Acquisition of flocculation phenotype by Kluyveromyces marxianus when overexpressing GAP1 gene encoding an isoform of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

Catarina Almeida, Odília Queirós, Alan Wheals, José Teixeira, Pedro Moradas-Ferreira

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Abstract

The use of flocculating yeast strains has been considered as a convenient approach to obtain high cell densities in bioreactors with increasing productivity in continuous operations. In Kluyveromyces marxianus ATTC 10022, the GAP1 gene encodes an isoform of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-p37 - that is accumulated in the cell wall and is involved in flocculation. To test the use of p37 as a tool for engineering Kluyveromyces cells to display a flocculation phenotype, K. marxianus CCT 3172 was transformed with an expression vector containing GAP1. This vector is based on the pY37 previously described, harbouring a S11 Kluyveromyces origin of replication, and the expression of GAP1 is under the control of GAL1. Kluyveromyces cells overexpressing GAP1 acquired a flocculent phenotype together with the accumulation of p37 in the cell wall. The results support the use of GAP1 gene as a molecular tool for inducing flocculation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-440
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Microbiological Methods
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2003

Keywords

  • Flocculation
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
  • Kluyveromyces

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