Challenges and advances for genetic engineering of non-model bacteria and uses in consolidated bioprocessing

Q Yan, SS Fong - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic diversity in microorganisms can provide the basis for creating novel biochemical
products. However, most metabolic engineering projects utilize a handful of established …

Promoter engineering strategies for the overproduction of valuable metabolites in microbes

LQ **, WR **, ZC Ma, Q Shen, X Cai, ZQ Liu… - Applied Microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Promoter engineering is an enabling technology in metabolic engineering and synthetic
biology. As an indispensable part of synthetic biology, the promoter is a key factor in …

CRISPRi-mediated tunable control of gene expression level with engineered single-guide RNA in Escherichia coli

G Byun, J Yang, SW Seo - Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Precise control of gene expression is essential for flux redistribution in metabolic pathways.
Although the CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) system can effectively repress gene …

Precise prediction of promoter strength based on a de novo synthetic promoter library coupled with machine learning

M Zhao, Z Yuan, L Wu, S Zhou, Y Deng - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Promoters are one of the most critical regulatory elements controlling metabolic pathways.
However, the fast and accurate prediction of promoter strength remains challenging, leading …

Circuit-guided population acclimation of a synthetic microbial consortium for improved biochemical production

CW Kang, HG Lim, J Won, S Cha, G Shin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microbial consortia have been considered potential platforms for bioprocessing applications.
However, the complexity in process control owing to the use of multiple strains necessitates …

High-Level De Novo Biosynthesis of 2′-Fucosyllactose by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli

Y Liu, Y Zhu, L Wan, R Chen, W Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
2′-Fucosyllactose (2′-FL) is the most abundant oligosaccharide in human milk. In this
study, a highly efficient biosynthetic route for 2′-FL production was designed via the de …

Rumicidins are a family of mammalian host-defense peptides plugging the 70S ribosome exit tunnel

PV Panteleev, EB Pichkur, RN Kruglikov… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The antimicrobial resistance crisis along with challenges of antimicrobial discovery revealed
the vital necessity to develop new antibiotics. Many of the animal proline-rich antimicrobial …

Develo** the E. coli platform for efficient production of UMP-derived chemicals

L Yu, Y Gao, Y He, Y Liu, J Shen, H Liang, R Gong… - Metabolic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methyluridine (5-MU) is a prominent intermediate for industrial synthesis of several antiviral-
drugs, however, its availability over the past decades has overwhelmingly relied on …

Development of an engineered methanotroph-based microbial platform for biocatalytic conversion of methane to phytohormone for sustainable agriculture

DN Pham, DHA Mai, AD Nguyen, THT Chau… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane is an important target for reducing greenhouse gases emission, owing to its
abundance and highly global warming potential. Bioconversion of methane to value-added …

A novel toolbox for precise regulation of gene expression and metabolic engineering in Bacillus licheniformis

Y Rao, J Wang, X Yang, X **e, Y Zhan, X Ma, D Cai… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite industrial bio-manufacturing progress using Bacillus licheniformis, the absence of a
well-characterized toolbox allowing precise regulation of multiple genes limits its expansion …