title: [Transcriptome platforms and applications to metabolic engineering].
abstract: Omics technologies have profoundly promoted development and applications of metabolic engineering by analysis of cell metabolism at a system level. Whole genome transcription profiles have provided researchers more rigorous evaluation of cell phenotype and an increased understanding of cellular metabolism. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis can conduce to identification of effective gene targets for strain improvement, and consequently accelerates rational design and construction of microbial cell factories for desired product. In this review, we briefly introduced the principle of three main platforms of transcriptome, and reviewed the recent applications of the transcriptome to metabolic engineering, finally provided conclusions and future prospects.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Shuobo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xueming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D060847:Metabolic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D059467:Transcriptome