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ReviewJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2025

Untranslated region engineering strategies for gene overexpression, fine-tuning, and dynamic regulation.

Jun Ren, So Hee Oh, Dokyun Na

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Review in Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Advancing microbial engineering through synthetic biology.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jun RenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
So Hee OhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Dokyun NaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.

Funding

Chung-Ang UniversityNational Research Foundation of Korea 2023R1A2C1008156
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise and tunable gene expression is crucial for various biotechnological applications, including protein overexpression, fine-tuned metabolic pathway engineering, and dynamic gene regulation. Untranslated regions (UTRs) of mRNAs have emerged as key regulatory elements that modulate transcription and translation. In this review, we explore recent advances in UTR engineering strategies for bacterial gene expression optimization. We discuss approaches for enhancing protein expression through AU-rich elements, RG4 structures, and synthetic dual UTRs, as well as ProQC systems that improve translation fidelity. Additionally, we examine strategies for fine-tuning gene expression using UTR libraries and synthetic terminators that balance metabolic flux. Finally, we highlight riboswitches and toehold switches, which enable dynamic gene regulation in response to environmental or metabolic cues. The integration of these UTR-based regulatory tools provides a versatile and modular framework for optimizing bacterial gene expression, enhancing metabolic engineering, and advancing synthetic biology applications.

Indexed as

BacteriaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic EngineeringMetabolic EngineeringUntranslated RegionsProtein BiosynthesisRiboswitchRNA, MessengerSynthetic BiologyRiboswitchRNA, MessengerUntranslated Regionsgene expressionsynthetic biologytranscriptiontranslationUTR engineering

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PMID40195839
PMCPMC13577120

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