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Christopher VoigtProfessor of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified email at mit.edu Cited by 25122 |
Principles of genetic circuit design
JAN Brophy, CA Voigt - Nature methods, 2014 - nature.com
Cells navigate environments, communicate and build complex patterns by initiating gene
expression in response to specific signals. Engineers seek to harness this capability to …
expression in response to specific signals. Engineers seek to harness this capability to …
Engineering Escherichia coli to see light
We have designed a bacterial system that is switched between different states by red light.
The system consists of a synthetic sensor kinase that allows a lawn of bacteria to function as a …
The system consists of a synthetic sensor kinase that allows a lawn of bacteria to function as a …
Genetic circuit design automation
INTRODUCTION Cells respond to their environment, make decisions, build structures, and
coordinate tasks. Underlying these processes are computational operations performed by …
coordinate tasks. Underlying these processes are computational operations performed by …
Genetic programs constructed from layered logic gates in single cells
Genetic programs function to integrate environmental sensors, implement signal processing
algorithms and control expression dynamics 1 . These programs consist of integrated …
algorithms and control expression dynamics 1 . These programs consist of integrated …
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation and the challenges to its extension to nonlegumes
…, PS Poole, MK Udvardi, CA Voigt… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Access to fixed or available forms of nitrogen limits the productivity of crop plants and thus
food production. Nitrogenous fertilizer production currently represents a significant expense …
food production. Nitrogenous fertilizer production currently represents a significant expense …
Automated design of synthetic ribosome binding sites to control protein expression
Microbial engineering often requires fine control over protein expression—for example, to
connect genetic circuits 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 or control flux through a metabolic pathway 8 , 9 , …
connect genetic circuits 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 or control flux through a metabolic pathway 8 , 9 , …
Synthesis of three advanced biofuels from ionic liquid-pretreated switchgrass using engineered Escherichia coli
…, D Tullman-Ercek, CA Voigt… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
One approach to reducing the costs of advanced biofuel production from cellulosic biomass
is to engineer a single microorganism to both digest plant biomass and produce …
is to engineer a single microorganism to both digest plant biomass and produce …
[PDF][PDF] Programming a human commensal bacterium, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, to sense and respond to stimuli in the murine gut microbiota
Engineering commensal organisms for challenging applications, such as modulating the gut
ecosystem, is hampered by the lack of genetic parts. Here, we describe promoters, ribosome…
ecosystem, is hampered by the lack of genetic parts. Here, we describe promoters, ribosome…
Synthetic biology to access and expand nature's chemical diversity
Bacterial genomes encode the biosynthetic potential to produce hundreds of thousands of
complex molecules with diverse applications, from medicine to agriculture and materials. …
complex molecules with diverse applications, from medicine to agriculture and materials. …
Realizing the potential of synthetic biology
… Christopher A. Voigt. The early ambitions in the field were around the creation of cells
that could go through a series of programmed tasks; for example, Adam Arkin envisioned an …
that could go through a series of programmed tasks; for example, Adam Arkin envisioned an …