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2. The successful experience of gymnastics world champion coach: an interview analysis
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Xiuxia Liu, Xinghe Weng, Huahui Qin, Shuai Ma, and Guoqing Wang
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gymnastic ,world champion ,Olympic champion ,coaching success ,coaching methodologies ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
ObjectivesThe role of a coach in enhancing athletes’ performance and achieving success is well-documented across numerous studies. However, the strategies employed by Chinese coaches in developing world champion gymnasts remain under explored.MethodsThis research involved a single case study focusing on a coach from the Chinese National Men’s Gymnastics Team, credited with nurturing eight world champion gymnasts.ResultsThe inductive content analysis leads to that 6 subthemes, “international perspective and collaborative ability,” “ability to control and regulate training loads,” “identifying athletes’ needs and transforming them into motivation,” “goal setting aligned with athletes’ abilities,” “adopting authoritative democratic coaching style,” and “establishing hierarchical-style friendship”, and 3 themes, “training management and planning,” “motivation and goal setting,” and “interpersonal communication” are manifested. An overarching theme “the successful experience of gymnastics world champion coach,” is derived from the analysis.ConclusionThis research bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, offering valuable insights into the successful experiences of gymnastics world champion coaches. The findings have the potential to influence coaching methodologies globally, fostering the development of resilient, motivated, and high-performing athletes. Future research should focus on sport-specific studies, longitudinal analyses, and cross-cultural comparisons to further advance the field of sports coaching and validate the effectiveness of these innovative coaching strategies.
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- 2024
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3. How expressive ties energize competitive performance in DanceSport dyads: unraveling the role of athlete engagement in an innovatively applied actor-partner interdependence mediation model
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Xiuxia Liu, Yang Liu, Dandan Pan, and Xinghe Weng
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APIM ,partnership ,expressive ties ,competitive performance ,athlete engagement ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
ObjectivesThis study explores the significant impact of expressive ties (EI) between DanceSport couples on their competitive performance (CP). Utilizing a dyadic approach, we examined the performance achievement processes of DanceSport couples in relation to their EI.MethodsParticipants comprised 67 dyads of Chinese elite dancers aged between 16 and 30 years. The dyadic analysis was carried out using a structural equation model based on the actor-partner interdependence mediation model.ResultsWith regard to actor effects, both male (β = 0.292, p = 0.012) and female (β = 0.443, p
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- 2024
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4. Effects of unilateral, bilateral, and combined unilateral+bilateral complex resistance training on bench press and squat strength in adolescent boxers
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Yang Liu, Xiuxia Liu, and Jiaxian Geng
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adolescent boxers ,resistance training ,unilateral training ,bilateral training ,strength exercises ,Physiology ,QP1-981 - Abstract
Objective: To assess the effects of 8 weeks of unilateral (UNI), bilateral (BI), and combined unilateral + bilateral (UNI + BI) resistance training on bench press and squat strength in adolescent boxers.Methods: Using the Gym Aware linear accelerometer, free-weight squat and bench press strength exercises were evaluated after an 8-week training intervention. Thirty adolescent boxers were randomly assigned to three groups: UNI, height: 1.73 ± 0.08 m, weight: 55.42 ± 5.85 kg; UNI + BI, height: 1.7 ± 0.06 m, weight: 54.73 ± 5.33 kg; and BI, height: 1.74 ± 0.06 m, weight: 59.67 ± 8.39 kg. Each group followed their designated UNI/BI/UNI + BI compound resistance training protocols, and the effects of 8 weeks of single-sided and bilateral intervention training on the performance of free-weight squat and bench press exercises at 30%, 50%, and 80% of 1-repetition maximum (1RM) were evaluated.Results: Significant improvements were observed in the 30% 1RM, 50% 1RM, and 80% 1RM outcomes for both squat and bench press exercises before and after the interventions (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). In the intergroup comparison, GymAware measurements revealed that the UNI and UNI + BI groups exhibited superior peak power values for squat and bench press exercises at 30% 1RM compared to the BI group.Discussion: UNI and UNI + BI training led to significantly higher output power values in bench press and squat exercises at 30% 1RM compared to the BI training group.
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- 2024
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5. High-throughput process development from gene cloning to protein production
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Manman Sun, Alex Xiong Gao, Xiuxia Liu, Yankun Yang, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, and Zhonghu Bai
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Recombinant protein ,Process development ,High-throughput technology ,High-throughput culture ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract In the post-genomic era, the demand for faster and more efficient protein production has increased, both in public laboratories and industry. In addition, with the expansion of protein sequences in databases, the range of possible enzymes of interest for a given application is also increasing. Faced with peer competition, budgetary, and time constraints, companies and laboratories must find ways to develop a robust manufacturing process for recombinant protein production. In this review, we explore high-throughput technologies for recombinant protein expression and present a holistic high-throughput process development strategy that spans from genes to proteins. We discuss the challenges that come with this task, the limitations of previous studies, and future research directions.
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- 2023
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6. A novel retinoic acid receptor-γ agonist antagonizes immune checkpoint resistance in lung cancers by altering the tumor immune microenvironment
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Cheng-Hsin Wei, Lu Huang, Blair Kreh, Xiuxia Liu, Liliya Tyutyunyk-Massey, Masanori Kawakami, Zibo Chen, Mi Shi, Serguei Kozlov, King C. Chan, Thorkell Andresson, Mary Carrington, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Martin E. Sanders, Amir Horowitz, Patrick Hwu, Weiyi Peng, Ethan Dmitrovsky, and Xi Liu
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Abstract All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) agonist, regulates cell growth, differentiation, immunity, and survival. We report that ATRA-treatment repressed cancer growth in syngeneic immunocompetent, but not immunodeficient mice. The tumor microenvironment was implicated: CD8+ T cell depletion antagonized ATRA’s anti-tumorigenic effects in syngeneic mice. ATRA-treatment with checkpoint blockade did not cooperatively inhibit murine lung cancer growth. To augment ATRA’s anti-tumorigenicity without promoting its pro-tumorigenic potential, an RARγ agonist (IRX4647) was used since it regulates T cell biology. Treating with IRX4647 in combination with an immune checkpoint (anti-PD-L1) inhibitor resulted in a statistically significant suppression of syngeneic 344SQ lung cancers in mice—a model known for its resistance to checkpoints and characterized by low basal T cell and PD-L1 expression. This combined treatment notably elevated CD4+ T-cell presence within the tumor microenvironment and increased IL-5 and IL-13 tumor levels, while simultaneously decreasing CD38 in the tumor stroma. IL-5 and/or IL-13 treatments increased CD4+ more than CD8+ T-cells in mice. IRX4647-treatment did not appreciably affect in vitro lung cancer growth, despite RARγ expression. Pharmacokinetic analysis found IRX4647 plasma half-life was 6 h in mice. Yet, RARα antagonist (IRX6696)-treatment with anti-PD-L1 did not repress syngeneic lung cancer growth. Together, these findings provide a rationale for a clinical trial investigating an RARγ agonist to augment check point blockade response in cancers.
