A semi-synthetic organism that stores and retrieves increased genetic information

Y Zhang, JL Ptacin, EC Fischer, HR Aerni, CE Caffaro… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Since at least the last common ancestor of all life on Earth, genetic information has been
stored in a four-letter alphabet that is propagated and retrieved by the formation of two base …

Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Klebsiella pneumoniae Are a Driving Force for Horizontal Gene Transfer

F Dell'Annunziata, C Dell'Aversana, N Doti… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gram-negative bacteria release Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) into the extracellular
environment. Recent studies recognized these vesicles as vectors to horizontal gene …

Design of experiments as a tool for optimization in recombinant protein biotechnology: from constructs to crystals

C Papaneophytou - Molecular Biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
In this review, the basic concepts and applications of design of experiments (DoE) in
recombinant protein biotechnology will be discussed. The production of recombinant …

Non-pathogenic E. coli displaying decoy-resistant IL18 mutein boosts anti-tumor and CAR NK cell responses

S Yang, M Sheffer, IE Kaplan, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The tumor microenvironment can inhibit the efficacy of cancer therapies through
mechanisms such as poor trafficking and exhaustion of immune cells. Here, to address this …

A novel chimeric lysin with robust antibacterial activity against planktonic and biofilm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

H Yang, H Zhang, J Wang, J Yu, H Wei - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most threatening
pathogens due to its multi-drug resistance (MDR) and strong biofilm-forming capacity. Here …

Revisiting the mechanisms involved in calcium chloride induced bacterial transformation

A Asif, H Mohsin, R Tanvir, Y Rehman - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial transformation is a crucial part of cloning process and has been widely used in
many studies (Swords, 2003; Gigova et al., 2006). The mechanism is marked by two phases …

High-throughput retrieval of target sequences from complex clone libraries using CRISPRi

J Burian, VK Libis, YA Hernandez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The capture of metagenomic DNA in large clone libraries provides the opportunity to study
microbial diversity that is inaccessible using culture-dependent methods. In this study, we …

Artificial transformation methodologies for improving the efficiency of plasmid DNA transformation and simplifying its use

J Ren, S Karna, HM Lee, SM Yoo, D Na - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
The uptake of exogenous DNA materials through the cell membrane by bacteria, known as
transformation, is essential for the genetic manipulation of bacteria and, thus, plays key roles …

A bispecific, crosslinking lectibody activates cytotoxic T cells and induces cancer cell death

F Rosato, R Pasupuleti, J Tomisch… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Aberrant glycosylation patterns play a crucial role in the development of cancer
cells as they promote tumor growth and aggressiveness. Lectins recognize carbohydrate …

Exploring the potential of CRISPR-Cas9 under challenging conditions: facing high-copy plasmids and counteracting beta-lactam resistance in clinical strains of …

TL Tagliaferri, NR Guimarães, MPM Pereira… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis urgently requires countermeasures for reducing
the dissemination of plasmid-borne resistance genes. Of particular concern are opportunistic …