在Bacillus amyloliquefaciens中单个和多个基因的调节,通过体内进化系统进行调节
Cong Jiang1, Yanqiu Liu1, Wenyuan Han1
1National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China.
ACS synthetic biology
|December 15, 2025
概括
这项研究在Bacillus amyloliquefaciens中开发了一种有效的体内进化系统,用于基因调节. 该系统成功地提高了工程菌株中生产的93%以上.
科学领域:
- 合成生物学 合成生物学
- 代谢工程是代谢工程.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 合成生物学通过体内进化系统加速了细胞工厂的建设.
- 氨基面菌是一种关键的工业微生物.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种高效的体内进化系统,用于调节Bacillus amyloliquefaciens中的单个和多个基因.
- 为了增强工程化Bacillus amyloliquefaciens菌株的血红素生产.
主要方法:
- 构建了一个CRISPR/Cas9n-AID基数编辑器,用于高效的C-T基数转换 (高达90%).
- 设计了一个进化模板,用于体内进化的可编辑RBS序列.
- 利用下一代测序来确定进化的最佳扩展 sgRNA 策略.
- 采用性蛋白酶基因 (aprE) 进行单基因进化,并同时进化多个血红蛋白生物合成基因 (dhemA, SAM2, hemEHY).
主要成果:
- 通过单基因进化在突变菌株中实现了渐变AprE活动.
- 开发出一种最佳突变菌株 (HZHA-C2),产生14.02毫克/升血,与对照组相比增加了93%.
- 由于hemH基因的过度表达,血红素标量增加了49%.
- 在基因工程菌株 (HZHA2/pHY-hemH) 中,通过食批发发酵进一步提高了血红素标位,达到32.61 mg/L (64%的增加).
结论:
- 开发的体内进化系统是有效的单个和多个基因调节在Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
- 改造后的菌株显示出明显增强的血红素生产能力.
- 这个系统提供了一个强大的工具,可以加速细胞工厂的发展,以生产有价值的化合物.
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