bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 15, 2023
ABSTRACT
Synthetic
biology
currently
operates
under
a
framework
dominated
by
trial-and-error
approaches,
which
hinders
the
effective
engineering
of
organisms
and
expansion
large-scale
biomanufacturing.
Motivated
success
computational
designs
in
areas
like
architecture
aeronautics,
we
aspire
to
transition
more
efficient
predictive
methodology
synthetic
biology.
In
this
study,
report
DNA
Design
Platform
that
relies
on
power
Transformer-based
deep
learning
architectures.
The
platform
transforms
conventional
paradigms
enabling
context-sensitive
host-specific
5′
regulatory
elements—promoters
untranslated
regions
(UTRs)
along
with
an
array
codon-optimised
coding
sequence
(CDS)
variants.
This
allows
us
generate
sequences
CDSs,
achieving
unparalleled
level
specificity
adaptability
different
target
hosts.
With
context-aware
design,
significantly
broaden
range
possible
gene
expression
profiles
phenotypic
outcomes,
substantially
reducing
need
for
laborious
high-throughput
screening
efforts.
Our
context-aware,
AI-driven
design
strategy
marks
significant
advancement
biology,
offering
scalable
refined
approach
optimisation
across
diverse
summary,
study
represents
substantial
leap
forward
field,
utilising
models
transform
build,
test,
learn-cycle
into
framework.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
85, P. 103025 - 103025
Published: Dec. 7, 2023
The
soil
bacterium
Pseudomonas
putida,
especially
the
KT2440
strain,
is
increasingly
being
utilized
as
a
host
for
biotransformations
of
both
industrial
and
environmental
interest.
foundations
such
performance
include
its
robust
redox
metabolism,
ability
to
tolerate
wide
range
physicochemical
stresses,
rapid
growth,
versatile
nonpathogenic
nature,
availability
molecular
tools
advanced
genetic
programming.
These
attributes
have
been
leveraged
hosting
engineered
pathways
production
valuable
chemicals
or
degradation/valorization
pollutants.
This
has
in
turn
pushed
boundaries
conventional
enzymology
toward
previously
unexplored
reactions
nature.
Furthermore,
modifications
physical
properties
cells
made
enhance
their
catalytic
performance.
advancements
establish
P.
putida
bona
fide
chassis
synthetic
biology,
on
par
with
more
traditional
metabolic
engineering
platforms.
Trends in biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(8), P. 1048 - 1063
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Advances
in
systems
and
synthetic
biology
have
propelled
the
construction
of
reduced
bacterial
genomes.
Genome
reduction
was
initially
focused
on
exploring
properties
minimal
genomes,
but
more
recently
it
has
been
deployed
as
an
engineering
strategy
to
enhance
strain
performance.
This
review
provides
latest
updates
focusing
dual-track
approaches
top-down
bottom-up
synthesis
for
their
construction.
Using
cases
from
studies
that
are
based
established
industrial
workhorse
strains,
we
discuss
a
series
phenotypes
candidates
biotechnological
applications.
Finally,
address
possible
uses
genomes
applications
needed
future
research
directions
may
ultimately
lead
total
rationally
designed
ACS Synthetic Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 2227 - 2237
Published: July 8, 2024
The
inevitable
transition
from
petrochemical
production
processes
to
renewable
alternatives
has
sparked
the
emergence
of
biofoundries
in
recent
years.
Manual
engineering
microbes
will
not
be
sufficient
meet
ever-increasing
demand
for
novel
producer
strains.
Here
we
describe
AutoBioTech
platform,
a
fully
automated
laboratory
system
with
14
devices
perform
operations
strain
construction
without
human
interaction.
Using
modular
workflows,
this
platform
enables
transformations
Escherichia
coli
plasmids
assembled
via
cloning.
A
CRISPR/Cas9
toolbox
compatible
existing
cloning
frameworks
allows
and
flexible
genome
editing
E.
coli.
In
addition,
workflows
have
been
established
transformation
Gram-positive
model
organism
Corynebacterium
glutamicum
by
conjugation
electroporation,
latter
proving
more
robust
technique.
Overall,
excels
at
versatility
due
modularity
seamless
transitions
between
modules.
This
accelerate
Gram-negative
bacteria.
Microbial Cell Factories,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
Abstract
Biomanufacturing
offers
a
potentially
sustainable
alternative
to
deriving
chemicals
from
fossil
fuels.
However,
traditional
biomanufacturing,
which
uses
sugars
as
feedstocks,
competes
with
food
production
and
yields
unfavourable
land
use
changes,
so
more
options
are
necessary.
