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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

Phase Separation to Resolve Growth-Related Circuit Failures.

Rong Zhang, Wangfei Yang, Rixin Zhang, Sadikshya Rijal, Abdelrahaman Youssef, Wenwei Zheng, Xiao-Jun Tian

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7 authors.

Rong ZhangSchool of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States.
Wangfei YangCollege of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States.
Rixin ZhangSchool of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States.
Sadikshya RijalSchool of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States.
Abdelrahaman YoussefSchool of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States.
Wenwei ZhengCollege of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States.
Xiao-Jun TianSchool of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5601-2057

Funding

Multi-Scale Engineering of Heterogeneity in the Host-Aware Synthetic Gene CircuitsR35GM142896 · NIGMS · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI TIAN, XIAOJUN · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Decoding the mechanism of disordered protein interactionsR35GM146814 · NIGMS · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI Wenwei Zheng · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142896NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluctuations in host cell growth poses a significant challenge to synthetic gene circuits, often disrupting circuit function. Existing solutions typically rely on circuit redesign with alternative topologies or additional control elements, yet a broadly applicable approach remains elusive. Here, we introduce a new strategy based on liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) to stabilize circuit performance. By engineering a self-activating circuit with transcription factors (TF) fused to an intrinsically disordered region (IDR), we enable the formation of TF condensates at the promoter region, maintaining local TF concentration despite growth-mediated dilution. This condensate formation preserves bistable memory in the self-activating circuit, demonstrating that phase separation can robustly counteract growth fluctuations, offering a novel design principle for resilient synthetic circuits.

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PMID39554057
PMCPMC11565989

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