The genome-scale metabolic model ilN800 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its validation: a scaffold to query lipid metabolism
Journal article, 2008

Background: Up to now, there have been three published versions of a yeast genome-scale metabolic model: iFF708, iND750 and iLL672. All three models, however, lack a detailed description of lipid metabolism and thus are unable to be used as integrated scaffolds for gaining insights into lipid metabolism from multilevel omic measurement technologies (e.g. genome-wide mRNA levels). To overcome this limitation, we reconstructed a new version of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome-scale model, ilN800 that includes a more rigorous and detailed descrition of lipid metabolism. Results: The reconstructed metabolic model comprises 1446 reactions and 1013 metabolites. Beyond incorporating new reactions involved in lipid metabolism, we also present new biomass equations that improve the predictive power of flux balance analysis simulations. Predictions of both growth capability and large scale in silico single gene deletions by ilN800 were consistent with experimental data. In addition, 13C-labeling experiments validated the new biomass equations and calculated intracellular fluxes. To demonstrate the applicability of ilN800, we show that the model can be used as a scaffold to reveal the regulatory importance of lipid metabolism precursors and intermediates that would have been missed in previous models from transcriptome datasets. Conclusions: Performing integrated analyses using ilN800 as a network scaffold is shown to be a valuable tool for elucidating the behavior of complex metabolic networks, particularly for identifying regulatory targets in lipid metabolism that can be used for industrial applications or for understanding lipid disease states.

Author

Intawat Nookaew

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Michael C Jewett

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Harvard Medical School

Asawin Meechai

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Chinae Thammarongtham

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

K. Laoteng

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

S. Cheevadhanarak

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Jens B Nielsen

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Life Sciences

S. Bhumiratana

Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

BMC Systems Biology

1752-0509 (eISSN)

Vol. 2 71 71

Subject Categories

Industrial Biotechnology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Areas of Advance

Life Science Engineering (2010-2018)

DOI

10.1186/1752-0509-2-71

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