Nanotechnology, bionanotechnology and microbial cell factories.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The E. coli lac operon and its components have been studied for decades, and lac-derived systems are widely used for recombinant protein production. However, lac operon dynamics and induction behavior remain the paradigm of gene regulation. Recently, an HPLC-MS-based method to quantify IPTG in the medium and...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Fernández-Castané A,Caminal G,López-Santín J

更新日期：2012-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Targeting of cellular proteins to the extracellular environment is directed by a secretory signal sequence located at the N-terminus of a secretory protein. These signal sequences usually contain an N-terminal basic amino acid followed by a stretch containing hydrophobic residues, although no consensus signa...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Yarimizu T,Nakamura M,Hoshida H,Akada R

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-tuning the aeration for cultivations when oxygen-limited conditions are demanded (such as the production of vaccines, isobutanol, 2-3 butanediol, acetone, and bioethanol) is still a challenge in the area of bioreactor automation and advanced control. In this work, an innovative control strategy based on...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Mesquita TJB,Sargo CR,Fuzer JR Neto,Paredes SAH,Giordano RC,Horta ACL,Zangirolami TC

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The first genome sequences of the important yeast protein production host Pichia pastoris have been released into the public domain this spring. In order to provide the scientific community easy and versatile access to the sequence, two web-sites have been installed as a resource for genomic sequence, gene and protein...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Mattanovich D,Callewaert N,Rouzé P,Lin YC,Graf A,Redl A,Tiels P,Gasser B,De Schutter K

更新日期：2009-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 10712 produces antibiotics chloramphenicol (Cml) and jadomycin (Jad) in response to nutrient limitation and ethanol shock (ES), respectively. Biosynthesis of Cml and Jad was shown to be reciprocally regulated via the action of regulatory proteins JadR1 and JadR2 encoded by the ja...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Sekurova ON,Zhang J,Kristiansen KA,Zotchev SB

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellulosic biomass especially agricultural/wood residues can be utilized as feedstock to cost-effectively produce fuels, chemicals and bulk industrial enzymes, which demands xylose utilization from microbial cell factories. While previous works have made significant progress in improving microbial conversion...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Li P,Sun H,Chen Z,Li Y,Zhu T

更新日期：2015-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variations in codon usage between species are one of the major causes affecting recombinant protein expression levels, with a significant impact on the economy of industrial enzyme production processes. The use of codon-optimized genes may overcome this problem. However, designing a gene for optimal expressi...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Menzella HG

更新日期：2011-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rational design of L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) overproducing microorganisms has been successfully achieved by combining different genetic strategies such as inactivation of the phosphoenolpyruvate: phosphotransferase transport system (PTS) and overexpression of key genes (DAHP synthase, transketolase and cho...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Báez-Viveros JL,Flores N,Juárez K,Castillo-España P,Bolivar F,Gosset G

更新日期：2007-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C4-dicarboxylic acids, including malic acid, fumaric acid and succinic acid, are valuable organic acids that can be produced and secreted by a number of microorganisms. Previous studies on organic acid production by Aspergillus carbonarius, which is capable of producing high amounts of citric acid from varie...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Yang L,Christakou E,Vang J,Lübeck M,Lübeck PS

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose is the main carbon source of E. coli and a typical substrate in production processes. The main glucose uptake system is the glucose specific phosphotransferase system (Glc-PTS). The PTS couples glucose uptake with its phosphorylation. This is achieved by the concomitant conversion of phosphoenolpyruv...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Kyselova L,Kreitmayer D,Kremling A,Bettenbrock K

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calreticulin (CRT) resides in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and functions to chaperone proteins, ensuring proper folding, and intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. Emerging evidence shows that CRT is a multifunctional protein with significant roles in physiological and pathological processes with presence both ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Čiplys E,Žitkus E,Gold LI,Daubriac J,Pavlides SC,Højrup P,Houen G,Wang WA,Michalak M,Slibinskas R

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expression of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli is strongly affected by codon bias. This phenomenon occurs when the codon usage of the mRNA coding for the foreign protein differs from that of the bacterium. The ribosome pauses upon encountering a rare codon and may detach from the mRNA, thereby t...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Rosano GL,Ceccarelli EA

更新日期：2009-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triacylglycerols are used in various purposes including food applications, cosmetics, oleochemicals and biofuels. Currently the main sources for triacylglycerol are vegetable oils, and microbial triacylglycerol has been suggested as an alternative for these. Due to the low production rates and yields of micr...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Santala S,Efimova E,Kivinen V,Larjo A,Aho T,Karp M,Santala V

更新日期：2011-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Formation of inclusion bodies poses a major hurdle in recovery of bioactive recombinant protein from Escherichia coli. Urea and guanidine hydrochloride have routinely been used to solubilize inclusion body proteins, but many times result in poor recovery of bioactive protein. High pH buffers, detergents and ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Upadhyay V,Singh A,Jha D,Singh A,Panda AK

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The selection of bacterial recombinants that harbour a desired insert, has been a key factor in molecular cloning and a series of screening procedures need to be performed for selection of clones carrying the genes of interest. The conventional cloning techniques are reported to have problems such as screeni...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Banerjee S,Kumar J,Apte-Deshpande A,Padmanabhan S

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their high energy density and compatible physical properties, several monoterpenes have been investigated as potential renewable transportation fuels, either as blendstocks with petroleum or as drop-in replacements for use in vehicles (both heavy and light-weight) or in aviation. Sustainable microbial...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhuang X,Kilian O,Monroe E,Ito M,Tran-Gymfi MB,Liu F,Davis RW,Mirsiaghi M,Sundstrom E,Pray T,Skerker JM,George A,Gladden JM

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of valuable candidates as tuberculosis vaccine have been reported, some of which have already entered clinical trials. The new vaccines, especially subunit vaccines, need multiple administrations in order to maintain adequate life-long immune memory: this demands for high production levels and degre...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Piubelli L,Campa M,Temporini C,Binda E,Mangione F,Amicosante M,Terreni M,Marinelli F,Pollegioni L

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxygen-evolving photoautotrophic organisms, like cyanobacteria, protect their photosynthetic machinery by a number of regulatory mechanisms, including alternative electron transfer pathways. Despite the importance in modulating the electron flux distribution between the photosystems, alternative electron tra...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Thiel K,Patrikainen P,Nagy C,Fitzpatrick D,Pope N,Aro EM,Kallio P

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspergillus terreus is a natural producer of itaconic acid and is currently used to produce itaconic acid on an industrial scale. The metabolic process for itaconic acid biosynthesis is very similar to the production of citric acid in Aspergillus niger. However, a key enzyme in A. niger, cis-aconitate decarb...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： van der Straat L,Vernooij M,Lammers M,van den Berg W,Schonewille T,Cordewener J,van der Meer I,Koops A,de Graaff LH

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The production of high yields of recombinant proteins is an enduring bottleneck in the post-genomic sciences that has yet to be addressed in a truly rational manner. Typically eukaryotic protein production experiments have relied on varying expression construct cassettes such as promoters and tags, or cultur...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Bonander N,Darby RA,Grgic L,Bora N,Wen J,Brogna S,Poyner DR,O'Neill MA,Bill RM

更新日期：2009-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is quite important to understand how the central metabolism is regulated under nitrogen (N)- limitation as well as carbon (C)- limitation. In particular, the effect of C/N ratio on the metabolism is of practical interest for the heterologous protein production, PHB production, etc. Although the carbon and...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Kumar R,Shimizu K

更新日期：2010-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The solubility of recombinant proteins expressed in bacteria is often disappointingly low. Several strategies have been developed to improve the yield and one of the most common strategies is the fusion of the target protein with a suitable partner. Despite several reports on the successful use of each of th...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Dümmler A,Lawrence AM,de Marco A

更新日期：2005-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial biofilms are a preferred mode of growth for many types of microorganisms in their natural environments. The ability of pathogens to integrate within a biofilm is pivotal to their survival. The possibility of biofilm formation in Lactobacillus communities is also important in various industrial and ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Jalilsood T,Baradaran A,Song AA,Foo HL,Mustafa S,Saad WZ,Yusoff K,Rahim RA

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-Alanyl-L-glutamine (AQ) is a functional dipeptide with high water solubility, good thermal stability and high bioavailability. It is widely used in clinical treatment, post-operative rehabilitation, sports health care and other fields. AQ is mainly produced via chemical synthesis which is complicated, time...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhu J,Yang W,Wang B,Liu Q,Zhong X,Gao Q,Liu J,Huang J,Lin B,Tao Y

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the cultivation of Escherichia coli in bioreactors trace element solutions are generally designed for optimal growth under aerobic conditions. They do normally not contain selenium and nickel. Molybdenum is only contained in few of them. These elements are part of the formate hydrogen lyase (FHL) complex...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Soini J,Ukkonen K,Neubauer P

更新日期：2008-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fumaric acid is a commercially important component of foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and industrial materials, yet the current methods of production are unsustainable and ecologically destructive. RESULTS:In this study, the fumarate biosynthetic pathway involving reductive reactions of the tricarboxylic acid c...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Xu G,Liu L,Chen J

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invertase Suc2 was recently identified as a key hydrolase for inulin catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whereas the Suc2 activity degrading inulin varies greatly in different S. cerevisiae strains. The molecular mechanism causing such variation remained obscure. The aim of this study is to investigate h...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Yang F,Liu ZC,Wang X,Li LL,Yang L,Tang WZ,Yu ZM,Li X

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) containing various chain length monomers from C6 to C14 have more applications besides sustainable and environmental-friendly biomaterials owing to their superior physical and mechanical properties. We engineered a reversed fatty acid β-oxidation pathway i...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhuang Q,Qi Q

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent interest has been focused on the production of platform chemicals from renewable biomass due to increasing concerns on global warming and depletion of fossil fuel reserves. Microbial production of platform chemicals in biorefineries has been suggested to be a promising solution for these problems. Gam...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Baritugo KA,Kim HT,David Y,Khang TU,Hyun SM,Kang KH,Yu JH,Choi JH,Song JJ,Joo JC,Park SJ

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omega hydroxy fatty acids (ω-OHFAs) are multifunctional compounds that act as the basis for the production of various industrial products with broad commercial and pharmaceutical implications. However, the terminal oxygenation of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids for the synthesis of ω-OHFAs is intricate ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Durairaj P,Malla S,Nadarajan SP,Lee PG,Jung E,Park HH,Kim BG,Yun H

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00