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A synthetic mammalian electro-genetic transcription circuit

Weber, Wilfried ; Luzi, Stefan ; Karlsson, Maria ; Sanchez-Bustamante, Carlota Diaz ; Frey, Urs ; Hierlemann, Andreas ; Fussenegger, Martin

In: Nucleic Acids Research, 2009, vol. 37, no. 4, p. e33-e33

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    Titel
    • A synthetic mammalian electro-genetic transcription circuit
    Autor
    • Weber, Wilfried. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Luzi, Stefan. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Karlsson, Maria. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Sanchez-Bustamante, Carlota Diaz. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Frey, Urs. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Hierlemann, Andreas. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    • Fussenegger, Martin. ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
    Veröffentlicht in
    • Nucleic Acids Research, 2009, vol. 37, no. 4, p. e33-e33. Oxford University Press
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    OAI-PMH-ID
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:299660
    Summary
    Electric signal processing has evolved to manage rapid information transfer in neuronal networks and muscular contraction in multicellular organisms and controls the most sophisticated man-built devices. Using a synthetic biology approach to assemble electronic parts with genetic control units engineered into mammalian cells, we designed an electric power-adjustable transcription control circuit able to integrate the intensity of a direct current over time, to translate the amplitude or frequency of an alternating current into an adjustable genetic readout or to modulate the beating frequency of primary heart cells. Successful miniaturization of the electro-genetic devices may pave the way for the design of novel hybrid electro-genetic implants assembled from electronic and genetic parts