Modified Cyanobacteria
AssigneesKao Corporation, Saitama University
InventorsAkihito KAWAHARA, Yukako SONOIKE, Ayumi KIZAWA
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Abstract
Provided is a cyanobacterium improved in fatty acid productivity. A method for producing a modified cyanobacterium, comprising causing loss of function of a LexA 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 a transcriptional regulator LexA and acyl-ACP synthetase in a cyanobacterium.
A method for improving fatty acid secretory productivity in a cyanobacterium, comprising causing loss of function of a transcriptional regulator LexA and acyl-ACP synthetase in the cyanobacterium.
A modified cyanobacterium which has lost the functions of a transcriptional regulator LexA and acyl-ACP synthetase.
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