Programming microbial population dynamics by engineered cell-cell communication

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 837-849

  Song, Hao ^a   Payne, Stephen ^b   Tan, Cheemeng ^b   You, Lingchong ^b,c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell communication; Quorum sensing; Synthetic biology; Synthetic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; BISTABLES; CELL-CELL COMMUNICATIONS; CELLULAR BEHAVIORS; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; EFFICIENT STRATEGY; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; GENE CIRCUITS; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MODEL SYSTEM; MULTI-SPECIES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POPULATION LEVELS; QUORUM-SENSING; SIMPLE CIRCUITS; SINGLE SPECIES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC ECOSYSTEMS; TOGGLE SWITCH; TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CELLS;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ACYLATED HOMOSERINE LACTONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARABINOSE; CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INVASIN; LACTONE; PENICILLIN AMIDASE; PROTEIN; SALICYLIC ACID; SENSITIVE PROTEIN CPH8; TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANSB GENE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL KILLING; CELL STIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARASITISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOENGINEERING; CELL COMMUNICATION; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUORUM SENSING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 79959937929     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100132     Document Type: Review

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