Metabolic Engineering of De Novo Pathway for the Production of 2'-Fucosyllactose in Escherichia coli. 2023

Chenchen Li, and Mengli Li, and Miaomiao Hu, and Tao Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.

2'-Fucosyllactose (2'-FL), one of the most abundant oligosaccharides in human milk, has gained increased attention owing to its nutraceutical and pharmaceutical potential. However, limited availability and high-cost of preparation have limited its widespread application and in-depth investigation of its potential functions. Here, a modular pathway engineering was implemented to construct an Escherichia coli strain to improve the biosynthesis titer of 2'-FL. Before overexpression of manB, manC, gmd, wcaG, and heterologous expression of futC, genes wcaJ and lacZ encoding UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase and β-galactosidase, respectively, were inactivated from E. coli BL21 (DE3) with the CRISPR-Cas9 system, which inhibited the production of 2'-FL. The results showed that final shake flask culture yielded a 3.8-fold increase in 2'-FL (0.98 g/L) from the engineered strain ELC07. Fed-batch fermentation conditions were optimized in a 3-L bioreactor. The highest titer of 2'-FL (18.22 g/L) was obtained, corresponding to a yield of 0.25 g/g glycerol and a substrate conversion of 0.88 g/g lactose.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005647 Fucosyltransferases Enzymes catalyzing the transfer of fucose from a nucleoside diphosphate fucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate, a glycoprotein, or a glycolipid molecule. Elevated activity of some fucosyltransferases in human serum may serve as an indicator of malignancy. The class includes EC 2.4.1.65; EC 2.4.1.68; EC 2.4.1.69; EC 2.4.1.89. Fucosyltransferase
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014312 Trisaccharides Oligosaccharides containing three monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. Trisaccharide
D060847 Metabolic Engineering Methods and techniques used to genetically modify cells' biosynthetic product output and develop conditions for growing the cells as BIOREACTORS. Engineering, Metabolic

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