Synthetic Biology: Overview
Synthetic biology describes the rational engineering of biological systems for novel functions. Addgene is working with leading synthetic biologists around the world to facilitate the sharing of parts and information.
Addgene can help you to share your synthetic biology plasmids with the community. To deposit, view our SynBio Deposit Guide or start our online deposit process.
Browse SynBio Plasmids by Category
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Cloning and Genomic Tools | Browse plasmids related to cloning and genomic modification, including shuttle, integration, reporter, and tagging vectors. |
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Metabolism | Browse plasmids related to metabolic pathways and auxiliary components. |
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Networks and Gene Regulation | Browse plasmids containing both naturally occurring and synthetic regulatory elements, including promoters, terminators, repressors, activators, and more. Also contains pre-assembled genetic circuits such as logic gates and higher level gene networks. |
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Sensing and Signaling | Browse plasmids related to intercellular signaling and environmental sensing. |
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Strains | Browse Addgene's collection of engineered bacterial strains, including plasmid-strain functional pairs. |
Browse Plasmids by Model Organism
| Bacterial | Plant | Yeast | Mammalian |
| Worm | Fungal | Algal |
Featured SynBio Deposits
- Alper Lab Y. Lipolytica Promoters
- Anderson Lab Plasmids and Phagemids
- Balazsi Lab Negative Autoregulation and Yeast-Mammalian Circuit Transfer
- C. Collins Lab Quorum Sensing
- Ellis Lab GeneGuard
- Endy Lab Logic Gates, BIOFAB Promoter/BCD Kit, and pOSIP Plasmid Kit
- Gray Lab Maize and Rice Transcription Factors
- Hasty Lab Biopixels
- Jaramillo Lab Riboregulation
- Keasling Lab BglBrick Platform, Terpenoid Production, and Propionate Induction
- Lim Lab RNA Feedback
- Lu Lab Multiplexed/Programmable Gene Networks
- Mascher Lab Bacillus BioBrick Box
- Mukhopadhyay Lab Efflux Pumps
- Voigt Lab Repressors, Terminators, Light Signaling, Sigma Factors, Resource Allocator and Orthogonal Switches
Other Addgene Tools and Resources
Community Resources
- iGEM- International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation
- Registry of Standard Biological Parts- Repository of community-created BioBricks
- BioBricks Foundation- Promoting open and ethical synthetic biology
- JBEI- Joint Bio-Energy Institute
- Synberc- Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center
- The PLOS Synthetic Biology Collection- Open access papers on Syn Bio
- Open WetWare- Open forum for synthetic biologists
- SEVA- Standard European Vector Architecture
- Open Plant- Plant SynBio resource
- EraSynBio- The EU/USA SynBio initiative
- Recent Synthetic Biology Articles- Peccoud lab social media tracker
- Synthetic Biology- Open access journal
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