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Diankristanti PA, Lin YC, Yi YC, Ng IS. Polyhydroxyalkanoates bioproduction from bench to industry: Thirty years of development towards sustainability. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130149. [PMID: 38049017 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130149] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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The pursuit of carbon neutrality goals has sparked considerable interest in expanding bioplastics production from microbial cell factories. One prominent class of bioplastics, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), is generated by specific microorganisms, serving as carbon and energy storage materials. To begin with, a native PHA producer, Cupriavidus necator (formerly Ralstonia eutropha) is extensively studied, covering essential topics such as carbon source selection, cultivation techniques, and accumulation enhancement strategies. Recently, various hosts including archaea, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeast, and plants have been explored, stretching the limit of microbial PHA production. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current advancements in PHA bioproduction, spanning from the native to diversified cell factories. Recovery and purification techniques are discussed, and the current status of industrial applications is assessed as a critical milestone for startups. Ultimately, it concludes by addressing contemporary challenges and future prospects, offering insights into the path towards reduced carbon emissions and sustainable development goals.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Li X, Qi Q, Liang Q. Construction of cascade circuits for dynamic temporal regulation and its application to PHB production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:158. [PMID: 37891579 PMCID: PMC10604415 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02416-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND To maximize the production capacity and yield of microbial cell factories, metabolic pathways are generally modified with dynamic regulatory strategies, which can effectively solve the problems of low biological yield, growth retardation and metabolic imbalance. However, the strategy of dynamic regulating multiple genes in different time and order is still not effectively solved. Based on the quorum-sensing (QS) system and the principle of cascade regulation, we studied the sequence and time interval of gene expression in metabolic pathways. RESULTS We designed and constructed a self-induced dynamic temporal regulatory cascade circuit in Escherichia coli using the QS system and dual regulatory protein cascade and found that the time intervals of the cascade circuits based on the Tra, Las system and the Lux, Tra system reached 200 min and 150 min, respectively. Furthermore, a dynamic temporal regulatory cascade circuit library with time intervals ranging from 110 to 310 min was obtained based on this circuit using promoter engineering and ribosome binding site replacement, which can provide more selective synthetic biology universal components for metabolic applications. Finally, poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) production was taken as an example to demonstrate the performance of the cascade circuit library. The content of PHB increased 1.5-fold. Moreover, circuits with different time intervals and different expression orders were found to have different potentials for application in PHB production, and the preferred time-interval circuit strain C2-max was identified by screening. CONCLUSIONS The self-induced dynamic temporal regulation cascade circuit library can enable the expression of target genes with sequential changes at different times, effectively solving the balance problem between cell growth and product synthesis in two-stage fermentation and expanding the application of dynamic regulatory strategies in the field of metabolic engineering.
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- Xiaomeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China
- The Second Laboratory of Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, 730046, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China.
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Qin R, Zhu Y, Ai M, Jia X. Reconstruction and optimization of a Pseudomonas putida-Escherichia coli microbial consortium for mcl-PHA production from lignocellulosic biomass. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1023325. [PMID: 36338139 PMCID: PMC9626825 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1023325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The demand for non-petroleum-based, especially biodegradable plastics has been on the rise in the last decades. Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) is a biopolymer composed of 6–14 carbon atoms produced from renewable feedstocks and has become the focus of research. In recent years, researchers aimed to overcome the disadvantages of single strains, and artificial microbial consortia have been developed into efficient platforms. In this work, we reconstructed the previously developed microbial consortium composed of engineered Pseudomonas putida KT∆ABZF (p2-a-J) and Escherichia coli ∆4D (ACP-SCLAC). The maximum titer of mcl-PHA reached 3.98 g/L using 10 g/L glucose, 5 g/L octanoic acid as substrates by the engineered P. putida KT∆ABZF (p2-a-J). On the other hand, the maximum synthesis capacity of the engineered E. coli ∆4D (ACP-SCLAC) was enhanced to 3.38 g/L acetic acid and 0.67 g/L free fatty acids (FFAs) using 10 g/L xylose as substrate. Based on the concept of “nutrient supply-detoxification,” the engineered E. coli ∆4D (ACP-SCLAC) provided nutrient for the engineered P. putida KT∆ABZF (p2-a-J) and it acted to detoxify the substrates. Through this functional division and rational design of the metabolic pathways, the engineered P. putida-E. coli microbial consortium could produce 1.30 g/L of mcl-PHA from 10 g/L glucose and xylose. Finally, the consortium produced 1.02 g/L of mcl-PHA using lignocellulosic hydrolysate containing 10.50 g/L glucose and 10.21 g/L xylose as the substrate. The consortium developed in this study has good potential for mcl-PHA production and provides a valuable reference for the production of high-value biological products using inexpensive carbon sources.
