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Gibson, D. G., Benders, G. A., Axelrod, K. C., Zaveri, J., Algire, M. A., Moodie, M., Montague, M. G., Venter, J. C., Smith, H. O., Hutchison, C. A., 3rd
One-step Assembly In Yeast of 25 Overlapping DNA Fragments to Form a Complete Synthetic Mycoplasma genitalium Genome
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 23; 105(51): 20404-9.
Abstract
We previously reported assembly and cloning of the synthetic Mycoplasma genitalium JCVI-1.0 genome in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by recombination of six overlapping DNA fragments to produce a 592-kb circle. Here we extend this approach by demonstrating assembly of the synthetic genome from 25 overlapping fragments in a single step. The use of yeast recombination greatly simplifies the assembly of large DNA molecules from both synthetic and natural fragments.