Improving furfural tolerance of Zymomonas mobilis by rewiring a sigma factor RpoD protein

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 5363-5371

  Tan, Fu Rong ^a   Dai, Li Chun ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   Qin, Han ^a   Shui, Zong Xia ^a   Wang, Jing Li ^a   Zhu, Qi Li ^a   Hu, Qi Chun ^a   Ruan, Zhi Yong ^b   He, Ming Xiong ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Error prone PCR; Ethanol production; Furfural tolerance; Global transcription machinery engineering; RpoD protein; Sigma factor

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FURFURAL; MACHINERY; PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION;

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; ERROR PRONE PCR; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATES; MACHINERY ENGINEERINGS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTIONAL LEVELS; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALCOHOL; FURFURAL; GLUCOSE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOLERANCE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ZYMOMONAS;

ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; FURALDEHYDE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SIGMA FACTOR; ZYMOMONAS;

EID: 84929954054     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6577-2     Document Type: Article

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