Artificial Diploid Escherichia coli by a CRISPR Chromosome‐Doubling Technique

Autor: Pengju Wang, Dongdong Zhao, Ju Li, Junchang Su, Chunzhi Zhang, Siwei Li, Feiyu Fan, Zhubo Dai, Xiaoping Liao, Zhitao Mao, Changhao Bi, Xueli Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205855
Popis: Abstract Synthetic biology has been represented by the creation of artificial life forms at the genomic scale. In this work, a CRISPR‐based chromosome‐doubling technique is designed to first construct an artificial diploid Escherichia coli cell. The stable single‐cell diploid E. coli is isolated by both maximal dilution plating and flow cytometry, and confirmed with quantitative PCR, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and third‐generation genome sequencing. The diploid E. coli has a greatly reduced growth rate and elongated cells at 4–5 µm. It is robust against radiation, and the survival rate after exposure to UV increased 40‐fold relative to WT. As a novel life form, the artificial diploid E. coli is an ideal substrate for research fundamental questions in life science concerning polyploidy. And this technique may be applied to other bacteria.
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