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Kirbeyi, Doruk (author)This research explores the landscape of dataset generation through the lens of Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis (PPCA) and β-Conditional Variational Auto-encoder (β-CVAE) models. We conduct a comparative analysis of their respective capabilities in reproducing datasets that mirror the distribution of the original data that comes from a...bachelor thesis 2024
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Jaroensuk, Juthamas (author), Sutthaphirom, Chalermroj (author), Phonbuppha, Jittima (author), Chinantuya, Wachirawit (author), Kesornpun, Chatchai (author), Akeratchatapan, Nattanon (author), Kittipanukul, Narongyot (author), Phatinuwat, Kamonwan (author), Hollmann, F. (author)Cofactor imbalance obstructs the productivities of metabolically engineered cells. Herein, we employed a minimally perturbing system, xylose reductase and lactose (XR/lactose), to increase the levels of a pool of sugar phosphates which are connected to the biosynthesis of NAD(P)H, FAD, FMN, and ATP in Escherichia coli. The XR/lactose system...journal article 2024
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van den Broek, M.A. (author), Ortiz Merino, R.A. (author), Bennis, N.X. (author), Wronska, A.K. (author), Else-Hassing, J. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The biobased-economy aims to create a circular biotechnology ecosystem to transition from a fossil fuel-based to a sustainable industry based on biomass. For this, new microbial cell-factories are essential. We present the draft genome of the CEN.PK-derived Saccharomyces cerevisiae SpyCas9 expressing strain (IMX2600), that serve as chassis of...journal article 2024
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Shomar, Helena (author), Bokinsky, G.E. (author)Reactions catalysed by iron-sulfur (Fe-S) enzymes appear in a variety of biosynthetic pathways that produce valuable natural products. Harnessing these biosynthetic pathways by expression in microbial cell factories grown on an industrial scale would yield enormous economic and environmental benefits. However, Fe-S enzymes often become...review 2024
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van Aalst, A.C.A. (author)The production of ethanol by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae remains the process in industrial biotechnology with the largest product volume (ca. 100 million litres annually in 2022). Carbon losses occur due to the formation of biomass and glycerol, which can account for at least 8% of the product. Under anaerobic conditions, formation of...doctoral thesis 2023
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van Lent, P.H. (author), Schmitz, Joep (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author)Combinatorial pathway optimization is an important tool in metabolic flux optimization. Simultaneous optimization of a large number of pathway genes often leads to combinatorial explosions. Strain optimization is therefore often performed using iterative design-build-test-learn (DBTL) cycles. The aim of these cycles is to develop a product...journal article 2023
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van Aalst, A.C.A. (author), de Valk, S.C. (author), van Gulik, W.M. (author), Jansen, Mickel L.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Mans, R. (author)Product yield on carbohydrate feedstocks is a key performance indicator for industrial ethanol production with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This paper reviews pathway engineering strategies for improving ethanol yield on glucose and/or sucrose in anaerobic cultures of this yeast by altering the ratio of ethanol production, yeast growth...journal article 2022
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Postma, E.D. (author), Else-Hassing, J. (author), Mangkusaputra, Venda (author), Geelhoed, J. (author), de la Torre, P. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Mooiman, C. (author), Pabst, Martin (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)The construction of powerful cell factories requires intensive genetic engineering for the addition of new functionalities and the remodeling of native pathways and processes. The present study demonstrates the feasibility of extensive genome reprogramming using modular, specialized de novo-assembled neochromosomes in yeast. The in vivo...journal article 2022
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Malubhoy, Zahabiya (author), Bahia, Frederico Mendonça (author), de Valk, Sophie Claire (author), de Hulster, A.F. (author), Rendulić, Toni (author), Ortiz, Juan Paulo Ragas (author), Xiberras, Joeline (author), Klein, Mathias (author), Mans, R. (author), Nevoigt, Elke (author)Background: The microbial production of succinic acid (SA) from renewable carbon sources via the reverse TCA (rTCA) pathway is a process potentially accompanied by net-fixation of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>). Among reduced carbon sources, glycerol is particularly attractive since it allows a nearly twofold higher CO<sub>2</sub>-fixation...journal article 2022
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Perli, T. (author)The increase in world population together with an unsustainable and fossil fuel-based economy are at the root of the significant increase in the average global temperature since the pre-industrial era. Switching to a more sustainable and circular bio-based economy is one of the main pillars included in the Paris agreement aimed at reducing green...doctoral thesis 2021
