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Gong G, Wu B, Liu L, Li J, He M. Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 76:108432. [PMID: 39163921 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
Abstract
Enabling the transition towards a future circular bioeconomy based on industrial biomanufacturing necessitates the development of efficient and versatile microbial platforms for sustainable chemical and fuel production. Recently, there has been growing interest in engineering non-model microbes as superior biomanufacturing platforms due to their broad substrate range and high resistance to stress conditions. Among these non-conventional microbes, red yeasts belonging to the genus Rhodotorula have emerged as promising industrial chassis for the production of specialty chemicals such as oleochemicals, organic acids, fatty acid derivatives, terpenoids, and other valuable compounds. Advancements in genetic and metabolic engineering techniques, coupled with systems biology analysis, have significantly enhanced the production capacity of red yeasts. These developments have also expanded the range of substrates and products that can be utilized or synthesized by these yeast species. This review comprehensively examines the current efforts and recent progress made in red yeast research. It encompasses the exploration of available substrates, systems analysis using multi-omics data, establishment of genome-scale models, development of efficient molecular tools, identification of genetic elements, and engineering approaches for the production of various industrially relevant bioproducts. Furthermore, strategies to improve substrate conversion and product formation both with systematic and synthetic biology approaches are discussed, along with future directions and perspectives in improving red yeasts as more versatile biotechnological chassis in contributing to a circular bioeconomy. The review aims to provide insights and directions for further research in this rapidly evolving field. Ultimately, harnessing the capabilities of red yeasts will play a crucial role in paving the way towards next-generation sustainable bioeconomy.
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- Guiping Gong
- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China.
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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Yunus IS, Hudson GA, Chen Y, Gin JW, Kim J, Baidoo EEK, Petzold CJ, Adams PD, Simmons BA, Mukhopadhyay A, Keasling JD, Lee TS. Systematic engineering for production of anti-aging sunscreen compound in Pseudomonas putida. Metab Eng 2024; 84:69-82. [PMID: 38839037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2024.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Sunscreen has been used for thousands of years to protect skin from ultraviolet radiation. However, the use of modern commercial sunscreen containing oxybenzone, ZnO, and TiO2 has raised concerns due to their negative effects on human health and the environment. In this study, we aim to establish an efficient microbial platform for production of shinorine, a UV light absorbing compound with anti-aging properties. First, we methodically selected an appropriate host for shinorine production by analyzing central carbon flux distribution data from prior studies alongside predictions from genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs). We enhanced shinorine productivity through CRISPRi-mediated downregulation and utilized shotgun proteomics to pinpoint potential competing pathways. Simultaneously, we improved the shinorine biosynthetic pathway by refining its design, optimizing promoter usage, and altering the strength of ribosome binding sites. Finally, we conducted amino acid feeding experiments under various conditions to identify the key limiting factors in shinorine production. The study combines meta-analysis of 13C-metabolic flux analysis, GEMs, synthetic biology, CRISPRi-mediated gene downregulation, and omics analysis to improve shinorine production, demonstrating the potential of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 as platform for shinorine production.
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- Ian S Yunus
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy Processes & Materials Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Center for Biosustainability, Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems & Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Woodruff W, Deshavath NN, Susanto V, Rao CV, Singh V. Tolerance of engineered Rhodosporidium toruloides to sorghum hydrolysates during batch and fed-batch lipid production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:187. [PMID: 38031119 PMCID: PMC10688463 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02429-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oleaginous yeasts are a promising candidate for the sustainable conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks into fuels and chemicals, but their growth on these substrates can be inhibited as a result of upstream pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis conditions. Previous studies indicate a high citrate buffer concentration during hydrolysis inhibits downstream cell growth and ethanol fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, an engineered Rhodosporidium toruloides strain with enhanced lipid accumulation was grown on sorghum hydrolysate with high and low citrate buffer concentrations. RESULTS Both hydrolysis conditions resulted in similar sugar recovery rates and concentrations. No significant differences in cell growth, sugar utilization rates, or lipid production rates were observed between the two citrate buffer conditions during batch fermentation of R. toruloides. Under fed-batch growth on low-citrate hydrolysate a lipid titer of 16.7 g/L was obtained. CONCLUSIONS Citrate buffer was not found to inhibit growth or lipid production in this engineered R. toruloides strain, nor did reducing the citrate buffer concentration negatively affect sugar yields in the hydrolysate. As this process is scaled-up, $131 per ton of hydrothermally pretreated biomass can be saved by use of the lower citrate buffer concentration during enzymatic hydrolysis.
