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Design, construction, and functional characterization of a tRNA neochromosome in yeast

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CELL
Volume 186, Issue 24, Pages 5237-+

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.10.015

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This study reports the design, construction, and characterization of a tRNA neochromosome, which functions as an additional, de novo counterpart to the native complement of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The tRNA neochromosome houses all relocated nuclear tRNA genes and exhibits a potent selective force. Its construction demonstrates the tractability of the yeast model and provides opportunities to test hypotheses surrounding non-coding RNAs.
Here, we report the design, construction, and characterization of a tRNA neochromosome, a designer chromosome that functions as an additional, de novo counterpart to the native complement of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Intending to address one of the central design principles of the Sc2.0 project, the-190-kb tRNA neochromosome houses all 275 relocated nuclear tRNA genes. To maximize stability, the design incorporates orthogonal genetic elements from non -S. cerevisiae yeast species. Furthermore, the presence of 283 rox recombination sites enables an orthogonal tRNA SCRaMbLE system. Following construction in yeast, we obtained evidence of a potent selective force, manifesting as a spontaneous doubling in cell ploidy. Furthermore, tRNA sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics, nucleosome mapping, replication profiling, FISH, and Hi-C were undertaken to investigate questions of tRNA neochromosome behavior and function. Its construction demonstrates the remarkable tractability of the yeast model and opens up opportunities to directly test hypotheses surrounding these essential non-coding RNAs.

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