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, This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. in undertaken engineering pathway extensive in grown pathway. biosynthesis sterol and mevalonate the Medicago the in plant three tricornutum Phaeodactylum t the yeasts and bacteria as such T cost their and levels production low their include commercialization triterpenoid for challenges promise as potential demonstrated defense plant development, compounds organic of class diverse a constitute triterpenoids Plant ABSTRACT acids CPR, monooxygenase; OSC, Synthase; LjLUS, pathway; Abbreviations Acceptedth produce to attempts herefore, Article

L. japonicus L. - fetv pu effective

riterpenes as a pharmaceutical precursor pharmaceutical a as

a

truncatula 550 B, Betu BA, : oxidosqualene

L oxidosqualene cyclase oxidosqualene

iiain rm h cmlx itrs rsn i ter aua hosts natural their in present mixtures complex the from rification pilot scale scale pilot ou japonicus Lotus betulin

cytochrome P450 along with its native re native its with along P450 cytochrome cytochrome b5 reductase b5 cytochrome ii acid; linic

n is rcro lupeol precursor its and , a , have attracted great interest. great attracted have hraetcl. n eape s b is example One pharmaceuticals. photobioreactor micro cyclase; IPP, Isopentyl Pyrophosphate; CYP, Pyrophosphate; Isopentyl IPP, cyclase; unicellular eukaryotic unicellular and

ese uel ytae ALS Aaioss hlaa Lupeol thaliana Arabidopsis AtLUS, synthase; Lupeol

alga: alga: niomna interaction environmental MVA,

compounds in industrially relevant microbial systems microbial relevant industrially in compounds

perturbed for the treatment of certain cancers and HIV. Major HIV. and cancers certain of treatment the for a

ou japonicus Lotus M T evalonate he best he a diatom a facility. To our knowledge, this is the most most the is this knowledge, our To facility. ; lcPUFA, lo lcPUFA, ;

the alga. mRNA mRNA performing strains were selected were strains performing

and the first the and

P Here we report the production of of production the report we Here in This was achieved by introducing introducing by achieved was This twy MP non MEP, athway;

ng chain polyunsaturated fatty polyunsaturated chain ng expression levels of the native the of levels expression oxidosqualene cyclase and a a and cyclase oxidosqualene the ductase. ductase. . Several triterpenes have have triterpenes Several etulin photosynthetic that play a play that time that a that time , The introduction of introduction The

which has shown shown has which cytochrome P450 cytochrome

major role in role major - mevalonate sapogenin diatom

and .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. biotechnology sectors ran wide a have triterpenes conjugated glycosylation 2013) al. et Moses 2015; al. et Kvasnica 2011; oxidation sapogenins termed are triterpenoids Triterpenoids (C20) classification tocopherols are Terpenoids 2016; etal. etal.2013; Rouck 2017) Paddon flavors with A with interaction and defense that metabolites secondary of variety wide a produce Plants INTRODUCTION production been has Accepted Articleterpenoids and flavonoids lkaloids,

, ebr o al he cass alre classes three all of members

while triterpenoids consistof six ,

fragrances

(emtyain n the and (de)methylation , artificially

of more complex high of more complex . , ,

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e.g. which converts sapogenin backbones into backbones sapogenin converts which he number of isoprene units that are used in their synthesis their in used are that units isoprene of number he osiue wd ad ies cas f ln ntrl products. natural plant of class diverse and wide a constitute

a

diterpenoids consist of four isoprene units and have twenty carbon atoms atoms carbon twenty have and units isoprene four of consist diterpenoids

and tutrly ies group diverse structurally produced in a microalga, a in produced (Thimmappa et (Thimmappa al. 2014; Augustin etal. 2011) colorants the -

environment value, metabolites Mss t l 2013; al. et (Moses

diin f irgn r ufr atoms sulfur or nitrogen of addition are the major classes of plant secondary metabolites metabolites secondary plant of classes major the are that isoprenoid ge of applications in the food, health, and industrial and health, food, the in applications of ge d big xlie as exploited being ady

