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Alvaro R Lara¹, Marie B Andersen¹, Alexander A V Madsen¹

¹Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

|September 25, 2025

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Streamlining Escherichia coli by removing non-essential genes improves metabolic efficiency and enhances production of plasmid DNA and recombinant proteins. These engineered cell factories offer significant biomanufacturing advantages for industrial applications.

Keywords:

ATP maintenance microbial engineering minimal cells proteome reduction

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Area of Science:

Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Biotechnology

Background:

Escherichia coli is a workhorse for biomanufacturing.
Reducing cellular complexity can optimize metabolic pathways.
Unessential genes and extracellular structures represent metabolic burden.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop streamlined Escherichia coli strains with enhanced metabolic performance.
To evaluate the impact of reduced cellular complexity on plasmid DNA and recombinant protein production.
To assess the utility of these strains in industrial biomanufacturing settings.

Main Methods:

Engineered Escherichia coli strains by deleting genes for extracellular structures and non-essential enzymes.
Assessed metabolic performance, including growth rate, overflow metabolism, and ATP maintenance coefficient.
Utilized a genetic sensor to monitor intracellular ATP levels.
Quantified plasmid DNA production in batch cultures.
Evaluated recombinant protein expression in microbioreactors under batch and fed-batch conditions.

Main Results:

Streamlined strains showed improved metabolic performance compared to the parental strain.
Demonstrated higher growth rates and reduced overflow metabolism.
Achieved a 23% increase in specific plasmid DNA production rate.
Reported up to 82% higher recombinant protein yield from biomass in batch mode.
Observed a 79% greater recombinant protein yield in fed-batch mode.

Conclusions:

Reducing cellular complexity in Escherichia coli enhances metabolic efficiency.
Streamlined strains are superior cell factories for plasmid DNA and recombinant protein production.
These engineered strains offer significant advantages for industrial biomanufacturing processes.