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- William Woodruff
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA.
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA.
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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Bedekar AA, Deewan A, Jagtap SS, Parker DA, Liu P, Mackie RI, Rao CV. Transcriptional and metabolomic responses of Methylococcus capsulatus Bath to nitrogen source and temperature downshift. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1259015. [PMID: 37928661 PMCID: PMC10623323 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1259015] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Methanotrophs play a significant role in methane oxidation, because they are the only biological methane sink present in nature. The methane monooxygenase enzyme oxidizes methane or ammonia into methanol or hydroxylamine, respectively. While much is known about central carbon metabolism in methanotrophs, far less is known about nitrogen metabolism. In this study, we investigated how Methylococcus capsulatus Bath, a methane-oxidizing bacterium, responds to nitrogen source and temperature. Batch culture experiments were conducted using nitrate or ammonium as nitrogen sources at both 37°C and 42°C. While growth rates with nitrate and ammonium were comparable at 42°C, a significant growth advantage was observed with ammonium at 37°C. Utilization of nitrate was higher at 42°C than at 37°C, especially in the first 24 h. Use of ammonium remained constant between 42°C and 37°C; however, nitrite buildup and conversion to ammonia were found to be temperature-dependent processes. We performed RNA-seq to understand the underlying molecular mechanisms, and the results revealed complex transcriptional changes in response to varying conditions. Different gene expression patterns connected to respiration, nitrate and ammonia metabolism, methane oxidation, and amino acid biosynthesis were identified using gene ontology analysis. Notably, key pathways with variable expression profiles included oxidative phosphorylation and methane and methanol oxidation. Additionally, there were transcription levels that varied for genes related to nitrogen metabolism, particularly for ammonia oxidation, nitrate reduction, and transporters. Quantitative PCR was used to validate these transcriptional changes. Analyses of intracellular metabolites revealed changes in fatty acids, amino acids, central carbon intermediates, and nitrogen bases in response to various nitrogen sources and temperatures. Overall, our results offer improved understanding of the intricate interactions between nitrogen availability, temperature, and gene expression in M. capsulatus Bath. This study enhances our understanding of microbial adaptation strategies, offering potential applications in biotechnological and environmental contexts.
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- Ashwini Ashok Bedekar
- Energy and Biosciences Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Energy and Biosciences Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Shell Exploration and Production Inc., Westhollow Technology Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Energy and Biosciences Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Shell Exploration and Production Inc., Westhollow Technology Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Energy and Biosciences Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Energy and Biosciences Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Coradetti ST, Adamczyk PA, Liu D, Gao Y, Otoupal PB, Geiselman GM, Webb-Robertson BJM, Burnet MC, Kim YM, Burnum-Johnson KE, Magnuson J, Gladden JM. Engineering transcriptional regulation of pentose metabolism in Rhodosporidium toruloides for improved conversion of xylose to bioproducts. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:144. [PMID: 37537586 PMCID: PMC10398944 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02148-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Efficient conversion of pentose sugars remains a significant barrier to the replacement of petroleum-derived chemicals with plant biomass-derived bioproducts. While the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides (also known as Rhodotorula toruloides) has a relatively robust native metabolism of pentose sugars compared to other wild yeasts, faster assimilation of those sugars will be required for industrial utilization of pentoses. To increase the rate of pentose assimilation in R. toruloides, we leveraged previously reported high-throughput fitness data to identify potential regulators of pentose catabolism. Two genes were selected for further investigation, a putative transcription factor (RTO4_12978, Pnt1) and a homolog of a glucose transceptor involved in carbon catabolite repression (RTO4_11990). Overexpression of Pnt1 increased the specific growth rate approximately twofold early in cultures on xylose and increased the maximum specific growth by 18% while decreasing accumulation of arabitol and xylitol in fast-growing cultures. Improved growth dynamics on xylose translated to a 120% increase in the overall rate of xylose conversion to fatty alcohols in batch culture. Proteomic analysis confirmed that Pnt1 is a major regulator of pentose catabolism in R. toruloides. Deletion of RTO4_11990 increased the growth rate on xylose, but did not relieve carbon catabolite repression in the presence of glucose. Carbon catabolite repression signaling networks remain poorly characterized in R. toruloides and likely comprise a different set of proteins than those mainly characterized in ascomycete fungi.
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- Samuel T. Coradetti
- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
- Present Address: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ithaca, NY USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- DOE Agile Biofoundry, 5885 Hollis Street, Fourth Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA USA
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Liu D, Hwang HJ, Otoupal PB, Geiselman GM, Kim J, Pomraning KR, Kim YM, Munoz N, Nicora CD, Gao Y, Burnum-Johnson KE, Jacobson O, Coradetti S, Kim J, Deng S, Dai Z, Prahl JP, Tanjore D, Lee TS, Magnuson JK, Gladden JM. Engineering Rhodosporidium toruloides for production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from lignocellulosic hydrolysate. Metab Eng 2023; 78:72-83. [PMID: 37201565 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Microbial production of valuable bioproducts is a promising route towards green and sustainable manufacturing. The oleaginous yeast, Rhodosporidium toruloides, has emerged as an attractive host for the production of biofuels and bioproducts from lignocellulosic hydrolysates. 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HP) is an attractive platform molecule that can be used to produce a wide range of commodity chemicals. This study focuses on establishing and optimizing the production of 3HP in R. toruloides. As R. toruloides naturally has a high metabolic flux towards malonyl-CoA, we exploited this pathway to produce 3HP. Upon finding the yeast capable of catabolizing 3HP, we then implemented functional genomics and metabolomic analysis to identify the catabolic pathways. Deletion of a putative malonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase gene encoding an oxidative 3HP pathway was found to significantly reduce 3HP degradation. We further explored monocarboxylate transporters to promote 3HP transport and identified a novel 3HP transporter in Aspergillus pseudoterreus by RNA-seq and proteomics. Combining these engineering efforts with media optimization in a fed-batch fermentation resulted in 45.4 g/L 3HP production. This represents one of the highest 3HP titers reported in yeast from lignocellulosic feedstocks. This work establishes R. toruloides as a host for 3HP production from lignocellulosic hydrolysate at high titers, and paves the way for further strain and process optimization towards enabling industrial production of 3HP in the future.
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- Di Liu
- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA.
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- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA; Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA; Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA, USA; DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA.
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Liang S, Zhang Y, Lyu L, Wang S, Zhao ZK. Secretory expression of β-1,3-glucomannanase in the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides for improved lipid extraction. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:16. [PMID: 38647878 PMCID: PMC10991151 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00639-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Lipids produced by oleaginous yeasts are considered as sustainable sources for the production of biofuels and oleochemicals. The red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides can accumulate lipids to over 70% of its dry cell mass. To facilitate lipid extraction, a recombinant β-1,3-glucomannanase, MAN5C, has been applied to partially breakdown R. toruloides cell wall. In this study, R. toruloides NP11 was engineered for secretory expression of MAN5C to simplify the lipid extraction process. Specifically, a cassette contained a codon-optimized gene MAN5C was integrated into the genome of R. toruloides by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The engineered strain NP11-MAN5C was found with proper expression and secretion of active MAN5C, yet no notable compromise in terms of cell growth and lipid production. When NP11-MAN5C cell cultures were extracted with ethyl acetate without any pretreatment, 20% of total lipids were recovered, 4.3-fold higher than that of the parental strain NP11. When the cells were heat-treated followed by extraction with ethyl acetate in the presence of the culture broth supernatants, up to 93% of total lipids were recovered, confirming beneficial effects of MAN5C produced in situ. This study provides a new strategy to engineer oleaginous yeasts for more viable lipid extraction and down-stream processes.
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- Shiyu Liang
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.
