AbstractGenerally, high- and low-performance nongenetic variants and young and aged cells co-existed in culture at all growth phases. In this regard, individually and dynamically regulating the metabolic flux of single cells based on their cellular state is highly useful for improving the performance of populations. However, balancing the trade-offs between biomass formation and compound over-production requires sophisticated dynamic regulation networks (DRNs) which can be challenging. Here, we developed a growth coupled NCOMB (Naringenin-Coumaric acid-Malonyl-CoA-Balanced) DRN with systematic optimization of (2S)-naringenin and p-coumaric acid-responsive regulation pathways for real-time control of intracellular supply of malonyl-CoA. In doing so, the acyl carrier protein was used as a new critical node for fine-tuning malonyl-CoA consumption instead of fatty acid synthase. Following directed evolution of the NCOMB DRN, we obtained a strain with cumulative 8.4-fold improvement in (2S)-naringenin production with balanced cell growth, demonstrating the high efficiency of this system for improving pathway production.
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