title: Lipidomic profiling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zygosaccharomyces bailii reveals critical changes in lipid composition in response to acetic acid stress.
abstract: When using microorganisms as cell factories in the production of bio-based fuels or chemicals from lignocellulosic hydrolysate, inhibitory concentrations of acetic acid, released from the biomass, reduce the production rate. The undissociated form of acetic acid enters the cell by passive diffusion across the lipid bilayer, mediating toxic effects inside the cell. In order to elucidate a possible link between lipid composition and acetic acid stress, the present study presents detailed lipidomic profiling of the major lipid species found in the plasma membrane, including glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids and sterols, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CEN.PK 113_7D) and Zygosaccharomyces bailii (CBS7555) cultured with acetic acid. Detailed physiological characterization of the response of the two yeasts to acetic acid has also been performed in aerobic batch cultivations using bioreactors. Physiological characterization revealed, as expected, that Z. bailii is more tolerant to acetic acid than S. cerevisiae. Z. bailii grew at acetic acid concentrations above 24 g L(-1), while limited growth of S. cerevisiae was observed after 11 h when cultured with only 12 g L(-1) acetic acid. Detailed lipidomic profiling using electrospray ionization, multiple-reaction-monitoring mass spectrometry (ESI-MRM-MS) showed remarkable changes in the glycerophospholipid composition of Z. bailii, including an increase in saturated glycerophospholipids and considerable increases in complex sphingolipids in both S. cerevisiae (IPC 6.2×, MIPC 9.1×, M(IP)2C 2.2×) and Z. bailii (IPC 4.9×, MIPC 2.7×, M(IP)2C 2.7×), when cultured with acetic acid. In addition, the basal level of complex sphingolipids was significantly higher in Z. bailii than in S. cerevisiae, further emphasizing the proposed link between lipid saturation, high sphingolipid levels and acetic acid tolerance. The results also suggest that acetic acid tolerance is associated with the ability of a given strain to generate large rearrangements in its lipid profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: Aline Xs
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riezman
authors.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bettiga
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects*; D020068:Zygosaccharomyces / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019342:Acetic Acid
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