A cell-free transcription-translation pipeline for recreating methylation patterns boosts DNA transformation in bacteria
Justin M. Vento, Deniz Durmusoglu, Tianyu Li, Constantinos Patinios, Sean Sullivan, Fani Ttofali, John van Schaik, Yanying Yu, Yanyan Wang, Lars Barquist, Nathan Crook, Chase L. Beisel
IMPRINT uses cell-free transcription-translation to methylate DNA, bypassing bacterial restriction and improving transformation efficiency in diverse bacteria.
Molecular Cell · Jun 26, 2024Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology