Cell-free prediction of protein expression costs for growing cells

The translation of heterologous proteins places a burden on host cell resources, affecting growth and productivity. Here the authors develop a cell-free assay to measure resource consumption and predict in vivo burden.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olivier Borkowski, Carlos Bricio, Michela Murgiano, Brooke Rothschild-Mancinelli, Guy-Bart Stan, Tom Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03970-x