Abstract:
:Genetic engineering and screening of large number of cells or populations is a crucial bottleneck in today's systems biology and applied (micro)biology. Instead of using standard methods in bottles, flasks or 96-well plates, scientists are increasingly relying on high-throughput strategies that miniaturize their experiments to the nanoliter and picoliter scale and the single-cell level. In this review, we summarize different high-throughput system-wide genome engineering and screening strategies for microbes. More specifically, we will emphasize the use of multiplex automated genome evolution (MAGE) and CRISPR/Cas systems for high-throughput genome engineering and the application of (lab-on-chip) nanoreactors for high-throughput single-cell or population screening.
journal_name
Curr Opin Biotechnoljournal_title
Current opinion in biotechnologyauthors
Vervoort Y,Linares AG,Roncoroni M,Liu C,Steensels J,Verstrepen KJdoi
10.1016/j.copbio.2017.02.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-08-01 00:00:00pages
120-125eissn
0958-1669issn
1879-0429pii
S0958-1669(16)30277-4journal_volume
46pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Cellulosic fuels are expected to have great potential industrial applications in the near future, but they still face technical challenges to become cost-competitive fuels, thus presenting many opportunities for improvement. The economical production of viable biofuels requires metabolic engineering of microbial platf...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2017.11.007
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Molecular genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria has advanced in several directions: exploitation of the milk proteins and sugars; primary and secondary metabolism; stress response; and molecular ecology of bacteria and their phages. These have singularly contributed to open new avenues of scientific interest i...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00134-8
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::RNA plays important roles in the regulation of gene expressions and other cellular functions. It functions as both as an informational carrier and a nanomachine due to its complementary base-pairing ability and complexed three-dimensional structure. Several nanostructures have been designed and constructed by exploiti...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2018.11.006
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Generating novel functionality from well characterised synthetic parts and modules lies at the heart of synthetic biology. Ideally, circuitry is rationally designed in silico with quantitatively predictive models to predetermined design specifications. Synthetic circuits are intrinsically stochastic, often dynamically...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.002
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent advances in the use of fluorescence spectroscopy to study protein interactions have primarily involved combinations of classic fluorescence techniques, novel probe and coupling chemistries, and advances in laser excitation and detection capabilities. For example, new coupling strategies for fluorescent probes h...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(97)80156-5
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Driven by the demand to enhance the economic balance of chemical processes, the transformation of a racemate into a single stereoisomer (the deracemization process) is one of the most important areas of research. The recent development of the combined use of enzyme and metal catalysis has led to efficient deracemizati...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(03)00097-1
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We compare a number of different strategies that have been pursued to engineer thermophilic microorganisms for increased ethanol production. Ethanol production from pyruvate can proceed via one of four pathways, which are named by the key pyruvate dissimilating enzyme: pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), pyruvate dehydrogen...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2015.02.006
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The selection of an expression platform for recombinant biopharmaceuticals is often centered upon suitable product titers and critical quality attributes, including post-translational modifications. Although notable differences between microbial, yeast, plant, and mammalian host systems exist, recent advances have gre...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2014.06.007
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The information encoded in the base sequence of DNA provides substantial structural and functional information for the instructive self-assembly of one-dimensional (1D) functional DNA nanostructures. The hybridization chain reaction (HCR) and the formation of HCR-stimulated DNAzyme nanochains are presented, as a means...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2013.02.005
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Soft rot pathogens cause significant losses worldwide in fruit and vegetable production during the growing season and after harvest. These pathogens engage in molecular interactions with their plant hosts via acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) quorum sensing, pectin metabolites, phenolic acids, and auxin. The AHL-based int...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2009.01.005
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In vitro display techniques are powerful tools to select polypeptide binders against various target molecules. Novel applications include maturation of protein affinity and stability, selection for enzymatic activity, and the display of cDNA and random polypeptide libraries. Taken together, these display techniques ha...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00234-2
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Direct reprogramming of somatic cells to a pluripotent state, substantiated only three years prior, is one of the most rapidly developing areas of stem cell research. The generation of patient-derived pluripotent cells applicable to disease modelling, drug screening, toxicology tests and, ultimately, autologous cell-b...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2009.09.005
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recombinant proteins that have survived the challenges of process development and clinical trials are becoming blockbuster medical products. Growth factors, enzymes and antibodies are being improved by mutational approaches, fused with other proteins, and even chemically modified in vitro. Drug development and testing...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(95)80112-x
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Phage display of proteins continues to be an important technology with a variety of applications. In the past year, advances have been made in coupling rational protein design with the power of the display selection process. In addition to the widely used filamentous phage, other bacteriophage surface expression syste...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(96)80060-7