. fe undergo often

demonstrating

, . (Moses & Pollier 2013; Sawai & Saito 2011) Saito & Sawai 2013; Pollier & (Moses

One of the most common modifications is is modifications common most the of One which which

units and have thirty carbonhave thirty units andatoms

in micro Bourgaud et al. 2001; Bansal et al. al. et Bansal 2001; al. et Bourgaud

includes amph

hmcl modification chemical

the feasibility of the of feasibility the algae are involved in development, development, in involved are ipath

carotenoids .

high . ic

saponi - au therapeutics, value

determines their determines (Augustin et al. al. et (Augustin n , s.

sterols and and sterols Simple and and Simple

photo sc as such s

( C Basic Basic - 30) bio . - .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. with has hosts microbial relevant industrially in compounds 2015) al. et Huang product end the enzymes native of presence the a on grown be cannot or procedure unfeasible often i and hosts natural their the Although (Cichewicz & Kouzi 2004;Dragetal. et 2009;al. 2011) Kommera of treatment the for potential shown have compounds these of stud this In amyrin triterpenoid glycosylations catalyze which (CYP) (OSC) biosynthesis triterpenoid The Acceptedncreasing Article eeat biosynthetic relevant

in s , which mediate oxidations mediate which , , which construct the basic triterpenoid basic the construct which , ignificant efforts ignificant

, complex mixtures of related compounds related of mixtures complex  -

amyrin, y h yield the ,

in plants in re is substantial is re scaffolds we focus we , ,

saponins derive from intermediates of the phytosterol pathway and pathway phytosterol the of intermediates from derive saponins

as seen in seen as dammarenediol and . s most as

is often is Therefore of ed involves being

ae en identified; been have agt t target

on lupeol on

nye in enzymes cost Nicotiana benthaniama Nicotiana medicinal that

undertaken , industrial

the investigation of biotechnological routes to produce these produce to routes biotechnological of investigation the a minimum of three of minimum a Swi Sio 2011) Saito & (Sawai ly, ri

, can

terpenoid and uridine diphosphate uridine and

, as the as betulin and betulinic acid (BA) acid betulinic and betulin

suitable make make

to lupeo

plants interest

se compounds se to isolate the isolate to te pat species plant other s undesirable undesirable

l

n h plant the in (Moses et al. 2015)(Moses etal. commercial scale. commercial scaffolds, do not have an established transformation transformation established an have not do oe f h bs characterized best the of some in , mak

triterpenoids, large triterpenoids,

and ing .

key enzymes involved in these plant these in involved enzymes key

modifications to modifications n aue mr ta 10 distinct 100 than more nature, In

are are cytochrome P450 monooxygenases P450 cytochrome become an active fi active an become Oryza sativa Oryza

ta ntrly rdc them, produce naturally that s their isolation their

dependent glycosyltransferases, dependent

usually classes

s fe comp often is . Additionally .

triterpenoids. Derivatives Derivatives triterpenoids. HIV : oxidosqualene : present in low amount low in present

(Khakimov et al. 2015; al. et (Khakimov - scale extraction from from extraction scale

n cran cancers certain and difficult. intermediates or intermediates

eld of research of eld the transfer of transfer the licated

include Moreover, Moreover,

cyclases

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. Accepted al. 2009; etal.2016) Arendt heterologousterpenoid for exploited successfully with breakthroughs important seen have biology synthetic in Advances feeds aquaculture and animal oils pigments, as 2015) al. biomass et algal Moreover, Gimpel 2016; al. et Ruiz 2012; al. et Work 2013; al. et Wijffels 2013; al. et production of impact environmental sunlight utilize Article2015) yeasts and bacteria are production terpenoid for hosts heterologous popular most the Although al.2017)(Pateraki et et al.2015; Rouck as such 2016) prokaryotes in rare but eukaryotes all in present is that pathway biosynthesis as triterpenoids of production the for preferable seem specific

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and ,

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n etnie niern is engineering extensive and o obtain to c

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be industries . n general In a ,

including useful source of source useful energy

(Davies et al. 2015; Kyle J. Lauersen et al. 2016; Work Work 2016; al. et Lauersen J. Kyle 2015; al. et (Davies .

