Joint Universal Modular Plasmids: A Flexible Platform for Golden Gate Assembly in Any Microbial Host.

Modular cloning standards based on Golden Gate DNA assembly allow for construction of complex DNA constructs over several rounds of assembly. Despite being reliable and automation-friendly, each standard uses a specific set of vectors, requiring researchers to generate new tool kits for novel hosts and cloning applications. JUMP vectors (Valenzuela-Ortega and French, bioRxiv 799585, 2019) combine the robustness of modular cloning standards with the Standard European Vector Architecture and a flexible design that allows researchers to easily modify the vector backbone via secondary cloning sites. This flexibility allows for JUMP vectors to be used in a wide variety of applications and hosts.

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