In Vitro Packaging Mediated One-Step Targeted Cloning of Natural Product Pathway

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Abstract
Direct cloning of natural product pathways for efficient refactoring and heterologous expression has become an important strategy for microbial natural product research and discovery, especially for those kept silent or poorly expressed in the original strains. Accordingly, the development of convenient and efficient cloning approaches is becoming increasingly necessary. Here we presented an in vitro packaging mediated cloning approach that combines CRISPR/Cas9 system with in vitro λ packaging system, for targeted cloning of natural product pathways. In such a scheme, pathways of Tü3010 (27.4 kb) and sisomicin (40.7 kb) were respectively cloned, and stuR was further depicted to positively regulate Tü3010 production. In vitro packaging mediated approach not only enables to activate cryptic pathways, but also facilitates refactoring or interrogating the pathways in conjunction with various gene editing systems. This approach features an expedited, convenient and generic manner, and it is conceivable it may be widely adopted for targeted cloning of the natural product pathways.
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  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2018YFA0903203)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (31800111)

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