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Title: From Escherichia coli mutant 13C labeling data to a core kinetic model: A kinetic model parameterization pipeline

Abstract

Kinetic models of metabolic networks offer the promise of quantitative phenotype prediction. The mechanistic characterization of enzyme catalyzed reactions allows for tracing the effect of perturbations in metabolite concentrations and reaction fluxes in response to genetic and environmental perturbation that are beyond the scope of stoichiometric models. In this study, we develop a two-step computational pipeline for the rapid parameterization of kinetic models of metabolic networks using a curated metabolic model and available 13C-labeling distributions under multiple genetic and environmental perturbations. The first step involves the elucidation of all intracellular fluxes in a core model of E. coli containing 74 reactions and 61 metabolites using 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis ( 13C-MFA). Here, fluxes corresponding to the mid-exponential growth phase are elucidated for seven single gene deletion mutants from upper glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway and the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. The computed flux ranges are then used to parameterize the same (i.e., k-ecoli74) core kinetic model for E. coli with 55 substrate-level regulations using the newly developed K-FIT parameterization algorithm. The K-FIT algorithm employs a combination of equation decomposition and iterative solution techniques to evaluate steady-state fluxes in response to genetic perturbations. k-ecoli74 predicted 86% of flux values for strains used during fitting withinmore » a single standard deviation of 13C-MFA estimated values. By performing both tasks using the same network, errors associated with lack of congruity between the two networks are avoided, allowing for seamless integration of data with model building. Product yield predictions and comparison with previously developed kinetic models indicate shifts in flux ranges and the presence or absence of mutant strains delivering flux towards pathways of interest from training data significantly impact predictive capabilities. Using this workflow, the impact of completeness of fluxomic datasets and the importance of specific genetic perturbations on uncertainties in kinetic parameter estimation are evaluated.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
  2. University of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States); Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1903904
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; MCB-1615646
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
PLoS Computational Biology (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: PLoS Computational Biology (Online); Journal Volume: 15; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1553-7358
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; metabolic networks; metabolites; metabolic labeling; metabolic pathways; enzyme metabolism; glucose; genetics; mutant strains

Citation Formats

Foster, Charles J., Gopalakrishnan, Saratram, Antoniewicz, Maciek R., and Maranas, Costas D. From Escherichia coli mutant 13C labeling data to a core kinetic model: A kinetic model parameterization pipeline. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007319.
Foster, Charles J., Gopalakrishnan, Saratram, Antoniewicz, Maciek R., & Maranas, Costas D. From Escherichia coli mutant 13C labeling data to a core kinetic model: A kinetic model parameterization pipeline. United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007319
Foster, Charles J., Gopalakrishnan, Saratram, Antoniewicz, Maciek R., and Maranas, Costas D. Tue . "From Escherichia coli mutant 13C labeling data to a core kinetic model: A kinetic model parameterization pipeline". United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007319. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1903904.
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title = {From Escherichia coli mutant 13C labeling data to a core kinetic model: A kinetic model parameterization pipeline},
author = {Foster, Charles J. and Gopalakrishnan, Saratram and Antoniewicz, Maciek R. and Maranas, Costas D.},
abstractNote = {Kinetic models of metabolic networks offer the promise of quantitative phenotype prediction. The mechanistic characterization of enzyme catalyzed reactions allows for tracing the effect of perturbations in metabolite concentrations and reaction fluxes in response to genetic and environmental perturbation that are beyond the scope of stoichiometric models. In this study, we develop a two-step computational pipeline for the rapid parameterization of kinetic models of metabolic networks using a curated metabolic model and available 13C-labeling distributions under multiple genetic and environmental perturbations. The first step involves the elucidation of all intracellular fluxes in a core model of E. coli containing 74 reactions and 61 metabolites using 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis ( 13C-MFA). Here, fluxes corresponding to the mid-exponential growth phase are elucidated for seven single gene deletion mutants from upper glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway and the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. The computed flux ranges are then used to parameterize the same (i.e., k-ecoli74) core kinetic model for E. coli with 55 substrate-level regulations using the newly developed K-FIT parameterization algorithm. The K-FIT algorithm employs a combination of equation decomposition and iterative solution techniques to evaluate steady-state fluxes in response to genetic perturbations. k-ecoli74 predicted 86% of flux values for strains used during fitting within a single standard deviation of 13C-MFA estimated values. By performing both tasks using the same network, errors associated with lack of congruity between the two networks are avoided, allowing for seamless integration of data with model building. Product yield predictions and comparison with previously developed kinetic models indicate shifts in flux ranges and the presence or absence of mutant strains delivering flux towards pathways of interest from training data significantly impact predictive capabilities. Using this workflow, the impact of completeness of fluxomic datasets and the importance of specific genetic perturbations on uncertainties in kinetic parameter estimation are evaluated.},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007319},
journal = {PLoS Computational Biology (Online)},
number = 9,
volume = 15,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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journal, January 2015

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  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 2
  • DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00076