The invention discloses a recombinant
yarrowia lipolytica strain with high yield of
itaconic acid and a construction method and application thereof, and belongs to the field of strain cultivation, the recombinant
yarrowia lipolytica strain is obtained by
metabolism reconstruction of a
wild type yarrowia lipolytica strain, a cis-
aconitic acid decarboxylase
gene cadA derived from
Aspergillus terreus ATCC20542 is inserted into a
genome, and a stable
expression cassette is formed through a TEF1
promoter and a CYC1 terminator; a CIT1
gene front-end
signal peptide is fused at the N end of the cadA to realize directional expression of mitochondria; iDH1, ACL1 and ADH1 genes are knocked out at the same time; cIT1 and ACO1 genes are overexpressed to enhance the flux of
citric acid in the direction of cis-
aconitic acid; and the noxE
gene of
Lactococcus lactis is introduced to regulate the balance of NADH (
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Hormone) in the
cell. The strain is fermented for 72 hours under the conditions that glucose is used as a
carbon source, the temperature is 30 DEG C and the pH value is 5.5-6.0, and the yield of
itaconic acid can reach 12 g / L or above. According to the construction method,
gene knockout and
homologous recombination integration are realized by adopting
CRISPR-Cas9, and a target strain is obtained after screening and
verification. The method is used for preparing degradable polymers, plasticizers and medical intermediates. The method has the beneficial effects that the
itaconic acid yield and
metabolism efficiency are improved.