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Directed evolution of a genetic circuit

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Yokobayashi, Yohei, Weiss, Ron, Arnold, Frances H.·2002·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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The construction of artificial networks of transcriptional control elements in living cells represents a new frontier for biological engineering. However, biological circuit engineers will have to confront their inability to predict the precise behavior of even the most simple synthetic networks, a serious shortcoming and challenge for the design and construction of more sophisticated genetic circuitry in the future. We propose a combined rational and evolutionary design strategy for constructing genetic regulatory circuits, an approach that allows the engineer to fine-tune the biochemical parameters of the networks experimentally in vivo . By applying directed evolution to genes comprising a simple genetic circuit, we demonstrate that a nonfunctional circuit containing improperly matched components can evolve rapidly into a functional one. In the process, we generated a library of genetic devices with a range of behaviors that can be used to construct more complex circuits.

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Authors
Yokobayashi, Y., Weiss, R., & Arnold, F. H.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2002-11-25
Volume
99
Issue
26
Pages
16587-16591
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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W1979159575
Cited by
455
References
1
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7.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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