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  • Metabolic engineering
  • Microbial biotechnology

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  • Increasing interest in microbial synthesis of high-value natural products.
  • Need for efficient and rational design of microbial cell factories.

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  • To review the pipeline for building chassis cells for natural product production.
  • To provide theoretical guidance for rational design and construction of microbial strains.

Main Methods:

  • Genome mining strategies for identifying biosynthetic modules.
  • Comparison of characteristics of different host microbes.
  • Systems metabolic engineering tools for pathway reconstruction and optimization.

Main Results:

  • Overview of current strategies for chassis cell development.
  • Summary of state-of-the-art metabolic engineering tools.
  • Discussion on future directions in chassis cell engineering.

Conclusions:

  • The review provides a framework for developing next-generation chassis cells.
  • Enables rational design and construction of microbial strains for natural product synthesis.
  • Facilitates efficient production of high-value-added natural products.