Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39306765›Full record

ReviewACS synthetic biology2024

Fundamentals and Exceptions of the LysR-type Transcriptional Regulators.

Wouter Demeester, Brecht De Paepe, Marjan De Mey

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in ACS synthetic biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. OxyR regulates the oxidative stress response inApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026
    Article
  2. The evolution of a NaJournal of bacteriology · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. The evolution of a NabioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  6. Article
  7. LtrB inhibitsCurrent research in food science · 2026
    Article
  8. mSystems · 2025
    Article
  9. Article
  10. Antagonistic Interactions BetweenInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Article
  11. Article
  12. Review
  13. Review
  14. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wouter DemeesterDepartment of Biotechnology, Center for Synthetic Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
Brecht De PaepeDepartment of Biotechnology, Center for Synthetic Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
Marjan De MeyDepartment of Biotechnology, Center for Synthetic Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8134-9436

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs) are emerging as a promising group of macromolecules for the field of biosensors. As the largest family of bacterial transcription factors, the LTTRs represent a vast and mostly untapped repertoire of sensor proteins. To fully harness these regulators for transcription factor-based biosensor development, it is crucial to understand their underlying mechanisms and functionalities. In the first part, this Review discusses the established model and features of LTTRs. As dual-function regulators, these inducible transcription factors exude precise control over their regulatory targets. In the second part of this Review, an overview is given of the exceptions to the "classic" LTTR model. While a general regulatory mechanism has helped elucidate the intricate regulation performed by LTTRs, it is essential to recognize the variations within the family. By combining this knowledge, characterization of new regulators can be done more efficiently and accurately, accelerating the expansion of transcriptional sensors for biosensor development. Unlocking the pool of LTTRs would significantly expand the currently limited range of detectable molecules and regulatory functions available for the implementation of novel synthetic genetic circuitry.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsBiosensing TechniquesTranscription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialTranscription, GeneticBacterial ProteinsLysR protein, BacteriaTranscription Factorsbiosensorsgenetic circuitryLysR-type transcriptional regulatorsprokaryotessynthetic biologytranscription factors

Identifiers

PMID39306765
PMCPMC11495319

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.