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Holistic Approaches in Lipid Production by Yarrowia lipolytica

Journal Article · · Trends in Biotechnology
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  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Wroclaw Univ. of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland); DOE/OSTI
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Concerns about climate change have driven research on the production of lipid-derived biofuels as an alternative and renewable liquid fuel source. Using oleaginous yeasts for lipid synthesis creates the potential for cost-effective industrial-scale operations due to their ability to reach high lipid titer, yield, and productivity resulting from their unique metabolism. Yarrowia lipolytica is the model oleaginous yeast, with the best-studied lipid metabolism, the greatest number of genetic tools, and a fully sequenced genome. In this review we highlight multiomics studies that elucidate the mechanisms allowing this yeast to achieve lipid overaccumulation and then present several major metabolic engineering efforts that enhanced the production metrics in Y. lipolytica. Recent achievements that applied novel engineering strategies are emphasized.
Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0008744
OSTI ID:
1611149
Journal Information:
Trends in Biotechnology, Journal Name: Trends in Biotechnology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 36; ISSN 0167-7799
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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