Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
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Blog Post
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Sept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...such as Golden Gate assembly, may also be beneficial.
SLIC is most often compared to Gibson assembly, a cloning...multicomponent assembly, as fragments with overlapping sequence homology can be assembled in a unique order...multicomponent assembly have 5′ or 3′ sequence homology to each other, they may be assembled incorrectly.... one option is to perform a hierarchical assembly, assembling fragments in multiple steps to avoid using...required for Gibson assembly.
SLIC is a standardized method for multi-fragment DNA assembly, and its low cost... doing large amounts of cloning. Assembly is scarless, unlike Gateway cloning, and the method’s flexibility... cheap, standardized, and rapid multi-part DNA assembly method. Read on to learn how to use it in your...