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ArticleBiotechnology journal2026

Engineering Yarrowia Lipolytica for De Novo Biosynthesis of Abscisic Acid.

Zhengxuan Shao, Qihang Chen, Wenbao Zhao, Qi Li, Xu Jia, Xiwen Li, Jingwen Zhou, Sha Xu

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Zhengxuan ShaoSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Qihang ChenSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Wenbao ZhaoSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Qi LiSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Xu JiaSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Xiwen LiSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Jingwen ZhouSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3949-3733
Sha XuSchool of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.

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National Key Research and Development Program of China 2025YFA0921200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a sesquiterpenoid plant hormone widely used in agriculture and the food industry. In Yarrowia lipolytica, ABA production relies on complex heterologous enzymatic pathways that have not been systematically engineered, which severely limits biosynthetic efficiency. Here, we establish de novo ABA biosynthesis in Y. lipolytica. We optimized carbon flux by up- and down-regulating key genes, and rationally engineered rate-limiting cytochrome P450 monooxygenases BcABA2 to improve pathway efficiency. Electron transfer was engineered by incorporating an NADPH regeneration module to enhance BcABA2 catalysis. Peroxisomal compartmentalization of the entire ABA pathway, followed by complementation of the defective tag to obtain a complete strain, increased ABA titer to 330.69 mg/L. The engineered strain was scaled up in a 5 L bioreactor, achieving an ABA titer of 2554.36 mg/L after 168 h, which is the highest titer reported to date for microbial fermentation. This work provides feasible enzyme and metabolic engineering strategies for microbial cell factory production of ABA and other terpenoids.

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Abscisic AcidMetabolic EngineeringYarrowiaBioreactorsBiosynthetic PathwaysCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemFermentationAbscisic AcidCytochrome P-450 Enzyme Systemabscisic acidenzyme engineeringmetabolic engineeringmicrobial fermentationperoxisome localizationyarrowia lipolytica

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PMID42125968
PMCPMC13383596

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