title: Role of two 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductases in Hydrogenobacter thermophilus under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
abstract: Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6 is a thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium that fixes carbon dioxide as a sole carbon source via the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle. 2-Oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (OGOR) is one of the key enzymes in the pathway. Strain TK-6 has at least two isozymes of OGOR, namely For and Kor. These OGORs showed different expression patterns under aerobic conditions than under anaerobic conditions. In this work, we developed a homologous recombination method for Hydrogenobacter, and constructed a For mutant and a Kor mutant. Observation of phenotypes of the mutant strains showed that Kor was essential for anaerobic growth and that For activity supported robust aerobic growth of the organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D005288:Ferredoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005288:Ferredoxins; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases; C023096:2-oxoglutarate synthase; D010100:Oxygen