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Targeted in vitro immobilization of an intact scaffoldin-borne enzymatic pathway to induce substrate channeling
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  • Matthew Wong,
  • Md Anarul Hoque,
  • Sarah Moraïs,
  • Edward Bayer,
  • Georges Belfort,
  • Mattheos Koffas
Matthew Wong
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Md Anarul Hoque
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Sarah Moraïs
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Edward Bayer
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Georges Belfort
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Mattheos Koffas
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Corresponding Author:koffam@rpi.edu

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Abstract

An immobilized, cell-free system to produce isobutanol, a next-generation biofuel, was engineered to improve its production using biochemical approaches. A previously described approach involving random immobilization on suspended beads was superseded by a targeted, ordered cellulosome-based immobilization system that facilitated substrate channeling and minimized diffusion limitations. For this purpose, keto-acid decarboxylase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and formate dehydrogenase were genetically fused to a specific dockerin module, originating from different microbial species, each of which bound selectively to a complementary cohesin-bearing scaffoldin protein. Engineering of the fusions, as well as tuning the expression, was key to obtaining a working efficient multi-enzyme system. This system produced isobutanol at a titer of 5.92 g/L and 78.4% yield, which represented a marked improvement over previous results that used a cell-free method to produce this biofuel. This approach is promising, both as a starting point for further expansion of biofuel production and as a general enzyme-immobilized platform for producing biochemicals in vitro.
13 Oct 2024Submitted to Biotechnology and Bioengineering
28 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
28 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
28 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Nov 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned