Synthetic Gene Networks That Count

Autor: David Shi, Ari E. Friedland, Timothy K. Lu, James J. Collins, Xiao Wang, George M. Church
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Science. 324:1199-1202
ISSN: 1095-9203
0036-8075
DOI: 10.1126/science.1172005
Popis: One, Two, Three Synthetic biologists take much of their inspiration from computing and electrical engineering, attempting to gain programmability in cells using analogous genetic circuits. Friedland et al. (p. 1199 ; see the Perspective by Smolke ) have constructed complementary Escherichia coli synthetic gene networks that keep track of prior molecular events to function as counters. These modular devices count up to three induction events over a range of frequencies and could be extended to higher numbers. Similar devices may find application in multi-event processes of cell biology, bioengineering, and, potentially, therapeutics.
Databáze: OpenAIRE