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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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Boonekamp, F.J. (author), Knibbe, E. (author), Vieira Lara, M.A. (author), Wijsman, M. (author), Luttik, M.A.H. (author), van Eunen, Karen (author), den Ridder, M.J. (author), Pabst, Martin (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)Although transplantation of single genes in yeast plays a key role in elucidating gene functionality in metazoans, technical challenges hamper humanization of full pathways and processes. Empowered by advances in synthetic biology, this study demonstrates the feasibility and implementation of full humanization of glycolysis in yeast. Single...journal article 2022
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Genetic bases for the metabolism of the DMS precursor S-methylmethionine by Saccharomyces cerevisiaeEder, Matthias (author), Sanchez, Isabelle (author), Camarasa, Carole (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Legras, Jean Luc (author), Dequin, Sylvie (author)Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is a sulfur containing volatile that enhances general fruity aroma and imparts aromatic notes in wine. The most important precursor of DMS is S-methylmethionine (SMM), which is synthesized by grapes and can be metabolized by the yeast S. cerevisiae during wine fermentation. Precursor molecules left after fermentation...journal article 2022
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Randazzo, P. (author), Bennis, N.X. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)Even for the genetically accessible yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the CRISPR-Cas DNA editing technology has strongly accelerated and facilitated strain construction. Several methods have been validated for fast and highly efficient single editing events, and diverse approaches for multiplex genome editing have been described in the...journal article 2021
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Perli, T. (author), Vos, A.M. (author), Bouwknegt, J. (author), Dekker, W.J.C. (author), Wiersma, S.J. (author), Mooiman, C. (author), Ortiz Merino, R.A. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Neocallimastigomycetes are unique examples of strictly anaerobic eukaryotes. This study investigates how these anaerobic fungi bypass reactions involved in synthesis of pyridine nucleotide cofactors and coenzyme A that, in canonical fungal pathways, require molecular oxygen. Analysis of Neocallimastigomycetes proteomes identified a candidate...journal article 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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Else-Hassing, J. (author), Buijs, Joran (author), Blankerts, Nikki (author), Luttik, M.A.H. (author), de Hulster, A.F. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Engineered strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are intensively studied as production platforms for aromatic compounds such as hydroxycinnamic acids, stilbenoids and flavonoids. Heterologous pathways for production of these compounds use L-phenylalanine and/or L-tyrosine, generated by the yeast shikimate pathway, as aromatic...journal article 2021
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Wronska, A.K. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Perli, T. (author), de Hulster, A.F. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)An oxygen requirement for de novo biotin synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae precludes the application of biotin-prototrophic strains in anoxic processes that use biotin-free media. To overcome this issue, this study explores introduction of the oxygen-independent Escherichia coli biotin-biosynthesis pathway in S. cerevisiae. Implementation...journal article 2021
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A supernumerary designer chromosome for modular in vivo pathway assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiaePostma, E.D. (author), Dashko, S. (author), van Breemen, Lars (author), Taylor Parkins, S.K. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)The construction of microbial cell factories for sustainable production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals requires extensive genome engineering. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, this study proposes synthetic neochromosomes as orthogonal expression platforms for rewiring native cellular processes and implementing new functionalities....journal article 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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Frederick, Joni (author), Hennessy, Fritha (author), Horn, Uli (author), de la Torre Cortés, Pilar (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Strych, Ulrich (author), Willson, Richard (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Otten, L.G. (author)BACKGROUND: Rhodococci are industrially important soil-dwelling Gram-positive bacteria that are well known for both nitrile hydrolysis and oxidative metabolism of aromatics. Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC BAA-870 is capable of metabolising a wide range of aliphatic and aromatic nitriles and amides. The genome of the organism was sequenced and...journal article 2020
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Perli, T. (author), Wronska, A.K. (author), Ortiz Merino, R.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Chemically defined media for yeast cultivation (CDMY) were developed to support fast growth, experimental reproducibility, and quantitative analysis of growth rates and biomass yields. In addition to mineral salts and a carbon substrate, popular CDMYs contain seven to nine B-group vitamins, which are either enzyme cofactors or precursors for...journal article 2020
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Perli, T. (author), Moonen, Dewi P.I. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Quantitative physiological studies on Saccharomyces cerevisiae commonly use synthetic media (SM) that contain a set of water-soluble growth factors that, based on their roles in human nutrition, are referred to as B vitamins. Previous work demonstrated that in S. cerevisiae CEN. PK113-7D, requirements for biotin were eliminated by laboratory...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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Boonekamp, F.J. (author), Dashko, S. (author), Duiker, Donna (author), Gehrmann, T. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), den Ridder, M.J. (author), Pabst, Martin (author), Robert, Vincent (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author), Postma, E.D. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)The construction of powerful cell factories requires intensive and extensive remodelling of microbial genomes. Considering the rapidly increasing number of these synthetic biology endeavors, there is an increasing need for DNA watermarking strategies that enable the discrimination between synthetic and native gene copies. While it is well...journal article 2020
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Doughty, Tyler W. (author), Domenzain, Iván (author), Millan-Oropeza, Aaron (author), Montini, Noemi (author), de Groot, P.A. (author), Pereira, Rui (author), Nielsen, Jens (author), Henry, Céline (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The Saccharomycotina subphylum (budding yeasts) spans 400 million years of evolution and includes species that thrive in diverse environments. To study niche-adaptation, we identify changes in gene expression in three divergent yeasts grown in the presence of various stressors. Duplicated and non-conserved genes are significantly more likely...journal article 2020
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Gorter de Vries, A.R. (author), Knibbe, E. (author), van Roosmalen, Roderick (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), de la Torre, P. (author), O’Herne, Stephanie F. (author), Vijverberg, Pascal A. (author), el Masoudi, Anissa (author), Brouwers, N. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The lager-brewing yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus is a hybrid between S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus with an exceptional degree of aneuploidy. While chromosome copy number variation (CCNV) is present in many industrial Saccharomyces strains and has been linked to various industrially-relevant traits, its impact on the brewing performance of S...journal article 2020
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Busch, H. (author), Tonin, F. (author), Alvarenga Da Silva, N. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Lu, Simona (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Hanefeld, U. (author), Hagedoorn, P.L. (author)Oleate hydratases (Ohys, EC 4.2.1.53) are a class of enzymes capable of selective water addition reactions to a broad range of unsaturated fatty acids leading to the respective chiral alcohols. Much research was dedicated to improving the applications of existing Ohys as well as to the identification of undescribed Ohys with potentially novel...journal article 2020
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Else-Hassing, J. (author), de Groot, P.A. (author), Marquenie, Vita R. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The organic compound 2-phenylethanol (2PE) has a pleasant floral scent and is intensively used in the cosmetic and food industries. Microbial production of 2PE by phenylalanine bioconversion or de novo biosynthesis from sugar offer sustainable, reliable and natural production processes compared to chemical synthesis. Despite the ability of...journal article 2019