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ArticleCell systems2015

Programming a Human Commensal Bacterium,

Mark Mimee, Alex C Tucker, Christopher A Voigt, Timothy K Lu

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Article in Cell systems, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 183 papers.

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183citing papers in PubMed
15.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

183 citing papers in PubMed, 379 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark MimeeDepartment of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; MIT Microbiology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Alex C TuckerDepartment of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Christopher A VoigtDepartment of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Timothy K LuDepartment of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; MIT Microbiology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ramnik J Xavier · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
MIT Center for Integrative Synthetic BiologyP50GM098792 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI WEISS, RON · 2013 to 2017
$11.0M
Mucin Glycans in the Regulation of Microbial VirulenceR01EB017755 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI RIBBECK, KATHARINA · 2013 to 2022
$3.6M
High-Throughput Nanoscale Approaches to Studying and Inhibiting Amyloid ToxicityDP2OD008435 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI LU, TIMOTHY · 2011 to 2011
$2.4M
Characterization of Gradient-Responsive Genetic Programs Using Light SensorsR01GM095765 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VOIGT, CHRISTOPHER A · 2011 to 2014
$1.2M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB017755NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM098792NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095765NIH HHS DP2 OD008435
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engineering commensal organisms for challenging applications, such as modulating the gut ecosystem, is hampered by the lack of genetic parts. Here, we describe promoters, ribosome-binding sites, and inducible systems for use in the commensal bacterium

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PMCPMC4762051
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