Genetically Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for Sesquiterpene α-Zingiberene Production
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Genetically Engineered Oleaginous Yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for Sesquiterpene α-Zingiberene Production
Abstract
Oleaginous yeast, such as Lipomyces starkeyi, are logical organisms for production of higher energy density molecules like lipids and terpenes. We demonstrate that transgenic L. starkeyi strains expressing an α-zingiberene synthase gene from lemon basil or Hall's panicgrass can produce up to 17 mg/L α-zingiberene in yeast extract peptone dextrose (YPD) medium containing 4% glucose. The transgenic strain was further examined in 8% glucose media with C/N ratios of 20 or 100, and YPD. YPD medium resulted in 59 mg/L α-zingiberene accumulation. Overexpression of selected genes from the mevalonate pathway achieved 145% improvement in α-zingiberene synthesis. Optimization of the growth medium for α-zingiberene production led to 15% higher titer than YPD medium. The final transgenic strain produced 700 mg/L α-zingiberene in fed-batch bioreactor culture. This study opens a new synthetic route to produce α-zingiberene or other terpenoids in L. starkeyi and establishes this yeast as a platform for jet fuel biosynthesis.
Keywords: Lipomyces starkeyi; jet fuel; mevalonate pathway; α-zingiberene; α-zingiberene synthase.
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