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ModificaUon of Methanococcus maripaludis for ProducUon of Geraniol
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Modifica(onofMethanococcusmaripaludisforProduc(onofGeraniolAnnikaMcNally,TravisFetchko,andJamesBevington
UniversityofGeorgiaiGEMTeamFounda(onalAdvance−RegionalJamboreeEast−10/13/2012
METHANOCOCCUSMARIPALUDIS• Methanogenicarchaeon• Obligateanaerobe• Mesophilic• Autotrophic• Createsisoprenoidlipids• Doubling7meof2.3hrs
M.maripaludisbyBonnieChabon
IDEAGENERATION
• OpportunitytoworkwithMethanococcusmaripaludis• Wantedtomakeanaroma7ccompound• Aisoprenoidlipidsynthesisintermediate,geranyldiphosphate,isaprecursorofgeraniol• Geraniolisanaroma7ccompoundthatgiverosestheirdis7nctsmell
• Thegoal:usesynthe7cbiologytechniquestomodifyMethanococcusmaripaludisfortheproduc7onofgeraniol
ABSTRACTThisstudydeterminedifaspecificallyengineeredplasmidcouldbetransformedintoMethanoccocusmaripaludisandexpressedforpersonalhygieneandenergyusage.Methanococcuswassynthe7callymodifiedviaexpressionofageneforgeraniolsynthase(GS)fromOcimumbasilicum.Theenzymecatalyzesareac7onwhichresultsingeraniol,themajoraroma7ccompoundinroses.Methanogensarearchaeathatliveinthegutofhumansandanimals,andareresponsibleforthemethanecontentofflatulence.Theyalsohavearobustisoprenoidbiosynthe7cpathway,usingisoprenoid‐basedphospholipidsasthemajorcomponentsoftheircellenvelopes.Forthatreason,theynaturallymakelargeamountsofgeranyldiphosphate,theprecursorofgeraniol.Transforma7onofMethanococcuswiththegenefprGSwasconfirmedviaPCR.Theproduc7onofsmallamountsofgeraniolinwholecellswasconfirmedwithGCandMS.Inconclusion,thisprojectconvertspersonalpollutersintoanairfreshener.Thisaccomplishmentpoten7allyhasahighimpactfactor,withthemajorityofthepopula7onaffected.
GENEDESIGN• Iden7fiedenzymeoforigin• Ocimumbasilicum(basil)• shortaminoacidsequence• insertedrestric7onsites(5’NsI1;3’BglII)
forcloning
• Codonop7miza7onforM.maripaludis• PlanttoArchaea
• GenesynthesizedbyGenScript
pAW42SHUTTLEVECTOR• Shu[levectorexpressedinE.coliandM.maripaludis• Strongpromoter• RBSbindingsiteupstreamoftheNsiIsite• Ampicillinresistanceforselec7oninE.coli• Puromycinresistanceforselec7oninM.maripaludis
Reference1.
CONSTRUCTIONOFSHUTTLEVECTOR• PCRamplifysynthe7cGeraniolSynthase(GS)gene,
addingtheflankingrestric7onsitestotheprimers• InsertedGSgeneintopAW42atNsiI‐Xbalsites
MEMBRANELIPIDBIOSYNTHESIS
IsoprenoidMembraneLipid
Geraniol
CLONINGINE.COLIANDVERIFICATIONOFSHUTTLEVECTOR• Transformedshu[levectorintoE.coli• Platedonampicillin‐containingagar• PlanttoArchaea
• Extracted/Purified• Pickedresul7ngcoloniesforplasmid
miniprepara7ons• RestrictplasmidswithEcoRVandscreened
byelectrophoresis
• Lanes1‐4areplasmidsfromfourrepresenta7vecolonies(allcontaingeneforGS)• Lane5wasnega7veforthegene Lanes1‐4areposi7veforGSgene
CONCLUSION
• M.maripaludiscanmakegeranioluponthetransforma7onofapAW42shu[levectorcontainingthegeneforGS
• Thisresearchaddstothefounda7onalknowledgeofsynthe7cbiology
• WorkdonebythisgrouphascreatedinterestforfutureiGEMteamsatUGA
SUGGESTIONSFORFUTUREWORK
• Increasegeraniolproduc7onbyincreasingexpressionbygrowingcellsunderdifferentgrowthcondi7ons
• DifferentVerifica7onmethodsforexpression(enzymeassay,Microarray)
• UseGSfromothersources,suchasCinnamomumtenuipilum
• Inves7ga7ngtheuseofGeraniolasabiofuel• Addi7onofGeraniolacetyltransferasegenecanconvertgeranioltogeranyl
acetate,whichisabe[erbiodieselalterna7vethanlinearesters
REFERENCES• Whitman,WilliamB."MethanococcusmaripaludisstrainC5,strainC6andstrainC7."Methanococcus
maripaludisC6.DoeJointGenomeIns7tute,n.d.Web.8Oct.2012.<h[p://genome.jgi‐psf.org/metm6/metm6.home.html>.
• Walters,AlisonD.,SarahSmith,andJamesChong."Shu[leVectorSystemforMethanococcusmaripaludiswithImprovedTransforma7onEfficiency."AppliedandEnvironmentalMicrobiology77.7(2011):2549‐51.Print
TRANSFORMATIONOFPLASMIDINTOM.MARIPALUDIS• PolyethyleneGlycoltransforma7onprocedure
• Verifica7on:• ColonyPCR• Lanes1‐4areselectedcolonies• LaneCisacontrol• Lane3isposi7veandcontainstheGSgene
GelelectrophoresisofproductsfromcolonyPCR
GERANIOL• Hydrocarbon/alcohol• Poten7aluseasbiofuel
• Usedasfragrance• Componentofrose,lemonandmanyotherscents
• Insectrepellent• Precursortoterpenes• Importantcompounds• commercialapplica7ons
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OtherTeamMembers:JessicaCalkinsRachitJainAndrewUpchurchBriceBowerman
Advisors:Dr.WilliamWhitmanDr.YajunYan
GC/MSFacility:DennisPhillips
• Uniqueanaerobicrespira7on
• NovelbiochemistrywithunusualcoenzymesasC1carriers
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PRODUCTFORMATIONANDVERIFICATION• Geraniolwasexpectedtobenomorethan5%oftotallipidcontent• 20nmolgeraniol/5mLofculture• 0.6µg/mLofgeraniol
• Extrac7onmethods• Hexaneextrac7on,thenevaporatedbyN2
• 60%recoveryoncontrolexperiments• Verifica7onofgeraniolbyGC/MS
geraniolStandard(1ng/mL)ofgeraniolinhexane
ExtractedProduct
*GC/MStracefromwild‐typeculturesshowednogeraniol
METHANOGENESIS
FromGenScript