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Christopher J. Petzold is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Genetics.

Their work addresses various topics including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects

Christopher J. Petzold has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Metabolic Engineering, Nature Communications, Nature, and PLoS ONE. These reflect the broad scope of their research interests and contributions.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Complete biosynthesis of QS-21 in engineered yeast," 2024, Nature
  • "A microbial supply chain for production of the anti-cancer drug vinblastine," 2022, Nature
  • "Functional genetics of human gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveals metabolic requirements for growth across environments," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Machine learning for metabolic engineering: A review," 2020, Metabolic Engineering
  • "Genome-scale metabolic rewiring improves titers rates and yields of the non-native product indigoidine at scale," 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include Yan Chen, Jennifer Gin, Jay D. Keasling, Edward E. K. Baidoo, and Paul D. Adams, indicating a network of extensive cooperative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Synthetic protein scaffolds provide modular control over metabolic flux

    John E Dueber;Gabriel C Wu;G Reza Malmirchegini;G Reza Malmirchegini;Tae Seok Moon

  • Complete biosynthesis of cannabinoids and their unnatural analogues in yeast

    Xiaozhou Luo;Michael A. Reiter;Leo d’Espaux;Jeff Wong

  • Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of n-butanol

    Eric J Steen;Eric J Steen;Rossana Chan;Rossana Chan;Nilu Prasad;Nilu Prasad;Samuel L. Myers;Samuel L. Myers

  • Engineering dynamic pathway regulation using stress-response promoters

    Robert H Dahl;Fuzhong Zhang;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Edward Baidoo;Edward Baidoo

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for limonene and perillyl alcohol production

    Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Rossana Chan;Rossana Chan;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Paul D. Adams;Paul D. Adams

  • The rice immune receptor XA21 recognizes a tyrosine-sulfated protein from a Gram-negative bacterium

    Rory N Pruitt;Benjamin Schwessinger;Anna Joe;Nicholas Thomas

  • Modular engineering of L-tyrosine production in Escherichia coli.

    Darmawi Juminaga;Edward E. K. Baidoo;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Tanveer S. Batth

  • Lipidomics reveals control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence lipids via metabolic coupling

    Madhulika Jain;Christopher J. Petzold;Michael W. Schelle;Michael D. Leavell

  • Synthetic and systems biology for microbial production of commodity chemicals.

    Victor Chubukov;Victor Chubukov;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Christopher J Petzold;Christopher J Petzold;Jay D Keasling

  • A 12 Å carotenoid translocation in a photoswitch associated with cyanobacterial photoprotection

    Ryan L. Leverenz;Markus Sutter;Markus Sutter;Adjélé Wilson;Adjélé Wilson;Sayan Gupta

  • Targeted proteomics for metabolic pathway optimization: application to terpene production.

    Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Tanveer S. Batth;Rossana Chan;Rachel Krupa

  • Industrial brewing yeast engineered for the production of primary flavor determinants in hopped beer.

    Charles M. Denby;Charles M. Denby;Rachel A. Li;Rachel A. Li;Rachel A. Li;Van T. Vu;Zak Costello;Zak Costello

  • Enhancing fatty acid production by the expression of the regulatory transcription factor FadR.

    Fuzhong Zhang;Mario Ouellet;Mario Ouellet;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Paul D. Adams;Paul D. Adams

  • Machine learning for metabolic engineering: A review.

    Christopher E. Lawson;Jose Manuel Martí;Tijana Radivojevic;Sai Vamshi R. Jonnalagadda

  • Isolation and Proteomic Characterization of the Arabidopsis Golgi Defines Functional and Novel Components Involved in Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis

    Harriet T. Parsons;Katy Christiansen;Bernhard Knierim;Andrew Carroll

  • Viscous control of cellular respiration by membrane lipid composition.

    Itay Budin;Itay Budin;Tristan de Rond;Tristan de Rond;Yan Chen;Yan Chen;Leanne Jade G. Chan

  • An XA21-associated kinase (OsSERK2) regulates immunity mediated by the XA21 and XA3 immune receptors.

    Xuewei Chen;Shimin Zuo;Shimin Zuo;Shimin Zuo;Benjamin Schwessinger;Mawsheng Chern;Mawsheng Chern

  • Optimization of a heterologous mevalonate pathway through the use of variant HMG-CoA reductases.

    Suzanne M. Ma;David E. Garcia;David E. Garcia;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Gregory D. Friedland;Gregory D. Friedland

  • Principal component analysis of proteomics (PCAP) as a tool to direct metabolic engineering

    Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Eun-Mi Kim;Eun-Mi Kim;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Nathan Cho;Nathan Cho;Nathan Cho

  • Metabolic engineering for the high-yield production of isoprenoid-based C₅ alcohols in E. coli.

    Kevin W. George;Mitchell G. Thompson;Aram Kang;Edward Baidoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay D. Keasling
Jay D. Keasling University of California, Berkeley
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Edward E. K. Baidoo
Edward E. K. Baidoo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joshua L. Heazlewood
Joshua L. Heazlewood University of Melbourne
Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Taek Soon Lee
Taek Soon Lee Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Pamela C. Ronald
Pamela C. Ronald University of California, Davis
Adam P. Arkin
Adam P. Arkin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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