English Journal

Wolfe AJ1.
Current genetics.Curr Genet.2015 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Nε-acetylation is emerging as an abundant post-translational modification of bacterial proteins. Two mechanisms have been identified: one is enzymatic, dependent on an acetyltransferase and acetyl-coenzyme A; the other is non-enzymatic and depends on the reactivity of acetyl phosphate. Some, but no
PMID 26660885

Altered acetylation and succinylation profiles in Corynebacterium glutamicum in response to conditions inducing glutamate overproduction.

Mizuno Y1,2, Nagano-Shoji M1,2, Kubo S1,3, Kawamura Y4, Yoshida A1, Kawasaki H3, Nishiyama M1, Yoshida M4, Kosono S1,4.
MicrobiologyOpen.Microbiologyopen.2015 Dec 11. doi: 10.1002/mbo3.320. [Epub ahead of print]
The bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum is utilized during industrial fermentation to produce amino acids such as l-glutamate. During l-glutamate fermentation, C. glutamicum changes the flux of central carbon metabolism to favor l-glutamate production, but the molecular mechanisms that explain thes
PMID 26663479

Metabolic engineering of the mixed-acid fermentation pathway of Escherichia coli for anaerobic production of glutamate and itaconate.

Vuoristo KS1, Mars AE2, Sangra JV3, Springer J4, Eggink G5, Sanders JP6, Weusthuis RA7.
AMB Express.AMB Express.2015 Dec;5(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13568-015-0147-y. Epub 2015 Sep 17.
Itaconic acid, an unsaturated C5-dicarboxylic acid, is a biobased building block for the polymer industry. The purpose of this study was to establish proof of principle for an anaerobic fermentation process for the production of itaconic acid by modification of the mixed acid fermentation pathway of
PMID 26384341

Japanese Journal

Isolation and Properties of Malic Enzyme and Its Gene in Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7

Production of Non-Proteinaceous Amino Acids using Recombinant <I>E. coli</I> Cells

Production of Nonproteinaceous Amino Acids Using Recombinant Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Cysteine Synthase and Related Enzymes with or without the Secretion of O-Acetyl-L-Serine