Selectively superior production of docosahexaenoic acid in Schizochytrium sp. through engineering the fatty acid biosynthetic pathways

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作者：
Liu Y. [1 ]
Han X. [1 ]
Chen Z. [2 ]
Yan Y. [1 ]
Chen Z. [2 ]
机构：
[1] State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing
[2] College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao
来源：
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts | 2024年 / 17卷 / 01期
关键词：
Docosahexaenoic acid; Fatty acid synthase; Phosphopantetheinyl transferase; PUFA synthase; Schizochytriumsp;
D O I：
10.1186/s13068-024-02524-2
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摘要：
Background: Schizochytrium sp. is commercially used for production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Schizochytrium sp. utilizes the polyketide synthase complex (PKS) and a single type I fatty acid synthase (FAS) to synthesize polyunsaturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids, respectively. The acyl carrier protein (ACP) domains of FAS or PKS are used to load acyl groups during fatty acids biosynthesis. Phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPTase) transfers the pantetheine moiety from Coenzyme A to the conserved serine residue of an inactive ACP domain to produce its active form. Results: In this study, in order to improve production and content of DHA, we decreased the expression of fas, strengthened the expression of the PKS pathway, and enhanced the supply of active ACP in Schizochytrium sp. ATCC20888. Weakening the expression of fas or disruption of orfA both led to growth defect and reduction of lipid yields in the resulting strains WFAS and DPKSA, indicating that both FAS and PKS were indispensable for growth and lipid accumulation. Although WFAS had a higher DHA content in total fatty acids than the wild-type strain (WT), its growth defect and low DHA yield hinders its use for DHA production. Overexpression of the orfAB, orfC, orfC-DH (truncated orfC), or ppt promoted DHA and lipid production, respectively. The yields and contents of DHA were further increased by combined overexpression of these genes. Highest values of DHA yield (7.2 g/L) and DHA content (40.6%) were achieved in a recombinant OPKSABC-PPT, ⁓56.5% and 15.3% higher than the WT values, respectively. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that genetic engineering of the fatty acid biosynthetic pathways provides a new strategy to enhance DHA production in Schizochytrium. © The Author(s) 2024.
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