ArticleNature communications2024
Synthetic microbe-to-plant communication channels.
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- CRAGE-RB-PI-seq reveals transcriptional dynamics of plant-associated bacteria during root colonization.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Hyperspectral reporters for long-distance and wide-area detection of gene expression in living bacteria.Nature biotechnology · 2026Article
- Synthetic Biology of Plants and Microbes for Agriculture, Environment, and Future Applications.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
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- Harnessing plant agriculture to mitigate climate change: A framework to evaluate synthetic biology (and other) interventions.Plant physiology · 2025Article
- Autoinducing peptides regulate antibiotic production to potentially shape root microbiome.Science advances · 2025Article
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- Utilizing plant synthetic biology to accelerate plant-microbe interactions research.Biodesign research · 2025Review
- drSMALL: Database for disease resistance-shaping small molecules derived from the plant microbiome.Crop health · 2025Article
- Engineering plant holobionts for climate-resilient agriculture.The ISME journal · 2025Review
- Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in forest plantations: mechanistic insights fromForestry research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Plants and microbes communicate to collaborate to stop pests, scavenge nutrients, and react to environmental change. Microbiota consisting of thousands of species interact with each other and plants using a large chemical language that is interpreted by complex regulatory networks. In this work, we develop modular interkingdom communication channels, enabling bacteria to convey environmental stimuli to plants. We introduce a "sender device" in Pseudomonas putida and Klebsiella pneumoniae, that produces the small molecule p-coumaroyl-homoserine lactone (pC-HSL) when the output of a sensor or circuit turns on. This molecule triggers a "receiver device" in the plant to activate gene expression. We validate this system in Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum tuberosum (potato) grown hydroponically and in soil, demonstrating its modularity by swapping bacteria that process different stimuli, including IPTG, aTc and arsenic. Programmable communication channels between bacteria and plants will enable microbial sentinels to transmit information to crops and provide the building blocks for designing artificial consortia.
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