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ArticleCommunications biology2020

Harnessing C/N balance of Chromochloris zofingiensis to overcome the potential conflict in microalgal production.

Han Sun, Yuanyuan Ren, Xuemei Mao, Xiaojie Li, Huaiyuan Zhang, Yongmin Lao, Feng Chen

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Article in Communications biology, 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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10citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Han SunInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Yuanyuan RenInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Xuemei MaoInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Xiaojie LiInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8009-3240
Huaiyuan ZhangSchool of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China.
Yongmin LaoInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Feng ChenInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China. sfchen@szu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-943X
Shenzhen University · CNShandong University of Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulation of high-value products in microalgae is not conducive with rapid cell growth, which is the potential conflict in microalgal production. Overcoming such conflict faces numerous challenges in comprehensively understanding cell behavior and metabolism. Here, we show a fully integrated interaction between cell behavior, carbon partitioning, carbon availability and path rate of central carbon metabolism, and have practically overcome the production conflict of Chromochloris zofingiensis. We demonstrate that elevated carbon availability and active path rate of precursors are determinants for product biosynthesis, and the former exhibits a superior potential. As protein content reaches a threshold value to confer survival advantages, carbon availability becomes the major limiting factor for product biosynthesis and cell reproduction. Based on integrated interaction, regulating the C/N balance by feeding carbon source under excess light increases content of high-value products without inhibiting cell growth. Our findings provide a new orientation to achieve great productivity improvements in microalgal production.

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Energy MetabolismPhotosynthesisProtein BiosynthesisBiomassCarbonCarotenoidsKineticsLightLipid MetabolismMicroalgaeNitrogenCarbonCarotenoidsNitrogen

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PMID32327698
PMCPMC7181789
OpenAlexW3018684595

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