Whole genome engineering by synthesis |
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| Authors: | Zhouqing Luo Qing Yang Binan Geng Shuangying Jiang Shihui Yang Xiaozheng Li Yizhi Cai Junbiao Dai |
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| Institution: | 1.Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics and Center for Synthetic Genomics, Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenzhen,China;2.Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences,Hubei University,Wuhan,China;3.College of Life Sciences and Oceanography,Shenzhen University,Shenzhen,China;4.College Manchester Institute of Biotechnology,University of Manchester,Manchester,UK |
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| Abstract: | Whole genome engineering is now feasible with the aid of genome editing and synthesis tools. Synthesizing a genome from scratch allows modifications of the genomic structure and function to an extent that was hitherto not possible, which will finally lead to new insights into the basic principles of life and enable valuable applications. With several recent genome synthesis projects as examples, the technical details to synthesize a genome and applications of synthetic genome are addressed in this perspective. A series of ongoing or future synthetic genomics projects, including the different genomes to be synthesized in GP-write, synthetic minimal genome, massively recoded genome, chimeric genome and synthetic genome with expanded genetic alphabet, are also discussed here with a special focus on theoretical and technical impediments in the design and synthesis process. Synthetic genomics will become a commonplace to engineer pathways and genomes according to arbitrary sets of design principles with the development of high-efficient, low-cost genome synthesis and assembly technologies. |
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