The sound of silence : Transgene silencing in mammalian cell engineering

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To elucidate principles operating in native biological systems and to develop novel biotechnologies, synthetic biology aims to build and integrate synthetic gene circuits within native transcriptional networks. The utility of synthetic gene circuits for cell engineering relies on the ability to control the expression of all constituent transgene components. Transgene silencing, defined as the loss of expression over time, persists as an obstacle for engineering primary cells and stem cells with transgenic cargos. In this review, we highlight the challenge that transgene silencing poses to the robust engineering of mammalian cells, outline potential molecular mechanisms of silencing, and present approaches for preventing transgene silencing. We conclude with a perspective identifying future research directions for improving the performance of synthetic gene circuits.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cell systems - 13(2022), 12 vom: 21. Dez., Seite 950-973

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cabrera, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Edelstein, Hailey I [VerfasserIn]
Glykofrydis, Fokion [VerfasserIn]
Love, Kasey S [VerfasserIn]
Palacios, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Tycko, Josh [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Lensch, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Shields, Cara E [VerfasserIn]
Livingston, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Ron [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Huimin [VerfasserIn]
Haynes, Karmella A [VerfasserIn]
Morsut, Leonardo [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yvonne Y [VerfasserIn]
Khalil, Ahmad S [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Wilson W [VerfasserIn]
Collins, James J [VerfasserIn]
Rosser, Susan J [VerfasserIn]
Polizzi, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Elowitz, Michael B [VerfasserIn]
Fussenegger, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Hilton, Isaac B [VerfasserIn]
Leonard, Joshua N [VerfasserIn]
Bintu, Lacramioara [VerfasserIn]
Galloway, Kate E [VerfasserIn]
Deans, Tara L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Genome engineering
Journal Article
Mammalian synthetic biology
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review
Synthetic gene circuit stability
Transgene silencing

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Date Completed 26.12.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cels.2022.11.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350608083