Cell-free gene expression: methods and applications

AC Hunt, BJ Rasor, K Seki, HM Ekas, KF Warfel… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems empower synthetic biologists to build biological
molecules and processes outside of living intact cells. The foundational principle is that …

Methodologies for preparation of prokaryotic extracts for cell-free expression systems

SD Cole, AE Miklos, AC Chiao, ZZ Sun… - Synthetic and Systems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cell-free systems that mimic essential cell functions, such as gene expression, have
dramatically expanded in recent years, both in terms of applications and widespread …

A low-cost, thermostable, cell-free protein synthesis platform for on-demand production of conjugate vaccines

KF Warfel, A Williams, DA Wong, SE Sobol… - ACS synthetic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cell-free protein synthesis systems that can be lyophilized for long-term, non-refrigerated
storage and transportation have the potential to enable decentralized biomanufacturing …

Constructing cell-free expression systems for low-cost access

F Guzman-Chavez, A Arce, A Adhikari… - ACS Synthetic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cell-free systems for gene expression have gained attention as platforms for the facile study
of genetic circuits and as highly effective tools for teaching. Despite recent progress, the …

Improving cell-free glycoprotein synthesis by characterizing and enriching native membrane vesicles

JM Hershewe, KF Warfel, SM Iyer, JA Peruzzi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems from crude cellular extracts have attracted much
attention for biomanufacturing and synthetic biology. However, activating membrane …

Rapid RNase inhibitor production to enable low‐cost, on‐demand cell‐free protein synthesis biosensor use in human body fluids

M Soltani, JP Hunt, BC Bundy - Biotechnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human body fluids contain biomarkers which are used extensively for prognostication,
diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation of different treatments for a variety of diseases and …

The cell-free system: A new apparatus for affordable, sensitive, and portable healthcare

CE Copeland, A Langlois, J Kim, YC Kwon - Biochemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The cell-free system is a tool that harnesses the complex biological processes outside of
living cells. Owing to the system's superior flexibility and manipulability, it has matured its …

Characterizing and Improving Reaction Times for E. coli-Based Cell-Free Protein Synthesis

LR Burrington, KR Watts, JP Oza - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) is a platform biotechnology that has enabled the on-
demand synthesis of proteins for a variety of applications. Numerous advances have …

Rapid sensing of clinically relevant glutamine concentrations in human serum with metabolically engineered E. coli-based cell-free protein synthesis

JP Hunt, RJ Barnett, H Robinson, M Soltani… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioavailable glutamine (Gln) is critical for metabolism, intestinal health, immune function,
and cell signaling. Routine measurement of serum Gln concentrations could facilitate …

Characterizing and improving pET vectors for cell-free expression

K Jew, PEJ Smith, B So, J Kasman, JP Oza… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) is an in vitro process that enables diverse applications in
research, biomanufacturing, point-of-care diagnostics, therapeutics, and education using …