William Parker, Amanda Taylor, Aryan Razdan, Jose Escarce, Nathan Crook
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Abstract
Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) is a Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) probiotic yeast currently used to alleviate symptoms from various gastrointestinal diseases. Sb is a promising platform for probiotic and biotherapeutic engineering as it is the only probiotic eukaryote and carries with it a unique set of advantages compared to bacterial strains, including resistance to phage, high protein secretion abilities, and intrinsic resistance to antibiotics. While engineered Sb has not been studied as extensively as its close relative Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc), many genetic engineering tools developed for Sc have also shown promise in Sb. In this review, we address recent research to develop tools for genetic engineering, colonization modulation, biomarker sensing, and drug production in Sb. Ongoing efforts, especially those that overcome gut-specific challenges to engineered performance, are highlighted as they advance this chassis as a scalable platform for treating gastrointestinal diseases.
期刊介绍:
The aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for the critical analysis of advanced drug and gene delivery systems and their applications in human and veterinary medicine. The Journal has a broad scope, covering the key issues for effective drug and gene delivery, from administration to site-specific delivery.
In general, the Journal publishes review articles in a Theme Issue format. Each Theme Issue provides a comprehensive and critical examination of current and emerging research on the design and development of advanced drug and gene delivery systems and their application to experimental and clinical therapeutics. The goal is to illustrate the pivotal role of a multidisciplinary approach to modern drug delivery, encompassing the application of sound biological and physicochemical principles to the engineering of drug delivery systems to meet the therapeutic need at hand. Importantly the Editorial Team of ADDR asks that the authors effectively window the extensive volume of literature, pick the important contributions and explain their importance, produce a forward looking identification of the challenges facing the field and produce a Conclusions section with expert recommendations to address the issues.