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A MAD7-based genome editing system for E. coli

Mund, M.; Weber, W.; Degreif, D.; Schiklenk, C.

2022-09-02 bioengineering
10.1101/2022.09.01.505100 bioRxiv
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A broad variety of biomolecules is industrially produced in bacteria and yeasts. These microbial expression hosts can be optimized through genomic engineering using CRISPR tools. Here, we designed and characterized such a modular genome editing system based on the Cas12a-like RNA guided nuclease MAD7 in E. coli. Our system enables the efficient generation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or gene deletions and can directly be used with donor DNA from benchtop DNA assembly to increase throughput. We combined multiple edits to engineer an E. coli strain with reduced overflow metabolism and increased plasmid yield, highlighting the versatility and industrial applicability of our approach.

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