Author:
Liang Shitong,Yang Xuewei,Zhu Xingyu,Ibrar Muhammad,Liu Liangxu,Li Siting,Li Xia,Tian Tian,Li Shuangfei
Abstract
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has attracted attention from researchers because of its pharmacological and nutritional importance. Currently, DHA production costs are high due to fermentation inefficiency; however, improving DHA yield by metabolic engineering in thraustochytrids is one approach to reduce these costs. In this study, a high-yielding (53.97% of total fatty acids) DHA production strain was constructed by disrupting polyunsaturated fatty acid beta-oxidation via knockout of the 2,4-dienyl-CoA reductase (DECR) gene (KO strain) in Aurantiochytrium sp. Slight differences in cell growth was observed in the wild-type and transformants (OE and KO), with cell concentrations in stationary of 2.65×106, 2.36×106 and 2.56×106 cells mL-1 respectively. Impressively, the KO strain yielded 21.62% more neutral lipids and 57.34% greater DHA production; moreover, the opposite was observed when overexpressing DECR (OE strain), with significant decreases of 30.49% and 64.61%, respectively. Furthermore, the KO strain showed a prolonged DHA production period with a sustainable increase from 63 to 90 h (170.03 to 203.27 mg g−1 DCW), while that of the wildtype strain decreased significantly from 150.58 to 140.10 mg g−1 DCW. This new approach provides an advanced proxy for the construction of sustainable DHA production strains for industrial purposes and deepens our understanding of the metabolic pathways of Aurantiochytrium sp.
Funder
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Subject
Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Global and Planetary Change,Oceanography
Cited by
6 articles.
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