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Mapping Bacterial Functional Networks and Pathways in Escherichia Coli using Synthetic Genetic Arrays

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Synthetic overlapping genes stabilize genetic systems.

Sean P Leonard¹, Tiffany M Halvorsen¹, Bentley Lim¹

¹Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.

|February 6, 2026

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We developed a new method for creating synthetic overlapping genes to enhance genetic stability in engineered microbes. This approach stabilizes genes against mutations and prevents environmental spread, aiding biocontainment.

Keywords:

genetic stability horizontal gene transfer overlapping genes

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Area of Science:

Synthetic biology
Genetic engineering
Microbial biotechnology

Background:

Engineered microbes offer solutions for health and climate, but face genetic instability and environmental spread challenges.
Overlapping genes, where two proteins share a DNA sequence in different reading frames, can link gene evolution and enhance stability.
Creating overlapping genes requires redesigning protein products to meet overlap constraints, posing a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel method, overlapping, alternate-frame insertion (OAFI), for constructing synthetic overlapping genes.
To demonstrate the utility of OAFI in creating stable, functional overlapping gene pairs within existing genetic elements.
To explore the potential of OAFI for gene stabilization and biocontainment in genetically engineered microbes.

Main Methods:

Developed the overlapping, alternate-frame insertion (OAFI) method to insert an 'inner' gene into an 'outer' gene's flexible region.
Created synthetic overlapping gene pairs, including genetic reporters and bacterial toxins, within an antibiotic resistance gene.
Analyzed gene function, translation efficiency, and the impact of selection on inner gene mutations.

Main Results:

Successfully created functional overlapping gene pairs using the OAFI method.
Demonstrated that both inner and outer genes retained function after redesign, with inner gene translation influenced by overlap position.
Showed that selection for the outer gene impacts inner gene mutations and that overlapping toxins can restrict horizontal gene transfer.

Conclusions:

OAFI is a versatile tool for synthetic biology, enabling the creation of stable synthetic overlapping genes.
This method expands the applications of overlapping genes for enhancing genetic stability and biocontainment in engineered microbes.
OAFI facilitates the development of more robust and secure genetically engineered organisms for various applications.