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Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) is a promising platform for protein engineering and synthetic biology. The storage of a CFPS system usually involves lyophilization, during which preventing the conformational damage of involved enzymes is critical to the activity. Herein, we report the protection role of magnesium ions on coupled transcription and translation in a lyophilized cell-free system. Mg2+ prevents the inactivation of the CFPS system from direct colyophilization of enzymes and substrates (nucleotides, and amino acids), and