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ArticleNature communications2021

Enhanced regulation of prokaryotic gene expression by a eukaryotic transcriptional activator.

I Cody MacDonald, Travis R Seamons, Jonathan C Emmons, Shwan B Javdan, Tara L Deans

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 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 1 institution in 1 country.

I Cody MacDonald *Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Travis R Seamons *Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jonathan C EmmonsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Shwan B JavdanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Tara L DeansDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. tara.deans@utah.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2361-2195
University of Utah · US

Funding

UTAH REGIONAL CANCER CENTERP30CA042014 · NCI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI KATHARINE S ULLMAN · 1986 to 2026
$72.6M
Engineered platelets for the targeted destruction of circulating tumor cells - Administrative SupplementDP2CA250006 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI DEANS, TARA LYNN · 2019 to 2022
$2.4M
Engineering novel delivery systems with synthetic biologyR21EB025413 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI DEANS, TARA LYNN · 2018 to 2020
$609k
Univ of Utah Cell Sorter for Flow Cytometry CoreS10RR026802 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GREEN, WAYNE FRANCIS · 2010 to 2010
$500k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA250006NCI NIH HHS P30 CA042014NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026802NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB025413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expanding the genetic toolbox for prokaryotic synthetic biology is a promising strategy for enhancing the dynamic range of gene expression and enabling new engineered applications for research and biomedicine. Here, we reverse the current trend of moving genetic parts from prokaryotes to eukaryotes and demonstrate that the activating eukaryotic transcription factor QF and its corresponding DNA-binding sequence can be moved to E. coli to introduce transcriptional activation, in addition to tight off states. We further demonstrate that the QF transcription factor can be used in genetic devices that respond to low input levels with robust and sustained output signals. Collectively, we show that eukaryotic gene regulator elements are functional in prokaryotes and establish a versatile and broadly applicable approach for constructing genetic circuits with complex functions. These genetic tools hold the potential to improve biotechnology applications for medical science and research.

Indexed as

Gene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationProkaryotic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEukaryotaEukaryotic CellsGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic TechniquesPromoter Regions, GeneticSynthetic BiologyTranscriptional ActivationTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticDNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID34226549
PMCPMC8257575
OpenAlexW3180175609

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