@misc{DasGuptaRoeschHochreinetal.2019,
  author    = {Das Gupta, Mainak and Roesch, Florian and Hochrein, Lena and Machens, Fabian and M{\"u}ller-R{\"o}ber, Bernd},
  title     = {Facilitating Genome Engineering Through RNP-mediated Precise Gene Targeting},
  series = {In Vitro Cellular \& Developmental Biology - Plant},
  volume    = {55},
  journal   = {In Vitro Cellular \& Developmental Biology - Plant},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {1054-5476},
  pages     = {481 -- 481},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Hochrein2017,
  author    = {Hochrein, Lena},
  title     = {Development of a new DNA-assembly method and its application for the establishment of a red light-sensing regulation system},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-404441},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {146},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In der hier vorgelegten Doktorarbeit wurde eine Strategie zur schnellen, einfachen und zuverl{\"a}ssigen Assemblierung von DNS-Fragmenten, genannt AssemblX, entwickelt. Diese kann genutzt werden, um komplexe DNS-Konstrukte, wie beispielsweise komplette Biosynthesewege, aufzubauen. Dies dient der Produktion von technisch oder medizinisch relevanten Produkten in biotechnologisch nutzbaren Organismen. Die Vorteile der Klonierungsstrategie liegen in der Schnelligkeit der Klonierung, der Flexibilit{\"a}t bez{\"u}glich des Wirtsorganismus, sowie der hohen Effektivit{\"a}t, die durch gezielte Optimierung erreicht wurde. Die entwickelte Technik erlaubt die nahtlose Assemblierung von Genfragmenten und bietet eine Komplettl{\"o}sung von der Software-gest{\"u}tzten Planung bis zur Fertigstellung von DNS-Konstrukten, welche die Gr{\"o}ße von Mini-Chromosomen erreichen k{\"o}nnen. Mit Hilfe der oben beschriebenen AssemblX Strategie wurde eine optogenetische Plattform f{\"u}r die B{\"a}ckerhefe Saccharomyces cerevisiae etabliert. Diese besteht aus einem Rotlicht-sensitiven Photorezeptor und seinem interagierenden Partner aus Arabidopsis thaliana, welche in lichtabh{\"a}ngiger Weise miteinander agieren. Diese Interaktion wurde genutzt, um zwei Rotlicht-aktivierbare Proteine zu erstellen: Einen Transkriptionsfaktor, der nach Applikation eines Lichtpulses die Produktion eines frei w{\"a}hlbaren Proteins stimuliert, sowie eine Cre Rekombinase, die ebenfalls nach Bestrahlung mit einer bestimmten Wellenl{\"a}nge die zufallsbasierte Reorganisation bestimmter DNS-Konstrukte erm{\"o}glicht. Zusammenfassend wurden damit drei Werkzeuge f{\"u}r die synthetische Biologie etabliert. Diese erm{\"o}glichen den Aufbau von komplexen Biosynthesewegen, deren Licht-abh{\"a}ngige Regulation, sowie die zufallsbasierte Rekombination zu Optimierungszwecken.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HochreinMachensGremmelsetal.2017,
  author    = {Hochrein, Lena and Machens, Fabian and Gremmels, Juergen and Schulz, Karina and Messerschmidt, Katrin and Mueller-Roeber, Bernd},
  title     = {AssemblX: a user-friendly toolkit for rapid and reliable multi-gene assemblies},
  series = {Nucleic acids research},
  volume    = {45},
  journal   = {Nucleic acids research},
  publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0305-1048},
  doi       = {10.1093/nar/gkx034},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The assembly of large DNA constructs coding for entire pathways poses a major challenge in the field of synthetic biology. Here, we present AssemblX, a novel, user-friendly and highly efficient multi-gene assembly strategy. The software-assisted AssemblX process allows even unexperienced users to rapidly design, build and test DNA constructs with currently up to 25 functional units, from 75 or more subunits. At the gene level, AssemblX uses scar-free, overlap-based and sequence-independent methods, allowing the unrestricted design of transcriptional units without laborious parts domestication. The assembly into multi-gene modules is enabled via a standardized, highly efficient, polymerase chain reaction-free and virtually sequence-independent scheme, which relies on rare cutting restriction enzymes and optimized adapter sequences. Selection and marker switching strategies render the whole process reliable, rapid and very effective. The assembly product can be easily transferred to any desired expression host, making AssemblX useful for researchers from various fields.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HochreinMachensMesserschmidtetal.2017,
  author    = {Hochrein, Lena and Machens, Fabian and Messerschmidt, Katrin and M{\"u}ller-R{\"o}ber, Bernd},
  title     = {PhiReX: a programmable and red light-regulated protein expression switch for yeast},
  series = {Nucleic acids research},
  volume    = {45},
  journal   = {Nucleic acids research},
  publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0305-1048},
  doi       = {10.1093/nar/gkx610},
