Increased CO2 fixation enables high carbon-yield production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid in yeast
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

CO2 fixation plays a key role to make biobased production cost competitive. Here, we use 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) to showcase how CO2 fixation enables approaching theoretical-yield production. Using genome-scale metabolic models to calculate the production envelope, we demonstrate that the provision of bicarbonate, formed from CO2, restricts previous attempts for high yield production of 3-HP. We thus develop multiple strategies for bicarbonate uptake, including the identification of Sul1 as a potential bicarbonate transporter, domain swapping of malonyl-CoA reductase, identification of Esbp6 as a potential 3-HP exporter, and deletion of Uga1 to prevent 3-HP degradation. The combined rational engineering increases 3-HP production from 0.14 g/L to 11.25 g/L in shake flask using 20 g/L glucose, approaching the maximum theoretical yield with concurrent biomass formation. The engineered yeast forms the basis for commercialization of bio-acrylic acid, while our CO2 fixation strategies pave the way for CO2 being used as the sole carbon source.

Författare

Ning Qin

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Lingyun Li

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Xiaozhen Wan

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Xu Ji

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Yu Chen

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

Chaokun Li

Helsingin Yliopisto

Ping Liu

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Yijie Zhang

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Weijie Yang

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Junfeng Jiang

Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology

Jianye Xia

Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology

Shuobo Shi

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Tianwei Tan

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Jens B Nielsen

Chalmers, Life sciences, Systembiologi

BioInnovation Institute

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Yun Chen

Novo Nordisk Fonden

Chalmers, Life sciences, Systembiologi

Zihe Liu

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Nature Communications

2041-1723 (ISSN) 20411723 (eISSN)

Vol. 15 1 1591

Ämneskategorier

Kemiska processer

Bioprocessteknik

DOI

10.1038/s41467-024-45557-9

PubMed

38383540

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2024-08-09