METHOD OF SCREENING GENE FOR 1,4-BDO PRODUCTION

Abstract

Provided is a screening method of discovering genes capable of increasing 1,4-BDO production on the basis of proteomics data. Over-expression of proteins screened by the method, NCgl0630 (citrate synthase) and NCgl2145 (hyperthetical protein), increase 1,4-BDO productivity. The method may lead to screening of a protein associated with 1,4-BDO productivity, thereby increasing 1,4-BDO productivity, and thus, the method may be recognized as being industrially applicable.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0100567, filed on Aug. 23, 2013, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

[0002] BACKGROUND

1. Field

[0003] One aspect relates to a method of screening a protein involved in efficiently producing 1,4-BDO. Another aspect relates to a microorganism the nucleic acid encoding the protein screened by the method. Another aspect also relates to a method of producing 1,4-BDO at a high efficiency using the microorganism.

2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] 1,4-butandiol (1,4-BDO) is used not only as a solvent for manufacturing plastics and fiber but also as a raw material for producing fiber such as spandex. About 1.3 million tons of 1,4-BDO is produced in a year worldwide from petroleum-based materials such as acetylene, butane, propylene, and butadiene. In addition, about 6% of consumption increase is anticipated each year. 1,4-butandiol is important as it is used throughout the entire chemical industry for the production of various chemicals such as polymers, solvents, and fine chemistry intermediates. Most of the chemicals having a carbon number of four are currently synthesized by being derived from 1,4-butandiol or maleic anhydride, but the chemical production process needs to be improved or replaced by a newly developed process as production costs are increasing due to rising oil prices. Thus, biological processes using microorganisms are suggested as the alternative processes.

[0005] Different from the method of producing 1,4-BDO chemically, Genomatica Inc. established in 2011 a biosynthetic pathway of producing 1,4-BDO using succinyl-CoA synthetase (Cat1), succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SucCD), NAD-dependent 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (4Hbd), 4-hydroxybutyryl CoA:acetyl-CoA transferase (Cat2), and alcohol dehydrogenase (AdhE2) genes in an Escherichia coli. However, there has been an attempt to establish a new biosynthetic pathway by altering the biological pathways which have already been shown in an Escherichia coli in order to produce 1,4-BDO more efficiently. The attempt is much focused on discovering enzymes of high efficiency by inducing various genetic mutations in enzyme genes.

[0006] However, such an approach alone is limited in effectively discovering a protein or a gene related to producing of 1,4-BDO. A novel approach was tried to solve the problem, and the genes screened by the approach were verified to enable a significant increase of 1,4-BDO production.

SUMMARY

[0007] An aspect provides a screening method of a protein involved in efficient production of 1,4-BDO. Another aspect provides a microorganism including a nucleic acid encoding a protein screened in the method. Another aspect provides a method of producing 1,4-BDO at a high efficiency using the microorganism.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

[0009] FIG. 1 compares growth curves of a wild type CGL strain and a CGL strain capable of producing 1,4-BDO in the cases where wild type CGL strain and the CGL strain capable of producing 1,4-BDO were treated with 1,4-BDO of different concentrations. WT+BDO 25, 50, and 100 denote that 1,4-BDO was added to the wild type CGL at the concentrations of 25 g/L, 50 g/L, and 100 g/L, respectively. adhE2+BDO 25, 50, and 100 denote that 1,4-BDO was added to the CGL transformed to produce 1,4-BDO at the concentrations of 25 g/L, 50 g/L, and 100 g/L, respectively;

[0010] FIG. 2 shows the result of 2D-gel electrophoresis was obtained from proteins produced in the CGL strain cultured in a LB culture medium at 30.degree. C.;

[0011] FIGS. 3a and 3b respectively show the result of 2D-gel electrophoresis of proteins produced in the wild type CGL and the mutant strain CGL (.DELTA.ldh 4G adhE2) after each of the CGL strain was cultured in a LB culture medium at 30.degree. C.;

[0012] FIG. 4 shows 2D-gel electrophoresis spots of CGL strain wherein intensity was increased. The left shows proteins which were expressed when the wild type CGL was treated with 1,4-BDO of a concentration of 100 g/L. The right shows proteins which were expressed when the mutant strain CGL (.DELTA.ldh 4G adhE2) producing 1,4-BDO was treated with 1,4-BDO of a concentration of 100 g/L; and

[0013] FIG. 5 compares the 1,4-BDO productivity of CGL wherein an identified gene is over-expressed. pEKEx1 denotes a null vector as a control group. pEk0827 denotes a vector expressing NCgl0827. pEk2145 denotes a vector expressing NCgl2145. pEk0630 denotes a vector expressing NCgl0630. pEk2826 denotes a vector expressing NCgl2826.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] An aspect of the present invention provides a method of screening a protein involved in efficient production of 1,4-BDO.

[0015] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of screening a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production, including culturing a microorganism producing 1,4-BDO in a culture medium either including 1,4-BDO or not including 1,4-BDO; screening a protein showing an increased expression according to increase of 1,4-BDO concentration from culture solution; and selecting the screened protein as a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production.

[0016] The protein screening method is described in detail below.

[0017] First, the protein screening method includes culturing a microorganism producing 1,4-BDO in a culture medium either including 1,4-BDO or not including 1,4-BDO. The microorganism, which is a microorganism producing 1,4-BDO, may be a wild type microorganism or a transformed mutant microorganism. The microorganism may be a microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO. The microorganism may be a wild type microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO. Also, the microorganism may be a microorganism where introduction of genes associated with 1,4-BDO biosynthesis makes the microorganism be capable of producing 1,4-BDO. The microorganism may be a microorganism of a Corynebacterium genus. The microorganism of Corynebacterium genus may be an Corynebacterium glutamicum.

[0018] The microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO may include an enzyme converting succinyl CoA to succinyl semialdehyde, an enzyme converting succinyl semialdehyde to 4-hydroxybutyrate, an enzyme converting 4-hydroxybutyrate to 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA, an enzyme converting 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA to 1,4-BDO, or the combination thereof.

[0019] The enzyme converting succinyl CoA to succinyl semialdehyde may be CoA-dependent succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase. The enzyme may be an enzyme classified as EC.1.2.1.76. An example of the enzyme may be SucD. The enzyme converting succinyl semialdehyde to 4-hydroxybutyrate may be 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase. The enzyme may be an enzyme classified as EC.1.1.1.61. The enzyme may be 4Hbd. In addition, the enzyme converting 4-hydroxybutyrate to 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA may be 4-hydroxybutyryl CoA:acetyl-CoA transferase. The enzyme may be an enzyme classified as EC.2.8.3.-. An example of the enzyme may be Cat2. The enzyme converting 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA to 1,4-BDO may be alcohol dehydrogenase. The alcohol dehydrogenase may be an enzyme classified as EC.1.1.1.-. The enzyme may be AdhE or AdhE2. As an example, the microorganism producing 1,4-BDO may be an microorganism expressing the SucD protein, the 4Hbd protein, the Cat2 protein, and the AdhE protein.

[0020] The term "protein expression" herein means that a protein or an enzyme exists and has activity in a microorganism. The protein or enzyme may exist through a transcription and a translation where a polynucleotide encoding the protein, existing in the microorganism, is transcribed to an mRNA which is in turn translated into the protein. The polynucleotide encoding the protein may exist either by being inserted in a chromosome of a microorganism or by being inserted in a plasmid vector.

[0021] The CoA-dependent succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase may be a protein derived from an Escherichia genus, a Corynebacterium genus or a Porphyromonas genus. The SucD protein may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10. The polynucleotide encoding the SucD may have a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15.

[0022] The 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase may be a protein derived from an Escherichia genus, a Corynebacterium genus or a Porphyromonas genus. The 4Hbd protein may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7. The polynucleotide encoding the 4HbD may have a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:12.

[0023] The 4-hydroxybutyryl CoA:acetyl-CoA transferase may be a protein derived from an Escherichia genus, a Corynebacterium genus or a Porphyromonas genus. The Cat2 protein may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. The polynucleotide encoding the Cat2 may have a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:13.

[0024] The alcohol dehydrogenase may be a protein derived from Clostridium acetobutylicum. The AdhE protein may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9. The polynucleotide encoding the AdhE may have a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:14.

[0025] The microorganism may additionally include succinyl CoA:coenzyme A transferase. The succinyl CoA:coenzyme A transferase may have an activity to catalyze a reaction converting succinate to succinyl CoA. The enzyme may be an enzyme classified as EC.2.8.3.-. As an example, the enzyme may be Cat1. The Cat1 may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11. The polynucleotide encoding the Cat1 may have a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.

[0026] The microorganism may be a microorganism wherein a pathway synthesizing lactate from pyruvate is inactivated or decreased. The microorganism may have the eliminated or decreased activity of lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh). The Ldh may have an activity catalyzing a reaction converting pyruvate to lactate. The Ldh may be an enzyme classified as EC.1.1.1.27.The microorganism may have the inactivated or attenuated gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase.

[0027] The term "inactivation" herein may mean that a gene which is not expressed or which is expressed but produces the enzyme or the protein without activity, is produced. The term "attenuation" may mean that a gene of which expression is decreased to a level lower than an expression level of wild type strain, a strain which is not genetically engineered or a parent strain or a gene which is expressed but produces the enzyme or the protein with a decreased activity, is produced. A decreased Ldh activity in the microorganism may be lower than 30%, 20% or 10% of the Ldh activity of wild type microorganism. The Ldh activity in the microorganism may be completely eliminated. The inactivation or the attenuation may be caused by homologous recombination. The inactivation or attenuation may be performed by introducing a vector including a part of the sequence of the genes into a cell, culturing the cell so that homologous recombination between the sequence and an endogenous gene of the cell may occur, and then selecting a cell wherein homologous recombination has occurred using a selection marker. The microorganism may be a microorganism wherein activity of an enzyme encoded by the gene may be eliminated or decreased by inactivation or attenuation of the gene. The term "decrease" may relatively represent the activity of the genetically engineered microorganism in comparison to the activity of a microorganism which is not genetically engineered.

[0028] Activity of the lactate dehydrogenase may be inactivated or attenuated in the microorganism by a mutation of gene encoding the lactate dehydrogenase. The mutation may be performed by substitution, partial or total deletion, or addition of a nucleotide. Activity of the lactate dehydrogenase in the microorganism may be decreased by eliminating endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene. The elimination includes not only physical elimination of the gene but also prevention of functional expression of the gene. The elimination may be performed by homologous recombination.

[0029] The term "transformation" herein refers to introducing a gene to a microorganism so that the gene may be expressed in the microorganism. The introduced gene, if the gene is expressed in the microorganism, may be inserted into a chromosome of the microorganism or exists outside a chromosome. The gene may be a polynucleotide capable of encoding a polypeptide, which may be DNA or RNA. The introduction of the gene may be any type of introduction, only if the gene may be introduced into and expressed in the microorganism. For example, the gene may be introduced into a microorganism in the form of an expression cassette, a polynucleotide construct including all elements necessary to be expressed by itself. The expression cassette usually includes a promoter, a transcription termination signal, a ribosome binding site, and a translation termination signal operably linked with the gene. The expression cassette may be an expression vector capable of self-replication. The gene may be introduced as itself or in the form of a polynucleotide construct to a host cell and be operably linked with a sequence required for an expression in the microorganism.

[0030] The term "sequence identity" of a nucleic acid or a polypeptide herein means the degree of identity with reference to base-to-base or amino acid-to-amino acid comparison or with reference to function or structure in a whole window of comparison. Therefore, "percentage of sequence identity" may be calculated, for example, by comparing two optimally aligned sequences in a whole window of comparison, determining the number of positions wherein the same base or the same amino acid is located in both sequences and obtaining the number of matched positions, and by dividing the number of the matched positions with the total number of positions (i.e., window size) and then multiplying 100 with the resulting value. The percent sequence identity may be determined by using known sequence comparing software such as BLASTn (NCBI) and MEGALIGN.TM. (DNASTAR Inc). Various levels of sequence identity may be used to identify many polypeptides or genes having an identical or similar function or activity. For example, a percent sequence identity of 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% or 95% may be used.

[0031] 1,4-BDO may be added to culture medium in any phase in the growth curve of a microorganism. 1,4-BDO may be added to culture medium in exponential phase wherein a microorganism grows most actively. In addition, concentration of the added 1,4-BDO may be from about 0 to about 500 g/L. For example, the concentration of the added 1,4-BDO may be selected from the range from about 0 to about 400 g/L, from about 0 to about 300 g/L, from about 0 to about 200 g/L, or from about 0 to about 100 g/L. Two or n different concentrations of 1,4-BDO may be treated (n is a integer equal to or greater than 2.). When 1,4-BDO is added, at least two different concentrations, for example, three or more, four or more, or five or more different concentrations of 1,4-BDO may be added to culture medium.

[0032] Microorganism culture conditions may be dependent on the microorganism. The term "culture conditions" refers to conditions to culture a microorganism. The culture condition may be, for example, carbon source, nitrogen source or oxygen conditions. Carbon sources which may be used by a microorganism include monosaccharide, disaccharide or polysaccharide. Specifically, glucose, fructose, mannose, or galactose etc. may be used. Nitrogen sources which may be used by a microorganism include organic nitrogen compounds and inorganic nitrogen compounds. Specifically, amino acids, amides, amines, nitrates or ammonium salts etc. may be used.

[0033] The protein screening method also includes screening a protein showing an increased expression according to increase of 1,4-BDO concentration from culture solution. A protein produced by a microorganism refers to all proteins produced by a microorganism, and may be proteins existing in or secreted by a microorganism.

[0034] The protein screening method may additionally include a step of collecting cultured microorganism and a step of extracting a protein from the microorganism in order to compare the protein quantity. Methods including SDS-PAGE or Western blot may be used to compare the protein quantity. In addition, the protein quantity may be verified through two-dimensional gel electrophoresis or matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS).

[0035] A protein expressed to a higher level at a higher 1,4-BDO concentration may be screened in the steps. After treating with 1, 4-BDO of two different concentrations, a protein expressed to a higher level under a higher 1,4-BDO concentration may be screened. In addition, when 1,4-BDO of two or n different concentrations is treated, a protein commonly expressed to a higher level in comparison to an expression level at the lowest 1,4-BDO concentration may be screened (n is a integer equal to or greater than 2.). In addition, a protein of which expression level is increased as the 1,4-BDO concentration is increased may be screened.

[0036] The protein screening method also includes selecting the screened protein as a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production. The selected protein in the above steps may be a protein involved in 1,4-BDO production. The protein may be directly or indirectly involved in 1,4-BDO production by a microorganism. The protein with an increased expression may be expressed in a cell.

[0037] The culturing may include culturing a wild type microorganism incapable of producing 1,4-BDO and a mutant microorganism thereof capable of producing 1,4-BDO. The screening may additionally include screening of a protein of which expression is higher in the mutant microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO than that in the wild type microorganism incapable of producing 1,4-BDO.

[0038] The method may include culturing a wild type microorganism incapable of producing 1,4-BDO and a mutant thereof capable of producing 1,4-BDO, analyzing a protein produced by the microorganisms, and screening a protein of which expression is higher in a mutant capable of producing 1,4-BDO than that in a wild type microorganism.

[0039] A wild type microorganism incapable of producing 1,4-BDO and a mutant microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO may be the same type as the microorganism producing 1,4-BDO used in the method. In addition, the wild type microorganism refers to a microorganism which is not yet mutated to produce 1,4-BDO. The culture conditions may be the same as the culture conditions used in the screening method. A wild type microorganism and a mutant thereof capable of producing 1,4-BDO may be cultured at the same 1,4-BDO concentration or in the absence of 1,4-BDO. The protein of which expression is increased may be expressed in a cell.

[0040] The protein screening method also includes comparing proteins expressed at a high level in the culturing and selecting a protein commonly expressed in the screening.

[0041] When 1,4-BDO of different concentrations is added, a protein expressed at a higher level in a microorganism to which 1,4-BDO of a higher concentration is added may be screened. In addition, a protein expressed at a higher level in a microorganism to which 1,4-BDO is added than that in a microorganism to which 1,4-BDO is not added may be screened. When 1,4-BDO of a higher concentration is added, a protein expressed at a higher level may be screened. In addition, a protein commonly expressed in all microorganisms to which 1,4-BDO of different concentrations is added may be screened. In addition, a protein of which expression level is increased as 1,4-BDO is increased may be screened.

[0042] An over-expressed protein may be verified by the screening. For example, the protein may be citrate synthase NCgl0630 or NCgl2145. Production of 1,4-BDO may be increased by introducing a nucleic acid sequence encoding an over-expressed protein such as NCgl0630 or NCgl2145 into a microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO. In an Example of the present invention, 1,4-BDO productivity of a strain wherein NCgl0630 was introduced was 49% higher than that of the control group. In addition, 1,4-BDO productivity of a strain wherein NCgl2145 was introduced was 18% higher than that of the control group. These results verified that the a protein involved in 1,4-BDO production may be effectively screened by the screening method.

[0043] An aspect relates to a microorganism including a nucleic acid encoding a protein screened by the method. An Example of the present invention provides a microorganism, which is capable of producing 1,4-BDO, wherein activity of citrate synthase is increased. The activity of citrate synthase may be increased in comparison with that of a wild type of the microorganism. In addition, the microorganism is capable of producing 1,4-BDO at a high level.

[0044] The microorganism, which is a microorganism producing 1,4-BDO, may be a wild type microorganism or a transformed microorganism. The transformed microorganism may be prepared by an addition, deletion, or substitution of a gene to produce 1,4-BDO in a wild type microorganism. In addition, the transformation may be performed by mutating one or more genes. The microorganism may be Corynebacterium glutamicum (CGL). Activity of Ldh in a wild type CGL may be eliminated for producing 1,4-BDO. In addition, cat1, sucD, 4hbD, cat2, and adhE genes may be introduced into a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO.

[0045] The citrate synthase may be a gene derived from a CGL. In amino acids constituting the citrate synthase, part of the amino acid may be substituted, altered or deleted, as long as the sequence retains original activity of citrate synthase. In addition, the citrate synthase may include an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. For example, the citrate synthase may include an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.

[0046] A nucleic acid sequence encoding the citrate synthase may include a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. For example, the nucleic acid may have a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. Part of the nucleic acid sequence may be substituted, altered, or deleted, as long as the protein encoded by the nucleic acid sequence retains original activity of citrate synthase. The nucleic acid may be a nucleic acid sequence having 80% or higher, 90% or higher, or 95% or higher sequence identity with the nucleic acid sequence, as long as the protein encoded by the nucleic acid sequence retains original activity of citrate synthase.

[0047] Activity of citrate synthase may be increased by over-expressing a nucleic acid encoding citrate synthase in a cell. The nucleic acid may be introduced to a microorganism as itself or as it is inserted to a vector. The nucleic acid may be expressed within a vector or over-expressed as it is inserted into a chromosome of a microorganism.

[0048] The term "vector" herein refers to a DNA product including a DNA sequence operably linked to an appropriate regulatory sequence capable of expressing DNA in an appropriate host. The vector may be a plasmid vector, a bacteriophage vector, or a cosmid vector.

[0049] To operate as an expression vector, a vector may include a replication origin, a promoter, a multi-cloning site (MCS), and a selection marker. A replication origin gives a function to a plasmid to replicate itself independently of host cell chromosome. A promoter operates in transcription process of an inserted foreign gene. An MCS enables a foreign gene to be inserted through various restriction enzyme sites. A selection marker verifies whether a vector has been properly introduced to a host cell or not. A selection includes an antibiotic-resistant gene generally used in the art. For example, a selection marker may include a gene resistant to ampicillin, gentamycin, carbenicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, kanamycin, geneticin, neomycin, or tetracycline. Considering the cost, ampicillin or gentamycin-resistant gene may be used.

[0050] When a vector of an aspect of the present invention uses a prokaryotic cell as host cell, a strong promoter, for example, lamda-PL promoter, trp promoter, lac promoter, T7 promoter, or tac promoter is included in the vector. If a vector uses a eukaryotic cell as host cell, the vector may include a promoter derived from genome of a mammal (metallothionin promoter, e.g.) or a promoter derived from a mammal virus (adenovirus late promoter, vaccinia virus 7.5K promoter, SV40 promoter, cytomegalovirus promoter or tk promoter of HSV promoter, e.g.). The promoter may be a lamda-PL promoter, trp promoter, lac promoter, T7 promoter, or tac promoter. In this manner, a promoter is operably linked with a sequence encoding a gene.

[0051] The term "operably linked" herein may mean a functional linkage between a nucleic acid expression regulatory sequence (promoter, signal sequence, or a sequence at transcription regulation factor binding site) and another nucleic acid sequence. Through the functional linkage, the regulatory sequence may control transcription and/or translation of a nucleic acid encoding the gene.

[0052] A microorganism in another Example of the present invention may include NCgl2145 protein which is not included in a wild type microorganism. The microorganism provides a microorganism, which is capable of producing 1,4-BDO, including NCgl2145 protein. NCgl2145 protein may include an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. For example, NCgl2145 protein may include an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.

[0053] A nucleic acid sequence encoding the NCgl2145 protein may include a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. For example, the nucleic acid encoding the NCgl2145 protein may have a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. The nucleic acid encoding amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 may be a nucleic acid sequence having 80% or higher, 85% or higher, 90% or higher, 95% or higher, or 99% or higher sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof. For example, the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 may be encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. In addition, the microorganism provides a microorganism, which is capable of producing 1,4-BDO, wherein a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 is introduced. The microorganism may additionally include a nucleic acid encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 95% of sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, in comparison with a wild type microorganism. The microorganism is capable of producing 1,4-BDO at a high level.