- Dalian Key Laboratory of Energy Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Yu Y, Shi S. Development and Perspective of Rhodotorula toruloides as an Efficient Cell Factory. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:1802-1819. [PMID: 36688927 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Rhodotorula toruloides is receiving significant attention as a novel cell factory because of its high production of lipids and carotenoids, fast growth and high cell density, as well as the ability to utilize a wide variety of substrates. These attractive traits of R. toruloides make it possible to become a low-cost producer that can be engineered for the production of various fuels and chemicals. However, the lack of understanding and genetic engineering tools impedes its metabolic engineering applications. A number of research efforts have been devoted to filling these gaps. This review focuses on recent developments in genetic engineering tools, advances in systems biology for improved understandings, and emerging engineered strains for metabolic engineering applications. Finally, future trends and barriers in developing R. toruloides as a cell factory are also discussed.
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- Yi Yu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Lin CY, Geiselman GM, Liu D, Magurudeniya HD, Rodriguez A, Chen YC, Pidatala V, Unda F, Amer B, Baidoo EEK, Mansfield SD, Simmons BA, Singh S, Scheller HV, Gladden JM, Eudes A. Evaluation of engineered low-lignin poplar for conversion into advanced bioproducts. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2022; 15:145. [PMID: 36567331 PMCID: PMC9790118 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-022-02245-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic resources are promising feedstocks for the manufacture of bio-based products and bioenergy. However, the inherent recalcitrance of biomass to conversion into simple sugars currently hinders the deployment of advanced bioproducts at large scale. Lignin is a primary contributor to biomass recalcitrance as it protects cell wall polysaccharides from degradation and can inhibit hydrolytic enzymes via non-productive adsorption. Several engineering strategies have been designed to reduce lignin or modify its monomeric composition. For example, expression of bacterial 3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase (QsuB) in poplar trees resulted in a reduction in lignin due to redirection of metabolic flux toward 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate at the expense of lignin. This reduction was accompanied with remarkable changes in the pools of aromatic compounds that accumulate in the biomass. RESULTS The impact of these modifications on downstream biomass deconstruction and conversion into advanced bioproducts was evaluated in the current study. Using ionic liquid pretreatment followed by enzymatic saccharification, biomass from engineered trees released more glucose and xylose compared to wild-type control trees under optimum conditions. Fermentation of the resulting hydrolysates using Rhodosporidium toruloides strains engineered to produce α-bisabolene, epi-isozizaene, and fatty alcohols showed no negative impact on cell growth and yielded higher titers of bioproducts (as much as + 58%) in the case of QsuB transgenics trees. CONCLUSION Our data show that low-recalcitrant poplar biomass obtained with the QsuB technology has the potential to improve the production of advanced bioproducts.
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- Chien-Yuan Lin
- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA ,DOE, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA ,DOE, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA ,DOE, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.17091.3e0000 0001 2288 9830Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.17091.3e0000 0001 2288 9830Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada ,grid.454753.40000 0004 0520 2998DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, WI 53726 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Bioresources and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA ,grid.47840.3f0000 0001 2181 7878Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.474523.30000000403888279Department of Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550 USA ,DOE, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
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- grid.451372.60000 0004 0407 8980DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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Otoupal PB, Geiselman GM, Oka AM, Barcelos CA, Choudhary H, Dinh D, Zhong W, Hwang H, Keasling JD, Mukhopadhyay A, Sundstrom E, Haushalter RW, Sun N, Simmons BA, Gladden JM. Advanced one-pot deconstruction and valorization of lignocellulosic biomass into triacetic acid lactone using Rhodosporidium toruloides. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:254. [PMID: 36482295 PMCID: PMC9733078 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rhodosporidium toruloides is capable of co-utilization of complex carbon sources and robust growth from lignocellulosic hydrolysates. This oleaginous yeast is therefore an attractive host for heterologous production of valuable bioproducts at high titers from low-cost, deconstructed biomass in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Here we demonstrate this by engineering R. toruloides to produce the polyketide triacetic acid lactone (TAL) directly from unfiltered hydrolysate deconstructed from biomass with minimal unit process operations. RESULTS Introduction of the 2-pyrone synthase gene into R. toruloides enabled the organism to produce 2.4 g/L TAL from simple media or 2.0 g/L from hydrolysate produced from sorghum biomass. Both of these titers are on par with titers from other better-studied microbial hosts after they had been heavily engineered. We next demonstrate that filtered hydrolysates produced from ensiled sorghum are superior to those derived from dried sorghum for TAL production, likely due to the substantial organic acids produced during ensiling. We also demonstrate that the organic acids found in ensiled biomass can be used for direct synthesis of ionic liquids within the biomass pretreatment process, enabling consolidation of unit operations of in-situ ionic liquid synthesis, pretreatment, saccharification, and fermentation into a one-pot, separations-free process. Finally, we demonstrate this consolidation in a 2 L bioreactor using unfiltered hydrolysate, producing 3.9 g/L TAL. CONCLUSION Many steps involved in deconstructing biomass into fermentable substrate can be combined into a distinct operation, and directly fed to cultures of engineered R. toruloides cultures for subsequent valorization into gram per liter titers of TAL in a cost-effective manner.
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- Peter B. Otoupal
- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA USA
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA ,grid.47840.3f0000 0001 2181 7878Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA ,grid.47840.3f0000 0001 2181 7878Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA ,grid.5170.30000 0001 2181 8870Center for Biosustainability, Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark ,grid.458489.c0000 0001 0483 7922Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Institute for Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA
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- grid.474523.30000000403888279Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA USA ,grid.184769.50000 0001 2231 4551DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA USA ,Agile BioFoundry, Department of Energy, Emeryville, CA USA
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Cao M, Tran VG, Qin J, Olson A, Mishra S, Schultz JC, Huang C, Xie D, Zhao H. Metabolic engineering of oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula toruloides for overproduction of triacetic acid lactone. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2529-2540. [PMID: 35701887 PMCID: PMC9540541 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The plant‐sourced polyketide triacetic acid lactone (TAL) has been recognized as a promising platform chemical for the biorefinery industry. However, its practical application was rather limited due to low natural abundance and inefficient cell factories for biosynthesis. Here, we report the metabolic engineering of oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula toruloides for TAL overproduction. We first introduced a 2‐pyrone synthase gene from Gerbera hybrida (GhPS) into R. toruloides and investigated the effects of different carbon sources on TAL production. We then systematically employed a variety of metabolic engineering strategies to increase the flux of acetyl‐CoA by enhancing its biosynthetic pathways and disrupting its competing pathways. We found that overexpression of ATP‐citrate lyase (ACL1) improved TAL production by 45% compared to the GhPS overexpressing strain, and additional overexpression of acetyl‐CoA carboxylase (ACC1) further increased TAL production by 29%. Finally, we characterized the resulting strain I12‐ACL1‐ACC1 using fed‐batch bioreactor fermentation in glucose or oilcane juice medium with acetate supplementation and achieved a titer of 28 or 23 g/L TAL, respectively. This study demonstrates that R. toruloides is a promising host for the production of TAL and other acetyl‐CoA‐derived polyketides from low‐cost carbon sources.
