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A method for targeting a specified segment of DNA to a bacterial microorganelle

Encapsulation of a selected DNA molecule in a cell has important implications for bionanotechnology. Non-viral proteins that can be used as nucleic acid containers include proteinaceous subcellular bacterial microcompartments (MCPs) that self-assemble into a selectively permeable protein shell conta...

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Autores principales: Otoničar, Jan, Hostnik, Maja, Grundner, Maja, Kostanjšek, Rok, Gredar, Tajda, Garvas, Maja, Arsov, Zoran, Podlesek, Zdravko, Gostinčar, Cene, Jakše, Jernej, Busby, Stephen J W, Butala, Matej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36029110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac714
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Sumario:Encapsulation of a selected DNA molecule in a cell has important implications for bionanotechnology. Non-viral proteins that can be used as nucleic acid containers include proteinaceous subcellular bacterial microcompartments (MCPs) that self-assemble into a selectively permeable protein shell containing an enzymatic core. Here, we adapted a propanediol utilization (Pdu) MCP into a synthetic protein cage to package a specified DNA segment in vivo, thereby enabling subsequent affinity purification. To this end, we engineered the LacI transcription repressor to be routed, together with target DNA, into the lumen of a Strep-tagged Pdu shell. Sequencing of extracted DNA from the affinity-isolated MCPs shows that our strategy results in packaging of a DNA segment carrying multiple LacI binding sites, but not the flanking regions. Furthermore, we used LacI to drive the encapsulation of a DNA segment containing operators for LacI and for a second transcription factor.