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ReviewCurrent opinion in biotechnology2020

Recent advances in improving metabolic robustness of microbial cell factories.

Tian Jiang, Chenyi Li, Yuxi Teng, Ruihua Zhang, Yajun Yan

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Review in Current opinion in biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tian JiangSchool of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Chenyi LiSchool of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Yuxi TengSchool of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Ruihua ZhangSchool of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Yajun YanSchool of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: yajunyan@uga.edu.

Funding

Engineering Dynamic Control of Natural Product Biosynthesis in BacteriaR35GM128620 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Yajun Yan · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engineering microbial cell factories has been widely applied to produce compounds spanning from intricate natural products to bulk commodities. In each case, host robustness is essential to ensure the reliable and sustainable production of targeted metabolites. However, it can be negatively affected by metabolic burden, pathway toxicity, and harsh environment, resulting in a decreased titer and productivity. Enhanced robustness enables host to have better production performance under complicated growth circumstances. Here, we review current strategies for boosting host robustness, including metabolic balancing, genetic and phenotype stability enhancement, and tolerance engineering. In addition, we discuss the challenges and future perspectives on microbial host engineering for increased robustness.

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Biological ProductsMetabolic EngineeringBiological Products

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PMID32683192
PMCPMC7744323

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