Compositions and methods for genomic integration of nucleic acids into exogenous landing pads

1. A method for integrating one or more exogenous donor nucleic acids into a yeast host cell's genome, the method comprising:

contacting a host cell, the host cell comprising one or more exogenous landing pads integrated in the host cell's genome, wherein each exogenous landing pad comprises a nuclease target sequence (NTS) positioned between an upstream landing pad homology sequence (ULP) and a downstream landing pad homology sequence (DLP), with:

(i) one or more exogenous donor nucleic acids (ES), comprising a nucleic acid of interest (D) positioned between an upstream library sequence (UL) and a downstream library sequence (DL), wherein each (UL) is capable of homologously recombining at any (ULP), and each (DL) is capable of homologously recombining at any (DLP) of any of the one or more exogenous landing pads

wherein any of the exogenous donor nucleic acids (ES) is integrated at any of the exogenous landing pads and is independent of genomic sequences surrounding each landing pad, and

wherein the one or more exogenous landing pads are selected from SEQ ID NOs: 8, 9, and 10.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more exogenous donor nucleic acids ES comprise upstream library sequences UL that are identical to one another and downstream library sequences DL that are identical to one another.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of ULP and DLP comprises about 100 base pairs of homology with each of UL and DL, respectively.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of ULP and DLP comprises about 200 base pairs of homology with each of UL and DL, respectively.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each ULP and DLP comprises about 500 base pairs of homology with each of UL and DL, respectively.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of UL and DL comprises about 500 base pairs, wherein at least a portion of each of UL and DL is at least 70% identical to ULP and DLP, respectively, for host cell-mediated homologous recombination.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host cell comprises 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 exogenous landing pads.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more exogenous landing pads are integrated at selected neutral loci in the host cell's genome.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more exogenous landing pads are integrated at intergenic regions in the host cell's genome.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host cell comprises two or more exogenous landing pads, wherein each UL is capable of homologously recombining at any ULP, and each DL is capable of homologously recombining at any DLP, of any of the one or more exogenous landing pads.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more exogenous donor nucleic acids (ES), a group of component polynucleotides, or both the ES and the group of component polynucleotides are capable of integrating at any of the one or more landing pads, independent of genomic sequences surrounding each exogenous landing pad.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host cell further comprises at least one secondary landing pad integrated in the host cell's genome, the secondary landing pad comprising a secondary nuclease target sequence positioned between a secondary upstream landing pad homology sequence and a secondary downstream landing homology pad sequence, wherein;

(a) the secondary upstream landing pad sequence is different from ULP of the one or more exogenous landing pads;

(b) the secondary downstream landing pad sequence is different from DLP of the one or more exogenous landing pads;

(c) the secondary nuclease target sequence is different from the NTS of the one or more exogenous landing pads; or

(d) any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the yeast host cell is selected from Aciculoconidium, Ambrosiozyma, Arthroascus, Arxiozyma, Ashbya, Babjevia, Bensingtonia, Botryoascus, Botryozyma, Brettanomyces, Bullera, Bulleromyces, Candida, Citeromyces, Clavispora, Cryptococcus, Cystofilobasidium, Debaryomyces, Dekkara, Dipodascopsis, Dipodascus, Eeniella, Endomycopsella, Eremascus, Eremothecium, Erythrobasidium, Fellomyces, Filobasidium, Galactomyces, Geotrichum, Guilliermondella, Hanseniaspora, Hansenula, Hasegawaea, Holtermannia, Hormoascus, Hyphopichia, Issatchenkia, Kloeckera, Kloeckeraspora, Kluyveromyces, Kondoa, Kuraishia, Kurtznanomyces, Leucosporidium, Lipomyces, Lodderomyces, Malassezia, Metschnikowia, Mrakia, Myxozyma, Nadsonia, Nakazawaea, Nematospora, Ogataea, Oosporidium, Pachysolen, Phachytichospora, Phafia, Pichia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Saccharomycodes, Saccharomycopsis, Saitoella, Sakaguchia, Saturnospora, Schizoblastosporion, SchizoSaccharomyces, Schwanniomyces, Sporidiobolus, Sporobolomyces, Sporopachydermia, Stephanoascus, Sterigmatomyces, Sterigmatosporidium, Symbiotaphrina, Sympodiomyces, Sympodiomycopsis, Torulaspora, Trichosporiella, Trichosporon, Trigonopsis, Tsuchiyaea, Udeniomyces, Waltomyces, Wickerhamia, Wickerhamiella, Williopsis, Yamadazyma, Yarrowia, Zygoascus, ZygoSaccharomyces, Zygowilliopsis , and Zygozyma.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the yeast host cell is Saccharomyces cerevisisae.

15. A yeast host cell genetically modified according to the method of claim 1 .

16. The yeast host cell of claim 15 , wherein the yeast host cell belongs to a genera selected from Aciculoconidium, Ambrosiozyma, Arthroascus, Arxiozyma, Ashbya, Babjevia, Bensingtonia, Botryoascus, Botryozyma, Brettanomyces, Bullera, Bulleromyces, Candida, Citeromyces, Clavispora, Cryptococcus, Cystofilobasidium, Debaryomyces, Dekkara, Dipodascopsis, Dipodascus, Eeniella, Endomycopsella, Eremascus, Eremothecium, Erythrobasidium, Fellomyces, Filobasidium, Galactomyces, Geotrichum, Guilliermondella, Hanseniaspora, Hansenula, Hasegawaea, Holtermannia, Hormoascus, Hyphopichia, Issatchenkia, Kloeckera, Kloeckeraspora, Kluyveromyces, Kondoa, Kuraishia, Kurtznanomyces, Leucosporidium, Lipomyces, Lodderomyces, Malassezia, Metschnikowia, Mrakia, Myxozyma, Nadsonia, Nakazawaea, Nematospora, Ogataea, Oosporidium, Pachysolen, Phachytichospora, Phafia, Pichia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Saccharomycodes, Saccharomycopsis, Saitoella, Sakaguchia, Saturnospora, Schizoblastosporion, SchizoSaccharomyces, Schwanniomyces, Sporidiobolus, Sporobolomyces, Sporopachydermia, Stephanoascus, Sterigmatomyces, Sterigmatosporidium, Symbiotaphrina, Sympodiomyces, Sympodiomycopsis, Torulaspora, Trichosporiella, Trichosporon, Trigonopsis, Tsuchiyaea, Udeniomyces, Waltomyces, Wickerhamia, Wickerhamiella, Williopsis, Yamadazyma, Yarrowia, Zygoascus, ZygoSaccharomyces, Zygowilliopsis , and Zygozyma.

17. The yeast host cell of claim 16 , wherein the yeast host cell is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.