Efficient and markerless gene integration with SlugCas9-HF in Kluyveromyces marxianus

Autor: Huanyu Zhou, Tian Tian, Jingtong Liu, Hong Lu, Yao Yu, Yongming Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06487-w
Popis: Abstract The nonconventional yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus has potential for industrial production, but the lack of advanced synthetic biology tools for precise engineering hinders its rapid development. Here, we introduce a CRISPR-Cas9-mediated multilocus integration method for assembling multiple exogenous genes. Using SlugCas9-HF, a high-fidelity Cas9 nuclease, we enhance gene editing precision. Specific genomic loci predisposed to efficient integration and expression of heterologous genes are identified and combined with a set of paired CRISPR-Cas9 expression plasmids and donor plasmids to establish a CRISPR-based biosynthesis toolkit. This toolkit enables genome integration of large gene modules over 12 kb and achieves simultaneous quadruple-locus integration in a single step with 20% efficiency. As a proof-of-concept, we apply the toolkit to screen for gene combinations that promote heme production, revealing the importance of HEM4Km and HEM12Sc. This CRISPR-based toolkit simplifies the reconstruction of complex pathways in K. marxianus, broadening its application in synthetic biology.
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