期刊
MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0748-z
关键词
CRISPR-Cas9; Plasmid-curing; pFREE; Replicon analysis; Pseudomonas putida; Genome engineering
资金
- EU H [ERC-20104-STG LimitMDR, 638902]
- Danish Council for Independent Research Sapere Aude programme [DFF-4004-00213]
- Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Lundbeck Foundation [R77-2010-6772, R140-2013-13496] Funding Source: researchfish
- NNF Center for Biosustainability [Microbial Evolution & Synthetic Bio, Bacterial Synthetic Biology] Funding Source: researchfish
- Novo Nordisk Fonden [NNF13SA0006019, NNF14OC0011335, NNF13SA0009311, NNF10CC1016517] Funding Source: researchfish
Background: Plasmids are widely used and essential tools in molecular biology. However, plasmids often impose a metabolic burden and are only temporarily useful for genetic engineering, bio-sensing and characterization purposes. While numerous techniques for genetic manipulation exist, a universal tool enabling rapid removal of plasmids from bacterial cells is lacking. Results: Based on replicon abundance and sequence conservation analysis, we show that the vast majority of bacterial cloning and expression vectors share sequence similarities that allow for broad CRISPR-Cas9 targeting. We have constructed a universal plasmid-curing system (pFREE) and developed a one-step protocol and PCR procedure that allow for identification of plasmid-free clones within 24 h. While the context of the targeted replicons affects efficiency, we obtained curing efficiencies between 40 and 100% for the plasmids most widely used for expression and engineering purposes. By virtue of the CRISPR-Cas9 targeting, our platform is highly expandable and can be applied in a broad host context. We exemplify the wide applicability of our system in Gram-negative bacteria by demonstrating the successful application in both Escherichia coli and the promising cell factory chassis Pseudomonas putida. Conclusion: As a fast and freely available plasmid-curing system, targeting virtually all vectors used for cloning and expression purposes, we believe that pFREE has the potential to eliminate the need for individualized vector suicide solutions in molecular biology. We envision the application of pFREE to be especially useful in methodologies involving multiple plasmids, used sequentially or simultaneously, which are becoming increasingly popular for genome editing or combinatorial pathway engineering.
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