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Science ; 383(6689): 1292-1293, 2024 Mar 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38513045

RESUMO

Constructing human artificial chromosomes in yeast avoids unintended multimerization.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais Humanos , Humanos , Cromossomos Artificiais Humanos/genética , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética
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Science ; 383(6682): 471, 2024 Feb 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38301003

RESUMO

Scientists make partially synthetic version of moss chromosome, aiming to harness plant for industry.


Assuntos
Bryopsida , Cromossomos Artificiais , Genoma de Planta , Bryopsida/genética , Indústrias
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(3): 1498-1511, 2024 Feb 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38180813

RESUMO

A 'genomically' humanized animal stably maintains and functionally expresses the genes on human chromosome fragment (hCF; <24 Mb) loaded onto mouse artificial chromosome (MAC); however, cloning of hCF onto the MAC (hCF-MAC) requires a complex process that involves multiple steps of chromosome engineering through various cells via chromosome transfer and Cre-loxP chromosome translocation. Here, we aimed to develop a strategy to rapidly construct the hCF-MAC by employing three alternative techniques: (i) application of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) as chromosome donors for microcell-mediated chromosome transfer (MMCT), (ii) combination of paclitaxel (PTX) and reversine (Rev) as micronucleation inducers and (iii) CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing for site-specific translocations. We achieved a direct transfer of human chromosome 6 or 21 as a model from hiPSCs as alternative human chromosome donors into CHO cells containing MAC. MMCT was performed with less toxicity through induction of micronucleation by PTX and Rev. Furthermore, chromosome translocation was induced by simultaneous cleavage between human chromosome and MAC by using CRISPR/Cas9, resulting in the generation of hCF-MAC containing CHO clones without Cre-loxP recombination and drug selection. Our strategy facilitates rapid chromosome cloning and also contributes to the functional genomic analyses of human chromosomes.


Assuntos
Clonagem Molecular , Animais , Cricetinae , Humanos , Camundongos , Cromossomos Artificiais , Clonagem Molecular/métodos , Cricetulus , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , DNA , Edição de Genes , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas , Translocação Genética
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ACS Synth Biol ; 13(1): 15-24, 2024 Jan 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38163256

RESUMO

With the decline of cultivated land and increase of the population in recent years, an agricultural revolution is urgently needed to produce more food to improve the living standards of humans. As one of the foundations of synthetic biology, artificial chromosomes hold great potential for advancing crop improvement. They offer opportunities to increase crop yield and quality, while enhancing crop resistance to disease. The progress made in plant artificial chromosome technology enables selective modification of existing chromosomes or the synthesis of new ones to improve crops and study gene function. However, current artificial chromosome technologies still face limitations, particularly in the synthesis of repeat sequences and the transformation of large DNA fragments. In this review, we will introduce the structure of plant centromeres, the construction of plant artificial chromosomes, and possible methods for transforming large fragments into plant cells.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais , Telômero , Humanos , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Centrômero/genética , Cromossomos de Plantas , Produtos Agrícolas/genética
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Sci Rep ; 12(1): 21790, 2022 12 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36526651

RESUMO

Homology-directed repair-mediated knock-in (HDR-KI) in combination with CRISPR-Cas9-mediated double strand break (DSB) leads to high frequency of site-specific HDR-KI. While this characteristic is advantageous for generating genetically modified cellular and animal models, HDR-KI efficiency in mammalian cells remains low. Since avian DT40 cells offer distinct advantage of high HDR-KI efficiency, we expanded this practicality to adapt to mammalian research through sequential insertion of target sequences into mouse/human artificial chromosome vector (MAC/HAC). Here, we developed the simultaneous insertion of multiple fragments by HDR method termed the simHDR wherein a target sequence and selection markers could be loaded onto MAC simultaneously. Additionally, preparing each HDR donor containing homology arm by PCR could bypass the cloning steps of target sequence and selection markers. To confirm the functionality of the loaded HDR donors, we constructed a MAC with human leukocyte antigen A (HLA-A) gene in the DT40 cells, and verified the expression of this genomic region by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and western blotting. Collectively, the simHDR offers a rapid and convenient approach to generate genetically modified models for investigating gene functions, as well as understanding disease mechanisms and therapeutic interventions.


