Acetylome and succinylome of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Profiles of two major acyl-modifications, lysine acetylation and succinylation, under L-glutamate-producting and non-producing conditions in Corynebacterium glutamicum, which is industrially utilized for amino acid fermentation, was analyzed. During glutamate overproduction induced by Tween 40, global lysine acetylation was decreased, while lysine succinylation was increased. A label-free semi-quantitative proteomic analysis identified 591 acetylated proteins with 1,509 unique acetylation sites and 297 succinylated proteins with 790 unique succinylation sites. Lysine acetylation and succinylation targeted most enzymes in the central carbon metabolic pathways that are directly related to glutamate production, including the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (ODHC), a key enzyme for glutamate overproduction.