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Title: CRISPR-Enabled Tools for Engineering Microbial Genomes and Phenotypes

Journal Article · · Biotechnology Journal
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  1. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

In recent years CRISPR-Cas technologies have revolutionized microbial engineering approaches. Genome editing and non-editing applications of various CRISPR-Cas systems have expanded the throughput and scale of engineering efforts, as well as opened up new avenues for manipulating genomes of non-model organisms. As we expand the range of organisms used for biotechnological applications, we need to develop better, more versatile tools for manipulation of these systems. Here the authors summarize the current advances in microbial gene editing using CRISPR-Cas based tools and highlight state-of-the-art methods for high-throughput, efficient genome-scale engineering in model organisms Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The authors also review non-editing CRISPR-Cas applications available for gene expression manipulation, epigenetic remodeling, RNA editing, labeling, and synthetic gene circuit design. Finally, the authors point out the areas of research that need further development in order to expand the range of applications and increase the utility of these new methods.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; SC0018368
OSTI ID:
1458905
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1557854
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2700-71862
Journal Information:
Biotechnology Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 9; ISSN 1860-6768
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 17 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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