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ArticleNature communications2023

Engineering sulfonate group donor regeneration systems to boost biosynthesis of sulfated compounds.

Ruirui Xu, Weijao Zhang, Xintong Xi, Jiamin Chen, Yang Wang, Guocheng Du, Jianghua Li, Jian Chen, Zhen Kang

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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9 authors.

Ruirui XuThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Weijao ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Xintong XiThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Jiamin ChenThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Yang WangThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5890-7287
Guocheng DuThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3269-3476
Jianghua LiThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Jian ChenThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3217-3224
Zhen KangThe Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. zkang@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1479-3075

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sulfonation as one of the most important modification reactions in nature is essential for many biological macromolecules to function. Development of green sulfonate group donor regeneration systems to efficiently sulfonate compounds of interest is always attractive. Here, we design and engineer two different sulfonate group donor regeneration systems to boost the biosynthesis of sulfated compounds. First, we assemble three modules to construct a 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) regeneration system and demonstrate its applicability for living cells. After discovering adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) as another active sulfonate group donor, we engineer a more simplified APS regeneration system that couples specific sulfotransferase. Next, we develop a rapid indicating system for characterizing the activity of APS-mediated sulfotransferase to rapidly screen sulfotransferase variants with increased activity towards APS. Eventually, the active sulfonate group equivalent values of the APS regeneration systems towards trehalose and p-coumaric acid reach 3.26 and 4.03, respectively. The present PAPS and APS regeneration systems are environmentally friendly and applicable for scaling up the biomanufacturing of sulfated products.

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Phosphoadenosine PhosphosulfateSulfatesKineticsSulfotransferasesPhosphoadenosine PhosphosulfateSulfatesSulfotransferases

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