[0054] The microorganism may be CGL. Ldh activity may be eliminated in a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. For example, cat1, sucD, 4hbD, cat2, and adhE genes may be introduced into a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO.

[0055] Another example of the present invention provides a microorganism wherein nucleic acids encoding citrate synthase and NCgl2145 (hypothetical protein) are introduced. The microorganism overexpressing the two enzymes at the same time is capable of producing 1,4-BDO at a high level.

[0056] The microorganism may be CGL. The citrate synthase may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. The amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 may be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. In addition, the citrate synthase may be derived from CGL. The NCgl2145 may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. In addition, the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 may be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. The microorganism may be CGL. Ldh activity may be eliminated in a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. Nucleic acids encoding Cat1, SucD, 4HbD, Cat2, and AdhE may be introduced into a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO.

[0057] Another aspect provides a method of producing a microorganism having an increased capability of producing 1,4-BDO, the method including introduction of a nucleic acid encoding a screened protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production to a microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO.

[0058] The protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production may be citrate synthase or a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. The citrate synthase may have an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. The citrate synthase may be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. In addition, the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 may be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. The microorganism may be CGL. Ldh activity may be eliminated in a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. A nucleic acid encoding one protein selected from the group consisting of Cat1, SucD, 4HbD, Cat2 , and AdhE may be introduced into a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. In addition, the microorganism may include Cat1, SucD, 4HbD, Cat2 , and AdhE all together.

[0059] Another aspect provides a method of producing 1,4-BDO including culturing a microorganism wherein a nucleic acid encoding a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production is introduced; and obtaining 1,4-BDO from culture medium.

[0060] The microorganism may be CGL. Ldh activity may be eliminated in a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. sucD, 4hbD, cat2, and adhE genes may be introduced into a wild type CGL for producing 1,4-BDO. In addition, the microorganism may additionally include a nucleic acid encoding Cat1 or nucleic acid encoding SucCD.

[0061] To over-expressing in a cell a nucleic acid encoding a protein screened by the screening method, a nucleic acid may be introduced to a microorganism as itself or as it is inserted to a vector. The nucleic acid may be expressed within a vector or over-expressed as it is inserted into a chromosome of a microorganism. A vector for expression may include a replication origin, a promoter, an MCS, and a selection marker.

[0062] Another example of the present invention provides a method of producing 1,4-BDO at a high yield including culturing a microorganism wherein citrate synthase is over-expressed, Ncgl2145 is introduced, or a nucleic acid encoding a screened protein is introduced; and obtaining 1,4-BDO from culture medium.

[0063] The culturing may be performed under an appropriate culture medium and culture conditions known in this art. The culture medium and culture conditions may be conveniently adjusted according to the selected microorganism. The culturing method may include batch culturing, continuous culturing, fed-batch culturing or a combination thereof.

[0064] The culture medium may include various carbon sources, nitrogen sources, and trace elements.

[0065] The carbon source may include a carbohydrate such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose, a lipid such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil, a fatty acid such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid, an organic acid such as acetic acid or a combination thereof. The culturing may be performed by using glucose as a carbon source. The nitrogen source may include an organic nitrogen source such as peptone, yeast extract, meat extract, malt extract, corn steep liquid, and soybean, an inorganic nitrogen source such as urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate or a combination thereof. The culture medium may include as a phosphorous source, for example, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, a sodium-containing salt corresponding to potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and dipotassium phosphate, and a metal salt such as magnesium sulfate and iron sulfate. The culture medium or an individual component may be added to the culture in a batch mode or a continuous mode. The culture medium or an individual component may be added to the culture solution in a batch mode or a continuous mode.

[0066] In addition, pH of the culture may be adjusted during the culturing by adding a compound such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid to the culture in an appropriate mode. In addition, bubble formation may be repressed by using an endoplasmic reticulum such as fatty acid polyglycol ester.

[0067] The culturing may be performed under anaerobic conditions. The term "anaerobic conditions" herein refers to a state wherein oxygen content is lower than that of normal atmospheric state. Anaerobic conditions may be formed, for example, by supplying carbon dioxide or nitrogen at a flow rate range from about 0.1 vvm (Volume per Volume per Minute) to about 0.4 vvm, from about 0.2 vvm to about 0.3 vvm or at a flow rate of 0.25 vvm. In addition, anaerobic conditions may be formed by setting an aeration rate in the range from about 0 vvm and to 0.4 vvm, from about 0.1 vvm to about 0.3 vvm or from 0.15 vvm to about 0.25 vvm.

[0068] The method of producing 1,4-BDO includes recovering of the produced 1,4-BDO from the culture medium. For example, the recovery of 1,4-BDO may be performed by using known separation and purification methods. The recovery may be performed by centrifugation, ion exchange chromatography, filtration, precipitation or a combination thereof.

[0069] As described above, according to a screening method of one Example of the present invention, a gene for producing 1,4-BDO at a high efficiency may be effectively screened. In addition, a microorganism over-expressing NCgl0630 gene encoding citrate synthase and NCgl2145 gene screened by the screening method is capable of producing 1,4-BDO effectively. 1,4-BDO may be effectively produced by the method and with the genes.

[0070] It should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described therein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments.

Example 1. Preparation of Corynebacterium Microorganism Wherein Endogenous Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene is Deleted

[0071] A decrease in intracellular acetyl-CoA concentration was found when culturing Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 under anaerobic conditions. Therefore, it was assumed that decrease in TCA cycle activity may be caused by the decrease in the acetyl-CoA concentration. In addition, an experiment was designed in search of a method to resolve the problem. For this, a .DELTA.ldh Corynebacterium microorganism ATCC13032 wherein endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene is deleted ("basic strain" hereinafter) was prepared by deleting the endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene so that the Pdh enzyme activity might be conveniently measured in the natural Corynebacterium glutamicum.

1.1 Preparation of replacement vector

[0072] The L-lactate dehydrogenase gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum (CGL) ATCC13032 was inactivated by homologous recombination using a pK19 mobsacB (ATCC87098) vector. The two homologous regions for the elimination of the ldhA gene were obtained by PCR amplification using the genome DNA of CGL ATCC13032. Two homologous regions for the elimination of the ldh gene were located upstream and downstream from the gene and obtained by PCR amplification using a primer set including ldhA_5'_HindIII (SEQ ID NO:17) and ldhA_up_3'_Xhol (SEQ ID NO:18) and a primer set including ldhA_dn_5'_Xhol (SEQ ID NO:19) and ldhA_3'_EcoRI (SEQ ID NO:20). The PCR amplification was performed by repeating, 30 times, a cycle including a denaturation step at 95.degree. C. for 30 seconds, an annealing step at 55.degree. C. for 30 seconds, and an extension step at 72.degree. C. for 30 seconds. All the PCR amplifications hereinafter were performed under the same conditions. A pK19_.DELTA.ldhA vector was prepared by cloning the obtained amplification product to the HindIII and EcoRI restriction enzyme positions of pK19 mobsacB vector.

1.2 Preparation of CGL (.DELTA.ldhA) strain

[0073] The pK19_.DELTA.ldhA vector was introduced to CGL ATCC13032 by electroporation. The strain wherein the pK19_.DELTA.ldhA vector was introduced was cultured at 30.degree. C. by streaking the strain on a lactobacillus selection (LBHIS) culture medium including kanamycin 25 .mu.g/ml. The LBHIS culture medium included brain-heart infusion broth 18.5 g/L, 0.5 M sorbitol, 5 g/L bacto-tryptone, 2.5 g/L bacto-yeast extract, 5 g/L NaCl, and 18 g/L bacto-agar. Hereinafter, the composition of the LBHIS culture medium is the same. Colonies on the culture medium were streaked on an LB-sucrose culture medium and cultured at 30.degree. C., and then only the colonies wherein double crossing-over occurred were selected. After separating genomic DNA from the selected colonies, deletion of the ldhA gene was verified by PCR using a primer set including ldhA up (SEQ ID NO:21) and ldhA down (SEQ ID NO:22). CGL (.DELTA.ldhA) strain (B005) was obtained as a result.

Example 2. Introduction of Genes for 1,4-BDO Production 2.1 Preparation of pK19 gapA::4G vector

[0074] A CGL strain capable of producing 1,4-BDO was prepared on the basis of the strain prepared above. To insert four genes of cat1, sucD, 4hbD, and cat2 into a chromosome of the strain, pK19 gapA::4G vector for the insertion of cat1, sucD 4hbD, and cat2 genes was prepared on the basis of pK19 mobsacB. The pK19 gapA::4G vector was prepared by synthesizing whole 4G gene having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 and cloning the 4G gene into the Nhel and Xbal restriction enzyme sites of the pK19 mobsacB vector.

2.2 Preparation of CGL (.DELTA.ldhA) strain

[0075] The pK19 gapA::4G vector was introduced to CGL (.DELTA.ldh) by electroporation. The strain wherein the pK19 gapA::4G vector was introduced was cultured at 30.degree. C. by streaking the strain on LBHIS culture medium including kanamycin 25 .mu.g/ml. The colony was streaked on LB-sucrose culture medium and cultured at 30.degree. C. Then, only the colonies wherein double crossing-over occurred were selected. The genome DNA was separated from the selected colonies, and introduction of the 4G genes was verified through PCR by using primer sets 0049-1 for (SEQ ID NO:24) and 0049-2 rev (SEQ ID NO:25). CGL (.DELTA.ldh 4G) strain was obtained as a result.

Example 3. Preparation of Strain Wherein adhE2 is Introduced

[0076] 3.1 Preparation of pK19 gapA::adhE2 vector

[0077] To insert the adhE2 gene to the chromosome, the pK19 gapA::adhE2 vector for insertion of adhE2 gene was prepared on the basis of pK19 mobsacB. The pK19 gapA::adhE2 was prepared by synthesizing whole adhE2 gene having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 and the cloning the adhE2 gene into the Smal restriction enzyme site of the pK19 mobsacB vector.

3.2 Preparation of CGL (.DELTA.ldhA 4G adhE2) strain

[0078] The pK19 gapA::adhE2 vector was introduced to CGL (.DELTA.ldh 4G) by electroporation. The strain wherein the pK19 gapA::adhE2 vector was introduced was cultured at 30 .degree. C. by streaking the strain on LBHIS culture medium including kanamycin 25 .mu./ml. The colony was streaked on LB-sucrose culture medium and cultured at 30.degree. C. Then, only the colonies wherein double crossing over occurred were selected. The genome DNA was separated from the selected colonies, and introduction of the adhE2 gene was verified through PCR by using primer sets AdhE2_1_F for (SEQ ID NO:27) and AdhE2_2260_R (SEQ ID NO:28). CGL (.DELTA.ldhA 4G adhE2) strain capable of producing 1,4-BDO was obtained as a result.

Example 4. Screening of a Protein Related to Producing of 1,4-BDO

[0079] A wild type CGL and the mutant capable of producing 1,4-BDO, which was prepared above, were cultured in LB culture medium at 30.degree. C. In an exponential phase of the wild type CGL and the mutant capable of producing 1,4-BDO (.DELTA.ldhA, cat1, sucD 4hbD, cat2, and adhE), 1,4-BDO of a concentration of 0, 25, 50, and 100 g/L was added to the culture medium at the time when the value of OD.sub.600 was in the range from about 1.5 to about 2.5. Samples were taken at the time lapse of 0, 1, 3, and 5 hours, and expression of the total proteins was compared by 2D-gel electrophoresis (FIG. 3). Seven spots wherein electrophoresis expression intensity was increased in redundancy were selected (FIG. 4). Proteins of which electrophoresis expression level was increased in redundancy were identified as NCgl0827, NCgl2145, NCgl0630, and NCgl2826 by MALDI/MS.

Example 5. Preparation of a Strain, which is Capable of Producing 1,4-BDO, Over-Expressing a Screened Protein

[0080] To verify whether or not a screened protein actually affects 1,4-BDO production, a microorganism wherein a screened protein is introduced was prepared. For this, a sequence encoding a screened protein was introduced into a vector, and the vector was in turn introduced into a CGL. The CGL was a strain which was transformed to be capable of producing 1,4-BDO. NCgl0630 gene (SEQ ID NO:2), NCgl2145 gene (SEQ ID NO:4), NCgl0827 gene (SEQ ID NO:5), and NCgl2826 gene (SEQ ID NO:6) were inserted into a MCS of pEKEx1 vector (a family of Corynebacterium glutamicum/Escherichia coli shuttle vectors for cloning, controlled gene expression and promoter probing. Gene, 102 (1991) 93-98) and then expressed by tac promoter. NCgl0630 gene was inserted by using the restriction enzymes EcoRI and SalI recognition sequences. NCgl2145, NCgl0827, and NCgl2826 genes were inserted by using the restriction enzymes BamHI and PstI recognition sites; restriction enzyme EcoRI (single) recognition site; and restriction enzymes EcoRI and BamHI recognition sites, respectively. A total of five strains were prepared by introducing expression vectors wherein each of the genes was introduced (pEK0630, pEK2145, pEK0827, and pEK2826) and a pEKEx1null vector (Ref) as a control group to a mutant strain CO24 (.DELTA.ldhA, cat1 sucD 4hbD cat2 adhE2) capable of producing 1,4-BDO.

Example 6. Comparison Of 1,4-BDO Productivity of CGL Over-Expressing an Identified Gene

[0081] 1,4-BDO productivity was compared after fermenting a total of five CGL mutants prepared above, including the control group. Firstly, to provide equal growth conditions, the strains were fermented under aerobic conditions. Fermentation was performed by changing the conditions into anaerobic conditions by reducing oxygen in culture medium after a predetermined time passed.

[0082] Colonies of the five mutants were injected respectively inoculated to LB culture medium 3 mL including kanamycin 25 .mu.g/ml and cultured at 30.degree. C. at a stirring rate of 220 rpm for 12 hours. The culture solutions were respectively inoculated to LB culture medium 50 mL including kanamycin 25 .mu.g/ml and isopropyl .beta.-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), which is a substance to induce expression of tac promoter, and cultured in 250 mL flasks at 30.degree. C. at a stirring rate of 220 rpm for 24 hours. To change the culture conditions into anaerobic conditions, the culture solutions were respectively transported to 125 mL flasks and the flasks were sealed with film so that air might not be supplied. Then, the culture solutions were cultured at 30.degree. C. at a stirring rate of 90 rpm for 72 hours. Cells of the strains were separated from the final culture solutions by centrifugation, and 1,4-BDO was quantified by analyzing supernatants by HPLC. 1,4-BDO productivity of the strains wherein NCgl0630 was expressed was 49% higher than that of the control group. 1,4-BDO productivity of the strains wherein NCgl2145 was expressed was 18% higher than that of the control group.

