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Rajput BK, Ikram SF, Tripathi BN. Harnessing the potential of microalgae for the production of monoclonal antibodies and other recombinant proteins. PROTOPLASMA 2024:10.1007/s00709-024-01967-6. [PMID: 38970700 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-024-01967-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become indispensable tools in various fields, from research to therapeutics, diagnostics, and industries. However, their production, primarily in mammalian cell culture systems, is cost-intensive and resource-demanding. Microalgae, diverse photosynthetic microorganisms, are gaining attention as a favorable option for manufacturing mAbs and various other recombinant proteins. This review explores the potential of microalgae as a robust expression system for biomanufacturing high-value proteins. It also highlights the diversity of microalgae species suitable for recombinant protein. Nuclear and chloroplast genomes of some microalgae have been engineered to express mAbs and other valuable proteins. Codon optimization, vector construction, and other genetic engineering techniques have significantly improved recombinant protein expression in microalgae. These accomplishments demonstrate the potential of microalgae for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Microalgal biotechnology holds promise for revolutionizing the production of mAbs and other therapeutic proteins, offering a sustainable and cost-effective solution to address critical healthcare needs.
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- Balwinder Kaur Rajput
- Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, 484887, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, 484887, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, 484887, India.
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Yang W, Gao S, Bao M, Li X, Liu Z, Wang G. HSP70A promotes the photosynthetic activity of marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under high temperature. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:2085-2093. [PMID: 38525917 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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With global climate change, the high-temperature environment has severely impacted the community structure and phenotype of marine diatoms. Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a model species of marine diatom, is sensitive to high temperature, which grow slowly under high temperature. However, the regulatory mechanism of P. tricornutum in response to high-temperature is still unclear. In this study, we found that the expression level of the HSP70A in the wild type (WT) increased 28 times when exposed to high temperature (26°C) for 1 h, indicating that HSP70A plays a role in high temperature in P. tricornutum. Furthermore, overexpression and interference of HSP70A have great impact on the exponential growth phase of P. tricornutum under 26°C. Moreover, the results of Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) suggested that HSP70A potentially involved in the correct folding of the photosynthetic system-related proteins (D1/D2), preventing aggregation. The photosynthetic activity results demonstrated that overexpression of HSP70A improves non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) activity under high-temperature stress. These results reveal that HSP70A regulates the photosynthetic activity of P. tricornutum under high temperatures. This study not only helps us to understand the photosynthetic activity of marine diatoms to high temperature but also provides a molecular mechanism for HSP70A in P. tricornutum under high-temperature stress.
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- Wenting Yang
- School of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
- College of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
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Russo MT, Rogato A, Jaubert M, Karas BJ, Falciatore A. Phaeodactylum tricornutum: An established model species for diatom molecular research and an emerging chassis for algal synthetic biology. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2023; 59:1114-1122. [PMID: 37975560 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Diatoms are prominent and highly diverse microalgae in aquatic environments. Compared with other diatom species, Phaeodactylum tricornutum is an "atypical diatom" displaying three different morphotypes and lacking the usual silica shell. Despite being of limited ecological relevance, its ease of growth in the laboratory and well-known physiology, alongside the steady increase in genome-enabled information coupled with effective tools for manipulating gene expression, have meant it has gained increased recognition as a powerful experimental model for molecular research on diatoms. We here present a brief overview of how over the last 25 years P. tricornutum has contributed to the unveiling of fundamental aspects of diatom biology, while also emerging as a new tool for algal process engineering and synthetic biology.
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- Monia T Russo
- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, IBBR-CNR, Naples, Italy
- Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- UMR7141 Laboratoire de Biologie du chloroplaste et perception de la lumière chez les micro-algues, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- UMR7141 Laboratoire de Biologie du chloroplaste et perception de la lumière chez les micro-algues, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
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Otte A, Winder JC, Deng L, Schmutz J, Jenkins J, Grigoriev IV, Hopes A, Mock T. The diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus: A model alga to understand cold-adapted life. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2023; 59:301-306. [PMID: 36856453 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Diatoms are significant primary producers especially in cold, turbulent, and nutrient-rich surface oceans. Hence, they are abundant in polar oceans, but also underpin most of the polar food webs and related biogeochemical cycles. The cold-adapted pennate diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus is considered a keystone species in polar oceans and sea ice because it can thrive under different environmental conditions if temperatures are low. In this perspective paper, we provide insights into the latest molecular work that has been done on F. cylindrus and discuss its role as a model alga to understand cold-adapted life.
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- Antonia Otte
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Poulsen N, Hennig H, Geyer VF, Diez S, Wetherbee R, Fitz-Gibbon S, Pellegrini M, Kröger N. On the role of cell surface associated, mucin-like glycoproteins in the pennate diatom Craspedostauros australis (Bacillariophyceae). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2023; 59:54-69. [PMID: 36199194 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Diatoms are single-celled microalgae with silica-based cell walls (frustules) that are abundantly present in aquatic habitats, and form the basis of the food chain in many ecosystems. Many benthic diatoms have the remarkable ability to glide on all natural or man-made underwater surfaces using a carbohydrate- and protein-based adhesive to generate traction. Previously, three glycoproteins, termed FACs (Frustule Associated Components), have been identified from the common fouling diatom Craspedostauros australis and were implicated in surface adhesion through inhibition studies with a glycan-specific antibody. The polypeptide sequences of FACs remained unknown, and it was unresolved whether the FAC glycoproteins are indeed involved in adhesion, or whether this is achieved by different components sharing the same glycan epitope with FACs. Here we have determined the polypeptide sequences of FACs using peptide mapping by LC-MS/MS. Unexpectedly, FACs share the same polypeptide backbone (termed CaFAP1), which has a domain structure of alternating Cys-rich and Pro-Thr/Ser-rich regions reminiscent of the gel-forming mucins. By developing a genetic transformation system for C. australis, we were able to directly investigate the function of CaFAP1-based glycoproteins in vivo. GFP-tagging of CaFAP1 revealed that it constitutes a coat around all parts of the frustule and is not an integral component of the adhesive. CaFAP1-GFP producing transformants exhibited the same properties as wild type cells regarding surface adhesion and motility speed. Our results demonstrate that FAC glycoproteins are not involved in adhesion and motility, but might rather act as a lubricant to prevent fouling of the diatom surface.
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- Nicole Poulsen
- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden, 01307, Germany
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- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden, 01307, Germany
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- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden, 01307, Germany
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- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden, 01307, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, Dresden, 01307, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, Dresden, 01307, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden, 01307, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, Dresden, 01307, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstr. 66, Dresden, 01069, Germany
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Zhang Z, Han T, Sui J, Wang H. Cryptochrome-mediated blue-light signal contributes to carotenoids biosynthesis in microalgae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1083387. [PMID: 36620041 PMCID: PMC9813510 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1083387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Microalgae are considered as ideal cell factories for producing natural carotenoids which display favorable biological activities. As the most important abiotic factor, light not only provides energy for photosynthetic metabolism, but also regulates numerous biological processes. Blue light is the main wavelength of light that can travel through water. Previous studies have shown that blue light triggered carotenoid accumulation in several microalgae species, but the molecular mechanism remains unclear. Cryptochromes were blue-light-absorbing photoreceptors that have been found in all studied algal genomes. In this study, several different types of cryptochrome genes were cloned from Haematococcus pluvialis and Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Among them, cryptochrome genes HpCRY4 from H. pluvialis and PtCPF1 from P. tricornutum were upregulated under blue light treatment, in correlation with the increase of astaxanthin and fucoxanthin contents. Besides, heterologous expression and gene knockout was performed to verify the function of HpCRY4 and PtCPF1 in regulating carotenoid biosynthesis in microalgae. These results indicate that carotenoid biosynthesis in microalgae promoted by blue light was mediated by cryptochromes as photoreceptors.
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- Zhongyi Zhang
- Solar Energy Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, China
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- Solar Energy Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, China
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- Solar Energy Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, China
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- Solar Energy Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao, China,Shandong Energy Research Institute, Qingdao, China,*Correspondence: Hui Wang,
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Kassaw TK, Paton AJ, Peers G. Episome-Based Gene Expression Modulation Platform in the Model Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:191-204. [PMID: 35015507 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Chemically inducible gene expression systems have been an integral part of the advanced synthetic genetic circuit design and are employed for precise dynamic control over genetically engineered traits. However, the current systems for controlling transgene expression in most algae are limited to endogenous promoters that respond to different environmental factors. We developed a highly efficient, tunable, and reversible episome-based transcriptional control system in the model diatom alga, Phaeodactylum tricornutum. We assessed the time- and dose-response dynamics of each expression system using a reporter protein (eYFP) as a readout. Using our circuit configuration, we found two inducible expression systems with a high dynamic range and confirmed the suitability of an episome expression platform for synthetic biological applications in diatoms. These systems are controlled by the presence of β-estradiol and digoxin. Addition of either chemical to transgenic strains activates transcription with a dynamic range of up to ∼180-fold and ∼90-fold, respectively. We demonstrated that our episome-based transcriptional control systems are tunable and reversible in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we also confirmed that inducer-dependent transcriptional activation starts within minutes of inducer application without any detectable transcript in the uninduced controls. The system described here expands the molecular and synthetic biology toolkits in algae and will facilitate future gene discovery and metabolic engineering efforts.
