A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation.
Many advances in synthetic biology require the removal of a large number of genomic elements from a genome. Most existing deletion methods leave behind markers, and as there are a limited number of markers, such methods can only be applied a fixed number of times. Deletion methods that recycle marke...
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| description | Many advances in synthetic biology require the removal of a large number of genomic elements from a genome. Most existing deletion methods leave behind markers, and as there are a limited number of markers, such methods can only be applied a fixed number of times. Deletion methods that recycle markers generally are either imprecise (remove untargeted sequences), or leave scar sequences which can cause genome instability and rearrangements. No existing marker recycling method is automation-friendly. We have developed a novel openly available deletion tool that consists of: 1) a method for deleting genomic elements that can be repeatedly used without limit, is precise, scar-free, and suitable for automation; and 2) software to design the method's primers. Our tool is sequence agnostic and could be used to delete large numbers of coding sequences, promoter regions, transcription factor binding sites, terminators, etc in a single genome. We have validated our tool on the deletion of non-essential open reading frames (ORFs) from S. cerevisiae. The tool is applicable to arbitrary genomes, and we provide primer sequences for the deletion of: 90% of the ORFs from the S. cerevisiae genome, 88% of the ORFs from S. pombe genome, and 85% of the ORFs from the L. lactis genome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b196bc3d488b4aa2b0de9e7f4a44686b2025-08-20T02:34:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-011012e014249410.1371/journal.pone.0142494A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation.Wayne AubreyMichael C RileyMichael YoungRoss D KingStephen G OliverAmanda ClareMany advances in synthetic biology require the removal of a large number of genomic elements from a genome. Most existing deletion methods leave behind markers, and as there are a limited number of markers, such methods can only be applied a fixed number of times. Deletion methods that recycle markers generally are either imprecise (remove untargeted sequences), or leave scar sequences which can cause genome instability and rearrangements. No existing marker recycling method is automation-friendly. We have developed a novel openly available deletion tool that consists of: 1) a method for deleting genomic elements that can be repeatedly used without limit, is precise, scar-free, and suitable for automation; and 2) software to design the method's primers. Our tool is sequence agnostic and could be used to delete large numbers of coding sequences, promoter regions, transcription factor binding sites, terminators, etc in a single genome. We have validated our tool on the deletion of non-essential open reading frames (ORFs) from S. cerevisiae. The tool is applicable to arbitrary genomes, and we provide primer sequences for the deletion of: 90% of the ORFs from the S. cerevisiae genome, 88% of the ORFs from S. pombe genome, and 85% of the ORFs from the L. lactis genome.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142494 |
| spellingShingle | Wayne Aubrey Michael C Riley Michael Young Ross D King Stephen G Oliver Amanda Clare A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. PLoS ONE |
| title | A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. |
| title_full | A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. |
| title_fullStr | A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. |
| title_short | A Tool for Multiple Targeted Genome Deletions that Is Precise, Scar-Free, and Suitable for Automation. |
| title_sort | tool for multiple targeted genome deletions that is precise scar free and suitable for automation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142494 |
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