The Constructor: a web application optimizing cloning strategies based on modules from the registry of standard biological parts

Synthetic biology is an emerging field that combines molecular biology with engineering principles, which requires abstraction levels applied to a modular biological componentry. The Registry of Standard Biological Parts harbours such a repository of standardized parts, and thereby facilitates the combination of complex molecular modules to novel genetic circuits and devices. However, since finding the best parts for a pre-determined genetic design can be time consuming, we devised the Constructor, a web tool that recommends the smallest number of cloning steps for pre-designed circuits, and implements user-defined quality checks.We present the Constructor (www.systemsbiology.nl/the_constructor) as a constructive web tool that simplifies the in silico assembly of pre-designed gene circuitries from standard parts, reducing both planning and subsequent cloning time

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Main Authors:	Hesselman, M.C., Koehorst, J.J., Slijkhuis, T., Hugenholtz, F., Odoni, D.I., van Passel, M.W.J.
Format:	Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:	English
Subjects:	BioBrick parts, Genetic circuit, Synthetic Biology, Transcription units,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-constructor-a-web-application-optimizing-cloning-strategies-b
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