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- Mingfeng Cao
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, US Department of Energy Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.,Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Schultz JC, Mishra S, Gaither E, Mejia A, Dinh H, Maranas C, Zhao H. Metabolic engineering of Rhodotorula toruloides IFO0880 improves C16 and C18 fatty alcohol production from synthetic media. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:26. [PMID: 35183175 PMCID: PMC8858515 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01750-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The oleaginous, carotenogenic yeast Rhodotorula toruloides has been increasingly explored as a platform organism for the production of terpenoids and fatty acid derivatives. Fatty alcohols, a fatty acid derivative widely used in the production of detergents and surfactants, can be produced microbially with the expression of a heterologous fatty acyl-CoA reductase. Due to its high lipid production, R. toruloides has high potential for fatty alcohol production, and in this study several metabolic engineering approaches were investigated to improve the titer of this product. Results Fatty acyl-CoA reductase from Marinobacter aqueolei was co-expressed with SpCas9 in R. toruloides IFO0880 and a panel of gene overexpressions and Cas9-mediated gene deletions were explored to increase the fatty alcohol production. Two overexpression targets (ACL1 and ACC1, improving cytosolic acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA production, respectively) and two deletion targets (the acyltransferases DGA1 and LRO1) resulted in significant (1.8 to 4.4-fold) increases to the fatty alcohol titer in culture tubes. Combinatorial exploration of these modifications in bioreactor fermentation culminated in a 3.7 g/L fatty alcohol titer in the LRO1Δ mutant. As LRO1 deletion was not found to be beneficial for fatty alcohol production in other yeasts, a lipidomic comparison of the DGA1 and LRO1 knockout mutants was performed, finding that DGA1 is the primary acyltransferase responsible for triacylglyceride production in R. toruloides, while LRO1 disruption simultaneously improved fatty alcohol production, increased diacylglyceride and triacylglyceride production, and increased glucose consumption. Conclusions The fatty alcohol titer of fatty acyl-CoA reductase-expressing R. toruloides was significantly improved through the deletion of LRO1, or the deletion of DGA1 combined with overexpression of ACC1 and ACL1. Disruption of LRO1 surprisingly increased both lipid and fatty alcohol production, creating a possible avenue for future study of the lipid metabolism of this yeast. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01750-3.
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Zhao Y, Song B, Li J, Zhang J. Rhodotorula toruloides: an ideal microbial cell factory to produce oleochemicals, carotenoids, and other products. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 38:13. [PMID: 34873661 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03201-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Requirement of clean energy sources urges us to find substitutes for fossil fuels. Microorganisms provide an option to produce feedstock for biofuel production by utilizing inexpensive, renewable biomass. Rhodotorula toruloides (Rhodosporidium toruloides), a non-conventional oleaginous yeast, can accumulate intracellular lipids (single cell oil, SCO) more than 70% of its cell dry weight. At present, the SCO-based biodiesel is not a price-competitive fuel to the petroleum diesel. Many efforts are made to cut the cost of SCO by strengthening the performance of genetically modified R. toruloides strains and by valorization of low-cost biomass, including crude glycerol, lignocellulosic hydrolysates, food and agro waste, wastewater, and volatile fatty acids. Besides, optimization of fermentation and SCO recovery processes are carefully studied as well. Recently, new R. toruloides strains are developed via metabolic engineering and synthetic biology methods to produce value-added chemicals, such as sesquiterpenes, fatty acid esters, fatty alcohols, carotenoids, and building block chemicals. This review summarizes recent advances in the main aspects of R. toruloides studies, namely, construction of strains with new traits, valorization of low-cost biomass, process detection and optimization, and product recovery. In general, R. toruloides is a promising microbial cell factory for production of biochemicals.
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- Yu Zhao
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.,Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.,Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China. .,Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.,Key Laboratory of Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis Technology of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China
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Jagtap SS, Deewan A, Liu JJ, Walukiewicz HE, Yun EJ, Jin YS, Rao CV. Integrating transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880 during growth under different carbon sources. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:7411-7425. [PMID: 34491401 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11549-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rhodosporidium toruloides is an oleaginous yeast capable of producing a variety of biofuels and bioproducts from diverse carbon sources. Despite numerous studies showing its promise as a platform microorganism, little is known about its metabolism and physiology. In this work, we investigated the central carbon metabolism in R. toruloides IFO0880 using transcriptomics and metabolomics during growth on glucose, xylose, acetate, or soybean oil. These substrates were chosen because they can be derived from plants. Significant changes in gene expression and metabolite concentrations were observed during growth on these four substrates. We mapped these changes onto the governing metabolic pathways to better understand how R. toruloides reprograms its metabolism to enable growth on these substrates. One notable finding concerns xylose metabolism, where poor expression of xylulokinase induces a bypass leading to arabitol production. Collectively, these results further our understanding of central carbon metabolism in R. toruloides during growth on different substrates. They may also help guide the metabolic engineering and development of better models of metabolism for R. toruloides.Key points• Gene expression and metabolite concentrations were significantly changed.• Reduced expression of xylulokinase induces a bypass leading to arabitol production.• R. toruloides reprograms its metabolism to allow growth on different substrates.
