Improvement of fatty acid productivity of thraustochytrid, Aurantiochytrium sp. by genome editing
Thraustochytrid strains belonging to the genus Aurantiochytrium accumulate significant amounts of lipids including polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids and, therefore, are expected to be used for industrial production of various valuable materials. Although various efforts such as chemical mu...
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Published in | Journal of bioscience and bioengineering Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 373 - 380 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Japan
Elsevier B.V
01.04.2021
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Summary: | Thraustochytrid strains belonging to the genus Aurantiochytrium accumulate significant amounts of lipids including polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids and, therefore, are expected to be used for industrial production of various valuable materials. Although various efforts such as chemical mutagenesis and homologous gene recombination have been made to improve lipid productivity of Aurantiochytrium species, low specificity and efficiency in the conventional methods hinder the research progress. Here, we attempted to apply a genome editing technology, the CRISPR-Cas9 system as an alternative molecular breeding technique for Aurantiochytrium species to accelerate the metabolic engineering. The efficiency of specific gene knock-in by the homologous recombination increased more than 10-folds by combining the CRISPR-Cas9 system. As a result of disrupting the genes associated with β-oxidation of fatty acids by the improved method, the genome edited strains with higher fatty acid productivity were isolated, demonstrating for the first time that the CRISPR-Cas9 system was effective for molecular breeding of the strains in the genus Aurantiochytrium to improve lipid productivity. |
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ISSN: | 1389-1723 1347-4421 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.11.013 |