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让酵母脱离酒精成 (只是) 为了使其变胖
Kiran R Patil1, Markus Ralser2
1European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Cell
|September 8, 2018
概括
研究人员重新编程了酵母代谢,将其从乙醇生产转移到通过基因工程和实验室进化合成大量的自由脂肪酸.
科学领域:
- 合成生物学
- 代谢工程
- 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 细胞的新陈代谢在进化上是保存的,并且很难进行工程.
- 了解代谢途径是重新编程细胞功能的关键.
研究的目的:
- 调查真核生物代谢是否可以通过合成重新设计.
- 重新编程Saccharomyces大脑菌的新陈代谢以合成新产品.
主要方法:
- 在Saccharomyces cerevisiae中进行多种基因修饰.
- 实验室进化技术的应用
- 进行新陈代谢流量分析以确认路径的重定向.
主要成果:
- 成功地将酵母代谢从乙醇生产转移到自由脂肪酸合成.
- 获得高的自由脂肪酸产量,证明有效的新陈代谢编程.
- 确定了代谢途径重定向的关键遗传标.
结论:
- 细胞的新陈代谢途径不是完全固定的,可以通过合成重新设计.
- 这项研究为利用人工酵母制造自由脂肪酸等有价值化合物提供了一个新平台.
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