TXO: Transcription-Only genetic circuits as a novel cell-free approach for Synthetic Biology

While synthetic biology represents a promising approach to solve real-world problems, the use of genetically modified organisms is a cause of legal and environmental concerns. Cell-free systems have emerged as a possible solution but much work is needed to optimize their functionality and simplify their usage for Synthetic Biology. Here we present TXO, transcription-only genetic circuits, independent of translation or post-translation maturation. RNA aptamers are used as reaction output allowing the generation of fast, reliable and simple-to-design transcriptional units. TXO cell-free reactions and their possible applications are a promising new tool for fast and simple bench-to-market genetic circuit and biosensor applications.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  bioRxiv

• Publication date

  2019-10-31

• Fields of study

  Biology, Computer Science, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1101/826230
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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