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- Ruolin Qin
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, China
- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaoqiang Jia,
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Saito S, Imai R, Miyahara Y, Nakagawa M, Orita I, Tsuge T, Fukui T. Biosynthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) From Glucose by Escherichia coli Through Butyryl-CoA Formation Driven by Ccr-Emd Combination. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:888973. [PMID: 35646875 PMCID: PMC9134075 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.888973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate] [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a practical kind of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). A previous study has established an artificial pathway for the biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx) from structurally unrelated sugars in Ralstonia eutropha, in which crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase (Ccr) and ethylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase (Emd) are a key combination for generation of butyryl-CoA and the following chain elongation. This study focused on the installation of the artificial pathway into Escherichia coli. The recombinant strain of E. coli JM109 harboring 11 heterologous genes including Ccr and Emd produced P(3HB-co-3HHx) composed of 14 mol% 3HHx with 41 wt% of dry cellular weight from glucose. Further investigations revealed that the C6 monomer (R)-3HHx-CoA was not supplied by (R)-specific reduction of 3-oxohexanoyl-CoA but by (R)-specific hydration of 2-hexenoyl-CoA formed through reverse β-oxidation after the elongation from C4 to C6. While contribution of the reverse β-oxidation to the conversion of the C4 intermediates was very limited, crotonyl-CoA, a precursor of butyryl-CoA, was generated by dehydration of (R)-3HB-CoA. Several modifications previously reported for enhancement of bioproduction in E. coli were examined for the copolyester synthesis. Elimination of the global regulator Cra or PdhR as well as the block of acetate formation resulted in poor PHA synthesis. The strain lacking RNase G accumulated more PHA but with almost no 3HHx unit. Introduction of the phosphite oxidation system for regeneration of NADPH led to copolyester synthesis with the higher cellular content and higher 3HHx composition by two-stage cultivation with phosphite than those in the absence of phosphite.
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- Shu Saito
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Arikawa H, Sato S. Impact of various β-ketothiolase genes on PHBHHx production in Cupriavidus necator H16 derivatives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3021-3032. [PMID: 35451630 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11928-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate] (PHBHHx) is a type of biopolyester of the polyhydroxyalkanoate group (PHA). Due to a wide range of properties resulting from the alteration of the (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx) composition, PHBHHx is getting a lot of attention as a substitute to conventional plastic materials for various applications. Cupriavidus necator H16 is the most promising PHA producer and has been genetically engineered to produce PHBHHx efficiently for many years. Nevertheless, the role of individual genes involved in PHBHHx biosynthesis is not well elaborated. C. necator H16 possesses six potential physiologically active β-ketothiolase genes identified by transcriptome analysis, i.e., phaA, bktB, bktC (h16_A0170), h16_A0462, h16_A1528, and h16_B0759. In this study, we focused on the functionality of these genes in vivo in relation to 3HHx monomer supply. Gene deletion experiments identified BktB and H16_A1528 as important β-ketothiolases for C6 metabolism in β-oxidation. Furthermore, in the bktB/h16_A1528 double-deletion strain, the proportion of 3HHx composition of PHBHHx produced from sugar was very low, whereas that from plant oil was significantly higher. In fact, the proportion reached 36.2 mol% with overexpression of (R)-specifc enoyl-CoA hydratase (PhaJ) and PHA synthase. Furthermore, we demonstrated high-density production (196 g/L) of PHBHHx with high 3HHx (32.5 mol%) by fed-batch fermentation with palm kernel oil. The PHBHHx was amorphous according to the differential scanning calorimetry analysis. KEY POINTS: • Role of six β-ketothiolases in PHBHHx biosynthesis was investigated in vivo. • Double-deletion of bktB/h16_A1528 results in high 3HHx composition with plant oil. • Amorphous PHBHHx with 32.5 mol% 3HHx was produced in high density by jar fermenter.
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- Hisashi Arikawa
- Green Planet Research Group, Agri-Bio & Supplement Research Laboratories, KANEKA CORPORATION, 1-8 Miyamae-Cho, Takasago-Cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan.
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- Green Planet Research Group, Agri-Bio & Supplement Research Laboratories, KANEKA CORPORATION, 1-8 Miyamae-Cho, Takasago-Cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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Eraslan K, Aversa C, Nofar M, Barletta M, Gisario A, Salehiyan R, Alkan Goksu Y. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH): synthesis, properties, and applications - A Review. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gu F, Jiang W, Mu Y, Huang H, Su T, Luo Y, Liang Q, Qi Q. Quorum Sensing-Based Dual-Function Switch and Its Application in Solving Two Key Metabolic Engineering Problems. ACS Synth Biol 2020; 9:209-217. [PMID: 31944663 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Metabolic engineering aims to achieve high yields of desired products. The most common strategies focus on optimization of metabolic flux distributions. The dynamic activation or inhibition of gene expression through quorum sensing (QS) has been applied to metabolic engineering. In this study, we designed and constructed a series of QS-based bifunctional dynamic switches (QS switches) capable of synchronizing the up-regulation and down-regulation of genes at different times and intervals. The bifunctional QS switches were based on the Esa QS system, because EsaR regulatory proteins can act as transcriptional activator and repressor. The QS switches' effectiveness and feasibility were verified through fluorescence characterization. Finally, the QS switches were applied to the production of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) to solve two key metabolic engineering problems: necessary gene knockout and redirection of metabolic flux. The production of PHB and ALA was increased 6- and 12-fold in Escherichia coli, respectively.
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- Fei Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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Modification of acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step in Ralstonia eutropha for biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from structurally unrelated compounds. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:147. [PMID: 31466527 PMCID: PMC6716841 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1197-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a bacterial polyester with high biodegradability, even in marine environments. Ralstonia eutropha has been engineered for the biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx) from vegetable oils, but its production from structurally unrelated carbon sources remains unsatisfactory. Results Ralstonia eutropha strains capable of synthesizing P(3HB-co-3HHx) from not only fructose but also glucose and glycerol were constructed by integrating previously established engineering strategies. Further modifications were made at the acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step determining flux distribution responsible for the copolymer composition. When the major acetoacetyl-CoA reductase (PhaB1) was replaced by a low-activity paralog (PhaB2) or enzymes for reverse β-oxidation, copolyesters with high 3HHx composition were efficiently synthesized from glucose, possibly due to enhanced formation of butyryl-CoA from acetoacetyl-CoA via (S)-3HB-CoA. P(3HB-co-3HHx) composed of 7.0 mol% and 12.1 mol% 3HHx fractions, adequate for practical applications, were produced at cellular contents of 71.4 wt% and 75.3 wt%, respectively. The replacement by low-affinity mutants of PhaB1 had little impact on the PHA biosynthesis on glucose, but slightly affected those on fructose, suggesting altered metabolic regulation depending on the sugar-transport machinery. PhaB1 mostly acted in the conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA when the cells were grown on glycerol, as copolyester biosynthesis was severely impaired by the lack of phaB1. Conclusions The present results indicate the importance of flux distribution at the acetoacetyl-CoA node in R. eutropha for the biosynthesis of the PHA copolyesters with regulated composition from structurally unrelated compounds.
