Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology

Papers
(The median citation count of Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Promoting the production of challenging proteins via induced expression in CHO cells and modified cell-free lysates harboring T7 RNA polymerase and mutant eIF2α94
Outside Front Cover76
A hybrid RNA-protein biosensor for high-throughput screening of adenosylcobalamin biosynthesis66
Metabolic engineering of Glarea lozoyensis for high-level production of pneumocandin B064
Nobachelins, new siderophores from Nocardiopsis baichengensis protecting Caenorhabditis elegans from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection57
Parallel screening and cheminformatics modeling of flavonoid activated aptasensors52
Pangenome analysis of Enterobacteria reveals richness of secondary metabolite gene clusters and their associated gene sets47
Genomic and transcriptomic insights into the molecular responses of a biocrust-derived oleaginous microalga Vischeria sp. WL1 to nitrogen depletion and recovery43
The biological principles and advanced applications of DSB repair in CRISPR-mediated yeast genome editing43
Evaluation and optimization of analytical procedure and sample preparation for polar Streptomyces albus J1074 metabolome profiling39
Degradation strategies of pesticide residue: From chemicals to synthetic biology38
Thank you Reviewers35
Biotechnological and food synthetic biology potential of platform strain: Bacillus licheniformis35
Integration of metabolic and evolutionary processes to construct efficient xylose-utilizing strain of Zymomonas mobilis for lignocellulosic ethanol production34
Research progress of pathway and genome evolution in microbes33
Cost-effective hybrid long-short read assembly delineates alternative GC-rich Streptomyces hosts for natural product discovery32
Design and construction of microbial cell factories based on systems biology30
Automated characterization and analysis of expression compatibility between regulatory sequences and metabolic genes in Escherichia coli30
DIProT: A deep learning based interactive toolkit for efficient and effective Protein design30
Achieving robust synthetic tolerance in industrial E. coli through negative auto-regulation of a DsrA-Hfq module30
Morphology-engineered alleviation of mycelial aggregation in Streptomyces chassis for potentiated production of secondary metabolites30
Systemically functional characterization of regiospecific flavonoid O-methyltransferases from Glycine max30
Single and multiplexed gene repression in solventogenic Clostridium via Cas12a-based CRISPR interference30
Efficient production of 2′-fucosyllactose in unconventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica28
Microbial production of cis,cis-muconic acid from aromatic compounds in engineered Pseudomonas28
Improving fidaxomicin production through ARTP mutagenesis and fermentation optimization in Actinoplanes deccanensis27
WITHDRAWN: Recent Advances in the Microbial Synthesis of Human Hemoglobin26
Surface display of carbonic anhydrase on Escherichia coli for CO2 capture and mineralization26
Characterization of putative mannoprotein in Kluyveromyces lactis for lactase production25
Cofactor manipulation to drive biosynthesis of natural products25
Comparative functional genomics identifies an iron-limited bottleneck in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with a cytosolic-localized isobutanol pathway25
Explore the dominant factor in prime editing via a view of DNA processing24
Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica to produce nutritional fatty acids: Current status and future perspectives24
CgVeA, a light signaling responsive regulator, is involved in regulation of chaetoglobosin A biosynthesis and conidia development in Chaetomium globosum24
Design and thermodynamic analysis of a pathway enabling anaerobic production of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in Escherichia coli24
Engineering caveolin-mediated endocytosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae23
Recombinant production of amaranthin and other betalain variants with yeast cell factories23
Enhanced depolluting capabilities of microbial bioelectrochemical systems by synthetic biology23
Assessing the physiological properties of baker's yeast based on single-cell Raman spectrum technology22
Engineering Komagataella phaffii to biosynthesize cordycepin from methanol which drives global metabolic alterations at the transcription level22
Synergetic engineering of Escherichia coli for efficient production of l-tyrosine21
Synthetic biotechnology for C1 bio-refinery20
CRISPR/Cpf1–FOKI-induced gene editing in Gluconobacter oxydans19
A multifunctional switch for label-free CRISPR/Cas12a sensor with self-driven amplification19
Advances and perspectives in genetic expression and operation for the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica19
Engineering non-P450 3-hydroxylase for de novo synthesizes catechol-containing compounds in Escherichia coli19
Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins as an exogenously applied natural solution for prevention of postharvest fungal infections19
Engineering and characterization of dehalogenase enzymes from Delftia acidovorans in bioremediation of perfluorinated compounds18
Systematic metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for efficient production of phytohormone abscisic acid18
Efficient genome editing in Claviceps purpurea using a CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein method18
Glycosyltransferases: Mining, engineering and applications in biosynthesis of glycosylated plant natural products18
Identification of crucial roles of transcription factor IhfA on high production of free fatty acids in Escherichia coli18
Toehold switch based biosensors for sensing the highly trafficked rosewood Dalbergia maritima18
Investigation of carbonyl amidation and O-methylation during biosynthesis of the pharmacophore pyridyl of antitumor piericidins17
Protein-protein interface analysis of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase peptidyl carrier protein and enzymatic domains17
Putative functions of EpsK in teichuronic acid synthesis and phosphate starvation in Bacillus licheniformis17
Metabolic engineering of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens for efficient production of α-glucosidase inhibitor1-deoxynojirimycin17
Improved l-phenylglycine synthesis by introducing an engineered cofactor self-sufficient system16
Plant metabolism and synthetic biology16
Improvement of betanin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by metabolic engineering15
Way to efficient microbial paclitaxel mass production15
Development of multi-epitope mRNA vaccine against Clostridioides difficile using reverse vaccinology and immunoinformatics approaches15
Increasing prediction performance of colorectal cancer disease status using random forests classification based on metagenomic shotgun sequencing data15
From consultors to collaborators – An SOP for advancing ethics engagement in science15
Transcriptome analysis reveals methanol metabolism variations for the growth damage caused by overexpression of chimeric transactivators in Pichia pastoris15
Biochemical synthesis of taxanes from mevalonate14
A systematic discussion and comparison of the construction methods of synthetic microbial community13
Designing a multi-epitope vaccine against Peptostreptococcus anaerobius based on an immunoinformatics approach13
Probing the growth and mechanical properties of Bacillus subtilis biofilms through genetic mutation strategies13
Transcriptome-wide analysis of PIP reductase gene family identified a phenylpropene synthase crucial for the biosynthesis of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans in Schisandra chinensis13
CRISPR/Cas12a-based genome editing for cyanophage of Anabeana sp.13
Directed evolution of the fusion enzyme for improving astaxanthin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae13
Genus-specific secondary metabolome in Allokutzneria and Kibdelosporangium13
Engineering Rubisco to enhance CO2 utilization13
Applications of protein engineering in the microbial synthesis of plant triterpenoids13
A CRISPR/Cas9-based visual toolkit enabling multiplex integration at specific genomic loci in Aspergillus niger13
Conversion of acetate and glyoxylate to fumarate by a cell-free synthetic enzymatic biosystem13
Engineering T7 RNA polymerase-cascaded systems controlled by nisin and theophylline for protein overexpression and targeted gene mutagenesis in Lactococcus lactis12
Integrated pathway engineering and transcriptome analysis for improved astaxanthin biosynthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica12
Harnessing microbial heterogeneity for improved biosynthesis fueled by synthetic biology12
Metabolic engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for de novo biosynthesis of hydroxycinnamoyl glycerols12
CO2-elevated cell-free protein synthesis12
Single carbon metabolism – A new paradigm for microbial bioprocesses?12
Engineering the thermostability of d-lyxose isomerase from Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus via multiple computer-aided rational design for efficient synthesis of d-mannose12
Mechanistic insights into the orthogonal functionality of an AHL-mediated quorum-sensing circuit in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis12
DNA storage: The future direction for medical cold data storage12
Laccase is a multitasking protein for synthetic gene circuits in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae12
Synthetic biology techniques to tackle heavy metal pollution and poisoning11
MTD: A cloud-based omics database and interactive platform for Myceliophthora thermophila11
EMT transcription factors activated circuits: A novel tool to study EMT dynamics and its therapeutic implications11
A statistical approach to enhance the productivity of Streptomyces baarensis MH-133 for bioactive compounds11
New dual functional CYP450 gene involves in isoflavone biosynthesis in Glycine max L.11
Simulating androgen receptor selection in designer yeast11
Coordinated regulation of two LacI family regulators, GvmR and GvmR2, on guvermectin production in Streptomyces caniferus11
Development of a green Komagataella phaffii cell factory for sustainable production of plant-derived sesquiterpene (–)-α-bisabolol11
Microbial synthesis of bacitracin: Recent progress, challenges, and prospects11
Engineered microbes: Making valuable chemicals from waste gases11
Extending dynamic and operational range of the biosensor responding to l-carnitine by directed evolution11
ECMpy 2.0: A Python package for automated construction and analysis of enzyme-constrained models11
Identification, characterization, and application of an NADPH-dependent carbonyl reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae AS2.346 for improving production of (13R,17S)-ethyl secol10
Construction and application of high-quality genome-scale metabolic model of Zymomonas mobilis to guide rational design of microbial cell factories10
A novel CRISPR/Cas9 system with high genomic editing efficiency and recyclable auxotrophic selective marker for multiple-step metabolic rewriting in Pichia pastoris10
Advances in the biosynthesis of tetraacetyl phytosphingosine, a key substrate of ceramides10
Developing safe and efficient CGBE editor based on Cas-embedding strategy10
CRISPRi-mediated multigene downregulating redirects the metabolic flux to spinosad biosynthesis in Saccharopolyspora spinosa10
A combined strategy for the overproduction of complex ergot alkaloid agroclavine10
Multi-strategy engineering unusual sugar TDP-l-mycarose biosynthesis to improve the production of 3-O-α-mycarosylerythronolide B in Escherichia coli10
Exploration and mutagenesis of the germacrene A synthase from Solidago canadensis to enhance germacrene A production in E. coli10
Identification of neutral genome integration sites with high expression and high integration efficiency in Fusarium venenatum TB0110
Systematic design and evaluation of artificial CO2 assimilation pathways9
Sequence and taxonomic feature evaluation facilitated the discovery of alcohol oxidases9
Transcriptome-guided identification of a four-component system, SbrH1-R, that modulates milbemycin biosynthesis by influencing gene cluster expression, precursor supply, and antibiotic efflux9
A flexible, modular and versatile functional part assembly toolkit for gene cluster engineering in Streptomyces9
Decoupled tricarboxylic acid cycle and glycolysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum combined with acetate supply promote high-yield biosynthesis of l-homoserine9
Programming anti-ribozymes to sense trigger RNAs for modulating gene expression in mammalian cells9
De novo biosynthesis of Asperosaponin VI in Saccharomyces cerevisiae9
Biotransformation of ethylene glycol by engineered Escherichia coli9
Development of ultrasound-visualized tumor-targeting engineered bacteria for precise tumor therapy9
Advances in stress-tolerance elements for microbial cell factories8
Filamentous morphology engineering of bacteria by iron metabolism modulation through MagR expression8
Regulatory mechanisms of dopamine metabolism in a marine Meyerozyma guilliermondii GXDK6 under NaCl stress as revealed by integrative multi-omics analysis8
CRISPR/Cas9-based iterative multi-copy integration for improved metabolite yields in Saccharomyces cerevisiae8
Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum for the efficient production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glucose via the β-alanine pathway8
Cyanamide-inducible expression of homing nuclease I−SceI for selectable marker removal and promoter characterisation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae8
Translocation of subunit PPSE in plipastatin synthase and synthesis of novel lipopeptides8
Screening of ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase and metabolic engineering to achieve de novo biosynthesis of ent-copalol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae8
Engineered probiotic-mediated intratumoral delivery and controlled release of bacterial collagenase for cancer therapy8
Enhanced triacylglycerol metabolism contributes to the efficient biosynthesis of spinosad in Saccharopolyspora spinosa8
Development and application of synthetic biology tools for improved production of human breast milk components8
Enhancing abscisic acid production in Botrytis cinerea through metabolic engineering based on a constitutive promoter library8
The forced activation of asexual conidiation in Aspergillus niger simplifies bioproduction8
Enhancing 3-hydroxypropionic acid production from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae for using rice straw hydrolysate and sugar cane industrial waste as substrate8
Efficient production of astaxanthin in Yarrowia lipolytica through metabolic and enzyme engineering8
Engineering transcriptional regulatory networks for improving second-generation fuel ethanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae7
Corrigendum to “Improving cooperativity of transcription activators by oligomerization domains in mammalian cells” [Synth Syst Biotechnol 8 (1) (2023) 114–120]7
Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for high-level β-elemene production via combinatorial metabolic strategies7
Biomanufacturing of γ-linolenic acid-enriched galactosyldiacylglycerols: Challenges in microalgae and potential in oleaginous yeasts7
Improving pathway prediction accuracy of constraints-based metabolic network models by treating enzymes as microcompartments7
High-efficiency patatin expression strategies in Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris): Expression cassette toolbox and regulation of protein secretion7
Minimizing endogenous cryptic plasmids to construct antibiotic-free expression systems for Escherichia coli Nissle 19177
Outside Front Cover7
Thank you Reviewers list7
Modular engineering of E. coli coculture for efficient production of resveratrol from glucose and arabinose mixture7
Regulatory RNAs in Bacillus subtilis: A review on regulatory mechanism and applications in synthetic biology7
Improving the biotransformation efficiency of soybean phytosterols in Mycolicibacterium neoaurum by the combined deletion of fbpC3 and embC in cell envelope synthesis7
A new paradigm for the regulation of A40926B0 biosynthesis7
Enhancing substrate specificity of microbial transglutaminase for precise nanobody labeling7
Sequence and thermodynamic characteristics of terminators revealed by FlowSeq and the discrimination of terminators strength6
Acarbose glycosylation by AcbE for the production of acarstatins with enhanced α-amylase inhibitory activity6
Construction of an engineered Escherichia coli for effective synthesis of 2′-fucosyllactose via the salvage pathway6
Optimization of microbial cell factories for astaxanthin production: Biosynthesis and regulations, engineering strategies and fermentation optimization strategies6
A FAIR-compliant parts catalogue for genome engineering and expression control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae6
Alleviating glucose repression and enhancing respiratory capacity to increase itaconic acid production6
End-to-end computational approach to the design of RNA biosensors for detecting miRNA biomarkers of cervical cancer6
Multiscale engineering of microbial cell factories: A step forward towards sustainable natural products industry6
Identification of a novel multifunctional oxidosqualene cyclase from Zea mays sheds light on the biosynthetic pathway of three pentacyclic triterpenoids6
CRISPR-Cas9-based one-step multiplexed genome editing through optimizing guide RNA processing strategies in Pichia pastoris6
Systems metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for efficient l-tryptophan production6
High-level production of free fatty acids from lignocellulose hydrolysate by co-utilizing glucose and xylose in yeast6
Biosensor-assisted CRISPRi high-throughput screening to identify genetic targets in Zymomonas mobilis for high d-lactate production6
Analyzing and engineering of the biosynthetic pathway of mollemycin A for enhancing its production6
Enhanced chlorogenic acid production from glucose via systematic metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae6
Rational construction of genome-minimized Streptomyces host for the expression of secondary metabolite gene clusters6
Multi-modular metabolic engineering of heme synthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum6
Integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals the effect of DNA methylation of chalcone isomerase gene in promoter region on Lithocarpus polystachyus Rehd flavonoids6
Facilitating stable gene integration expression and copy number amplification in Bacillus subtilis through a reversible homologous recombination switch6
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Network of nicotinamide mononucleotide biosynthesis: substrate tracking, rate-limiting enzyme, and regulatory strategy6
Nitric oxide synthase-guided genome mining identifies a cytochrome P450 enzyme for olefin nitration in bacterial specialized metabolism6
Artificial multi-enzyme cascades and whole-cell transformation for bioconversion of C1 compounds: Advances, challenge and perspectives6
Constructing an artificial short route for cell-free biosynthesis of the phenethylisoquinoline scaffold6
Efficient fatty acid synthesis from methanol in methylotrophic yeast6
Decoding metabolic trade-offs in Halomonas elongata: Chemostat-based flux remodeling for industrial ectoine biosynthesis6
System-level characterization of engineered and evolved formatotrophic E. coli strains6
A two-stage metabolome refining pipeline for natural products discovery6
Efficient secretory expression of phospholipase D for the high-yield production of phosphatidylserine and phospholipid derivates from soybean lecithin5
Efficient stereoselective hydroxylation of deoxycholic acid by the robust whole-cell cytochrome P450 CYP107D1 biocatalyst5
Current state and future perspectives of cytochrome P450 enzymes for C–H and C=C oxygenation5
Identification of (-)-bornyl diphosphate synthase from Blumea balsamifera and its application for (-)-borneol biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae5
Polyhydroxyalkanoate production during electroactive biofilm formation and stabilization in wetland microbial fuel cells for petroleum hydrocarbon bioconversion5
Machine learning-assisted rational design and evolution of novel signal peptides in Yarrowia lipolytica5
Discovering the next decade's synthetic biology research trends with ChatGPT5
Recent progress in engineering Clostridium autoethanogenum to synthesize the biochemicals and biocommodities5
Editorial for “Biointelligent manufacturing in Memorium of Arnold (Arny) L. Demain”5
Enhancement of polymyxin B1 production by an artificial microbial consortium of Paenibacillus polymyxa and recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum producing precursor amino acids5
Deletion of COM donor and acceptor domains and the interaction between modules in bacillomycin D produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens5
Biosynthesis of trialkyl-substituted aromatic polyketide NFAT-133 involves unusual P450 monooxygenase-mediating aromatization and a putative metallo-beta-lactamase fold hydrolase5
Overexpression of arginase gene CAR1 renders yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae acetic acid tolerance5
Expanding catalytic promiscuity of a bifunctional terpene synthase through a single mutation-induced change in hydrogen-bond network within the catalytic pocket5
Thank you Reviewers5
Design and mathematical analysis of activating transcriptional amplifiers that enable modular temporal control in synthetic juxtacrine circuits5
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for squalene overproduction5
Enhancing levan biosynthesis by destroying the strongly acidic environment caused by membrane-bound glucose dehydrogenase (mGDH) in Gluconobacter sp. MP21165
Combined metabolic and enzymatic engineering for de novo biosynthesis of δ-tocotrienol in Yarrowia lipolytica5
Modulating ion channels with nanobodies5
T7 RNA polymerase-guided base editor for accelerated continuous evolution in Bacillus subtilis5
Construction of microbial chassis for terpenoid discovery5
Biosynthesis of Lacto-N-biose I from starch and N-acetylglucosamine via an in vitro synthetic enzymatic biosystem5
Advances in adaptive laboratory evolution applications for Escherichia coli5
iCASRED, a scarless DNA editing tool in E. coli for high-efficiency engineering of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters5
Design and engineering of logic genetic-enzymatic gates based on the activity of the human CYP2C9 enzyme in permeabilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells5
Efficient biosynthesis of β-caryophyllene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by β-caryophyllene synthase from Artemisia argyi4
Strategies to increase tolerance and robustness of industrial microorganisms4
Biodegradation of combined pollutants of polyethylene terephthalate and phthalate esters by esterase-integrated Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q with surface-co-displayed PETase and MHETase4
Transcriptomic studies on the product stress response revealed that YCF1 is a beneficial factor for progesterone production in Yarrowia lipolytica4
Reconstruction and metabolic profiling of the genome-scale metabolic network model of Pseudomonas stutzeri A15014
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Engineering the cytochrome P450 to enhance parthenolide production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae4
Mechanisms and biotechnological applications of transcription factors4
dTSR enables efficient improvement of heterologous production of spinosad in Saccharopolyspora erythraea4
Characterizing and engineering promoters for metabolic engineering of Ogataea polymorpha4
The LysR family transcriptional regulator ORF-L16 regulates spinosad biosynthesis in Saccharopolyspora spinosa4
Enzymatic properties and inhibition tolerance analysis of key enzymes in β-phenylethanol anabolic pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae HJ4
Engineered microorganisms: A new direction in kidney stone prevention and treatment4
Gene knockdown by structure defined single-stem loop small non-coding RNAs with programmable regulatory activities4
Metabolic engineering of an industrial bacterium Zymomonas mobilis for anaerobic l-serine production4
The potential of plant proteins as antifungal agents for agricultural applications4
Origin and evolution of the main starch biosynthetic enzymes4
Antibacterial activity and mechanism of X33 antimicrobial oligopeptide against Acinetobacter baumannii4
Efficient biosynthesis of creatine by whole-cell catalysis from guanidinoacetic acid in Corynebacterium glutamicum4
Improving solubility and copy number of taxadiene synthase to enhance the titer of taxadiene in Yarrowia lipolytica4
Functional characterization of triterpene synthases in Cibotium barometz4
Engineered membraneless organelles in Corynebacterium glutamicum for enhanced indigoidine biosynthesis and antimicrobial peptide production4
Characterization of C30 carotenoid and identification of its biosynthetic gene cluster in Methylobacterium extorquens AM14
A rapid nucleic acid detection platform based on phosphorothioate-DNA and sulfur binding domain4
Engineering artificial cross-species promoters with different transcriptional strengths4
Enzyme and cofactor engineering to increase d-xylonate dehydratase activity for improved d-1,2,4-butanetriol production from d-xylose4
Corrigendum to “Aptamer-based cell-free detection system to detect target protein” [Synth Syst Biotechnol 6 (3) (2021) 209–215]4
Fragment antigen binding domains (Fabs) as tools to study assembly-line polyketide synthases4
Stepwise increase of fidaxomicin in an engineered heterologous host Streptomyces albus through multi-level metabolic engineering4
Improving cooperativity of transcription activators by oligomerization domains in mammalian cells4
Advance of tolerance engineering on microbes for industrial production4
Efficient production of hydroxysalidroside in Escherichia coli via enhanced glycosylation and semi-rational design of UGT85A14
Synthesis and assembly of full-length cyanophage A-4L genome4
Engineering Shewanella carassii, a newly isolated exoelectrogen from activated sludge, to enhance methyl orange degradation and bioelectricity harvest4
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