Xiu, Xiang; Sun, Yi; Wu, Yaokang; Jin, Ke; Qu, Lisha; Liu, Yanfeng; Li, Jianghua; Du, Guocheng; Lv, Xueqin; Liu, Long published the artcile< Modular remodeling of sterol metabolism for overproduction of 7-dehydrocholesterol in engineered yeast>, Category: alcohols-buliding-blocks, the main research area is 7-Dehydrocholesterol; CRISPR-mediated regulatory system; Compartmentalization; Endoplasmic reticulum; Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for the human body, and the biosynthesis of its precursor, 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC), gains extensive attention. In this work, six genes (tHMG1, IDI1, ERG1, ERG11, ADH2, ERG7) and a transcription factor mutant UPC2G888A were overexpressed, increasing the 7-DHC titer from 1.2 to 115.3 mg/L. The CRISPR-mediated activation and repression systems were constructed and applied to the synthesis of 7-DHC, increasing the 7-DHC titer to 312.4 mg/L. Next, enzymes were compartmentalized into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the ER lumen was enlarged by overexpressing INO2. The 7-DHC titer of the finally engineered yeast reached 455.6 mg/L in a shake flask and 2870 mg/L in a 5 L bioreactor, the highest 7-DHC titer reported so far. Overall, this study achieved a highly efficient 7-DHC synthesis by remodeling the complicated sterol synthesis modules, paving the way for large-scale 7-DHC bioprodn. in the future.
Bioresource Technology published new progress about 434-16-2. 434-16-2 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, and the molecular formula is C27H44O, Category: alcohols-buliding-blocks.
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