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  1. Article ; Online: Omics-Driven Biotechnology for Industrial Applications

    Bashar Amer / Edward E. K. Baidoo

    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol

    2021  Volume 9

    Abstract: Biomanufacturing is a key component of biotechnology that uses biological systems to produce bioproducts of commercial relevance, which are of great interest to the energy, material, pharmaceutical, food, and agriculture industries. Biotechnology-based ... ...

    Abstract Biomanufacturing is a key component of biotechnology that uses biological systems to produce bioproducts of commercial relevance, which are of great interest to the energy, material, pharmaceutical, food, and agriculture industries. Biotechnology-based approaches, such as synthetic biology and metabolic engineering are heavily reliant on “omics” driven systems biology to characterize and understand metabolic networks. Knowledge gained from systems biology experiments aid the development of synthetic biology tools and the advancement of metabolic engineering studies toward establishing robust industrial biomanufacturing platforms. In this review, we discuss recent advances in “omics” technologies, compare the pros and cons of the different “omics” technologies, and discuss the necessary requirements for carrying out multi-omics experiments. We highlight the influence of “omics” technologies on the production of biofuels and bioproducts by metabolic engineering. Finally, we discuss the application of “omics” technologies to agricultural and food biotechnology, and review the impact of “omics” on current COVID-19 research.
    Keywords systems biology ; genomics ; transcriptomics ; metabolomics ; proteomics ; multi-omics ; Biotechnology ; TP248.13-248.65
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Deciphering triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis by leveraging transcriptome response to methyl jasmonate elicitation in Saponaria vaccaria

    Xiaoyue Chen / Graham A. Hudson / Charlotte Mineo / Bashar Amer / Edward E. K. Baidoo / Samantha A. Crowe / Yuzhong Liu / Jay D. Keasling / Henrik V. Scheller

    Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 15

    Abstract: Abstract Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a known elicitor of plant specialized metabolism, including triterpenoid saponins. Saponaria vaccaria is an annual herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, containing large quantities of oleanane-type triterpenoid ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a known elicitor of plant specialized metabolism, including triterpenoid saponins. Saponaria vaccaria is an annual herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, containing large quantities of oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins with anticancer properties and structural similarities to the vaccine adjuvant QS-21. Leveraging the MeJA-elicited saponin biosynthesis, we identify multiple enzymes catalyzing the oxidation and glycosylation of triterpenoids in S. vaccaria. This exploration is aided by Pacbio full-length transcriptome sequencing and gene expression analysis. A cellulose synthase-like enzyme can not only glucuronidate triterpenoid aglycones but also alter the product profile of a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase via preference for the aldehyde intermediate. Furthermore, the discovery of a UDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase and a UDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-glucose reductase reveals the biosynthetic pathway for the rare nucleotide sugar UDP-d-fucose, a likely sugar donor for fucosylation of plant natural products. Our work enables the production and optimization of high-value saponins in microorganisms and plants through synthetic biology approaches.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  3. Article: Production of muconic acid in plants

    Eudes, Aymerick / Dominique Loqué / Edward E.K. Baidoo / Nanxia Zhao / Roland Berthomieu / Veronica Teixeira Benites / Zhangying Hao

    Metabolic engineering. 2018 Mar., v. 46

    2018  

    Abstract: Muconic acid (MA) is a dicarboxylic acid used for the production of industrially relevant chemicals such as adipic acid, terephthalic acid, and caprolactam. Because the synthesis of these polymer precursors generates toxic intermediates by utilizing ... ...

