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BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
卷 10, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10091073
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astaxanthin; metabolic engineering; animal cells in vitro; ketocarotenoids; pathway; biosynthesis; enzymatic reactions; multicistronic vectors
This study successfully engineered animal cells to biosynthesize astaxanthin, with significant implications for transgenic animals and the aquaculture sector. After optimization, the concentration of astaxanthin increased significantly, making it a promising application.
Astaxanthin is a fascinating molecule with powerful antioxidant activity, synthesized exclusively by specific microorganisms and higher plants. To expand astaxanthin production, numerous studies have employed metabolic engineering to introduce and optimize astaxanthin biosynthetic pathways in microorganisms and plant hosts. Here, we report the metabolic engineering of animal cells in vitro to biosynthesize astaxanthin. This was accomplished through a two-step study to introduce the entire astaxanthin pathway into human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293T). First, we introduced the astaxanthin biosynthesis sub-pathway (Ast subp) using several genes encoding beta-carotene ketolase and beta-carotene hydroxylase enzymes to synthesize astaxanthin directly from beta-carotene. Next, we introduced a beta-carotene biosynthesis sub-pathway (beta-Car subp) with selected genes involved in Ast subp to synthesize astaxanthin from geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP). As a result, we unprecedentedly enabled HEK293T cells to biosynthesize free astaxanthin from GGPP with a concentration of 41.86 mu g/g dry weight (DW), which represented 66.19% of the total ketocarotenoids (63.24 mu g/g DW). Through optimization steps using critical factors in the astaxanthin biosynthetic process, a remarkable 4.14-fold increase in total ketocarotenoids (262.10 mu g/g DW) was achieved, with astaxanthin constituting over 88.82%. This pioneering study holds significant implications for transgenic animals, potentially revolutionizing the global demand for astaxanthin, particularly within the aquaculture sector.
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