Assuntos
Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Reparo de DNA por Recombinação , Camundongos , Animais , Humanos , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Cromossomos Artificiais , Genoma , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Edição de Genes , Mamíferos/genética
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 20050, 2021 10 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34625612

RESUMO

Mammalian artificial chromosomes derived from native chromosomes have been applied to biomedical research and development by generating cell sources and transchromosomic (Tc) animals. Human artificial chromosome (HAC) is a precedent chromosomal vector which achieved generation of valuable humanized animal models for fully human antibody production and human pharmacokinetics. While humanized Tc animals created by HAC vector have attained significant contributions, there was a potential issue to be addressed regarding stability in mouse tissues, especially highly proliferating hematopoietic cells. Mouse artificial chromosome (MAC) vectors derived from native mouse chromosome 11 demonstrated improved stability, and they were utilized for humanized Tc mouse production as a standard vector. In mouse, however, stability of MAC vector derived from native mouse chromosome other than mouse chromosome 11 remains to be evaluated. To clarify the potential of mouse centromeres in the additional chromosomes, we constructed a new MAC vector from native mouse chromosome 10 to evaluate the stability in Tc mice. The new MAC vector was transmitted through germline and stably maintained in the mouse tissues without any apparent abnormalities. Through this study, the potential of additional mouse centromere was demonstrated for Tc mouse production, and new MAC is expected to be used for various applications.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais , Cromossomos/genética , Células-Tronco Embrionárias/metabolismo , Técnicas de Transferência de Genes , Engenharia Genética/métodos , Vetores Genéticos/genética , Recombinação Genética , Animais , Centrômero , Células-Tronco Embrionárias/citologia , Feminino , Células Germinativas , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 49(16): 9174-9193, 2021 09 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34417622

RESUMO

To investigate how exogenous DNA concatemerizes to form episomal artificial chromosomes (ACs), acquire equal segregation ability and maintain stable holocentromeres, we injected DNA sequences with different features, including sequences that are repetitive or complex, and sequences with different AT-contents, into the gonad of Caenorhabditis elegans to form ACs in embryos, and monitored AC mitotic segregation. We demonstrated that AT-poor sequences (26% AT-content) delayed the acquisition of segregation competency of newly formed ACs. We also co-injected fragmented Saccharomyces cerevisiae genomic DNA, differentially expressed fluorescent markers and ubiquitously expressed selectable marker to construct a less repetitive, more complex AC. We sequenced the whole genome of a strain which propagates this AC through multiple generations, and de novo assembled the AC sequences. We discovered CENP-AHCP-3 domains/peaks are distributed along the AC, as in endogenous chromosomes, suggesting a holocentric architecture. We found that CENP-AHCP-3 binds to the unexpressed marker genes and many fragmented yeast sequences, but is excluded in the yeast extremely high-AT-content centromeric and mitochondrial DNA (> 83% AT-content) on the AC. We identified A-rich motifs in CENP-AHCP-3 domains/peaks on the AC and on endogenous chromosomes, which have some similarity with each other and similarity to some non-germline transcription factor binding sites.


Assuntos
Segregação de Cromossomos , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Mitose , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Centrômero/genética , Centrômero/metabolismo , Sequência Rica em GC , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 49(16): 9154-9173, 2021 09 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33872374

