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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2025

Metabolic engineering of Lactobacilli spp. for disease treatment.

Yunpeng Yang, Peijun Yu, Yufei Huang, Wanying Zhang, Yanhong Nie, Changshan Gao

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Review in Microbial cell factories, 2025. 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.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yunpeng Yang *Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. ypyang@yzu.edu.cn.
Peijun Yu *Institute of Neuroscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Yufei HuangJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
Wanying ZhangJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
Yanhong NieShanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology, Shanghai, 201602, China.
Changshan GaoShanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology, Shanghai, 201602, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA variety of probiotics have been utilized as chassis strains and engineered to develop the synthetic probiotics for disease treatment. Among these probiotics, Lactobacilli, which are generally viewed as safe and capable of colonizing the gastrointestinal tract effectively, are widely used. We review recent advancements in the engineering of Lactobacilli for disease treatment. Specifically, the Lactobacilli that are used for the construction of synthetic probiotics, the application of these engineered strains for diseases treatment, and the therapeutic outcomes of these engineered microbes are summarized in this review. Moreover, the applications of these engineered strains for disease treatment are categorized based on their engineering strategies. Of note, we compare the advantages and disadvantages of various engineering strategies and offer insights for the future development of genetically modified Lactobacillus strains with stable and safe properties. SHORT

conclusionOur study comprehensively reviews researches on engineering diverse Lactobacillus strains for disease treatment, categorized by their engineering strategies, and emphasizes the importance of developing synthetic probiotics with stable and safe characteristics to enhance their therapeutic applications.

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LactobacillusMetabolic EngineeringProbioticsHumansDisease treatmentEngineering strategiesLactobacillusSynthetic probiotics

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PMID40050843
PMCPMC11887175

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