Synthetic chromosomes, genomes, viruses, and cells

JC Venter, JI Glass, CA Hutchison, S Vashee - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Synthetic genomics is the construction of viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells with
synthetic genomes. It involves two basic processes: synthesis of complete genomes or …

Protein engineering for improving and diversifying natural product biosynthesis

C Li, R Zhang, J Wang, LM Wilson, Y Yan - Trends in biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
Proteins found in nature have traditionally been the most frequently used biocatalysts to
produce numerous natural products ranging from commodity chemicals to pharmaceuticals …

[HTML][HTML] Design, construction, and functional characterization of a tRNA neochromosome in yeast

D Schindler, RSK Walker, S Jiang, AN Brooks, Y Wang… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Here, we report the design, construction, and characterization of a tRNA neochromosome, a
designer chromosome that functions as an additional, de novo counterpart to the native …