Sequence CWU 1

1

281383PRTCorynebacterium glutamicum 1Met Ser Ser Ala Thr Thr Thr Asp Val Arg Lys Gly Leu Tyr Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Ile Ala Asp Tyr Thr Ala Val Ser Lys Val Met Pro Glu Thr Asn Ser 20 25 30 Leu Thr Tyr Arg Gly Tyr Ala Val Glu Asp Leu Val Glu Asn Cys Ser 35 40 45 Phe Glu Glu Val Phe Tyr Leu Leu Trp His Gly Glu Leu Pro Thr Ala 50 55 60 Gln Gln Leu Ala Glu Phe Asn Glu Arg Gly Arg Ser Tyr Arg Ser Leu65 70 75 80 Asp Ala Gly Leu Ile Ser Leu Ile His Ser Leu Pro Lys Glu Ala His 85 90 95 Pro Met Asp Val Met Arg Thr Ala Val Ser Tyr Met Gly Thr Lys Asp 100 105 110 Ser Glu Tyr Phe Thr Thr Asp Ser Glu His Ile Arg Lys Val Gly His 115 120 125 Thr Leu Leu Ala Gln Leu Pro Met Val Leu Ala Met Asp Ile Arg Arg 130 135 140 Arg Lys Gly Leu Asp Ile Ile Ala Pro Asp Ser Ser Lys Ser Val Ala145 150 155 160 Glu Asn Leu Leu Ser Met Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Pro Glu Ser Pro Ala 165 170 175 Ser Asn Pro Ala Asp Val Arg Asp Phe Glu Lys Ser Leu Ile Leu Tyr 180 185 190 Ala Glu His Ser Phe Asn Ala Ser Thr Phe Thr Ala Arg Val Ile Thr 195 200 205 Ser Thr Lys Ser Asp Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Thr Gly Ala Ile Gly Ala 210 215 220 Leu Lys Gly Pro Leu His Gly Gly Ala Asn Glu Phe Val Met His Thr225 230 235 240 Met Leu Ala Ile Asp Asp Pro Asn Lys Ala Ala Ala Trp Ile Asn Asn 245 250 255 Ala Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Val Val Met Gly Phe Gly His Arg Val Tyr 260 265 270 Lys Arg Gly Asp Ser Arg Val Pro Ser Met Glu Lys Ser Phe Arg Glu 275 280 285 Leu Ala Ala Arg His Asp Gly Glu Lys Trp Val Ala Met Tyr Glu Asn 290 295 300 Met Arg Asp Ala Met Asp Ala Arg Thr Gly Ile Lys Pro Asn Leu Asp305 310 315 320 Phe Pro Ala Gly Pro Ala Tyr His Leu Leu Gly Phe Pro Val Asp Phe 325 330 335 Phe Thr Pro Leu Phe Val Ile Ala Arg Val Ala Gly Trp Thr Ala His 340 345 350 Ile Val Glu Gln Tyr Glu Asn Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Pro Leu Ser Glu 355 360 365 Tyr Asn Gly Glu Glu Gln Arg Glu Val Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Arg 370 375 380 21152DNACorynebacterium glutamicum 2atgtccagcg ccacaaccac tgatgttcgc aaagggctct acggagtcat cgccgattac 60acggccgttt ccaaagtcat gccagagacc aattcactga cctaccgtgg ctacgcggtg 120gaagatttgg tggaaaactg cagcttcgag gaggtgtttt acctcctgtg gcacggcgag 180ctgcccactg cgcaacaact tgcggagttc aatgagcgtg gccgttccta ccgctccctg 240gatgccggtt tgatctccct gatccactct ttgcccaaag aagcccaccc gatggatgtt 300atgcgcaccg cggtgtccta catgggcacc aaggattccg agtatttcac caccgattct 360gagcacatcc gcaaagttgg ccacaccttg ttggcgcagc ttccgatggt gctagccatg 420gatattcgtc gccgcaaggg cctcgatatc atcgcccctg actccagcaa gtcagtcgcc 480gaaaacctgc tgtctatggt gtttggtact ggcccggaat cacctgcatc caacccagct 540gacgtccgcg attttgagaa atcactgatc ctctacgccg agcactcctt caacgcctcc 600accttcaccg cccgcgtgat cacctccacc aaatcggatg tgtactccgc aatcaccggc 660gcgatcggtg ctctcaaggg cccattgcac ggtggcgcca acgagtttgt catgcacacc 720atgttggcga tcgacgatcc caacaaggcc gccgcctgga tcaacaacgc tttggacaac 780aagaatgtgg tcatgggctt tggccaccgc gtgtacaagc gcggcgattc ccgcgtgcca 840tcaatggaga agtccttccg ggaattagct gcccgccacg acggcgaaaa gtgggttgcc 900atgtatgaaa acatgcgcga cgccatggac gcccgcaccg gcatcaagcc gaatctcgat 960ttccctgctg gccctgccta ccacctgctc ggtttcccgg tcgatttctt caccccgctg 1020ttcgtcatcg cccgcgtcgc cggctggacg gcccacatcg tggagcagta cgaaaacaac 1080tcgctcatcc gcccactgtc cgagtacaac ggcgaggagc agcgcgaggt cgcgcccatt 1140gaaaagcgct aa 11523160PRTCorynebacterium glutamicum 3Met Ala Ile Lys Leu Ser Ile Asp Leu Ser Asp Ala Thr Phe Ala Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ala Val Ile Gly Tyr Ala His Gln Leu Gly Val Asp Ala Asp 20 25 30 Glu Lys Leu Thr Phe Glu Gly Thr Val Leu Asn Ile Glu Phe Asp Gly 35 40 45 Asp Leu Gln Phe Asp Asp Val Phe Asp Ala Phe Asp Glu Ala Glu Ile 50 55 60 Glu Leu Asp Asn Pro Arg Glu Asp Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ala Asp Asp Leu65 70 75 80 Ile Asp Glu Asp Glu Asp Tyr Arg Ala Gln Thr Lys Ser Gln Ile Asn 85 90 95 Asp Glu Val Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Asp Gly Ile Ser Ser Phe Val Asp 100 105 110 Gly Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Arg Arg Gly Gly Arg Tyr Gly 115 120 125 Asp Phe Gly Gly Pro Arg Gly Pro Arg Gly Pro Arg Asn Asp Gly Pro 130 135 140 Phe Gly Pro Phe Gly Pro Phe Gly Pro Gly Tyr Arg Gly Pro Arg Phe145 150 155 1604483DNACorynebacterium glutamicum 4atggcaatca agctgtccat tgacctatca gatgcaacat tcgcagaact ttcggcagtc 60atcggttacg cacatcagtt gggtgttgat gcggatgaga agctcacctt tgaaggtaca 120gtccttaaca ttgaattcga cggcgacctt cagtttgatg atgtttttga tgcctttgat 180gaggcggaaa ttgagctcga caaccctcgc gaagacggcc ccatctacgc agatgatctg 240atcgatgagg atgaggacta ccgcgcacag accaagagcc agatcaacga cgaggttatc 300aacgagatcc gcgatggtat ttcaagcttc gttgatggca tcgtaaatgg ccttggccag 360ggtcgccgcg gtggacgtta cggtgatttc ggtgggccac gcggccctcg cggtccacgc 420aatgacggtc cattcggccc atttggacca ttcggtccgg gataccgcgg tccgcgtttc 480tag 48351563DNACorynebacterium glutamicum 5atgagcgatg atcgtaaggc aattaaacgc gcactaatta gcgtgtatga caagactggc 60ctggaggatc tagcccaggc acttcaccgc gagaacgtgg aaattgtttc caccggatcc 120actgcggcga agattgctga gcttggtatt cctgttaccc cggttgagga gctcaccggt 180ttccctgagt gccttgaggg ccgtgtgaag acactgcacc ctaaggttca cgctggcatc 240ttggcggaca cccgcaagga agaccacctg cgtcagctca aggaacttga ggtcgcccca 300ttccagcttg tcgtggtgaa cctgtaccca tttgctgaga ccgttgcgtc cggcgccgat 360ttcgatgctt gcgttgagca gatcgacatc ggaggcccat ccatggttcg tgctgcggca 420aagaaccacc catctgtcgc tgtggttgtt tcaccgaacc gctacgagga tgtccaggaa 480gctttgaaga ccggtggatt ctcccgcgcg gagcgcacca agttggctgc tgaggctttc 540cgccacaccg caacctacga tgtcaccgtt gcaacctgga tgagcgagca gctggctgcc 600gaagattctg agactgagtt cccaggttgg atcggcacca ccaacacctt gtcccgcagc 660ttgcgttacg gtgagaaccc tcaccagtct gcagctttgt acgtgggcaa cacccgcgga 720cttgcacagg ctaagcagtt ccacggcaag gaaatgagct acaacaacta caccgattct 780gatgctgcat ggcgtgcagc gtgggatcac gagcgtcctt gtgtagctat catcaagcat 840gcaaaccctt gtggcattgc tgtttctgat gagtccatcg cagcggcaca ccgcgaggca 900cacgcatgtg actctgtgtc cgcattcggt ggcgtcatcg cgtccaaccg tgaagtcagc 960gttgagatgg ctaaccaggt tgcagagatc ttcactgagg tcatcatcgc tccttcctat 1020gaagagggcg ctgtggagat cctgagccag aagaagaaca tccgtattct tcaggctgaa 1080gcacctgtgc gtaagggctt tgagtcccgt gagatctccg gcggtctgct tgttcaggaa 1140cgcgacttga tccacgctga gggcgacaac tccgcaaact ggactcttgc tgccggctct 1200gctgtttctc ctgaggttct gaaggacctg gagttcgcgt ggactgcagt tcgttccgtg 1260aagtccaacg caattctgtt ggctaagaac ggcgctaccg ttggcgttgg catgggacag 1320gtcaaccgcg ttgactctgc tcgcttggct gtcgaccgtg caggtgcaga gcgcgctacc 1380ggttccgttg ctgcttccga tgcgttcttc ccattcgctg acggctttga ggttctcgct 1440gaggctggca tcactgctgt tgtgcagcct ggtggatcca ttcgcgacaa cgaggtcatt 1500gaggcagcca acaaggctgg cgtgaccatg tacctgactg gtgcgcgaca cttcgctcac 1560taa 15636603DNACorynebacterium glutamicum 6atggctgtat acgaactccc agaactcgac tacgcatacg acgctctcga gccacacatc 60gccgctgaaa tcatggagct tcaccactcc aagcaccacg caacctacgt tgcaggcgca 120aatgcagcac tcgaggcact agagaaggca cgcgaagagg gcaccaaccc tgaccagatc 180cgcgcactgt ccaagaacct tgcattcaac ctcggtggac acaccaacca ctccgttttc 240tggaagaacc tctcccctaa cggtggtggc gagcctaccg gcgaactggc tgaggctatc 300aaccgcgact tcggttcttt cgctaagttc caggatcact tcaactccgc agcactcggc 360ctgcagggct ccggctgggc agttctcggc tacgaccaca tctccggtcg cctggttatc 420gagcagctca ccgaccagca gggcaacatc tccgtcgaca tcaccccagt tctgatgctc 480gatatgtggg agcacgcttt ctacctgcag tacaagaacg ttaaggcaga ttacgtcaag 540gctgtttgga acgtcttcaa ctgggacgac gcagcagcac gcttcgcagc agcttccaag 600taa 6037371PRTClostridium kluyveri 7Met Gln Leu Phe Lys Leu Lys Ser Val Thr His His Phe Asp Thr Phe 1 5 10 15 Ala Glu Phe Ala Lys Glu Phe Cys Leu Gly Glu Arg Asp Leu Val Ile 20 25 30 Thr Asn Glu Phe Ile Tyr Glu Pro Tyr Met Lys Ala Cys Gln Leu Pro 35 40 45 Cys His Phe Val Met Gln Glu Lys Tyr Gly Gln Gly Glu Pro Ser Asp 50 55 60 Glu Met Met Asn Asn Ile Leu Ala Asp Ile Arg Asn Ile Gln Phe Asp65 70 75 80 Arg Val Ile Gly Ile Gly Gly Gly Thr Val Ile Asp Ile Ser Lys Leu 85 90 95 Phe Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Asn Asp Val Leu Asp Ala Phe Asp Arg Lys 100 105 110 Ile Pro Leu Ile Lys Glu Lys Glu Leu Ile Ile Val Pro Thr Thr Cys 115 120 125 Gly Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Thr Asn Ile Ser Ile Ala Glu Ile Lys Ser 130 135 140 Arg His Thr Lys Met Gly Leu Ala Asp Asp Ala Ile Val Ala Asp His145 150 155 160 Ala Ile Ile Ile Pro Glu Leu Leu Lys Ser Leu Pro Phe His Phe Tyr 165 170 175 Ala Cys Ser Ala Ile Asp Ala Leu Ile His Ala Ile Glu Ser Tyr Val 180 185 190 Ser Pro Lys Ala Ser Pro Tyr Ser Arg Leu Phe Ser Glu Ala Ala Trp 195 200 205 Asp Ile Ile Leu Glu Val Phe Lys Lys Ile Ala Glu His Gly Pro Glu 210 215 220 Tyr Arg Phe Glu Lys Leu Gly Glu Met Ile Met Ala Ser Asn Tyr Ala225 230 235 240 Gly Ile Ala Phe Gly Asn Ala Gly Val Gly Ala Val His Ala Leu Ser 245 250 255 Tyr Pro Leu Gly Gly Asn Tyr His Val Pro His Gly Glu Ala Asn Tyr 260 265 270 Gln Phe Phe Thr Glu Val Phe Lys Val Tyr Gln Lys Lys Asn Pro Phe 275 280 285 Gly Tyr Ile Val Glu Leu Asn Trp Lys Leu Ser Lys Ile Leu Asn Cys 290 295 300 Gln Pro Glu Tyr Val Tyr Pro Lys Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Gly Cys Leu305 310 315 320 Leu Thr Lys Lys Pro Leu His Glu Tyr Gly Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Val 325 330 335 Arg Gly Phe Ala Glu Ser Val Leu Lys Thr Gln Gln Arg Leu Leu Ala 340 345 350 Asn Asn Tyr Val Glu Leu Thr Val Asp Glu Ile Glu Gly Ile Tyr Arg 355 360 365 Arg Leu Tyr 370 8431PRTPorphyromonas gingivalis 8Met Lys Asp Val Leu Ala Glu Tyr Ala Ser Arg Ile Val Ser Ala Glu 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala Val Lys His Ile Lys Asn Gly Glu Arg Val Ala Leu Ser His 20 25 30 Ala Ala Gly Val Pro Gln Ser Cys Val Asp Ala Leu Val Gln Gln Ala 35 40 45 Asp Leu Phe Gln Asn Val Glu Ile Tyr His Met Leu Cys Leu Gly Glu 50 55 60 Gly Lys Tyr Met Ala Pro Glu Met Ala Pro His Phe Arg His Ile Thr65 70 75 80 Asn Phe Val Gly Gly Asn Ser Arg Lys Ala Val Glu Glu Asn Arg Ala 85 90 95 Asp Phe Ile Pro Val Phe Phe Tyr Glu Val Pro Ser Met Ile Arg Lys 100 105 110 Asp Ile Leu His Ile Asp Val Ala Ile Val Gln Leu Ser Met Pro Asp 115 120 125 Glu Asn Gly Tyr Cys Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Cys Asp Tyr Ser Lys Pro 130 135 140 Ala Ala Glu Ser Ala His Leu Val Ile Gly Glu Ile Asn Arg Gln Met145 150 155 160 Pro Tyr Val His Gly Asp Asn Leu Ile His Ile Ser Lys Leu Asp Tyr 165 170 175 Ile Val Met Ala Asp Tyr Pro Ile Tyr Ser Leu Ala Lys Pro Lys Ile 180 185 190 Gly Glu Val Glu Glu Ala Ile Gly Arg Asn Cys Ala Glu Leu Ile Glu 195 200 205 Asp Gly Ala Thr Leu Gln Leu Gly Ile Gly Ala Ile Pro Asp Ala Ala 210 215 220 Leu Leu Phe Leu Lys Asp Lys Lys Asp Leu Gly Ile His Thr Glu Met225 230 235 240 Phe Ser Asp Gly Val Val Glu Leu Val Arg Ser Gly Val Ile Thr Gly 245 250 255 Lys Lys Lys Thr Leu His Pro Gly Lys Met Val Ala Thr Phe Leu Met 260 265 270 Gly Ser Glu Asp Val Tyr His Phe Ile Asp Lys Asn Pro Asp Val Glu 275 280 285 Leu Tyr Pro Val Asp Tyr Val Asn Asp Pro Arg Val Ile Ala Gln Asn 290 295 300 Asp Asn Met Val Ser Ile Asn Ser Cys Ile Glu Ile Asp Leu Met Gly305 310 315 320 Gln Val Val Ser Glu Cys Ile Gly Ser Lys Gln Phe Ser Gly Thr Gly 325 330 335 Gly Gln Val Asp Tyr Val Arg Gly Ala Ala Trp Ser Lys Asn Gly Lys 340 345 350 Ser Ile Met Ala Ile Pro Ser Thr Ala Lys Asn Gly Thr Ala Ser Arg 355 360 365 Ile Val Pro Ile Ile Ala Glu Gly Ala Ala Val Thr Thr Leu Arg Asn 370 375 380 Glu Val Asp Tyr Val Val Thr Glu Tyr Gly Ile Ala Gln Leu Lys Gly385 390 395 400 Lys Ser Leu Arg Gln Arg Ala Glu Ala Leu Ile Ala Ile Ala His Pro 405 410 415 Asp Phe Arg Glu Glu Leu Thr Lys His Leu Arg Lys Arg Phe Gly 420 425 430 9858PRTClostridium acetobutyricum 9Met Lys Val Thr Asn Gln Lys Glu Leu Lys Gln Lys Leu Asn Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 Arg Glu Ala Gln Lys Lys Phe Ala Thr Tyr Thr Gln Glu Gln Val Asp 20 25 30 Lys Ile Phe Lys Gln Cys Ala Ile Ala Ala Ala Lys Glu Arg Ile Asn 35 40 45 Leu Ala Lys Leu Ala Val Glu Glu Thr Gly Ile Gly Leu Val Glu Asp 50 55 60 Lys Ile Ile Lys Asn His Phe Ala Ala Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Asn Lys Tyr65 70 75 80 Lys Asn Glu Lys Thr Cys Gly Ile Ile Asp His Asp Asp Ser Leu Gly 85 90 95 Ile Thr Lys Val Ala Glu Pro Ile Gly Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Val Pro 100 105 110 Thr Thr Asn Pro Thr Ser Thr Ala Ile Phe Lys Ser Leu Ile Ser Leu 115 120 125 Lys Thr Arg Asn Ala Ile Phe Phe Ser Pro His Pro Arg Ala Lys Lys 130 135 140 Ser Thr Ile Ala Ala Ala Lys Leu Ile Leu Asp Ala Ala Val Lys Ala145 150 155 160 Gly Ala Pro Lys Asn Ile Ile Gly Trp Ile Asp Glu Pro Ser Ile Glu 165 170 175 Leu Ser Gln Asp Leu Met Ser Glu Ala Asp Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Gly 180 185 190 Gly Pro Ser Met Val Lys Ala Ala Tyr Ser Ser Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile 195 200 205 Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Asn Thr Pro Ala Ile Ile Asp Glu Ser Ala Asp 210 215 220 Ile Asp Met Ala Val Ser Ser Ile Ile Leu Ser Lys Thr Tyr Asp Asn225 230 235 240 Gly Val Ile Cys Ala Ser Glu Gln Ser Ile Leu Val Met Asn Ser Ile 245 250 255 Tyr Glu Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Phe Val Lys Arg Gly Ser Tyr Ile Leu 260 265 270 Asn Gln Asn Glu Ile Ala Lys Ile Lys Glu Thr Met Phe Lys Asn Gly 275 280 285 Ala Ile Asn Ala Asp Ile Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Tyr Ile Ile Ala Lys 290 295 300 Met Ala Gly Ile Glu Val Pro Gln Thr Thr Lys Ile Leu Ile Gly Glu305 310 315 320 Val Gln Ser Val Glu Lys Ser Glu Leu Phe Ser His Glu Lys Leu Ser 325 330 335 Pro Val Leu Ala Met Tyr Lys Val Lys Asp Phe Asp Glu Ala Leu Lys 340 345 350 Lys Ala Gln Arg Leu Ile Glu Leu Gly Gly Ser Gly His Thr Ser Ser 355 360 365 Leu Tyr Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Asn Lys Asp Lys Val Lys Glu Phe Gly 370 375 380 Leu Ala Met Lys Thr Ser Arg Thr Phe Ile Asn Met Pro Ser Ser Gln385 390 395 400 Gly Ala Ser Gly Asp Leu Tyr Asn Phe Ala Ile Ala Pro Ser Phe Thr 405 410 415 Leu Gly

