Fungal Synthetic Biology
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 12
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is an interdisciplinary field that employs engineering principles to design, construct, or re-engineer biological systems—from molecular components to organisms. Fungi have emerged as an indispensable platform for advancing synthetic biology tool development. Emerging innovations—such as CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, automated DNA synthesis, and computational design tools—are addressing the challenges that synthetic biology faces, from concerns around reproducibility and scalability to the unpredictable behavior of engineered organisms when moved from a controlled lab environment.
This Special Issue aims to highlight all research on recent breakthroughs in fungal synthetic biology, welcoming original research articles, reviews, and communications on research areas which may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Genome editing (CRISPR, TALENs) and synthetic promoter design in fungi;
- Metabolic engineering for pharmaceuticals, enzymes, or biofuels;
- Chassis optimization (Aspergillus, Saccharomyces, non-model fungi);
- AI-driven strain design and omics-guided bioinformatics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Gen Zou
Prof. Dr. Mingwen Zhao
Dr. Jing Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fungal synthetic biology
- genome editing
- metabolic engineering
- CRISPR-Cas9
- fungal biotechnology
- biosynthetic pathways
- chassis development
- bioinformatics
- ethical biosafety
- synthetic genomics
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