PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bernardo Pollak AU - Ariel Cerda AU - Mihails Delmans AU - Simón Álamos AU - Tomás Moyano AU - Anthony West AU - Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez AU - Nicola Patron AU - Fernán Federici AU - Jim Haseloff TI - Loop Assembly: a simple and open system for recursive fabrication of DNA circuits AID - 10.1101/247593 DP - 2018 Jan 01 TA - bioRxiv PG - 247593 4099 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/01/15/247593.short 4100 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/01/15/247593.full AB - High efficiency methods for DNA assembly are based on sequence overlap between fragments or Type IIS restriction endonuclease cleavage and ligation. These have enabled routine assembly of synthetic DNAs of increased size and complexity. However, these techniques require customisation, elaborate vector sets and serial manipulations for the different stages of assembly. We present Loop assembly, based on a recursive approach to DNA fabrication. Alternate use of two Type IIS restriction endonucleases and corresponding vector sets allows efficient and parallel assembly of large DNA circuits. Plasmids containing standard Level 0 parts can be assembled into circuits containing 1, 4, 16 or more genes by looping between the two vector sets. The vectors also contain modular sites for hybrid assembly using sequence overlap methods. Loop assembly provides a simple generalised solution for DNA construction with standardised parts. The cloning system is provided under an OpenMTA license for unrestricted sharing and open access.