Cell free biosynthesis of isoprenoids from isopentenol
Cell-free systems are growing in importance for the biosynthesis of complex molecules. These systems combine the precision of traditional chemistry with the versatility of biology in creating superior overall processes. Recently, a new synthetic pathway for the biosynthesis of isoprenoids using the substrate isopentenol, dubbed the isopentenol utilization pathway (IUP), was demonstrated to be a promising alternative to the native 2C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) and mevalonate (MVA) pathways. This simplified pathway, which contains a minimum of four enzymes to produce basic monoterpenes and only depends on ATP and isopentenol as substrates, allows for a highly flexible approach to the commercial synthesis of isoprenoid products. In this work, we use metabolic reconstitution to characterize this new pathway in vitro and demonstrate its use for the cell-free synthesis of mono-, sesquit-, and diterpenoids. Kinetic modeling and sensitivity analysis were also used to identify the most significant parameters for taxadiene productivity, and metabolic control analysis was employed to elucidate protein-level interactions within this pathway, which demonstrated that the IUP enzymatic system is primarily controlled by the concentration and kinetics of choline kinase (CK) and not regulated by any pathway intermediates. We report this is a significant advantage over the natural MEP or MVA pathways as it greatly simplifies future metabolic engineering efforts, both in vitro and in vivo, aiming at improving the kinetics of CK. Finally, we used the insights gathered to demonstrate an in vitro IUP system that can produce 220 mg/L of the diterpene taxadiene, in 9 hr, almost 3-fold faster than any system reported thus far.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007531; SC0008744; DE‐EE0007531; DE‐SC0008744
- OSTI ID:
- 1799301
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1560243
- Journal Information:
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 116, Issue 12; ISSN 0006-3592
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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