Metabolic engineering: methodologies and applications

MJ Volk, VG Tran, SI Tan, S Mishra, Z Fatma… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metabolic engineering aims to improve the production of economically valuable molecules
through the genetic manipulation of microbial metabolism. While the discipline is a little over …

Transcription-factor-based biosensor engineering for applications in synthetic biology

N Ding, S Zhou, Y Deng - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transcription-factor-based biosensors (TFBs) are often used for metabolite detection,
adaptive evolution, and metabolic flux control. However, designing TFBs with superior …

CRISPR–dCas12a-mediated genetic circuit cascades for multiplexed pathway optimization

Y Wu, Y Li, K Jin, L Zhang, J Li, Y Liu, G Du… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The production efficiency of microbial cell factories is sometimes limited by the lack of
effective methods to regulate multiple targets in a coordinated manner. Here taking the …

Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting of PET degrading microorganisms

Y Qiao, R Hu, D Chen, L Wang, Z Wang, H Yu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Enzymes that can decompose synthetic plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
are urgently needed. Still, a bottleneck remains due to a lack of techniques for detecting and …

In vitro continuous protein evolution empowered by machine learning and automation

T Yu, AG Boob, N Singh, Y Su, H Zhao - Cell Systems, 2023 - cell.com
Directed evolution has become one of the most successful and powerful tools for protein
engineering. However, the efforts required for designing, constructing, and screening a large …

Microbial cell factories based on filamentous bacteria, yeasts, and fungi

Q Ding, C Ye - Microbial Cell Factories, 2023 - Springer
Background Advanced DNA synthesis, biosensor assembly, and genetic circuit
development in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have reinforced the application …

Fluorescence coupling strategies in fluorescence-activated droplet sorting (FADS) for ultrahigh-throughput screening of enzymes, metabolites, and antibodies

J Jiang, G Yang, F Ma - Biotechnology advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting (FADS) has emerged as a powerful tool for ultrahigh-
throughput screening of enzymes, metabolites, and antibodies. Fluorescence coupling …

Enabling pathway design by multiplex experimentation and machine learning

AG Boob, J Chen, H Zhao - Metabolic Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The remarkable metabolic diversity observed in nature has provided a foundation for
sustainable production of a wide array of valuable molecules. However, transferring the …

Biosensor-guided discovery and engineering of metabolic enzymes

HG Hwang, DY Ye, GY Jung - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
A variety of chemicals have been produced through metabolic engineering approaches, and
enhancing biosynthesis performance can be achieved by using enzymes with high catalytic …

Core–Shell Droplet-Based Microfluidic Screening System for Filamentous Fungi

C Zhang, X Wu, F Song, S Liu, S Yu, J Zhou - ACS sensors, 2023 - ACS Publications
Filamentous fungi are competitive hosts for the production of drugs, proteins, and chemicals.
However, their utility is limited by screening methods and low throughput. In this work, a …