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Liu H, Chen Y, Wang H, Huang Y, Hu Y, Zhao Y, Gong Y. Identification of Potential Factors for the Promotion of Fucoxanthin Synthesis by Methyl Jasmonic Acid Treatment of Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Mar Drugs 2023; 22:7. [PMID: 38276645 PMCID: PMC10817275 DOI: 10.3390/md22010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Fucoxanthin, a vital secondary metabolite produced by marine diatoms, has great economic value and research potential. However, its popularization and application have been greatly restricted due to its low content, difficult extraction, and high production cost. Methyl jasmonic acid (MeJA) exerts similar inductive hormones in the growth and development as well as metabolic processes of plants. In Phaeodactylum tricornutum (P. tricornutum), MeJA treatment can increase fucoxanthin content. In this study, the effects of different concentrations of MeJA on the cell growth and the fucoxanthin content of P. tricornutum were explored. Meanwhile, this study used high-throughput sequencing technology for transcriptome sequencing of P. tricornutum and subsequently performed differential gene expression analysis, gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) for screening the hub genes for the promotion of fucoxanthin synthesis with MeJA-treated P. tricornutum. On this basis, the functions of the hub genes for the promotion of fucoxanthin synthesis with MeJA-treated P. tricornutum were further analyzed. The results revealed that the carotenoid synthesis-related genes PHATRDRAFT_54800 and PHATRDRAFT_20677 were the hub genes for the promotion of fucoxanthin synthesis with MeJA-treated P. tricornutum. PHATRDRAFT_54800 may be a carotenoid isomerase, while PHATRDRAFT_20677 may be involved in the MeJA-stimulated synthesis of fucoxanthin by exerting the role of SDR family NAD(P)-dependent oxidoreductases.
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- Hao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315200, China; (H.L.); (Y.C.)
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315200, China;
- Institute of Bioengineering, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201500, China
- United New Drug Research and Development Center, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410000, China; (Y.H.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315200, China; (H.L.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315200, China;
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- United New Drug Research and Development Center, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410000, China; (Y.H.); (Y.H.)
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- United New Drug Research and Development Center, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410000, China; (Y.H.); (Y.H.)
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201500, China
- United New Drug Research and Development Center, Biotrans Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410000, China; (Y.H.); (Y.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315200, China; (H.L.); (Y.C.)
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Mo XH, Sun YM, Bi YX, Zhao Y, Yu GH, Tan LL, Yang S. Characterization of C 30 carotenoid and identification of its biosynthetic gene cluster in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:527-535. [PMID: 37637201 PMCID: PMC10448405 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.08.002] [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: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Methylobacterium species, the representative bacteria distributed in phyllosphere region of plants, often synthesize carotenoids to resist harmful UV radiations. Methylobacterium extorquens is known to produce a carotenoid pigment and recent research revealed that this carotenoid has a C30 backbone. However, its exact structure remains unknown. In the present study, the carotenoid produced by M. extorquens AM1 was isolated and its structure was determined as 4-[2-O-11Z-octadecenoyl-β-glucopyranosyl]-4,4'-diapolycopenedioc acid (1), a glycosylated C30 carotenoid. Furthermore, the genes related to the C30 carotenoid synthesis were investigated. Squalene, the precursor of the C30 carotenoid, is synthesized by the co-occurrence of META1p1815, META1p1816 and META1p1817. Further overexpression of the genes related to squalene synthesis improved the titer of carotenoid 1. By using gene deletion and gene complementation experiments, the glycosyltransferase META1p3663 and acyltransferase META1p3664 were firstly confirmed to catalyze the tailoring steps from 4,4'-diapolycopene-4,4'-dioic acid to carotenoid 1. In conclusion, the structure and biosynthetic genes of carotenoid 1 produced by M. extorquens AM1 were firstly characterized in this work, which shed lights on engineering M. extorquens AM1 for producing carotenoid 1 in high yield.
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- Xu-Hua Mo
- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109, China
- Qingdao International Center on Microbes Utilizing Biogas, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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Wang J, Kong W, Liu M, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhou Y. Association between dietary carotenoids intake and chronic constipation in American men and women adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1597. [PMID: 37608273 PMCID: PMC10463530 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16367-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dietary carotenoids have been proven to improve intestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, yet little is known about the link between dietary carotenoids and constipation. This study aims to examine the relationship between dietary carotenoids intake and constipation, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010. METHODS A total of 11,722 participants were enrolled. Chronic constipation was defined as type 1 (separate hard lumps, like nuts) and type 2 (sausage-like, but lumpy) in the Bristol stool form scale (BSFS). Carotenoids intake was obtained from the average of two 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires (if only one 24-hour was available, we used it) and divided into quartiles (Q). The prevalence of constipation was calculated across men and women individuals. The relationship between dietary carotenoids intake and constipation in men and women was assessed with weighted logistic regression and smoothed curve fitting after adjusting confounders, with results displayed as weighted odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The model was further stratified by age, race, and HEI 2015 scores (with median as cutoff) among men and women. RESULTS The total weighted prevalence of chronic constipation in this study was 8.08%, 11.11% in women and 5.18% in men. After multivariable adjustment, compared with the lowest intake, participants with the highest dietary lycopene intake (ORQ4 vs. Q1= 0.55, 95% CI: 0.36-0.84, p for trend = 0.01) and total lycopene intake (ORQ4 vs. Q1 = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.34-0.80, p for trend = 0.01) were negatively associated with the risk of chronic constipation in men, whereas increased dietary α-carotene intake reduced the risk of chronic constipation in women (ORQ4 vs. Q1 = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.48-0.98, p for trend = 0.04). Smoothing curve fitting further supported these results and provided evidence of dose-response effects. No association was found between other types of carotenoids and chronic constipation in men and women. CONCLUSIONS Increasing lycopene intake may improve bowel function in men while increased α-carotene intake may reduce the risk of chronic constipation in women. Further studies are essential to explore the role that the intake of carotenoids plays in chronic constipation.
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- Jiangnan Wang
- The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Infection Management, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
- Key Laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Zhao Z, Deng J, Fan D. Green biomanufacturing in recombinant collagen biosynthesis: trends and selection in various expression systems. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:5439-5461. [PMID: 37401335 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00724c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Collagen, classically derived from animal tissue, is an all-important protein material widely used in biomedical materials, cosmetics, fodder, food, etc. The production of recombinant collagen through different biological expression systems using bioengineering techniques has attracted significant interest in consideration of increasing market demand and the process complexity of extraction. Green biomanufacturing of recombinant collagen has become one of the focus topics. While the bioproduction of recombinant collagens (type I, II, III, etc.) has been commercialized in recent years, the biosynthesis of recombinant collagen is extremely challenging due to protein immunogenicity, yield, degradation, and other issues. The rapid development of synthetic biology allows us to perform a heterologous expression of proteins in diverse expression systems, thus optimizing the production and bioactivities of recombinant collagen. This review describes the research progress in the bioproduction of recombinant collagen over the past two decades, focusing on different expression systems (prokaryotic organisms, yeasts, plants, insects, mammalian and human cells, etc.). We also discuss the challenges and future trends in developing market-competitive recombinant collagens.
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- Zilong Zhao
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China.
- Shaanxi R&D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
- Biotech. & Biomed. Research Institute, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China.
- Shaanxi R&D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
- Biotech. & Biomed. Research Institute, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China.
- Shaanxi R&D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
- Biotech. & Biomed. Research Institute, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China
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Wang M, Tang R, Zhou R, Qian Y, Di D. The protective effect of serum carotenoids on cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study from the general US adult population. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1154239. [PMID: 37502714 PMCID: PMC10368866 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1154239] [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: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a key global health issue. Serum carotenoids are associated with CVD, while their effects on different diseases remain unclear. Herein, the relationship between the concentration of serum carotenoid and the CVD risk was investigated using nationwide adult samples obtained from the USA. Materials and methods Data of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2001-2006 were employed. The association of serum carotenoids (total, lycopene, β-carotene, α-carotene, lutein/zeaxanthin, and β-cryptoxanthin) with CVD was explored by using multivariate logistic, linear and weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression analyses. Eventually, data from 12,424 volunteers were analyzed for this study. Results Multivariate model data showed that lutein/zeaxanthin, α-carotene, lycopene, and β-cryptoxanthin were negatively associated with the prevalence of CVD (p < 0.05). In comparison with the first quartile, the fourth quartile was associated with α-carotene ([OR] = 0.61 [0.47-0.79]), β-cryptoxanthin (OR = 0.67 [0.50-0.89]), lutein (OR = 0.69 [0.54-0.86]), and lycopene (OR = 0.53 [0.41-0.67]). WQS analysis revealed that the combination of serum carotenoids had negative correlation with the prevalence of total CVD (OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.85-0.92, p < 0.001). Additionally, dose-response analysis demonstrated a negative linear association of hypertension with all the carotenoids involved (p > 0.05 for non-linearity). Conclusion The concentration of serum carotenoids had negative correlation with the prevalence of CVD, with a more significant negative effect against heart attack and stroke.
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Potential Role of Natural Antioxidant Products in Oncological Diseases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030704. [PMID: 36978952 PMCID: PMC10045077 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Nutrition has a significant effect and a crucial role in disease prevention. Low consumption of fruit and vegetables and a sedentary lifestyle are closely related with the onset and development of many types of cancer. Recently, nutraceuticals have gained much attention in cancer research due to their pleiotropic effects and relatively non-toxic behavior. In fact, although in the past there have been conflicting results on the role of some antioxidant compounds as allies against cancer, numerous recent clinical studies highlight the efficacy of dietary phytochemicals in the prevention and treatment of cancer. However, further investigation is necessary to gain a deeper understanding of the potential anticancer capacities of dietary phytochemicals as well as the mechanisms of their action. Therefore, this review examined the current literature on the key properties of the bioactive components present in the diet, such as carotenoids, polyphenols, and antioxidant compounds, as well as their use in cancer therapy. The review focused on potential chemopreventive properties, evaluating their synergistic effects with anticancer drugs and, consequently, the side effects associated with current cancer treatments.
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