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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2019

Construction of DGLA producing cell factory by genetic modification of Mucor circinelloides.

Md Ahsanul Kabir Khan, Junhuan Yang, Syed Ammar Hussain, Huaiyuan Zhang, Li Liang, Victoriano Garre, Yuanda Song

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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7 authors.

Md Ahsanul Kabir KhanColin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Junhuan YangColin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Syed Ammar HussainColin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Huaiyuan ZhangColin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Li LiangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 21412, Jiangsu, China.
Victoriano GarreDepartmento de Genética y Microbiología (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain. vgarre@um.es.
Yuanda SongColin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, People's Republic of China. ysong@sdut.edu.cn.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2018BC058Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (CN) 31670064Science and Technology Project of Shandong College J16LE20Science and Technology Project of Shandong College J17KA133Shandong University of Technology Not applicableTaishan Industry Leading Talent Project Not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDihomo-gamma linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3, n-6) is the elongated product of Gamma linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3, n-6) catalyzed by the enzyme delta-6 elongase (D6E) or gamma linolenic acid elongase (GLELO). Construction of engineered oleaginous microbes have been attracting significant interest to produce DGLA because of its nutritional value and medicinal applications. Mucor circinelloides is a GLA producing filamentous fungus which can be a useful tool to produce DGLA. We have, therefore, overexpressed the D6E (GLELO) gene in this fungus to construct DGLA producing cell factory.

resultTo produce DGLA in M. circinelloides, homologous overexpression of D6E (GLELO) gene was analyzed. When the gene was overexpressed in M. circinelloides CBS277.49, up to 5.72% DGLA was produced in this strain.

conclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first report describing the overexpression of D6E (GLELO) gene in M. circinelloides to construct DGLA producing cell factory. A new scope for further research has been established by this work for improved production of DGLA in this fungus, specifically in its high lipid-producing strain, WJ11.

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Fungal Proteinsgamma-Linolenic AcidGene EditingMucorFungal Proteinsgamma-Linolenic AcidDelta-6 elongaseDGLA productionHomologous overexpressionMucor circinelloides

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PMCPMC6448318

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