词条 | DNA synthesis |
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DNA synthesis is the natural or artificial creation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules. The term DNA synthesis can refer to DNA replication - DNA biosynthesis (in vivo DNA amplification), polymerase chain reaction - enzymatic DNA synthesis (in vitro DNA amplification) or gene synthesis - physically creating artificial gene sequences. DNA replicationIn nature, DNA molecules are created by all living cells through the process of DNA replication, with replication initiator proteins splitting the cell's DNA and copying each split strand, with the copied strands then joining together with their template strand into a new DNA molecule. Various means exist to artificially stimulate the replication of naturally occurring DNA, or to create artificial gene sequences. The process of DNA replication occurs typically as part of cell division, during interphase. Polymerase chain reactionA polymerase chain reaction is a form of enzymatic DNA synthesis in the laboratory, using cycles of repeated heating and cooling of the reaction for DNA melting and enzymatic replication of the DNA. Gene synthesisArtificial gene synthesis is the process of synthesizing a gene in vitro without the need for initial template DNA samples. In 2010 J. Craig Venter and his team were the first to use entirely synthesized DNA to create a self-replicating microbe, dubbed Mycoplasma laboratorium.[1]Twist Bioscience developed a silicon-based manufacturing process to industrialize the production of synthetic DNA. By synthesizing DNA on silicon instead of on traditional plastic plates, cost-effective, high-quality synthesis of genes, gene fragments, oligo pools and variant libraries (groups of gene sequences) for antibody and protein engineering[1][2], as well as consumable products for next-generation sequencing is enabled. Oligonucleotide synthesisOligonucleotide synthesis is the chemical synthesis of sequences of nucleic acids. The process has been automated since the late 1970s and can be used to form desired genetic sequences as well as for other uses in medicine and molecular biology. Base pair synthesisNew nucleobase pairs can also be synthesized, A-T (adenine - thymine) and G-C (guanine - cytosine). A third base pair would expand the number of amino acids that can be encoded by DNA from the existing 20 amino acids to a possible 172.[3] References1. ^Brewster, Signe. "Twist Bioscience thinks we can save the world with genetically engineered plants and microbes." Gigoam. June 4, 2014.[https://gigaom.com/2014/06/04/twist-bioscience-thinks-we-can-save-the-world-with-genetically-engineered-plants-and-microbes/] 2. ^Zhang, Sarah. "Cheap DNA Sequencing Is Here. Writing DNA Is Next." Wired. November 20, 2015.[https://www.wired.com/2015/11/making-dna/] 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/08/tp-life-engineered-with-expanded-genetic-code/ |title=Life engineered with expanded genetic code |last=Fikes |first=Bradley J. |date=May 8, 2014 |work=San Diego Union Tribune |accessdate=8 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509001048/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/08/tp-life-engineered-with-expanded-genetic-code/ |archivedate=9 May 2014 |df= }} 1 : DNA replication |
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