Improving l-threonine production in Escherichia coli by elimination of transporters ProP and ProVWX

Abstract Background Betaine, an osmoprotective compatible solute, has been used to improve l-threonine production in engineered Escherichia coli l-threonine producer. Betaine supplementation upregulates the expression of zwf encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, leading to the increase of NADP...

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Main Authors: Shuaiwen Wang, Yu Fang, Zhen Wang, Shuyan Zhang, Liangjia Wang, Yong Guo, Xiaoyuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01546-x