YeastFab: the design and construction of standard biological parts for metabolic engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

ABSTRACT: It is a routine task in metabolic engineering to introduce multicomponent pathways into a heterologous host for production of metabolites. However, this process sometimes may take weeks to months due to the lack of standardized genetic tools. Here, we present a method for the design and construction of biological parts based on the native genes and regulatory elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have developed highly efficient protocols (termed YeastFab Assembly) to synthesize these genetic elements as standardized biological parts, which can be used to assemble transcriptional units in a single-tube reaction. In addition, standardized characterization assays are developed using reporter constructs to calibrate the function of promoters. Furthermore, the assembled transcription units c

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4513847 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature