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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2020

Expression regulation of multiple key genes to improve L-threonine in Escherichia coli.

Lei Zhao, Ying Lu, Jun Yang, Yu Fang, Lifei Zhu, Zhixiang Ding, Chenhui Wang, Wenjian Ma, Xiaoqing Hu, Xiaoyuan Wang

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Ying LuNanjing Customs District P. R. China, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Jun YangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Yu FangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Lifei ZhuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Zhixiang DingState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Chenhui WangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Wenjian MaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Xiaoqing HuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Xiaoyuan WangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China. xwang@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5186-8668
Jiangnan University · CNShanghai Customs College · CN

Funding

National First-class Discipline Program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering LITE2018-10National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0900300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEscherichia coli is an important strain for L-threonine production. Genetic switch is a ubiquitous regulatory tool for gene expression in prokaryotic cells. To sense and regulate intracellular or extracellular chemicals, bacteria evolve a variety of transcription factors. The key enzymes required for L-threonine biosynthesis in E. coli are encoded by the thr operon. The thr operon could coordinate expression of these genes when L-threonine is in short supply in the cell.

resultsThe thrL leader regulatory elements were applied to regulate the expression of genes iclR, arcA, cpxR, gadE, fadR and pykF, while the threonine-activating promoters P

conclusionThe genetic engineering through the expression regulation of key genes is a better strategy than simple deletion of these genes to improve L-threonine production in E. coli. This strategy has little effect on the intracellular metabolism in the early stage of the growth but could increase L-threonine biosynthesis in the late stage.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFermentationGenes, BacterialGenetic EngineeringIndustrial MicrobiologyMicroorganisms, Genetically-ModifiedThreonineEscherichia coli ProteinsThreonineEscherichia coliExpression regulationL-ThreonineMetabolic flux

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PMID32093713
PMCPMC7041290
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