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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Harnessing Plasmid Crosstalk in Transcription Factor Mediated Cell-Free Biosensors.

Alexandra T Patterson, Fernanda Piorino, Sasha Bronovitskiy, Diya Godavarti, Mark P Styczynski

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Alexandra T PattersonSchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6616-8859
Fernanda PiorinoSchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9032-1400
Sasha BronovitskiySchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-3040-6532
Diya GodavartiSchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100, United States.ORCID 0009-0001-7128-8342
Mark P Styczynski *School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1479-6658

Funding

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and beyondR35GM149268 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Lynne E Maquat · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Systems Biology to Unlock the Next Level of Cell-Free Synthetic BiologyR35GM149286 · NIGMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Mark Philip-Walter Styczynski · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Synthetic biological systems for protein detectionR01EB034301 · NIBIB · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Mark Philip-Walter Styczynski · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
Enabling Novel Strategies for the Clinical Care of Urinary Tract Infection via Microbial EngineeringF99DK143562 · NIDDK · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI PATTERSON, ALEXANDRA · 2025 to 2025
$44k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB034301NIDDK NIH HHS F99 DK143562NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM149268NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM149286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmid crosstalk-unexpected changes to protein expression levels due to interactions between genetic cassettes in cell-free systems-complicates the creation of multi-plasmid cell-free tools. While the potential underlying mechanisms for crosstalk have been previously investigated, the practical impact of crosstalk on the implementation of cell-free genetic circuits has not been thoroughly examined. Here, we contextualize plasmid crosstalk in genetic circuits by examining its impact on the design and performance of multiple, diverse transcription factor biosensors. Guided by a deeper understanding, we harness crosstalk to enhance cell-free biosensor performance. Together, these findings demonstrate that plasmid crosstalk can serve as a tunable property in the development of cell-free genetic circuits.

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biosensorscell-free expression systemsgenetic cassettePlasmid crosstalk

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PMID41292812
PMCPMC12642546

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