Multiplexing and demultiplexing logic functions for computing signal processing tasks in synthetic biology

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 784-795

  Pasotti, Lorenzo ^a   Quattrocelli, Mattia ^a   Galli, Daniela ^a   De Angelis, Maria Gabriella Cusella ^a   Magni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BioBricks; In vivo signal processing; Mathematical modeling of gene networks; Multiplexing; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BASIC LOGIC; BIOBRICKS; DEMULTIPLEXERS; GENE NETWORKS; GENETIC CIRCUITS; IN-VIVO; LIVING ORGANISMS; LOGIC FUNCTIONS; MODULAR APPROACH; QUORUM-SENSING; RESEARCH ISSUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMULTIPLEXING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPLEXING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

LOGIC CIRCUITS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DEMULTIPLEXER; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; MULTIPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTRONICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; LOGIC; MODELS, GENETIC; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79959927048     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100080     Document Type: Article

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