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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts2023

High-throughput droplet microfluidics screening and genome sequencing analysis for improved amylase-producing Aspergillus oryzae.

Qinghua Li, Jinchang Lu, Jingya Liu, Jianghua Li, Guoqiang Zhang, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qinghua LiScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Jinchang LuScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Jingya LiuScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Jianghua LiScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Guoqiang ZhangScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. gqzhang@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-0374
Guocheng DuScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Jian ChenScience Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangnan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32172153the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2104000the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20202002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe exceptional protein secretion capacity, intricate post-translational modification processes, and inherent safety features of A. oryzae make it a promising expression system. However, heterologous protein expression levels of existing A. oryzae species cannot meet the requirement for industrial-scale production. Therefore, establishing an efficient screening technology is significant for the development of the A. oryzae expression system.

resultsIn this work, a high-throughput screening method suitable for A. oryzae has been established by combining the microfluidic system and flow cytometry. Its screening efficiency can reach 350 droplets per minute. The diameter of the microdroplet was enlarged to 290 µm to adapt to the polar growth of A. oryzae hyphae. Through enrichment and screening from approximately 450,000 droplets within 2 weeks, a high-producing strain with α-amylase increased by 6.6 times was successfully obtained. Furthermore, 29 mutated genes were identified by genome resequencing of high-yield strains, with 15 genes subjected to editing and validation. Two genes may individually influence α-amylase expression in A. oryzae by affecting membrane-associated multicellular processes and regulating the transcription of related genes.

conclusionsThe developed high-throughput screening strategy provides a reference for other filamentous fungi and Streptomyces. Besides, the strains with different excellent characteristics obtained by efficient screening can also provide materials for the analysis of genetic and regulatory mechanisms in the A. oryzae expression system.

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Aspergillus oryzaeFlow cytometryGenome resequencingHigh-throughput screeningMicrofluidicsα-Amylase

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