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- Sujit Sadashiv Jagtap
- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Intasian P, Prakinee K, Phintha A, Trisrivirat D, Weeranoppanant N, Wongnate T, Chaiyen P. Enzymes, In Vivo Biocatalysis, and Metabolic Engineering for Enabling a Circular Economy and Sustainability. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10367-10451. [PMID: 34228428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Since the industrial revolution, the rapid growth and development of global industries have depended largely upon the utilization of coal-derived chemicals, and more recently, the utilization of petroleum-based chemicals. These developments have followed a linear economy model (produce, consume, and dispose). As the world is facing a serious threat from the climate change crisis, a more sustainable solution for manufacturing, i.e., circular economy in which waste from the same or different industries can be used as feedstocks or resources for production offers an attractive industrial/business model. In nature, biological systems, i.e., microorganisms routinely use their enzymes and metabolic pathways to convert organic and inorganic wastes to synthesize biochemicals and energy required for their growth. Therefore, an understanding of how selected enzymes convert biobased feedstocks into special (bio)chemicals serves as an important basis from which to build on for applications in biocatalysis, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology to enable biobased processes that are greener and cleaner for the environment. This review article highlights the current state of knowledge regarding the enzymatic reactions used in converting biobased wastes (lignocellulosic biomass, sugar, phenolic acid, triglyceride, fatty acid, and glycerol) and greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) into value-added products and discusses the current progress made in their metabolic engineering. The commercial aspects and life cycle assessment of products from enzymatic and metabolic engineering are also discussed. Continued development in the field of metabolic engineering would offer diversified solutions which are sustainable and renewable for manufacturing valuable chemicals.
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- Pattarawan Intasian
- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand.,Department of Biochemistry and Center for Excellence in Protein and Enzyme Technology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, 169, Long-hard Bangsaen, Saensook, Muang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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Xiong X, Xia Y, Qiao J. Editorial: Physiology, Application, and Bioengineering of Oleaginous Microorganisms. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:650957. [PMID: 34054752 PMCID: PMC8160313 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.650957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Xiaochao Xiong
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, China
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Recombination machinery engineering for precise genome editing in methylotrophic yeast Ogataea polymorpha. iScience 2021; 24:102168. [PMID: 33665582 PMCID: PMC7907465 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Methanol biotransformation can expand biorefinery substrate spectrum other than biomass by using methylotrophic microbes. Ogataea (Hansenula) polymorpha, a representative methylotrophic yeast, attracts much attention due to its thermotolerance, but the low homologous recombination (HR) efficiency hinders its precise genetic manipulation during cell factory construction. Here, recombination machinery engineering (rME) is explored for enhancing HR activity together with establishing an efficient CRISPR-Cas9 system in O. polymorpha. Overexpression of HR-related proteins and down-regulation of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) increased HR rates from 20%-30% to 60%-70%. With these recombination perturbation mutants, a competition between HR and NHEJ is observed. This HR up-regulated system has been applied for homologous integration of large fragments and in vivo assembly of multiple fragments, which enables the production of fatty alcohols in O. polymorpha. These findings will simplify genetic engineering in non-conventional yeasts and facilitate the adoption of O. polymorpha as an attractive cell factory for industrial application.
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Krishnan A, McNeil BA, Stuart DT. Biosynthesis of Fatty Alcohols in Engineered Microbial Cell Factories: Advances and Limitations. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:610936. [PMID: 33344437 PMCID: PMC7744569 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.610936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Concerns about climate change and environmental destruction have led to interest in technologies that can replace fossil fuels and petrochemicals with compounds derived from sustainable sources that have lower environmental impact. Fatty alcohols produced by chemical synthesis from ethylene or by chemical conversion of plant oils have a large range of industrial applications. These chemicals can be synthesized through biological routes but their free forms are produced in trace amounts naturally. This review focuses on how genetic engineering of endogenous fatty acid metabolism and heterologous expression of fatty alcohol producing enzymes have come together resulting in the current state of the field for production of fatty alcohols by microbial cell factories. We provide an overview of endogenous fatty acid synthesis, enzymatic methods of conversion to fatty alcohols and review the research to date on microbial fatty alcohol production. The primary focus is on work performed in the model microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae but advances made with cyanobacteria and oleaginous yeasts are also considered. The limitations to production of fatty alcohols by microbial cell factories are detailed along with consideration to potential research directions that may aid in achieving viable commercial scale production of fatty alcohols from renewable feedstock.