    Abstract Muconic acid (MA) is a dicarboxylic acid used for the production of industrially relevant chemicals such as adipic acid, terephthalic acid, and caprolactam. Because the synthesis of these polymer precursors generates toxic intermediates by utilizing petroleum-derived chemicals and corrosive catalysts, the development of alternative strategies for the bio-based production of MA has garnered significant interest. Plants produce organic carbon skeletons by harvesting carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, and therefore represent advantageous hosts for engineered metabolic pathways towards the manufacturing of chemicals. In this work, we engineered Arabidopsis to demonstrate that plants can serve as green factories for the bio-manufacturing of MA. In particular, dual expression of plastid-targeted bacterial salicylate hydroxylase (NahG) and catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (CatA) resulted in the conversion of the endogenous salicylic acid (SA) pool into MA via catechol. Sequential increase of SA derived from the shikimate pathway was achieved by expressing plastid-targeted versions of bacterial salicylate synthase (Irp9) and feedback-resistant 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate synthase (AroG). Introducing this SA over-producing strategy into engineered plants that co-express NahG and CatA resulted in a 50-fold increase in MA titers. Considering that MA was easily recovered from senesced plant biomass after harvest, we envision the phytoproduction of MA as a beneficial option to add value to bioenergy crops.
    Keywords adipic acid ; Arabidopsis ; carbon dioxide ; catalysts ; catechol ; energy ; energy crops ; factories ; harvesting ; hosts ; manufacturing ; organic carbon ; phytomass ; polymers ; salicylic acid ; shikimate pathway ; toxic substances
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-03
    Size p. 13-19.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1470383-x
    ISSN 1096-7184 ; 1096-7176
    ISSN (online) 1096-7184
    ISSN 1096-7176
    DOI 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.02.002
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  4. Article ; Online: Engineering sorghum for higher 4-hydroxybenzoic acid content

    Chien-Yuan Lin / Yang Tian / Kimberly Nelson-Vasilchik / Joel Hague / Ramu Kakumanu / Mi Yeon Lee / Venkataramana R. Pidatala / Jessica Trinh / Christopher M. De Ben / Jutta Dalton / Trent R. Northen / Edward E.K. Baidoo / Blake A. Simmons / John M. Gladden / Corinne D. Scown / Daniel H. Putnam / Albert P. Kausch / Henrik V. Scheller / Aymerick Eudes

    Metabolic Engineering Communications, Vol 15, Iss , Pp e00207- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: Engineering bioenergy crops to accumulate coproducts in planta can increase the value of lignocellulosic biomass and enable a sustainable bioeconomy. In this study, we engineered sorghum with a bacterial gene encoding a chorismate pyruvate-lyase (ubiC) ... ...

    Abstract Engineering bioenergy crops to accumulate coproducts in planta can increase the value of lignocellulosic biomass and enable a sustainable bioeconomy. In this study, we engineered sorghum with a bacterial gene encoding a chorismate pyruvate-lyase (ubiC) to reroute the plastidial pool of chorismate from the shikimate pathway into the valuable compound 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA). A gene encoding a feedback-resistant version of 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulonate-7-phosphate synthase (aroG) was also introduced in an attempt to increase the carbon flux through the shikimate pathway. At the full maturity and senesced stage, two independent lines that co-express ubiC and aroG produced 1.5 and 1.7 dw% of 4-HBA in biomass, which represents 36- and 40-fold increases compared to the titer measured in wildtype. The two transgenic lines showed no obvious phenotypes, growth defects, nor alteration of cell wall polysaccharide content when cultivated under controlled conditions. In the field, when harvested before grain maturity, transgenic lines contained 0.8 and 1.2 dw% of 4-HBA, which represent economically relevant titers based on recent technoeconomic analysis. Only a slight reduction (11–15%) in biomass yield was observed in transgenics grown under natural environment. This work provides the first metabolic engineering steps toward 4-HBA overproduction in the bioenergy crop sorghum to improve the economics of biorefineries by accumulating a value-added coproduct that can be recovered from biomass and provide an additional revenue stream.
    Keywords Sorghum ; Bioproduct ; 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid ; Shikimate ; Bioenergy crop ; Biotechnology ; TP248.13-248.65 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article: Increased drought tolerance in plants engineered for low lignin and low xylan content

    Yan, Jingwei / Aude Aznar / Camille Chalvin / Devon S. Birdseye / Edward E. K. Baidoo / Aymerick Eudes / Patrick M. Shih / Dominique Loqué / Aying Zhang / Henrik V. Scheller

    Biotechnology for biofuels. 2018 Dec., v. 11, no. 1

    2018  

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: We previously developed several strategies to engineer plants to produce cost-efficient biofuels from plant biomass. Engineered Arabidopsis plants with low xylan and lignin content showed normal growth and improved saccharification efficiency ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND: We previously developed several strategies to engineer plants to produce cost-efficient biofuels from plant biomass. Engineered Arabidopsis plants with low xylan and lignin content showed normal growth and improved saccharification efficiency under standard growth conditions. However, it remains to be determined whether these engineered plants perform well under drought stress, which is the primary source of abiotic stress in the field. RESULTS: Upon exposing engineered Arabidopsis plants to severe drought, we observed better survival rates in those with a low degree of xylan acetylation, low lignin, and low xylan content compared to those in wild-type plants. Increased pectic galactan content had no effect on drought tolerance. The drought-tolerant plants exhibited low water loss from leaves, and drought-responsive genes (RD29A, RD29B, DREB2A) were generally up-regulated under drought stress, which did not occur in the well-watered state. When compared with the wild type, plants with low lignin due to expression of QsuB, a 3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase, showed a stronger response to abscisic acid (ABA) in assays for seed germination and stomatal closure. The low-lignin plants also accumulated more ABA in response to drought than the wild-type plants. On the contrary, the drought tolerance in the engineered plants with low xylan content and low xylan acetylation was not associated with differences in ABA content or response compared to the wild type. Surprisingly, we found a significant increase in galactose levels and sugar released from the low xylan-engineered plants under drought stress. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that plants engineered to accumulate less lignin or xylan are more tolerant to drought and activate drought responses faster than control plants. This is an important finding because it demonstrates that modification of secondary cell walls does not necessarily render the plants less robust in the environment, and it shows that substantial changes in biomass composition can be achieved without compromising plant resilience.
    Keywords Arabidopsis ; abscisic acid ; acetylation ; biofuels ; cell walls ; cost effectiveness ; drought ; drought tolerance ; galactose ; gene expression regulation ; genes ; leaves ; lignin ; phytomass ; saccharification ; seed germination ; stomatal movement ; survival rate ; water stress ; xylan
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-12
    Size p. 195.
    Publishing place BioMed Central
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2421351-2
    ISSN 1754-6834
    ISSN 1754-6834
    DOI 10.1186/s13068-018-1196-7
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  6. Article ; Online: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the biosynthesis of 2-pyrrolidone

    Jingwei Zhang / Emily Kao / George Wang / Edward E.K. Baidoo / Matthew Chen / Jay. D. Keasling

    Metabolic Engineering Communications, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 1-

    2016  Volume 7

    Abstract: 2-Pyrrolidone is a valuable bulk chemical with myriad applications as a solvent, polymer precursor and active pharmaceutical intermediate. A novel 2-pyrrolidone synthase, ORF27, from Streptomyces aizunensis was identified to catalyze the ring closing ... ...

    Abstract 2-Pyrrolidone is a valuable bulk chemical with myriad applications as a solvent, polymer precursor and active pharmaceutical intermediate. A novel 2-pyrrolidone synthase, ORF27, from Streptomyces aizunensis was identified to catalyze the ring closing dehydration of γ-aminobutyrate. ORF27's tendency to aggregate was resolved by expression at low temperature and fusion to the maltose binding protein (MBP). Recombinant Escherichia coli was metabolically engineered for the production of 2-pyrrolidone from glutamate by expressing both the genes encoding GadB, a glutamate decarboxylase, and ORF27. Incorporation of a GadB mutant lacking H465 and T466, GadB_ΔHT, improved the efficiency of one-pot 2-pyrrolidone biosynthesis in vivo. When the recombinant E. coli strain expressing the E. coli GadB_ΔHT mutant and the ORF27-MBP fusion was cultured in ZYM-5052 medium containing 9 g/L of l-glutamate, 7.7 g/L of l-glutamate was converted to 1.1 g/L of 2-pyrrolidone within 31 h, achieving 25% molar yield from the consumed substrate. Keywords: 2-Pyrrolidone, E. coli, Glutamate, Metabolic engineering, Biosynthesis
    Keywords Biotechnology ; TP248.13-248.65 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  7. Article ; Online: Precursor-Directed Combinatorial Biosynthesis of Cinnamoyl, Dihydrocinnamoyl, and Benzoyl Anthranilates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Aymerick Eudes / Veronica Teixeira Benites / George Wang / Edward E K Baidoo / Taek Soon Lee / Jay D Keasling / Dominique Loqué

    PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 10, p e

    2015  Volume 0138972

    Abstract: Biological synthesis of pharmaceuticals and biochemicals offers an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical synthesis. These alternative methods require the design of metabolic pathways and the identification of enzymes exhibiting ... ...

