RRC ID |
73277
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Author |
Fujie N, Ito M, Kishida M, Hirata Y, Kondo A, Tanaka T.
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Title |
Metabolic engineering of Schizosaccharomyces pombe for itaconic acid production.
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Journal |
J Biotechnol
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Abstract |
The economical production of value-added chemicals from renewable biomass is a promising aspect of producing a sustainable economy. Itaconic acid (IA) is a high value-added compound that is expected to be an alternative to petroleum-based chemicals. In this study, we developed a metabolic engineering strategy for the large-scale production of IA from glucose using the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Heterologous expression of the cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase (CAD) gene from Aspergillus terreus, which encodes cis-aconitate decarboxylase in the cytosol, led to the production of 0.132 g/L of IA. We demonstrated that mitochondrial localization of CAD enhanced the production of IA. To prevent the leakage of carbon flux from the TCA cycle, we generated a strain in which the endogenous malate exporter, citrate lyase, and citrate transporter genes were disrupted. A titer of 1.110 g/L of IA was obtained from a culture of this strain started with 50 g/L of glucose. By culturing the multiple mutant strain at increased cell density, we succeeded in enhancing the IA production to 1.555 g/L. The metabolic engineering strategies presented in this study have the potential to improve the titer of the biosynthesis of derivatives of intermediates of the TCA cycle.
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Volume |
358
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Pages |
111-117
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Published |
2022-11-10
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DOI |
10.1016/j.jbiotec.2022.09.006
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PII |
S0168-1656(22)00215-2
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PMID |
36122598
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MeSH |
Aconitic Acid / metabolism
Carboxy-Lyases* / genetics
Carboxy-Lyases* / metabolism
Glucose / metabolism
Malates
Metabolic Engineering / methods
Petroleum*
Schizosaccharomyces* / genetics
Schizosaccharomyces* / metabolism
Succinates / metabolism
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IF |
3.503
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Resource |
DNA material |
pDUAL-FFH61 (RDB06538) |