RESUMO

Foreign DNA microinjected into the Caenorhabditis elegans syncytial gonad forms episomal extra-chromosomal arrays, or artificial chromosomes (ACs), in embryos. Short, linear DNA fragments injected concatemerize into high molecular weight (HMW) DNA arrays that are visible as punctate DAPI-stained foci in oocytes, and they undergo chromatinization and centromerization in embryos. The inner centromere, inner kinetochore and spindle checkpoint components, including AIR-2, CENP-AHCP-3, Mis18BP1KNL-2 and BUB-1, respectively, assemble onto the nascent ACs during the first mitosis. The DNA replication efficiency of ACs improves over several cell cycles, which correlates with the improvement of kinetochore bi-orientation and proper segregation of ACs. Depletion of condensin II subunits, like CAPG-2 and SMC-4, but not the replicative helicase component, MCM-2, reduces de novo CENP-AHCP-3 level on nascent ACs. Furthermore, H3K9ac, H4K5ac and H4K12ac are highly enriched on newly chromatinized ACs. RbAp46/48LIN-53 and HAT-1, which affect the acetylation of histone H3 and H4, are essential for chromatinization, de novo centromere formation and segregation competency of nascent ACs. RbAp46/48LIN-53 or HAT-1 depletion causes the loss of both CENP-AHCP-3 and Mis18BP1KNL-2 initial deposition at de novo centromeres on ACs. This phenomenon is different from centromere maintenance on endogenous chromosomes, where Mis18BP1KNL-2 functions upstream of RbAp46/48LIN-53.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Histona Acetiltransferases/metabolismo , Cinetocoros/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Acetilação , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans , Proteína Centromérica A/metabolismo , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/metabolismo , Replicação do DNA , Código das Histonas , Histonas/metabolismo , Componente 2 do Complexo de Manutenção de Minicromossomo/metabolismo , Mitose
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Microbiol Res ; 248: 126764, 2021 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33887535

RESUMO

Efficient expression vectors for unicellular ciliate eukaryotic Tetrahymena thermophila are still needed in recombinant biology and biotechnology applications. Previously, the construction of the T. thermophila Macronuclear Artificial Chromosome 1 (TtAC1) vector revealed additional needs for structural improvements such as better in vivo stability and maintenance as a recombinant protein expression platform. In this study, we designed an efficiently maintained artificial chromosome by biomimetic of the native macronuclear rDNA minichromosome. TtAC2 was constructed by sequential cloning of subtelomeric 3'NTS region (1.8 kb), an antibiotic resistance gene cassette (2 kb neo4), a gene expression cassette (2 kb TtsfGFP), rDNA coding regions plus a dominant C3 origin sequence (10.3 kb), and telomeres (2.4 kb) in a pUC19 backbone plasmid (2.6 kb). The 21 kb TtAC2 was characterized using fluorescence microscopy, qPCR, western blot and Southern blot after its transformation to vegetative T. thermophila CU428.2 strain, which has a recessive B origin allele. All experimental data show that circular or linear forms of novel TtAC2 were maintained as free replicons in T. thermophila macronucleus with or without antibiotic treatment. Notably, TtAC2 carrying strains expressed a TtsfGFP marker protein, demonstrating the efficacy and functionality of the protein expression platform. We show that TtAC2 is functionally maintained for more than two months, and can be efficiently used in recombinant DNA, and protein production applications.


Assuntos
Biomimética/métodos , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , DNA de Protozoário/genética , DNA Ribossômico/genética , Macronúcleo/genética , Tetrahymena thermophila/genética , DNA Recombinante/genética
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 7160, 2021 03 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33785802

RESUMO

Although plants and animals are evolutionarily distant, the structure and function of their chromosomes are largely conserved. This allowed the establishment of a human-Arabidopsis hybrid cell line in which a neo-chromosome was formed by insertion of segments of Arabidopsis chromosomes into human chromosome 15. We used this unique system to investigate how the introgressed part of a plant genome was maintained in human genetic background. The analysis of the neo-chromosome in 60- and 300-day-old cell cultures by next-generation sequencing and molecular cytogenetics suggested its origin by fusion of DNA fragments of different sizes from Arabidopsis chromosomes 2, 3, 4, and 5, which were randomly intermingled rather than joined end-to-end. The neo-chromosome harbored Arabidopsis centromeric repeats and terminal human telomeres. Arabidopsis centromere wasn't found to be functional. Most of the introgressed Arabidopsis DNA was eliminated during the culture, and the Arabidopsis genome in 300-day-old culture showed significant variation in copy number as compared with the copy number variation in the 60-day-old culture. Amplified Arabidopsis centromere DNA and satellite repeats were localized at particular loci and some fragments were inserted into various positions of human chromosome. Neo-chromosome reorganization and behavior in somatic cell hybrids between the plant and animal kingdoms are discussed.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 15/genética , Cromossomos de Plantas/genética , Introgressão Genética , Células Híbridas , Arabidopsis , Técnicas de Cultura de Células/métodos , Linhagem Celular , Humanos , Sequenciamento Completo do Genoma
12.
Nat Commun ; 11(1): 6177, 2020 12 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33268788

