Abstract
D-xylose, one of the most abundant sugars in lignocellulosic biomass, is not widely used to produce bioproducts with added value, in part due to the absence of industrial microorganisms able to metabolize it efficiently. Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z69 is a β-proteobacterium able to accumulate poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, a biodegradable thermoplastic biopolymer, with contents higher than 50%. It metabolizes D-xylose by non-phosphorylative pathways. In the genome of Z69, we found the genes xylFGH (ABC D-xylose transporter), xylB, xylD, and xylC (superior non-phosphorylative pathway), and the transcriptional regulator xylR, forming the xyl cluster. We constructed the knock-out mutant Z69ΔxylR that has a reduced growth in D-xylose and in D-glucose, compared with Z69. In addition, we analyzed the expression of xyl genes by RT-qPCR and promoter fusion. These results suggest that XylR activates the expression of genes at the xyl cluster in the presence of D-xylose. On the other hand, XylR does not regulate the expression of xylA, mhpD (lower non-phosphorylative pathways) and araB (L-arabinose dehydrogenase) genes. The participation of D-glucose in the regulation mechanism of these genes must still be elucidated. These results contribute to the development of new strains adapted to consume lignocellulosic sugars for the production of value-added bioproducts.
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