“Metabolic burden” explained: stress symptoms and its related responses induced by (over)expression of (heterologous) proteins in Escherichia coli

Abstract Background Engineering bacterial strains to redirect the metabolism towards the production of a specific product has enabled the development of industrial biotechnology. However, rewiring the metabolism can have severe implications for a microorganism, rendering cells with stress symptoms s...

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Main Authors: Sofie Snoeck, Chiara Guidi, Marjan De Mey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-024-02370-9