Nuclear genome shuffling significantly increases production of chloroplast-based recombinant protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

• Published in: Algal research (Amsterdam) Vol. 41
• Main Authors: Fields, Francis J., Ostrand, Joseph T., Tran, Miller, Mayfield, Stephen P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier 15.05.2019
• Subjects: Algae; BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Biotechnology; FACS; Genome shuffling; Mutagenesis; Strain improvement

Algae biotechnology holds great promise for the production of sustainable and environmentally friendly products, however more robust strains of microalgae must be developed before algae can be used as a commercially relevant production platform. Here we demonstrate a timely and effective approach to...