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Abstract
Episomal AMA1-based plasmids are increasingly used for expressing biosynthetic pathways and CRISPR/Cas systems in filamentous fungi cell factories due to their high transformation efficiency and multicopy nature. However, the gene expression from AMA1 plasmids has been observed to be highly heterogeneous in growing mycelia. To overcome this limitation, here we developed next-generation AMA1-based plasmids that ensure homogeneous and strong expression. We achieved this by evaluating various degradation tags fused to the auxotrophic marker gene on the AMA1 plasmid, which introduces a more stringent selection pressure throughout multicellular fungal growth. With these improved plasmids, we observed in Aspergillus nidulans a 5-fold increase in the expression of a fluorescent reporter, a doubling in the efficiency of a CRISPRa system for genome mining, and a up to a 10-fold increase in the production of heterologous natural product metabolites. This strategy has the potential to be applied to diverse filamentous fungi.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e70010 |
Journal | Microbial Biotechnology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2024 |
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CRISPR-based pathway activation for bioactive molecule discovery in fungi
Chooi, H., Piggott, A. & Keller, N.
ARC Australian Research Council
18/01/21 → 30/11/24
Project: Research
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Uncovering the Hidden Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Potential of Fungi
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/17 → 15/03/21
Project: Research