Rapid and Efficient One-Step Metabolic Pathway Integration in E. coli

Autor: Vivek K. Mutalik, Dylan W. Domaille, Andrea L. Halweg-Edwards, Marcelo C. Bassalo, Adam P. Arkin, William C Grau, Andrew D. Garst, Ryan T. Gill
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: ACS synthetic biology. 5(7)
ISSN: 2161-5063
Popis: Methods for importing heterologous genes into genetically tractable hosts are among the most desired tools of synthetic biology. Easy plug-and-play construction methods to rapidly test genes and pathways stably in the host genome would expedite synthetic biology and metabolic engineering applications. Here, we describe a CRISPR-based strategy that allows highly efficient, single step integration of large pathways in Escherichia coli. This strategy allows high efficiency integration in a broad range of homology arm sizes and genomic positions, with efficiencies ranging from 70 to 100% in 7 distinct loci. To demonstrate the large size capability, we integrated a 10 kb construct to implement isobutanol production in a single day. The ability to efficiently integrate entire metabolic pathways in a rapid and markerless manner will facilitate testing and engineering of novel pathways using the E. coli genome as a stable testing platform.
Databáze: OpenAIRE