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Perli, T. (author), Borodina, Irina (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Engineering a new metabolic function in a microbial host can be limited by the availability of the relevant cofactor. For instance, in Yarrowia lipolytica, the expression of a functional nitrate reductase is precluded by the absence of molybdenum cofactor (Moco) biosynthesis. In this study, we demonstrated that the Ogataea parapolymorpha Moco...journal article 2021
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Dekker, W.J.C. (author), Ortiz Merino, R.A. (author), Kaljouw, Astrid (author), Battjes, Julius (author), Wiering, Frank W. (author), Mooiman, C. (author), de la Torre, P. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Current large-scale, anaerobic industrial processes for ethanol production from renewable carbohydrates predominantly rely on the mesophilic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Use of thermotolerant, facultatively fermentative yeasts such as Kluyveromyces marxianus could confer significant economic benefits. However, in contrast to S. cerevisiae,...journal article 2021
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Shomar, Helena (author), Bokinsky, G.E. (author)Microbes are routinely engineered to synthesize high-value chemicals from renewable materials through synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Microbial biosynthesis often relies on expression of heterologous biosynthetic pathways, i.e., enzymes transplanted from foreign organisms. Metallocluster enzymes are one of the most ubiquitous...review 2021
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Perli, T. (author), van der Vorm, Daan N.A. (author), Wassink, Mats (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Metabolic capabilities of cells are not only defined by their repertoire of enzymes and metabolites, but also by availability of enzyme cofactors. The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is widespread among eukaryotes but absent from the industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. No less than 50 Moco-dependent enzymes covering over 30 catalytic...journal article 2021
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Xiberras, Joeline (author), Klein, Mathias (author), de Hulster, A.F. (author), Mans, R. (author), Nevoigt, Elke (author)Previously, our lab replaced the endogenous FAD-dependent pathway for glycerol catabolism in S. cerevisiae by the synthetic NAD-dependent dihydroxyacetone (DHA) pathway. The respective modifications allow the full exploitation of glycerol’s higher reducing power (compared to sugars) for the production of the platform chemical succinic acid ...journal article 2020
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Wronska, A.K. (author), Haak, Meinske P. (author), Geraats, Ellen (author), Bruins Slot, Eva (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Biotin, an important cofactor for carboxylases, is essential for all kingdoms of life. Since native biotin synthesis does not always suffice for fast growth and product formation, microbial cultivation in research and industry often requires supplementation of biotin. De novo biotin biosynthesis in yeasts is not fully understood, which...journal article 2020
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Weusthuis, Ruud A. (author), Folch, Pauline L. (author), Pozo-Rodríguez, Ana (author), Paul, C.E. (author)Fermentation processes are used to sustainably produce chemicals and as such contribute to the transition to a circular economy. The maximum theoretical yield of a conversion can only be approached if all electrons present in the substrate end up in the product. Control over the electrons is therefore crucial. However, electron transfer via...review 2020
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Shomar Monges, H. (author)For millennia, humans have used microbes to produce industrial products of social and economical value through fermentation processes. In recent years, the application of engineering principles to microbiology have dramatically expanded our ability to modify and optimize microbes for the production of a wide variety of commercial products from...doctoral thesis 2019
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Rajkumar, Arun S. (author), Varela, Javier A. (author), Jürgens, H. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Morrissey, John P. (author)Kluyveromyces marxianus is a non-conventional yeast whose physiology and metabolism lends itself to diverse biotechnological applications. While the wild-type yeast is already in use for producing fragrances and fermented products, the lack of standardised tools for its genetic and metabolic engineering prevent it from being used as a next...journal article 2019
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Levisson, Mark (author), Araya-Cloutier, Carla (author), De Bruijn, Wouter J.C. (author), Van Der Heide, Menno (author), Salvador López, José Manuel (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Vincken, Jean Paul (author), Beekwilder, Jules (author)Prenylated flavonoids possess a wide variety of biological activities, including estrogenic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. Hence, they have potential applications in food products, medicines, or supplements with health-promoting activities. However, the low abundance of prenylated flavonoids in nature is limiting...journal article 2019