Cys Gly Thr Trp Gly Gly Asn Ser Val Ser Gln Asn Val Glu 420 425 430 Pro Lys His Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Ser Val Ala Glu Arg Arg Glu Asn 435 440 445 Met Leu Trp Phe Lys Val Pro Gln Lys Ile Tyr Phe Lys Tyr Gly Cys 450 455 460 Leu Arg Phe Ala Leu Lys Glu Leu Lys Asp Met Asn Lys Lys Arg Ala465 470 475 480 Phe Ile Val Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Phe Lys Leu Gly Tyr Val Asn Lys 485 490 495 Ile Thr Lys Val Leu Asp Glu Ile Asp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Ile Phe Thr 500 505 510 Asp Ile Lys Ser Asp Pro Thr Ile Asp Ser Val Lys Lys Gly Ala Lys 515 520 525 Glu Met Leu Asn Phe Glu Pro Asp Thr Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Gly 530 535 540 Ser Pro Met Asp Ala Ala Lys Val Met His Leu Leu Tyr Glu Tyr Pro545 550 555 560 Glu Ala Glu Ile Glu Asn Leu Ala Ile Asn Phe Met Asp Ile Arg Lys 565 570 575 Arg Ile Cys Asn Phe Pro Lys Leu Gly Thr Lys Ala Ile Ser Val Ala 580 585 590 Ile Pro Thr Thr Ala Gly Thr Gly Ser Glu Ala Thr Pro Phe Ala Val 595 600 605 Ile Thr Asn Asp Glu Thr Gly Met Lys Tyr Pro Leu Thr Ser Tyr Glu 610 615 620 Leu Thr Pro Asn Met Ala Ile Ile Asp Thr Glu Leu Met Leu Asn Met625 630 635 640 Pro Arg Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Thr Gly Ile Asp Ala Leu Val His Ala 645 650 655 Ile Glu Ala Tyr Val Ser Val Met Ala Thr Asp Tyr Thr Asp Glu Leu 660 665 670 Ala Leu Arg Ala Ile Lys Met Ile Phe Lys Tyr Leu Pro Arg Ala Tyr 675 680 685 Lys Asn Gly Thr Asn Asp Ile Glu Ala Arg Glu Lys Met Ala His Ala 690 695 700 Ser Asn Ile Ala Gly Met Ala Phe Ala Asn Ala Phe Leu Gly Val Cys705 710 715 720 His Ser Met Ala His Lys Leu Gly Ala Met His His Val Pro His Gly 725 730 735 Ile Ala Cys Ala Val Leu Ile Glu Glu Val Ile Lys Tyr Asn Ala Thr 740 745 750 Asp Cys Pro Thr Lys Gln Thr Ala Phe Pro Gln Tyr Lys Ser Pro Asn 755 760 765 Ala Lys Arg Lys Tyr Ala Glu Ile Ala Glu Tyr Leu Asn Leu Lys Gly 770 775 780 Thr Ser Asp Thr Glu Lys Val Thr Ala Leu Ile Glu Ala Ile Ser Lys785 790 795 800 Leu Lys Ile Asp Leu Ser Ile Pro Gln Asn Ile Ser Ala Ala Gly Ile 805 810 815 Asn Lys Lys Asp Phe Tyr Asn Thr Leu Asp Lys Met Ser Glu Leu Ala 820 825 830 Phe Asp Asp Gln Cys Thr Thr Ala Asn Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Ile Ser 835 840 845 Glu Leu Lys Asp Ile Tyr Ile Lys Ser Phe 850 855 10451PRTPorphyromonas gingivalis 10Met Glu Ile Lys Glu Met Val Ser Leu Ala Arg Lys Ala Gln Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 Tyr Gln Ala Thr His Asn Gln Glu Ala Val Asp Asn Ile Cys Arg Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Lys Val Ile Tyr Glu Asn Ala Ala Ile Leu Ala Arg Glu Ala 35 40 45 Val Asp Glu Thr Gly Met Gly Val Tyr Glu His Lys Val Ala Lys Asn 50 55 60 Gln Gly Lys Ser Lys Gly Val Trp Tyr Asn Leu His Asn Lys Lys Ser65 70 75 80 Ile Gly Ile Leu Asn Ile Asp Glu Arg Thr Gly Met Ile Glu Ile Ala 85 90 95 Lys Pro Ile Gly Val Val Gly Ala Val Thr Pro Thr Thr Asn Pro Ile 100 105 110 Val Thr Pro Met Ser Asn Ile Ile Phe Ala Leu Lys Thr Cys Asn Ala 115 120 125 Ile Ile Ile Ala Pro His Pro Arg Ser Lys Lys Cys Ser Ala His Ala 130 135 140 Val Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Ile Ala Pro Phe Asn Val Pro Glu Gly145 150 155 160 Met Val Gln Ile Ile Glu Glu Pro Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Gln Glu Leu 165 170 175 Met Gly Ala Val Asp Val Val Val Ala Thr Gly Gly Met Gly Met Val 180 185 190 Lys Ser Ala Tyr Ser Ser Gly Lys Pro Ser Phe Gly Val Gly Ala Gly 195 200 205 Asn Val Gln Val Ile Val Asp Ser Asn Ile Asp Phe Glu Ala Ala Ala 210 215 220 Glu Lys Ile Ile Thr Gly Arg Ala Phe Asp Asn Gly Ile Ile Cys Ser225 230 235 240 Gly Glu Gln Ser Ile Ile Tyr Asn Glu Ala Asp Lys Glu Ala Val Phe 245 250 255 Thr Ala Phe Arg Asn His Gly Ala Tyr Phe Cys Asp Glu Ala Glu Gly 260 265 270 Asp Arg Ala Arg Ala Ala Ile Phe Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Ala Lys Asp 275 280 285 Val Val Gly Gln Ser Val Ala Phe Ile Ala Lys Lys Ala Asn Ile Asn 290 295 300 Ile Pro Glu Gly Thr Arg Ile Leu Val Val Glu Ala Arg Gly Val Gly305 310 315 320 Ala Glu Asp Val Ile Cys Lys Glu Lys Met Cys Pro Val Met Cys Ala 325 330 335 Leu Ser Tyr Lys His Phe Glu Glu Gly Val Glu Ile Ala Arg Thr Asn 340 345 350 Leu Ala Asn Glu Gly Asn Gly His Thr Cys Ala Ile His Ser Asn Asn 355 360 365 Gln Ala His Ile Ile Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Leu Thr Val Ser Arg Ile 370 375 380 Val Val Asn Ala Pro Ser Ala Thr Thr Ala Gly Gly His Ile Gln Asn385 390 395 400 Gly Leu Ala Val Thr Asn Thr Leu Gly Cys Gly Ser Trp Gly Asn Asn 405 410 415 Ser Ile Ser Glu Asn Phe Thr Tyr Lys His Leu Leu Asn Ile Ser Arg 420 425 430 Ile Ala Pro Leu Asn Ser Ser Ile His Ile Pro Asp Asp Lys Glu Ile 435 440 445 Trp Glu Leu 450 11538PRTClostridium kluyveri 11Met Ser Lys Gly Ile Lys Asn Ser Gln Leu Lys Lys Lys Asn Val Lys 1 5 10 15 Ala Ser Asn Val Ala Glu Lys Ile Glu Glu Lys Val Glu Lys Thr Asp 20 25 30 Lys Val Val Glu Lys Ala Ala Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Arg Ile Arg Asn 35 40 45 Leu Lys Leu Gln Glu Lys Val Val Thr Ala Asp Val Ala Ala Asp Met 50 55 60 Ile Glu Asn Gly Met Ile Val Ala Ile Ser Gly Phe Thr Pro Ser Gly65 70 75 80 Tyr Pro Lys Glu Val Pro Lys Ala Leu Thr Lys Lys Val Asn Ala Leu 85 90 95 Glu Glu Glu Phe Lys Val Thr Leu Tyr Thr Gly Ser Ser Thr Gly Ala 100 105 110 Asp Ile Asp Gly Glu Trp Ala Lys Ala Gly Ile Ile Glu Arg Arg Ile 115 120 125 Pro Tyr Gln Thr Asn Ser Asp Met Arg Lys Lys Ile Asn Asp Gly Ser 130 135 140 Ile Lys Tyr Ala Asp Met His Leu Ser His Met Ala Gln Tyr Ile Asn145 150 155 160 Tyr Ser Val Ile Pro Lys Val Asp Ile Ala Ile Ile Glu Ala Val Ala 165 170 175 Ile Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Ile Ile Pro Ser Thr Gly Ile Gly Asn Thr 180 185 190 Ala Thr Phe Val Glu Asn Ala Asp Lys Val Ile Val Glu Ile Asn Glu 195 200 205 Ala Gln Pro Leu Glu Leu Glu Gly Met Ala Asp Ile Tyr Thr Leu Lys 210 215 220 Asn Pro Pro Arg Arg Glu Pro Ile Pro Ile Val Asn Ala Gly Asn Arg225 230 235 240 Ile Gly Thr Thr Tyr Val Thr Cys Gly Ser Glu Lys Ile Cys Ala Ile 245 250 255 Val Met Thr Asn Thr Gln Asp Lys Thr Arg Pro Leu Thr Glu Val Ser 260 265 270 Pro Val Ser Gln Ala Ile Ser Asp Asn Leu Ile Gly Phe Leu Asn Lys 275 280 285 Glu Val Glu Glu Gly Lys Leu Pro Lys Asn Leu Leu Pro Ile Gln Ser 290 295 300 Gly Val Gly Ser Val Ala Asn Ala Val Leu Ala Gly Leu Cys Glu Ser305 310 315 320 Asn Phe Lys Asn Leu Ser Cys Tyr Thr Glu Val Ile Gln Asp Ser Met 325 330 335 Leu Lys Leu Ile Lys Cys Gly Lys Ala Asp Val Val Ser Gly Thr Ser 340 345 350 Ile Ser Pro Ser Pro Glu Met Leu Pro Glu Phe Ile Lys Asp Ile Asn 355 360 365 Phe Phe Arg Glu Lys Ile Val Leu Arg Pro Gln Glu Ile Ser Asn Asn 370 375 380 Pro Glu Ile Ala Arg Arg Ile Gly Val Ile Ser Ile Asn Thr Ala Leu385 390 395 400 Glu Val Asp Ile Tyr Gly Asn Val Asn Ser Thr His Val Met Gly Ser 405 410 415 Lys Met Met Asn Gly Ile Gly Gly Ser Gly Asp Phe Ala Arg Asn Ala 420 425 430 Tyr Leu Thr Ile Phe Thr Thr Glu Ser Ile Ala Lys Lys Gly Asp Ile 435 440 445 Ser Ser Ile Val Pro Met Val Ser His Val Asp His Thr Glu His Asp 450 455 460 Val Met Val Ile Val Thr Glu Gln Gly Val Ala Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu465 470 475 480 Ser Pro Arg Glu Lys Ala Val Ala Ile Ile Glu Asn Cys Val His Pro 485 490 495 Asp Tyr Lys Asp Met Leu Met Glu Tyr Phe Glu Glu Ala Cys Lys Ser 500 505 510 Ser Gly Gly Asn Thr Pro His Asn Leu Glu Lys Ala Leu Ser Trp His 515 520 525 Thr Lys Phe Ile Lys Thr Gly Ser Met Lys 530 535 121116DNAClostridium kluyveri 12atgcagcttt tcaagctcaa gagcgtcaca catcactttg atacttttgc agagtttgcc 60aaggagttct gtctcggtga acgcgacttg gtaattacca acgagttcat ctacgaaccg 120tatatgaagg catgccagct gccttgtcat tttgtgatgc aggagaaata cggccaaggc 180gagccttctg acgagatgat gaacaacatc ctagcagata tccgtaatat ccagttcgac 240cgcgtgatcg ggatcggagg tggtacggtt attgacatct caaaactctt tgttctgaag 300ggattaaatg atgttctcga cgcgttcgat cgcaagattc cccttatcaa agagaaagaa 360ctgatcattg tgcccaccac ctgcggaacc ggctcggagg tgacgaacat ttccatcgcc 420gagatcaagt cccggcacac caagatgggt ttggctgacg atgcaattgt tgctgaccac 480gccataatca tccctgaact tctgaagagc ttgcccttcc acttctatgc atgctccgca 540atcgacgctc ttattcatgc catcgagtca tacgtttctc caaaagcgtc tccatactcc 600cgtctgttca gtgaggcggc gtgggacatt atcctggaag ttttcaagaa aatcgccgaa 660cacggcccag agtaccgctt cgagaagctg ggggaaatga tcatggccag caactatgcc 720ggtatcgctt tcggcaacgc aggcgttggc gccgtccacg ctctatccta cccgttgggc 780ggcaactatc acgtgccgca tggagaagca aactatcagt tcttcaccga ggtctttaaa 840gtataccaaa agaagaatcc gttcggctat attgtcgaac tcaactggaa gctctccaag 900attctgaact gccagccaga gtacgtgtac ccgaagctgg atgaactgct cggttgcctt 960cttaccaaga aacctttgca cgaatacggc atgaaggacg aagaggttcg tggcttcgcg 1020gaatcggtcc tgaagaccca gcaacgcttg ctcgccaaca actacgtcga acttactgtc 1080gatgagatcg aaggtatcta ccgacgtctc tactag 1116131296DNAPorphyromonas gingivalis 13atgaaggatg tactggcgga atacgcctcc cgcattgttt cggcggagga ggccgttaag 60cacatcaaaa acggtgaacg ggtagctttg tcacacgctg ccggcgtgcc tcagagttgc 120gttgacgcac tggtgcagca ggccgacctt ttccagaatg tggaaatcta tcacatgctg 180tgcctcggtg agggtaagta tatggcgcct gagatggccc ctcacttccg ccacatcacc 240aactttgtcg gtggtaactc ccgtaaggcg gtcgaagaaa accgggccga tttcattccg 300gtattctttt acgaggtgcc aagcatgatt cgcaaagaca tcctccacat tgatgtcgcc 360atcgttcagc tttcaatgcc tgacgaaaat ggttactgtt cctttggagt atcttgcgat 420tactccaagc cggcagcaga gagcgctcac ctggttatcg gagaaatcaa ccgtcaaatg 480ccatacgtac acggcgacaa cttgattcat atctccaagt tggattacat cgtgatggca 540gactacccca tctactctct tgcaaagccc aagatcgggg aagtcgagga agctatcggg 600aggaattgtg ccgagcttat tgaagatggt gccactctcc agctgggaat cggcgcgatt 660cctgatgcgg ccctgttatt tctcaaggac aaaaaggatc tgggcatcca taccgaaatg 720ttctccgatg gtgttgtcga attggttcgc tccggcgtta tcacaggcaa gaaaaagact 780cttcaccccg gaaagatggt cgcaaccttc ctgatgggaa gcgaggacgt gtatcatttc 840atcgataaaa accccgatgt agaactgtat ccagtagatt acgtgaatga cccgcgtgtg 900atcgcccaaa acgacaatat ggtctcgatt aacagctgca tcgaaatcga ccttatggga 960caggtcgtgt ccgagtgcat cggctcaaag caattcagcg gcaccggcgg ccaagttgac 1020tacgtgcgtg gcgcagcatg gtctaaaaac ggcaaatcga tcatggcaat cccgtccact 1080gcaaaaaacg gtacggcatc tcgaattgta cctatcatcg cggagggcgc tgctgtcacc 1140accctgcgca acgaggtcga ttacgttgta accgagtacg gtatcgctca gctcaagggc 1200aagagcctgc gccagcgcgc agaggctttg atcgcgatag cccaccccga cttccgtgag 1260gaactaacga aacatctccg caagcgattc ggataa 1296142577DNAClostridium acetobutyricum 14atgaaagtaa ccaatcagaa agagttgaag cagaagttga acgagctgcg agaggctcag 60aagaagttcg caacctacac ccaggaacag gtggacaaga tctttaagca gtgtgccatt 120gcagccgcga aagaacgtat taatctcgcg aaacttgcgg tcgaggaaac cggtattggg 180ctggtagaag acaagatcat caagaaccac ttcgccgctg aatacatcta caacaagtac 240aaaaacgaaa agacatgtgg tatcatcgac cacgacgaca gcttgggcat caccaaggta 300gcggagccaa tcggtatcgt cgcagctatc gtgcccacta ctaaccctac ctccactgct 360attttcaagt cactcatctc cctgaaaacc cgcaatgcta tcttcttctc acctcaccca 420cgcgctaaga aatcaactat cgctgcagct aaacttatcc tggatgcagc cgtgaaagcc 480ggggctccga aaaacatcat cggttggatc gacgaacctt ccattgaact ctctcaagac 540ctcatgtccg aggcagacat tatcctggca accggaggcc catccatggt taaagcagct 600tacagctcag gcaagccggc tatcggcgtt ggagctggta acactccagc aatcatcgac 660gagtcggccg atatcgacat ggcagtgtcc tctattatcc tgtccaaaac ttatgacaac 720ggcgttattt gcgcgtccga gcagtctatt ctcgtcatga actctattta cgagaaggta 780aaggaggagt ttgtgaagcg ggggtcgtac attctgaacc agaacgagat cgctaagatc 840aaagagacta tgtttaaaaa cggagccatc aacgcagata tcgtagggaa gtccgcgtac 900atcattgcta agatggctgg aatcgaagtc cctcaaacca cgaaaattct gatcggcgag 960gtgcaatcgg tcgaaaagtc cgagctgttc tcgcatgaaa agttgtcccc ggtcctcgcg 1020atgtataaag ttaaggattt tgatgaagca ctcaagaaag ctcagcgcct gatcgaattg 1080ggtggctcgg gtcacacctc ttccctctac attgactccc agaacaataa agataaggtg 1140aaagagttcg gcctggctat gaagacgtct cgtaccttca tcaatatgcc ctcttcacag 1200ggcgccagcg gtgaccttta caatttcgct atcgctccta gctttaccct cggctgcggc 1260acctggggcg gtaattctgt gtcccaaaac gtcgaaccaa agcatctgct caacattaaa 1320agcgtcgccg aacgtcgcga gaacatgttg tggttcaagg tcccgcaaaa aatctacttc 1380aagtatggtt gcttgcgctt tgcacttaaa gagcttaagg acatgaataa aaagcgggcg 1440ttcatcgtca ctgataagga tctgttcaaa ctgggctatg ttaacaagat taccaaggtc 1500ctggatgaga tcgatatcaa gtattccatc ttcaccgata ttaagtccga tccgaccatt 1560gattccgtga agaagggcgc gaaggagatg ctcaactttg aacccgacac gattatttct 1620attggcggag gcagcccaat ggacgcagct aaggttatgc acctgctgta tgagtaccca 1680gaagcagaga tcgagaacct tgcaatcaat ttcatggata ttcgcaaacg catttgcaac 1740tttcctaagc ttggtacaaa agctatctct gttgcgatcc ctaccaccgc aggaaccggc 1800agcgaagcga caccattcgc cgttattacc aacgatgaaa caggtatgaa gtacccactt 1860acctcttatg aacttacccc gaacatggct atcattgata cggaattgat gctgaacatg 1920ccgcggaagt tgaccgcagc tacgggaatc gatgcattgg ttcatgcaat cgaggcatac 1980gtttccgtca tggcaaccga ttacaccgac gagctcgcgt tgcgtgcgat taaaatgatc 2040ttcaagtacc ttccacgcgc atacaagaat ggcacaaacg atattgaagc ccgagaaaag 2100atggcacacg cttcgaacat cgctggtatg gccttcgcga atgcgtttct cggagtgtgt 2160cactccatgg cgcacaaact gggagccatg catcacgtgc cccacggtat cgcatgcgcc 2220gttcttattg aagaggtgat caagtataat gccaccgatt gccccactaa gcagacggcc 2280ttccctcagt acaaatcgcc caatgccaag cgtaaatacg cggaaattgc cgagtacttg 2340aaccttaagg ggaccagcga cacggaaaag gtgaccgcac tgattgaagc catctccaag 2400cttaagatcg acctgagcat cccacaaaac atctcagcag ccggcattaa caagaaggac 2460ttctacaaca ctctcgacaa gatgtcagag ctcgccttcg atgatcagtg cactaccgca 2520aacccacgtt atccgctcat ctctgaactg aaggatatct acatcaagtc gttttaa 2577151356DNAPorphyromonas gingivalis 15atggagatta aagagatggt cagtcttgcg cgcaaagctc agaaggagta tcaggccacc 60cataaccaag aagctgtgga caacatctgc cgagcagcag cgaaggttat ttacgaaaat 120gcagcaattc tggcacgcga ggcagtggac gaaaccggca tgggtgttta cgagcacaag 180gtggccaaga atcaaggcaa gtccaaaggt gtttggtaca acctgcataa caagaagtcg 240attggcatcc tcaatatcga cgagcgtacc ggcatgatcg agatcgcaaa acctatcggg 300gttgtaggcg ccgttacgcc aaccaccaac cctatcgtta ctccgatgag caacatcatc 360tttgctctta agacctgcaa cgccatcatt atcgccccac acccgcgctc caaaaagtgc 420tctgcccacg cagttcggct gatcaaagag gctatcgctc cgttcaacgt gcccgaaggt 480atggttcaga tcatcgagga gcctagcatc gagaagacgc aggaattgat gggcgccgta 540gacgtggtcg ttgctaccgg gggcatgggc atggtcaagt ctgcctactc ctcagggaag 600ccttctttcg gtgtcggagc cggcaatgtt caggtgatag tggacagcaa catcgacttc 660gaagcggcag cagaaaagat catcaccgga cgtgccttcg acaacggtat catctgctca 720ggcgaacagt ccatcatcta caacgaggct gacaaggaag cagttttcac agcattccgc 780aaccacggtg cgtacttttg cgacgaggcc gagggagatc gggctcgtgc agcgatcttc 840gaaaatggag ccatcgcgaa agatgttgtg ggccagtccg ttgcctttat tgcaaagaag 900gcgaacatta atatccccga gggtactcgt attctcgtgg tcgaagctcg cggagtaggc 960gccgaagatg tcatctgtaa agaaaagatg tgtccagtca tgtgcgccct ctcctacaag 1020cacttcgaag agggggtaga gatcgcaagg acgaacctcg caaacgaagg caatggccat 1080acctgtgcta

