START: A Versatile Platform for Bacterial Ligand Sensing with Programmable Performances
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- Title
- START: A Versatile Platform for Bacterial Ligand Sensing with Programmable Performances
- Authors
- KIM, JEONGWON; SEO, MINCHAE; Lim, YELIN; KIM, JONGMIN
- Date Issued
- 2024-07
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Abstract
- Recognition of signaling molecules for coordinated regulation of target genes is a fundamental process for biological systems. Cells often rely on transcription factors to accomplish these intricate tasks, yet the subtle conformational changes of protein structures, coupled with the complexity of intertwined protein interaction networks, pose challenges for repurposing these for bioengineering applications. This study introduces a novel platform for ligand-responsive gene regulation, termed START (Synthetic Trans-Acting Riboswitch with Triggering RNA). Inspired by the bacterial ligand sensing system, riboswitch, and the synthetic gene regulator, toehold switch, the START platform enables the implementation of synthetic biosensors for various ligands. Rational sequence design with targeted domain optimization yields high-performance STARTs with a dynamic range up to 67.29-fold and a tunable ligand sensitivity, providing a simple and intuitive strategy for sensor engineering. The START platform also exhibits modularity and composability to allow flexible genetic circuit construction, enabling seamless implementation of OR, AND, and NOT Boolean logic gates for multiple ligand inputs. The START design principle is capable of broadening the suite of synthetic biosensors for diverse chemical and protein ligands, providing a novel riboregulator chassis for synthetic biology and bioengineering applications.
This study presents a novel platform for bacterial ligand sensing, termed START. The ligand-responsive aptamer elements are integrated with synthetic RNA regulatory devices to create flexible circuit architectures with diverse ligand inputs, tunable sensitivity, and dynamic ranges. The plug-and-play features with logic processing capability further underscores the broad application of START platform for engineering synthetic biological sensors. image
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/123834
- DOI
- 10.1002/advs.202402029
- ISSN
- 2198-3844
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- Advanced Science, 2024-07
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