Microorganism with knock-in at acetolactate decarboxylase gene locus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12264348-B2
Application number	US-202318310636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2023
Priority date	Jun 6, 2020
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

Provided herein is a genetically engineered microorganism comprising knock-in of DNA at an acetolactate decarboxylase gene locus. Replacement of the acetolactate decarboxylase gene with DNA encoding one or more native or nonnative enzymes confers certain advantages, including fermentation stability and increased production of native and nonnative products from gaseous substrates.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A genetically engineered C1-fixing microorganism comprising knock-in of DNA at an acetolactate decarboxylase gene locus, wherein the microorganism comprises oscillations in metabolite production and gas consumption.

2. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the DNA replaces the coding region of the acetolactate decarboxylase gene.

3. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the DNA does not replace the acetolactate decarboxylase promoter.

4. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the microorganism does not produce 2,3-butanediol.

5. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the DNA encodes one or more enzymes.

6. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes are nonnative to the microorganism.

7. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes are native to the microorganism.

8. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes are under the control of an acetolactate decarboxylase promoter.

9. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the DNA comprises a promoter.

10. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes are under the control of both an acetolactate decarboxylase promoter and at least one other promoter.

11. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes comprise a thiolase, a CoA transferase, and a decarboxylase selected from acetoacetate decarboxylase or alpha-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase.

12. The microorganism of claim 11 , wherein the microorganism produces one or more of butadiene and 1-butanol.

13. The microorganism of claim 11 , wherein the microorganism further comprises a disruptive mutation in a primary-secondary alcohol dehydrogenase gene.

14. The microorganism of claim 5 , wherein the one or more enzymes enable production of 1-butanol, butyrate, butene, butadiene, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene, acetone, isopropanol, lipids, 3-hydroxypropionate, terpenes, isoprene, fatty acids, 2-butanol, 1,2-propanediol, 1 propanol, 1 hexanol, 1 octanol, chorismate-derived products, 3 hydroxybutyrate, 1,3 butanediol, 2-hydroxyisobutyrate or 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid, isobutylene, adipic acid, 1,3 hexanediol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, 2-buten-1-ol, isovalerate, isoamyl alcohol, or monoethylene glycol.

15. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the microorganism is a Wood-Ljungdahl microorganism.

16. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the microorganism is a bacterium.

17. The microorganism of claim 1 , wherein the microorganism is a member of a genus selected from Acetobacterium, Alkalibaculum, Blautia, Butyribacterium, Clostridium, Eubacterium, Moorella, Oxobacter, Sporomusa , and Thermoanaerobacter.

18. A method of producing a product comprising culturing the microorganism of claim 1 in the presence of a gaseous substrate.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the gaseous substrate comprises a C1-carbon source comprising CO, CO2, and/or H2.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the gaseous substrate comprises syngas or industrial waste gas.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the product is 1-butanol, butyrate, butene, butadiene, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene, acetone, isopropanol, lipids, 3-hydroxypropionate, terpenes, isoprene, fatty acids, 2-butanol, 1,2-propanediol, 1 propanol, 1 hexanol, 1 octanol, chorismate-derived products, 3 hydroxybutyrate, 1,3 butanediol, 2-hydroxyisobutyrate or 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid, isobutylene, adipic acid, 1,3 hexanediol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, 2-buten-1-ol, isovalerate, isoamyl alcohol, or monoethylene glycol.

Assignees

• Lanzatech Inc

Inventors

• Leang Ching

Classifications

• C12P7/18

  polyhydric · CPC title

• C12P5/007

  containing one or more isoprene units, i.e. terpenes (carotenes C12P23/00) · CPC title

• C12P7/26

  Ketones · CPC title

• C12P7/42

  Hydroxy-carboxylic acids · CPC title

• C12P5/026

  Unsaturated compounds, i.e. alkenes, alkynes or allenes · CPC title