A thermostable type IB CRISPR-Cas system for orthogonal and multiplexed genetic engineering

Z Yang, Z Li, B Li, R Bu, GY Tan, Z Wang, H Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermophilic cell factories have remarkably broad potential for industrial applications, but
are limited by a lack of genetic manipulation tools and recalcitrance to transformation. Here …

Metabolic engineering of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius for polymer-grade lactic acid production at high temperature

J Liu, X Han, F Tao, P Xu - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The production and application of biodegradable polylactic acid are still severely hindered
by the cost of its polymer-grade lactic acid monomers. High-temperature biomanufacturing …

High-Performance Production of N-Acetyl-d-Neuraminic Acid with Whole Cells of Fast-Growing Vibrio natriegens via a Thermal Strategy

Y Peng, L Ma, P Xu, F Tao - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High performance is the core objective that biotechnologists pursue, of which low efficiency,
low titer, and side products are the chief obstacles. Here, a thermal strategy is proposed for …

Recent progress in CRISPR-based bioengineering of microbial cell factories for important nutraceuticals synthesis

MI Hussain, A Raziq, A Ahmed, MW Iqbal… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nutraceuticals are defined as food or food components with therapeutic capabilities that
have few side effects and are regarded as a natural therapy for preventing the onset of …

Developing a thermophilic cell factory for high-temperature production of 1, 3-propanediol via host-mining and metabolic engineering

Z Chen, J Liu, X Han, L Ma, P Xu, F Tao - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
Because of the discovery of various thermophiles, high-temperature fermentation is an
emerging technology for efficient biomanufacturing with decreased cooling cost and risk for …

[HTML][HTML] Activating a dormant metabolic pathway for high-temperature l-alanine production in Bacillus licheniformis

X Han, J Liu, Y Wu, Y Yang, F Tao, P Xu - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Summary l-Alanine is an important amino acid widely used in food, medicine, materials, and
other fields. Here, we develop Bacillus licheniformis as an efficient l-alanine microbial cell …

Reprogramming a high robust Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius for efficient synthesis of polymer-grade lactic acid under extremely high temperature (60°C)

J Liu, X Han, F Tao, P Xu - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Optically pure lactic acid is an important precursor for the synthesis of biodegradable plastic
polylactic acid. Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius is a thermophilic bacterial chassis with …