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- Tessema K. Kassaw
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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Scarsini M, Thiriet-Rupert S, Veidl B, Mondeguer F, Hu H, Marchand J, Schoefs B. The Transition Toward Nitrogen Deprivation in Diatoms Requires Chloroplast Stand-By and Deep Metabolic Reshuffling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:760516. [PMID: 35126407 PMCID: PMC8811913 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.760516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microalgae have adapted to face abiotic stresses by accumulating energy storage molecules such as lipids, which are also of interest to industries. Unfortunately, the impairment in cell division during the accumulation of these molecules constitutes a major bottleneck for the development of efficient microalgae-based biotechnology processes. To address the bottleneck, a multidisciplinary approach was used to study the mechanisms involved in the transition from nitrogen repletion to nitrogen starvation conditions in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum that was cultured in a turbidostat. Combining data demonstrate that the different steps of nitrogen deficiency clustered together in a single state in which cells are in equilibrium with their environment. The switch between the nitrogen-replete and the nitrogen-deficient equilibrium is driven by intracellular nitrogen availability. The switch induces a major gene expression change, which is reflected in the reorientation of the carbon metabolism toward an energy storage mode while still operating as a metabolic flywheel. Although the photosynthetic activity is reduced, the chloroplast is kept in a stand-by mode allowing a fast resuming upon nitrogen repletion. Altogether, these results contribute to the understanding of the intricate response of diatoms under stress.
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- Matteo Scarsini
- Metabolism, Bio-Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molécules Santé, IUML—FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans University, Le Mans, France
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- Metabolism, Bio-Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molécules Santé, IUML—FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans University, Le Mans, France
- Institut Pasteur, Genetics of Biofilms Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Metabolism, Bio-Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molécules Santé, IUML—FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans University, Le Mans, France
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- Phycotoxins Laboratory, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, Nantes, France
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Metabolism, Bio-Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molécules Santé, IUML—FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans University, Le Mans, France
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- Metabolism, Bio-Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications (MIMMA), Mer Molécules Santé, IUML—FR 3473 CNRS, Le Mans University, Le Mans, France
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Taparia Y, Dolui AK, Boussiba S, Khozin-Goldberg I. Multiplexed Genome Editing via an RNA Polymerase II Promoter-Driven sgRNA Array in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum: Insights Into the Role of StLDP. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:784780. [PMID: 35058949 PMCID: PMC8763850 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.784780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing has been demonstrated in the model diatom P. tricornutum, yet the currently available genetic tools do not combine the various advantageous features into a single, easy-to-assemble, modular construct that would allow the multiplexed targeting and creation of marker-free genome-edited lines. In this report, we describe the construction of the first modular two-component transcriptional unit system expressing SpCas9 from a diatom episome, assembled using the Universal Loop plasmid kit for Golden Gate assembly. We compared the editing efficiency of two constructs with orthogonal promoter-terminator combinations targeting the StLDP gene, encoding the major lipid droplet protein of P. tricornutum. Multiplexed targeting of the StLDP gene was confirmed via PCR screening, and lines with homozygous deletions were isolated from primary exconjugants. An editing efficiency ranging from 6.7 to 13.8% was observed in the better performing construct. Selected gene-edited lines displayed growth impairment, altered morphology, and the formation of lipid droplets during nutrient-replete growth. Under nitrogen deprivation, oversized lipid droplets were observed; the recovery of cell proliferation and degradation of lipid droplets were impaired after nitrogen replenishment. The results are consistent with the key role played by StLDP in the regulation of lipid droplet size and lipid homeostasis.
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Sede Boqer, Israel
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Khaw YS, Yusoff FM, Tan HT, Noor Mazli NAI, Nazarudin MF, Shaharuddin NA, Omar AR. The Critical Studies of Fucoxanthin Research Trends from 1928 to June 2021: A Bibliometric Review. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19110606. [PMID: 34822476 PMCID: PMC8623609 DOI: 10.3390/md19110606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Fucoxanthin is a major carotenoid in brown macroalgae and diatoms that possesses a broad spectrum of health benefits. This review evaluated the research trends of the fucoxanthin field from 1928 to June 2021 using the bibliometric method. The present findings unraveled that the fucoxanthin field has grown quickly in recent years with a total of 2080 publications. Japan was the most active country in producing fucoxanthin publications. Three Japan institutes were listed in the top ten productive institutions, with Hokkaido University being the most prominent institutional contributor in publishing fucoxanthin articles. The most relevant subject area on fucoxanthin was the agricultural and biological sciences category, while most fucoxanthin articles were published in Marine Drugs. A total of four research concepts emerged based on the bibliometric keywords analysis: “bioactivities”, “photosynthesis”, “optimization of process’’, and “environment”. The “bioactivities” of fucoxanthin was identified as the priority in future research. The current analysis highlighted the importance of collaboration and suggested that global collaboration could be the key to valorizing and efficiently boosting the consumer acceptability of fucoxanthin. The present bibliometric analysis offers valuable insights into the research trends of fucoxanthin to construct a better future development of this treasurable carotenoid.
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- Yam Sim Khaw
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (Y.S.K.); (H.T.T.); (N.A.I.N.M.); (M.F.N.)
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Port Dickson 71050, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-3-89408311
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (Y.S.K.); (H.T.T.); (N.A.I.N.M.); (M.F.N.)
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (Y.S.K.); (H.T.T.); (N.A.I.N.M.); (M.F.N.)
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (Y.S.K.); (H.T.T.); (N.A.I.N.M.); (M.F.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Laboratory of Vaccines and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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Erdene‐Ochir E, Shin B, Huda MN, Lee EH, Song D, Jung C, Pan C. Characterization of endogenous promoters of GapC1 and GS for recombinant protein expression in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Microbiologyopen 2021; 10:e1239. [PMID: 34713604 PMCID: PMC8545674 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Although diatoms have been utilized as a cellular factory to produce biopharmaceuticals, recombinant proteins, and biofuels, only a few numbers of gene promoters are available. Therefore, the development of novel endogenous promoters is essential for the production of a range of bioactive substances. Here, we characterized the activities of endogenous promoters glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapC1) and glutamine synthetase (GS) of Phaeodactylum tricornutum using green fluorescent protein (GFP) under different culture conditions. Compared with the widely used fucoxanthin chlorophyll-binding protein A (fcpA) promoter, the GS promoter constitutively drove the expression of GFP throughout all growth phases of P. tricornutum, regardless of culture conditions. Additionally, the GFP level driven by the GapC1 promoter was the highest at the log phase, similar to the fcpA promoter, and increased light and nitrogen-starvation conditions reduced GFP levels by inhibiting promoter activity. These results suggested that the GS promoter could be utilized as a strong endogenous promoter for the genetic engineering of P. tricornutum.
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- Erdenedolgor Erdene‐Ochir
- Natural Product Informatics Research CenterKIST Gangneung Institute of Natural ProductsGangneungRepublic of Korea
- Division of Bio‐Medical Science and Technology, KIST SchoolKorea University of Science and TechnologySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research CenterKIST Gangneung Institute of Natural ProductsGangneungRepublic of Korea
- Division of Bio‐Medical Science and Technology, KIST SchoolKorea University of Science and TechnologySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research CenterKIST Gangneung Institute of Natural ProductsGangneungRepublic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research CenterKIST Gangneung Institute of Natural ProductsGangneungRepublic of Korea
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- Department of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangRepublic of Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources and Integrated Major in Global Smart Farm, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Natural Product Informatics Research CenterKIST Gangneung Institute of Natural ProductsGangneungRepublic of Korea
- Division of Bio‐Medical Science and Technology, KIST SchoolKorea University of Science and TechnologySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Microalgae Ask Us Co., Ltd.GangneungRepublic of Korea
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Defrel G, Marsaud N, Rifa E, Martins F, Daboussi F. Identification of Loci Enabling Stable and High-Level Heterologous Gene Expression. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:734902. [PMID: 34660556 PMCID: PMC8517075 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.734902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Efficient and reliable genome engineering technologies have yet to be developed for diatoms. The delivery of DNA in diatoms results in the random integration of multiple copies, quite often leading to heterogeneous gene activity, as well as host instability. Transgenic diatoms are generally selected on the basis of transgene expression or high enzyme activity, without consideration of the copy number or the integration locus. Here, we propose an integrated pipeline for the diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, that accurately quantifies transgene activity using a β-glucuronidase assay and the number of transgene copies integrated into the genome through Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR). An exhaustive and systematic analysis performed on 93 strains indicated that 42% of them exhibited high β-glucuronidase activity. Though most were attributed to high transgene copy numbers, we succeeded in isolating single-copy clones, as well as sequencing the integration loci. In addition to demonstrating the impact of the genomic integration site on gene activity, this study identifies integration sites for stable transgene expression in Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
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- Gilles Defrel
- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Plateforme Genome et Transcriptome (GeT-Biopuces) Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Plateforme Genome et Transcriptome (GeT-Biopuces) Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), UMR1297, INSERM, UPS, Toulouse, France
- Plateforme Genome et Transcriptome (GeT), Genopole Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
- Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB), INSA, Toulouse, France
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Using Diatom and Apicomplexan Models to Study the Heme Pathway of Chromera velia. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126495. [PMID: 34204357 PMCID: PMC8233740 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Heme biosynthesis is essential for almost all living organisms. Despite its conserved function, the pathway’s enzymes can be located in a remarkable diversity of cellular compartments in different organisms. This location does not always reflect their evolutionary origins, as might be expected from the history of their acquisition through endosymbiosis. Instead, the final subcellular localization of the enzyme reflects multiple factors, including evolutionary origin, demand for the product, availability of the substrate, and mechanism of pathway regulation. The biosynthesis of heme in the apicomonad Chromera velia follows a chimeric pathway combining heme elements from the ancient algal symbiont and the host. Computational analyses using different algorithms predict complex targeting patterns, placing enzymes in the mitochondrion, plastid, endoplasmic reticulum, or the cytoplasm. We employed heterologous reporter gene expression in the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum to experimentally test these predictions. 5-aminolevulinate synthase was located in the mitochondria in both transfection systems. In T. gondii, the two 5-aminolevulinate dehydratases were located in the cytosol, uroporphyrinogen synthase in the mitochondrion, and the two ferrochelatases in the plastid. In P. tricornutum, all remaining enzymes, from ALA-dehydratase to ferrochelatase, were placed either in the endoplasmic reticulum or in the periplastidial space.
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Yu Z, Geisler K, Leontidou T, Young RE, Vonlanthen SE, Purton S, Abell C, Smith AG. Droplet-based microfluidic screening and sorting of microalgal populations for strain engineering applications. ALGAL RES 2021; 56:None. [PMID: 34084707 PMCID: PMC8139872 DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The application of microfluidic technologies to microalgal research is particularly appealing since these approaches allow the precise control of the extracellular environment and offer a high-throughput approach to studying dynamic cellular processes. To expand the portfolio of applications, here we present a droplet-based microfluidic method for analysis and screening of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Nannochloropsis gaditana, which can be integrated into a genetic transformation workflow. Following encapsulation of single cells in picolitre-sized droplets, fluorescence signals arising from each cell can be used to assess its phenotypic state. In this work, the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity of each cell was quantified and used to identify populations of P. tricornutum cells grown in different light conditions. Further, individual P. tricornutum or N. gaditana cells engineered to express green fluorescent protein were distinguished and sorted from wild-type cells. This has been exploited as a rapid screen for transformed cells within a population, bypassing a major bottleneck in algal transformation workflows and offering an alternative strategy for the identification of genetically modified strains. Droplet-based microfluidic systems are promising tools for algal single cell analysis. Improved intracellular fluorescence detection allows effective sorting of algae cells. The physiological status of single encapsulated algae cells can be determined. Sorting in microdroplets enables faster identification of transformed cells.
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Smith R, Jouhet J, Gandini C, Nekrasov V, Marechal E, Napier JA, Sayanova O. Plastidial acyl carrier protein Δ9-desaturase modulates eicosapentaenoic acid biosynthesis and triacylglycerol accumulation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:1247-1259. [PMID: 33725374 PMCID: PMC8360179 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The unicellular marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum accumulates up to 35% eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n3) and has been used as a model organism to study long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis due to an excellent annotated genome sequence and established transformation system. In P. tricornutum, the majority of EPA accumulates in polar lipids, particularly in galactolipids such as mono- and di-galactosyldiacylglycerol. LC-PUFA biosynthesis is considered to start from oleic acid (18:1n9). EPA can be synthesized via a series of desaturation and elongation steps occurring at the endoplasmic reticulum and newly synthesized EPA is then imported into the plastids for incorporation into galactolipids via an unknown route. The basis for the flux of EPA is fundamental to understanding LC-PUFA biosynthesis in diatoms. We used P. tricornutum to study acyl modifying activities, upstream of 18:1n9, on subsequent LC-PUFA biosynthesis. We identified the gene coding for the plastidial acyl carrier protein Δ9-desaturase, a key enzyme in fatty acid modification and analyzed the impact of overexpression and knock out of this gene on glycerolipid metabolism. This revealed a previously unknown role of this soluble desaturase in EPA synthesis and production of triacylglycerol. This study provides further insight into the distinctive nature of lipid metabolism in the marine diatom P. tricornutum and suggests additional approaches for tailoring oil composition in microalgae.
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- Richard Smith
- Department of Plant SciencesRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertsAL5 2JQUK
- Present address:
AlgenuityEden LaboratoryBroadmead RoadStewartbyMK43 9NDUK
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale Univ. Grenoble AlpesCNRSIRAECEAIRIGGrenoble38000France
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- Department of Plant SciencesRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertsAL5 2JQUK
- Present address:
Open Bioeconomy LaboratoryDepartment of Chemical Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB3 0ASUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertsAL5 2JQUK
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale Univ. Grenoble AlpesCNRSIRAECEAIRIGGrenoble38000France
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- Department of Plant SciencesRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertsAL5 2JQUK
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Gutiérrez S, Lauersen KJ. Gene Delivery Technologies with Applications in Microalgal Genetic Engineering. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:265. [PMID: 33810286 PMCID: PMC8067306 DOI: 10.3390/biology10040265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Microalgae and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microbes that can be grown with the simple inputs of water, carbon dioxide, (sun)light, and trace elements. Their engineering holds the promise of tailored bio-molecule production using sustainable, environmentally friendly waste carbon inputs. Although algal engineering examples are beginning to show maturity, severe limitations remain in the transformation of multigene expression cassettes into model species and DNA delivery into non-model hosts. This review highlights common and emerging DNA delivery methods used for other organisms that may find future applications in algal engineering.
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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Khatiwada B, Sunna A, Nevalainen H. Molecular tools and applications of Euglena gracilis: From biorefineries to bioremediation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:3952-3967. [PMID: 32710635 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Euglena gracilis is a promising source of commercially important metabolites such as vitamins, wax esters, paramylon, and amino acids. However, the molecular tools available to create improved Euglena strains are limited compared to other microorganisms that are currently exploited in the biotechnology industry. The complex poly-endosymbiotic nature of the Euglena genome is a major bottleneck for obtaining a complete genome sequence and thus represents a notable shortcoming in gaining molecular information of this organism. Therefore, the studies and applications have been more focused on using the wild-type strain or its variants and optimizing the nutrient composition and cultivation conditions to enhance the production of biomass and valuable metabolites. In addition to producing metabolites, the E. gracilis biorefinery concept also provides means for the production of biofuels and biogas as well as residual biomass for the remediation of industrial and municipal wastewater. Using Euglena for bioremediation of environments contaminated with heavy metals is of special interest due to the strong ability of the organism to accumulate and sequester these compounds. The published draft genome and transcriptome will serve as a basis for further molecular studies of Euglena and provide a guide for the engineering of metabolic pathways of relevance for the already established as well as novel applications.
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- Bishal Khatiwada
- Department Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Dell’Aquila G, Zauner S, Heimerl T, Kahnt J, Samel-Gondesen V, Runge S, Hempel F, Maier UG. Mobilization and Cellular Distribution of Phosphate in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:579. [PMID: 32582227 PMCID: PMC7283521 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Unicellular organisms that live in marine environments must cope with considerable fluctuations in the availability of inorganic phosphate (Pi). Here, we investigated the extracellular Pi concentration-dependent expression, as well as the intracellular or extracellular localization, of phosphatases and phosphate transporters of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. We identified Pi-regulated plasma membrane-localized, ER-localized, and secreted phosphatases, in addition to plasma membrane-localized, vacuolar membrane-localized, and plastid-surrounding membrane-localized phosphate transporters that were also regulated in a Pi concentration-dependent manner. These studies not only add further knowledge to already existing transcriptomic data, but also highlight the capacity of the diatom to distribute Pi intracellularly and to mobilize Pi from extracellular and intracellular resources.
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- SYNMIKRO Research Center, Marburg, Germany
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Ng I, Keskin BB, Tan S. A Critical Review of Genome Editing and Synthetic Biology Applications in Metabolic Engineering of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria. Biotechnol J 2020; 15:e1900228. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201900228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- I‐Son Ng
- Department of Chemical EngineeringNational Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringNational Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringNational Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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Genetic tool development in marine protists: emerging model organisms for experimental cell biology. Nat Methods 2020; 17:481-494. [PMID: 32251396 PMCID: PMC7200600 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-020-0796-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diverse microbial ecosystems underpin life in the sea. Among these microbes are many unicellular eukaryotes that span the diversity of the eukaryotic tree of life. However, genetic tractability has been limited to a few species, which do not represent eukaryotic diversity or environmentally relevant taxa. Here, we report on the development of genetic tools in a range of protists primarily from marine environments. We present evidence for foreign DNA delivery and expression in 13 species never before transformed and for advancement of tools for eight other species, as well as potential reasons for why transformation of yet another 17 species tested was not achieved. Our resource in genetic manipulation will provide insights into the ancestral eukaryotic lifeforms, general eukaryote cell biology, protein diversification and the evolution of cellular pathways.
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The Microalgae Biorefinery: A Perspective on the Current Status and Future Opportunities Using Genetic Modification. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9224793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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There is clear scientific evidence that emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), arising from fossil fuel combustion and land-use change as a result of human activities, are perturbing the Earth’s climate. Microalgae-derived biofuels have been chased since the 1980s without success but, lately, a new biorefinery concept is receiving increasing attention. Here, we discuss the possible solutions to the many problems that make this process unrealised to date, considering also the possibility of including genetically modified (GM) organisms to improve the productivity and process economics. Currently, unless coupled to a service or higher value product production, biofuels derived from microalgae fail to achieve economic reality. However, provided sufficient development of new technologies, potentially including new or improved organisms to lower both production and processing costs, as well as looking at the utility of distributed versus centralised production models, algae biofuels could achieve an impact, off-setting our heavy reliance on petroleum-based liquid fuels.
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Pudney A, Gandini C, Economou CK, Smith R, Goddard P, Napier JA, Spicer A, Sayanova O. Multifunctionalizing the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum for sustainable co-production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and recombinant phytase. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11444. [PMID: 31391507 PMCID: PMC6686013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47875-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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There is an urgent requirement for sustainable sources of food and feed due to world population growth. Aquaculture relies heavily on the fish meal and fish oils derived from capture fisheries, challenging sustainability of the production system. Furthermore, substitution of fish oil with vegetable oil and fish meal with plant seed meals in aquaculture feeds reduces the levels of valuable omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, and lowers the nutritional value due to the presence of phytate. Addition of exogenous phytase to fish feed is beneficial for enhancing animal health and reducing phosphorus pollution. We have engineered the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, accumulating high levels of EPA and DHA together with recombinant proteins: the fungal Aspergillus niger PhyA or the bacterial Escherichia coli AppA phytases. The removal of the N-terminal signal peptide further increased phytase activity. Strains engineered with fcpA and CIP1 promoters showed the highest level of phytase activity. The best engineered strain achieved up to 40,000 phytase activity units (FTU) per gram of soluble protein, thus demonstrating the feasibility of development of multifunctionalized microalgae to simultaneously produce industrially useful proteins and fatty acids to meet the demand of intensive fish farming activity.
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- Alex Pudney
- Algenuity, Eden Laboratory, Broadmead Road, Stewartby, BEDS MK43 9ND, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Amalga Technologies Ltd, 80 Park Road, Hampton Wick, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, KT14AY, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Algenuity, Eden Laboratory, Broadmead Road, Stewartby, BEDS MK43 9ND, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK.
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Erdene-Ochir E, Shin BK, Kwon B, Jung C, Pan CH. Identification and characterisation of the novel endogenous promoter HASP1 and its signal peptide from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9941. [PMID: 31289300 PMCID: PMC6617621 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45786-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Although diatoms have been extensively studied as bioreactors, only a limited number of efficient gene promoters are available. Therefore, the development of new endogenous promoters is important for the heterologous production of a variety of recombinant proteins. Herein, we identified the most abundant secreted protein in Phaeodactylum tricornutum, designated ‘highly abundant secreted protein 1’ (HASP1), and characterised the activities of its promoter and signal peptide using green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a reporter. The HASP1 promoter strongly drove GFP expression during all growth phases of P. tricornutum in culture, in contrast to the commonly used fcpA promoter, which is less active during the stationary phase. The HASP1 signal peptide was also sufficient for facilitating efficient secretion of GFP by P. tricornutum. Our findings suggest that both the promoter and the signal peptide of HASP1 can be utilized as novel tools for the overexpression and secretion of recombinant proteins in P. tricornutum.
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- Erdenedolgor Erdene-Ochir
- Natural Product Informatics Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Algaeprona Inc, Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Algaeprona Inc, Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, 25354, Republic of Korea.
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- Natural Product Informatics Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Taparia Y, Zarka A, Leu S, Zarivach R, Boussiba S, Khozin-Goldberg I. A novel endogenous selection marker for the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum based on a unique mutation in phytoene desaturase 1. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8217. [PMID: 31160749 PMCID: PMC6546710 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44710-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a well-developed model diatom for both marine ecology and microalgal biotechnology, which has been enabled by the sequenced genome and the availability of gene delivery tools, such as biolistic transformation and E. coli-mediated conjugation. Till now, these tools have mainly relied on two selectable markers of bacterial origin which confer resistance to antibiotics Zeocin and nourseothricin. An alternative cost-effective and preferably endogenous selectable marker would facilitate gene stacking efforts through successive transformation or conjugation. We performed UV-mutagenesis of P. tricornutum to obtain mutations in the phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene, conferring resistance to the bleaching herbicide norflurazon. Two mutants displaying high tolerance to norflurazon and carrying unique mutations in PtPDS1 (PHATRDRAFT_45735) were selected. These mutants revealed novel point mutations at a conserved residue Gly290 to Ser/Arg. Homology-based structural modeling of mutated PDS1, over a resolved crystallographic model of rice PDS1 complexed with norflurazon, suggests steric hindrance by bulkier residue substitution may confer herbicide resistance. We report the characterization of PtPDS1 mutants and the development of the first endogenous selectable marker in diatoms suitable for industrial strain development, with the added benefit of biocontainment. The plasmid carrying the mutated PDS1 as a selection marker and eGFP as a reporter was created. An optimized biolistic transformation system is reported which allowed the isolation of positive transgenic events at the rate of 96.7%. Additionally, the ease of in vivo UV-mutagenesis may be employed as a strategy to create PDS-norflurazon-based selectable markers for other diatoms.
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- Yogesh Taparia
- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture & Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000, Israel
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture & Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000, Israel
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture & Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture & Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000, Israel
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture & Biotechnology of Drylands, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000, Israel.
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Skeletonema marinoi as a new genetic model for marine chain-forming diatoms. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5391. [PMID: 30940823 PMCID: PMC6445071 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41085-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Diatoms are ubiquitous primary producers in marine ecosystems and freshwater habitats. Due to their complex evolutionary history, much remains unknown about the specific gene functions in diatoms that underlie their broad ecological success. In this study, we have genetically transformed the centric diatom Skeletonema marinoi, a dominant phytoplankton species in temperate coastal regions. Transformation of S. marinoi is the first for a true chain-forming diatom, with the random genomic integration via nonhomologous recombination of a linear DNA construct expressing the resistance gene to the antibiotic zeocin. A set of molecular tools were developed for reliably identifying the genomic insertion site within each transformant, many of which disrupt recognizable genes and constitute null or knock-down mutations. We now propose S. marinoi as a new genetic model for marine diatoms, representing true chain-forming species that play a central role in global photosynthetic carbon sequestration and the biogeochemical cycling of silicates and various nutrients, as well as having potential biotechnological applications.
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Angstenberger M, Krischer J, Aktaş O, Büchel C. Knock-Down of a ligIV Homologue Enables DNA Integration via Homologous Recombination in the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ACS Synth Biol 2019; 8:57-69. [PMID: 30525458 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Genetic engineering of Phaeodactylum tricornutum as a model organism for diatoms is the basis of molecular and biochemical research, and can also be used in biotechnological approaches. So far, integration of foreign DNA into the genome happens randomly by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), if the classical method of particle bombardment is used, with the danger of negative physiological side effects. Here we show that a putative gene for a DNA ligase IV homologue ( ligIV) in P. tricornutum codes for a functional LigIV. The knock-down of ligIV in P. tricornutum via antisense RNA drastically enhances homologous recombination (HR) by interfering with the NHEJ pathway at its central DNA ligation step done by LigIV. This enables a specific integration of DNA at desired locations, greatly enhanced transformation rates and provides a new way of specifically altering the genome of P. tricornutum.
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- Max Angstenberger
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, Biozentrum, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, Biozentrum, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, Biozentrum, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, Biozentrum, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Buck JM, Río Bártulos C, Gruber A, Kroth PG. Blasticidin-S deaminase, a new selection marker for genetic transformation of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5884. [PMID: 30488015 PMCID: PMC6250098 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Most genetic transformation protocols for the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum rely on one of two available antibiotics as selection markers: Zeocin (a formulation of phleomycin D1) or nourseothricin. This limits the number of possible consecutive genetic transformations that can be performed. In order to expand the biotechnological possibilities for P. tricornutum, we searched for additional antibiotics and corresponding resistance genes that might be suitable for use with this diatom. Among the three different antibiotics tested in this study, blasticidin-S and tunicamycin turned out to be lethal to wild-type cells at low concentrations, while voriconazole had no detectable effect on P. tricornutum. Testing the respective resistance genes, we found that the blasticidin-S deaminase gene (bsr) effectively conferred resistance against blasticidin-S to P. tricornutum. Furthermore, we could show that expression of bsr did not lead to cross-resistances against Zeocin or nourseothricin, and that genetically transformed cell lines with resistance against Zeocin or nourseothricin were not resistant against blasticidin-S. In a proof of concept, we also successfully generated double resistant (against blasticidin-S and nourseothricin) P. tricornutum cell lines by co-delivering the bsr vector with a vector conferring nourseothricin resistance to wild-type cells.
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- Jochen M Buck
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.,Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Kroth PG, Bones AM, Daboussi F, Ferrante MI, Jaubert M, Kolot M, Nymark M, Río Bártulos C, Ritter A, Russo MT, Serif M, Winge P, Falciatore A. Genome editing in diatoms: achievements and goals. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2018; 37:1401-1408. [PMID: 30167805 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2334-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Diatoms are major components of phytoplankton and play a key role in the ecology of aquatic ecosystems. These algae are of great scientific importance for a wide variety of research areas, ranging from marine ecology and oceanography to biotechnology. During the last 20 years, the availability of genomic information on selected diatom species and a substantial progress in genetic manipulation, strongly contributed to establishing diatoms as molecular model organisms for marine biology research. Recently, tailored TALEN endonucleases and the CRISPR/Cas9 system were utilized in diatoms, allowing targeted genetic modifications and the generation of knockout strains. These approaches are extremely valuable for diatom research because breeding, forward genetic screens by random insertion, and chemical mutagenesis are not applicable to the available model species Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana, which do not cross sexually in the lab. Here, we provide an overview of the genetic toolbox that is currently available for performing stable genetic modifications in diatoms. We also discuss novel challenges that need to be addressed to fully exploit the potential of these technologies for the characterization of diatom biology and for metabolic engineering.
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- Peter G Kroth
- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
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- Cell, Molecular Biology and Genomics Group, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale 1, Naples, 80121, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Cell, Molecular Biology and Genomics Group, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale 1, Naples, 80121, Italy
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- Cell, Molecular Biology and Genomics Group, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France.
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Mix AK, Cenci U, Heimerl T, Marter P, Wirkner ML, Moog D. Identification and Localization of Peroxisomal Biogenesis Proteins Indicates the Presence of Peroxisomes in the Cryptophyte Guillardia theta and Other "Chromalveolates". Genome Biol Evol 2018; 10:2834-2852. [PMID: 30247558 PMCID: PMC6203080 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Peroxisomes are single-membrane-bound organelles with a huge metabolic versatility, including the degradation of fatty acids (β-oxidation) and the detoxification of reactive oxygen species as most conserved functions. Although peroxisomes seem to be present in the majority of investigated eukaryotes, where they are responsible for many eclectic and important spatially separated metabolic reactions, knowledge about their existence in the plethora of protists (eukaryotic microorganisms) is scarce. Here, we investigated genomic data of organisms containing complex plastids with red algal ancestry (so-called “chromalveolates”) for the presence of genes encoding peroxins—factors specific for the biogenesis, maintenance, and division of peroxisomes in eukaryotic cells. Our focus was on the cryptophyte Guillardia theta, a marine microalga, which possesses two phylogenetically different nuclei of host and endosymbiont origin, respectively, thus being of enormous evolutionary significance. Besides the identification of a complete set of peroxins in G. theta, we heterologously localized selected factors as GFP fusion proteins via confocal and electron microscopy in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Furthermore, we show that peroxins, and thus most likely peroxisomes, are present in haptophytes as well as eustigmatophytes, brown algae, and alveolates including dinoflagellates, chromerids, and noncoccidian apicomplexans. Our results indicate that diatoms are not the only “chromalveolate” group devoid of the PTS2 receptor Pex7, and thus a PTS2-dependent peroxisomal import pathway, which seems to be absent in haptophytes (Emiliania huxleyi) as well. Moreover, important aspects of peroxisomal biosynthesis and protein import in “chromalveolates”are highlighted.
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- Ann-Kathrin Mix
- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 CNRS-USTL, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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Serif M, Dubois G, Finoux AL, Teste MA, Jallet D, Daboussi F. One-step generation of multiple gene knock-outs in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum by DNA-free genome editing. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3924. [PMID: 30254261 PMCID: PMC6156588 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06378-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Recently developed transgenic techniques to explore and exploit the metabolic potential of microalgae present several drawbacks associated with the delivery of exogenous DNA into the cells and its subsequent integration at random sites within the genome. Here, we report a highly efficient multiplex genome-editing method in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, relying on the biolistic delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins coupled with the identification of two endogenous counter-selectable markers, PtUMPS and PtAPT. First, we demonstrate the functionality of RNP delivery by positively selecting the disruption of each of these genes. Then, we illustrate the potential of the approach for multiplexing by generating double-gene knock-out strains, with 65% to 100% efficiency, using RNPs targeting one of these markers and PtAureo1a, a photoreceptor-encoding gene. Finally, we created triple knock-out strains in one step by delivering six RNP complexes into Phaeodactylum cells. This approach could readily be applied to other hard-to-transfect organisms of biotechnological interest. The manipulation of diatom genomes is essential for industrial applications based on their metabolic abilities. Here the authors present an efficient multiplex DNA-free gene editing method using CRISPR-Cas9 and counter-selectable markers.
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- Manuel Serif
- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, INP, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France. .,INRA, LISBP, UMR792, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France. .,CNRS, LISBP, UMR5504, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077, Toulouse, France.
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Grosche C, Diehl A, Rensing SA, Maier UG. Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biosynthesis in Algae with Complex Plastids. Genome Biol Evol 2018; 10:2061-2071. [PMID: 30085124 PMCID: PMC6105332 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Plastids surrounded by four membranes harbor a special compartment between the outer and inner plastid membrane pair, the so-called periplastidal compartment (PPC). This cellular structure is usually presumed to be the reduced cytoplasm of a eukaryotic phototrophic endosymbiont, which was integrated into a host cell and streamlined into a plastid with a complex membrane structure. Up to date, no mitochondrion or mitochondrion-related organelle has been identified in the PPC of any representative. However, two prominent groups, the cryptophytes and the chlorarachniophytes, still harbor a reduced cell nucleus of symbiont origin, the nucleomorph, in their PPCs. Generally, many cytoplasmic and nucleus-located eukaryotic proteins need an iron–sulfur cofactor for their functionality. Beside some exceptions, their synthesis is depending on a so-called iron–sulfur complex (ISC) assembly machinery located in the mitochondrion. This machinery provides the cytoplasm with a still unknown sulfur component, which is then converted into iron–sulfur clusters via a cytosolic iron–sulfur protein assembly (CIA) machinery. Here, we investigated if a CIA machinery is present in mitochondrion-lacking PPCs. By using bioinformatic screens and in vivo-localizations of candidate proteins, we show that the presence of a PPC-specific CIA machinery correlates with the presence of a nucleomorph. Phylogenetic analyses of PPC- and host specific CIA components additionally indicate a complex evolution of the CIA machineries in organisms having plastids surrounded by four membranes.