RESUMO

Genetic manipulation is one of the central strategies that biologists use to investigate the molecular underpinnings of life and its diversity. Thus, advances in genetic manipulation usually lead to a deeper understanding of biological systems. During the last decade, the construction of chromosomes, known as synthetic genomics, has emerged as a novel approach to genetic manipulation. By facilitating complex modifications to chromosome content and structure, synthetic genomics opens new opportunities for studying biology through genetic manipulation. Here, we discuss different classes of genetic manipulation that are enabled by synthetic genomics, as well as biological problems they each can help solve.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais/química , DNA/genética , Genoma , Genômica/tendências , Biologia Sintética/tendências , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Quimerismo , Cromossomos Artificiais/metabolismo , DNA/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Código Genético , Genômica/métodos , Humanos , Plasmídeos/química , Plasmídeos/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Biologia Sintética/métodos
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ACS Synth Biol ; 9(10): 2737-2748, 2020 10 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33017534

RESUMO

Genome engineering of microorganisms has become a standard in microbial biotechnologies. Several efficient tools are available for the genetic manipulation of model bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, or the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Difficulties arise when transferring these tools to nonmodel organisms. Synthetic biology strategies relying on genome transplantation (GT) aim at using yeast cells for engineering bacterial genomes cloned as artificial chromosomes. However, these strategies remain unsuccessful for many bacteria, including Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MPN), a human pathogen infecting the respiratory tract that has been extensively studied as a model for systems biology of simple unicellular organisms. Here, we have designed a novel strategy for genome engineering based on the recombinase-assisted genomic engineering (RAGE) technology for editing the MPN genome. Using this strategy, we have introduced a 15 kbp fragment at a specific locus of the MPN genome and replaced 38 kbp from its genome by engineered versions modified either in yeast or in E. coli. A strain harboring a synthetic version of this fragment cleared of 13 nonessential genes could also be built and propagated in vitro. These strains were depleted of known virulence factors aiming at creating an avirulent chassis for SynBio applications. Such a chassis and technology are a step forward to build vaccines or deliver therapeutic compounds in the lungs to prevent or cure respiratory diseases in humans.


Assuntos
Clonagem Molecular/métodos , Edição de Genes/métodos , Engenharia Genética/métodos , Genoma Bacteriano , Mycoplasma pneumoniae/genética , Mycoplasma pneumoniae/patogenicidade , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , DNA Bacteriano/genética , DNA Bacteriano/isolamento & purificação , Escherichia coli/genética , Humanos , Recombinases/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Biologia Sintética/métodos , Virulência/genética , Fatores de Virulência
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Essays Biochem ; 64(2): 233-249, 2020 09 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32756873

RESUMO

Artificial chromosomes (ACs), generated in yeast (YACs) and human cells (HACs), have facilitated our understanding of the trans-acting proteins, cis-acting elements, such as the centromere, and epigenetic environments that are necessary to maintain chromosome stability. The centromere is the unique chromosomal region that assembles the kinetochore and connects to microtubules to orchestrate chromosome movement during cell division. While monocentromeres are the most commonly characterized centromere organization found in studied organisms, diffused holocentromeres along the chromosome length are observed in some plants, insects and nematodes. Based on the well-established DNA microinjection method in holocentric Caenorhabditis elegans, concatemerization of foreign DNA can efficiently generate megabase-sized extrachromosomal arrays (Exs), or worm ACs (WACs), for analyzing the mechanisms of WAC formation, de novo centromere formation, and segregation through mitosis and meiosis. This review summarizes the structural, size and stability characteristics of WACs. Incorporating LacO repeats in WACs and expressing LacI::GFP allows real-time tracking of newly formed WACs in vivo, whereas expressing LacI::GFP-chromatin modifier fusions can specifically adjust the chromatin environment of WACs. The WACs mature from passive transmission to autonomous segregation by establishing a holocentromere efficiently in a few cell cycles. Importantly, WAC formation does not require any C. elegans genomic DNA sequence. Thus, DNA substrates injected can be changed to evaluate the effects of DNA sequence and structure in WAC segregation. By injecting a complex mixture of DNA, a less repetitive WAC can be generated and propagated in successive generations for DNA sequencing and analysis of the established holocentromere on the WAC.


