Merging automation and fundamental discovery into the design–build–test–learn cycle of nontraditional microbes

N Gurdo, DC Volke, PI Nikel - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Major advances toward a bio-based industry enabled cost-efficient bioproduction of multiple
chemicals, yet successful industrial processes are relatively scarce and limited to the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic metabolism for biohalogenation

A Cros, G Alfaro-Espinoza, A De Maria, NT Wirth… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Halogenation is a powerful strategy to tune physicochemical features of organic
molecules.•Synthetic metabolism can be tailored for the incorporation of halogen …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated rational and evolutionary engineering of genome-reduced Pseudomonas putida strains promotes synthetic formate assimilation

J Turlin, B Dronsella, A De Maria, SN Lindner… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Formate is a promising, water-soluble C1 feedstock for biotechnology that can be efficiently
produced from CO 2—but formatotrophy has been engineered in only a few industrially …

A nonconventional archaeal fluorinase identified by in silico mining for enhanced fluorine biocatalysis

I Pardo, D Bednar, P Calero, DC Volke… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fluorinases, the only enzymes known to catalyze the transfer of fluorine to an organic
molecule, are essential catalysts for the biological synthesis of valuable organofluorines …

[HTML][HTML] A synthetic C2 auxotroph of Pseudomonas putida for evolutionary engineering of alternative sugar catabolic routes

NT Wirth, N Gurdo, N Krink, À Vidal-Verdú, S Donati… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) is a metabolic hub in virtually all living cells, serving as both a
key precursor of essential biomass components and a metabolic sink for catabolic pathways …

Role of the CrcB transporter of Pseudomonas putida in the multi‐level stress response elicited by mineral fluoride

P Calero, N Gurdo, PI Nikel - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of mineral fluoride (F−) in the environment has both a geogenic and
anthropogenic origin, and the halide has been described to be toxic in virtually all living …

Recursive genome engineering decodes the evolutionary origin of an essential thymidylate kinase activity in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

NT Wirth, K Rohr, A Danchin, PI Nikel - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Thymidylate kinases (TMPKs) play an essential role in DNA biosynthesis across all domains
of life by catalyzing dTMP phosphorylation to dTDP. In Pseudomonas putida KT2440, a …

Endophytes in lignin valorization: A novel approach

AJ Mattoo, S Nonzom - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lignin, one of the essential components of lignocellulosic biomass, comprises an abundant
renewable aromatic resource on the planet earth. Although 15%––40% of lignocellulose …

Core and auxiliary functions of one-carbon metabolism in Pseudomonas putida exposed by a systems-level analysis of transcriptional and physiological responses

J Turlin, Ò Puiggené, S Donati, NT Wirth, PI Nikel - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida is a robust biomanufacturing host that assimilates a
broad range of substrates while efficiently coping with adverse environmental conditions. P …

From Rags to Riches: Exploiting the Calvin‐Benson‐Bassham Cycle for Biomanufacturing

F Federici, E Orsi, PI Nikel - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial chemical production largely relies on fossil fuels, resulting in the unavoidable
release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. The concept of a circular carbon …