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Yang Y, Cao Y, Zhu C, Jin Y, Sun H, Wang R, Li M, Zhang Z. Functional activities of three Rehmannia glutinosa enzymes: Elucidation of the Rehmannia glutinosa salidroside biosynthesis pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene 2024; 928:148815. [PMID: 39097208 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148815] [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: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
Abstract
Rehmannia glutinosa produces many phenylethanoid glycoside (PhG) compounds, including salidroside, which not only possesses various biological activities but also is a core precursor of some medicinal PhGs, so it is very important to elucidate the species' salidroside biosynthesis pathway to enhance the production of salidroside and its derivations. Although some plant copper-containing amine oxidases (CuAOs), phenylacetaldehyde reductases (PARs) and UDP-glucose glucosyltransferases (UGTs) are thought to be vital catalytic enzymes involved in the downstream salidroside biosynthesis pathways, to date, none of these proteins or the associated genes in R. glutinosa have been characterized. To verify a postulated R. glutinosa salidroside biosynthetic pathway starting from tyrosine, this study identified and characterized a set of R. glutinosa genes encoding RgCuAO, RgPAR and RgUGT enzymes for salidroside biosynthesis. The functional activities of these proteins were tested in vitro by heterologous expression of these genes in Escherichia coli, confirming these catalytic abilities in these corresponding reaction steps of the biosynthetic pathway. Importantly, four enzyme-encoding genes (including the previously reported RgTyDC2 encoding tyrosine decarboxylase and the RgCuAO1, RgPAR1 and RgUGT2 genes) were cointegrated into Saccharomyces cerevisiae to reconstitute the R. glutinosa salidroside biosynthetic pathway, achieving an engineered strain that produced salidroside and validating these enzymes' catalytic functions. This study elucidates the complete R. glutinosa salidroside biosynthesis pathway from tyrosine metabolism in S. cerevisiae, establishing a basic platform for the efficient production of salidroside and its derivatives.
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- Yanhui Yang
- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China.
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- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-technology Zone, Henan Province 450001, China
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- College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Jinshan Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Jinshan Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Liu Y, Gu B, Shi J, Fu C, Zhang X, Chen X, Yang R, Lyu X. Inverse metabolic engineering based on metabonomics for efficient production of hydroxytyrosol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 409:131187. [PMID: 39094965 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131187] [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: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Metabolic engineering provides a powerful approach to efficiently produce valuable compounds, with the aid of emerging gene editing tools and diverse metabolic regulation strategies. However, apart from the current known biochemical pathway information, a variety of unclear constraints commonly limited the optimization space of cell phenotype. Hydroxytyrosol is an important phenolic compound that serves various industries with prominent health-beneficial properties. In this study, the inverse metabolic engineering based on metabolome analysis was customized and implemented to disclose the hidden rate-limiting steps and thus to improve hydroxytyrosol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae). The potential rate-limiting steps involved three modules that were eliminated individually via reinforcing and balancing metabolic flow, optimizing cofactor supply, and weakening the competitive pathways. Ultimately, a 118.53 % improvement in hydroxytyrosol production (639.84 mg/L) was achieved by inverse metabolic engineering.
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- Yingjie Liu
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China.
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Bai X, Wang S, Zhang Q, Hu Y, Zhou J, Men L, Li D, Ma J, Wei Q, Xu M, Yin X, Hu T. Reprogramming the Metabolism of Yeast for High-Level Production of Miltiradiene. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:8704-8714. [PMID: 38572931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Miltiradiene serves as a crucial precursor in the synthesis of various high-value abietane-type diterpenes, exhibiting diverse pharmacological activities. Previous efforts to enhance miltiradiene production have primarily focused on the mevalonate acetate (MVA) pathway. However, limited emphasis has been placed on optimizing the supply of acetyl-CoA and NADPH. In this study, we constructed a platform yeast strain for miltiradiene production by reinforcing the biosynthetic pathway of geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) and acetyl-CoA, and addressing the imbalance between the supply and demand of the redox cofactor NADPH within the cytoplasm, resulting in an increase in miltiradiene yield to 1.31 g/L. Furthermore, we conducted modifications to the miltiradiene synthase fusion protein tSmKSL1-CfTPS1. Finally, the comprehensive engineering strategies and protein modification strategies culminated in 1.43 g/L miltiradiene in the engineered yeast under shake flask culture conditions. Overall, our work established efficient yeast cell factories for miltiradiene production, providing a foothold for heterologous biosynthesis of abietane-type diterpenes.
