Bioengineering (Dec 2023)

Application and Technical Challenges in Design, Cloning, and Transfer of Large DNA

  • Song Bai,
  • Han Luo,
  • Hanze Tong,
  • Yi Wu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10121425
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 12
p. 1425

Abstract

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In the field of synthetic biology, rapid advancements in DNA assembly and editing have made it possible to manipulate large DNA, even entire genomes. These advancements have facilitated the introduction of long metabolic pathways, the creation of large-scale disease models, and the design and assembly of synthetic mega-chromosomes. Generally, the introduction of large DNA in host cells encompasses three critical steps: design-cloning-transfer. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the three key steps involved in large DNA transfer to advance the field of synthetic genomics and large DNA engineering.

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