Cell-free gene expression: methods and applications

AC Hunt, BJ Rasor, K Seki, HM Ekas, KF Warfel… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems empower synthetic biologists to build biological
molecules and processes outside of living intact cells. The foundational principle is that …

Enhancing cyclotide bioproduction: harnessing biological synthesis methods and various expression systems for large-scale manufacturing

MS Taghizadeh, A Niazi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Peptide-based medications hold immense potential in addressing a wide range of human
disorders and discomforts. However, their widespread utilization encounters two major …

Beyond In Vivo, Pharmaceutical Molecule Production in Cell-Free Systems and the Use of Noncanonical Amino Acids Therein

MG Casteleijn, U Abendroth, A Zemella… - Chemical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Throughout history, we have looked to nature to discover and copy pharmaceutical solutions
to prevent and heal diseases. Due to the advances in metabolic engineering and the …

In Vitro Reconstitution and Analysis of SARS-CoV-2/Host Protein–Protein Interactions

SV Moradi, Y Wu, P Walden, Z Cui, WA Johnston… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of viral threats such as Ebola, ZIKA, and severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires a rapid and efficient approach for elucidating …

Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature's deadliest weapons using synthetic biology

T Lüddecke, A Paas, RJ Harris, L Talmann… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Venoms are complex chemical arsenals that have evolved independently many times in the
animal kingdom. Venoms have attracted the interest of researchers because they are an …

[HTML][HTML] Venom Ex Machina? Exploring the Potential of Cell-Free Protein Production for Venom Biodiscovery

A Paas, J Dresler, L Talmann, A Vilcinskas… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Venoms are a complex cocktail of potent biomolecules and are present in many animal
lineages. Owed to their translational potential in biomedicine, agriculture and industrial …

Advanced applications of Nanodiscs-based platforms for antibodies discovery

KO Baskakova, PK Kuzmichev, MS Karbyshev - Biophysical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to their fundamental biological importance, membrane proteins (MPs) are attractive
targets for drug discovery, with cell surface receptors, transporters, ion channels, and …

A cell-free expression pipeline for the generation and functional characterization of nanobodies

L Haueis, M Stech, S Kubick - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell-free systems are well-established platforms for the rapid synthesis, screening,
engineering and modification of all kinds of recombinant proteins ranging from membrane …

A roadmap to the enzymes from spider venom: Biochemical ecology, molecular diversity, and value for the bioeconomy

J Dresler, I Avella, M Damm, L Dersch… - Frontiers in Arachnid …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Spiders are ancient and highly successful predators, which use venom for both predation
and defense. Their venoms are complex mixtures of potent biological molecules, emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-Free Systems: Ideal Platforms for Accelerating the Discovery and Production of Peptide-Based Antibiotics

H Park, H **, D Kim, J Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Peptide-based antibiotics (PBAs), including antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their
synthetic mimics, have received significant interest due to their diverse and unique …