Engineering genetic circuit interactions within and between synthetic minimal cells

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 431-439

  Adamala, Katarzyna P ^a   Martin Alarcon, Daniel A ^b   Guthrie Honea, Katriona R ^a   Boyden, Edward S ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL CELL; CELL ENGINEERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIREFLY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL CELLS; CELL ENGINEERING; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIREFLIES; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85018396526     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2644     Document Type: Article

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