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ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2022

An updated overview on the regulatory circuits of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis.

Ruchira Mitra, Tong Xu, Guo-Qiang Chen, Hua Xiang, Jing Han

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Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production, Volume 4.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ruchira MitraState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Tong XuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Guo-Qiang ChenCenter for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Hua XiangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jing HanState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9207-0238

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a promising and sustainable alternative to the petroleum-based synthetic plastics. Regulation of PHA synthesis is receiving considerable importance as engineering the regulatory factors might help developing strains with improved PHA-producing abilities. PHA synthesis is dedicatedly regulated by a number of regulatory networks. They tightly control the PHA content, granule size and their distribution in cells. Most PHA-accumulating microorganisms have multiple regulatory networks that impart a combined effect on PHA metabolism. Among them, several factors ranging from global to specific regulators, have been identified and characterized till now. This review is an attempt to categorically summarize the diverse regulatory circuits that operate in some important PHA-producing microorganisms. However, in several organisms, the detailed mechanisms involved in the regulation of PHA synthesis is not well-explored and hence further research is needed. The information presented in this review might help researcher to identify the prevailing research gaps in PHA regulation.

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PetroleumPolyhydroxyalkanoatesPlasticsPetroleumPlasticsPolyhydroxyalkanoates

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PMID34473895
PMCPMC9049629

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