Modified cyanobacteria
AssigneesKao Corporation, Saitama University
InventorsAkihito Kawahara, Yukako Sonoike
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Abstract
Provided is a cyanobacterium with improved productivity of fatty acid. A method for producing a modified cyanobacterium, comprising causing loss of functions of an AbrB-like transcriptional regulator and acyl-ACP synthetase in a cyanobacterium.
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A method for producing a modified cyanobacterium, comprising causing loss of function of an AbrB-like transcriptional regulator and acyl-ACP synthetase in a cyanobacterium, wherein the AbrB-like transcriptional regulator belongs to group B of the cyAbrB family.
A method for improving fatty acid secretory productivity in a cyanobacterium, comprising causing loss of function of an AbrB-like transcriptional regulator and acyl-ACP synthetase in the cyanobacterium, wherein the AbrB-like transcriptional regulator belongs to group B of the cyAbrB family.
A modified cyanobacterium having lost functions of an AbrB-like transcriptional regulator and acyl-ACP synthetase, wherein the AbrB-like transcriptional regulator belongs to group B of the cyAbrB family.
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