Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
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...issue is sequence similarity. If fragments in a multicomponent assembly have 5′ or 3′ sequence homology...If cloning methods had personalities, SLIC (sequence- and ligation-independent cloning) would be a true...reliable cloning method, but it is limited by its sequence constraints. The long overhangs must not contain... often limited to specially designed plasmids.
Sequence- and ligation-independent cloning: A SLIC makeover...depositor Stephen Elledge. His new method, named sequence- and ligation-independent cloning (SLIC), eliminated...and linearized vectors must have homologous DNA sequences (20–60 bp) on either end and single-stranded 5...multicomponent assembly, as fragments with overlapping sequence homology can be assembled in a unique order with...