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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
J. Craig Venter, La Jolla, CA (US);
Hamilton O. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Clyde A. Hutchison, Iii, La Jolla, CA (US);
Daniel G. Gibson, Crofton, MD (US);
J. Craig Venter, La Jolla, CA (US);
Hamilton O. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Clyde A. Hutchison, III, La Jolla, CA (US);
Daniel G. Gibson, Crofton, MD (US);
Synthetic Genomics, Inc., La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided for constructing a synthetic genome, comprising generating and assembling nucleic acid cassettes comprising portions of the genome, wherein at least one of the nucleic acid cassettes is constructed from nucleic acid components that have been chemically synthesized, or from copies of the chemically synthesized nucleic acid components. In one embodiment, the entire synthetic genome is constructed from nucleic acid components that have been chemically synthesized, or from copies of the chemically synthesized nucleic acid components. Rational methods may be used to design the synthetic genome (e.g., to establish a minimal genome and/or to optimize the function of genes within a genome, such as by mutating or rearranging the order of the genes). Synthetic genomes of the invention may be introduced into vesicles (e.g., bacterial cells from which part or all of the resident genome has been removed, or synthetic vesicles) to generate synthetic cells. Synthetic genomes or synthetic cells may be used for a variety of purposes, including the generation of synthetic fuels, such as hydrogen or ethanol.