Efficient Design Strategy for Whole-Cell and Cell-Free Biosensors based on Engineered Riboswitches

Autor: Norihito Muranaka, Yohei Yokobayashi, Vandana Sharma, Yoko Nomura
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Analytical Letters. 42:108-122
ISSN: 1532-236X
0003-2719
DOI: 10.1080/00032710802568556
Popis: We have applied dual genetic selection to design a bacterial riboswitch with improved sensitivity by employing a high-affinity heterologous thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) aptamer and modified selection conditions in Escherichia coli. The cells transformed with the engineered TPP riboswitches were characterized as whole-cell biosensors. The riboswitches were further studied in cell-free translation systems where they exhibited characteristics similar to those in vivo and a shorter response time for analysis. The flexibility of the riboswitch-based biosensors to accommodate different reporter genes was also demonstrated. Tuning of biosensor characteristics in vivo enables efficient development of aptamer-based whole-cell and cell-free biosensors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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