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ArticleACS synthetic biology2025

Rational Modulation of Plant Root Development Using Engineered Cytokinin Regulators.

Rohan Rattan, Simon Alamos, Matthew Szarzanowicz, Kasey Markel, Patrick M Shih

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Article in ACS synthetic biology, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Promise of Synthetic Biology for Redesigning Plant Architecture.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rohan RattanJoint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.
Simon AlamosJoint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.
Matthew SzarzanowiczJoint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.
Kasey MarkelJoint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8285-3888
Patrick M ShihJoint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2119-3345

Funding

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DOE NAUS Department of Energy (DOE) NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving precise control over quantitative developmental phenotypes is a key objective in plant biology. Recent advances in synthetic biology have enabled tools to reprogram entire developmental pathways; however, the complexity of designing synthetic genetic programs and the inherent interactions between various signaling processes remains a critical challenge. Here, we leverage Type-B response regulators to modulate the expression of genes involved in cytokinin-dependent growth and development processes. We rationally engineered these regulators to modulate their transcriptional activity (i.e., repression or activation) and potency while reducing their sensitivity to cytokinin. By localizing the expression of these engineered transcription factors using tissue-specific promoters, we can predictably tune cytokinin-regulated traits. As a proof of principle, we deployed this synthetic system in

Indexed as

ArabidopsisCytokininsPlant RootsArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticSynthetic BiologyTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsCytokininsPlant Growth RegulatorsTranscription Factors

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PMID40737362
PMCPMC12362619

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