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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Expanding genetic engineering capabilities in Vibrio natriegens with the Vnat Collection.

Anna Faber, Roland J Politan, Daniel Stukenberg, Kathryn M Morris, Rebecca Kim, Ethan Jeon, René Inckemann, Anke Becker, B Thuronyi, Georg Fritz

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Anna FaberSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.
Roland J PolitanSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.
Daniel StukenbergCenter for Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg 35043, Germany.
Kathryn M MorrisSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.
Rebecca KimDepartment of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, United States.
Ethan JeonDepartment of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, United States.
René InckemannMax Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg 35043, Germany.
Anke BeckerCenter for Synthetic Microbiology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg 35043, Germany.
B ThuronyiDepartment of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, United States.
Georg FritzSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1503-9165

Funding

Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research Council FT230100283Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GRK 2937Forrest Research FoundationForrest Research Foundation ScholarshipWilliams College
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibrio natriegens, with its exceptionally fast growth rate, has great promise as a revolutionary chassis for synthetic biology, yet the realization of its full potential has been limited by the lack of robust, standardized genetic tools. Here, we present the Vnat Collection, a comprehensive, modular toolkit specifically engineered to overcome these limitations. Leveraging optimized Golden Gate cloning strategies, we introduce improved junction sequences and a highly efficient dropout part system, achieving up to a 300-fold increase in assembly efficiency. Our toolkit significantly expands the synthetic biology toolbox by providing a wide array of characterized inducible promoters, enabling precise, orthogonal gene regulation, and novel operon connectors to streamline the construction of multi-gene pathways critical for metabolic engineering. Furthermore, we enhance genome editing workflows through refined NT-CRISPR methods, incorporating homology-flanked targeting constructs and demonstrating a simplified protocol that eliminates intermediate purification steps. With over 220 rigorously validated modular components, the Vnat Collection establishes an advanced standard for genetic engineering of V. natriegens, empowering researchers to efficiently harness this organism's unparalleled potential for diverse biotechnology applications.

Indexed as

Genetic EngineeringVibrioCloning, MolecularCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingMetabolic EngineeringOperonPromoter Regions, GeneticSynthetic Biology

Identifiers

PMID40650977
PMCPMC12255299

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