Engineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological function

Ribo-T is a tethered ribosome complex capable of orthogonal ribosome-mRNA functionality, but has low activity. Here the authors evolve new tether designs that support faster growth and increased protein expression.

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Main Authors: Erik D. Carlson, Anne E. d’Aquino, Do Soon Kim, Emily M. Fulk, Kim Hoang, Teresa Szal, Alexander S. Mankin, Michael C. Jewett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11427-y
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spelling doaj-be2becf5c8ec41ae9cede7fac7cd5d5c2021-05-11T11:41:33ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-0110111310.1038/s41467-019-11427-yEngineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological functionErik D. Carlson0Anne E. d’Aquino1Do Soon Kim2Emily M. Fulk3Kim Hoang4Teresa Szal5Alexander S. Mankin6Michael C. Jewett7Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityCenter for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Illinois at ChicagoCenter for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Illinois at ChicagoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern UniversityRibo-T is a tethered ribosome complex capable of orthogonal ribosome-mRNA functionality, but has low activity. Here the authors evolve new tether designs that support faster growth and increased protein expression.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11427-y
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Alexander S. Mankin
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Do Soon Kim
Emily M. Fulk
Kim Hoang
Teresa Szal
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Engineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological function
Nature Communications
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title Engineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological function
title_short Engineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological function
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title_fullStr Engineered ribosomes with tethered subunits for expanding biological function
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publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description Ribo-T is a tethered ribosome complex capable of orthogonal ribosome-mRNA functionality, but has low activity. Here the authors evolve new tether designs that support faster growth and increased protein expression.
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