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ReviewPlant biotechnology journal2025

DASH: a versatile and high-capacity gene stacking system for plant synthetic biology.

Chengsong Zhao, Anna N Stepanova, Jose M Alonso

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Review in Plant biotechnology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Chengsong ZhaoDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, Genetics and Genomics Academy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Anna N StepanovaDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, Genetics and Genomics Academy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-4758
Jose M AlonsoDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, Genetics and Genomics Academy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7087-1571

Funding

National Science Foundation 1444561National Science Foundation 1650139National Science Foundation 1750006National Science Foundation 1940829U.S. Department of Agriculture 7005468U.S. Department of Agriculture 7005482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA assembly systems based on the Golden Gate method are popular in synthetic biology but have several limitations: small insert size, incompatibility with other cloning platforms, DNA domestication requirement, generation of fusion scars, and lack of post-assembly modification. To address these obstacles, we present the DASH assembly toolset, which combines features of Golden Gate-based cloning, recombineering, and site-specific recombinase systems. We developed (1) a set of donor vectors based on the GoldenBraid platform, (2) an acceptor vector derived from the plant transformation-competent artificial chromosome (TAC) vector, pYLTAC17, and (3) a re-engineered recombineering-ready E. coli strain, CZ105, based on SW105. The initial assembly steps are carried out using the donor vectors following standard GoldenBraid assembly procedures. Importantly, existing parts and transcriptional units created using compatible Golden Gate-based systems can be transferred to the DASH donor vectors using standard single-tube restriction/ligation reactions. The cargo DNA from a DASH donor vector is then efficiently transferred in vivo in E. coli into the acceptor vector by the sequential action of a rhamnose-inducible phage-derived PhiC31 integrase and arabinose-inducible yeast-derived Flippase (FLP) recombinase using CZ105. Furthermore, recombineering-based post-assembly modification, including the removal of undesirable scars, is greatly simplified. To demonstrate the utility of the DASH system, a 116 kilobase (kb) DNA construct harbouring a 97 kb cargo consisting of 35 transcriptional units was generated. One of the coding DNA sequences (CDSs) in the final assembly was replaced through recombineering, and the in planta functionality of the entire construct was tested in both transient and stable transformants.

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Genetic EngineeringSynthetic BiologyChromosomes, ArtificialCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGenetic VectorsDNA assemblygene stackingGoldenBraidPhiC31 integraserecombineering

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PMID40493021
PMCPMC12392928

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