Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28280149›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2017

Engineering the ribosomal DNA in a megabase synthetic chromosome.

Weimin Zhang, Guanghou Zhao, Zhouqing Luo, Yicong Lin, Lihui Wang, Yakun Guo, Ann Wang, Shuangying Jiang, Qingwen Jiang, Jianhui Gong and 34 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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44 authors.

Weimin ZhangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8836-1438
Guanghou ZhaoKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3192-5423
Zhouqing LuoKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5426-5176
Yicong LinKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Lihui WangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8479-7859
Yakun GuoKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4847-0648
Ann WangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Shuangying JiangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Qingwen JiangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3444-2854
Jianhui GongBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3910-9260
Yun WangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5872-3269
Sha HouKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4378-0479
Jing HuangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Tianyi LiKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yiran QinKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Junkai DongKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Qin QinKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jiaying ZhangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xinzhi ZouKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xi HeKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Li ZhaoKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yibo XiaoKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Meng XuKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Erchao ChengKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7829-1870
Ning HuangKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6857-5386
Tong ZhouKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yue ShenBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Roy WalkerSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0960-4591
Yisha LuoSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4228-7527
Zheng KuangInstitute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5855-8371
Leslie A MitchellInstitute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7869-9817
Kun YangHigh-Throughput Biological Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1060-8082
Sarah M RichardsonHigh-Throughput Biological Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9820-9421
Yi WuKey Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2539-9228
Bing-Zhi LiKey Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4121-3048
Ying-Jin YuanKey Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0553-0089
Huanming YangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1703-3012
Jiwei LinWuxi Qinglan Biotechnology Inc., Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3803-6503
Guo-Qiang ChenKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Qingyu WuKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Joel S BaderHigh-Throughput Biological Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6020-4625
Yizhi CaiSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1663-2865
Jef D BoekeInstitute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10011, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5322-4946
Junbiao DaiKey Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education) and Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. jbdai@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5299-4700

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M005690/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We designed and synthesized a 976,067-base pair linear chromosome, synXII, based on native chromosome XII in

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Genome, FungalCell NucleusChromosomes, Artificial, YeastDNA, RibosomalGenetic EngineeringSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSynthetic BiologyTranscriptomeDNA, Ribosomal

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