MarxBaseK. marxianus metabolic engineering results

KMAR_10 531 point mutation: xylose affinity

Positive AI-extracted, curator-verified MARXBASE-R000645

GeneKMAR_10 531 Name without a genome identifier
Gene fromK. marxianus
Changepoint mutation
Effectincreases
Phenotypexylose affinity (substrate utilization)
Class Positive
HostK. marxianus
Strainnot stated

Measured

Value14.9 mM (baseline 46.9 mM, native transporter)
Size as writtenKm reduced from 46.9 ± 9.5 to 14.9 ± 3.6 mM
Metricother

Evidence

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Paper

Reprogramming a Hgt-family Kluyveromyces marxianus sugar transporter by site-directed mutagenesis to enable co-consumption of glucose and xylose.
Donzella L; Belloch-Molina C; Morrissey JP; Sousa MJ
FEMS yeast research 2026 · PubMed · DOI · PMC

Cite as: MarxBase result MARXBASE-R000645, release 1.0.