BibTex format
@article{Jiang:2025:10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014,
author = {Jiang, W and Newell, W and Liu, J and Coppens, L and Slater, KB and Peng, H and Bell, D and Liu, L and Haritos, V and Ledesma-Amaro, R},
doi = {10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014},
journal = {Metabolic Engineering},
pages = {30--43},
title = {Insights into the methanol utilization capacity of Y. lipolytica and improvements through metabolic engineering},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014},
volume = {91},
year = {2025}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - Methanol is a promising sustainable alternative feedstock for green biomanufacturing. The yeast Yarrowia lipolytica offers a versatile platform for producing a wide range of products but it cannot use methanol efficiently. In this study, we engineered Y. lipolytica to utilize methanol by overexpressing a methanol dehydrogenase, followed by the incorporation of methanol assimilation pathways from methylotrophic yeasts and bacteria. We also overexpressed the ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) and xylulose monophosphate (XuMP) pathways, which led to significant improvements in growth with methanol, reaching a consumption rate of 2.35 g/L in 24 hours and a 2.68-fold increase in biomass formation. Metabolomics and Metabolite Flux Analysis confirmed methanol assimilation and revealed an increase in reducing power. The strains were further engineered to produce the valuable heterologous product resveratrol from methanol as a co-substrate. Unlike traditional methanol utilization processes, which are often resource-intensive and environmentally damaging, our findings represent a significant advance in green chemistry by demonstrating the potential of Y. lipolytica for efficient use of methanol as a co-substrate for energy, biomass, and product formation. This work not only contributes to our understanding of methanol metabolism in non-methylotrophic organisms but also paves the way for achieving efficient synthetic methylotrophy towards green biomanufacturing.
AU - Jiang,W
AU - Newell,W
AU - Liu,J
AU - Coppens,L
AU - Slater,KB
AU - Peng,H
AU - Bell,D
AU - Liu,L
AU - Haritos,V
AU - Ledesma-Amaro,R
DO - 10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014
EP - 43
PY - 2025///
SN - 1096-7176
SP - 30
TI - Insights into the methanol utilization capacity of Y. lipolytica and improvements through metabolic engineering
T2 - Metabolic Engineering
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2025.03.014
VL - 91
ER -