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ArticleDNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes2015

Improving a Synechocystis-based photoautotrophic chassis through systematic genome mapping and validation of neutral sites.

Filipe Pinto, Catarina C Pacheco, Paulo Oliveira, Arnau Montagud, Andrew Landels, Narciso Couto, Phillip C Wright, Javier F Urchueguía, Paula Tamagnini

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Article in DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Filipe Pintoi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-180, Portugal Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-171, Portugal.
Catarina C Pachecoi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-180, Portugal.
Paulo Oliveirai3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-180, Portugal.
Arnau MontagudInstituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia 46022, Spain.
Andrew LandelsChELSI Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Narciso CoutoChELSI Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Phillip C WrightChELSI Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Javier F UrchueguíaInstituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia 46022, Spain.
Paula Tamagninii3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-180, Portugal Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Porto, Porto 4150-171, Portugal pmtamagn@ibmc.up.pt.
University of Sheffield · GBi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTUniversitat Politècnica de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of microorganisms as cell factories frequently requires extensive molecular manipulation. Therefore, the identification of genomic neutral sites for the stable integration of ectopic DNA is required to ensure a successful outcome. Here we describe the genome mapping and validation of five neutral sites in the chromosome of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, foreseeing the use of this cyanobacterium as a photoautotrophic chassis. To evaluate the neutrality of these loci, insertion/deletion mutants were produced, and to assess their functionality, a synthetic green fluorescent reporter module was introduced. The constructed integrative vectors include a BioBrick-compatible multiple cloning site insulated by transcription terminators, constituting robust cloning interfaces for synthetic biology approaches. Moreover, Synechocystis mutants (chassis) ready to receive purpose-built synthetic modules/circuits are also available. This work presents a systematic approach to map and validate chromosomal neutral sites in cyanobacteria, and that can be extended to other organisms.

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Autotrophic ProcessesChromosome MappingCyanobacteriaGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMutationSynechocystisSynthetic BiologyGreen Fluorescent Proteinsneutral sitesphotoautotrophic chassisSynechocystissynthetic biology

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PMID26490728
PMCPMC4675711
OpenAlexW2248805887

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