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- Christopher Grosche
- LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), Marburg, Germany.,Plant Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), Marburg, Germany.,Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Plant Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), Marburg, Germany.,Laboratory for Cell Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Hinge-Type Dimerization of Proteins by a Tetracysteine Peptide of High Pairing Specificity. Biochemistry 2018; 57:3658-3664. [PMID: 29863338 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dimeric disulfide-linked peptides are formed by the regioselective oxidative folding of thiol precursors containing the CX3CX2CX3C tetracysteine motif. Here, we investigate the general applicability of this peptide as a dimerization motif for different proteins. By recombinant DNA technology, the peptide CHWECRGCRLVC was loaded with proteins, and functional homodimers were obtained upon oxidative folding. Attached to the N-terminus of the dodecapeptide, the prokaryotic enzyme limonene epoxide hydrolase (LEH) completely forms a covalent antiparallel dimer. In a diatom expression system, the monoclonal antibody CL4 mAb is released in its functional form when its natural CPPC central parallel hinge is exchanged for the designed tetra-Cys hinge motif. To improve our understanding of the regioselectivity of tetra-disulfide formation, we provoked the formation of heterodimeric hinge peptides by mixing two different tetra-Cys peptides and characterizing the heterodimer by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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Huang W, Daboussi F. Genetic and metabolic engineering in diatoms. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2018; 372:rstb.2016.0411. [PMID: 28717021 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Diatoms have attracted considerable attention due to their success in diverse environmental conditions, which probably is a consequence of their complex origins. Studies of their metabolism will provide insight into their adaptation capacity and are a prerequisite for metabolic engineering. Several years of investigation have led to the development of the genome engineering tools required for such studies, and a profusion of appropriate tools is now available for exploring and exploiting the metabolism of these organisms. Diatoms are highly prized in industrial biotechnology, due to both their richness in natural lipids and carotenoids and their ability to produce recombinant proteins, of considerable value in diverse markets. This review provides an overview of recent advances in genetic engineering methods for diatoms, from the development of gene expression cassettes and gene delivery methods, to cutting-edge genome-editing technologies. It also highlights the contributions of these rapid developments to both basic and applied research: they have improved our understanding of key physiological processes; and they have made it possible to modify the natural metabolism to favour the production of specific compounds or to produce new compounds for green chemistry and pharmaceutical applications.This article is part of the themed issue 'The peculiar carbon metabolism in diatoms'.
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- Weichao Huang
- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA (LISBP-INSA Toulouse), 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA (LISBP-INSA Toulouse), 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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Slattery SS, Diamond A, Wang H, Therrien JA, Lant JT, Jazey T, Lee K, Klassen Z, Desgagné-Penix I, Karas BJ, Edgell DR. An Expanded Plasmid-Based Genetic Toolbox Enables Cas9 Genome Editing and Stable Maintenance of Synthetic Pathways in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ACS Synth Biol 2018; 7:328-338. [PMID: 29298053 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With the completion of the genome sequence, and development of an efficient conjugation-based transformation system allowing the introduction of stable episomes, Phaeodactylum tricornutum has become an ideal platform for the study of diatom biology and synthetic biology applications. The development of plasmid-based genetic tools is the next step to improve manipulation of this species. Here, we report the identification of endogenous P. tricornutum promoters and terminators allowing selective expression of antibiotic resistance markers from stably replicating plasmids in P. tricornutum. Significantly, we developed a protocol for sequential conjugation of plasmids from Escherichia coli to P. tricornutum and demonstrated simultaneous replication of two plasmids in P. tricornutum. We developed a simple and robust conjugative system for Cas9 editing that yielded up to 60% editing efficiency of the urease gene. Finally, we constructed a plasmid encoding eight genes involved in vanillin biosynthesis that was propagated in P. tricornutum over four months with no evidence of rearrangements, with whole-plasmid sequencing indicating that the majority of mutations occurred after plasmid assembly and initial conjugation rather than during long-term propagation. The plasmid-based tools described here will facilitate investigation of the basic biology of P. tricornutum and enable synthetic biology applications.
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- Samuel S. Slattery
- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
- Designer Microbes Inc., 700 Collip
Circle, London ON N6G 4X8, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Designer Microbes Inc., 700 Collip
Circle, London ON N6G 4X8, Canada
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- Designer Microbes Inc., 700 Collip
Circle, London ON N6G 4X8, Canada
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- Designer Microbes Inc., 700 Collip
Circle, London ON N6G 4X8, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
- Plant
Biology Research Group, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
- Designer Microbes Inc., 700 Collip
Circle, London ON N6G 4X8, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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Sayanova O, Mimouni V, Ulmann L, Morant-Manceau A, Pasquet V, Schoefs B, Napier JA. Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 372:20160407. [PMID: 28717017 PMCID: PMC5516116 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Diatoms are responsible for up to 40% of the carbon fixation in our oceans. The fixed carbon is moved through carbon metabolism towards the synthesis of organic molecules that are consumed through interlocking foodwebs, and this process is strongly impacted by the abiotic environment. However, it has become evident that diatoms can be used as 'platform' organisms for the production of high valuable bio-products such as lipids, pigments and carbohydrates where stress conditions can be used to direct carbon metabolism towards the commercial production of these compounds. In the first section of this review, some aspects of carbon metabolism in diatoms and how it is impacted by environmental factors are briefly described. The second section is focused on the biosynthesis of lipids and in particular omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and how low temperature stress impacts on the production of these compounds. In a third section, we review the recent advances in bioengineering for lipid production. Finally, we discuss new perspectives for designing strains for the sustainable production of high-value lipids.This article is part of the themed issue 'The peculiar carbon metabolism in diatoms'.
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- Olga Sayanova
- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, UBL, IUML-FR 3473 CNRS, University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, UBL, IUML-FR 3473 CNRS, University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, UBL, IUML-FR 3473 CNRS, University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, UBL, IUML-FR 3473 CNRS, University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, UBL, IUML-FR 3473 CNRS, University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
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Gruber A, Kroth PG. Intracellular metabolic pathway distribution in diatoms and tools for genome-enabled experimental diatom research. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 372:20160402. [PMID: 28717012 PMCID: PMC5516111 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Diatoms are important primary producers in the oceans and can also dominate other aquatic habitats. One reason for the success of this phylogenetically relatively young group of unicellular organisms could be the impressive redundancy and diversity of metabolic isoenzymes in diatoms. This redundancy is a result of the evolutionary origin of diatom plastids by a eukaryote-eukaryote endosymbiosis, a process that implies temporary redundancy of functionally complete eukaryotic genomes. During the establishment of the plastids, this redundancy was partially reduced via gene losses, and was partially retained via gene transfer to the nucleus of the respective host cell. These gene transfers required re-assignment of intracellular targeting signals, a process that simultaneously altered the intracellular distribution of metabolic enzymes compared with the ancestral cells. Genome annotation, the correct assignment of the gene products and the prediction of putative function, strongly depends on the correct prediction of the intracellular targeting of a gene product. Here again diatoms are very peculiar, because the targeting systems for organelle import are partially different to those in land plants. In this review, we describe methods of predicting intracellular enzyme locations, highlight findings of metabolic peculiarities in diatoms and present genome-enabled approaches to study their metabolism.This article is part of the themed issue 'The peculiar carbon metabolism in diatoms'.
