[HTML][HTML] Automating the design-build-test-learn cycle towards next-generation bacterial cell factories

N Gurdo, DC Volke, D McCloskey, PI Nikel - New Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Automation is playing an increasingly significant role in synthetic biology. Groundbreaking
technologies, developed over the past 20 years, have enormously accelerated the …

Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs

S Ossowski, R Schwab, D Weigel - The Plant Journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive analysis of gene function requires the detailed examination of mutant
alleles. In Arabidopsis thaliana, large collections of sequence‐indexed insertion and …

Directed evolution of adenine base editors with increased activity and therapeutic application

NM Gaudelli, DK Lam, HA Rees… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The foundational adenine base editors (for example, ABE7. 10) enable programmable A• T
to G• C point mutations but editing efficiencies can be low at challenging loci in primary …

Transforming yeast peroxisomes into microfactories for the efficient production of high-value isoprenoids

S Dusséaux, WT Wajn, Y Liu, C Ignea… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Current approaches for the production of high-value compounds in microorganisms mostly
use the cytosol as a general reaction vessel. However, competing pathways and metabolic …

Diverse NLR immune receptors activate defence via the RPW 8‐NLR NRG 1

B Castel, PM Ngou, V Cevik, A Redkar, DS Kim… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most land plant genomes carry genes that encode RPW 8‐NLR Resistance (R) proteins.
Angiosperms carry two RPW 8‐NLR subclasses: ADR 1 and NRG 1. ADR 1s act as …

Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases

DG Gibson, L Young, RY Chuang, JC Venter… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
We describe an isothermal, single-reaction method for assembling multiple overlapping
DNA molecules by the concerted action of a 5′ exonuclease, a DNA polymerase and a …

A gene cluster in Ginkgo biloba encodes unique multifunctional cytochrome P450s that initiate ginkgolide biosynthesis

V Forman, D Luo, F Geu-Flores, R Lemcke… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is considered a living fossil due to its 200 million year's
history under morphological stasis. Its resilience is partly attributed to its unique set of …

Protein diffusion in Escherichia coli cytoplasm scales with the mass of the complexes and is location dependent

WM Śmigiel, L Mantovanelli, DS Linnik, M Punter… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
We analyze the structure of the cytoplasm by performing single-molecule displacement
mapping on a diverse set of native cytoplasmic proteins in exponentially growing …

GoldenBraid 2.0: a comprehensive DNA assembly framework for plant synthetic biology

A Sarrion-Perdigones, M Vazquez-Vilar… - Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Plant synthetic biology aims to apply engineering principles to plant genetic design. One
strategic requirement of plant synthetic biology is the adoption of common standardized …

IVA cloning: A single-tube universal cloning system exploiting bacterial In Vivo Assembly

J García-Nafría, JF Watson, IH Greger - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In vivo homologous recombination holds the potential for optimal molecular cloning,
however, current strategies require specialised bacterial strains or laborious protocols. Here …