elements in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants [i.e. GNT35 gene coding for a GST and (as-1)(4)/beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter transgene]. DMTU and BHA also inhibit SA-activated as-1-binding activity in nuclear extracts. Further support for the hypothesis that the as-1 element is activated by oxidative species comes from our result showing that light potentiates the SA-induced activation of the as-1 element. Furthermore, methyl viologen, a known oxidative stress inducer in plants, also activates the as-1 element. Increasing H2O2 levels by incubation with H2O2 or with the catalase inhibitor 3-amino-1,2,5-triazole does not activate the (as-1)(4)/GUS gene. On the contrary, 3-amino-1,2,5-triazole inhibits the activating effect of SA on the (as-1)(4)/GUS gene. These results suggest that oxidative species other than H2O2 mediate the activation of the as-1 element by SA. Our results also suggest that even though the as-1 binding activity is stimulated by oxidative species, this is not sufficient for the transactivation of genes controlled by this element. The complex interplay between SA and reactive oxygen species in the transcriptional activation of defense genes is discussed.