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Exploiting Self-Processing 2A Peptides for Multigene Expression in Pichia pastoris.

Katharina Ebner¹, Martina Geier²

¹bisy GmbH, Wuenschendorf, Hofstätten an der Raab, Austria.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)

|October 1, 2025

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This study introduces a novel polycistronic pathway expression strategy using self-processing 2A peptides in Komagataella phaffii (formerly Pichia pastoris). This method simplifies multigene expression for metabolic engineering and strain development.

Keywords:

2A peptides Komagataella phaffii Multienzyme pathways Pichia pastoris Polycistronic expression

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology

Background:

Metabolic engineering in Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) often involves expressing multiple heterologous genes.
Traditional methods require individual promoters for each gene, complicating strain construction and optimization.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a strategy for polycistronic pathway expression in Komagataella phaffii using self-processing 2A peptides.
To offer an alternative to single-gene expression systems for multienzyme pathways.

Main Methods:

Utilizing self-processing 2A peptides to link multiple genes into a single transcript.
Implementing this strategy for polycistronic expression in Komagataella phaffii.

Main Results:

Demonstrated a compact pathway design for multienzyme expression.
Facilitated fast and simple assembly of genetic pathways.
Enabled the generation of stable production strains.
Provided a means for fine-tuning the expression of pathway genes.

Conclusions:

The 2A peptide-based polycistronic expression strategy is effective for Komagataella phaffii.
This approach offers significant advantages for metabolic engineering and the development of robust production strains.