Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 123-136.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0750

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Research Progress in the Improvement of Microbial Strain Tolerance and Efficiency of Biological Manufacturing Based on Transporter Engineering

LI Xin-yue1(), ZHOU Ming-hai1, FAN Ya-chao2, LIAO Sha2, ZHANG Feng-li1, LIU Chen-guang1, SUN Yue3, ZHANG Lin2, ZHAO Xin-qing1()   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai 200240
    2. SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Dalian 116045
    3. College of Enology and Horticulture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021
  • Received:2023-08-09 Online:2023-11-26 Published:2023-12-20
  • Contact: ZHAO Xin-qing E-mail:lixinyue123@sjtu.edu.cn;xqzhao@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Microbial cell factories have been extensively used for sustainable production of biofuels, as well as high value and bulk chemicals. However, high concentration products or substrates, as well as stressful conditions during industrial production, may compromise fermentation efficiency and decreasing economics of production. In this context, microbial stress tolerance is crucial for green and sustainable production of the target products. In recent years, the use of transporters to protect microbial cells from toxic compounds for enhancing strain tolerance has received increasing worldwide attention. This review summarizes the progress of studies on microbial strain tolerance enhancement based on transporter engineering, analyses the current key points in the field of transporter research and discusses strategies to enhance strain tolerance based on transporter manipulation. Especially,the review highlights the applications of artificial intelligence in transporter annotation, structure simulation and substrate-transporter interaction prediction, aiming to promote the application of microorganisms in biological manufacturing.

Key words: green biological manufacturing, membrane transporter, stress tolerance, industrial microorganism, fermentation efficiency