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ArticleBioresources and bioprocessing2026

Systematic pathway engineering of Escherichia coli for enhanced 3'-sialyllactose production.

Yan Wu, Taoling Min, Zhenfeng Ma, Shu Wang, Chuanmin Sun, Hanzhi Zhang, Chenxi Huang, Xudong Qu, Zhenhua Tian

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Yan WuAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Taoling MinAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Zhenfeng MaAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Shu WangAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Chuanmin SunAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Hanzhi ZhangAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Chenxi HuangSynaura Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Xudong QuAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China. quxd@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-8536
Zhenhua TianAbiochem Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200241, China. tianzhenhua@abiochem.com.

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National Key R&D Program of China 2025YFA0921000Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
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Abstract

3'-Sialyllactose (3'-SL), the simplest sialylated human milk oligosaccharide (HMO), is widely incorporated into infant formula due to its roles in shaping the gut microbiota, inhibiting pathogen adhesion, and supporting neurodevelopment. In this study, we developed an efficient microbial cell factory for 3'-SL production by enhancing carbon utilization and CTP regeneration. Following the identification of a highly active α-2,3-sialyltransferase, metabolic flux was redirected through pfkA deletion and fbaA overexpression. The precursor pool was strengthened by optimizing the expression of key enzymes involved in UDP-GlcNAc and CMP-Neu5Ac biosynthesis. To further improve pathway balance and stability, promoter engineering was applied to optimize the expression of four key genes (neuA, neuB, neuC and ST). The optimized multigene cassette was subsequently integrated into the chromosome using a one-step multicopy integration strategy, generating a plasmid-free and antibiotic marker-free production strain. The resulting strain achieved 3'-SL titers of 7.75 g L

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Human milk oligosaccharidesMetabolic engineeringMulticopy integrationPromoter optimizationα-2,3-sialyltransferase

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