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=== Cell-free circuit breadboard === | === Cell-free circuit breadboard === | ||
The cell-free circuit breadboard family is a | The cell-free circuit breadboard family is a collection of ''in vitro'' protocols that can be used to test transcription and translation (TX-TL) circuits in a set of systematically-constructed environments that explore different elements of the external conditions in which the circuits must operate. This breadboard is based on the work of Vincent Noireaux at U. Minnesota. The transcription and translation machineries are extracted from ''E. coli'' cells (Shin and Noireaux, 2010). The endogenous DNA and mRNA from the cells are eliminated during the preparation. The resulting protein synthesis machinery is used to program cell-free TX-TL gene circuits in reactions of 12uL. The gene circuits can engineered in the laboratory using standard molecular cloning techniques, but it is also possible to use PCR products (linear DNA), which substantially decreases the design cycle time. | ||
Breadboard features: | Breadboard features: | ||
