[HTML][HTML] Emergent CRISPR–Cas-based technologies for engineering non-model bacteria

DC Volke, E Orsi, PI Nikel - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•CRISPR–Cas systems promoted the engineering of non-model bacteria.•Tools
include genome modifications and finely-tuned transcriptional regulation.•CRISPR–Cas …

Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

[HTML][HTML] Automating the design-build-test-learn cycle towards next-generation bacterial cell factories

N Gurdo, DC Volke, D McCloskey, PI Nikel - New Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Automation is playing an increasingly significant role in synthetic biology. Groundbreaking
technologies, developed over the past 20 years, have enormously accelerated the …

[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 …

Towards next-generation cell factories by rational genome-scale engineering

S Yilmaz, A Nyerges, J van der Oost, GM Church… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic engineering holds the promise to transform the chemical industry and to support
the transition into a circular bioeconomy, by engineering cellular biocatalysts that efficiently …

An expanded CRISPR–Cas9-assisted recombineering toolkit for engineering genetically intractable Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

D Pankratz, NO Gomez, A Nielsen, A Mustafayeva… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Much of our current understanding of microbiology is based on the application of genetic
engineering procedures. Since their inception (more than 30 years ago), methods based …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Growth-coupled enzyme engineering through manipulation of redox cofactor regeneration

JR Nielsen, RA Weusthuis, WE Huang - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymes need to be efficient, robust, and highly specific for their effective use in commercial
bioproduction. These properties can be introduced using various enzyme engineering …

Highly Efficient Biosynthesis of Protocatechuic Acid via Recombinant Pseudomonas putida KT2440

J Li, J Fu, C Yue, Y Shang, BC Ye - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Owing to their physiological activities, plant-derived phenolic acids, such as protocatechuic
acid (PCA), have extensive applications and market prospects. However, traditional …

Systems analysis of highly multiplexed CRISPR-base editing in streptomycetes

CM Whitford, T Gren, E Palazzotto, SY Lee… - ACS Synthetic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CRISPR tools, especially Cas9n-sgRNA guided cytidine deaminase base editors such as
CRISPR-BEST, have dramatically simplified genetic manipulation of streptomycetes. One …