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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2020

SEVA 3.1: enabling interoperability of DNA assembly among the SEVA, BioBricks and Type IIS restriction enzyme standards.

Stamatios G Damalas, Christos Batianis, Maria Martin-Pascual, Victor de Lorenzo, Vitor A P Martins Dos Santos

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stamatios G DamalasLaboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen & Research University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708 WE, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8320-2924
Christos BatianisLaboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen & Research University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708 WE, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2248-4523
Maria Martin-PascualLaboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen & Research University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708 WE, The Netherlands.
Victor de LorenzoSystems Biology Program, National Center of Biotechnology - CSIC, Madrid, 28049, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6041-2731
Vitor A P Martins Dos SantosLaboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen & Research University, Stippeneng 4, Wageningen, 6708 WE, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2352-9017
Wageningen University & Research · NLCentro Nacional de Biotecnología · ESLifeGlimmer (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Robust synthetic biology applications rely heavily on the design and assembly of DNA parts with specific functionalities based on engineering principles. However, the assembly standards adopted by different communities vary considerably, thus limiting the interoperability of parts, vectors and methods. We hereby introduce the SEVA 3.1 platform consisting of the SEVA 3.1 vectors and the Golden Gate-based 'SevaBrick Assembly'. This platform enables the convergence of standard processes between the SEVA platform, the BioBricks and the Type IIs-mediated DNA assemblies to reduce complexity and optimize compatibility between parts and methods. It features a wide library of cloning vectors along with a core set of standard SevaBrick primers that allow multipart assembly and exchange of short functional genetic elements (promoters, RBSs) with minimal cloning and design effort. As proof of concept, we constructed, among others, multiple sfGFP expression vectors under the control of eight RBSs, eight promoters and four origins of replication as well as an inducible four-gene operon expressing the biosynthetic genes for the black pigment proviolacein. To demonstrate the interoperability of the SEVA 3.1 vectors, all constructs were characterized in both Pseudomonas putida and Escherichia coli. In summary, the SEVA 3.1 platform optimizes compatibility and modularity of inserts and backbones with a cost- and time-friendly DNA assembly method, substantially expanding the toolbox for successful synthetic biology applications in Gram-negative bacteria.

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Genetic VectorsSynthetic BiologyCloning, MolecularDNAPlasmidsDNA

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