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Wang Q, Xu J, Sun Z, Luan Y, Li Y, Wang J, Liang Q, Qi Q. Engineering an in vivo EP-bifido pathway in Escherichia coli for high-yield acetyl-CoA generation with low CO 2 emission. Metab Eng 2018; 51:79-87. [PMID: 30102971 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The low carbon yield from native metabolic machinery produces unfavorable process economics during the biological conversion of substrates to desirable bioproducts. To obtain higher carbon yields, we constructed a carbon conservation pathway named EP-bifido pathway in Escherichia coli by combining Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas Pathway, Pentose Phosphate Pathway and "bifid shunt", to generate high yield acetyl-CoA from glucose. 13C-Metabolic flux analysis confirmed the successful and appropriate employment of the EP-bifido pathway. The CO2 release during fermentation significantly reduced compared with the control strains. Then we demonstrated the in vivo effectiveness of the EP-bifido pathway using poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), mevalonate and fatty acids as example products. The engineered EP-bifido strains showed greatly improved PHB yield (from 26.0 mol% to 63.7 mol%), fatty acid yield (from 9.17% to 14.36%), and the highest mevalonate yield yet reported (64.3 mol% without considering the substrates used for cell mass formation). The synthetic pathway can be employed in the production of chemicals that use acetyl-CoA as a precursor and can be extended to other microorganisms.
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- Qian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China; CAS Key Lab of Biobased Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, PR China.
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Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the synthesis of the quadripolymer poly(glycolate-co-lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) from glucose. Metab Eng 2017; 44:38-44. [PMID: 28916461 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Escherichia coli was metabolically engineered to effectively produce a series of biopolymers consisted of four types of monomers including glycolate, lactate, 3-hydroxybutyrate and 4-hydroxybutyrate from glucose as the carbon source. The biosynthetic route of novel quadripolymers was achieved by the overexpression of a range of homologous and heterologous enzymes including isocitrate lyase, isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase/phosphatase, glyoxylate/hydroxypyruvate reductase, propionyl-CoA transferase, β-ketothiolase, acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, CoA transferase and PHA synthase. In shake flask cultures using Luria-Bertani medium supplemented with glucose, the recombinant E. coli reached 7.10g/l cell dry weight with 52.60wt% biopolymer content. In bioreactor study, the final cell dry weight was 19.61g/l, containing 14.29g/l biopolymer. The structure of the produced polymer was chemically characterized by proton NMR analysis. Assessment of thermal and mechanical properties demonstrated that the quadripolymer possessed decreased crystallinity and improved toughness, in comparison to poly-3-hydroxybutyrate homopolymer. This is the first study reporting efficient microbial production of the quadripolymer poly(glycolate-co-lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) from glucose.
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Lam W, Wang Y, Chan PL, Chan SW, Tsang YF, Chua H, Yu PHF. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) using sludge from different wastewater treatment processes and the potential for medical and pharmaceutical applications. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:1779-1791. [PMID: 28387154 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1316316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, seven strains of bacteria with polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-producing ability (i.e. Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus pumilus, Pseudomona huttiensis, Yersinia frederiksenii, Aeromonas ichthiosmia, and Sphingopyxis terrae) were isolated from various waste treatment plants in Hong Kong. Simultaneous wastewater treatment and PHA accumulation were successfully achieved in the bioreactors using isolated bacteria from different sludges. At the organic loading less than 13,000 ppm, more than 95% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed by the isolated strains before the decrease of PHA accumulation. In addition, more than 95% of nitrogen removal was achieved by all isolated strains. In the bioreactors inoculated with single strains, the highest yields of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHV) were obtained in A. ichthiosmia (84 mg PHB/g) and B. cereus (69 mg/g), respectively. For the mixed culture, the highest yields of PHB and PHV were increased by 55% and 45% in the system inoculated with B. pumilus and A. ichthiosmia. The biologically synthesized PHA also showed the potential applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. PHA-nanoparticles loaded with pyrene were successfully prepared by recombinant Escherichia coli. The results of in vitro drug release and biocompatibility tests revealed that nanoparticles could be used as safer dray carriers with high loading capacity and efficiency. After 20 days, the cells successfully grew on 90% of the PHA-aortic valve.
