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| - | Biological manufacturing of complex compounds often requires the synthesis of many intermediate products. Production of these intermediates is currently triggered by inefficient methods, such as chemical inputs (tetracycline, estrogen-analogs, arabinose, etc) or drastic changes to the cellular environment (pH, oxygen levels, temperature, etc). On an industrial scale, this chemical induction requires large quantities of reagents and extensive purification, while environmental induction requires conditions that can adversely affect cell vitality and yield. '''To this end, we | + | Biological manufacturing of complex compounds often requires the synthesis of many intermediate products. Production of these intermediates is currently triggered by inefficient methods, such as chemical inputs (tetracycline, estrogen-analogs, arabinose, etc) or drastic changes to the cellular environment (pH, oxygen levels, temperature, etc). On an industrial scale, this chemical induction requires large quantities of reagents and extensive purification, while environmental induction requires conditions that can adversely affect cell vitality and yield. '''To this end, we are engineering an E. coli genetic circuit that can pass through four stable states of protein production triggered solely by ON/OFF patterns of light.''' With this production method, '''we can link multiple synthesis steps to a single, clean and rapidly scalable input.''' |
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Light Pattern Controlled Circuit
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Abstract
Biological manufacturing of complex compounds often requires the synthesis of many intermediate products. Production of these intermediates is currently triggered by inefficient methods, such as chemical inputs (tetracycline, estrogen-analogs, arabinose, etc) or drastic changes to the cellular environment (pH, oxygen levels, temperature, etc). On an industrial scale, this chemical induction requires large quantities of reagents and extensive purification, while environmental induction requires conditions that can adversely affect cell vitality and yield. To this end, we are engineering an E. coli genetic circuit that can pass through four stable states of protein production triggered solely by ON/OFF patterns of light. With this production method, we can link multiple synthesis steps to a single, clean and rapidly scalable input.
Rationale/Background
Workflow/Methods
Modeling
See our modeling page at: blah blah
Results
