Gene editing enables rapid engineering of complex antibiotic assembly lines

Engineering biosynthetic assembly lines is a powerful path to new natural products but is challenging with current methods. Here the authors use CRISPR-Cas9 to exchange subdomains within NRPS to alter substrate selectivity.

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Main Authors: Wei Li Thong, Yingxin Zhang, Ying Zhuo, Katherine J. Robins, Joanna K. Fyans, Abigail J. Herbert, Brian J. C. Law, Jason Micklefield
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/65ce6f9e89b844d7adc627e3f70e0f01
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