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::RNA enzymes or ribozymes are receiving considerable attention for their potential use as highly specific inhibitors of gene expression. From the basic science perspective, the mechanisms by which ribozymes catalyze site-specific cleavage (and in some cases ligation) reactions provide exciting and active areas of scien...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(92)90117-2
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stabilization of enzymes without diminishing and diluting their activity is crucial for their use as industrial catalysts. One practically proven approach involves crystallization of the enzyme (size 1-200 microm) followed by subsequent crosslinking. In many cases, the resulting crosslinked enzyme crystals exhibit inc...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80060-3
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Wound healing can no longer be considered a generic term: it is the summation of a complex series of processes beginning with coagulation and ending in remodelling. This review, therefore, summarizes the past year's advances in growth factor research according to the roles of the individual growth factors in the speci...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(05)80122-3
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bacterial cell wall hydrolases (BCWHs) display a remarkable structural and functional diversity that offers perspectives for novel food applications, reaching beyond those of the archetype BCWH and established biopreservative hen egg white lysozyme. Insights in BCWHs from bacteriophages to animals have provided concep...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2010.10.012
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Global aquaculture is projected to grow from 10 million to 20 million metric tons by the year 2000. To meet this projection, the aquaculture industry must bring some of its infectious disease problems under control without relying on antibiotics and chemotherapeutics. Thus, vaccines for fish and shellfish are being so...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(93)90097-g
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nanopore technology employs a nanoscale hole in an insulating membrane to stochastically sense with high throughput individual biomolecules in solution. The generality of the nanopore detection principle and the ease of single-molecule detection suggest many potential applications of nanopores in biotechnology. Recent...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2012.11.008
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nutritional interventions are associated with transient deviations of homeostasis within the human body. The role of a balanced nutrition is, firstly, to ensure an adequate intake of nutrients to efficiently enable all metabolic processes and, secondly, to contribute to sustained human health. This is a new challenge ...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2008.02.016
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gene expression control is critical to increase production of recombinant proteins, fine-tune metabolic pathways and reliably express synthetic pathways. The importance of transcriptional control seems to be most important in eukaryotic systems. In this review, we highlight recent developments in the field of transcri...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2014.12.015
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Studies of biological systems in which there is a direct link between the challenges faced by marine organisms and biotechnologies enable us to rationally search for active natural compounds and other novel biotechnologies. This approach is proving successful in developing new methods for the prevention of marine biof...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00311-7
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Steady increases in the average sulfur content of petroleum and stricter environmental regulations concerning the sulfur content have promoted studies of bioprocessing to upgrade fossil fuels. Bioprocesses can potentially provide a solution to the need for improved and expanded fuel upgrading worldwide, because biopro...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2006.04.005
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by higher plants, which play multiple essential roles in plant physiology and have potential healthy properties on human organism, mainly as antioxidants, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antihypertensive, and antimicrobial agents. In the present review the a...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.08.007
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Whole genome sequences have shown that bacteria possess a significant number of genes that have no known function. It is probable that many of these are required for survival in environments other than the agar plate. In vivo selection strategies provide a means of obtaining genes active in complex natural environment...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00132-4
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The commercialization of high-precision microcalorimeters has led to a sharp increase in the acquisition and utilization of calorimetric data on the binding and folding reactions of proteins. This thermodynamic database, together with high-resolution structures of proteins and their complexes with ligands, has facilit...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(94)90046-9
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::With a growing number of protein therapeutics being developed, many of them exhibiting a short plasma half-life, half-life extension strategies find increasing attention by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Extension of the half-life can help to reduce the number of applications and to lower doses, thus are ben...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.06.012
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ultimate goal of genome research on the model flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana is the identification of all of the genes and understanding their functions. A major step towards this goal, the genome sequencing project, is nearing completion; however, functional studies of newly discovered genes have not yet ke...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00075-6
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent years have seen the introduction of novel techniques and applications of total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM). Key technical achievements include miniaturization, enhanced depth resolution, reduction of detection volumes and the combination of TIRFM with other microscopic techniques. Novel ...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2004.12.004
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00