Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin

Biotin (vitamin B7) is a crucial cofactor for various metabolic processes and has significant applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and animal feed. Bacillus subtilis, a well-studied Gram-positive bacterium, presents a promising host for biotin production due to its Generally Recognized as Saf...

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Main Authors: Yue Wu, Guang-Qing Du, Dong-Han Ma, Jin-Long Li, Huan Fang, Hui-Na Dong, Zhao-Xia Jin, Da-Wei Zhang
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-03-01
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Guang-Qing Du
Dong-Han Ma
Jin-Long Li
Huan Fang
Hui-Na Dong
Zhao-Xia Jin
Da-Wei Zhang
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description Biotin (vitamin B7) is a crucial cofactor for various metabolic processes and has significant applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and animal feed. Bacillus subtilis, a well-studied Gram-positive bacterium, presents a promising host for biotin production due to its Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status, robust genetic tractability, and capacity for metabolite secretion. This study focuses on the metabolic engineering of B. subtilis to enhance biotin biosynthesis. Initially, the desthiobiotin (DTB) and biotin synthesis ability of different B. subtilis strains were evaluated to screen for suitable chassis cells. Subsequently, the titers of DTB and biotin were increased to 21.6 mg/L and 2.7 mg/L, respectively, by relieving the feedback repression of biotin synthesis and deleting the biotin uptake protein YhfU. Finally, through engineering the access tunnel to the active site of biotin synthase (BioB) for reactants and modulating its expression, the biotin titer was increased to 11.2 mg/L, marking an 1130-fold improvement compared to the wild-type strain. These findings provide novel strategies for enhancing the production of DTB and improving the conversion efficiency of DTB to biotin.
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spelling doaj-art-75ca6c60ed334e1fbfe6761e5e40ab9e2025-08-20T02:24:59ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology2405-805X2025-03-0110130731310.1016/j.synbio.2024.11.005Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotinYue Wu0Guang-Qing Du1Dong-Han Ma2Jin-Long Li3Huan Fang4Hui-Na Dong5Zhao-Xia Jin6Da-Wei Zhang7School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China; Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China; Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China; Corresponding author.Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.Biotin (vitamin B7) is a crucial cofactor for various metabolic processes and has significant applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and animal feed. Bacillus subtilis, a well-studied Gram-positive bacterium, presents a promising host for biotin production due to its Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status, robust genetic tractability, and capacity for metabolite secretion. This study focuses on the metabolic engineering of B. subtilis to enhance biotin biosynthesis. Initially, the desthiobiotin (DTB) and biotin synthesis ability of different B. subtilis strains were evaluated to screen for suitable chassis cells. Subsequently, the titers of DTB and biotin were increased to 21.6 mg/L and 2.7 mg/L, respectively, by relieving the feedback repression of biotin synthesis and deleting the biotin uptake protein YhfU. Finally, through engineering the access tunnel to the active site of biotin synthase (BioB) for reactants and modulating its expression, the biotin titer was increased to 11.2 mg/L, marking an 1130-fold improvement compared to the wild-type strain. These findings provide novel strategies for enhancing the production of DTB and improving the conversion efficiency of DTB to biotin.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405805X24001431BiotinBacillus subtilisBiotin synthaseRibosomal binding site
spellingShingle Yue Wu
Guang-Qing Du
Dong-Han Ma
Jin-Long Li
Huan Fang
Hui-Na Dong
Zhao-Xia Jin
Da-Wei Zhang
Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
Biotin
Bacillus subtilis
Biotin synthase
Ribosomal binding site
title Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
title_full Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
title_fullStr Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
title_full_unstemmed Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
title_short Pathway and protein channel engineering of Bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
title_sort pathway and protein channel engineering of bacillus subtilis for improved production of desthiobiotin and biotin
topic Biotin
Bacillus subtilis
Biotin synthase
Ribosomal binding site
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405805X24001431
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