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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26524-0
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In this study, a more potent EcN-based PKU strain was developed through the optimization of whole cell PAL activity, showcasing approximately two-fold increase in in vivo PAL activity compared to the previous strain. The biosensor-based ultra-high-throughput screening approach utilized in this study could potentially lead to improved in vivo performance for PKU treatment in the future.
In phenylketonuria (PKU) patients, a genetic defect in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) leads to elevated systemic phenylalanine (Phe), which can result in severe neurological impairment. As a treatment for PKU, Escherichia coli Nissle (EcN) strain SYNB1618 was developed under Synlogic's Synthetic Biotic (TM) platform to degrade Phe from within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This clinical-stage engineered strain expresses the Phe-metabolizing enzyme phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), catalyzing the deamination of Phe to the non-toxic product trans-cinnamate (TCA). In the present work, we generate a more potent EcN-based PKU strain through optimization of whole cell PAL activity, using biosensor-based high-throughput screening of mutant PAL libraries. A lead enzyme candidate from this screen is used in the construction of SYNB1934, a chromosomally integrated strain containing the additional Phe-metabolizing and biosafety features found in SYNB1618. Head-to-head, SYNB1934 demonstrates an approximate two-fold increase in in vivo PAL activity compared to SYNB1618. PKU patients have elevated phenylalanine levels which can result in neurological impairment. Here the authors utilize biosensor-based ultra-high-throughput screening to optimize PAL activity in a synthetic biotic platform for improved in vivo performance.
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