Characterization of methanol utilization negative Pichia pastoris for secreted protein production : New cultivation strategies for current and future applications

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The methanol utilization (Mut) phenotype in the yeast Pichia pastoris (syn. Komagataella spp.) is defined by the deletion of the genes AOX1 and AOX2. The Mut- phenotype cannot grow on methanol as a single carbon source. We assessed the Mut- phenotype for secreted recombinant protein production. The methanol inducible AOX1 promoter (PAOX1 ) was active in the Mut- phenotype and showed adequate eGFP fluorescence levels and protein yields (YP/X ) in small-scale screenings. Different bioreactor cultivation scenarios with methanol excess concentrations were tested using PAOX1 HSA and PAOX1 vHH expression constructs. Scenario B comprising a glucose-methanol phase and a 72-hr-long methanol only phase was the best performing, producing 531 mg/L HSA and 1631 mg/L vHH. 61% of the HSA was produced in the methanol only phase where no biomass growth was observed, representing a special case of growth independent production. By using the Mut- phenotype, the oxygen demand, heat output, and specific methanol uptake (qmethanol ) in the methanol phase were reduced by more than 80% compared with the MutS phenotype. The highlighted improved process parameters coupled with growth independent protein production are overlooked benefits of the Mut- strain for current and future applications in the field of recombinant protein production.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

Biotechnology and bioengineering - 117(2020), 5 vom: 10. Mai, Seite 1394-1405

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zavec, Domen [VerfasserIn]
Gasser, Brigitte [VerfasserIn]
Mattanovich, Diethard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alcohol Oxidoreductases
Bioprocess
EC 1.1.-
Fungal Proteins
Growth decoupled
Journal Article
Komagataella phaffii
Methanol
Methanol induction
Mut-
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Y4S76JWI15

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Date Completed 12.07.2021

Date Revised 13.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/bit.27303

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306293366