Gene cloning of a highly active phytase from Lactobacillus plantarum and further improving its catalytic activity and thermostability through protein engineering.

Phytase belongs to orthophosphate monoester hydrolase, which can catalyze the gradual hydrolysis of phytic acid to inositol phosphate. It can be added to animal feed to reduce the anti-nutritional factor of phytic acid in feed. The thermostability and specific activity of phytases are two key factors determining their potential applications.

[Gene editing technology and its recent progress in disease therapy].

Gene editing is a genetic manipulation technology which utilizes bacterial nucleases to accurately and efficiently modify DNA or RNA. Gene editing has broad applications in basic research, breeding, and drug screening, and it is gaining validity and applicability to the therapy of many diseases especially genetic-based disease. In this review, we summarize the development of gene editing technology, its different strategies and applications in the treatment of disease, and the research of gene editing therapy for genetic diseases (including base editor and epigenetic regulation) in the treatment of disorders and diseases of the blood system, liver, muscle and nervous system.