Jem Stach Synthetic Biology BIO8041_BIO3030.

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Jem Stach Synthetic Biology BIO8041_BIO3030

First use of the term... Polish geneticist Waclaw Szybalski in 1974 Up to now we are working on the descriptive phase of molecular biology. ... But the real challenge will start when we enter the synthetic biology phase of research in our field... We will then devise new control elements and add these new modules to the existing genomes or build up wholly new genomes. This would be a field with the unlimited expansion potential and hardly any limitations to building "new better control circuits" and ..... finally other "synthetic" organisms, like a "new better mouse"

Synthetic biology: a new area of biological research that combines science and engineering in order to design and build ("synthesize") novel biological functions and systems.

Early efforts WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THIS FROM GENETIC ENGINEERING? Salmonella protein injection system: usually used for delivery of proteins that facilitate entry of bacterium into host cell) Reengineered to produce spider silk monomers Spider silk is used as a high tensile strength material (bullet-proof vests) Can produce large amounts of monomers - high value. WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THIS FROM GENETIC ENGINEERING? Heavy emphasis on developing foundational technologies that make the engineering of biology easier and more reliable

Engineering from parts Aim is to have a number of genetic parts that can be combined as needed i.e. systems designed, engineered and tested...genes become technological components Engineering from parts

Registry of standard biological parts

Engineering from parts Use the standard parts in a model organism (chassis) to produce novel biological organisms Engineering from parts

Re-writing... Re-writers are synthetic biologists who are interested in redesigning from the ground up i.e. not placing components into a chassis, but building the whole organisms from individual components This is SYNTHETIC LIFE DNA synthesis makes it possible to produce hundreds-of-thousands of parts in days, enough to put together a whole genome...

Initial considerations 1: Is it even possible to put individual parts together to make a functioning genome - how would you turn it on? 2: Need to know what parts you need to put together to construct a whole genome - such that when its complete you have: an autonomous, self-replicating entity, capable of performing a thermodynamic work cycle (very good definition for LIFE) - do not need parts that are extraneous. Where would you start if you were going to build a genome?

What is the minimum requirement for a bacterial genome? Parasitic bacteria have very small genomes, but they are not independent Mycoplasma genitalium has 517 genes (compare to the ca. 4000 of E. coli) and replicates independently

How would you identify these genes? Researches wanted to know how many of the 517 genes are essential to survival and replication The ultimate goal is to produce a strain that only contains the genes needed to grow and replicate - this can then be used as a vehicle/chassis for putting in custom parts to create novel species. How would you identify these genes?

Finding the minimal genome Authors used a transposon gene disruption technique to randomly knock down genes. They then assessed growth: 265 to 350 of the 517 genes were deemed essential under laboratory conditions Finding the minimal genome

Can we build it? The minimal genome appears to be small in comparison to the average genome size of bacteria. Is it possible to reconstruct a minimal genome without resulting to cloning sections from other genomes Chemical synthesis of DNA can achieve approx. 200 bp lengths (rapidly increasing)

Constructing a synthetic genome First paper to report the complete chemical synthesis of a bacterial genome Viral genomes had previously been constructed Constructing a synthetic genome

How is it done

Combining the parts

Summary 1 Minimal genome can be determined Whole genomes can be assembled from the ground up (200 bp to 500,000 bp) The chemically synthesized genome can have novel gene features (think the registry of parts) added to the genome to create a designer genome But how do we get the genome to replicate, it’s just a big lump of DNA Any ideas?

Authors showed that it is possible to clone a whole genome into a host cell In this example the genome of Synechocystis PC6803 was transplanted in the the genome of B. subtils Genome transplant

Need DNA free of proteins, RNA, and sheared DNA to serve as a donor. Remove from the extracted genome by electrophoresis Prepare “naked” DNA

Protein gels prove that the purified naked DNA is free from proteins. Ready for transplantation. Check for nudity

Whole genome cloning Place the donor genome into host (donor genome has antibiotic resistance and betagalactosidae gene added). Closely related species (M. capricolum strain California kid) used Treat host to aid in DNA uptake - add genome - allow for uptake - plate and check for transformants.

The theory...

Summary 2 Nearly all components for synthetic life are in place: Can build a genome from scratch Can introduce novel genetic components Can transplant the genome into a host cell for replication remove host genome by cellular division =

Synthetic life created Last year the synthetic genome was successfully transplanted into a donor, replication and subsequent division lead to a cell that contains only the synthetic genome = synthetic life JCVI-syn1.0 Synthetic life created

what parts can we build? The standard registry of parts can be used by engineers to create functional outputs Synthetic biologists see these DNA parts as technology Similar to designing circuit boards from logic gates (indeed DNA parts are being used to build computers) Examples...

Future potential Protein design (improved catalysis) Drug production - Microbes designed to produce high quantities of drugs e.g. artemisinin (anti- malarial) Pollutant clean-up - synthetic organisms programmed to scan the environment for toxins and break them down before they cause harm Medical - synthetic organisms injected to seek and destroy pathogens and tumors Fuel production - cells designed to take raw waste and produce hydrogen and ethanol

Malaria Mosquito-borne infection caused by protist Plasmodium Kills ca. 3 million people per year. Recently Artemisinin has been used to treat Malaria. Effective therapy in combination treatment

Malaria Artemisinin is extracted from plant Artemisia annua. Only produced under certain conditions of stress. Produced in small quantities. Purification is difficult. Low yields, impurities present, consumption of large amounts of natural resources.

Synthetic biology solution Production of amorphadiene (precursor of artemisinin) in bacteria. Enables increase in yield, easy purification, low cost production, low natural resource consumption. Also, slight modification to produce backbones to other terpenoid-based drugs

Synthetic biology to make constructs for screening M. tuberculosis OethR SEAP PSV40 EthR-VP16 VP16 EthR Pmin Non-cytotoxic cell-permeable EthR-inhibitor Human kidney cell line ethA P P ethR EthA InhA Synthetic biology to make constructs for screening

Transcription No transcription VP16 assay colour RNA pol EthR SEAP Operator seq ethA Promoter VP16 No transcription EthR RNA pol inhibitor SEAP Operator seq ethA Promoter

Risks? Synthetic biology differs from chemistry - synthetic organisms are self-replicating and can evolve Organism escape from labs Uncontrolled proliferation Malicious use - viral genomes have been reconstructed from components - bioterrorism

Ethics Synthetic life is a science that creates debate: Should we create life? Can you place patents on life Such a new science needs legislation - currently meetings, and guidelines being driven by the scientists themselves. Read the current issues in the ethics of synthetic biology: SYNBIOSAFE