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Nature Biotechnology 27, 946–950 (1 October 2009) | doi:10.1038/nbt.1568

Automated design of synthetic ribosome binding sites to control protein expression

Howard M Salis , Ethan A Mirsky & Christopher A Voigt

Microbial engineering often requires fine control over protein expression—for example, to connect genetic circuits or control flux through a metabolic pathway. To circumvent the need for trial and error optimization, we developed a predictive method for designing synthetic ribosome binding sites, enabling a rational control over the protein expression level.