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Using the inner membrane of Escherichia coli as a scaffold to anchor enzymes for metabolic flux enhancement
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  • You Wang,
  • Yushu Wang,
  • Yuqi Wu,
  • Yang Suo,
  • Huaqing Guo,
  • Yineng Yu,
  • Ruonan Yin,
  • Rui Xi,
  • Jiajie Wu,
  • Nan Hua,
  • Yuehan Zhang,
  • Shaobo Zhang,
  • Zhenming Jin,
  • Lin He,
  • Gang Ma
You Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Renji Hospital

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Yushu Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Renji Hospital
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Yuqi Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Yang Suo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Huaqing Guo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Yineng Yu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Ruonan Yin
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Rui Xi
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Jiajie Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Nan Hua
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Yuehan Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Shaobo Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Zhenming Jin
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Lin He
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Gang Ma
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Renji Hospital
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Abstract

Clustering enzymes in the same metabolic pathway is a natural strategy to enhance productivity. Synthetic protein, RNA and DNA scaffolds have been designed to artificially cluster multiple enzymes in the cell, which require complex construction processes and possess limited slots for target enzymes. We utilized the Escherichia coli inner cell membrane as a native scaffold to cluster four fatty acid synthases and achieved to improve the efficiency of fatty acid synthesis in vivo. The construction strategy is as simple as fusing target enzymes to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the membrane anchor protein (Lgt), and the number of anchored enzymes is not restricted. This novel device not only presents a similar efficiency in clustering multiple enzymes to that of other artificial scaffolds but also promotes the product secretion, driving the entire metabolic flux forward and further increasing the gross yield compared with that in a cytoplasmic scaffold system.