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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2025

Enhancement of spinosad production in Saccharopolyspora spinosa by overexpression of the complete 74-kb spinosyn gene cluster.

Lu Gan, Zhengyu Zhang, Jingtao Chen, Zhichun Shen, Wujie Chen, Shaoxin Chen, Jiyang Li

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Lu GanDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhengyu ZhangDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Jingtao ChenDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhichun ShenDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Wujie ChenDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Shaoxin ChenNational Key Laboratory of Lead Druggability Research, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, China. sxzlb@263.net.
Jiyang LiDepartment of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China. lijiyang@fudan.edu.cn.

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National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2102100National Natural Science Foundation of China No.21937002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpinosad, a secondary metabolite produced by Saccharopolyspora spinosa, is a polyketide macrolide insecticide with low toxicity and environmental friendliness. Owing to the high level of DNA methylation and unclear regulatory mechanisms, gene engineering to increase spinosad production is challenging. Limited improvements in yield have been observed with heterologous expression or partial overexpression of the 74-kb spinosyn gene cluster (spn), and research on the overexpression of the complete spinosyn gene cluster is lacking.

resultsThe plasmid pCM265-spn was constructed using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Transformation-Associated Recombination cloning to enable the overexpression of the complete spn gene cluster in Sa. spinosa. The engineered strain Sa. spinosa-spn achieved a 124% increase in spinosad yield (693 mg/L) compared to the wild type (309 mg/L). The overexpression of the spn gene cluster also delayed spore formation and reduced hyphal compartmentalization by influencing the transcription of related genes (bldD, ssgA, whiA, whiB, and fstZ). Transcriptional analysis revealed significant upregulation of genes in the spn gene cluster, thereby enhancing secondary metabolism. Additionally, optimization of the fermentation medium through response surface methodology further increased spinosad production to 920 mg/L.

conclusionsThis study is the first to successfully overexpress the complete spn gene cluster in Sa. spinosa, significantly enhancing spinosad production. These findings have significance for further optimization of spinosad biosynthesis.

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MacrolidesMultigene FamilySaccharopolysporaDrug CombinationsInsecticidesMetabolic EngineeringDrug CombinationsInsecticidesMacrolidesspinosadOverexpressionSaccharopolyspora spinosaSpinosadSpinosyn gene cluster

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PMID40340747
PMCPMC12060398

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