Self-induced metabolic state switching by a tunable cell density sensor for microbial isopropanol production

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-15

  Soma, Yuki ^a   Hanai, Taizo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lux system; Metabolic engineering; Metabolic flux redirection; Quorum sensing; Synthetic genetic circuit; Synthetic metabolic pathway

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES; METABOLISM;

GENETIC CIRCUITS; LUX SYSTEM; METABOLIC FLUX; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; QUORUM-SENSING;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

2 PROPANOL; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GLUCOSE INTAKE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; BIOREACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

2-PROPANOL; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; BIOREACTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84928753819     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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