Bioengineering of carbon fixation, biofuels, and biochemicals in cyanobacteria and plants

Rosgaard, Lisa; Porcellinis, Alice Jara De; Jacobsen, Jacob H.; Frigaard, Niels‐Ulrik; Sakuragi, Yumiko

doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.05.006

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“…Heterologous expression systems for functional membrane proteins have been previously reported based on bacteria, cyanobacteria, and yeasts (43,44). However, the case of pigmentbinding proteins of the LHC family is more complex because of the need for multiple chromophores essential for the folding of the holoprotein.…”

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Heterologous Expression of Moss Light-harvesting Complex Stress-related 1 (LHCSR1), the Chlorophyll a-Xanthophyll Pigment-protein Complex Catalyzing Non-photochemical Quenching, in Nicotiana sp.

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Ghin

Gecchele

et al. 2015

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Background: LHCSR protein in algae and mosses is essential for NPQ. Results: Expression and characterization of Physcomitrella patens LHCSR1 protein upon heterologous expression in N. benthamiana and N. tabacum was obtained. Conclusion: LHCSR1 is the first member of LHC protein family lacking Chlorophyll b. It is active in NPQ. Significance: LHCSR1 isolation is crucial for the elucidation of the NPQ mechanism.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heterologous Expression of Moss Light-harvesting Complex Stress-related 1 (LHCSR1), the Chlorophyll a-Xanthophyll Pigment-protein Complex Catalyzing Non-photochemical Quenching, in Nicotiana sp.

Pinnola

Ghin

Gecchele

et al. 2015

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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“…However, they yield a much smaller photosynthetic conversion efficiency compared to algae [42]. Regardless, cyanobacteria are still being investigated for their inorganic carbon fixation capabilities as they possess a much simpler genetic make-up which can be easily engineered for an enhanced biomass yield, RuBisCO's increased affinity for CO 2 and production of high value products (HVPs) [43][44][45]. Moreover, several model cyanobacterial species have their genomes fully sequenced.…”

Section: Microalgae-based Technologies To Reduce Carbon Footprintmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, several model cyanobacterial species have their genomes fully sequenced. The latter, combined with the fact that genetic manipulation of cyanobacteria is well established allowed for application of high throughput systems biol ogy approaches to engineer cyanobacterial strains producing HVPs [41][42][43][44][45][46].…”

Section: Microalgae-based Technologies To Reduce Carbon Footprintmentioning

confidence: 99%

Oxygenic photosynthesis: translation to solar fuel technologies

Olmos

Kargul

2014

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Mitigation of man-made climate change, rapid depletion of readily available fossil fuel reserves and facing the growing energy demand that faces mankind in the near future drive the rapid development of economically viable, renewable energy production technologies. It is very likely that greenhouse gas emissions will lead to the significant climate change over the next fifty years. World energy consumption has doubled over the last twenty-five years, and is expected to double again in the next quarter of the 21st century. Our biosphere is at the verge of a severe energy crisis that can no longer be overlooked. Solar radiation represents the most abundant source of clean, renewable energy that is readily available for conversion to solar fuels. Developing clean technologies that utilize practically inexhaustible solar energy that reaches our planet and convert it into the high energy density solar fuels provides an attractive solution to resolving the global energy crisis that mankind faces in the not too distant future. Nature's oxygenic photosynthesis is the most fundamental process that has sustained life on Earth for more than 3.5 billion years through conversion of solar energy into energy of chemical bonds captured in biomass, food and fossil fuels. It is this process that has led to evolution of various forms of life as we know them today. Recent advances in imitating the natural process of photosynthesis by developing biohybrid and synthetic "artificial leaves" capable of solar energy conversion into clean fuels and other high value products, as well as advances in the mechanistic and structural aspects of the natural solar energy converters, photosystem I and photosystem II, allow to address the main challenges: how to maximize solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency, and most importantly: how to store the energy efficiently and use it without significant losses. Last but not least, the question of how to make the process of solar energy conversion into fuel not only efficient but also cost effective, therefore attractive to the consumer, should be properly addressed.

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“…It is estimated that over fifty percent of the primary production on Earth is by the photosynthetic activity of cyanobacteria [4]. Recently, cyanobacteria have attracted great attention due to their essential roles in global nitrogen and carbon cycles and their ability to produce clean and renewable biofuels [5][6][7].…”

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confidence: 99%