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ArticleCell reports methods2024

A highly optimized human in vitro translation system.

Adrian Bothe, Nenad Ban

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Overcoming the eIF2α Brake in Human Cell-Derived Translation Systems.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  13. Optimizing Human Cell-Free System for Efficient Protein Production.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Adrian BotheDepartment of Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Nenad BanDepartment of Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: ban@mol.biol.ethz.ch.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vitro translation is an important method for studying fundamental aspects of co- and post-translational gene regulation, as well as for protein expression in the laboratory and on an industrial scale. Here, by re-examining and improving a human in vitro translation system (HITS), we were able to develop a minimal system where only four components are needed to supplement human cell lysates. Functional characterization of our improved HITS revealed the synergistic effect of mRNA capping and polyadenylation. Furthermore, we found that mRNAs are translated with an efficiency equal to or higher than existing state-of-the-art mammalian in vitro translation systems. Lastly, we present an easy preparation procedure for cytoplasmic extracts from cultured HeLa cells, which can be performed in any cell culture laboratory. These methodological advances will allow HITSs to become a widespread tool in basic molecular biology research.

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Protein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerHeLa CellsHumansPolyadenylationRNA CapsRNA CapsRNA, Messengercell-free protein synthesisCP: Molecular biologymRNAribosometranslation

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PMID38608690
PMCPMC11046033

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