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- 2023
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7. Self-esteem mediates the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction of Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study
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Yuanyuan Ke, Xiuxia Liu, Xue Xu, Bingchen He, Jinfu Wang, Lijun Zuo, Haiyun Wang, and Guan Yang
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behavioral addiction ,smartphone addiction ,physical activity ,self-esteem ,mediating effect ,college students ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
ObjectiveSmartphone addiction, as a key topic in the current field of behavioral addictions and public health, has brought many negative impacts on the physical, psychological, interpersonal communication, and even academic performance among contemporary college students. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to offer ideas for solving smartphone addiction among college students through investigating the potential mediating effect of self-esteem in the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction.MethodsBy the quota sampling, a cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate 650 college students from 10 colleges in Guangzhou Higher Mega Center, and several self-reported instruments including physical activity rating scale-3 (PARS-3), mobile phone addiction tendency scale (MPATS), self-esteem scale (SES) were used to collect the related data needed for the present study. The descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and mediating effect analysis in this study were performed in turn.ResultsThe results showed that physical activity (r = −0.124, p < 0.01) and self-esteem (r = −0.360, p < 0.01) were all negatively correlated with smartphone addiction, and both could also significantly and negatively predict smartphone addiction. There was a positive correlation between physical activity and self-esteem (r = 0.084, p < 0.05), and self-esteem could be significantly predicted by physical activity. And more important, the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction could be partially mediated by self-esteem, and the indirect effect value was −0.346 (95% Boot CI = −0.695; −0.023), along with the mediating effect accounted for 24% of the total effect between physical activity and smartphone addiction.ConclusionThe current study shows that physical activity could not only directly reduce smartphone addiction, but also decrease smartphone addiction by indirectly improving self-esteem, which is important in practice for solving this troublesome issue and then gradually developing a healthy behavior in daily life for college students in China, and even across the world in near future.
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- 2024
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8. The effect of the partnership between DanceSport couples on competitive performance: the mediating role of athlete engagement
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Xiuxia Liu, Bo Wu, Xinghe Weng, and Qi Shan
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DanceSport ,partnership ,competitive performance ,athlete engagement ,self-determination theory ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
ObjectivesAlthough the positive association of partnership between DanceSport couples with competitive performance (CP) is documented, less is known about the mediating factors of this relationship. According to the related literature and self-determination theory (SDT), the present study finds and verifies that athlete engagement (AE) mediates the association between partnership and competitive performance.MethodsA total of 242 Chinese sports dancers were recruited using the purposive sampling method. The Partnership Scale-DanceSport Couples (PS-DSC), the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ), and the Competitive Performance Questionnaire (CPQ) were adopted to collect data.ResultsThe obligatory instrumental ties, expressive ties, and interpersonal perception scores are all positively correlated with both athlete engagement and competitive performance, and athlete engagement scores are positively correlated with competitive performance. Athlete engagement completely mediates the association between obligatory instrumental ties and competitive performance, and it partially mediates the association between expressive ties, interpersonal perception, and competitive performance, with the mediating effect accounting for 25.29 and 24.40% of the total effect, respectively.ConclusionAthlete engagement mediates the association between DanceSport couples’ partnership and competitive performance. High levels of athlete engagement are needed to improve the chance of promoting obligatory instrumental ties, expressive ties, and interpersonal perception between DanceSport couples toward excellent competitive performance. Overall, the results represent an attempt to extend our understanding of the mechanisms by which the three partnership stereotype factors individually influence dancers’ cognitive and psychological states.
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- 2023
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9. Extracellular and intracellular infection of Botryosphaeria dothidea and resistance mechanism in apple cells
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Li Xin, Rui Zhang, Xianpu Wang, Xiuxia Liu, Yicheng Wang, Peiran Qi, Lishuang Wang, Shujing Wu, and Xuesen Chen
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Apple ,Apple ring rot ,Botryosphaeria dothidea ,Penetration resistance ,MdVDAC2 ,Programmed cell death ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Apple ring rot, which is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, severely affects apple production. The mechanisms employed in apple cells against B. dothidea remain unknown. In this research, the pathogen infection mode and the relationship between cell death and disease resistance in ‘Fuji’/B. dothidea interaction pathosystem were investigated. By using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), our research showed that the pathogen infects apple cells both intracellularly and extracellularly. However, compared with that in immature fruit, the incidence of hyphae in the interior of mature apple fruit cells increased dramatically, suggesting that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance could be important in apple resistance against B. dothidea. TEM ultrastructural characterization identified the nuclear morphology of programmed cell death induction in both apple fruit and callus cells under B. dothidea infection. Overexpression of MdVDAC2 (MDP0000271281), which encodes an outer-membrane localized anion channel protein in mitochondria, significantly promoted cell death under B. dothidea infection and simultaneously inhibited pathogen infection, suggesting that cell death represents a disease resistance mechanism in apple against B. dothidea infection. Furthermore, BdCatalase (KAF4307763), a cytochrome P450 family protein BdCYP52A4 (KAF4300696), and subtilisin-domain containing proteins were identified from B. dothidea-secreted proteins, which suggested the potential involvement of active oxygen species and phytoalexins in combating B. dothidea infection and triggering or dampening apple resistance. Collectively, our research suggested that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance, programmed cell death machinery and microbial effector-interrelated signaling were among strategies recruited in apple to combat B. dothidea. The current research laid the foundation for further investigations into resistance mechanisms in apple.
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- 2023
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10. Loss of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 18 destabilizes 14-3-3ζ protein and represses lung cancer metastasis
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Zibo Chen, Lin Zheng, Yulong Chen, Xiuxia Liu, Masanori Kawakami, Lisa Maria Mustachio, Jason Roszik, Katherine V. Ferry-Galow, Ralph E. Parchment, Xin Liu, Thorkell Andresson, Gerard Duncan, Jonathan M. Kurie, Jaime Rodriguez-Canales, Xi Liu, and Ethan Dmitrovsky
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deubiquitinase ,usp18 ,14-3-3ζ ,lung cancer and metastasis ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Cancer metastasis is a major cause of cancer-related mortality. Strategies to reduce metastases are needed especially in lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer mortality. We previously reported increased ubiquitin-specific peptidase 18 (USP18) expression in lung and other cancers. Engineered reduction of USP18 expression repressed lung cancer growth and promoted apoptosis. This deubiquitinase (DUB) stabilized targeted proteins by removing the complex interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15). This study explores if the loss of USP18 reduced lung cancer metastasis. USP18 knock-down in lung cancer cells was independently achieved using small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). USP18 knock-down reduced lung cancer growth, wound-healing, migration, and invasion versus controls (P
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- 2022
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11. Development of a novel platform for recombinant protein production in Corynebacterium glutamicum on ethanol
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Xinyu Yu, Xiuxia Liu, Xiong Gao, Xunxun Luo, Yankun Yang, Ye Li, Chunli Liu, Chong Zhang, and Zhonghu Bai
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Corynebacterium glutamicum ,Ethanol ,Transcriptional engineering ,Secretory protein overexpression ,NEO-2/15 ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Corynebacterium glutamicum represents an emerging recombinant protein expression factory due to its ideal features for protein secretion, but its applicability is harmed by the lack of an autoinduction system with tight regulation and high yield. Here, we propose a new recombinant protein manufacturing platform that leverages ethanol as both a delayed carbon source and an inducer. First, we reanalysed the native inducible promoter PICL from the acetate uptake operon and found that its limited capacity is the result of the inadequate translation initial architecture. The two strategies of bicistronic design and ribozyme-based insulator can ensure the high activity of this promoter. Next, through transcriptional engineering that alters transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) and the first transcribed sequence, the truncated promoter PA256 with a dramatically higher transcription level was generated. When producing the superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) under 1% ethanol conditions, PA256 exhibited substantially lower protein accumulation in prophase but an approximately 2.5-fold greater final yield than the strong promoter PH36. This superior expression mode was further validated using two secreted proteins, camelid antibody fragment (VHH) and endoxylanase (XynA). Furthermore, utilizing CRISPRi technology, ethanol utilization blocking strains were created, and PA256 was shown to be impaired in the phosphotransacetylase (PTA) knockdown strains, indicating that ethanol metabolism into the tricarboxylic acid cycle is required for PA256 upregulation. Finally, this platform was applied to produce the “de novo design” protein NEO-2/15, and by introducing the N-propeptide of CspB, NEO-2/15 was effectively secreted with the accumulation 281 mg/L obtained after 24 h of shake-flask fermentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of NEO-2/15 secretory overexpression.
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12. Development and initial validation of the Partnership Scale-DanceSport Couples
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Xiuxia Liu, Guan Yang, Shen Wang, Xiangfei Wang, and Xuelian Wang
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partnership ,DanceSport ,scale development ,athlete ,obligatory instrumental ties ,expressive ties ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
IntroductionDanceSport is described as a dance involving a male–female partner. It is important to comprehend the partnership between dance couples so that their competitive performance can be effectively supported. However, only a few studies have verified the influence of partnership between DanceSport couples on competitive performance and explored its psychological mechanism to provide means to deal with the partnership. The reason was that there was a lack of appropriate assessment tools.AimsThis multi-study outlines the development, content, and construct validity of a novel, mixed-method tool to assess DanceSport partnership.MethodsThe development of the Partnership Scale-DanceSport Couples (PS-DSC) included four studies and data from four samples of Chinese elite dancers (N = 914 total). In stage 1, outlined in study 1, PS-DSC items were generated and then refined using the feedback provided by academics, sports coaches, and elite dancers. In stage 2, outlined in studies 2 and 3, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to examine the structure of the PS-DSC items. In stage 3, outlined in study 4, composite reliability, discriminant validity, and convergent validity were assessed. The result of this process was a 13-item three-factor instrument. Based on these initial findings, the PS-DSC provided the first valid and reliable way of measuring partnerships between DanceSport couples.ConclusionThis study has taken the promising first step in developing a tool to comprehensively measure partnerships between DanceSport couples.
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- 2023
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13. Responses of Karenia mikimotoi to allelochemical linoleic acid: Growth inhibition, photosynthetic damage, oxidative stress and cell apoptosis
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Renjun Wang, Chao Wang, Xiuxia Liu, Junfeng Chen, Chunchen Liu, Yuhao Song, Ning Ding, and Peike Gao
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harmful algal blooms ,K. mikimotoi ,linoleic acid ,reactive oxygen species ,cell apoptosis ,cell cycle arrest ,Science ,General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution ,QH1-199.5 - Abstract
Linoleic acid (LA), a potentially algae-inhibiting chemical released by macroalgae, has been shown to hinder the growth of numerous bloom-forming species. The allelopathic effects of LA (varying from 100 μg/L to 900 μg/L) on harmful microalgae K. mikimotoi were examined using population growth dynamics and physiological levels of K. mikimotoi. LA (>500 μg/L) strongly inhibited algal growth with most cells halted at the S and G2 phases and an evident drop in photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a (chl a), chlorophyll c (chl c) and carotenoids). Furthermore, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters such as Fv/Fm, PI, ETo/RC showed a declining trend whereas ABS/RC, DIo/RC, TRo/RC showed an increasing trend with increasing LA exposure concentrations. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was considerably higher, indicating that LA promoted oxidative stress in K. mikimotoi. Excessive ROS promoted apoptosis in K. mikimotoi, which was noted by increased activity of caspase-3, caspase-9, and flow cytometry (FCM) data. Furthermore, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and N-Acetyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-CHO (Ac-DEVD-CHO) lowered the apoptotic rates of the LA-treated algal cells, indicating that the aforementioned inhibitors delayed K. mikimotoi apoptosis under LA treatment. To summarize, cell cycle arrest of K. mikimotoi is less sensitive to ROS, but the overproduction of ROS generated by LA activated caspase-3 and caspase-9, which further promoted the apoptosis of K. mikimotoi. This research showed that LA might have great potential and application prospects in controlling the outbreak of harmful algae.
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- 2023
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14. Toward improved terpenoids biosynthesis: strategies to enhance the capabilities of cell factories
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Eric Fordjour, Emmanuel Osei Mensah, Yunpeng Hao, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, Ye Li, Chun-Li Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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Terpenoids ,Protein engineering ,Dynamic regulation ,Promoter engineering ,RBS engineering ,Cellular tolerance ,Technology ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 - Abstract
Abstract Terpenoids form the most diversified class of natural products, which have gained application in the pharmaceutical, food, transportation, and fine and bulk chemical industries. Extraction from naturally occurring sources does not meet industrial demands, whereas chemical synthesis is often associated with poor enantio-selectivity, harsh working conditions, and environmental pollutions. Microbial cell factories come as a suitable replacement. However, designing efficient microbial platforms for isoprenoid synthesis is often a challenging task. This has to do with the cytotoxic effects of pathway intermediates and some end products, instability of expressed pathways, as well as high enzyme promiscuity. Also, the low enzymatic activity of some terpene synthases and prenyltransferases, and the lack of an efficient throughput system to screen improved high-performing strains are bottlenecks in strain development. Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology seek to overcome these issues through the provision of effective synthetic tools. This review sought to provide an in-depth description of novel strategies for improving cell factory performance. We focused on improving transcriptional and translational efficiencies through static and dynamic regulatory elements, enzyme engineering and high-throughput screening strategies, cellular function enhancement through chromosomal integration, metabolite tolerance, and modularization of pathways. Graphical Abstract
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- 2022
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15. Crystal structure of 4-(anthracen-9-yl)pyridine
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Meng Zhao, Gang Zhang, Jingmiao Zhang, Shan Huang, Xiuxia Liu, and Fei Li
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crystal structure ,anthracene ,c—h...π interactions ,π–π stacking interactions ,Crystallography ,QD901-999 - Abstract
The title compound, C19H13N, which crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group with one half-molecule in the asymmetric unit, was synthesized by Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 9-bromoanthracene with pyridin-4-ylboronic acid and purified by column chromatography on silica gel. Light-yellow crystals of 4-(anthracen-9-yl)-pyridine suitable for X-ray diffraction were collected by the solvent evaporation method. In the crystal, pairs of molecules are connected by intermolecular C—H...π (pyridine) interactions [d(H7...Cg) = 2.7391 (2) Å], forming cyclic centrosymmetric dimers, further resulting in an infinite one-dimensional linear chain along the c-axis direction. Weak face-to-face π–π stacking interactions [d(Cg...Cg) = 3.6061 (2) Å] link neighboring lamellar networks into the supramolecular structure.
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16. Retraction notice to 'Tanshinone IIA ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in bronchial epithelium cell line BEAS-2B by down-regulating miR-27a' [Biomed. Pharmacother. 104 (2018) 158–164]
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Xiuxia Liu and Jie Meng
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Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Published
- 2022
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17. m5C Regulator-Mediated Methylation Modification Patterns and Tumor Microenvironment Infiltration Characterization in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
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Fei Li, Qingmei Deng, Xiaoxi Pang, Shan Huang, Jingmiao Zhang, Xiaxia Zhu, Hong Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) ,subtype ,immune infiltration ,5-methylcytosine (m5C) modification ,tumor microenvironment (TME) ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Recently, immune response modulation at the epigenetic level is illustrated in studies, but the possible function of RNA 5-methylcytosine (m5C) modification in cell infiltration within the tumor microenvironment (TME) is still unclear. Three different m5C modification patterns were identified, and high differentiation degree was observed in the cell infiltration features within TME under the above three identified patterns. A low m5C-score, which was reflected in the activated immunity, predicted the relatively favorable prognostic outcome. A small amount of effective immune infiltration was seen in the high m5C-score subtype, indicating the dismal patient survival. Our study constructed a diagnostic model using the 10 signature genes highly related to the m5C-score, discovered that the model exhibited high diagnostic accuracy for PTC, and screened out five potential drugs for PTC based on this m5C-score model. m5C modification exerts an important part in forming the TME complexity and diversity. It is valuable to evaluate the m5C modification patterns in single tumors, so as to enhance our understanding towards the infiltration characterization in TME.
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- 2021
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18. Enhanced production of recombinant proteins in Corynebacterium glutamicum by constructing a bicistronic gene expression system
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Manman Sun, Xiong Gao, Zihao Zhao, An Li, Yali Wang, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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Corynebacterium glutamicum ,Recombinant protein ,BCD expression system ,Screening fore-cistron sequences ,PΙNP ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract Background Corynebacterium glutamicum is a traditional food-grade industrial microorganism, in which an efficient endotoxin-free recombinant protein expression factory is under developing in recent years. However, the intrinsic disadvantage of low recombinant protein expression level is still difficult to be solved. Here, according to the bacteria-specific polycistronic feature that multiple proteins can be translated in one mRNA, efforts have been made to insert a leading peptide gene upstream of target genes as an expression enhancer, and it is found that this can remarkably improve the expression level of proteins under the control of inducible tac promoter in C. glutamicum. Results In this research, the Escherichia coli (E. coli) tac promoter combined with 24 different fore-cistron sequences were constructed in a bicistronic manner in C. glutamicum. Three strong bicistronic expression vectors were isolated and exhibited high efficiency under different culture conditions. The compatibility of these bicistronic vectors was further validated using six model proteins- aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), RamA (regulator of acetate metabolism), Bovine interferon-α (BoIFN-α), glycoprotein D protein (gD) of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (IBRV) and procollagen type Ι N-terminal peptide (PΙNP). All examined proteins were highly expressed compared with the original vector with tac promoter. Large-scale production of PΙNP was also performed in fed-batch cultivation, and the highest PΙNP production level was 1.2 g/L. Conclusion In this study, the strength of the inducible tac promoter for C. glutamicum was improved by screening and inserting fore-cistron sequences in front of the target genes. Those vectors with bicistronic expression patterns have strong compatibility for expressing various heterogeneous proteins in high yield. This new strategy could be used to further improve the performance of inducible promoters, achieving double competence of inducible control and high yield.
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19. The responses of soil organic carbon mineralization and microbial communities to fresh and aged biochar soil amendments
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Zhiwei Liu, Mengtao Zhu, Jiameng Wang, Xiuxia Liu, Wenjie Guo, Jufeng Zheng, Rongjun Bian, Genmei Wang, Xuhui Zhang, Kun Cheng, Xiaoyu Liu, Lianqing Li, and Genxing Pan
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dissolved organic matter ,fresh/aged biochar ,phospholipid fatty acid ,SOC mineralization ,soil microbial community composition ,Renewable energy sources ,TJ807-830 ,Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade ,HD9502-9502.5 - Abstract
Abstract While biochar soil amendment has been widely proposed as a soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration strategy to mitigate detrimental climate changes in global agriculture, the SOC sequestration was still not clearly understood for the different effects of fresh and aged biochar on SOC mineralization. In the present study of a two‐factorial experiment, topsoil samples from a rice paddy were laboratory‐incubated with and without fresh or aged biochar pyrolyzed of wheat residue and with and without crop residue‐derived dissolved organic matter (CRM) for monitoring soil organic matter decomposition under controlled conditions. The six treatments included soil with no biochar, with fresh biochar and with aged biochar treated with CRM, respectively. For fresh biochar treatment, the topsoil of a same rice paddy was amended with wheat biochar directly from a pyrolysis wheat straw, the soil with aged biochar was collected from the same soil 6 years following a single amendment of same biochar. Total CO2 emission from the soil was monitored over a 64 day time span of laboratory incubation, while microbial biomass carbon and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) were determined at the end of incubation period. Without CRM, total organic carbon mineralization was significantly decreased by 38.8% with aged biochar but increased by 28.9% with fresh biochar, compared to no biochar. With CRM, however, the significantly highest net carbon mineralization occurred in the soil without biochar compared to the biochar‐amended soil. Compared to aged biochar, fresh biochar addition significantly increased the total PLFA concentration by 20.3%–33.8% and altered the microbial community structure by increasing 17:1ω8c (Gram‐negative bacteria) and i17:0 (Gram‐positive bacteria) mole percentages and by decreasing the ratio of fungi/bacteria. Furthermore, biochar amendment significantly lowered the metabolic quotient of SOC decomposition, thereby becoming greater with aged biochar than with fresh biochar. The finding here suggests that biochar amendment could improve carbon utilization efficiency by soil microbial community and SOC sequestration potential in paddy soil can be enhanced by the presence of biochar in soil over the long run.
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- 2019
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20. Development of a secretory expression system with high compatibility between expression elements and an optimized host for endoxylanase production in Corynebacterium glutamicum
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Wei Zhang, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, Chunli Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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Corynebacterium glutamicum ,Endoxylanase ,ClpS ,Chromosomal expression ,Coexisting plasmids ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract Background In terms of protein production, the internal environment of the host influences the activity of expression elements, thus affecting the expression level of the target protein. Native expression elements from a specific strain always function well in the original host. In the present study, to enhance the endoxylanase (XynA) production level in Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC1.15647 with its native expression elements, approaches to reduce host expression obstacles and to promote expression were evaluated. Results We identified the signal peptide of CspB2 in C. glutamicum CGMCC1.15647 by MALDI-TOF and applied it along with its promoter for the production of endoxylanase (XynA) in this strain. The native cspB2 promoter and cspB2 signal peptide are superior to the well-used cspB1 promoter and cspA signal peptide for XynA expression in C. glutamicum CGMCC1.15647, and expression in this strain is superior to the expression in C. glutamicum ATCC13032. The highest XynA secretion efficiency level in deep 24-well plates level (2492.88 U/mL) was achieved by disruption of the cell wall protein CspB2 and the protease ClpS, chromosomal integration of xynA and coexisting plasmid expression, which increased expression 11.43- and 1.35-fold compared to that of chromosomal expression and pXMJ19-xynA-mediated expression in the original strain, respectively. In fed-batch cultivation, the highest XynA accumulation (1.77 g/L) was achieved in the culture supernatant after 44 h of cultivation. Conclusion Adaptation between the expression elements and the host is crucial for XynA production in C. glutamicum CGMCC1.15647. Strategies including host optimization, chromosomal integration, and coexistence of plasmids were useful for efficient protein production in C. glutamicum.
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21. A Chemiluminescent Immunoassay for Osteocalcin in Human Serum and a Solution to the 'Hook Effect'
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Shuang Han, Yifeng Xue, Junlan Zhang, Jianrong Huang, Xiuxia Liu, Yankun Yang, Zhonghu Bai, and Chunxin Wang
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Analytical chemistry ,QD71-142 - Abstract
A chemiluminescent immunoassay for human serum osteocalcin, or bone Gla protein, was established using a double-antibody sandwich model. Examination of the hook effect revealed that it was significantly reduced, and no hook effect was observed at an osteocalcin concentration of 4000 ng/mL. The established method showed good analytical performance and thermal stability. The limit of detection was 0.03 ng/mL. The intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) was 3.22%–5.64%, the interassay CV was 4.42%–7.25%, and the recovery rate was 93.22%–107.99%. Cross-reactivity (CR) was not observed with bovine, rat, mouse, rabbit, or porcine samples. The developed method showed a good correlation with the N-MID product from Roche. In total, 1069 clinical patient samples were measured using the reagent kit developed in this study.
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22. Activation of disease resistance against Botryosphaeria dothidea by downregulating the expression of MdSYP121 in apple
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Xiaowen He, Yanhong Huo, Xiuxia Liu, Qianqian Zhou, Shouqian Feng, Xiang Shen, Baohua Li, Shujing Wu, and Xuesen Chen
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Botany ,QK1-989 ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Plant defense: Regulating resistance to ring rot A gene with multiple functions in defense against apple ring rot may provide a target for breeding apple varieties resistant to this devastating and enigmatic fungal disease. In China, the world’s greatest producer of apples, apple ring rot poses a severe challenge to growers. A Chinese team led by Shujing Wu and Xuesen Chen, of Shandong Agricultural University, explored the role of a gene, MdSYP121, thought to provide resistance to ring rot. A combination of genetic, genomic, and transgenic experiments showed that MdSYP121 does indeed confer resistance to the disease, and may do this both by regulating hormonal pathways of defense and by stimulating enzymes involved in defensive oxidation/reduction reactions. Overall, their results suggest potential foci for breeding programmes aimed at reducing the susceptibility of apple cultivars to the ring rot fungus.
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- 2018
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23. Correlation Between Protein Primary Structure and Soluble Expression Level of HSA dAb in Escherichia coli
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Yankun Yang, Guoqiang Liu, Meng Liu, Zhonghu Bai, Xiuxia Liu, Xiaofeng Dai, and Wenwen Guo
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domain antibody (dAb) ,Escherichia coli ,heterologous protein soluble expression ,linear modelling ,primary structure ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Food processing and manufacture ,TP368-456 - Abstract
It is widely accepted that features such as pI, length, molecular mass and amino acid (AA) sequence have a significant influence on protein solubility. Here, we mainly focused on AA composition and explored those that most affected the soluble expression level of human serum albumin (HSA) domain antibody (dAb). The soluble expression and sequence of 65 dAb variants were analysed using clustering and linear modelling. Certain AAs significantly affected the soluble expression level of dAb, with the specific AA combinations being (S, R, N, D, Q), (G, R, C, N, S) and (R, S, G); these combinations respectively affected the dAb expression level in the broth supernatant, the level in the pellet lysate and total soluble dAb. Among the 20 AAs, R displayed a negative influence on the soluble expression level, whereas G and S showed positive effects. A linear model was built to predict the soluble expression level from the sequence; this model had a prediction accuracy of 80 %. In summary, increasing the content of polar AAs, especially G and S, and decreasing the content of R, was helpful to improve the soluble expression level of HSA dAb.
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24. Efficient gene editing in Corynebacterium glutamicum using the CRISPR/Cas9 system
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Feng Peng, Xinyue Wang, Yang Sun, Guibin Dong, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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CRISPR/Cas9 ,Corynebacterium glutamicum ,Genome editing ,Protein expression ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract Background Corynebacterium glutamicum (C. glutamicum) has traditionally been used as a microbial cell factory for the industrial production of many amino acids and other industrially important commodities. C. glutamicum has recently been established as a host for recombinant protein expression; however, some intrinsic disadvantages could be improved by genetic modification. Gene editing techniques, such as deletion, insertion, or replacement, are important tools for modifying chromosomes. Results In this research, we report a CRISPR/Cas9 system in C. glutamicum for rapid and efficient genome editing, including gene deletion and insertion. The system consists of two plasmids: one containing a target-specific guide RNA and a homologous sequence to a target gene, the other expressing Cas9 protein. With high efficiency (up to 100%), this system was used to disrupt the porB, mepA, clpX and Ncgl0911 genes, which affect the ability to express proteins. The porB- and mepA-deletion strains had enhanced expression of green fluorescent protein, compared with the wild-type stain. This system can also be used to engineer point mutations and gene insertions. Conclusions In this study, we adapted the CRISPR/Cas9 system from S. pyogens to gene deletion, point mutations and insertion in C. glutamicum. Compared with published genome modification methods, methods based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system can rapidly and efficiently achieve genome editing. Our research provides a powerful tool for facilitating the study of gene function, metabolic pathways, and enhanced productivity in C. glutamicum.
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25. Transcriptome analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum in the process of recombinant protein expression in bioreactors.
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Yang Sun, Wenwen Guo, Fen Wang, Chunjun Zhan, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Corynebacterium glutamicum (C. glutamicum) is a favorable host cell for the production of recombinant proteins, such as important enzymes and pharmaceutical proteins, due to its excellent potential advantages. Herein, we sought to systematically explore the influence of recombinant protein expression on the transcription and metabolism of C. glutamicum. Two C. glutamicum strains, the wild-type strain and an engineered strain expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP), were cultured in parallel in 5-L bioreactors to study the change in metabolism in the process of EGFP expression. The results revealed that EGFP expression had great effects on the growth and metabolism of C. glutamicum and contributed to metabolism-like anaerobic conditions as follows: glycolysis was enhanced, the TCA cycle was shunted, and Glu, Val, Met, lactate and acetate were accumulated to produce sufficient ATP for EGFP production and transfer. Many differentially expressed genes related to ribosomal protein, transcriptional regulators, and energy metabolism were found to be expressed in the presence of EGFP, laying the foundation for identifying genomic loci to change the flow of the host cell metabolism to improve the ability of expressing foreign proteins in C. glutamicum.
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26. Transcriptome and Multivariable Data Analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum under Different Dissolved Oxygen Conditions in Bioreactors.
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Yang Sun, Wenwen Guo, Fen Wang, Feng Peng, Yankun Yang, Xiaofeng Dai, Xiuxia Liu, and Zhonghu Bai
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Dissolved oxygen (DO) is an important factor in the fermentation process of Corynebacterium glutamicum, which is a widely used aerobic microbe in bio-industry. Herein, we described RNA-seq for C. glutamicum under different DO levels (50%, 30% and 0%) in 5 L bioreactors. Multivariate data analysis (MVDA) models were used to analyze the RNA-seq and metabolism data to investigate the global effect of DO on the transcriptional distinction of the substance and energy metabolism of C. glutamicum. The results showed that there were 39 and 236 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) under the 50% and 0% DO conditions, respectively, compared to the 30% DO condition. Key genes and pathways affected by DO were analyzed, and the result of the MVDA and RNA-seq revealed that different DO levels in the fermenter had large effects on the substance and energy metabolism and cellular redox balance of C. glutamicum. At low DO, the glycolysis pathway was up-regulated, and TCA was shunted by the up-regulation of the glyoxylate pathway and over-production of amino acids, including valine, cysteine and arginine. Due to the lack of electron-acceptor oxygen, 7 genes related to the electron transfer chain were changed, causing changes in the intracellular ATP content at 0% and 30% DO. The metabolic flux was changed to rebalance the cellular redox. This study applied deep sequencing to identify a wealth of genes and pathways that changed under different DO conditions and provided an overall comprehensive view of the metabolism of C. glutamicum. The results provide potential ways to improve the oxygen tolerance of C. glutamicum and to modify the metabolic flux for amino acid production and heterologous protein expression.
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27. WDR5 Expression Is Prognostic of Breast Cancer Outcome.
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Xiaofeng Dai, Wenwen Guo, Chunjun Zhan, Xiuxia Liu, Zhonghu Bai, and Yankun Yang
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
WDR5 is a core component of the human mixed lineage leukemia-2 complex, which plays central roles in ER positive tumour cells and is a major driver of androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell proliferation. Given the similarities between breast and prostate cancers, we explore the potential prognostic value of WDR5 gene expression on breast cancer survival. Our findings reveal that WDR5 over-expression is associated with poor breast cancer clinical outcome in three gene expression data sets and BreastMark. The eQTL analysis reveals 130 trans-eQTL SNPs whose genes mapped with statistical significance are significantly associated with patient survival. These genes together with WDR5 are enriched with "cellular development, gene expression, cell cycle" signallings. Knocking down WDR5 in MCF7 dramatically decreases cell viability, but does not alter tumour cell response to doxorubicin. Our study reveals the prognostic value of WDR5 expression in breast cancer which is under long-range regulation of genes involved in cell cycle, and anthracycline could be coupled with treatments targeting WDR5 once such a regimen is available.
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28. CRISPRi-microfluidics screening enables genome-scale target identification for high-titer protein production and secretion
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Xinyu Yu, Shuang Li, Huibao Feng, Xihao Liao, Xin-Hui Xing, Zhonghu Bai, Xiuxia Liu, and Chong Zhang
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Bioengineering ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Genome-scale target identification promises to guide microbial cell factory engineering for higher-titer production of biomolecules such as recombinant proteins (r-protein), but challenges remain due to the need not only for comprehensive genotypic perturbation but also in conjunction with high-throughput phenotypic screening strategies. Here, we developed a CRISPRi-microfluidics screening platform to systematically identify crucial gene targets that can be engineered to enhance r-protein secretion in Corynebacterium glutamicum. We created a CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) library containing 46,549 single-guide RNAs, where we aimed to unbiasedly target all genes for repression. Meanwhile, we developed a highly efficient droplet-based microfluidics system integrating the FlAsH-tetracysteine assay that enables screening of millions of strains to identify potential knockdowns conducive to nanobody VHH secretion. Among our highest-ranking candidates are a slew of previously unknown targets involved in transmembrane transport, amino-acid metabolism and redox regulation. Guided by these findings, we eventually constructed a hyperproducer for multiple proteins via combinatorial engineering of redox-response transcription factors. As the near-universal applicability of CRISPRi technology and the FlAsH-based screening platform, this procedure might be expanded to include a varied variety of microbial species and recombinant proteins.
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- 2023
29. Direct Utilization of Peroxisomal Acetyl-CoA for the Synthesis of Polyketide Compounds in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Pingxin Lin, Zhenhao Fu, Xiuxia Liu, Chunli Liu, Zhonghu Bai, Yankun Yang, and Ye Li
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Biomedical Engineering ,General Medicine ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) - Published
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30. Metabolic Engineering Mevalonate Pathway Mediated by RNA Scaffolds for Mevalonate and Isoprene Production in Escherichia coli
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Chun-Li Liu, Hong-Gang Dong, Kai Xue, Li Sun, Yankun Yang, Xiuxia Liu, Ye Li, Zhonghu Bai, and Tian-Wei Tan
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Biomedical Engineering ,General Medicine ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) - Published
- 2022
31. Hyper-production of porcine contagious pleuropneumonia subunit vaccine proteins in Escherichia coli by developing a bicistronic T7 expression system
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Manman Sun, Xiong Gao, An Li, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Zhonghu Bai, Yankun Yang, and Xiuxia Liu
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The ApxII toxin and outer membrane lipoprotein (Oml) of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A. pleuropneumoniae) are vital vaccine antigens against porcine contagious pleuropneumonia (PCP), a prevalent infectious disease in the swine industry worldwide. Previous studies have reported the recombinant expression of ApxII and Oml in Escherichia coli (E. coli). However, their yields were not satisfactory. Here, we aimed to enhance the production of ApxII and Oml in E. coli by constructing a bicistronic expression system based on the widely used T7 promoter. To create efficient T7 bicistronic expression cassettes, 16 different fore-cistron sequences were introduced downstream of the T7 promoter. The four most potent expression vectors were screened, and the expression of three vaccine antigens Oml1, Oml7, and ApxII in these four bicistronic vectors were enhanced compared to the monocistronic control. Further optimization of the fermentation conditions in micro-well plates led to improved production of Oml1, Oml7, and ApxII. Finally, the production yields reached unprecedented levels of 2.43 g/L, 2.59 g/L, and 1.21 g/L, respectively, in a 5 L bioreactor. These three antigens also demonstrated well-protective immunity against A. pleuropneumoniae infection. In conclusion, this study established a highly efficient bicistronic T7 expression system and achieved the hyper-production of PCP vaccine proteins. This bicistronic T7 expression system could be a valuable tool for the improved production of other proteins, especially recombinant vaccines, in E. coli.
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- 2023
32. Auxin inhibits lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in stone cells of pear fruit via the <scp>PbrARF13‐PbrNSC‐PbrMYB132</scp> transcriptional regulatory cascade
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Shaozhuo Xu, Manyi Sun, Jia‐Long Yao, Xiuxia Liu, Yongsong Xue, Guangyan Yang, Rongxiang Zhu, Weitao Jiang, Runze Wang, Cheng Xue, Zhiquan Mao, and Jun Wu
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Plant Science ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Biotechnology - Published
- 2023
33. Data from The Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase USP18 Promotes Lipolysis, Fatty Acid Oxidation, and Lung Cancer Growth
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Ethan Dmitrovsky, Sarah J. Freemantle, Masanori Kawakami, Jason Roszik, Stephen Fox, Thorkell Adresson, Lisa Maria Mustachio, Mi Shi, Jonathan M. Kurie, Yulong Chen, Lin Zheng, Weiguo Hu, Xiuxia Liu, Zibo Chen, Yun Lu, and Xi Liu
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Ubiquitin specific peptidase 18 (USP18), previously known as UBP43, is the IFN-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) deconjugase. USP18 removes ISG15 from substrate proteins. This study reports that USP18-null mice (vs. wild-type mice) exhibited lower lipolysis rates, altered fat to body weight ratios, and cold sensitivity. USP18 is a regulator of lipid and fatty acid metabolism. Prior work established that USP18 promotes lung tumorigenesis. We sought to learn whether this occurs through altered lipid and fatty acid metabolism. Loss of USP18 repressed adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) expression; gain of USP18 expression upregulated ATGL in lung cancer cells. The E1-like ubiquitin activating enzyme promoted ISG15 conjugation of ATGL and destabilization. Immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that ISG15 covalently conjugates to ATGL. Protein expression of thermogenic regulators was examined in brown fat of USP18-null versus wild-type mice. Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) was repressed in USP18-null fat. Gain of USP18 expression augmented UCP1 protein via reduced ubiquitination. Gain of UCP1 expression in lung cancer cell lines enhanced cellular proliferation. UCP1 knockdown inhibited proliferation. Beta-hydroxybutyrate colorimetric assays performed after gain of UCP1 expression revealed increased cellular fatty acid beta-oxidation, augmenting fatty acid beta-oxidation in Seahorse assays. Combined USP18, ATGL, and UCP1 profiles were interrogated in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Intriguingly, lung cancers with increased USP18, ATGL, and UCP1 expression had an unfavorable survival. These findings reveal that USP18 is a pharmacologic target that controls fatty acid metabolism.Implications:USP18 is an antineoplastic target that affects lung cancer fatty acid metabolism.
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34. Supplementary table from A Novel CDK2/9 Inhibitor CYC065 Causes Anaphase Catastrophe and Represses Proliferation, Tumorigenesis, and Metastasis in Aneuploid Cancers
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Ethan Dmitrovsky, Xi Liu, Jonathan M. Kurie, Sarah J. Freemantle, Liliya Tyutyunyk-Massey, John V. Heymach, Jing Wang, Bingliang Fang, Xiaoshan Zhang, Alexey V. Danilov, Adam S. Kittai, Jason Roszik, Cheng-Hsin Wei, Xiuxia Liu, Zibo Chen, Yulong Chen, Lisa Maria Mustachio, and Masanori Kawakami
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Supplementary table
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35. Supplementary Figures 1-6 from The Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase USP18 Promotes Lipolysis, Fatty Acid Oxidation, and Lung Cancer Growth
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Ethan Dmitrovsky, Sarah J. Freemantle, Masanori Kawakami, Jason Roszik, Stephen Fox, Thorkell Adresson, Lisa Maria Mustachio, Mi Shi, Jonathan M. Kurie, Yulong Chen, Lin Zheng, Weiguo Hu, Xiuxia Liu, Zibo Chen, Yun Lu, and Xi Liu
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S1. USP18 regulates metabolism-related proteins by Reverse Phase Protein Array (RPPA) in A549 lung cancer cells. S2. This figure compares CellTiter-Glo assays and manual counting for lung cancer cell proliferation at day 3. S3. The mRNA expression profiles of USP18, ATGL and UCP1 in the indicated different cancer types using TCGA database. S4. Combined USP18, ATGL and UCP1 expression profiles in cancers that were using TCGA database. S5. USP18 regulates lipid metabolism in lung cancer cell lines. S6. Differential ATGL expression profiles by immunohistochemical staining of human lung cancer cases using the Human Protein Atlas.
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36. Supplementary figures from A Novel CDK2/9 Inhibitor CYC065 Causes Anaphase Catastrophe and Represses Proliferation, Tumorigenesis, and Metastasis in Aneuploid Cancers
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Ethan Dmitrovsky, Xi Liu, Jonathan M. Kurie, Sarah J. Freemantle, Liliya Tyutyunyk-Massey, John V. Heymach, Jing Wang, Bingliang Fang, Xiaoshan Zhang, Alexey V. Danilov, Adam S. Kittai, Jason Roszik, Cheng-Hsin Wei, Xiuxia Liu, Zibo Chen, Yulong Chen, Lisa Maria Mustachio, and Masanori Kawakami
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37. Supplementary Figure S4 from The Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Stabilizes eEF1A1 Expression to Promote Tumor Proliferation in a Complex Manner
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Jianghua Shao, Xin Yu, Jun Lei, Rongfa Yuan, Haibin Hao, Yumin Qiu, Da Huang, Ming Li, Chongyu Wen, Junwen Hu, Zixi Huang, Chen Yan, Jin Ge, Leifeng Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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Supplementary Fig. S4 FAT10 stabilizes eEF1A1 protein levels by attenuating eEF1A1 ubiquitination and degradation in cancer cells.
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38. Supplementary Figures Legends from The Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Stabilizes eEF1A1 Expression to Promote Tumor Proliferation in a Complex Manner
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Jianghua Shao, Xin Yu, Jun Lei, Rongfa Yuan, Haibin Hao, Yumin Qiu, Da Huang, Ming Li, Chongyu Wen, Junwen Hu, Zixi Huang, Chen Yan, Jin Ge, Leifeng Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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Supplementary Figures Legends
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39. Data from The Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Stabilizes eEF1A1 Expression to Promote Tumor Proliferation in a Complex Manner
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Jianghua Shao, Xin Yu, Jun Lei, Rongfa Yuan, Haibin Hao, Yumin Qiu, Da Huang, Ming Li, Chongyu Wen, Junwen Hu, Zixi Huang, Chen Yan, Jin Ge, Leifeng Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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Human HLA-F adjacent transcript 10 (FAT10) is the only ubiquitin-like protein that can directly target substrates for degradation by proteasomes, but it can also stabilize the expression of certain substrates by antagonizing ubiquitination, through mechanisms as yet uncharacterized. In this study, we show how FAT10 stabilizes the translation elongation factor eEF1A1, which contributes to cancer cell proliferation. FAT10 overexpression increased expression of eEF1A1, which was sufficient to promote proliferation of cancer cells. Mechanistic investigations revealed that FAT10 competed with ubiquitin (Ub) for binding to the same lysines on eEF1A1 to form either FAT10–eEF1A1 or Ub–eEF1A1 complexes, respectively, such that FAT10 overexpression decreased Ub–eEF1A1 levels and increased FAT10–eEF1A1 levels. Overall, our work establishes a novel mechanism through which FAT10 stabilizes its substrates, advancing understanding of the biological function of FAT10 and its role in cancer. Cancer Res; 76(16); 4897–907. ©2016 AACR.
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40. Supplement TableS1 from The Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Stabilizes eEF1A1 Expression to Promote Tumor Proliferation in a Complex Manner
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Jianghua Shao, Xin Yu, Jun Lei, Rongfa Yuan, Haibin Hao, Yumin Qiu, Da Huang, Ming Li, Chongyu Wen, Junwen Hu, Zixi Huang, Chen Yan, Jin Ge, Leifeng Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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Primers and shRNA target sequences
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41. Supplementary Material and Methods from The Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Stabilizes eEF1A1 Expression to Promote Tumor Proliferation in a Complex Manner
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Jianghua Shao, Xin Yu, Jun Lei, Rongfa Yuan, Haibin Hao, Yumin Qiu, Da Huang, Ming Li, Chongyu Wen, Junwen Hu, Zixi Huang, Chen Yan, Jin Ge, Leifeng Chen, and Xiuxia Liu
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Supplementary Material and Methods
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42. Data Supplement from Ubiquitin-like Protein FAT10 Promotes the Invasion and Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Modifying β-Catenin Degradation
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Jianghua Shao, Kui Hong, Linquan Wu, Wuhua Guo, Jun Lei, Xiuxia Liu, Xin Yu, Ming Li, Chen Yan, Junwen Hu, Kai Wang, and Rongfa Yuan
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Supplementary Figure S2. An shRNA-resistant FAT10 plasmid rescues the expression of HOXB9 and recovers the cell migration and invasion phenotype in shFAT10 HCC cells.
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43. Optimizing the allocation of irrigation water for multiple crops based on the crop water allocation priority
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Juan Gong, Liuyue He, Xiuxia Liu, and Sufen Wang
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Soil Science ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Water Science and Technology - Published
- 2022
44. Hypersecretion of OmlA antigen in Corynebacterium glutamicum through high-throughput based development process
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Manman Sun, Alex Xiong Gao, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, An Li, Rongbin Wang, Jianqi Nie, Pei Zheng, Yankun Yang, Zhonghu Bai, and Xiuxia Liu
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Process development ,PROTEIN EXPRESSION ,Swine ,PATHOGENESIS ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Bicistron ,OUTER-MEMBRANE LIPOPROTEIN ,Bioreactors ,Animals ,OPTIMIZATION ,GENE-EXPRESSION ,Science & Technology ,ACTINOBACILLUS-PLEUROPNEUMONIAE ,Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae ,General Medicine ,PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY ,SECRETORY PRODUCTION ,Outer membrane lipoprotein A ,Corynebacterium glutamicum ,Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology ,Fermentation ,High-throughput culture ,ENDOTOXIN ,VIRULENCE FACTORS ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,Lipoprotein(a) ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Outer membrane lipoprotein A (OmlA) is a vaccine antigen against porcine contagious pleuropneumonia (PCP), a disease severely affecting the swine industry. Here, we aimed to systematically potentiate the secretory production of OmlA in Corynebacterium glutamicum (C. glutamicum), a widely used microorganism in the food industry, by establishing a holistic development process based on our high-throughput culture platform. The expression patterns, expression element combinations, medium composition, and induction conditions were comprehensively screened or optimized in microwell plates (MWPs), followed by fermentation parameter optimization in a 4 × 1 L parallel fermentation system (CUBER4). An unprecedented yield of 1.01 g/L OmlA was ultimately achieved in a 5-L bioreactor following the scaling-up strategy of fixed oxygen mass transfer coefficient (kLa), and the produced OmlA antigen showed well-protective immunity against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae challenge. This result provides a rapid and reliable pipeline to achieve the hyper-production of OmlA, and possibly other recombinant vaccines, in C. glutamicum. Key Points • Established a holistic development process and applied it to potentiate the secretion of OmlA. • The secretion of OmlA reached an unprecedented yield of 1.01 g/L. • The recombinant OmlA antigen induced efficient protective immunity.
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45. Enhanced production of recombinant proteins in Corynebacterium glutamicum using a molecular chaperone
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Yali Wang, Xiuxia Liu, Ye Li, Yankun Yang, Chunli Liu, Robert J. Linhardt, Fuming Zhang, and Zhonghu Bai
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Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Microbiology - Published
- 2023
46. Bicistronic design as recombinant expression enhancer: characteristics, applications, and structural optimization
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Zhonghu Bai, Ye Li, Chunli Liu, Xiuxia Liu, Yankun Yang, Alex Xiong Gao, Manman Sun, An Li, and Rongbing Wang
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animal structures ,Recombinant expression ,Computer science ,Membrane Proteins ,General Medicine ,Computational biology ,Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Recombinant Proteins ,Protein Biosynthesis ,embryonic structures ,Gene expression ,Recombinant protein production ,Expression cassette ,Target gene ,Protein translation ,Enhancer ,Biotechnology - Abstract
The bicistronic design (BCD) is characterized by a short fore-cistron sequence and a second Shine-Dalgarno (SD2) sequence upstream of the target gene. The outstanding performance of this expression cassette in promoting recombinant protein production has attracted attention. Recently, the application of the BCD has been further extended to gene expression control, protein translation monitoring, and membrane protein production. In this review, we summarize the characteristics, molecular mechanisms, applications, and structural optimization of the BCD expression cassette. We also specifically discuss the challenges that the BCD system still faces. This is the first review of the BCD expression strategy, and it is believed that an in-depth understanding of the BCD will help researchers to better utilize and develop it. KEY POINTS: • Summary of the characteristics and molecular mechanisms of the BCD system. • Review of the actual applications of the BCD expression cassette. • Summary of the structural optimization of the BCD system.
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47. Application of Incentive Theory in Hospitals’ Human Resource Management
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Xiuxia Liu
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Enthusiasm ,Process management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geology ,Ocean Engineering ,Medical services ,Human resource management ,Management system ,Quality (business) ,Research Object ,Business ,Incentive theory ,Water Science and Technology ,media_common - Abstract
In recent years, the modern medical system has achieved deepening reforms, and the management systems of domestic hospitals have changed accordingly, which has improved the level of modern management to a certain extent. However, the development of hospitals is easily affected by many factors, which gradually highlights the problems of internal human resource management. This is not conducive for improvement in terms of the enthusiasm and initiative of internal employees in addition to restricting the quality of medical services. Based on this, in hope to provide assistance, this article uses incentive theory as the main research object and focuses on its specific application in hospitals’ human resource management.
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- 2021
48. Artificial Neural Networks in Intelligent Management Systems for Corporate Financial Accounting
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Changbin Li and Xiuxia Liu
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- 2022
49. Metabolic engineering strategies for sesquiterpene production in microorganism
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Chun-Li Liu, Yankun Yang, Taek Soon Lee, Kai Xue, Zhonghu Bai, Tianwei Tan, Xiuxia Liu, and Ye Li
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Farnesene ,Terpenes ,business.industry ,Caryophyllene ,Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,General Medicine ,Biology ,Sesquiterpene ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Biotechnology ,Metabolic engineering ,Terpene ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Synthetic biology ,Metabolic Engineering ,chemistry ,Escherichia coli ,Bisabolene ,Bioprocess ,business ,Sesquiterpenes - Abstract
Sesquiterpenes are a large variety of terpene natural products, widely existing in plants, fungi, marine organisms, insects, and microbes. Value-added sesquiterpenes are extensively used in industries such as: food, drugs, fragrances, and fuels. With an increase in market demands and the price of sesquiterpenes, the biosynthesis of sesquiterpenes by microbial fermentation methods from renewable feedstocks is acquiring increasing attention. Synthetic biology provides robust tools of sesquiterpene production in microorganisms. This review presents a summary of metabolic engineering strategies on the hosts and pathway engineering for sesquiterpene production. Advances in synthetic biology provide new strategies on the creation of desired hosts for sesquiterpene production. Especially, metabolic engineering strategies for the production of sesquiterpenes such as: amorphadiene, farnesene, bisabolene, and caryophyllene are emphasized in: Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and other microorganisms. Challenges and future perspectives of the bioprocess for translating sesquiterpene production into practical industrial work are also discussed.
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- 2021
50. Crystal structure of 4-(anthracen-9-yl)pyridine
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Shan Huang, Meng Zhao, Jingmiao Zhang, Gang Zhang, Fei Li, and Xiuxia Liu
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crystal structure ,Stacking ,02 engineering and technology ,Crystal structure ,c—h...π interactions ,C—H⋯π interactions ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Research Communications ,Crystal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Column chromatography ,π–π stacking interactions ,Pyridine ,General Materials Science ,Lamellar structure ,QD1-999 ,Silica gel ,anthracene ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,0104 chemical sciences ,Crystallography ,Chemistry ,chemistry ,π–π stacking interactions ,0210 nano-technology ,Monoclinic crystal system - Abstract
The title compound, which crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group with one half-molecule in the asymmetric unit, was synthesized by Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 9-bromoanthracen-2-ylium with pyridin-4-ylboronic acid., The title compound, C19H13N, which crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group with one half-molecule in the asymmetric unit, was synthesized by Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 9-bromoanthracene with pyridin-4-ylboronic acid and purified by column chromatography on silica gel. Light-yellow crystals of 4-(anthracen-9-yl)-pyridine suitable for X-ray diffraction were collected by the solvent evaporation method. In the crystal, pairs of molecules are connected by intermolecular C—H⋯π (pyridine) interactions [d(H7⋯Cg) = 2.7391 (2) Å], forming cyclic centrosymmetric dimers, further resulting in an infinite one-dimensional linear chain along the c-axis direction. Weak face-to-face π–π stacking interactions [d(Cg⋯Cg) = 3.6061 (2) Å] link neighboring lamellar networks into the supramolecular structure.
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- 2021
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