Improving yeast strains using recyclable integration cassettes, for the production of plant terpenoids.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have shown that stress induction and genetic engineering can effectively increase lipid accumulation, but lead to a decrease of growth in the majority of microalgae. We previously found that elevated CO2 concentration increased lipid productivity as well as growth in Phaeodactylum tricornutu...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Wu S,Gu W,Huang A,Li Y,Kumar M,Lim PE,Huan L,Gao S,Wang G

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ganoderic acids (GAs), derived from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, possess anticancer and other important pharmacological activities. To improve production of GAs, a homologous farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS) gene was overexpressed in G. lucidum. Moreover, the influence of FPS gene overexpress...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Fei Y,Li N,Zhang DH,Xu JW

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The industrially relevant filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is widely used in industry for its secretion capabilities of enzymes and organic acids. Biotechnologically produced organic acids promise to be an attractive alternative for the chemical industry to replace petrochemicals. Itaconic acid (IA) has ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Hossain AH,Li A,Brickwedde A,Wilms L,Caspers M,Overkamp K,Punt PJ

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the development of engineering the microbial cell factories, biosensors have been used widely for regulation of cellular metabolism and high-throughput screening. However, most of the biosensors constructed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are designed for transcriptional activation. Very few studies have de...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Qiu C,Chen X,Rexida R,Shen Y,Qi Q,Bao X,Hou J

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histamine is a key mediator of the anti-inflammatory activity conferred by the probiotic organism Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 in animal models of colitis and colorectal cancer. In L. reuteri, histamine synthesis and secretion requires L-histidine decarboxylase and a L-histidine/histamine exchanger. C...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Hall AE,Engevik MA,Oezguen N,Haag A,Versalovic J

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficiency of biotechnological production processes depends on selecting the best performing microbial strain and the optimal cultivation conditions. Thus, many experiments have to be conducted, which conflicts with the demand to speed up drug development processes. Consequently, there is a great need fo...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Funke M,Buchenauer A,Mokwa W,Kluge S,Hein L,Müller C,Kensy F,Büchs J

更新日期：2010-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crocin is a carotenoid-derived natural product found in the stigma of Crocus spp., which has great potential in medicine, food and cosmetics. In recent years, microbial production of crocin has drawn increasing attention, but there were no reports of successful implementation. Escherichia coli has been engin...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Wang W,He P,Zhao D,Ye L,Dai L,Zhang X,Sun Y,Zheng J,Bi C

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictable control of gene expression is necessary for the rational design and optimization of cell factories. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the promoter is one of the most important tools available for controlling gene expression. However, the complex expression patterns of yeast promoters have no...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Peng B,Williams TC,Henry M,Nielsen LK,Vickers CE

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cinnamyl alcohol is not only a kind of flavoring agent and fragrance, but also a versatile chemical applied in the production of various compounds. At present, the preparation of cinnamyl alcohol depends on plant extraction and chemical synthesis, which have several drawbacks, including limited scalability, ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhang C,Xu Q,Hou H,Wu J,Zheng Z,Ouyang J

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen a huge growth in the market of industrial yeasts with the need for strains affording better performance or to be used in new applications. Stress tolerance of commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts is, without doubt, a trait that needs improving. Such trait is, however, complex, an...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Pérez-Torrado R,Panadero J,Hernández-López MJ,Prieto JA,Randez-Gil F

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major clinical challenge, and the gut microbiome plays important roles in the occurrence and metastasis of CRC. Lactobacillus and their metabolites are thought to be able to suppress the growth of CRC cells. However, the antimetastatic mechanism of Lactobacillus or their metaboli...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Yue YC,Yang BY,Lu J,Zhang SW,Liu L,Nassar K,Xu XX,Pang XY,Lv JP

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut microbiota can significantly affect the function of the intestinal barrier. Some intestinal probiotics (such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacteria, a few Escherichia coli strains, and a new generation of probiotics including Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Akkermansia muciniphila) can maintain intestinal epithelia...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Liu Q,Yu Z,Tian F,Zhao J,Zhang H,Zhai Q,Chen W

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The classic AOX1 replacement approach is still one of the most often used techniques for expression of recombinant proteins in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Although this approach is largely successful, it frequently delivers clones with unpredicted production characteristics and a work-intense s...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Schwarzhans JP,Wibberg D,Winkler A,Luttermann T,Kalinowski J,Friehs K

更新日期：2016-05-20 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:Genetic factors and a dysregulated immune response towards commensal bacteria contribute to the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Animal models demonstrated that the normal intestinal flora is crucial for the development of intestinal inflammation. However, due to the complexity of the intest...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Ergin A,Büssow K,Sieper J,Thiel A,Duchmann R,Adam T

更新日期：2007-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant antibodies can be produced in different formats and different expression systems. Single chain variable fragments (scFvs) represent an attractive alternative to full-length antibodies and they can be easily produced in bacteria or yeast. However, the scFvs exhibit monovalent antigen-binding prope...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Pleckaityte M,Zvirbliene A,Sezaite I,Gedvilaite A

