We are happy to announce the publication of our work on modular hemicellulose production in Biotechnology for Biofuels, a leading (open-access!) journal for advancing the biological production of fuels, chemicals, and biomaterials. Here, we describe how enzymes from the cellulose synthase-like superfamily (found throughout the plant kingdom) can be assembled as modular parts (akin to LEGO bricks) to modulate their function and effects on eukaryotic cell growth.

Reference:

Robert, M., Waldhauer, J., Stritt, F. et al. Modular biosynthesis of plant hemicellulose and its impact on yeast cells. Biotechnol Biofuels 14, 140 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01985-z

We built modular enzymes to produce plant hemicelluloses in yeast and modulate cell growth. Exciting possibilities to engineer new biomaterials. Our collaboration with Pauly lab @ceplas_1 is now out in #BiotechnologyforBiofuels https://t.co/eQ4EyNKIa2 pic.twitter.com/CG1nqFcIfu

— Catalin Voiniciuc (@cvoiniciuc) June 23, 2021

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Previously the article was available on bioRxiv preprint server: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.20.440611