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Xie X, Jaleel A, Zhan J, Ren M. Microalgae: towards human health from urban areas to space missions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1419157. [PMID: 39220018 PMCID: PMC11361926 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1419157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Space exploration and interstellar migration are important strategies for long-term human survival. However, extreme environmental conditions, such as space radiation and microgravity, can cause adverse effects, including DNA damage, cerebrovascular disease, osteoporosis, and muscle atrophy, which would require prophylactic and remedial treatment en route. Production of oral drugs in situ is therefore critical for interstellar travel and can be achieved through industrial production utilizing microalgae, which offers high production efficiency, edibility, resource minimization, adaptability, stress tolerance, and genetic manipulation ease. Synthetic biological techniques using microalgae as a chassis offer several advantages in producing natural products, including availability of biosynthetic precursors, potential for synthesizing natural metabolites, superior quality and efficiency, environmental protection, and sustainable development. This article explores the advantages of bioproduction from microalgal chassis using synthetic biological techniques, suitability of microalgal bioreactor-based cell factories for producing value-added natural metabolites, and prospects and applications of microalgae in interstellar travel.
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- Xiulan Xie
- Laboratory of Space Biology, Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Space Biology, Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Zhang H, Li X, Hui Z, Huang S, Cai M, Shi W, Lin Y, Shen J, Sui M, Lai Q, Shao Z, Dou J, Luo X, Ge Y, Tang X. A Semisynthesis Platform for the Efficient Production and Exploration of Didemnin-Based Drugs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318784. [PMID: 38291557 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318784] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Plitidepsin (or dehydrodidemnin B), an approved anticancer drug, belongs to the didemnin family of cyclic depsipeptides, which are found in limited quantities in marine tunicate extracts. Herein, we introduce a new approach that integrates microbial and chemical synthesis to generate plitidepsin and its analogues. We screened a Tistrella strain library to identify a potent didemnin B producer, and then introduced a second copy of the didemnin biosynthetic gene cluster into its genome, resulting in a didemnin B titer of approximately 75 mg/L. Next, we developed two straightforward chemical strategies to convert didemnin B into plitidepsin, one of which involved a one-step synthetic route giving over 90 % overall yield. Furthermore, we synthesized 13 new didemnin derivatives and three didemnin probes, enabling research into structure-activity relationships and interactions between didemnin and proteins. Our study highlights the synergistic potential of biosynthesis and chemical synthesis in overcoming the challenge of producing complex natural products sustainably and at scale.
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- Haili Zhang
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518000, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 211198, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 211198, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, 361005, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, 361005, Xiamen, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 211198, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518132, Shenzhen, China
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