    Abstract Biological synthesis of pharmaceuticals and biochemicals offers an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical synthesis. These alternative methods require the design of metabolic pathways and the identification of enzymes exhibiting adequate activities. Cinnamoyl, dihydrocinnamoyl, and benzoyl anthranilates are natural metabolites which possess beneficial activities for human health, and the search is expanding for novel derivatives that might have enhanced biological activity. For example, biosynthesis in Dianthus caryophyllus is catalyzed by hydroxycinnamoyl/benzoyl-CoA:anthranilate N-hydroxycinnamoyl/ benzoyltransferase (HCBT), which couples hydroxycinnamoyl-CoAs and benzoyl-CoAs to anthranilate. We recently demonstrated the potential of using yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) for the biological production of a few cinnamoyl anthranilates by heterologous co-expression of 4-coumaroyl:CoA ligase from Arabidopsis thaliana (4CL5) and HCBT. Here we report that, by exploiting the substrate flexibility of both 4CL5 and HCBT, we achieved rapid biosynthesis of more than 160 cinnamoyl, dihydrocinnamoyl, and benzoyl anthranilates in yeast upon feeding with both natural and non-natural cinnamates, dihydrocinnamates, benzoates, and anthranilates. Our results demonstrate the use of enzyme promiscuity in biological synthesis to achieve high chemical diversity within a defined class of molecules. This work also points to the potential for the combinatorial biosynthesis of diverse and valuable cinnamoylated, dihydrocinnamoylated, and benzoylated products by using the versatile biological enzyme 4CL5 along with characterized cinnamoyl-CoA- and benzoyl-CoA-utilizing transferases.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  8. Article: Deciphering flux adjustments of engineered E. coli cells during fermentation with changing growth conditions

    He, Lian / Edward E.K. Baidoo / J. Andrew Jones / Jay D. Keasling / Mattheos A.G. Koffas / Yinjie J. Tang / Yu Xiu

    International Metabolic Engineering Society Metabolic engineering. 2017 Jan., v. 39

    2017  

    Abstract: Microbial fermentation conditions are dynamic, due to transcriptional induction, nutrient consumption, or changes to incubation conditions. In this study, 13C-metabolic flux analysis was used to characterize two violacein-producing E. coli strains with ... ...

    Abstract Microbial fermentation conditions are dynamic, due to transcriptional induction, nutrient consumption, or changes to incubation conditions. In this study, 13C-metabolic flux analysis was used to characterize two violacein-producing E. coli strains with vastly different productivities, and to profile their metabolic adjustments resulting from external perturbations during fermentation. The two strains were first grown at 37°C in stage 1, and then the temperature was transitioned to 20°C in stage 2 for the optimal expression of the violacein synthesis pathway. After induction, violacein production was minimal in stage 3, but accelerated in stage 4 (early production phase) and 5 (late production phase) in the high producing strain, reaching a final concentration of 1.5mmol/L. On the contrary, ~0.02mmol/L of violacein was obtained from the low producing strain. To have a snapshot of the temporal metabolic changes in each stage, we performed 13C-MFA via isotopomer analysis of fast-turnover free metabolites. The results indicate strikingly stable flux ratios in the central metabolism throughout the early growth stages. In the late stages, however, the high producer rewired its flux distribution significantly, which featured an upregulated pentose phosphate pathway and TCA cycle, reflux from acetate utilization, negligible anabolic fluxes, and elevated maintenance loss, to compensate for nutrient depletion and drainage of some building blocks due to violacein overproduction. The low producer with stronger promoters shifted its relative fluxes in stage 5 by enhancing the flux through the TCA cycle and acetate overflow, while exhibiting a reduced biomass growth and a minimal flux towards violacein synthesis. Interestingly, the addition of the violacein precursor (tryptophan) in the medium inhibited high producer but enhanced low producer's productivity, leading to hypotheses of unknown pathway regulations (such as metabolite channeling).
    Keywords acetates ; biomass ; developmental stages ; drainage ; Escherichia coli ; fermentation ; metabolites ; pentose phosphate cycle ; temperature ; transcription (genetics) ; tricarboxylic acid cycle ; tryptophan
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-01
    Size p. 247-256.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1470383-x
    ISSN 1096-7184 ; 1096-7176
    ISSN (online) 1096-7184
    ISSN 1096-7176
    DOI 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.12.008
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  9. Article ; Online: SbCOMT (Bmr12) is involved in the biosynthesis of tricin-lignin in sorghum.

