Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10871083 | FEBS Letters | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Escherichia coli evolves H2 via multiple [Ni-Fe]-hydrogenases (Hyd). This activity under hyper- and hypo-osmotic stress was investigated with mutants lacking different Hyd enzymes during glycerol fermentation. Inhibitory effects of hypo-stress on H2 production was stronger at pH 6.5 in wild type and mutants except fhlA, which encodes a transcriptional activator for Hyd-3, compared with the effects of N,Nâ²-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. These results indicate that Hyd-3 and Hyd-4 are osmosensitive at pH 7.5. Hyd-4 and FhlA are implicated in osmotic stress response at pH 6.5. Hyd-1 and FhlA might be osmosensitive at pH 5.5. Thus, osmosensitivity of Hyd enzymes is a novel property that depends on pH. This is significant for mechanisms of cell osmoregulation and H2 production biotechnology when glycerol is used as a fermentation substrate.
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Authors
Karen Trchounian, Armen Trchounian,