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Engineering genomes in multiplex.

Lauren B A Woodruff¹, Ryan T Gill

¹Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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|May 20, 2011

Summary

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Metabolic engineering can now optimize complex traits using advanced genome engineering. This approach efficiently searches genetic combinations to improve valuable product synthesis in vivo.

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Area of Science:

Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Genomics

Background:

Engineering complex traits for valuable product synthesis is a major challenge in metabolic engineering.
Existing methods struggle to efficiently optimize multigenic traits.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a framework for optimizing complex traits by searching genome-wide combinatorial space.
To highlight recent genome engineering advances enabling this optimization.

Main Methods:

Utilizing multiplex recombineering for combinatorial optimization of complex traits.
Employing advanced genome engineering techniques to map functional genomic changes.
Implementing a framework for efficient genome-wide combinatorial space searching.

Main Results:

Demonstrated efficient searching of genome-wide combinatorial space.
Enabled combinatorial optimization of complex (multigenic) traits.
Advanced the ability to map functional genomic changes.

Conclusions:

The described framework and genome engineering advances facilitate efficient optimization of complex traits.
This approach significantly enhances the capacity for in vivo synthesis of valuable products.
Overcomes key challenges in metabolic engineering for complex trait development.