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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2024

Saccharomyces boulardii promoters for control of gene expression in vivo.

Carmen Sands, Karl Alex Hedin, Ruben Vazquez-Uribe, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  2. Targeted and quantitatively modeled biologic delivery via dual-functional probiotic yeast in inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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Carmen SandsNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Karl Alex HedinNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Ruben Vazquez-UribeNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. ruvas@biosustain.dtu.dk.
Morten Otto Alexander SommerNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. msom@bio.dtu.dk.

Funding

European Commission 813781Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF19SA0035438Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF20CC0035580
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterest in the use of engineered microbes to deliver therapeutic activities has increased in recent years. The probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii has been investigated for production of therapeutics in the gastrointestinal tract. Well-characterised promoters are a prerequisite for robust therapeutic expression in the gut; however, S. boulardii promoters have not yet been thoroughly characterised in vitro and in vivo.

resultsWe present a thorough characterisation of the expression activities of 12 S. boulardii promoters in vitro in glucose, fructose, sucrose, inulin and acetate, under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, as well as in the murine gastrointestinal tract. Green fluorescent protein was used to report on promoter activity. Promoter expression was found to be carbon-source dependent, with inulin emerging as a favourable carbon source. Furthermore, relative promoter expression in vivo was highly correlated with expression in sucrose (R = 0.99).

conclusionsThese findings provide insights into S. boulardii promoter activity and aid in promoter selection in future studies utilising S. boulardii to produce therapeutics in the gut.

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Saccharomyces boulardiiAnimalsCarbonGene ExpressionInulinMiceSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSucroseCarbonInulinSucrose

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PMID38185666
PMCPMC10771652

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