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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2025

Mining yeast diversity unveils novel targets for improved heterologous laccase production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Ryan Wei Kwan Wong, Marissa Foo, Jasmine R S Lay, Tiffany L T Wai, Jackson Moore, Fabien Dutreux, Cristen Molzahn, Corey Nislow, Vivien Measday, Joseph Schacherer and 1 more

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Article 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 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Ryan Wei Kwan WongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-2677
Marissa FooDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2599-2402
Jasmine R S LayDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Tiffany L T WaiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Jackson MooreDepartment of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Fabien DutreuxUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, GMGM UMR, Strasbourg, 7156, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2569-1330
Cristen MolzahnDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7910-1123
Corey NislowFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4016-8874
Vivien MeasdayDepartment of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9319-0082
Joseph SchachererUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, GMGM UMR, Strasbourg, 7156, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-6884
Thibault MayorDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. mayor@mail.ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-3939

Funding

ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
Canada Foundation for Innovation 39914Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2022-03787NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a widely utilized host cell for recombinant protein production due to its well studied and annotated genome, its ability to secrete large and post-translationally modified proteins, fast growth and cost-effective culturing. However, recombinant protein yields from S. cerevisiae often fall behind that of other host systems. To address this, we developed a high-throughput screen of wild, industrial and laboratory S. cerevisiae isolates to identify strains with a natural propensity for greater recombinant protein production, specifically focussing on laccase multicopper oxidases from the fungi Trametes trogii and Myceliophthora thermophila. Using this method, we identified 20 non-laboratory strains with higher capacity to produce active laccase. Interestingly, lower levels of laccase mRNA were measured in most cases, indicating that the drivers of elevated protein production capacity lie beyond the regulation of recombinant gene expression. We characterized the identified strains using complementary genomic and proteomic approaches to reveal several potential pathways driving the improved expression phenotype. Gene ontology analysis suggests broad changes in cellular metabolism, specifically in genes/proteins involved in carbohydrate catabolism, thiamine biosynthesis, transmembrane transport and vacuolar degradation. Targeted deletions of the hexose transporter HXT11 and the Coat protein complex II interacting paralogs PRM8 and 9, involved in ER to Golgi transport, resulted in significantly improved laccase production from the S288C laboratory strain. Whereas the deletion of the Hsp110 SSE1 gene, guided by our proteomic analysis, also led to higher laccase activity, we did not observe major changes of the protein homeostasis network within the strains with higher laccase activity. This study opens new avenues to leverage the vast diversity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for recombinant protein production, as well as offers new strategies and insights to enhance recombinant protein yields of current strains.

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LaccaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeProteomicsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSordarialesTrametesLaccaseRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID40059166
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