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| Title |
Can the Natural Diversity of Quorum-Sensing Advance Synthetic Biology?
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00030 |
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| Authors |
René Michele Davis, Ryan Yue Muller, Karmella Ann Haynes |
| Abstract |
Quorum-sensing networks enable bacteria to sense and respond to chemical signals produced by neighboring bacteria. They are widespread: over 100 morphologically and genetically distinct species of eubacteria are known to use quorum sensing to control gene expression. This diversity suggests the potential to use natural protein variants to engineer parallel, input-specific, cell-cell communication pathways. However, only three distinct signaling pathways, Lux, Las, and Rhl, have been adapted for and broadly used in engineered systems. The paucity of unique quorum-sensing systems and their propensity for crosstalk limits the usefulness of our current quorum-sensing toolkit. This review discusses the need for more signaling pathways, roadblocks to using multiple pathways in parallel, and strategies for expanding the quorum-sensing toolbox for synthetic biology. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 21% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 79% |
| Scientists | 2 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 159 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 153 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 14% |
| Researcher | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 21 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 45 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 44 | 28% |
| Engineering | 13 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 31 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 April 2018.
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