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- Xue Bai
- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines; Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines; Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines; Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines; Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines; Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines; Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines; Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines; Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Wang X, Zhao C, Lu X, Zong H, Zhuge B. Development of a co-culture system for green production of caffeic acid from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1379688. [PMID: 38567071 PMCID: PMC10985150 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1379688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Caffeic acid (CA) is a phenolic acid compound widely used in pharmaceutical and food applications. However, the efficient synthesis of CA is usually limited by the resources of individual microbial platforms. Here, a cross-kingdom microbial consortium was developed to synthesize CA from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate using Escherichia coli and Candida glycerinogenes as chassis. In the upstream E. coli module, shikimate accumulation was improved by intensifying the shikimate synthesis pathway and blocking shikimate metabolism to provide precursors for the downstream CA synthesis module. In the downstream C. glycerinogenes module, conversion of p-coumaric acid to CA was improved by increasing the supply of the cytoplasmic cofactor FAD(H2). Further, overexpression of ABC transporter-related genes promoted efflux of CA and enhanced strain resistance to CA, significantly increasing CA titer from 103.8 mg/L to 346.5 mg/L. Subsequently, optimization of the inoculation ratio of strains SA-Ec4 and CA-Cg27 in this cross-kingdom microbial consortium resulted in an increase in CA titer to 871.9 mg/L, which was 151.6% higher compared to the monoculture strain CA-Cg27. Ultimately, 2311.6 and 1943.2 mg/L of CA were obtained by optimization of the co-culture system in a 5 L bioreactor using mixed sugar and sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate, respectively, with 17.2-fold and 14.6-fold enhancement compared to the starting strain. The cross-kingdom microbial consortium developed in this study provides a reference for the production of other aromatic compounds from inexpensive raw materials.
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- Xihui Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Mo Q, Yuan J. Minimal aromatic aldehyde reduction (MARE) yeast platform for engineering vanillin production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2024; 17:4. [PMID: 38184607 PMCID: PMC10771647 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02454-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Vanillin represents one of the most widely used flavoring agents in the world. However, microbial synthesis of vanillin is hindered by the host native metabolism that could rapidly degrade vanillin to the byproducts. RESULTS Here, we report that the industrial workhorse Saccharomyces cerevisiae was engineered by systematic deletion of oxidoreductases to improve the vanillin accumulation. Subsequently, we harnessed the minimal aromatic aldehyde reduction (MARE) yeast platform for de novo synthesis of vanillin from glucose. We investigated multiple coenzyme-A free pathways to improve vanillin production in yeast. The vanillin productivity in yeast was enhanced by multidimensional engineering to optimize the supply of cofactors (NADPH and S-adenosylmethionine) together with metabolic reconfiguration of yeast central metabolism. The final yeast strain with overall 24 genetic modifications produced 365.55 ± 7.42 mg l-1 vanillin in shake-flasks, which represents the best reported vanillin titer from glucose in yeast. CONCLUSIONS The success of vanillin overproduction in budding yeast showcases the great potential of synthetic biology for the creation of suitable biocatalysts to meet the requirement in industry. Our work lays a foundation for the future implementation of microbial production of aromatic aldehydes in budding yeast.
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- Qiwen Mo
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian, 361102, China.
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Xia Y, Qi L, Shi X, Chen K, Peplowski L, Chen X. Construction of an Escherichia coli cell factory for de novo synthesis of tyrosol through semi-rational design based on phenylpyruvate decarboxylase ARO10 engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127385. [PMID: 37848109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127385] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Tyrosol (2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethanol) is extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry as an important natural product from plants. In previous research, we constructed a recombinant Escherichia coli strain capable of de novo synthesis of tyrosol by integrating the phenylpyruvate decarboxylase ARO10 derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nevertheless, the insufficient catalytic efficiency of ARO10 required the insertion of multiple gene copies into the genome to attain enhanced tyrosol production. In this study, we constructed a mutation library of ARO10 based on a computer-aided semi-rational design strategy and developed a high-throughput screening method for selecting high-yield tyrosol mutants by introducing the heterologous hydroxylase complex HpaBC. Through multiple rounds of screening and site-saturation mutagenesis, we ultimately identified the two optimal ARO10 mutants, ARO10D331V and ARO10D331C, which respectively achieved a tyrosol titer of 2.02 g/L and 2.04 g/L in shake flasks, both representing more than 50 % improvement compared to the wild-type. Our study demonstrates the great potential of computer-based semi-rational enzyme design strategy in metabolic engineering. The high-throughput screening method for target compound derivative possesses a certain level of generality. Ultimately, we obtained promising mutants capable of achieving industrial-scale production of tyrosol, which also lays a solid foundation for the efficient synthesis of tyrosol derivatives.
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- Yuanyuan Xia
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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Westenberg R, Peralta-Yahya P. Toward implementation of carbon-conservation networks in nonmodel organisms. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2023; 81:102949. [PMID: 37172422 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.102949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Decarboxylation - the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from a substrate - reduces the carbon yield of bioproduced chemicals. When overlaid onto central carbon metabolism, carbon-conservation networks (CCNs) that reroute flux around CO2 release can theoretically achieve higher carbon yields for products derived from intermediates that traditionally require CO2 release, such as acetyl-CoA. Recently, CCNs have started to be implemented in model organisms to produce compounds at higher carbon yields. However, implementation of CCNs in nonmodel hosts may have the greatest impact given their ability to assimilate a larger array of feedstocks, greater environmental tolerance, and unique biosynthetic pathways, ultimately enabling access to a wider range of products. Here, we review recent advances in CCNs with a focus on their application to nonmodel organisms. The differences in central carbon metabolism among different nonmodel hosts reveal opportunities to engineer and apply new CCNs.
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- Ray Westenberg
- Bioengineering Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Bioengineering Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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Wu Z, Liang X, Li M, Ma M, Zheng Q, Li D, An T, Wang G. Advances in the optimization of central carbon metabolism in metabolic engineering. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:76. [PMID: 37085866 PMCID: PMC10122336 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02090-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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Central carbon metabolism (CCM), including glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway, is the most fundamental metabolic process in the activities of living organisms that maintains normal cellular growth. CCM has been widely used in microbial metabolic engineering in recent years due to its unique regulatory role in cellular metabolism. Using yeast and Escherichia coli as the representative organisms, we summarized the metabolic engineering strategies on the optimization of CCM in eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbial chassis, such as the introduction of heterologous CCM metabolic pathways and the optimization of key enzymes or regulatory factors, to lay the groundwork for the future use of CCM optimization in metabolic engineering. Furthermore, the bottlenecks in the application of CCM optimization in metabolic engineering and future application prospects are summarized.
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- Zhenke Wu
- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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- Featured Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Target Discovery of Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tumor Metabolism, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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Chen J, Cheng Q, Ma Q, Wu Y, Zhang L. Salidroside synthesis via glycosylation by β-D-glucosidase immobilized on chitosan microspheres in deep eutectic solvents. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2023.2178308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- Jue Chen
- College of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, PR China
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- Institute of Molecule Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, PR China
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- College of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, PR China
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- College of Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, PR China
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- Institute of Molecule Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, PR China
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Foti P, Russo N, Randazzo CL, Choupina AB, Pino A, Caggia C, Romeo FV. Profiling of phenol content and microbial community dynamics during pâté olive cake fermentation. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Liu J, Wang K, Wang M, Deng H, Chen X, Shang Y, Liu X, Yu X. Efficient whole cell biotransformation of tyrosol from L-tyrosine by engineered Escherichia coli. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 160:110100. [PMID: 35872508 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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An engineered Escherichia coli was constructed by co-expressing L-amino acid deaminase, α-keto acid decarboxylase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and glucose dehydrogenase through two plasmids for tyrosol production. The activity of the rate-limiting enzyme L-amino acid deaminase from Cosenzaea myxofaciens (CmAAD) toward tyrosine was improved by structure-guided modification. The enzyme activity of triple mutant CmAAD V438G/K147V/R151E toward tyrosine was ~5.12-fold higher than that of the wild-type CmAAD. Secondly, the plasmid copy numbers and the gene orders were optimized to improve the titer of tyrosol. Finally, the recombinant strain CS-6 transformed 10 mM tyrosine into 9.56 ± 0.64 mM tyrosol at 45 ℃, and the space-time yield reached 0.478 mM·L-1·h-1. This study proposes a novel idea for the efficient and natural production of tyrosol, which has great potential for industrial application.