  pages     = {9193 -- 9205},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Highly regulated induction systems enabling dose-dependent and reversible fine-tuning of protein expression output are beneficial for engineering complex biosynthetic pathways. To address this, we developed PhiReX, a novel red/far-red light-regulated protein expression system for use in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PhiReX is based on the combination of a customizable synTALE DNA-binding domain, the VP64 activation domain and the light-sensitive dimerization of the photoreceptor PhyB and its interacting partner PIF3 from Arabidopsis thaliana. Robust gene expression and high protein levels are achieved by combining genome integrated red light-sensing components with an episomal high-copy reporter construct. The gene of interest as well as the synTALE DNA-binding domain can be easily exchanged, allowing the flexible regulation of any desired gene by targeting endogenous or heterologous promoter regions. To allow low-cost induction of gene expression for industrial fermentation processes, we engineered yeast to endogenously produce the chromophore required for the effective dimerization of PhyB and PIF3. Time course experiments demonstrate high-level induction over a period of at least 48 h.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HochreinMitchellSchulzetal.2018,
  author    = {Hochrein, Lena and Mitchell, Leslie A. and Schulz, Karina and Messerschmidt, Katrin and M{\"u}ller-R{\"o}ber, Bernd},
  title     = {L-SCRaMbLE as a tool for light-controlled Cre-mediated recombination in yeast},
  series = {Nature Communications},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Nature Communications},
  publisher = {Nature Publ. Group},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2041-1723},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41467-017-02208-6},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The synthetic yeast genome constructed by the International Synthetic Yeast Sc2.0 consortium adds thousands of loxPsym recombination sites to all 16 redesigned chromosomes, allowing the shuffling of Sc2.0 chromosome parts by the Cre-loxP recombination system thereby enabling genome evolution experiments. Here, we present L-SCRaMbLE, a lightcontrolled Cre recombinase for use in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. L-SCRaMbLE allows tight regulation of recombinase activity with up to 179-fold induction upon exposure to red light. The extent of recombination depends on induction time and concentration of the chromophore phycocyanobilin (PCB), which can be easily adjusted. The tool presented here provides improved recombination control over the previously reported estradiol-dependent SCRaMbLE induction system, mediating a larger variety of possible recombination events in SCRaMbLE-ing a reporter plasmid. Thereby, L-SCRaMbLE boosts the potential for further customization and provides a facile application for use in the S. cerevisiae genome reengineering project Sc2.0 or in other recombination-based systems.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MesserschmidtHochreinDehmetal.2016,
  author    = {Messerschmidt, Katrin and Hochrein, Lena and Dehm, Daniel and Schulz, Karina and Mueller-Roeber, Bernd},
  title     = {Characterizing seamless ligation cloning extract for synthetic biological applications},
  series = {Analytical biochemistry : methods in the biological sciences},
  volume    = {509},
  journal   = {Analytical biochemistry : methods in the biological sciences},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {San Diego},
  issn      = {0003-2697},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ab.2016.05.029},
  pages     = {24 -- 32},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Synthetic biology aims at designing and engineering organisms. The engineering process typically requires the establishment of suitable DNA constructs generated through fusion of multiple protein coding and regulatory sequences. Conventional cloning techniques, including those involving restriction enzymes and ligases, are often of limited scope, in particular when many DNA fragments must be joined or scar-free fusions are mandatory. Overlap-based-cloning methods have the potential to overcome such limitations. One such method uses seamless ligation cloning extract (SLiCE) prepared from Escherichia coli cells for straightforward and efficient in vitro fusion of DNA fragments. Here, we systematically characterized extracts prepared from the unmodified E. coli strain DH10B for SLiCE-mediated cloning and determined DNA sequence-associated parameters that affect cloning efficiency. Our data revealed the virtual absence of length restrictions for vector backbone (up to 13.5 kbp) and insert (90 bp to 1.6 kbp). Furthermore, differences in GC content in homology regions are easily tolerated and the deletion of unwanted vector sequences concomitant with targeted fragment insertion is straightforward. Thus, SLiCE represents a highly versatile DNA fusion method suitable for cloning projects in virtually all molecular. and synthetic biology projects. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{MesserschmidtMachensHochreinetal.2018,
  author    = {Messerschmidt, Katrin and Machens, Fabian and Hochrein, Lena and Naseri, Gita},
  title     = {Orthogonal, light-inducible protein expression platform in yeast Sacchararomyces cerevisiae},
  series = {New biotechnology},
  volume    = {44},
  journal   = {New biotechnology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1871-6784},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.nbt.2018.05.153},
  pages     = {S19 -- S19},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}