Assuntos
Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Centrômero/genética , Cromossomos Artificiais , Animais , Segregação de Cromossomos , Meiose , Mitose
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mBio ; 11(4)2020 08 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32843555

RESUMO

Advances in genome sequencing have revitalized natural product discovery efforts, revealing the untapped biosynthetic potential of fungi. While the volume of genomic data continues to expand, discovery efforts are slowed due to the time-consuming nature of experiments required to characterize new molecules. To direct efforts toward uncharacterized biosynthetic gene clusters most likely to encode novel chemical scaffolds, we took advantage of comparative metabolomics and heterologous gene expression using fungal artificial chromosomes (FACs). By linking mass spectral profiles with structural clues provided by FAC-encoded gene clusters, we targeted a compound originating from an unusual gene cluster containing an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). With this approach, we isolate and characterize R and S forms of the new molecule terreazepine, which contains a novel chemical scaffold resulting from cyclization of the IDO-supplied kynurenine. The discovery of terreazepine illustrates that FAC-based approaches targeting unusual biosynthetic machinery provide a promising avenue forward for targeted discovery of novel scaffolds and their biosynthetic enzymes, and it also represents another example of a biosynthetic gene cluster "repurposing" a primary metabolic enzyme to diversify its secondary metabolite arsenal.IMPORTANCE Here, we provide evidence that Aspergillus terreus encodes a biosynthetic gene cluster containing a repurposed indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) dedicated to secondary metabolite synthesis. The discovery of this neofunctionalized IDO not only enabled discovery of a new compound with an unusual chemical scaffold but also provided insight into the numerous strategies fungi employ for diversifying and protecting themselves against secondary metabolites. The observations in this study set the stage for further in-depth studies into the function of duplicated IDOs present in fungal biosynthetic gene clusters and presents a strategy for accessing the biosynthetic potential of gene clusters containing duplicated primary metabolic genes.


Assuntos
Aspergillus/química , Produtos Biológicos/química , Vias Biossintéticas/genética , Família Multigênica , Aspergillus/genética , Produtos Biológicos/isolamento & purificação , Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Expressão Gênica , Cinurenina/metabolismo , Metabolômica , Metabolismo Secundário/genética
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Gene ; 748: 144697, 2020 Jul 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32325092

RESUMO

Artificial chromosomes were previously generated for use in bacteria, protists, yeast and human cells. A Tetrahymena thermophila artificial chromosome could serve as a versatile platform to study diverse aspects of Tetrahymena biology and beyond. Here, we placed a C3-type rDNA replication origin and telomere sequences from T. thermophila into a pNeo4 vector, producing the first T. thermophila macronuclear artificial chromosome (TtAC1). Circular or linear forms of TtAC1 can be stably transformed into both vegetative and conjugative T. thermophila cells. Linear TtAC1 was stably double in copy number under antibiotic selection, but its copy number was dropping without antibiotic selection pressure. Southern blot, Real-Time PCR and E. coli retransformation analyses together showed that TtAC1 vector did not integrate into the macronuclear genome, and was maintained as a linear or a circular chromosome in T. thermophila macronucleus under antibiotic selection. The use of TtAC1 for recombinant protein production was demonstrated by western blot analysis of a secreted 27 kDa TtsfGFP-12XHis protein. We present the first macronuclear artificial chromosome with species-specific chromosomal elements for use in T. thermophila studies and to aid broad recombinant biotechnology applications.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais , Tetrahymena thermophila/genética , Animais , Biolística , Telômero
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Exp Cell Res ; 390(2): 111974, 2020 05 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32222413