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial development may result in the increase of environmental risks. The enzymatic transformation of polluting compounds to less toxic or even innocuous products is an alternative to their complete removal. In this regard, a number of different redox enzymes are able to transform a wide variety of toxic pollutant...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Garcia-Arellano H,Alcalde M,Ballesteros A

更新日期：2004-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trypsin has many applications in food and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Although commercial trypsin is usually extracted from porcine pancreas, this source carries the risks of infectivity and immunogenicity. Microbial Streptomyces griseus trypsin (SGT) is a prime alternative because it possesses efficient h...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhang Y,Liang Q,Zhang C,Zhang J,Du G,Kang Z

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the biopharmaceutical industry, Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are among the most frequently used bacterial hosts for producing recombinant proteins because they allow a simple process set-up and they are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for human applications. Widespread use of E. coli in ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Marisch K,Bayer K,Cserjan-Puschmann M,Luchner M,Striedner G

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytases are widely utilized in feed industry to increase the utilization of phosphorus, minerals, and amino acids for improvement of animal and human nutrition. At present, all known β-propeller phytases (BPP) have been generated from bacteria, particularly Bacillus. In this work we report for the first time a new fu...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Hou X,Shen Z,Li N,Kong X,Sheng K,Wang J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:4-Hydroxycinnamaldehydes are important intermediates in several secondary metabolism pathways, including those involved in the biosynthesis of phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids and monolignols. They are also involved in the biosynthesis and degradation of lignins, which are important limiting factors du...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Liu S,Qi Q,Chao N,Hou J,Rao G,Xie J,Lu H,Jiang X,Gai Y

更新日期：2015-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant protein production in the yeast Pichia pastoris is usually based on the alcohol oxidase promoters pAOX1 and pAOX2, which are regulated by methanol and strongly repressed by other C-sources, like glycerol and glucose. However, the use of methanol brings several disadvantages, which is why current ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Capone S,Horvat J,Herwig C,Spadiut O

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracts and products (roots and/or aerial parts) from Echinacea ssp. represent a profitable market sector for herbal medicines thanks to different functional features. Alkamides and polyacetylenes, phenols like caffeic acid and its derivatives, polysaccharides and glycoproteins are the main bioactive compou...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Rizzello CG,Coda R,Macías DS,Pinto D,Marzani B,Filannino P,Giuliani G,Paradiso VM,Di Cagno R,Gobbetti M

更新日期：2013-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-Ornithine is a non-protein amino acid with extensive applications in medicine and the food industry. Currently, L-ornithine production is based on microbial fermentation, and few microbes are used for producing L-ornithine owing to unsatisfactory production titer. RESULTS:In this study, Corynebacterium gl...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhang B,Yu M,Zhou Y,Li Y,Ye BC

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-tryptophan is an aromatic amino acid widely used in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In Escherichia coli, L-tryptophan is synthesized from phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose 4-phosphate by enzymes in the shikimate pathway and L-tryptophan branch pathway, while L-serine and phosphoribosylpyr...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Gu P,Yang F,Kang J,Wang Q,Qi Q

更新日期：2012-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the functional capacity of plantaricin-producing Lactobacillus plantarum SF9C and S-layer-carrying Lactobacillus brevis SF9B to withstand gastrointestinal transit and to compete among the gut microbiota in vivo. Considering the probiotic potential of Lb. brevis SF9B, this study aims to investiga...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Butorac K,Banić M,Novak J,Leboš Pavunc A,Uroić K,Durgo K,Oršolić N,Kukolj M,Radović S,Scalabrin S,Žučko J,Starčević A,Šušković J,Kos B

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The characterization of the molecular determinants of metal resistance has potential biotechnological application in biosensing and bioremediation. In this context, the bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 is a metal tolerant thermophile containing a set of genes involved in arsenic resistance which, differen...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Antonucci I,Gallo G,Limauro D,Contursi P,Ribeiro AL,Blesa A,Berenguer J,Bartolucci S,Fiorentino G

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reduce the production cost of bioethanol obtained from fermentation of the sugars provided by degradation of lignocellulosic biomass (i.e., second generation bioethanol), it is necessary to screen for new enzymes endowed with more efficient biomass degrading properties. This demands the set-up of high-thr...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Navarro D,Couturier M,da Silva GG,Berrin JG,Rouau X,Asther M,Bignon C

更新日期：2010-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methane-utilizing bacteria (methanotrophs) are capable of growth on methane and are attractive systems for bio-catalysis. However, the application of natural methanotrophic strains to large-scale production of value-added chemicals/biofuels requires a number of physiological and genetic alterations. An accur...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： de la Torre A,Metivier A,Chu F,Laurens LM,Beck DA,Pienkos PT,Lidstrom ME,Kalyuzhnaya MG

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-expression of two distinct guide RNAs (gRNAs) has been used to facilitate the application of CRISPR/Cas9 system in fields such as large genomic deletion. The paired gRNAs are often placed adjacently in the same direction and expressed individually by two identical promoters, constituting direct repeats (D...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Ding T,Huang C,Liang Z,Ma X,Wang N,Huo YX

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00