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- Anagha Krishnan
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Xiong H, Liu Y, Xu Q. Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the production of L-isoleucine by the fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Bioengineered 2020; 11:1124-1136. [PMID: 33084479 PMCID: PMC8291810 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1831364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Corynebacterium glutamicum is a safe and popular industrial microorganism that it is gram-positive bacteria with thick cell walls, which hinder the extracellular secretion of products. Surfactant has good surface or interface activity and can destroy the cell membrane of microorganisms. In this study, the surfactant SDS was used to artificially destroy the cell membrane of Corynebacterium glutamicum, increase the permeability of the cell membrane, and increase the ability of the strain to secrete L-isoleucine. This is the first time that surfactants have been applied to the fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Results indicated that after optimization, the output of L-isoleucine reached 43.67 g/L, which was 13.01% higher than that without sodium dodecyl sulfate. The yield of the by-products, such as valine, leucine, and alanine, was reduced by 72.30%, 64.30%, 71.70%, respectively. This method can promote the production of L-isoleucine while minimizing the damage of SDS to the strain.
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- Haibo Xiong
- College of Biological Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, Tianjin, China
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Wen Z, Zhang S, Odoh CK, Jin M, Zhao ZK. Rhodosporidium toruloides - A potential red yeast chassis for lipids and beyond. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:foaa038. [PMID: 32614407 PMCID: PMC7334043 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides naturally produces microbial lipids and carotenoids. In the past decade or so, many studies demonstrated R. toruloides as a promising platform for lipid production owing to its diverse substrate appetites, robust stress resistance and other favorable features. Also, significant progresses have been made in genome sequencing, multi-omic analysis and genome-scale modeling, thus illuminating the molecular basis behind its physiology, metabolism and response to environmental stresses. At the same time, genetic parts and tools are continuously being developed to manipulate this distinctive organism. Engineered R. toruloides strains are emerging for enhanced production of conventional lipids, functional lipids as well as other interesting metabolites. This review updates those progresses and highlights future directions for advanced biotechnological applications.
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- Zhiqiang Wen
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei St, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei St, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian 116023, China
- Dalian Key Laboratory of Energy Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 457 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian 116023, China
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Liu D, Geiselman GM, Coradetti S, Cheng YF, Kirby J, Prahl JP, Jacobson O, Sundstrom ER, Tanjore D, Skerker JM, Gladden J. Exploiting nonionic surfactants to enhance fatty alcohol production in Rhodosporidium toruloides. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:1418-1425. [PMID: 31981215 PMCID: PMC7187362 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Fatty alcohols (FOHs) are important feedstocks in the chemical industry to produce detergents, cosmetics, and lubricants. Microbial production of FOHs has become an attractive alternative to production in plants and animals due to growing energy demands and environmental concerns. However, inhibition of cell growth caused by intracellular FOH accumulation is one major issue that limits FOH titers in microbial hosts. In addition, identification of FOH‐specific exporters remains a challenge and previous studies towards this end are limited. To alleviate the toxicity issue, we exploited nonionic surfactants to promote the export of FOHs in Rhodosporidium toruloides, an oleaginous yeast that is considered an attractive next‐generation host for the production of fatty acid‐derived chemicals. Our results showed FOH export efficiency was dramatically improved and the growth inhibition was alleviated in the presence of small amounts of tergitol and other surfactants. As a result, FOH titers increase by 4.3‐fold at bench scale to 352.6 mg/L. With further process optimization in a 2‐L bioreactor, the titer was further increased to 1.6 g/L. The method we show here can potentially be applied to other microbial hosts and may facilitate the commercialization of microbial FOH production.
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- Di Liu
- Department of Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California.,Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California.,Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California.,Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California
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- QB3-Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, California
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- Department of Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California.,Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.,Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.,Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.,Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California.,Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.,Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, California
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- Department of Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California.,Department of Energy, Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, California.,Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California
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