RESUMO

The formation of de novo centromeres on artificial chromosomes in humans (HACs) and fission yeast (SpYACs) has provided much insights to the epigenetic and genetic control on regional centromere establishment and maintenance. Similarly, the use of artificial chromosomes in point centromeric budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScYACs) and holocentric Caenorhabditis elegans (WACs) has revealed epigenetic regulation in the originally thought purely genetically-determined point centromeres and some centromeric DNA sequence features in holocentromeres, respectively. These relatively extreme and less characterized centromere organizations, on the endogenous chromosomes and artificial chromosomes, will be discussed and compared to the more well-studied regional centromere systems. This review will highlight some of the common epigenetic and genetic features in different centromere architectures, including the presence of the centromeric histone H3 variant, CENP-A or CenH3, centromeric and pericentric transcription, AT-richness and repetitiveness of centromeric DNA sequences.


Assuntos
Proteína Centromérica A/genética , Centrômero/metabolismo , Cromatina/química , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/genética , Epigênese Genética , Histonas/genética , Animais , Bombyx/genética , Bombyx/metabolismo , Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Candida albicans/genética , Candida albicans/metabolismo , Centrômero/ultraestrutura , Proteína Centromérica A/metabolismo , Cromatina/genética , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/metabolismo , Cromossomos Artificiais/química , Cromossomos Artificiais/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/metabolismo , Histonas/metabolismo , Humanos , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Schizosaccharomyces/genética , Schizosaccharomyces/metabolismo , Zea mays/genética , Zea mays/metabolismo
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Exp Cell Res ; 390(1): 111951, 2020 05 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32151492

RESUMO

The concepts of synthetic biology have the potential to transform plant genetics, both in how we analyze genetic pathways and how we transfer that knowledge into useful applications. While synthetic biology can be applied at the level of the single gene or small groups of genes, this commentary focuses on the ultimate challenge of designing fully synthetic plant chromosomes. Engineering at this scale will allow us to manipulate whole genome architecture and to modify multiple pathways and traits simultaneously. Advances in genome synthesis make it likely that the initial phases of plant chromosome construction will occur in bacteria and yeast. Here I discuss the next steps, including specific ways of overcoming technical barriers associated with plant transformation, functional centromere design, and ensuring accurate meiotic transmission.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Cromossomos de Plantas/genética , Engenharia Genética/métodos , Melhoramento Vegetal/métodos , Segregação de Cromossomos
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Exp Cell Res ; 390(1): 111931, 2020 05 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32126238

RESUMO

After the construction of genomic libraries with yeast artificial chromosomes in the late 1980's for gene isolation and expression studies in cells, human artificial chromosomes were then a natural development in the 1990's, based on the same principles of formation requiring centromeric sequences for generating functional artificial chromosomes. Over the past twenty years, they became a useful research tool for understanding human chromosome structure and organization, and important vectors for expression of large genes and gene loci and the regulatory regions for full expression. Now they are being modified and developed for gene therapy both ex vivo and in vivo. The advantages of using HAC vectors are that they remain autonomous and behave as a normal chromosome. They are attractive for therapy studies without the harmful consequences of integration of exogenous DNA into host chromosomes. HAC vectors are also the only autonomous stable vectors that accommodate large sequences (>100 kb) compared to other vectors. The challenges of manipulating these vectors for efficient delivery of genes into human cells is still ongoing, but we have made advances in transfer of gene expressing HAC vectors using the helper free (HF) amplicon vector technology for generating de novo HAC in human cells. Efficient multigene delivery was successfully achieved following simultaneous infection with two HF amplicons in a single treatment and the input DNA recombined to form a de novo HAC. Potentially several amplicons containing gene expressing HAC vectors could be transduced simultaneously which would increase the gene loading capacity of the vectors for delivery and studying full expression in human cells.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Artificiais/genética , Terapia Genética/métodos , Técnicas de Transferência de Genes , Humanos
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