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Metabolic engineering of Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4: A cell factory for testosterone production
Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4 is a potent steroid degrader that has a great potential as a biotechnological tool. As proof of concept, this work presents testosterone production from 4-androstene-3,17-dione by tailoring innate catabolic enzymes of the steroid catabolism inside the strain. A R. ruber quad...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660089/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31348804 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220492 |
Sumario: | Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4 is a potent steroid degrader that has a great potential as a biotechnological tool. As proof of concept, this work presents testosterone production from 4-androstene-3,17-dione by tailoring innate catabolic enzymes of the steroid catabolism inside the strain. A R. ruber quadruple mutant was constructed in order to avoid the breakage of the steroid nucleus. At the same time, an inducible expression vector for this strain was developed. The 17-ketoreductase gene from the fungus Cochliobolus lunatus was cloned and overexpressed in this vector. The engineered strain was able to produce testosterone from 4-androstene-3,17-dione using glucose for cofactor regeneration with a molar conversion of 61%. It is important to note that 91% of the testosterone was secreted outside the cell after 3 days of cell biotransformation. The results support the idea that Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4 can be metabolically engineered and can be used for the production of steroid intermediates. |
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