Synthetic Biology Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (4): 779-807.DOI: 10.12211/2096-8280.2022-060

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Rewiring and application of Yarrowia lipolytica chassis cell

Meili SUN, Kaifeng WANG, Ran LU, Xiaojun JI   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering,Nanjing Tech University,Nanjing 211816,Jiangsu,China
  • Received:2022-11-02 Revised:2022-12-12 Online:2023-09-14 Published:2023-08-31
  • Contact: Xiaojun JI

解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞的工程改造及应用

孙美莉, 王凯峰, 陆然, 纪晓俊   

  1. 南京工业大学生物与制药工程学院,材料化学工程国家重点实验室,江苏 南京 211816
  • 通讯作者: 纪晓俊
  • 作者简介:孙美莉(1990—),女,博士研究生。研究方向为代谢工程与合成生物学。E-mail:meilisun@njtech.edu.cn
    纪晓俊(1982—),男,教授,博士生导师。研究方向为代谢工程与合成生物学。E-mail:xiaojunji@njtech.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2021YFC2101100);国家自然科学基金优秀青年科学基金(21922806);江苏省重点研发计划(BE2020782);英国皇家学会牛顿高级学者基金(NAF\R1\20118)

Abstract:

Engineering microbial chassis cells to efficiently synthesize high value-added products has received increasing attention. This biomanufacturing mode based on excellent performance microbial chassis cells has become the research frontier in the field of synthetic biology. Yarrowia lipolytica, an unconventional oleaginous yeast, is emerging as one of the popular microbial chassis cells in the field of advanced and green biomanufacturing. This is due to its unique physiological and biochemical characteristics, such as the inherent mevalonate pathway, adequate acetyl-CoA supply, broad substrate spectrum, and high tolerance to multiple extreme environments. These characteristics make Y. lipolytica a superior chassis candidate for the advanced and green biomanufacturing. In recent years, the researches and applications on the rewiring of Y. lipolytica chassis cell for biomanufacturing have gradually increased, which promoted the further upgrading of Y. lipolytica chassis cells. This review firstly describes the development of the genetic elements for rewiring Y. lipolytica chassis cell, including promoters, terminators, and selecting markers. Then, this review summarizes the expression modes and integration methods for endogenous and heterogenous genes, including gene expression based on episomal plasmid, genomic integration based on homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). This review further summarizes the research progress of various synthetic biology tools developed for Y. lipolytica, including various gene overexpression methods, biosensor-based dynamic regulation strategies, CRISPR/Cas-based gene expression regulation methods, and the emerging strategies such as genome-scale metabolic modelling, genome-wide mutational screening, etc. This review also introduces the achievements of rewiring Y. lipolytica chassis cell for the synthesis of different high value-added products, including proteins, organic acids, terpenes, functional sugars and sugar alcohols, fatty acids and their derivatives, flavonoids and polyketides, and amino acid derivatives. In addition, the prospects of Y. lipolytica chassis cell-based biomanufacturing are discussed in light of the current progresses, challenges, and trends in this field. Finally, guidelines for building next-generation Y. lipolytica chassis cell for production of the aforementioned products are also emphasized. {L-End}

Key words: Yarrowia lipolytica, chassis cell, oleaginous yeast, cell factory, synthetic biology, biomanufacturing

摘要:

基于性能卓越的微生物底盘细胞,开发高效的绿色生物制造技术,已经成为合成生物学领域的研究前沿。解脂耶氏酵母作为一种非常规产油酵母,由于其独特的生理生化特征,正迅速成为面向绿色生物制造的合成生物学研究领域的热门底盘细胞之一。近年来,围绕解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞工程改造的研究与应用日益增多,促进了解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞的进一步升级。本文总结了针对解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞的工程改造策略及其在生物制造中的应用,从遗传改造技术及工具开发,基因的表达与调控策略等方面介绍各类合成生物学工具及技术在解脂耶氏酵母中的研究进展,并从底盘细胞合成高附加值产品的研究进展方面介绍了其工程改造效果。最后,对解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞的应用前景和未来发展方向进行了展望。

关键词: 解脂耶氏酵母, 底盘细胞, 产油酵母, 细胞工厂, 合成生物学, 生物制造

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