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Gene Synthesis> | … The mini-CRISPR array contained a short-version P phaR promoter 48 , a specific spacer flanked by two identical repeats and a T 8 terminator and synthesized by GenScript company (Nanjing, China) (Supplementary Data 2). The spacer was selected specifically for each target … | Get A Quote |
The haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei is a potential strain for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) production, yet the production yield and cost are the major obstacles hindering the use of this archaeal strain. Leveraging the endogenous type I-B CRISPR-Cas system in H. mediterranei, we develop a CRISPR-based interference (CRISPRi) approach that allows to regulate the metabolic pathways related to PHBV synthesis, thereby enhancing PHBV production. Our CRISPRi approach can downregulate the gene expression in a range of 25% to 98% depending upon the target region. Importantly, plasmid-mediated CRISPRi downregulation on the citrate synthase genes (citZ and gltA) improves the PHBV accumulation by... More