IP Library Patent Application 19325355
Patent Application
App. No. 19/325,355

METHODS AND ORGANISMS WITH INCREASED CARBON FLUX EFFICIENCIES

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19/325,355
Abstract

The invention is directed to a non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprising a first attenuation of a succinyl-CoA synthetase or transferase and at least a second attenuation of a succinyl-CoA converting enzyme or a gene encoding a succinate producing enzyme within a multi-step pathway having a net conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinate.

Claims (33)

1 .- 75 . (canceled)

76 . A non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprising a gene disruption of a gene encoding YciA CoA hydrolase and a metabolically engineered pathway for producing a bioderived compound from a TCA cycle intermediate, wherein the microbial organism comprises one or more modifications selected from the group consisting of:

(a) increased expression of a pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase relative to a microbial organism lacking said modification;

(b) a genetic alteration that increases expression of NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I, cytochrome bo oxidase, or both NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I and cytochrome bo oxidase relative to a microbial organism lacking said modification;

(c) attenuation of one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases or NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductases, one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases, or one or more non-cytochrome bo ubiquinol oxidases;

(d) a gene disruption of one or more endogenous nucleic acids encoding a menaquinol biosynthetic enzyme, or one or more nucleic acids encoding a dimethylmenaquinol biosynthetic enzyme;

(e) attenuation of protein encoding ClpA, pyruvate kinase or glucose phosphotransferase system (PTS); and

(f) a genetic alteration that increases expression of a phosphoenoylpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), a phosphoenoylpyruvate carboxylase (PPC), or both a PEPCK and a PPC in said microbial organism relative to a microbial organism lacking said modification.

77 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein said microbial organism is selected from the group consisting of bacteria, yeast, fungus or other microorganism applicable to a fermentation process.

78 . A method of producing a bioderived compound comprising culturing a non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 for a sufficient period of time under conditions sufficient to produce said bioderived compound.

79 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the increased expression of a pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase.

80 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 79 , wherein:

(i) said increased expression comprises up regulating the expression of an endogenous pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase;

(ii) said pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase comprises a proton-translocating transhydrogenase; or

(iii) said pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase is encoded by pntAB.

81 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , further comprising attenuation of a TCA cycle enzyme other than a succinyl-CoA synthetase or transferase.

82 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 81 , wherein said TCA cycle enzyme other than a succinyl-CoA synthetase or transferase is selected from succinic dehydrogenase, fumarase and malate dehydrogenase.

83 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein said bioderived compound is selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxybutyrate (4HB), 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), polyhydroxylbutanoate (PHB), butadiene, adipate, 6-aminocaproate, caprolactam, methacrylic acid, isopropanol, long chain alcohols, hexamethylenediamene, methyl methacrylate, butanol, 3-butene-1-ol, 3-butene-2-ol and crotyl-alcohol.

84 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 83 , wherein said bioderived compound is 4HB, 1,4-BDO, or 1,3-BDO.

85 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the genetic alteration that increases expression of NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I, cytochrome bo oxidase, or both NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I and cytochrome bo oxidase.

86 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 85 , wherein said microbial organism comprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding said NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I (nuo), cytochrome bo oxidase (cyoABCDE) or both NADH dehydrogenase Ndh-I (nuo) and cytochrome bo oxidase (cyoABCDE).

87 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the attenuation of one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases or NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductases, one or more ubiquinol oxidases, one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases, or one or more ubiquinol oxidases;

wherein the one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases or NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductases are selected from the group consisting of Ndh-II, WrbA, YhdH, YieF, YtfG, Qor and MdaB, the one or more ubiquinol oxidases are selected from the group consisting of cytochrome bd-I oxidase, cytochrome bd-II oxidase and quinol monooxygenase, the one or more NAD(P)H dehydrogenases are selected from the group consisting of Ndh-II, WrbA, YhdH, YieF, YtfG, Qor and MdaB, and the one or more ubiquinol oxidases are selected from the group consisting of cytochrome bd-I oxidase, cytochrome bd-II oxidase and quinol monooxygenase.

88 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 87 , wherein said attenuation comprises attenuating said Ndh-II, bd-I oxidase or Ndh-II and bd-I oxidase.

89 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the gene disruption of one or more endogenous nucleic acids encoding a menaquinol biosynthetic enzyme or one or more nucleic acids encoding a dimethylmenaquinol biosynthetic enzyme.

90 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 89 , wherein one or more endogenous nucleic acids encoding a menaquinol or dimethylmenaquinol biosynthetic enzyme is a nucleic acid encoding a menF, menD, menH, menC, menE, menB, menI, menA or menG gene, or an ortholog having at least 70% identity to a menF, menD, menH, menC, menE, menB, menI, menA or menG gene.

91 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the attenuation of protein encoding ClpA, pyruvate kinase or glucose phosphotransferase system (PTS).

92 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the genetic alteration that increases expression of a phosphoenoylpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) in said microbial organism.

93 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 95 , wherein:

(i) said microbial organism comprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding said PEPCK; or

(ii) said microbial organism further comprises a genetic alteration that comprises attenuation of a phosphoenoylpyruvate carboxylase (PPC) in said microbial organism.

94 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 76 , wherein the microbial organism comprises the genetic alteration that increases expression of a phosphoenoylpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), phosphenolpyruvate carboxylase (PPC), or both a PEPCK and a PPC in said microbial organism.

95 . The non-naturally occurring microbial organism of claim 94 , further comprising attenuation of a pyruvate kinase or glucose phosphotransferase system (PTS).

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: GENOMATICA, INC.
To: AGAIN BIO APS
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