Directed evolution of rRNA improves translation kinetics and recombinant protein yield

Ribosome kinetics are rate-limiting for protein synthesis. Here the authors evolve diverse 16S rRNAs for enhanced protein synthesis rates and genetic code expansion efficiencies in vivo.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fan Liu, Siniša Bratulić, Alan Costello, Teemu P. Miettinen, Ahmed H. Badran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25852-5