Table 1 Summary of the information about acid tolerance genes and lactic acid synthetic genes. L. lactis F44 was actually obtained by genome shuffling of L. lactis YF11 (CGMCC NO. 7.52).

From: Enhance nisin yield via improving acid-tolerant capability of Lactococcus lactis F44

Gene ID

Gene

Organism

Function

Obstacle of extracellular H +

–

murA

Lactococcus lactis F44

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase

–

murG

Lactococcus lactis F44

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine–N-acetylmuramyl-(pentapeptide) pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol N-acetylglucosamine transferase

gi|944811

cfa

Escherichia coli DH5α

Cyclopropane-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase

Consumption of intracellular H +

–

mleS

Lactococcus lactis F44

Malolactic enzyme

–

mleP

Lactococcus lactis F44

Malate/lactate antiporter

–

gadB

Lactococcus lactis F44

Glutamate decarboxylase

–

gadC

Lactococcus lactis F44

Glutamate/gamma-aminobutyrate antiporter

–

gadBC

Lactococcus lactis F44

Glutamate decarboxylation system

gi|948643

cadA

Escherichia coli DH5α

Lysine decarboxylase, inducible

gi|948654

cadB

Escherichia coli DH5α

Probable cadaverine/lysine antiporter

Exportation of intracellular H +

–

atpD

Lactococcus lactis F44

ATP synthase subunit beta

gi|948244

atpD

Escherichia coli DH5α

ATP synthase subunit beta

–

atpG

Lactococcus lactis F44

ATP synthase gamma chain

gi|948243

atpG

Escherichia coli DH5α

ATP synthase gamma chain

Proteins refolding

gi|948025

hdeA

Escherichia coli DH5α

Acid stress chaperone HdeA

gi|948026

hdeB

Escherichia coli DH5α

Acid stress chaperone HdeB

–

hdeAB

Escherichia coli DH5α

Periplasmic acid stress protein

Alternation of carbohydrate metabolic pathway

–

pfk

Lactococcus lactis F44

6-phosphofructokinase

gi|9459266

pfk

Lactobacillus casei Zhang

6-phosphofructokinase

–

pyk

Lactococcus lactis F44

pyruvate kinase

gi|9459267

pyk

Lactobacillus casei Zhang

pyruvate kinase

–

ldh

Lactococcus lactis F44

L-lactate dehydrogenase

gi|9460421

ldh

Lactobacillus casei Zhang

L-lactate dehydrogenase