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Cloning and Expression of Heterologous Genes
Introduction of foreign gene(s) may lead to expression of a heterologous enzyme or transport system in. any organism leading to the production of new compounds. However, these new compounds may undergo further reactions
Heterologus activities recruited to alter metabolite and protein and products.

Hostorganism

Original metabolite

Heterologous enzyme added
(source organism)

New product

1. Erwinia herbicola

2, 5-DKG

2, 5-DKG-reductase
(Corynebacterium)

2-KLG

2. Acremonium chrysogenum

Cephalosporin C

(i) D-amino acid
oxidase (Fusarium salani)
(ii) Cephalosporina acylase
(Pseudomonas diminuta)

7 ACA

3. CHO cells

Terminal β galactosyl
residues in N-acetyllactosamine sequences

β-Galactoside α 2, 6 sialyl-transferase (rat)

Sialyl α 2, 6 galactosyl
linkages

4. Mouse L cells

Unsubstituted type II, N-acetyllactosamine
glycoconjugate end groups

G-Dp-L-fucose : β-D-galactoside
2-α-L-fucosyl-transferase
(A431 human cell line)

H fucosyl α 1  2 galactosyl linkages


Which can not be anticipated, thus putting a limitation on its use for metabolic engineering. Further, a protein thus synthesized may or may not fold properly and may not be suitably localized. Despite these limitations, the number and scope of positive experiments encourage further application of this approach. Following are some of the possible applications of cloning and expression of foreign genes in metabolic engineering.

 

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