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ArticleCell chemical biology2019

A Highly Productive, One-Pot Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Platform Based on Genomically Recoded Escherichia coli.

Benjamin J Des Soye, Vincent R Gerbasi, Paul M Thomas, Neil L Kelleher, Michael C Jewett

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Article in Cell chemical biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Benjamin J Des SoyeInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Vincent R GerbasiProteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Paul M ThomasChemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Proteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Neil L KelleherInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Proteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Michael C JewettInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: m-jewett@northwestern.edu.

Funding

TR&D 7: Cell Specific ProteomicsP41GM108569 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI KELLEHER, NEIL L · 2015 to 2024
$13.6M
Developing Capacity to Evaluate Training Programs via Development of Human, Institutional and Social CapitalT32GM008449 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI LEONARD, JOSHUA NATHANIEL · 1993 to 2023
$7.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM108569NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The site-specific incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins via amber suppression provides access to novel protein properties, structures, and functions. Historically, poor protein expression yields resulting from release factor 1 (RF1) competition has limited this technology. To address this limitation, we develop a high-yield, one-pot cell-free platform for synthesizing proteins bearing ncAAs based on genomically recoded Escherichia coli lacking RF1. A key feature of this platform is the independence on the addition of purified T7 DNA-directed RNA polymerase (T7RNAP) to catalyze transcription. Extracts derived from our final strain demonstrate high productivity, synthesizing 2.67 ± 0.06 g/L superfolder GFP in batch mode without supplementation of purified T7RNAP. Using an optimized one-pot platform, we demonstrate multi-site incorporation of the ncAA p-acetyl-L-phenylalanine into an elastin-like polypeptide with high accuracy of incorporation and yield. Our work has implications for chemical and synthetic biology.

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Cell-Free SystemProtein BiosynthesisBacteriophage T7DNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesElastinEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptide Termination FactorsPhenylalanineViral ProteinsacetylphenylalanamideDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesElastinEscherichia coli ProteinsPeptide Termination FactorsPhenylalanineprfA protein, E coliViral Proteinscell-free protein synthesischemical biologygenetic code expansiongenome engineeringin vitro transcription and translationnon-canonical amino acidssynthetic biology

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PMID31706984
PMCPMC7008506

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