Natural products of pentacyclic triterpenoids: from discovery to heterologous biosynthesis

Y Li, J Wang, L Li, W Song, M Li, X Hua… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2022 Pentacyclic triterpenoids are important natural bioactive substances
that are widely present in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an …

Transcription-factor-based biosensor engineering for applications in synthetic biology

N Ding, S Zhou, Y Deng - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transcription-factor-based biosensors (TFBs) are often used for metabolite detection,
adaptive evolution, and metabolic flux control. However, designing TFBs with superior …

Systems biology and multi-omics integration: viewpoints from the metabolomics research community

FR Pinu, DJ Beale, AM Paten, K Kouremenos… - Metabolites, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of multiple omics techniques (ie, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and
metabolomics) is becoming increasingly popular in all facets of life science. Omics …

CRISPR–dCas12a-mediated genetic circuit cascades for multiplexed pathway optimization

Y Wu, Y Li, K Jin, L Zhang, J Li, Y Liu, G Du… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The production efficiency of microbial cell factories is sometimes limited by the lack of
effective methods to regulate multiple targets in a coordinated manner. Here taking the …

Advances and prospects of Bacillus subtilis cellular factories: from rational design to industrial applications

Y Gu, X Xu, Y Wu, T Niu, Y Liu, J Li, G Du, L Liu - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Bacillus subtilis is the most characterized gram-positive bacterium that has significant
attributes, such as growing well on cheap carbon sources, possessing clear inherited …

Design of a programmable biosensor-CRISPRi genetic circuits for dynamic and autonomous dual-control of metabolic flux in Bacillus subtilis

Y Wu, T Chen, Y Liu, R Tian, X Lv, J Li… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Dynamic regulation is an effective strategy for fine-tuning metabolic pathways in order to
maximize target product synthesis. However, achieving dynamic and autonomous up-and …

Quorum sensing for population-level control of bacteria and potential therapeutic applications

S Wu, J Liu, C Liu, A Yang, J Qiao - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Quorum sensing (QS), a microbial cell-to-cell communication process, dynamically regulates
a variety of metabolism and physiological activities. In this review, we provide an update on …

Overcoming genetic heterogeneity in industrial fermentations

P Rugbjerg, MOA Sommer - Nature biotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Engineering the synthesis of massive amounts of therapeutics, enzymes or commodity
chemicals can select for subpopulations of nonproducer cells, owing to metabolic burden …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of microbial cell factories for astaxanthin production: Biosynthesis and regulations, engineering strategies and fermentation optimization …

M Basiony, L Ouyang, D Wang, J Yu, L Zhou… - Synthetic and Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global market demand for natural astaxanthin is rapidly increasing owing to its safety,
the potential health benefits, and the diverse applications in food and pharmaceutical …

Programmable biomolecular switches for rewiring flux in Escherichia coli

C Gao, J Hou, P Xu, L Guo, X Chen, G Hu, C Ye… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Synthetic biology aims to develop programmable tools to perform complex functions such as
redistributing metabolic flux in industrial microorganisms. However, development of protein …