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ArticleNucleic acids research2013

The Standard European Vector Architecture (SEVA): a coherent platform for the analysis and deployment of complex prokaryotic phenotypes.

Rafael Silva-Rocha, Esteban Martínez-García, Belén Calles, Max Chavarría, Alejandro Arce-Rodríguez, Aitor de Las Heras, A David Páez-Espino, Gonzalo Durante-Rodríguez, Juhyun Kim, Pablo I Nikel and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 309 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Rafael Silva-RochaSystems Biology Program, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), 28049 Cantoblanco-Madrid, Spain.
Esteban Martínez-García
Belén Calles
Max Chavarría
Alejandro Arce-Rodríguez
Aitor de Las Heras
A David Páez-Espino
Gonzalo Durante-Rodríguez
Juhyun Kim
Pablo I Nikel
Raúl Platero
Víctor de Lorenzo

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 'Standard European Vector Architecture' database (SEVA-DB, http://seva.cnb.csic.es) was conceived as a user-friendly, web-based resource and a material clone repository to assist in the choice of optimal plasmid vectors for de-constructing and re-constructing complex prokaryotic phenotypes. The SEVA-DB adopts simple design concepts that facilitate the swapping of functional modules and the extension of genome engineering options to microorganisms beyond typical laboratory strains. Under the SEVA standard, every DNA portion of the plasmid vectors is minimized, edited for flaws in their sequence and/or functionality, and endowed with physical connectivity through three inter-segment insulators that are flanked by fixed, rare restriction sites. Such a scaffold enables the exchangeability of multiple origins of replication and diverse antibiotic selection markers to shape a frame for their further combination with a large variety of cargo modules that can be used for varied end-applications. The core collection of constructs that are available at the SEVA-DB has been produced as a starting point for the further expansion of the formatted vector platform. We argue that adoption of the SEVA format can become a shortcut to fill the phenomenal gap between the existing power of DNA synthesis and the actual engineering of predictable and efficacious bacteria.

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Databases, GeneticGenetic VectorsBacteriaCloning, MolecularDrug Resistance, MicrobialInternetPhenotypePlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticReplication OriginTerminology as Topic

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PMID23180763
PMCPMC3531073

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