IP Library Granted Patent US 12,264,354
Granted Patent B2
US 12,264,354 · App. 15/488,320 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Microorganisms and methods for enhancing the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol, and for producing 1,4-butanediol related thereto

Inventors: Anthony P. Burgard (Bellefonte, PA); Robin E. Osterhout (San Diego, CA); Stephen J. Van Dien (Encinitas, CA); Cara Ann Tracewell (Solana Beach, CA); Priti Pharkya (San Diego, CA); Stefan Andrae (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
C12P7/18C07D207/12C08G18/3206C08G63/06C08G63/12C08G63/66C08G69/26C12N9/0006C12N9/0028C12N9/1007C12N9/88C12P7/24C12P19/02C12Y101/01244C12Y101/02007C12Y105/0102C12Y201/01C12Y101/01224C12Y201/0109C12Y402/01Y02P20/52
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Patent No.
US 12,264,354
App. No.
15/488,320
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein is a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a methanol metabolic pathway that can enhance the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol. Such reducing equivalents can be used to increase the product yield of organic compounds produced by the microbial organism, such as 1,4-butanediol (BDO). Also provided herein are methods for using such an organism to produce BDO.

Claims (57)

1. A method of producing an intermediate of a metabolic pathway that can be used in the formation of biomass, comprising culturing a non-naturally occurring microbial organism under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce the intermediate,

wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism has a methanol metabolic pathway and comprises at least three exogenous nucleic acids each encoding a methanol metabolic pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to enhance the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol, or metabolize methanol as a carbon source for biosynthesis of formaldehyde, wherein said methanol metabolic pathway comprises:

(i) a methanol methyltransferase, which catalyzes the conversion of methanol to methyltetrahydrofolate (methyl-THF),

(ii) a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which catalyzes the conversion of methyl-THF to methylene-THF, and

(iii) a methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, which catalyzes the conversion of methylene-THF to methenyl-THF; and

wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism has a formaldehyde assimilation pathway and comprises at least two exogenous nucleic acids each encoding a formaldehyde assimilation pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce an intermediate of a metabolic pathway that can be used in the formation of biomass, wherein the formaldehyde assimilation pathway comprises:

(i) a hexulose-6-phosphate synthase and a 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase; or

(ii) a dihydroxyacetone synthase and a dihydroxyacetone kinase.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate of a metabolic pathway is:

(i) a hexulose-6-phosphate, a fructose-6-phosphate, or a combination thereof; or

(ii) a dihydroxyacetone, a dihydroxyacetone phosphate, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the methanol metabolic pathway comprises:

(i) a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase, and a formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase;

(ii) a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and a formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase;

(iii) a methanol dehydrogenase, a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and a formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase;

(iv) a methanol dehydrogenase, a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and a formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase;

(v) a methanol dehydrogenase and a formaldehyde dehydrogenase;

(vi) a methanol dehydrogenase, a S-(hydroxymethyl) glutathione synthase, a glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase and a S-formylglutathione hydrolase;

(vii) a methanol dehydrogenase, a glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase and a S-formylglutathione hydrolase;

(viii) a methanol dehydrogenase, a formaldehyde activating enzyme, a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and a formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase;

(ix) a methanol dehydrogenase, a formaldehyde activating enzyme, a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and a formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase;

(x) a methanol dehydrogenase;

(xi) a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase; or

(xii) a methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the methanol metabolic pathway further comprises

(i) a formate dehydrogenase;

(ii) a formate hydrogen lyase; or

(iii) a formate hydrogen lyase and a hydrogenase.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprises four, five, six or seven exogenous nucleic acids, each encoding a methanol metabolic pathway enzyme.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism further has a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) pathway and comprises at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a BDO pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce BDO.

7. The method of claim 6 , where the BDO pathway comprises

(i) a succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(ii) a succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(iii) a succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(iv) a succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(v) succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate reductase, and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(vi) a succinyl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-phosphate reductase, and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(vii) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(viii) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(ix) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(x) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(xi) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate reductase, and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(xii) a succinyl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming), a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-phosphate reductase and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(xiii) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(xiv) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (aldehyde forming), and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase;

(xv) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA transferase or a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA synthetase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(xvi) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a phosphotrans-4-hydroxybutyrylase, and a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA reductase (alcohol forming);

(xvii) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate reductase, and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase; or

(xviii) a succinate reductase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, a 4-hydroxybutyrate kinase, a 4-hydroxybutyryl-phosphate reductase, and a 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenase.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the BDO pathway further comprises a succinyl-CoA transferase or a succinyl-CoA synthetase.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprises four, five, six or seven exogenous nucleic acids, each encoding a BDO Pathway enzyme.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism further comprises one or more gene disruptions, wherein said one or more gene disruptions occur in one or more endogenous genes encoding protein(s) or enzyme(s) involved in: native production of ethanol, glycerol, acetate, lactate, formate, CO 2 , and/or amino acids, by said non-naturally occurring microbial organism, and wherein said one or more gene disruptions confers increased production of BDO in said non-naturally occurring microbial organism.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein one or more endogenous enzymes involved in: native production of ethanol, glycerol, acetate, lactate, formate, CO 2 and/or amino acids by said non-naturally occurring microbial organism, has attenuated enzyme activity or expression levels.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one exogenous nucleic acid is a heterologous nucleic acid.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism is in cultured a substantially anaerobic culture medium.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-naturally occurring microbial organism is a species of bacteria, yeast, or fungus.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate is consumed to provide a reducing equivalent or to incorporate into BDO or target product.

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Continuity (4)
Continuation 13975678 · Aug 26, 2013
Provisional Application 61766609 · Feb 19, 2013
Provisional Application 61693683 · Aug 27, 2012
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