Formate-driven growth coupled with H-2 production
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Title
- Formate-driven growth coupled with H-2 production
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Author(s)
- Kim, Yun Jae; Lee, Hyun Sook; Kim, Eun Sook; Bae, Seung Seob; Lim, Jae Kyu; Matsumi, Rie; Lebedinsky, Alexander V.; Sokolova, Tatyana G.; Kozhevnikova, Darya A.; Cha, Sun-Shin; Kim, Sang-Jin; Kwon, Kae Kyoung; Imanaka, Tadayuki; Atomi, Haruyuki; Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Elizaveta A.; Lee, Jung-Hyun; Kang, Sung Gyun
- KIOST Author(s)
- Kim, Yun Jae(김윤재); Lee, Hyun Sook(이현숙); Lim, Jae Kyu(임재규); Kwon, Kae Kyoung(권개경); Lee, Jung Hyun(이정현); Kang, Sung Gyun(강성균)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김윤재; 이현숙; 김은숙; 배승섭; 임재규; 차선신; 김상진; 권개경; 이정현; 강성균
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Publication Year
- 2010-09
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Abstract
- Although a common reaction in anaerobic environments, the conversion of formate and water to bicarbonate and H-2 (with a change in Gibbs free energy of Delta G degrees = + 1.3 kJ mol(-1)) has not been considered energetic enough to support growth of microorganisms. Recently, experimental evidence for growth on formate was reported for syntrophic communities of Moorella sp. strain AMP and a hydrogen-consuming Methanothermobacter species and of Desulfovibrio sp. strain G11 and Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus strain AZ(1). The basis of the sustainable growth of the formate-users is explained by H-2 consumption by the methanogens, which lowers the H-2 partial pressure, thus making the pathway exergonic(2). However, it has not been shown that a single strain can grow on formate by catalysing its conversion to bicarbonate and H-2. Here we report that several hyperthermophilic archaea belonging to the Thermococcus genus are capable of formate-oxidizing, H-2-producing growth. The actual Delta G values for the formate metabolism are calculated to range between -8 and -20 kJ mol(-1) under the physiological conditions where Thermococcus onnurineus strain NA1 are grown. Furthermore, we detected ATP synthesis in the presence of formate as a sole energy source. Gene expression profiling and disruption identified the gene cluster encoding formate hydrogen lyase, cation/proton antiporter and formate transporter, which were responsible for the growth of T. onnurineus NA1 on formate. This work shows formate-driven growth by a single microorganism with protons as the electron acceptor, and reports the biochemical basis of this ability.
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ISSN
- 0028-0836
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/4037
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DOI
- 10.1038/nature09375
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Bibliographic Citation
- NATURE, v.467, no.7313, pp.352 - U137, 2010
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Publisher
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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