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ArticleNature communications2025

Electron transfer engineering of artificially designed cell factory for complete biosynthesis of steroids.

Qihang Chen, Wenqian Wei, Zikai Chao, Rui Qi, Jianhong He, Huating Chen, Ke Wang, Xinglong Wang, Yijian Rao, Jingwen Zhou

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Article in Nature communications, 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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10 authors.

Qihang ChenKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Wenqian WeiKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Zikai ChaoKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Rui QiKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Jianhong HeKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Huating ChenKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Ke WangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Xinglong WangKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
Yijian RaoKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-0588
Jingwen ZhouKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China. zhoujw1982@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3949-3733

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biosynthesis of steroids by artificially designed cell factories often involves numerous nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent enzymes that mediate electron transfer reactions. However, the unclear mechanisms of electron transfer from regeneration to the final delivery to the NADPH-dependent active centers limit systematically engineering electron transfer to improve steroids production. Here, we elucidate the electron transfer mechanisms of NADPH-dependent enzymes for systematically engineer electron transfer of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, including step-by-step engineering the electron transfer residues of 7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) and P450 sterol side chain cleaving enzyme (P450

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Metabolic EngineeringSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSteroidsCholesterolCholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage EnzymeElectron TransportNADPOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsPregnenoloneSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSynthetic BiologyCholesterolCholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage EnzymeNADPOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsPregnenoloneSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSteroids

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PMID40258825
PMCPMC12012142

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