Skip to main content

Table 1 Knockout mutant genetic backgrounds assayed for D-DIBOA production

From: A genetically engineered Escherichia coli strain overexpressing the nitroreductase NfsB is capable of producing the herbicide D-DIBOA with 100% molar yield

MultiFun Ontology: metabolism, child classes

Superpathways

Knock-out genes

ID (Keio collection)

Protein name

Pathways/reactions/molecular function

Consumed cofactor

Biosynthesis of Macromolecules (cellular constituents)a

Colanic acid (M antigen)

rcsA

JW1935-1

Rcsa

RcsA + RcsB → RcsAB

Positive DNA-binding transcriptional regulator of capsular polysaccharide synthesis, activates its own expression 

wzc

JW2045-1

Protein-tyrosine kinase Wzc

ATP + a [protein]-l-tyrosine → ADP + a [protein]-l-tyrosine phosphate + H+

ATP

Cytoplasmic poysaccharides

dgsA (=mlc)

JW1586-1

Mlc DNA-binding transcriptional repressor

Controls the expression of a number of genes encoding enzymes of the phosphotransferase (PTS) and phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) systems. Regulates genes involved in the uptake of glucose

 

glgA

JW3392-1

Glycogen synthase

Glycogen biosynthesis I (from ADP-d-Glucose)

Enterobacterial common antigen (surface glycolipid)

wzxE

JW3766-1

Lipid III flippase

Enterobacterial common antigen)-undecaprenyl diphosphate[cytosol] → (enterobacterial common antigen)-undecaprenyl diphosphate[periplasm]

Flagellum

flgA

JW1059-1

Flagellar biosynthesis protein FlgA

Assembly of basal-body periplasmic P ring

ATP

flhA

JW1868-1

Flagellar biosynthesis protein FlhA

Flagellar export apparatus

fliQ

JW1933-1

Flagellar biosynthesis protein FliQ

Transcriptional level, repressorb

lrhA

JW2284-6

LrhA DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator A

LysR homologue A, regulates the transcription of genes involved in the synthesis of type 1 fimbriae. Indirectly, this protein also regulates the transcription of several genes involved in motility, chemotaxis, and flagellum synthesis by directly controlling the expression of the master regulator FlhDC

 

Large molecule carriers

ccmA

JW5366-1

Heme trafficking system ATP-binding protein

Ferroheme b[cytosol] + ATP + H2O → ferroheme b[periplasm] + ADP + phosphate + H+

ATP 

citD

JW0609-1

Citrate lyase, acyl carrier gamma; subunit

Citrate → acetate + oxaloacetate

citrate + an acetyl-holo [citrate lyase acyl-carrier protein] + H + → a citryl-holo [citrate lyase acyl-carrier protein] + acetate

a citryl-holo [citrate lyase acyl-carrier protein] → oxaloacetate + an acetyl-holo [citrate lyase acyl-carrier protein] + H+

 

Large molecule carriers, Thioredoxin, glutaredoxin

grxA

JW0833-1

Glutaredoxin 1, redox coenzyme for ribonucleotide reductase

2 glutathione + an oxidized glutaredoxin → glutathione disulfide + a reduced glutaredoxin

an oxidized glutaredoxin + 2 e- = a reduced glutaredoxin

S-sulfo-l-cysteine + a reduced glutaredoxin → l-cysteine + sulfite + an oxidized glutaredoxin + H+ + 2 more

e

Lipopolysaccharide

lapA    (= yciS)

JW1271-1

Lipopolysaccharide assembly protein LapA

 Heat shock protein involved in the assembly of lipopolysaccharides

 

Lipopolysaccharide, core region

kdsD

JW3164-1

d-arabinose 5-phosphate isomerase

Aldehydo-d-arabinose 5-phosphate ↔ d-ribulose 5-phosphate

lpcA

JW0212-1

d-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate isomerase

d-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate → d-glycero-d-manno-heptose 7-phosphate

Lipopolysaccharide, Lipid A

arnA

JW2249-1

Fused UDP-L-Ara4 N formyltransferase and UDP-GlcA dehydrogenase

Polymyxin resistance

Lipopolysaccharide, O antigen

rfbX

JW2022-2

O antigen flippase

(O16 antigen)-undecaprenyl diphosphate[cytosol] → (O16 antigen)-undecaprenyl diphosphate[periplasm]

wbbI

JW2019-1

β-1,6-galactofuranosyltransferase

Octyl α-d-glucopyranoside + UDP-α-d-galactofuranose → octyl β-1,6-d-galactofuranosyl-α-d-glucopyranoside + UDP + H+

Lipoprotein

ybaY

JW0443-1

Predicted outer membrane lipoprotein

 Outer membrane component

Phospholipid

cdsA

GN80

CDP-diglyceride synthetase

CTP + a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + H+ → a CDP-diacylglycerol + diphosphate

CTP + a 2,3,4-saturated 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + H+ → a CDP-2,3,4-saturated-diacylglycerol + diphosphate

 CTP/H+

clsA

JW1241-5

Cardiolipin synthase 1

2 an L-1-phosphatidyl-sn-glycerol → a cardiolipin + glycerol

 

pgpA

JW0408-4

Phosphatidylglycerophosphatase A

1-(3-sn-phosphatidyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + H2O → an L-1-phosphatidyl-sn-glycerol + phosphate

Carbon utilization

Fatty acids

fadR

JW1176-1

DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator FadR

FadR + an acyl-CoA ↔ FadR-acyl-CoA

NADPH 

Carbon compounds

pfk I

JW3887-1

6-phosphofructokinase I

d-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + ATP → d-sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphate + ADP + H+

NADH/ATP

pfk II

JW5280-1

6-phosphofructokinase II

β-d-fructofuranose 6-phosphate + ATP → ADP + β-d-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate + H+

NADH/ATP

Central intermediary metabolism

Sugar nucleotide biosynthesis, conversions

sthA    (= udhA)

JW5551-1

Pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase, soluble

NAD+ + NADPH → NADH + NADP+

NADPH

Energy metabolism, carbon

Anaerobic respiration//electron donors

nuoA

JW2283-1

NADH:quinone oxidoreductase subunit A

NADH + ubiquinone [inner membrane] + 5 H+ ↔ NAD+ +  ubiquinol[inner membrane] + 4 H+ [periplasm]

NADH/H+

nuoB

JW5875-2

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, chain B

nuoE

JW2280-1

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, chain E

nuoF

JW2279-3

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, chain F

nuoG

JW2278-1

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, chain G

nuoN

JW2271-1

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, membrane subunit N

 Glycolysis

pgi

JW3985-1

Phosphoglucose isomerase

d-glucopyranose 6-phosphate ↔ β-d-fructofuranose 6-phosphate

 

Energy production/transport

Transport → electron acceptors

narG

JW1215-1

Nitrate reductase A, alpha; subunit

Nitrate + 2H+  + menaquinol – > Nitrite + menaquinone + H2O

 H+/e

  1. aSelected genes from a random search of biosynthesis of macromolecules as shown in Additional file 2. The other mutant strains have been selected from Table S1B
  2. bTranscriptional protein repressor gene (lrhA) involved in flagellum, motility and chemotaxis related to flagellum protein not included in Metabolism class