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- Wai Lam
- a SGS Hong Kong Ltd , Hong Kong
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- b Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering , Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- c Department of Applied Science, School for Higher and Professional Education (Chai Wan) , Chai Wan , Hong Kong
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- d Faculty of Science and Technology , Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong , Tsing Yi , Hong Kong
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- e Department of Science and Environmental Studies , The Education University of Hong Kong , Tai Po , Hong Kong
- f Guizhou Academy of Sciences , Guiyang , People's Republic of China
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- d Faculty of Science and Technology , Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong , Tsing Yi , Hong Kong
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- d Faculty of Science and Technology , Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong , Tsing Yi , Hong Kong
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Recent Advances and Challenges towards Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production. Bioengineering (Basel) 2017; 4:bioengineering4020055. [PMID: 28952534 PMCID: PMC5590474 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering4020055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates represent one of the biomaterials of the future due to their physicochemical properties, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. Designing efficient and economic bioprocesses, combined with the respective social and environmental benefits, has brought together scientists from different backgrounds highlighting the multidisciplinary character of such a venture. In the current review, challenges and opportunities regarding polyhydroxyalkanoate production are presented and discussed, covering key steps of their overall production process by applying pure and mixed culture biotechnology, from raw bioprocess development to downstream processing.
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Wang Y, Zhu Y, Gu P, Li Y, Fan X, Song D, Ji Y, Li Q. Biosynthesis of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by bacterial community from propylene oxide saponification wastewater residual sludge. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 98:34-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 01/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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He X, Chen Y, Liang Q, Qi Q. Autoinduced AND Gate Controls Metabolic Pathway Dynamically in Response to Microbial Communities and Cell Physiological State. ACS Synth Biol 2017; 6:463-470. [PMID: 27997131 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Quorum sensing (QS) systems have been widely applied in biotechnology and synthetic biology that require coordinated, community-level behaviors. Meanwhile, the cell physiological state is another key parameter that affects metabolic pathway regulation. Here, we designed an autoinduced AND gate that responds to both microbial communities and the cell physiological state. A series of tunable QS systems in response to different cell densities were obtained through random mutagenesis of LuxR and optimization of the luxRI promoter; the corresponding suitable stationary phase sensing system was selected after monitoring the fluorescence process during cell growth. The application of the final synthetic device was demonstrated using the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production system. The AND gate system increased PHB production by 1-2-fold in Escherichia coli. This synthetic logic gate is a tool for developing a general dynamic regulation system in metabolic engineering in response to complex signals, without using a specific sensor.
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- Xinyuan He
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial
Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial
Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial
Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial
Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Validation of thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation-gas chromatography for rapid and direct compositional analysis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) in whole bacterial cells. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1471:186-191. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chen GQ, Jiang XR, Guo Y. Synthetic biology of microbes synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Synth Syst Biotechnol 2016; 1:236-242. [PMID: 29062949 PMCID: PMC5625728 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have been produced as bioplastics for various purposes. Under the support of China National Basic Research 973 Project, we developed synthetic biology methods to diversify the PHA structures into homo-, random, block polymers with improved properties to better meet various application requirements. At the same time, various pathways were assembled to produce various PHA from glucose as a simple carbon source. At the end, Halomonas bacteria were reconstructed to produce PHA in changing morphology for low cost production under unsterile and continuous conditions. The synthetic biology will advance the PHA into a bio- and material industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guo-Qiang Chen
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Dept Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Chen GQ, Hajnal I, Wu H, Lv L, Ye J. Engineering Biosynthesis Mechanisms for Diversifying Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Trends Biotechnol 2016; 33:565-574. [PMID: 26409776 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a family of diverse biopolyesters synthesized by bacteria. PHA diversity, as reflected by its monomers, homopolymers, random and block copolymers, as well as functional polymers, can now be generated by engineering the three basic synthesis pathways including the acetoacetyl-CoA pathway, in situ fatty acid synthesis, and/or β-oxidation cycles, as well as PHA synthase specificity. It is now possible to tailor the PHA structures via genome editing or process engineering. The increasing PHA diversity and maturing PHA production technology should lead to more focused research into their low-cost and/or high-value applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guo-Qiang Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Therapeutics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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