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@ARTICLE{Wierckx:894707,
author = {Wierckx, Nick and Miebach, Katharina and Ihling, Nina and
Hussnaetter, Kai P. and Büchs, Jochen and Schipper,
Kerstin},
title = {{P}erspectives for the application of {U}stilaginaceae as
biotech cell factories},
journal = {Essays in biochemistry},
volume = {65},
number = {2},
issn = {1744-1358},
address = {London},
publisher = {Portland Press},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-03362},
pages = {365 - 379},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Basidiomycetes fungi of the family Ustilaginaceae are
mainly known as plant pathogens causing smut disease on
crops and grasses. However, they are also natural producers
of value-added substances like glycolipids, organic acids,
polyols, and harbor secretory enzymes with promising
hydrolytic activities. These attributes recently evoked
increasing interest in their biotechnological exploitation.
The corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis is the best
characterized member of the Ustilaginaceae. After decades of
research in the fields of genetics and plant pathology, a
broad method portfolio and detailed knowledge on its biology
and biochemistry are available. As a consequence, U. maydis
has developed into a versatile model organism not only for
fundamental research but also for applied biotechnology.
Novel genetic, synthetic biology, and process development
approaches have been implemented to engineer yields and
product specificity as well as for the expansion of the
repertoire of produced substances. Furthermore, research on
U. maydis also substantially promoted the interest in other
members of the Ustilaginaceae, for which the available tools
can be adapted. Here, we review the latest developments in
applied research on Ustilaginaceae towards their
establishment as future biotech cell factories.},
cin = {IBG-1},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-1-20101118},
pnm = {2171 - Biological and environmental resources for
sustainable use (POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2171},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {33860800},
UT = {WOS:000684146000017},
doi = {10.1042/EBC20200141},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/894707},
}