tccactccaa caaccaagca cacatcatct tggcaggctc ggagctgacc 1140gtgtctcgca tcgtggtcaa cgcgccaagt gctaccacag caggcggtca catccagaac 1200ggtcttgccg tcaccaatac tctaggctgc ggctcttggg gtaacaactc gatctccgaa 1260aacttcactt ataaacacct gctcaacatt tcacgcatcg ccccgttgaa ctccagcatt 1320catatcccag atgataagga aatctgggaa ctctaa 1356161617DNAClostridium kluyveri 16atgtctaaag gaatcaagaa tagccaattg aaaaaaaaga acgtcaaggc cagtaacgtt 60gctgagaaga tcgaagagaa ggtggaaaag accgacaagg tcgttgagaa ggctgctgag 120gtgaccgaaa agcgcattcg aaacttaaag ctccaggaaa aagttgtgac cgcagatgtc 180gcagctgaca tgatcgagaa tggcatgatc gtcgcaatta gcggcttcac gccatccggg 240tatccaaagg aggttccaaa agcccttact aagaaggtta atgcgctgga ggaggagttc 300aaggtgacgc tgtataccgg ttctagcaca ggcgctgata ttgacggaga atgggcgaag 360gcaggaataa tcgaacggcg tatcccatac cagaccaact ctgacatgag gaaaaaaata 420aacgatggtt caatcaagta cgcagatatg cacctgagcc acatggctca atacattaac 480tattctgtga ttcctaaggt tgacattgcc atcatcgagg cggtggccat taccgaggaa 540ggggatatta ttcctagtac tggaatcggc aacacagcta cgtttgtcga gaatgcggat 600aaggtaattg tggaaataaa cgaggctcag ccgcttgagt tggaaggcat ggcagatatc 660tataccctga agaaccctcc acgtcgcgag cccatcccga tagtcaacgc aggcaaccgc 720atagggacca cttacgtcac ctgtggctct gaaaaaatct gcgcgatcgt catgaccaac 780acccaagaca aaacccgccc actcaccgaa gtttctcctg tcagtcaggc aatctccgat 840aacctgattg gcttcctgaa caaagaagta gaggagggta aactcccaaa aaacctgctc 900cccatacagt caggtgtcgg ttcggttgct aacgccgttc tagccggact ctgcgaatca 960aacttcaaaa atttgagctg ctacacagaa gtgatccagg attcgatgtt gaagctcatc 1020aaatgtggaa aggcagatgt ggtgtccggc acctcgatct cgccatcacc ggaaatgctg 1080cccgagttca taaaggacat aaattttttt cgcgagaaga tagtactgcg cccccaggaa 1140atatctaata atccggaaat agctcgtcgt ataggagtga tctccataaa cactgctttg 1200gaagtagaca tctacggtaa tgtgaactcc acgcatgtca tgggctccaa gatgatgaac 1260ggcatcggcg gcagcggcga ctttgcccgc aacgcatacc tcaccatatt cactacggag 1320tccatcgcga agaagggcga catttcctct atcgttccta tggtttccca cgtggaccac 1380accgagcatg acgtaatggt catcgttacc gaacaggggg ttgcggatct gcgcggtctt 1440tcccctcggg aaaaggccgt ggcgataatt gagaattgcg tccacccgga ttacaaggat 1500atgctcatgg agtacttcga ggaggcttgt aagtcctcag gtggcaacac cccacacaac 1560cttgaaaaag ccctatcctg gcacactaag ttcataaaaa ctggctcgat gaagtaa 16171743DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA_5'_HindIII 17catgattacg ccaagcttga gagcccacca cattgcgatt tcc 431842DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA_up_3'_XhoI 18tcgaaactcg agtttcgatc ccacttcctg atttccctaa cc 421939DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA_dn_5'_XhoI 19tcgaaactcg agtaaatctt tggcgcctag ttggcgacg 392046DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA_3'_EcoRI 20acgacggcca gtgaattcga cgacatctga gggtggataa agtggg 462120DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA up 21atcgggcata attaaaggtg 202222DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic ldhA down 22gtcacctcat caagttctag aa 22236702DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic 4gene_cat1_sucD_4hbd_cat2 23tctagaatga ctattaatgt ctccgaacta cttgccaaag tccccacggg tctactgatt 60ggtgattcct gggtggaagc atccgacggc ggtactttcg atgtggaaaa cccagcgacg 120ggtgaaacaa 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3480cggtcacgga tgaagcatgg caggttttcc ggttggaagt ccactggatt gttgggcagg 3540aaccaggtga gcgcctgaat ggcgaatggc gataagctag aggatccccg ggtaccgagc 3600tcgaattc 36082720DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic AdhE2_1_F 27atgaaagtaa ccaatcagaa 202820DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic AdhE2_2260_R 28aatcggtggc attatacttg 20

Claims

1. A method of screening for a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production, comprising: culturing a microorganism that produces 1,4-BDO in a culture medium comprising 1,4-BDO and in a culture medium not comprising 1,4-BDO; analyzing protein expression in the microorganisms; and selecting a protein showing increased expression in the microorganism cultured with 1,4-BDO as compared to the microorganism cultured without 1,4-BDO as a protein positively involved in 1,4-BDO production.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the microorganism that produces 1,4-BDO is a mutant microorganism, and the method further comprises culturing a wild type microorganism incapable of producing 1,4-BDO in a culture medium comprising 1,4-BDO and in a culture medium not comprising 1,4-BDO a protein showing (a) increased expression in the microorganism cultured with 1,4-BDO as compared to the microorganism cultured without 1,4-BDO, and (b) increased expression in the mutant microorganism capable of producing 1,4-BDO than in the wild type microorganism.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the microorganism is Corynebacterium glutamicum.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the microorganism does not have lactate dehydrogenase activity.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the microorganism comprises genes encoding coenzyme A-dependent succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, 4-hydroxybutyryl CoA:acetyl-CoA transferase, and alcohol dehydrogenase.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the 1,4-BDO is added to the culture medium during an exponential growth phase of the microorganism.

7-18. (canceled)

19. The method of claim 2, wherein the mutant microorganism is Corynebacterium glutamicum modified to produce 1,4-BDO, and the wild-type microorganism is Corynebacterium glutamicum.