2024
Recent technology advancements in large-scale DNA assembly Journal Article
In: Quantitative Biology, vol. e79, 2024.
Confronting risks of mirror life Journal Article
In: Science, 2024.
Technical Report on Mirror Bacteria: Feasibility and Risks Technical Report
2024.
The de novo design and synthesis of yeast chromosome XIII facilitates investigations on aging Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 15, iss. 10139, 2024.
The design and engineering of synthetic genomes Journal Article
In: Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024.
Challenges to rhizobial adaptability in a changing climate: Genetic engineering solutions for stress tolerance Journal Article
In: Microbiological Research, vol. 288, iss. 127886, 2024.
Build-A-Genome and the “awesome power of undergraduates” Journal Article
In: Genetics, vol. 227, iss. 4, no. iyae083, 2024.
Yeasty HAC Does the Trick Journal Article
In: GEN Biotechnology, vol. 3, iss. 3, 2024.
Searching for the optimal microbial factory: high-throughput biosensors and analytical techniques for screening small molecules Journal Article
In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, vol. 87, iss. 103125, 2024.
Methodological advances enabled by the construction of a synthetic yeast genome Journal Article
In: Cell Reports Methods, vol. 4, iss. 4, no. 100761, 2024.
An Efficient Pyrrolysyl-tRNA Synthetase for Economical Production of MeHis-containing Enzymes Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Faraday Discussions, Forthcoming.
When synthetic biology meets medicine Journal Article
In: Life Medicine, vol. 3, iss. 1, no. lnae010, 2024.
High plasticity of ribosomal DNA organization in budding yeast Journal Article
In: Cell Reports, vol. 43, iss. 2, no. 113742, 2024.
Engineering stringent genetic biocontainment of yeast with a protein stability switch Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 15, iss. 1060, 2024.
Large-scale genomic rearrangements boost SCRaMbLE in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 15, iss. 1, no. 770, 2024.
Heterologous pulcherrimin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confers inhibitory activity on Botrytis conidiation Journal Article
In: FEMS Yeast Research, vol. 24, iss. foad053, pp. 1–8, 2024.
2023
Building a eukaryotic chromosome arm by de novo design and synthesis Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 7886, 2023.
Design, construction, and functional characterization of a tRNA neochromosome in yeast Journal Article
In: Cell, vol. 186, iss. 24, pp. 5237–5253, 2023.
Establishing chromosomal design-build-test-learn through a synthetic chromosome and its combinatorial reconfiguration Journal Article
In: Cell Genomics, vol. 3, iss. 11, no. 100435, 2023.
Synthetic yeast chromosome XI design provides a testbed for the study of extrachromosomal circular DNA dynamics Journal Article
In: Cell Genomics, vol. 3, iss. 11, no. 100418, 2023.
Parallel laboratory evolution and rational debugging reveal genomic plasticity to S. cerevisiae synthetic chromosome XIV defects Journal Article
In: Cell Genomics, vol. 3, iss. 11, no. 100379, 2023.
Dissecting aneuploidy phenotypes by constructing Sc2.0 chromosome VII and SCRaMbLEing synthetic disomic yeast Journal Article
In: Cell Genomics, vol. 3, iss. 11, no. 100364, 2023.
A spotlight on global collaboration in the Sc2.0 yeast consortium Journal Article
In: Cell Genomics, vol. 3, iss. 11, no. 100441, 2023.
Debugging and consolidating multiple synthetic chromosomes reveals combinatorial genetic interactions Journal Article
In: Cell, 2023.
Cellular Surveillance: DNA-Based Recording to Monitor and Memorize Biological Events Journal Article
In: GEN Biotechnology, vol. 2, no. 3, 2023.
Safety by design: Biosafety and biosecurity in the age of synthetic genomics Journal Article
In: iScience, vol. 26, iss. 3, pp. 106165, 2023.
2022
Engineering stringent genetic biocontainment of yeast with a protein stability switch Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Reconstruct a eukaryotic chromosome arm by de novo design and synthesis Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Design, Construction, and Functional Characterization of a tRNA Neochromosome in Yeast Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Dissecting aneuploidy phenotypes by constructing Sc2.0 chromosome VII and SCRaMbLEing synthetic disomic yeast Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Laboratory evolution and polyploid SCRaMbLE reveal genomic plasticity to synthetic chromosome defects and rearrangements Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Synthetic yeast chromosome XI design enables extrachromosomal circular DNA formation on demand Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
Debugging and consolidating multiple synthetic chromosomes reveals combinatorial genetic interactions Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2022.
New Opportunities for Genetic Code Expansion in Synthetic Yeast Journal Article
In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, vol. 75, no. 102691, 2022.
Automation and Expansion of EMMA Assembly for Fast-Tracking Mammalian System Engineering Journal Article
In: ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 587–595, 2022.
EMMA-CAD: Design Automation for Synthetic Mammalian Constructs Journal Article
In: ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 579–586, 2022.
2021
Compacting a synthetic yeast chromosome arm Journal Article
In: Genome Biology, vol. 22, no. 5, 2021.
SCRaMbLE: A Study of Its Robustness and Challenges through Enhancement of Hygromycin B Resistance in a Semi-Synthetic Yeast Journal Article
In: Bioengineering (Basel), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 42, 2021.
2020
The COVID-19 XPRIZE and the need for scalable, fast, and widespread testing Journal Article
In: Nature Biotechnology, vol. 38, pp. 1021–1024, 2020.
In: DNA Cloning and Assembly, vol. 2205, pp. 305–327, 2020.
Sc3.0: revamping and minimizing the yeast genome Journal Article
In: Genome Biology, vol. 21, no. 205, 2020.
SpEDIT: A fast and efficient CRISPR/Cas9 method for fission yeast Journal Article
In: Wellcome Open Research, vol. 5, pp. 274, 2020.
Probing eukaryotic genome functions with synthetic chromosomes Journal Article
In: Experimental Cell Research, vol. 390, no. 1, pp. 111936, 2020.
Leveraging the Hermes Transposon to Accelerate the Development of Nonconventional Yeast-based Microbial Cell Factories Journal Article
In: ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 1736–1752, 2020.
2019
Improving Chromosome Synthesis with a Semiquantitative Phenotypic Assay and Refined Assembly Strategy Journal Article
In: ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 2203–2211, 2019.
Building a global alliance of biofoundries Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 10, pp. 2040, 2019.
Multiplex Genome Engineering for Optimizing Bioproduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Journal Article
In: Biochemistry, vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 1492–1500, 2019.
EMMA assembly explained: A step-by-step guide to assemble synthetic mammalian vectors Book Chapter
In: vol. 617, Chapter 18, pp. 463–493, 2019.
2018
Whole genome engineering by synthesis Journal Article
In: Science China Life Sciences, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 1515–1527, 2018.
Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Fluorometric Assay for Real-Time Monitoring of SAM-Dependent Methyltransferases Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 6, pp. 146, 2018.