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A Step Beyond BRET: Fluorescence by Unbound Excitation from Luminescence (FUEL)
Published on: May 23, 2014
メタボリックエンジニアリングによる義務性フォトオートロフィック生物のトロフィック変換
L A Zaslavskaia1, J C Lippmeier, C Shih
1Martek Biosciences Corp., 6480 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045, USA.
まとめ
工学的に作られた微藻ファエオダクティルム・トリコルナツムは,現在,グルコースを用いて光なしで成長することができます. グルコーストランスポーター遺伝子を導入することで,この代謝のシフトが可能になり,藻類発酵技術への道が開けます.
科学分野:
- * バイオテクノロジーと合成生物学
- * 微藻の生理学と代謝
背景:
- * ほとんどの微藻は,光自栄養生物であり,エネルギー生成のために光を必要とします.
- * 光に依存する成長は,微藻の大規模な栽培と商業的な応用を制限する.
研究 の 目的:
- * 微藻の遺伝子改変を研究し,グルコースでヘテロトロフな成長を促す.
- * 単一遺伝子の導入で基本的な代謝経路の変化の実現可能性を実証する.
主な方法:
- * 微藻ファエオダクティルム・トリコルナトゥムの遺伝子工学.
- *グルコーストランスポーター (glut1 または hup1) をコードする遺伝子の導入.
- * 光のない環境で,外因的なグルコースで人工菌株の栽培.
主要な成果:
- * Phaeodactylum tricornutumを成長のために外因的なグルコースを利用するために成功裏に設計しました.
- * 光合成とは無関係で,完全な暗闇で強固な成長を示した.
- *導入されたグルコーストランスポーターの機能表現が確認されました.
結論:
- *単一の遺伝子の導入は,微藻の代謝を根本的に変化させ,ヘテロトロフィーを可能にします.
- * この画期的な発見は,光に依存しない藻類の栽培の発展を容易にする.
- * 商業規模での藻類発酵技術に向けた大きな進歩を表しています.
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