Expression of cyanobacterial biosynthetic gene clusters in Escherichia coli

Alescia Cullen, Matthew Jordan, Brett A. Neilan

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Abstract

Cyanobacteria represent an attractive source of natural bioactive compounds, ranging from sunscreens to cancer treatments. While many biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that encode cyanobacterial natural products are known, the slow growth and lack of genetic tools in the native producers hampers their modification, characterization, and large-scale production. By engineering heterologous hosts for the expression of cyanobacterial BGCs, sufficient material can be produced for research or industry. Although several hosts have been evaluated for the expression of cyanobacterial natural products, this work details the process of expressing BGCs in Escherichia coli via promoter exchange.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngineering Natural Product Biosynthesis
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols
EditorsElizabeth Skellam
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherSpringer, Springer Nature
Chapter17
Pages315-332
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9781071622728, 9781071622735
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2489
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Cyanobacteria
  • Heterologous expression
  • Natural products
  • Promoter exchange
  • Recombineering
  • Specialized metabolites

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