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production

a variety of value of variety a

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application in application o o fnto wl in well function not do microbial microbial

(Davies et al. 2014; Anterola et Anterola 2014;et al. (Davies like

Saccharomyces Saccharomyces , in terpenoid engineering engineering terpenoid in

hrb minimizing thereby - add platforms, as they as platforms, the ed food, cosmetics, cosmetics, food, molecules such such molecules

(Wei et al. al. et (Wei cerevisiae bacteria ,

being

can the the .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. in produced limited are modification genetic stably and photoautotrophically diatom, Phaeodactylum genomes nuclear unicellu 2016) al. et Hamilton 2001; Ohno & Wikfors 1998; Nrel 2004; aquaculture for production existing and content lipid high their engineering metabolic and biotechnology for attractive increasingly processes industrial in deployment systems algal other processes, physiological of elucidation the for organism model good a be to proven 2016) al. et Lauersen J Kyle 2016; al. et Erpel 2016; al. et (Shin those identify and marker resistance the T genes these genes heterologous of expression 2016) al. 1962) Calvin of aspects and photosynthesis reinhardtii M herefore,

Accepted Articleas such algae green on performed been has research microalgal of ost

a age ht r gntcly tractable genetically are that algae lar . P.

However extensive screening extensive as they have been historically historically been have they as . are prone are P. tricornutum P. Recently a sesquiterpenoid (C15) was produced in this alga this in produced was (C15) sesquiterpenoid a Recently tricornutum are

tricornutum

better suited for suited better nld the include scesu egneig f re algae green of engineering successful ,

to gene silencing mechanisms silencing gene to ,

has already already has

include antibodies and biodegradable plastics biodegradable and antibodies include Vee e a. 02 Bwe e a. 08 At t l 1996) al. et Apt 2008; al. et Bowler 2012; al. et (Vieler

E physiology needs to be to needs ustigmatophyte express express

that . both .

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mecal itrsig rdcs ht ae been have that products interesting ommercially have been have fu express the

such as circadian clocks circadian as such hc epes h transgene the express which show nctional undertaken adopted n Nannochloropsis

integrated and industrial potential as it can grow grow can it as potential industrial

enzymes

(Cerutti et al. 1997; Rasala et al. 2014) al. et Rasala 1997; al. et (Cerutti ion of heterologous pathways heterologous of ion ,

have

h heterokont the

s oe sses t systems model as to weed out lines that only express express only that lines out weed to

into publically available available publically novs overcoming involves , although although ,

(P. Kroth 2007; Pulz & Gross & Pulz 2007; Kroth (P. the nuclear the . Two examples of brown brown of examples Two .

. oceanica (Noordally & Millar 2015; Millar & (Noordally

While While

applications

algae molecular tools for for tools molecular o ufcet levels sufficient to (Kyle J Lauersen et Lauersen J (Kyle . reinhardtii C.

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o understand understand o have become become have

because of because sequenced

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and for for and . Often . . poor poor The The has .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. the of genomes localize generally enzymes These oxidosqualene the of members by cyclized is which oxidosqualene, Triterpenes, Expression of RESULTS plant secondary ( triterpenoid for betulin and also enzymes products family oxidation C28 partial CYP716A produce the of Most BA. to P450 cytochrome family CYP716A a by position C28 the at oxidized subsequently is which lupeol, produces OSC synthase lupeol reductase. its with along P450 heterologous in betulin) and (lupeol triterpenoids plant two of production efficient cytosolic the production. non C inperformed thishasbeenon organism 2011) al. et Hempel 2011; Accepted Article the through exclusively (IPP) diphosphate isopentenyl form algae green and yanobacteria - moss eaoae aha (E) IP s h ky rcro fr trl n ohr isoprenoid other and sterol for precursor key the is IPP (MEP). pathway mevalonate

and DISCUSSION

hsoirla patens Physcomitrella aldehyde Conversely, b Conversely, the mevalonate ( mevalonate uh as such two xrsin f ln enzyme plant of expression metabolites.

C micro

30) production and opens and production 30) l upeol synthasesupeol in . This is the first report of genetic engineering of a eukaryotic microalgaeukaryotic of a engineering of genetic report first the is This

algae algae trl, r snhszd i te 30 the via synthesized are sterols, oth

. MVA

To the best of our knowledge, our of best the To

Chlamydomonas higher plants higher In the In )

and to contain plant betulinic acid (BA) acid betulinic plant the ER and ER the the chloroplastic the P. , the the

tricornu which

s single a and : carotenoid pathway carotenoid

the way the an

reinhardtii, ,

diatoms

in the case of lupeol oxidation lupeol of case the in tum contain oxidosqualene

oxidosqualene

results in results for photo for

MEP

such as such a hedcyu tricornutum Phaeodactylum membrane the only terpenoid engineering terpenoid only the

pathway. pathway. biosynthetic pathway biosynthetic - - l

bioproduction of high of bioproduction abn intermediate carbon upeol accumulation P. tricornutum P.

cycl (Eilers et al. 2016) al. et (Eilers

yls (S) ee for gene (OSC) cyclase s ad a and ase

P. tricornutum P. yls (S) family. (OSC) cyclase binding domain binding Here , w ,

contain both contain e report the the report e , cytochrome

are betulin are . (Fig

.

by the by , -

value . .

2,3 1) a 1) and and The The -

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. lupeol synthaseandotherunknowntriterpenesynthases evolution plant higher previously LUS lanceolate Bupleurum beta beta with analysis for enzyme OSC an select To (Segura et al. 2000; Salmonetal.2016) of production T etCzarnotta al.2017;& etal. Lewandowski2016; Lang Zhou 2016) yeasts in production acid betulinic and lupeol for used characterized been has LUP1 ⁄ At1g78970 skeletons triterpene contains genome genomes 2,3 substrate single the from derived diversity chemical of tetracyclic h

Accepted Articlee Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis - mrn synthase amyrin of - contain

amyrin synthases amyrin sterol biosynthesis sterol that selected lupeol and lupeol either two branches two either from thirteen plant OSCs plant (Vincken et al. 2007; al. et (Vincken

or or nine to nine A) wie all while BAS),

lupeol synthase lupeol the related triterpenoid, 3β, 20 3β, triterpenoid, related the , that

Lotus japonicus Lotus OSC such as the as such . H . introduction , AtLUS , sixteen with known functions known with ee family gene plants igher of lupeol synthase genes have been generated been have genes synthase lupeol of

represents . OSC

Artemisia

Xue et al. 2012) al. et Xue (from now on now (from uel synthase lupeol

(Herrera et al. 1998) al. et (Herrera

in OSC3, genes ,

enzymes in contrast in P. tricornutum P.

Olea europaea Olea a

e.g. the e.g. annua n evolutionary

(Fig. S2) (Fig. n cn rdc a ies ary of array diverse a produce can and

, designated designated

(Shibuya etal.1999)

- can contain a remarkable amount remarkable a contain can

. OSC2 dihydroxylupane

model plant model (Husselstein s A

, - mong

oxidosqualen (LUS) (LUS) we ;

, successfully expressed and expressed successfully , i and nterestingly

LUS. performed .

transition state transition these,

the lse sprtl i separately cluster as It has It – AtLUS) catalyzes the the catalyzes AtLUS) Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis Muller et al. 2001; 2001; al. et Muller Catharantus roseus Catharantus

a lupeol synthase, lupeol a . yial plant Typically e. ,

as a by a as , been

a phylogen a . AtLUS clusters AtLUS

suggested

between between - product product during et .e. .e. ic ic

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. to bescreenedon forfluorescence primarytransformant plates which of one transgene, of the copies to employed production with favorably a using identified and expressed functionally each for lines screened the of 30% production GC initial the on Based ( lines to subjected transfer t Single ( genome of sequences coding prevalent in functional be to shown been have enzymes Both expressed To FCPA/LHCF1

