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ArticleACS synthetic biology2023

Dual Input-Controlled Synthetic mRNA Circuit for Bidirectional Protein Expression Regulation.

Kaixin Tan, Yaxin Hu, Zhenghua Liang, Cheuk Yin Li, Wai Laam Yau, Yi Kuang

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Article in ACS synthetic biology, 2023. 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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  2. Human Synthetic Biology and Programmable Gene Regulation Control.Annual review of genomics and human genetics · 2025
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  3. Promoters in Pichia pastoris: A Toolbox for Fine-Tuned Gene Expression.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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Kaixin TanDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Yaxin HuDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Zhenghua LiangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Cheuk Yin LiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-9109-385X
Wai Laam YauDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Yi KuangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Room 5578, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-3643-2684

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic mRNA circuits manipulate cell fate by controlling output protein expression via cell-specific input molecule detection. Most current circuits either repress or enhance output production upon input binding. Such binary input-output mechanisms restrict the fine-tuning of protein expression to control complex cellular events. Here we designed mRNA circuits using enhancer/repressor modules that were independently controlled by different input molecules, resulting in bidirectional output regulation; the maximal enhancement over maximal repression was 57 fold. The circuit either enhances or represses protein production in different cells based on the difference in the expression of two microRNAs. This study examined novel bidirectional circuit designs capable of fine-tuning protein production by sensing multiple input molecules. It also broadened the scope of cell manipulation by synthetic mRNA circuits, facilitating the development of mRNA circuits for precise cell manipulation and providing cell-based solutions to biomedical problems.

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MicroRNAsCell DifferentiationRNA, MessengerMicroRNAsRNA, Messengeraptamer-RNA binding proteinbidirectional regulationmicroRNAmRNA switchsynthetic biology

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PMID37652441
PMCPMC10510700

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