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ArticleNature communications2019

High-performance chemical- and light-inducible recombinases in mammalian cells and mice.

Benjamin H Weinberg, Jang Hwan Cho, Yash Agarwal, N T Hang Pham, Leidy D Caraballo, Maciej Walkosz, Charina Ortega, Micaela Trexler, Nathan Tague, Billy Law and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Construction and Characterization of Light-Responsive Transcriptional Systems.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin H WeinbergDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2604-2260
Jang Hwan ChoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Yash AgarwalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
N T Hang PhamDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Leidy D CaraballoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Maciej WalkoszDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Charina OrtegaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-8629
Micaela TrexlerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-2958
Nathan TagueDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Billy LawDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
William K J BenmanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Justin LetendreDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Jacob BealRaytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. jakebeal@ieee.org.
Wilson W WongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. wilwong@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-889X
Boston University · USRTX (United States) · US

Funding

Synthetically Reengineered T cells as the Next Generation of Smart Cancer TherapyDP2CA186574 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI WONG, WILSON · 2013 to 2013
$2.5M
Advanced recombinase-based gene expression technology in mammalian cellsR01GM129011 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI WONG, WILSON · 2019 to 2022
$1.5M
In Vivo Imaging Analysis System - Xenogen IVIS SpectrumS10RR024523 · NCRR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GERSTENFELD, LOUIS CHARLES · 2008 to 2008
$350k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA186574NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024523NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129011U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (OD) 1DP2CA186574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Site-specific DNA recombinases are important genome engineering tools. Chemical- and light-inducible recombinases, in particular, enable spatiotemporal control of gene expression. However, inducible recombinases are scarce due to the challenge of engineering high performance systems, thus constraining the sophistication of genetic circuits and animal models that can be created. Here we present a library of >20 orthogonal inducible split recombinases that can be activated by small molecules, light and temperature in mammalian cells and mice. Furthermore, we engineer inducible split Cre systems with better performance than existing systems. Using our orthogonal inducible recombinases, we create a genetic switchboard that can independently regulate the expression of 3 different cytokines in the same cell, a tripartite inducible Flp, and a 4-input AND gate. We quantitatively characterize the inducible recombinases for benchmarking their performances, including computation of distinguishability of outputs. This library expands capabilities for multiplexed mammalian gene expression control.

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Cold TemperatureLightAnimalsDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic EngineeringHEK293 CellsHumansIntegrasesMiceRecombinasesCre recombinaseDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesFLP recombinaseIntegrasesRecombinases

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PMID31649244
PMCPMC6813296
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