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ArticleNature communications2016

Synthetic biology and microbioreactor platforms for programmable production of biologics at the point-of-care.

Pablo Perez-Pinera, Ningren Han, Sara Cleto, Jicong Cao, Oliver Purcell, Kartik A Shah, Kevin Lee, Rajeev Ram, Timothy K Lu

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pablo Perez-PineraSynthetic Biology Group, Department of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering &Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Ningren HanResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Sara CletoSynthetic Biology Group, Department of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering &Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Jicong CaoSynthetic Biology Group, Department of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering &Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5253-3365
Oliver PurcellSynthetic Biology Group, Department of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering &Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Kartik A ShahThe David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Kevin LeePharyx Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, USA.
Rajeev RamResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Timothy K LuSynthetic Biology Group, Department of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering &Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USBroad Institute · USWoburn & North Andover Pediatric Associates · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems are not compatible with portable or distributed production of biologics, as they typically require the development of single biologic-producing cell lines followed by their cultivation at very large scales. Therefore, it remains challenging to treat patients in short time frames, especially in remote locations with limited infrastructure. To overcome these barriers, we developed a platform using genetically engineered Pichia pastoris strains designed to secrete multiple proteins on programmable cues in an integrated, benchtop, millilitre-scale microfluidic device. We use this platform for rapid and switchable production of two biologics from a single yeast strain as specified by the operator. Our results demonstrate selectable and near-single-dose production of these biologics in <24 h with limited infrastructure requirements. We envision that combining this system with analytical, purification and polishing technologies could lead to a small-scale, portable and fully integrated personal biomanufacturing platform that could advance disease treatment at point-of-care.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsBioreactorsPoint-of-Care SystemsEstradiolGenetic EngineeringPichiaRecombinant ProteinsSynthetic BiologyTransformation, GeneticBiological ProductsEstradiolRecombinant Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27470089
PMCPMC4974573
OpenAlexW2506062915

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