Synthetic BiologybioRxiv
Expanding xylose metabolism in yeast for plant cell wall conversion to biofuels
Xin Li, Vivian Y Yu, Yuping Lin…·Jamie Cate
This study identifies a xylodextrin transport and consumption pathway in Neurospora crassa and demonstrates its reconstitution in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to enhance plant cell wall sugar utilization for biofuel production.
DOI 10.7554/elife.05896