Negative regulation gene circuits for efflux pump control

Daniel A. Charlebois, Junchen Diao, Dmitry Nevozhay, Gábor Balázsi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Synthetic biologists aim to design biological systems for a variety of industrial and medical applications, ranging from biofuel to drug production. Synthetic gene circuits regulating efflux pump protein expression can achieve this by driving desired substrates such as biofuels, pharmaceuticals, or other chemicals out of the cell in a precisely controlled manner. However, efflux pumps may introduce implicit negative feedback by pumping out intracellular inducer molecules that control gene circuits, which then can alter gene circuit function. Therefore, synthetic gene circuits must be carefully designed and constructed for precise efflux control. Here, we provide protocols for quantitatively modeling and building synthetic gene constructs for efflux pump regulation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages25-43
Number of pages19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1772
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Efflux pump
  • Feedback
  • Mathematical modeling
  • Synthetic gene circuit

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Negative regulation gene circuits for efflux pump control'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this