    Aymerick Eudes / Tanmoy Dutta / Kai Deng / Nicolas Jacquet / Anagh Sinha / Veronica T Benites / Edward E K Baidoo / Aurore Richel / Scott E Sattler / Trent R Northen / Seema Singh / Blake A Simmons / Dominique Loqué

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 6, p e

    2017  Volume 0178160

    Abstract: Lignin in plant biomass represents a target for engineering strategies towards the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. In addition to the conventional lignin monomers, namely p-coumaryl, coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols, tricin has been shown to be ... ...

    Abstract Lignin in plant biomass represents a target for engineering strategies towards the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. In addition to the conventional lignin monomers, namely p-coumaryl, coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols, tricin has been shown to be part of the native lignin polymer in certain monocot species. Because tricin is considered to initiate the polymerization of lignin chains, elucidating its biosynthesis and mechanism of export to the cell wall constitute novel challenges for the engineering of bioenergy crops. Late steps of tricin biosynthesis require two methylation reactions involving the pathway intermediate selgin. It has recently been demonstrated in rice and maize that caffeate O-methyltransferase (COMT) involved in the synthesis syringyl (S) lignin units derived from sinapyl alcohol also participates in the synthesis of tricin in planta. In this work, we validate in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) that the O-methyltransferase responsible for the production of S lignin units (SbCOMT / Bmr12) is also involved in the synthesis of lignin-linked tricin. In particular, we show that biomass from the sorghum bmr12 mutant contains lower level of tricin incorporated into lignin, and that SbCOMT can methylate the tricin precursors luteolin and selgin. Our genetic and biochemical data point toward a general mechanism whereby COMT is involved in the synthesis of both tricin and S lignin units.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: Substantial improvements in methyl ketone production in E. coli and insights on the pathway from in vitro studies

    Goh, Ee-Been / Edward E.K. Baidoo / Harry R. Beller / Helcio Burd / Jay D. Keasling / Taek Soon Lee

    Metabolic engineering. 2014 Nov., v. 26

    2014  

    Abstract: We previously reported development of a metabolic pathway in Escherichia coli for overproduction of medium-chain methyl ketones (MK), which are relevant to the biofuel and flavor-and-fragrance industries. This MK pathway was a re-engineered version of β- ...

    Abstract We previously reported development of a metabolic pathway in Escherichia coli for overproduction of medium-chain methyl ketones (MK), which are relevant to the biofuel and flavor-and-fragrance industries. This MK pathway was a re-engineered version of β-oxidation designed to overproduce β-ketoacyl-CoAs and involved overexpression of the fadM thioesterase gene. Here, we document metabolic engineering modifications that have led to a MK titer of 3.4g/L after ~45h of fed-batch glucose fermentation and attainment of 40% of the maximum theoretical yield (the best values reported to date for MK). Modifications included balancing overexpression of fadR and fadD to increase fatty acid flux into the pathway, consolidation of the pathway from two plasmids into one, codon optimization, and knocking out key acetate production pathways. In vitro studies confirmed that a decarboxylase is not required to convert β-keto acids into MK and that FadM is promiscuous and can hydrolyze several CoA-thioester pathway intermediates.
    Keywords acetates ; beta oxidation ; biochemical pathways ; biofuels ; Escherichia coli ; fatty acids ; fermentation ; gene overexpression ; genes ; glucose ; in vitro studies ; industry ; ketones ; metabolic engineering ; plasmids
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-11
    Size p. 67-76.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1470383-x
    ISSN 1096-7184 ; 1096-7176
    ISSN (online) 1096-7184
    ISSN 1096-7176
    DOI 10.1016/j.ymben.2014.09.003
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