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- Ansgar Gruber
- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Hess SK, Lepetit B, Kroth PG, Mecking S. Production of chemicals from microalgae lipids - status and perspectives. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201700152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sandra K. Hess
- Department of Chemistry; Chair of Chemical Materials Science; University of Konstanz; Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Biology; Plant Ecology; University of Konstanz; Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Biology; Plant Ecology; University of Konstanz; Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; Chair of Chemical Materials Science; University of Konstanz; Konstanz Germany
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Hempel F, Maurer M, Brockmann B, Mayer C, Biedenkopf N, Kelterbaum A, Becker S, Maier UG. From hybridomas to a robust microalgal-based production platform: molecular design of a diatom secreting monoclonal antibodies directed against the Marburg virus nucleoprotein. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:131. [PMID: 28750668 PMCID: PMC5531009 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0745-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The ideal protein expression system should provide recombinant proteins in high quality and quantity involving low production costs only. However, especially for complex therapeutic proteins like monoclonal antibodies many challenges remain to meet this goal and up to now production of monoclonal antibodies is very costly and delicate. Particularly, emerging disease outbreaks like Ebola virus in Western Africa in 2014–2016 make it necessary to reevaluate existing production platforms and develop robust and cheap alternatives that are easy to handle. Results In this study, we engineered the microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum to produce monoclonal IgG antibodies against the nucleoprotein of Marburg virus, a close relative of Ebola virus causing severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates in humans. Sequences for both chains of a mouse IgG antibody were retrieved from a murine hybridoma cell line and implemented in the microalgal system. Fully assembled antibodies were shown to be secreted by the alga and antibodies were proven to be functional in western blot, ELISA as well as IFA studies just like the original hybridoma produced IgG. Furthermore, synthetic variants with constant regions of a rabbit IgG and human IgG with optimized codon usage were produced and characterized. Conclusions This study highlights the potential of microalgae as robust and low cost expression platform for monoclonal antibodies secreting IgG antibodies directly into the culture medium. Microalgae possess rapid growth rates, need basically only water, air and sunlight for cultivation and are very easy to handle. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-017-0745-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Franziska Hempel
- LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 6, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department for Cell Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043, Marburg, Germany.,Center for Molecular Biology of the University of Heidelberg (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cell Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department for Cell Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28/E8, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043, Marburg, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), partner site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043, Marburg, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), partner site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Germany
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- LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 6, 35043, Marburg, Germany. .,Department for Cell Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
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Moore ER, Bullington BS, Weisberg AJ, Jiang Y, Chang J, Halsey KH. Morphological and transcriptomic evidence for ammonium induction of sexual reproduction in Thalassiosira pseudonana and other centric diatoms. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181098. [PMID: 28686696 PMCID: PMC5501676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The reproductive strategy of diatoms includes asexual and sexual phases, but in many species, including the model centric diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, sexual reproduction has never been observed. Furthermore, the environmental factors that trigger sexual reproduction in diatoms are not understood. Although genome sequences of a few diatoms are available, little is known about the molecular basis for sexual reproduction. Here we show that ammonium reliably induces the key sexual morphologies, including oogonia, auxospores, and spermatogonia, in two strains of T. pseudonana, T. weissflogii, and Cyclotella cryptica. RNA sequencing revealed 1,274 genes whose expression patterns changed when T. pseudonana was induced into sexual reproduction by ammonium. Some of the induced genes are linked to meiosis or encode flagellar structures of heterokont and cryptophyte algae. The identification of ammonium as an environmental trigger suggests an unexpected link between diatom bloom dynamics and strategies for enhancing population genetic diversity.
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- Eric R. Moore
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Expression of Histophilus somni IbpA DR2 protective antigen in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5313-5324. [PMID: 28405704 PMCID: PMC5486823 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8267-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Increasing demand for the low-cost production of valuable proteins has stimulated development of novel expression systems. Many challenges faced by existing technology may be overcome by using unicellular microalgae as an expression platform due to their ability to be cultivated rapidly, inexpensively, and in large scale. Diatoms are a particularly productive type of unicellular algae showing promise as production organisms. Here, we report the development of an expression system in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana by expressing the protective IbpA DR2 antigen from Histophilus somni for the production of a vaccine against bovine respiratory disease. The utilization of diatoms with their typically silicified cell walls permitted development of silicon-responsive transcription elements to induce protein expression. Specifically, we demonstrate that transcription elements from the silicon transporter gene SIT1 are sufficient to drive high levels of IbpA DR2 expression during silicon limitation and growth arrest. These culture conditions eliminate the flux of cellular resources into cell division processes, yet do not limit protein expression. In addition to improving protein expression levels by molecular manipulations, yield was dramatically increased through cultivation enhancement including elevated light and CO2 supplementation. We substantially increased recombinant protein production over starting levels to 1.2% of the total sodium dodecyl sulfate-extractable protein in T. pseudonana, which was sufficient to conduct preliminary immunization trials in mice. Mice exposed to 5 μg of diatom-expressed DR2 in whole or sonicated cells (without protein purification) exhibited a modest immune response without the addition of adjuvant.
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Dinamarca J, Levitan O, Kumaraswamy GK, Lun DS, Falkowski PG. Overexpression of a diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene in Phaeodactylum tricornutum directs carbon towards lipid biosynthesis. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2017; 53:405-414. [PMID: 28078675 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Under nutrient deplete conditions, diatoms accumulate between 15% to 25% of their dry weight as lipids, primarily as triacylglycerols (TAGs). As in most eukaryotes, these organisms produce TAGs via the acyl-CoA dependent Kennedy pathway. The last step in this pathway is catalyzed by diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) that acylates diacylglycerol (DAG) to produce TAG. To test our hypothesis that DGAT plays a major role in controlling the flux of carbon towards lipids, we overexpressed a specific type II DGAT gene, DGAT2D, in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The transformants had 50- to 100-fold higher DGAT2D mRNA levels and the abundance of the enzyme increased 30- to 50-fold. More important, these cells had a 2-fold higher total lipid content and incorporated carbon into lipids more efficiently than the wild type (WT) while growing only 15% slower at light saturation. Based on a flux analysis using 13 C as a tracer, we found that the increase in lipids was achieved via increased fluxes through pyruvate and acetyl-CoA. Our results reveal overexpression of DAGT2D increases the flux of photosynthetically fixed carbon towards lipids, and leads to a higher lipid content than exponentially grown WT cells.
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- Jorge Dinamarca
- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, USA
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- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, USA
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- Waksman Institute and Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, USA
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- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology and Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 08102, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, USA
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- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 0885, USA
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Fu W, Chaiboonchoe A, Khraiwesh B, Nelson DR, Al-Khairy D, Mystikou A, Alzahmi A, Salehi-Ashtiani K. Algal Cell Factories: Approaches, Applications, and Potentials. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14120225. [PMID: 27983586 PMCID: PMC5192462 DOI: 10.3390/md14120225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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With the advent of modern biotechnology, microorganisms from diverse lineages have been used to produce bio-based feedstocks and bioactive compounds. Many of these compounds are currently commodities of interest, in a variety of markets and their utility warrants investigation into improving their production through strain development. In this review, we address the issue of strain improvement in a group of organisms with strong potential to be productive “cell factories”: the photosynthetic microalgae. Microalgae are a diverse group of phytoplankton, involving polyphyletic lineage such as green algae and diatoms that are commonly used in the industry. The photosynthetic microalgae have been under intense investigation recently for their ability to produce commercial compounds using only light, CO2, and basic nutrients. However, their strain improvement is still a relatively recent area of work that is under development. Importantly, it is only through appropriate engineering methods that we may see the full biotechnological potential of microalgae come to fruition. Thus, in this review, we address past and present endeavors towards the aim of creating productive algal cell factories and describe possible advantageous future directions for the field.
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- Weiqi Fu
- Division of Science and Math, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Division of Science and Math, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB), New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB), New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Division of Science and Math, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Division of Science and Math, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB), New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Division of Science and Math, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB), New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Chu L, Ewe D, Río Bártulos C, Kroth PG, Gruber A. Rapid induction of GFP expression by the nitrate reductase promoter in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2344. [PMID: 27635322 PMCID: PMC5012323 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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An essential prerequisite for a controlled transgene expression is the choice of a suitable promoter. In the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, the most commonly used promoters for trans-gene expression are the light dependent lhcf1 promoters (derived from two endogenous genes encoding fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding proteins) and the nitrate dependent nr promoter (derived from the endogenous nitrate reductase gene). In this study, we investigated the time dependent expression of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter under control of the nitrate reductase promoter in independently genetically transformed P. tricornutum cell lines following induction of expression by change of the nitrogen source in the medium via flow cytometry, microscopy and western blotting. In all investigated cell lines, GFP fluorescence started to increase 1 h after change of the medium, the fastest increase rates were observed between 2 and 3 h. Fluorescence continued to increase slightly for up to 7 h even after transfer of the cells to ammonium medium. The subsequent decrease of GFP fluorescence was much slower than the increase, probably due to the stability of GFP. The investigation of several cell lines transformed with nr based constructs revealed that, also in the absence of nitrate, the promoter may show residual activity. Furthermore, we observed a strong variation of gene expression between independent cell lines, emphasising the importance of a thorough characterisation of genetically modified cell lines and their individual expression patterns.
