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Mini-Bacillus - Large-scale reduction of the Bacillus subtilis genome: Consequences for the transcriptional network, resource allocation, and metabolism

ABSTRACT: In this study, we have applied the top-down approach to reduce the genome of B. subtilis in order to obtain minimal strains with robust growth on complex medium at 37°C. For this purpose, we have evaluated the function of each gene of the B. subtilis genome and identified essential, important and dispensable genomic regions. Using an efficient markerless and scarless deletion method and a system allowing induction of genetic competence in the complete cell population, we have constructed two genome-reduced strains lacking about 36% of dispensable genetic information. Multi-omics analyses with the genome-reduced strains revealed substantial changes in the transcriptome, the proteome and in the metabolome. The massive reorganization of metabolism in the two genome-reduced strains can be explained by the underlying genotypes that were determined by genome re-sequencing. Moreover, the transcriptome and proteome analyses uncovered novel dispensable genomic regions that can be removed to further streamline the B. subtilis genome. In conclusion, both minimal strains show interesting metabolic features and they serve as excellent starting points to generate an ultimate reduced-genome B. subtilis cell containing only genes required for robust growth on complex medium.

OTHER RELATED OMICS DATASETS IN: PRJNA324431

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Bacillus Subtilis Subsp. Subtilis Str. 168

SUBMITTER: Praveen Sappa

LAB HEAD: Uwe Völker

PROVIDER: PXD004565 | Pride | 2016-12-06

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Large-scale reduction of the Bacillus subtilis genome: consequences for the transcriptional network, resource allocation, and metabolism.

Reuß Daniel R DR Altenbuchner Josef J Mäder Ulrike U Rath Hermann H Ischebeck Till T Sappa Praveen Kumar PK Thürmer Andrea A Guérin Cyprien C Nicolas Pierre P Steil Leif L Zhu Bingyao B Feussner Ivo I Klumpp Stefan S Daniel Rolf R Commichau Fabian M FM Völker Uwe U Stülke Jörg J

Genome research 20161213 2

Understanding cellular life requires a comprehensive knowledge of the essential cellular functions, the components involved, and their interactions. Minimized genomes are an important tool to gain this knowledge. We have constructed strains of the model bacterium, Bacillus subtilis, whose genomes have been reduced by ∼36%. These strains are fully viable, and their growth rates in complex medium are comparable to those of wild type strains. An in-depth multi-omics analysis of the genome reduced s ...[more]

PMID: 27965289

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Mini-Bacillus - Large-scale reduction of the Bacillus subtilis genome: Consequences for the transcriptional network, resource allocation, and metabolism

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Large-scale reduction of the Bacillus subtilis genome: consequences for the transcriptional network, resource allocation, and metabolism.

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