Accepted Article et h faiiiy of feasibility the test Fig. red asomn lines ransformant ne te oto o te tog uoati clrpyl a/ chlorophyll fucoxanthin strong the of control the under

2) in literature in t ,

of wo

to with the identification supported by the MS electronimpact MS the by supportedidentification the with

) hr more where GC select select

lupeol ( lupeol

promoter liquid medium medium liquid representativ - the MS analysis MS eaiey easy relatively positive lines positive Supplementary t Supplementary

. reinhardtii C. (Sawai et al. 2006; Zhou et al. 2016; Czarnotta et al. 2017) al. et Czarnotta 2016; al. et Zhou 2006; al. et (Sawai AtLUS along , - MS P. tricornutum tricornutum P. intricate that grown on selective solid medium medium solid selective on grown

OSC e cenn w selected we screening and l and and

n grown and with P. tricornutum P. ,

LjLUS includ upeol was detected was upeol n low and s

:

etr desig vector ltom sd for used platform AtLUS ecn eitne ee akr ( marker gene resistance zeocin was able 1). On av On 1). able construct

ing ee nertd no the into integrated were s a as fused with a reporte a with fused

ni ery ttoay phase stationary early until the preparation of a construct a of preparation the or throughput

ou japonicus Lotus uel production lupeol lines expressing heterologous genes can be can genes heterologous expressing lines .

n hs established This

S. erage, we were able to detect lupeol in in lupeol detect to able were we erage, and th cerevisiae in ose

screening

cenn mtos ed o be to need methods screening both sesquiterpene

lines with the highest relative relative highest the with lines r

(Kyle JLauersen etal. 2016) LjLUS S3 ( OSC3 , gene (YFP)to gene

with AtLUS being the most most the being AtLUS with zoi antibiotic) (zeocin

platform

method . tricornutum P. that the enzymes are are enzymes the that

and fr ble c

om . spectra (Fig. S3A (Fig. spectra

idn poen A protein binding r Thirty patchoulol ) AtLUS

. ,

harboring S1 A n B) and A (SF1, now on on now This

e ectopically we allow colonies colonies allow

.

lines were were lines expressing expressing T compares compares he he

nuclear , LjLUS)

nati three (C15) we - ve R re ) . . .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. (Fig. grouped together a by supported as different significantly 0.01 < p 7.17, = F(7,20) expression in difference significant a was there that showed lines selected the in expression lines q between genome nuclear the into transgene t Nuclear number ofintegrated high with correlates productivity lupeol High tricornutum (Fig synthase cycloartenol was oxidosqualene, 3 similarity structural or sequence upon based identified been has enzyme epoxidase squalene canonical no Interestingly, microalga. first therefore, conditions culturing dihydroxylupane line transformant the In AcceptedRT Article -

PCR on the on PCR ucsfl demonstration successful ht hwd h high the showed that

higher lupeol production and production lupeol higher asomto eet in events ransformation

focused our attention on line LjLUS line on attention our focused

, as the introduced the introduced three

by - , product

LjLUS

expression expression hl LLS xrsig ie produce lines expressing LjLUS while 3 predicted predicted . The line with the best lupeol accumulation, namely LjLUS namely accumulation, lupeol best the with line The . s A

) expressing . .

