Synthesizing proteins for use in therapeutics is restrained by, in part, contaminants in in vivo expression systems and limited production capacity of in vitro systems. Cell free expression (CFE) systems have emerged as a potential alternative for protein expression because of the inherently lower contents of contaminants, and their flexible modular design that allows the addition of factors that aid in synthesis of complex products. Here, we investigate and establish an in-house Escherichia coli-based cell free protein synthesis (CFPS) system, explore different CFPS commercial kits, develop assays to test performance of these systems and identify potential rules that dictate expression levels. Using CFE, we were able to test different vectors and conditions of system, as well as scale-up protein synthesis reactions. In conclusion, this work shows that CFPS is a functional and easy-to-use platform and can potentially meet the requirements for the synthesis of therapeutics.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:kaust.edu.sa/oai:repository.kaust.edu.sa:10754/685593 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Gutu, Nicoleta |
| Contributors | Rueping, Magnus, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Arold, Stefan T., Cavallo, Luigi |
| Source Sets | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | 2023-11-07, At the time of archiving, the student author of this thesis opted to temporarily restrict access to it. The full text of this thesis will become available to the public after the expiration of the embargo on 2023-11-07. |
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