Abstract
Inventors in the field of mechanical and electronic
engineering can access multitudes of components and,
thanks to standardization, parts from different
manufacturers can be used in combination with each other.
The introduction of BioBrick standards for the assembly
of characterized DNA sequences was a landmark in
microbial engineering, shaping the field of synthetic
biology. Here, we describe a standard for Type IIS
restriction endonuclease-mediated assembly, defining a
common syntax of 12 fusion sites to enable the facile
assembly of eukaryotic transcriptional units. This
standard has been developed and agreed by representatives
and leaders of the international plant science and
synthetic biology communities, including inventors,
developers and adopters of Type IIS cloning methods. Our
vision is of an extensive catalogue of standardized,
characterized DNA parts that will accelerate plant
bioengineering.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-19 |
Journal | New Phytologist |
Volume | 208 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- cloning
- DNA assembly
- genetic syntax
- GoldenGate
- synthetic biology
- Type IIS restriction endonucleases