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- Jinbin Liu
- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Institute of Synthetic Biology, Institutes of Advanced Technologies, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, YanCheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China.
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Efficient synthesis of tyrosol from L-tyrosine via heterologous Ehrlich pathway in Escherichia coli. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Han SW, Shin JS. Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylases: mechanistic features and microbial applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:4445-4458. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Liu Y, Liu H, Hu H, Ng KR, Yang R, Lyu X. De Novo Production of Hydroxytyrosol by Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7490-7499. [PMID: 35649155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydroxytyrosol is an olive-derived phenolic compound of increasing commercial interest due to its health-promoting properties. In this study, a high-yield hydroxytyrosol-producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell factory was established via a comprehensive metabolic engineering scheme. First, de novo biosynthetic pathway of hydroxytyrosol was constructed in yeast by gene screening and overexpression of different phenol hydroxylases, among which paHD (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa) displayed the best catalytic performance. Next, hydroxytyrosol precursor supply was enhanced via a multimodular engineering approach: elimination of tyrosine feedback inhibition through genomic integration of aro4K229L and aro7G141S, construction of an aromatic aldehyde synthase (AAS)-based tyrosine metabolic pathway, and redistribution of metabolic flux between glycolytic pathway and pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) by introducing the exogenous gene Bbxfpkopt. As a result, the titer of hydroxytyrosol was improved by 6.88-fold. Finally, a glucose-responsive dynamic regulation system based on GAL80 deletion was implemented, resulting in the final hydroxytyrosol yields of 308.65 mg/L and 167.98 mg/g cell mass, the highest known from de novo production in S. cerevisiae to date.
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- Yingjie Liu
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- Food Science and Technology Programme, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, China
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Liu S, Xia Y, Yang H, Shen W, Chen X. Rational chromosome engineering of Escherichia coli for overproduction of salidroside. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Separation of salidroside from the fermentation broth of engineered Escherichia coli using macroporous adsorbent resins. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu S, Li Y, Li Z. Salidroside suppresses the activation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via targeting miR-4262/GRP78 axis. Cell Cycle 2022; 21:720-729. [PMID: 35220889 PMCID: PMC8973335 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2021.2019976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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To study the effect of Salidroside on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells and its mechanism. NPC cells were cultured, MTT was used to detect the effect of Salidroside on cell proliferation, apoptosis detected by flow cytometry assay, Western blot was used to detect the related protein expression. MiR-4262 and GRP78 used qRT-PCR for evaluation. Mimics/mimic NC and miR-4262 inhibitor/inhibitor NC were transfected into CNE2 and HONE1 cell lines, and cell viability was detected by MTT. Caspase-3, −8 and −9 activities were detected by caspase colorimetric assay kit. Targetscan predicted that downstream target of miR-4262. Relative luciferase activity was detected by luciferase assay. The effect of Salidroside on the growth of transplanted tumor in nude mice was observed. After Salidroside treatment, cell proliferation decreased and apoptosis increased, Bax protein expression increased and Bcl-2 decreased; miR-4262 expression level in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues was lower than that in adjacent tissues. GRP78 was the target of miR-4262 and downregulate the expression of miR-4262 in NPC cells can increase the expression of GRP78, and the expression of GRP78 decreased after upregulating the expression of miR-4262. Salidroside could inhibit the growth of NPC xenografts in nude mice. The level of Bax was increased and Bcl-2 was decreased in Salidroside group. Salidroside can significantly inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of NPC cells via regulating miR-4262/GRP78 signal axis.
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- Shaosheng Liu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, People’s Hospital of Beilun (Beilun Branch, the First Hospital of Zhejiang University), Ningbo, China
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- Department of Medicine and Equipment, The 988 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Kaifeng, Hena, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Jinan Central Hospital. Jinan City, Shangdong, P.R. China
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Wang XH, Zhao C, Lu XY, Zong H, Zhuge B. Production of Caffeic Acid with Co-fermentation of Xylose and Glucose by Multi-modular Engineering in Candida glycerinogenes. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:900-908. [PMID: 35138824 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Caffeic acid (CA), a natural phenolic compound, has important medicinal value and market potential. In this study, we report a metabolic engineering strategy for the biosynthesis of CA in Candida glycerinogenes using xylose and glucose. The availability of precursors was increased by optimization of the shikimate (SA) pathway and the aromatic amino acid pathway. Subsequently, the carbon flux into the SA pathway was maximized by introducing a xylose metabolic pathway and optimizing the xylose assimilation pathway. Eventually, a high yielding strain CG19 was obtained, which reached a yield of 4.61 mg/g CA from mixed sugar, which was 1.2-fold higher than that of glucose. The CA titer in the 5 L bioreactor reached 431.45 mg/L with a yield of 8.63 mg/g of mixed sugar. These promising results demonstrate the great advantages of mixed sugar over glucose for high-yield production of CA. This is the first report to produce CA in C. glycerinogenes with xylose and glucose as carbon sources, which developed a promising strategy for the efficient production of high-value aromatic compounds.
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- Xi-Hui Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Research Centre of Industrial Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Isolation and identification of aroma-producing non-Saccharomyces yeast strains and the enological characteristic comparison in wine making. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zheng XY, Zhao SJ, Zhang YW, Nie F. L-tyrosine metabolic pathway in microorganisms and its application in the biosynthesis of plant-derived natural products. WORLD JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/wjtcm.wjtcm_16_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Liu H, Tian Y, Zhou Y, Kan Y, Wu T, Xiao W, Luo Y. Multi-modular engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for high-titre production of tyrosol and salidroside. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 14:2605-2616. [PMID: 32990403 PMCID: PMC8601180 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tyrosol and its glycosylated product salidroside are important ingredients in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Despite the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to naturally synthesize tyrosol, high yield from de novo synthesis remains a challenge. Here, we used metabolic engineering strategies to construct S. cerevisiae strains for high-level production of tyrosol and salidroside from glucose. First, tyrosol production was unlocked from feedback inhibition. Then, transketolase and ribose-5-phosphate ketol-isomerase were overexpressed to balance the supply of precursors. Next, chorismate synthase and chorismate mutase were overexpressed to maximize the aromatic amino acid flux towards tyrosol synthesis. Finally, the competing pathway was knocked out to further direct the carbon flux into tyrosol synthesis. Through a combination of these interventions, tyrosol titres reached 702.30 ± 0.41 mg l-1 in shake flasks, which were approximately 26-fold greater than that of the WT strain. RrU8GT33 from Rhodiola rosea was also applied to cells and maximized salidroside production from tyrosol in S. cerevisiae. Salidroside titres of 1575.45 ± 19.35 mg l-1 were accomplished in shake flasks. Furthermore, titres of 9.90 ± 0.06 g l-1 of tyrosol and 26.55 ± 0.43 g l-1 of salidroside were achieved in 5 l bioreactors, both are the highest titres reported to date. The synergistic engineering strategies presented in this study could be further applied to increase the production of high value-added aromatic compounds derived from the aromatic amino acid biosynthesis pathway in S. cerevisiae.
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- Huayi Liu
- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
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- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
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- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
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- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
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- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Department of GastroenterologyState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041China
- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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A Multiphase Multiobjective Dynamic Genome-Scale Model Shows Different Redox Balancing among Yeast Species of the Saccharomyces Genus in Fermentation. mSystems 2021; 6:e0026021. [PMID: 34342535 PMCID: PMC8407324 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00260-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yeasts constitute over 1,500 species with great potential for biotechnology. Still, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae dominates industrial applications, and many alternative physiological capabilities of lesser-known yeasts are not being fully exploited. While comparative genomics receives substantial attention, little is known about yeasts’ metabolic specificity in batch cultures. Here, we propose a multiphase multiobjective dynamic genome-scale model of yeast batch cultures that describes the uptake of carbon and nitrogen sources and the production of primary and secondary metabolites. The model integrates a specific metabolic reconstruction, based on the consensus Yeast8, and a kinetic model describing the time-varying culture environment. In addition, we proposed a multiphase multiobjective flux balance analysis to compute the dynamics of intracellular fluxes. We then compared the metabolism of S. cerevisiae and Saccharomyces uvarum strains in a rich medium fermentation. The model successfully explained the experimental data and brought novel insights into how cryotolerant strains achieve redox balance. The proposed model (along with the corresponding code) provides a comprehensive picture of the main steps occurring inside the cell during batch cultures and offers a systematic approach to prospect or metabolically engineering novel yeast cell factories. IMPORTANCE Nonconventional yeast species hold the promise to provide novel metabolic routes to produce industrially relevant compounds and tolerate specific stressors, such as cold temperatures. This work validated the first multiphase multiobjective genome-scale dynamic model to describe carbon and nitrogen metabolism throughout batch fermentation. To test and illustrate its performance, we considered the comparative metabolism of three yeast strains of the Saccharomyces genus in rich medium fermentation. The study revealed that cryotolerant Saccharomyces species might use the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt and the production of reducing equivalents as alternative routes to achieve redox balance, a novel biological insight worth being explored further. The proposed model (along with the provided code) can be applied to a wide range of batch processes started with different yeast species and media, offering a systematic and rational approach to prospect nonconventional yeast species metabolism and engineering novel cell factories.
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Rajkumar AS, Morrissey JP. Rational engineering of Kluyveromyces marxianus to create a chassis for the production of aromatic products. Microb Cell Fact 2020; 19:207. [PMID: 33176787 PMCID: PMC7659061 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01461-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus offers unique potential for industrial biotechnology because of useful features like rapid growth, thermotolerance and a wide substrate range. As an emerging alternative platform, K. marxianus requires the development and validation of metabolic engineering strategies to best utilise its metabolism as a basis for bio-based production. RESULTS To illustrate the synthetic biology strategies to be followed and showcase its potential, we describe a comprehensive approach to rationally engineer a metabolic pathway in K. marxianus. We use the phenylalanine biosynthetic pathway both as a prototype and because phenylalanine is a precursor for commercially valuable secondary metabolites. First, we modify and overexpress the pathway to be resistant to feedback inhibition so as to overproduce phenylalanine de novo from synthetic minimal medium. Second, we assess native and heterologous means to increase precursor supply to the biosynthetic pathway. Finally, we eliminate branch points and competing reactions in the pathway and rebalance precursors to redirect metabolic flux to a specific product, 2-phenylethanol (2-PE). As a result, we are able to construct robust strains capable of producing over 800 mg L-1 2-PE from minimal medium. CONCLUSIONS The strains we constructed are a promising platform for the production of aromatic amino acid-based biochemicals, and our results illustrate challenges with attempting to combine individually beneficial modifications in an integrated platform.
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- Arun S Rajkumar
- School of Microbiology, Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology, Environmental Research Institute, APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology, Environmental Research Institute, APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland.
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Wang N, Chi P, Zou Y, Xu Y, Xu S, Bilal M, Fickers P, Cheng H. Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for thermoresistance and enhanced erythritol productivity. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:176. [PMID: 33093870 PMCID: PMC7576711 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01815-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Functional sugar alcohols have been widely used in the food, medicine, and pharmaceutical industries for their unique properties. Among these, erythritol is a zero calories sweetener produced by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. However, in wild-type strains, erythritol is produced with low productivity and yield and only under high osmotic pressure together with other undesired polyols, such as mannitol or d-arabitol. The yeast is also able to catabolize erythritol in non-stressing conditions. RESULTS Herein, Y. lipolytica has been metabolically engineered to increase erythritol production titer, yield, and productivity from glucose. This consisted of the disruption of anabolic pathways for mannitol and d-arabitol together with the erythritol catabolic pathway. Genes ZWF1 and GND encoding, respectively, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were also constitutively expressed in regenerating the NADPH2 consumed during erythritol synthesis. Finally, the gene RSP5 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae encoding ubiquitin ligase was overexpressed to improve cell thermoresistance. The resulting strain HCY118 is impaired in mannitol or d-arabitol production and erythritol consumption. It can grow well up to 35 °C and retain an efficient erythritol production capacity at 33 °C. The yield, production, and productivity reached 0.63 g/g, 190 g/L, and 1.97 g/L·h in 2-L flasks, and increased to 0.65 g/g, 196 g/L, and 2.51 g/L·h in 30-m3 fermentor, respectively, which has economical practical importance. CONCLUSION The strategy developed herein yielded an engineered Y. lipolytica strain with enhanced thermoresistance and NADPH supply, resulting in a higher ability to produce erythritol, but not mannitol or d-arabitol from glucose. This is of interest for process development since it will reduce the cost of bioreactor cooling and erythritol purification.
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- Nan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003 China
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- Microbial Process and Interaction, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liege – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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