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ArticleFungal biology and biotechnology2021

Understanding and controlling filamentous growth of fungal cell factories: novel tools and opportunities for targeted morphology engineering.

Vera Meyer, Timothy Cairns, Lars Barthel, Rudibert King, Philipp Kunz, Stefan Schmideder, Henri Müller, Heiko Briesen, Anna Dinius, Rainer Krull

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Article in Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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38 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Vera MeyerChair of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany. vera.meyer@tu-berlin.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-2258
Timothy CairnsChair of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-224X
Lars BarthelChair of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8951-5614
Rudibert KingChair of Measurement and Control, Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-0498
Philipp KunzChair of Measurement and Control, Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-7438
Stefan SchmidederChair of Process Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Gregor- Mendel-Str. 4, 85354, Freising, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-9724
Henri MüllerChair of Process Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Gregor- Mendel-Str. 4, 85354, Freising, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-0003
Heiko BriesenChair of Process Systems Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Gregor- Mendel-Str. 4, 85354, Freising, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7725-5907
Anna DiniusInstitute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106, Brunswick, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-7925
Rainer KrullInstitute of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106, Brunswick, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2821-8610

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 315305620Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 315384307Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 315457657Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft KI 679/10Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ME 2041/13-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Filamentous fungal cell factories are efficient producers of platform chemicals, proteins, enzymes and natural products. Stirred-tank bioreactors up to a scale of several hundred m³ are commonly used for their cultivation. Fungal hyphae self-assemble into various cellular macromorphologies ranging from dispersed mycelia, loose clumps, to compact pellets. Development of these macromorphologies is so far unpredictable but strongly impacts productivities of fungal bioprocesses. Depending on the strain and the desired product, the morphological forms vary, but no strain- or product-related correlations currently exist to improve process understanding of fungal production systems. However, novel genomic, genetic, metabolic, imaging and modelling tools have recently been established that will provide fundamental new insights into filamentous fungal growth and how it is balanced with product formation. In this primer, these tools will be highlighted and their revolutionary impact on rational morphology engineering and bioprocess control will be discussed.

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Aspergillus nigerCo-expression networkFilamentous fungiHypothetical proteinsMacromorphologyMicromorphologyModellingPelletPolar growthRheologyX-ray micro-computed tomography

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PMID34425914
PMCPMC8383395

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