Tools and strategies of systems metabolic engineering for the development of microbial cell factories for chemical production

YS Ko, JW Kim, JA Lee, T Han, GB Kim… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable production of chemicals from renewable non-food biomass has become a
promising alternative to overcome environmental issues caused by our heavy dependence …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Modular (de) construction of complex bacterial phenotypes by CRISPR/nCas9-assisted, multiplex cytidine base-editing

DC Volke, RA Martino, E Kozaeva, AM Smania… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CRISPR/Cas technologies constitute a powerful tool for genome engineering, yet their use
in non-traditional bacteria depends on host factors or exogenous recombinases, which limits …

[HTML][HTML] A versatile genetic engineering toolkit for E. coli based on CRISPR-prime editing

Y Tong, TS Jørgensen, CM Whitford, T Weber… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
CRISPR base editing is a powerful method to engineer bacterial genomes. However, it
restricts editing to single-nucleotide substitutions. Here, to address this challenge, we adapt …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ generation of large numbers of genetic combinations for metabolic reprogramming via CRISPR-guided base editing

Y Wang, H Cheng, Y Liu, Y Liu, X Wen, K Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Reprogramming complex cellular metabolism requires simultaneous regulation of multigene
expression. Ex-situ cloning-based methods are commonly used, but the target gene number …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances in Silent Gene Cluster Activation in Streptomyces

Z Liu, Y Zhao, C Huang, Y Luo - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Natural products (NPs) are critical sources of drug molecules for decades. About two-thirds
of natural antibiotics are produced by Streptomyces. Streptomyces have a large number of …

CRISPR screens in plants: approaches, guidelines, and future prospects

C Gaillochet, W Develtere, TB Jacobs - The Plant Cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated systems
have revolutionized genome engineering by facilitating a wide range of targeted DNA …

Microbial chassis engineering drives heterologous production of complex secondary metabolites

J Liu, X Wang, G Dai, Y Zhang, X Bian - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The cryptic secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) far outnumber currently
known secondary metabolites. Heterologous production of secondary metabolite BGCs in …

Activating cryptic biosynthetic gene cluster through a CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated direct cloning approach

M Liang, L Liu, F Xu, X Zeng, R Wang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Direct cloning of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) from microbial genomes facilitates
natural product-based drug discovery. Here, by combining Cas12a and the advanced …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …