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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);

Inventors:

Ziyu Dai, Richland, WA (US);

Scott E. Baker, Richland, WA (US);

Assignee:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/46 (2006.01); C12P 7/44 (2006.01); C12N 1/15 (2006.01); C12N 1/14 (2006.01); C12P 7/48 (2006.01); C07K 14/38 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/44 (2013.01); C07K 14/38 (2013.01); C12N 1/14 (2013.01); C12N 9/1051 (2013.01); C12P 7/48 (2013.01); C12Y 204/01258 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fungi, such as, having a dolichyl-P-Man:Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichyl mannosyltransferase (Alg3) gene genetic inactivation, increased expression of a loss of aflR expression A (LaeA), or both, are described. In some examples, such mutants have several phenotypes, including an increased production of citric acid relative to the parental strain. Methods of using the disclosed fungi to make citric acid are also described, as are compositions and kits including the disclosed fungi. Further described arefungi overexpressing the LaeA gene and the use of such fungi for the production of itaconic acid.


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