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SynthesisMicrobial cell factories2021

Recombinant expression of insoluble enzymes in Escherichia coli: a systematic review of experimental design and its manufacturing implications.

Suraj Mital, Graham Christie, Duygu Dikicioglu

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Microbial cell factories, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Metabolic engineering ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026
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  10. Escherichia coli in the production of biopharmaceuticals.Biotechnology and applied biochemistry · 2025
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  17. Rational engineering ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Suraj MitalDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
Graham ChristieDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
Duygu DikiciogluDepartment of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. d.dikcioglu@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3018-4790

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant enzyme expression in Escherichia coli is one of the most popular methods to produce bulk concentrations of protein product. However, this method is often limited by the inadvertent formation of inclusion bodies. Our analysis systematically reviews literature from 2010 to 2021 and details the methods and strategies researchers have utilized for expression of difficult to express (DtE), industrially relevant recombinant enzymes in E. coli expression strains. Our review identifies an absence of a coherent strategy with disparate practices being used to promote solubility. We discuss the potential to approach recombinant expression systematically, with the aid of modern bioinformatics, modelling, and 'omics' based systems-level analysis techniques to provide a structured, holistic approach. Our analysis also identifies potential gaps in the methods used to report metadata in publications and the impact on the reproducibility and growth of the research in this field.

Indexed as

Gene ExpressionSolubilityBiotechnologyEscherichia coliInclusion BodiesIndustrial MicrobiologyRecombinant ProteinsResearch DesignRecombinant ProteinsDifficult to express enzymesEscherichia coliInclusion bodiesRecombinant industrial enzymesSolubilitySystems biology

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PMID34717620
PMCPMC8557517

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