Identification of a 21 amino acid peptide conferring 3-hydroxypropionic acid stress-tolerance to Escherichia coli.

Journal Article (Letter)

We report the identification of a novel small open reading frame in Escherichia coli. The sORF (called iroK) encodes a 21 amino cid peptide, which when translated confers a 133% (ca. 20 g/L) increase in resistance to 3-hydroxypropionic acid. We show that iroK conferred tolerance is additive to previously identified tolerance mechanisms involving relief of inhibited metabolism, yet does not involve altered 3-HP transport. This result demonstrates the continued surprises that microbial genomes hold and emphasize the importance of comprehensive discovery methods in future strain and metabolic engineering efforts.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Warnecke, TE; Lynch, MD; Lipscomb, ML; Gill, RT

Published Date

  • May 2012

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 109 / 5

Start / End Page

  • 1347 - 1352

PubMed ID

  • 22161628

Pubmed Central ID

  • 22161628

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1097-0290

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0006-3592

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/bit.24398

Language

  • eng