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ArticleCell research2024

Convenient synthesis and delivery of a megabase-scale designer accessory chromosome empower biosynthetic capacity.

Yuan Ma, Shuxin Su, Zongheng Fu, Chu Zhou, Bin Qiao, Yi Wu, Ying-Jin Yuan

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Article in Cell research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. The design and engineering of synthetic genomes.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2025
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  11. Recent technology advancements in large-scale DNA assembly.Quantitative biology (Beijing, China) · 2025
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  12. Amplification editing empowersInnovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yuan MaFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0009-0002-5040-0339
Shuxin SuFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Zongheng FuFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Chu ZhouFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Bin QiaoFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Yi WuFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. yi.wu@tju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2539-9228
Ying-Jin YuanFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. yjyuan@tju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0553-0089

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31971351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic biology confers new functions to hosts by introducing exogenous genetic elements, yet rebuilding complex traits that are based on large-scale genetic information remains challenging. Here, we developed a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated haploidization method that bypasses the natural process of meiosis. Based on the programmed haploidization in yeast, we further developed an easy-to-use method designated HAnDy (Haploidization-based DNA Assembly and Delivery in yeast) that enables efficient assembly and delivery of large DNA, with no need for any fussy in vitro manipulations. Using HAnDy, a de novo designed 1.024 Mb synthetic accessory chromosome (synAC) encoding 542 exogenous genes was parallelly assembled and then directly transferred to six phylogenetically diverse yeasts. The synAC significantly promotes hosts' adaptations and increases the scope of the metabolic network, which allows the emergence of valuable compounds. Our approach should facilitate the assembly and delivery of large-scale DNA for expanding and deciphering complex biological functions.

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ChromosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNADNA

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PMID38332200
PMCPMC10978979

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