1). 1).

est lines otn rdcd at produced often ,

lupeol

This result result This uel accumulation. lupeol of

that cassettes o be to pentacyclic . tricornutum P. AtLUS

I odr o test to order In . synthases showed the lowest the showed relative

post hoc post present affirm ,

we were able to identify lupeol and the 3β, the and lupeol identify to able were we (Fabris et al. 2014) al. et (Fabris -

LjLUS 25. require rtreod production triterpenoid trans s

Tukey test ( test Tukey

as h peec o 2 of presence the To the best of our knowledge our of best the To

similar ed o adm insertions random to lead

expression

gene the substrate of the well annotated annotated well the of substrate the oe a AOA nlss f LjLUS of analysis ANOVA way one A

this precursor to

whether whether lupeol accumulation and accumulation lupeol

expression levels, we performed we levels, expression titers α d

, although its product, the 2 the product, its although , = 0.01) while the other lines other the while 0.01) =

but , just

the but also dependent on on dependent also but - is independent is oxidosqualene 3 re re uel (Fig lupeol

synthesize synthesize is in

in any correlation correlation any a P. tricornutum P. n engineered engineered n

, of a given given a of

. this is the is this

the three the - lupeol. 2) 25, was was 25, on .

in We, We,

the 20 P. - -

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. effects mRNA correlation betwee ( 3B figure in indicated are other each from different significantly groups and lines the of comparison the for performed were comparisons hoc were there that but integrated of number the between difference no was there that confirmed analysis This transgene. integrated the and lines individual the of effects events integration (Fig abundance: similar have to found determined the of number copy UBQ amplifying by q integration genome integration T investigate o Accepted ArticleRT . -

PCR for PCR Phatr3_J 3B) expression rather thanthe mN epeso levels expression mRNA n This .

score of score Bt transgene Both .

r u to due or the three three the

regions within regions

28620

is whether consistent and lupeol accumulation lupeol and (Falciatore et (Falciatore

) - significant differences between the lines the between differences significant events , 0.03, t = t 0.03,

LjLUS for

low and low absolute rngn cp nme rslig rm ige or single from resulting number copy transgene

which the copy number is assumed to be t be to assumed is number copy the which mRNA

, oig sequence coding

the s two ih ht a been has what with 0.07

ee rsn o a ige rnfrain etr and vector transformation single a on present were three number of number approximate transgene copy transgene approximate al. 1999) al.

xrsin level expression wild different , p > 0.9 > p , two to three three to two and

high the

. lupeol

) integrated transgene A . ubr of number

are n Th

n te ecn eitne marker resistance zeocin the and

ANOVA was conducted to compare the main main the compare to conducted was ANOVA ese results ese - transgene copies transgene

likely type genomic type producing

s rvosy reported previously r mil determi mainly are due to due integrated α

00) Tee was There =0.01).

suggest that suggest strains

ble position (p<0.001, F(6,29)=26.49) (p<0.001, number was number loci r copies

for each for and .

LjLUS ( Results were were Results RP3a wo wo al LjLUS .

variations

in a in

(site of integration) integration) of (site

for cassettes Phatr3_J13566 e by ned transformant line transformant

multiple

quantified using using quantified diploid cell diploid copies

. tricornutum P. no correlation correlation no normalized ( ble in relative in

(Pearson (Pearson locus of of locus

(p=0.29) (p=0.29) nuclear nuclear r ) . Post Post . were were were . The The .

and

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. consistent of expression the between difference ( significant was time in difference ob productivity lupeol the with line transcripts phase. stationary to exponential from transitioned cells the which during days five for also We (Fig retained minimal was stage this No reached produced lupeol of amount brassicasterol metabolism in arrows the by indicated during lupeol and sterol) main (the brassicasterol day at biomass experiment performed during productivity lupeol the monitor to order In cell and dependent phase growth is lupeol of Production

Accepted Article

brassicasterol was observed was brassicasterol .

4 B ).

after twodaysofgrowth tracked within the cell the within

with the with showed t h ery tg o ter growth their of stage early the at e cells per s

gene expression of expression gene , , , n 5 f growth. of 5 and 2, 1, 0,

FCPA/LHCF1 aiu epeso level expression maximum s ,

in . in lupeol is able to able is lupeol I apas that appears t an the

F per cell (Fig cell per igure Algem L

in either the LjLUS or WT medi WT or LjLUS the either in j promoter activity, which activity, promoter . LUS

.

4 ® LjLUS and (Fig tained - )

25 , labscale labscale () 63, p=0.005 6.32, F(3)= LjLUS suggesting that cells are actively engaged in sterol sterol in engaged actively are cells that suggesting

.

line 4

actively or passively translocate passively or actively and while native sterols such as brassicasterol are are brassicasterol as such sterols native while A)

. C and and

when photobioreactor, collecting and analyzing the the analyzing and collecting photobioreactor, The m The max reached ells the s .

4 W . uig mid during ble C zeocin resistance zeocin ). oprd o WT, to compared aximum r could e

n NV analysis ANOVA An F1=., p=0.41). (F(1)=0.7, mid reduces reduces

h different the peaks peaks bt hr ws o significant no was there but ) - exponent -

xoeta got pae in phase, growth exponential yield of yield also a imum b during exponential growth. growth. exponential during , suggesting cellular lysis at lysis cellular suggesting , rassicasterol observe observe confirming protein confirming

a got phase growth ial

lupeol productivity of both both of productivity growth consistent

This

hwd ht the that showed into the medium medium the into rdcin of reduction a in the cell the in

result is also also is result levels in the the in levels phases

with

we , Both Both

was ble the ( as as r

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. a and process overall value multiple of extraction platform the to value is and addition, In is obtainwesystem microalgal titers supply elevated and pathway mevalonate the into flux increased of titers acid optimization achieved comparison For (Kyle J sesquiterpene mg mg·L 0.1 of (C30) yield Strain promoter the While

Accepted concentrationshigher thantheinitial Article / L

reached yield LjLUS Lauersen etal.2016) ih in rich proposed

in could potentially enhance could potentiallyenhance LjLUS activity. FCPA/LHCF1

- a f lupeol of 25 was selected as the best produci best the as selected was 25 hs first this rounds and rounds

S. cerevisiae S. . mg/L 0.1 patchoulol fucoxanthin 21 gg r biomass dry mg/g 12.1 economics. :

the irfnr approach. biorefinery -

generation generation

- highest

1 civd in achieved /OD promoter is widely is promoter .

over f F ed

(C15), grown in grown (C15), rhr piiain in optimizations urther strain . and In ed - Hag t l 2012) al. et (Huang

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batch cultivations. The cultivations. batch de molecules added two

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influences native sterolbiosynthesis expression.influences

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line LjLUS line other two lines showed showed lines two other were monitored over a a over monitored were AtLUS , well

which offers control control offers which - - 6 efrig lines performing , - 25 LjLUS ) Transgenic . , line did not not did line

with

- and 25 and and 25 system system a cell a the the the . This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rights reserved. complexes dynamic in assemble Accepted suited well allow metabolon create to approach scaffold synthetic investigation Further organisms enzyme heterologous enzymes the by overcome patterns expression Gene pathway biosynthesis micr enzymes heterologous multiple Articlefeasibility through Previous expressed pathway terpenoid complex enzymes: bound pathway and tricornutum have we Herein, CONCLUSIONS fitness. oalga. improv ,

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requires the expression of expression the requires

triterpenoid production in production triterpenoid

a lupeol synthase, a P450 enzyme and a NADPH reductase. This is This reductase. NADPH a and enzyme P450 a synthase, lupeol a -

and vrxrsin of overexpression demonstrate

produc wih a be can which ,

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test the feasibility of having multiple enzyme fusions or using a a using or fusions enzyme multiple having of feasibility the test s suggest utreod production quiterpenoid t i o n

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that high h faiiiy f introducing of feasibility the reconstitute a plant secondary metabolite secondary plant a reconstitute

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localize . The . enzymes or the introduction of of introduction the or enzymes terpenoid terpenoid ,

therefore, betulinic acid (BA) acid betulinic es

the regulation of the sterol the of regulation the to three different membrane different three

evident (Dueber et al. 2009) al. et (Dueber

plant the membrane and can can and membrane the aha engineering. pathway P. tricornutumP.

demonstrated the the demonstrated transgenes impact on impact

of introducing introducing of

pathway in a in pathway

pathway

the most the

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