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The Optimal Mutagen Dosage to Induce Point-Mutations in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 and Its Application to Promote Temperature Tolerance

  • Random mutagenesis is a useful tool to genetically modify organisms for various purposes, such as adaptation to cultivation conditions, the induction of tolerances, or increased yield of valuable substances. This is especially attractive for systems where it is not obvious which genes require modifications. Random mutagenesis has been extensively used to modify crop plants, but even with the renewed interest in microalgae and cyanobacteria for biofuel applications, there is relatively limited current research available on the application of random mutagenesis for these organisms, especially for cyanobacteria. In the presented work we characterized the lethality and rate of non-lethal point mutations for ultraviolet radiation and methyl methanesulphonate on the model cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Based on these results an optimal dosage of 10–50 J/m2 for UV and either 0.1 or 1 v% for MMS was determined. A Synechocystis wildtype culture was then mutagenized and selected for increased temperature tolerance in vivo. During the second round of mutagenesis the viability of the culture was monitored on a cell by cell level from the treatment of the cells up to the growth at an increased temperature. After four distinct rounds of treatment (two with each mutagen) the temperature tolerance of the strain was effectively raised by about 2°C. Coupled with an appropriate in vivo screening, the described methods should be applicable to induce a variety of desirable characteristics in various strains. Coupling random mutagenesis with high-throughput screening methods would additionally allow to select for important characteristics for biofuel production, which do not yield a higher fitness and can not be selected for in vivo, such as fatty acid concentration. In a combined approach with full genome sequencing random mutagenesis could be used to determine suitable target-genes for more focused methods.

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Author:Ulrich M. TillichGND, Sandra Lehmann, Katja Schulze, Ulf Dühring, Marcus FrohmeORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-6186
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049467
ISSN:1932-6203
Parent Title (English):PLoS ONE
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Publication:2012
Publishing Institution:Technische Hochschule Wildau
Release Date:2016/06/30
Volume:7
Issue:11
Page Number:8
Source:Tillich UM, Lehmann S, Schulze K, Du ̈hring U, Frohme M (2012) The Optimal Mutagen Dosage to Induce Point-Mutations inSynechocystissp. PCC6803and Its Application to Promote Temperature Tolerance. PLoS ONE 7(11): e49467. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049467
Faculties an central facilities:Fachbereich Ingenieurwesen / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (bis 8/2014)
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 2.0 Generic
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