A mycofactocin-associated dehydrogenase is essential for ethylene glycol metabolism by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1

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Abstract: Ethylene glycol is an industrially important diol in many manufacturing processes and a building block of polymers, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate). In this study, we found that a mycolic acid-containing bacterium Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 can grow with ethylene glycol as a sole source of carbon and energy. Deletion of a putative glycolate dehydrogenase gene (RHA1_ro03227) abolished growth with ethylene glycol, indicating that ethylene glycol is assimilated via glycolate in R. jostii RHA1. Transcriptome sequencing and gene deletion analyses revealed that a gene homologous to mycofactocin (MFT)-associated dehydrogenase (RHA1_ro06057), hereafter referred to as EgaA, is essential for ethylene glycol assimilation. Furthermore, egaA deletion also negatively affected the utilization of ethanol, 1-propanol, propylene glycol, and 1-butanol, suggesting that EgaA is involved in the utilization of various alcohols in R. jostii RHA1. Deletion of MFT biosynthetic genes abolished growth with ethylene glycol, indicating that MFT is the physiological electron acceptor of EgaA. Further genetic studies revealed that a putative aldehyde dehydrogenase (RHA1_ro06081) is a major aldehyde dehydrogenase in ethylene glycol metabolism by R. jostii RHA1. Key points: • Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 can assimilate ethylene glycol via glycolate • A mycofactocin-associated dehydrogenase is involved in the oxidation of ethylene glycol • An aldehyde dehydrogenase gene is important for the ethylene glycol assimilation

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Shimizu, T., Suzuki, K., & Inui, M. (2024). A mycofactocin-associated dehydrogenase is essential for ethylene glycol metabolism by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 108(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12966-7

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