Cupriavidus
necator
is
chemolithoautotrophic
bacterium
capable
of
consuming
carbon
dioxide
hydrogen
sole
energy
sources,
or
formate
the
source
both.
This
autotrophic
metabolism
makes
chemical
using
C.
attractive
for
biomanufacturing.
Additionally,
natively
fixes
in
form
poly-3-hydroxybutyrate,
can
be
processed
make
biodegradable
plastic.
Recent
progress
development
modelling
synthetic
biology
tools
have
made
much
usable
biomanufacturing
chassis.
these
applications
often
limited
by
lack
consideration
unique
physiology
metabolic
features
.
As
such,
further
work
required
better
understand
intricate
mechanisms
that
allow
it
prioritise
generalization
over
specialization.
In
this
review,
toward
physiology-informed
engineering
across
several
dimensions
critically
discussed,
recommendations
moving
physiological
approach
presented.
Arguments
specialization,
focus
on
fermentation,
-specific
tools,
goes
beyond
constraints
presented
based
analysis
existing
literature.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 21, 2025
Synthetic
biology
has
played
an
important
role
in
the
renaissance
of
natural
products
research
during
post-genomics
era.
The
development
and
integration
new
tools
have
transformed
workflow
product
discovery
engineering,
generating
multidisciplinary
interest
field.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
recent
developments
biosynthesis
from
three
different
aspects.
First,
advances
bioinformatics,
experimental,
analytical
to
identify
associated
with
predicted
biosynthetic
gene
clusters
(BGCs)
will
be
covered.
This
followed
by
extensive
review
on
heterologous
expression
bacterial,
fungal
plant
organisms.
native
host-independent
paradigm
identification,
pathway
characterization,
enzyme
is
where
synthetic
most
prominent
role.
Lastly,
strategies
engineer
pathways
for
structural
diversification
complexity
generation
discussed,
including
assembly-line
megasynthase
precursor-directed
modification,
combinatorial
biosynthesis.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 6, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
utilisation
of
biocatalysts
in
biotechnological
applications
often
necessitates
their
heterologous
expression
suitable
host
organisms.
However,
the
range
standardised
microbial
hosts
for
recombinant
protein
production
remains
limited,
with
most
being
mesophilic
and
suboptimal
certain
types.
Although
thermophilic
bacterium
Thermus
thermophilus
has
long
been
established
as
a
valuable
extremophile
host,
thanks
to
its
high-temperature
tolerance,
robust
growth,
extensively
characterised
proteome,
genetic
toolkit
predominantly
depended
on
limited
set
native
promoters.
To
overcome
this
bottleneck,
we
have
expanded
available
regulatory
repertoire
T.
by
developing
novel
artificial
5′
sequences.
In
study,
applied
our
Gene
Expression
Engineering
platform
engineer
53
sequences
(ARES)
.
These
ARES,
which
comprise
both
promoter
untranslated
regions
(UTRs),
were
functionally
Escherichia
coli
,
revealing
distinct
host-specific
patterns.
Furthermore,
demonstrated
utility
these
ARES
demonstrating
high-level
thermostable
proteins,
including
β
-galactosidase,
superfolder
citrine
fluorescent
protein,
phytoene
synthase.
A
bioinformatic
analysis
also
carried
out
indicating
that
possess
markedly
lower
GC
content
compared
This
study
contributes
expanding
providing
validated
enhancing
versatility
synthetic
biology
chassis
expression.
Journal of Dairy Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
107(11), P. 8749 - 8764
Published: July 3, 2024
Lactic
Acid
Bacteria
(LAB)
have
a
long
history
of
safe
use
in
milk
fermentation
and
are
generally
recognized
as
health-promoting
microorganisms
when
present
fermented
foods.
LAB
also
important
components
the
human
intestinal
microbiota
widely
used
probiotics.
Considering
their
health-beneficial
properties,
considered
appropriate
vehicles
that
can
be
genetically
modified
for
food,
industrial
pharmaceutical
applications.
Here,
this
review
describes
(1)
potential
opportunities
application
strains
dairy
(2)
various
genomic
modification
tools
strains,
such
random
mutagenesis,
adaptive
laboratory
evolution,
conjugation,
homologous
recombination,
recombineering,
CRISPR
(clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeat)-
Cas
(CRISPR-associated
protein)
based
genome
engineering.
Lastly,
discusses
future
developments
these
technologies
applications
fermentations.