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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27139-1 |