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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2025

Biomanufacturing Potential of Streamlined Cells.

Alvaro R Lara, Marie B Andersen, Alexander A V Madsen, Kathrine Gravlund Fønss, Marta Irla, Hilal Taymaz-Nikerel, Luz María Martínez, Max Daniel Dicke, Marcel Mann, Jørgen B Magnus and 1 more

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Alvaro R LaraDepartment of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3535-7619
Marie B AndersenDepartment of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Alexander A V MadsenDepartment of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Kathrine Gravlund FønssDepartment of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Marta IrlaDepartment of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Hilal Taymaz-NikerelDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Luz María MartínezInstituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México.
Max Daniel DickeChair of Biochemical Engineering (AVT.BioVT), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Marcel MannChair of Biochemical Engineering (AVT.BioVT), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-0358
Jørgen B MagnusChair of Biochemical Engineering (AVT.BioVT), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4381-0088
Guillermo GossetInstituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México.

Funding

This study was supported by Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A series of Escherichia coli streamlined strains was developed by removing the expression of genes encoding extracellular structures and unessential enzymes. The streamlined strains exhibited improved metabolic performance, including lower overflow metabolism and ATP maintenance coefficient, as well as a higher growth rate, compared to their parental strain. The intracellular levels of ATP were monitored using a genetic sensor, showing the improved resource stewardship of the streamlined cells. The streamlined strains were tested as cell factories to produce plasmid DNA (pDNA) in batch cultures, exhibiting a 23% increase in the specific pDNA production rate, compared to the parental strain. Recombinant protein expression was evaluated in microbioreactors in batch and fed-batch modes. In batch mode, recombinant protein yield from biomass was up to 82% higher in the streamlined strains than in the parental strain. Furthermore, in fed-batch mode, the recombinant protein yield was 79% greater in the streamlined cells compared to the parental strain. Our results show the benefits of reducing cellular complexity on the biomanufacturing of pDNA and recombinant proteins in culture schemes typical of industrial settings.

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Escherichia coliMetabolic EngineeringAdenosine TriphosphateBatch Cell Culture TechniquesBiomassBioreactorsPlasmidsRecombinant ProteinsAdenosine TriphosphateRecombinant ProteinsATP maintenancemicrobial engineeringminimal cellsproteome reduction

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PMID40996772
PMCPMC12599491

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