The invention relates to the technical field of
gene engineering, and discloses a
recombinant yeast strain, a construction method thereof and the application thereof. In the
recombinant yeast strain, gal1, gal7, gal10 and ypl062w genes are knocked out, and the
recombinant yeast strain comprises 6
gene segments which are integrated to the
genome through
yeast homologous recombination. On the above basis, the recombinant
yeast strain is further integrated onto one
gene segment of a
yeast genome, so that a better recombinant yeast is obtained. According to the technical scheme of the invention, the
yeast strain is constructed based on gene knock-out, and an optimized host
cell for producing
lycopene is provided. Meanwhile,
functional genes crtE crtB and crtI of a specific source combination and used for the synthesis of
lycopene, specific yeast endogenous genes and specific exogenous genes are selected. The above selected genes are integrated to the gene knock-out
genome of the
yeast strain, and then a brand-new recombinant strain capable of producing high-yield
lycopene is obtained.