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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2020

Enhanced production of taxadiene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Behnaz Nowrouzi, Rachel A Li, Laura E Walls, Leo d'Espaux, Koray Malcı, Lungang Liang, Nestor Jonguitud-Borrego, Albert I Lerma-Escalera, Jose R Morones-Ramirez, Jay D Keasling and 1 more

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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 48 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Behnaz NowrouziInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom.
Rachel A LiDOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Laura E WallsInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom.
Leo d'EspauxDOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Koray MalcıInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom.
Lungang LiangInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom.
Nestor Jonguitud-BorregoInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom.
Albert I Lerma-EscaleraCentro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico.
Jose R Morones-RamirezCentro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico.
Jay D KeaslingDOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Leonardo Rios-SolisInstitute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, United Kingdom. Leo.Rios@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-984X
University of Edinburgh · GBLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · USUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León · MXJoint BioEnergy Institute · US

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/R513209/1Royal Society RSG\R1\180345University of Edinburgh Global Challenges Theme Development Fund TDF_03US National Science Foundation 1330914Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust IFFF3_Biomededical automation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCost-effective production of the highly effective anti-cancer drug, paclitaxel (Taxol

resultsMulti-copy chromosomal integration of TASY harbouring a selection of fusion solubility tags improved taxadiene titres 22-fold, up to 57 ± 3 mg/L at 30 °C at microscale, compared to expressing a single episomal copy of TASY. The scalability of the process was highlighted through achieving similar titres during scale up to 25 mL and 250 mL in shake flask and bioreactor cultivations, respectively at 20 and 30 °C. Maximum taxadiene titres of 129 ± 15 mg/L and 127 mg/L were achieved through shake flask and bioreactor cultivations, respectively, of the optimal strain at a reduced temperature of 20 °C.

conclusionsThe results of this study highlight the benefit of employing a combination of molecular biology and bioprocess tools during synthetic pathway development, with which TASY activity was successfully improved by 6.5-fold compared to the highest literature titre in S. cerevisiae cell factories.

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AlkenesAntineoplastic AgentsBioreactorsDiterpenesEscherichia coliIsomerasesMetabolic EngineeringSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSolubilityTemperatureAlkenesAntineoplastic AgentsDiterpenesIsomerasestaxa-4(5),11(12)dienetaxa-4(5),11(12)-diene synthaseMinibioreactorPaclitaxelSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTaxadiene synthaseTaxol™Yeast metabolic engineering

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PMID33138820
PMCPMC7607689
OpenAlexW3096828806

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