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ArticleACS synthetic biology2019

Designing Spatially Distributed Gene Regulatory Networks To Elicit Contrasting Patterns.

Mika Tei, Melinda Liu Perkins, Justin Hsia, Murat Arcak, Adam Paul Arkin

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Article in ACS synthetic biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mika TeiThe UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering , University of California - Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94704 , United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8103-3159
Melinda Liu PerkinsDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences , University of California - Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94704 , United States.
Justin HsiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences , University of California - Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94704 , United States.
Murat ArcakDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences , University of California - Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94704 , United States.
Adam Paul ArkinDepartment of Bioengineering , University of California - Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94704 , United States.
University of California, Berkeley · USLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · US

Funding

Mathematics and Synthesis of a Contact-Mediated Multicellular Patterning SystemR01GM109460 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI ARCAK, MURAT · 2013 to 2015
$825k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pattern formation and differential interactions are important for microbial consortia to divide labor and perform complex functions. To obtain further insight into such interactions, we present a computational method for simulating physically separated microbial colonies, each implementing different gene regulatory networks. We validate our theory by experimentally demonstrating control over gene expression patterns in a diffusion-mediated lateral inhibition circuit. We highlight the importance of spatial arrangement as a control knob for modulating system behavior. Our systematic approach provides a foundation for future applications that require understanding and engineering of multistrain microbial communities for sophisticated, synergistic functions.

Indexed as

Gene Regulatory NetworksGenetic EngineeringMicrobial ConsortiaSynthetic BiologySystems Biologylateral inhibitionpattern formationsynthetic biologysystems biology

Identifiers

PMID30540439
PMCPMC6343107
OpenAlexW2903782819

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