Development of a CRISPR-Cpf1 and endogenous recombinase synergy platform for N-acetylglucosamine overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum S9114

Keywords

Corynebacterium glutamicum / Gene editing platform / Recombinase / CRISPR-Cpf1 / N-acetylglucosamine

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Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFA0914500)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(32200050)

Key Technological Project of Jiangxi Province(20244AFH82001)

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JUSRP202404017, JUSRP622004)

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Jiangnan University