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- Lili Chu
- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz , Konstanz , Germany
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; Current affiliation: Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, The Czech Academy of Science, Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz , Konstanz , Germany
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz , Konstanz , Germany
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Diner RE, Bielinski VA, Dupont CL, Allen AE, Weyman PD. Refinement of the Diatom Episome Maintenance Sequence and Improvement of Conjugation-Based DNA Delivery Methods. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2016; 4:65. [PMID: 27551676 PMCID: PMC4976089 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2016.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Conjugation of episomal plasmids from bacteria to diatoms advances diatom genetic manipulation by simplifying transgene delivery and providing a stable and consistent gene expression platform. To reach its full potential, this nascent technology requires new optimized expression vectors and a deeper understanding of episome maintenance. Here, we present the development of an additional diatom vector (pPtPBR1), based on the parent plasmid pBR322, to add a plasmid maintained at medium copy number in Escherichia coli to the diatom genetic toolkit. Using this new vector, we evaluated the contribution of individual yeast DNA elements comprising the 1.4-kb tripartite CEN6-ARSH4-HIS3 sequence that enables episome maintenance in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. While various combinations of these individual elements enable efficient conjugation and high exconjugant yield in P. tricornutum, individual elements alone do not. Conjugation of episomes containing CEN6-ARSH4 and a small sequence from the low GC content 3' end of HIS3 produced the highest number of diatom exconjugant colonies, resulting in a smaller and more efficient vector design. Our findings suggest that the CEN6 and ARSH4 sequences function differently in yeast and diatoms, and that low GC content regions of greater than ~500 bp are a potential indicator of a functional diatom episome maintenance sequence. Additionally, we have developed improvements to the conjugation protocol including a high-throughput option utilizing 12-well plates and plating methods that improve exconjugant yield and reduce time and materials required for the conjugation protocol. The data presented offer additional information regarding the mechanism by which the yeast-derived sequence enables diatom episome maintenance and demonstrate options for flexible vector design.
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- Rachel E Diner
- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy Group, J. Craig Venter Institute , La Jolla, CA , USA
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute , La Jolla, CA , USA
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- Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy Group, J. Craig Venter Institute , La Jolla, CA , USA
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The Potential for Microalgae as Bioreactors to Produce Pharmaceuticals. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17060962. [PMID: 27322258 PMCID: PMC4926494 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17060962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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As photosynthetic organisms, microalgae can efficiently convert solar energy into biomass. Microalgae are currently used as an important source of valuable natural biologically active molecules, such as carotenoids, chlorophyll, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, phycobiliproteins, carotenoids and enzymes. Significant advances have been achieved in microalgae biotechnology over the last decade, and the use of microalgae as bioreactors for expressing recombinant proteins is receiving increased interest. Compared with the bioreactor systems that are currently in use, microalgae may be an attractive alternative for the production of pharmaceuticals, recombinant proteins and other valuable products. Products synthesized via the genetic engineering of microalgae include vaccines, antibodies, enzymes, blood-clotting factors, immune regulators, growth factors, hormones, and other valuable products, such as the anticancer agent Taxol. In this paper, we briefly compare the currently used bioreactor systems, summarize the progress in genetic engineering of microalgae, and discuss the potential for microalgae as bioreactors to produce pharmaceuticals.
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Cui Y, Zhao J, Hou S, Qin S. Enhanced green fluorescent protein (egfp) gene expression in Tetraselmis subcordiformis chloroplast with endogenous regulators. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 32:83. [PMID: 27038953 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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On the basis of fundamental genetic transformation technologies, the goal of this study was to optimize Tetraselmis subcordiformis chloroplast transformation through the use of endogenous regulators. The genes rrn16S, rbcL, psbA, and psbC are commonly highly expressed in chloroplasts, and the regulators of these genes are often used in chloroplast transformation. For lack of a known chloroplast genome sequence, the genome-walking method was used here to obtain full sequences of T. subcordiformis endogenous regulators. The resulting regulators, including three promoters, two terminators, and a ribosome combination sequence, were inserted into the previously constructed plasmid pPSC-R, with the egfp gene included as a reporter gene, and five chloroplast expression vectors prepared. These vectors were successfully transformed into T. subcordiformis by particle bombardment and the efficiency of each vector tested by assessing EGFP fluorescence via microscopy. The results showed that these vectors exhibited higher efficiency than the former vector pPSC-G carrying exogenous regulators, and the vector pRFA with Prrn, psbA-5'RE, and TpsbA showed the highest efficiency. This research provides a set of effective endogenous regulators for T. subcordiformis and will facilitate future fundamental studies of this alga.
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- Yulin Cui
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chunhui Road 17, Laishan District, Yantai City, 264003, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chunhui Road 17, Laishan District, Yantai City, 264003, Shandong Province, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing City, 100049, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Qingquan Road 30, Laishan District, Yantai City, 264005, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chunhui Road 17, Laishan District, Yantai City, 264003, Shandong Province, China.
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Stable Nuclear Transformation System for the Coccolithophorid Alga Pleurochrysis carterae. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22252. [PMID: 26947136 PMCID: PMC4779993 DOI: 10.1038/srep22252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Of the three dominant marine microalgal groups, dinoflagellates and diatoms can undergo genetic transformation; however, no transformation method has been established for haptophytes to date. Here, we report the first stable genetic transformation of a coccolithophore, Pleurochrysis carterae, by means of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated transfer of a bacterial hygromycin B-resistance gene. Together with the novel transient green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression system, this approach should facilitate further molecular-based research in this phylum.
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KIRA N, YOSHIMATSU T, FUKUNAGA K, OKADA S, ADACHI M, KADONO T. Expression Profile of Genes Involved in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.2525/ecb.54.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Nozomu KIRA
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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- Department of Aquatic Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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Characterization of marine diatom-infecting virus promoters in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Sci Rep 2015; 5:18708. [PMID: 26692124 PMCID: PMC4686930 DOI: 10.1038/srep18708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Viruses are considered key players in phytoplankton population control in oceans. However, mechanisms that control viral gene expression in prominent microalgae such as diatoms remain largely unknown. In this study, potential promoter regions isolated from several marine diatom-infecting viruses (DIVs) were linked to the egfp reporter gene and transformed into the Pennales diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. We analysed their activity in cells grown under different conditions. Compared to diatom endogenous promoters, novel DIV promoter (ClP1) mediated a significantly higher degree of reporter transcription and translation. Stable expression levels were observed in transformants grown under both light and dark conditions, and high levels of expression were reported in cells in the stationary phase compared to the exponential phase of growth. Conserved motifs in the sequence of DIV promoters were also found. These results allow the identification of novel regulatory regions that drive DIV gene expression and further examinations of the mechanisms that control virus-mediated bloom control in diatoms. Moreover, the identified ClP1 promoter can serve as a novel tool for metabolic engineering of diatoms. This is the first report describing a promoter of DIVs that may be of use in basic and applied diatom research.
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Bromke MA, Sabir JS, Alfassi FA, Hajarah NH, Kabli SA, Al-Malki AL, Ashworth MP, Méret M, Jansen RK, Willmitzer L. Metabolomic Profiling of 13 Diatom Cultures and Their Adaptation to Nitrate-Limited Growth Conditions. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138965. [PMID: 26440112 PMCID: PMC4595471 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Diatoms are very efficient in their use of available nutrients. Changes in nutrient availability influence the metabolism and the composition of the cell constituents. Since diatoms are valuable candidates to search for oil producing algae, measurements of diatom-produced compounds can be very useful for biotechnology. In order to explore the diversity of lipophilic compounds produced by diatoms, we describe the results from an analysis of 13 diatom strains. With the help of a lipidomics platform, which combines an UPLC separation with a high resolution/high mass accuracy mass spectrometer, we were able to measure and annotate 142 lipid species. Out of these, 32 were present in all 13 cultures. The annotated lipid features belong to six classes of glycerolipids. The data obtained from the measurements were used to create lipidomic profiles. The metabolomic overview of analysed cultures is amended by the measurement of 96 polar compounds. To further increase the lipid diversity and gain insight into metabolomic adaptation to nitrogen limitation, diatoms were cultured in media with high and low concentrations of nitrate. The growth in nitrogen-deplete or nitrogen-replete conditions affects metabolite accumulation but has no major influence on the species-specific metabolomic profile. Thus, the genetic component is stronger in determining metabolic patterns than nitrogen levels. Therefore, lipid profiling is powerful enough to be used as a molecular fingerprint for diatom cultures. Furthermore, an increase of triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation was observed in low nitrogen samples, although this trend was not consistent across all 13 diatom strains. Overall, our results expand the current understanding of metabolomics diversity in diatoms and confirm their potential value for producing lipids for either bioenergy or as feed stock.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariusz A. Bromke
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
| | - Jamal S. Sabir
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Fahad A. Alfassi
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Nahid H. Hajarah
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Saleh A. Kabli
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Matt P. Ashworth
- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, United States of America
| | - Michaël Méret
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
| | - Robert K. Jansen
- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, United States of America
- Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Lothar Willmitzer
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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