Research Papers in Synthetic Biology:B

From 2006.igem.org

• Subhayu Basu, Yoram Gerchman, Cynthia H. Collins, Frances H. Arnold and Ron Weiss. 2005. A synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation. Nature. Vol. 434:1130-1134 (Cool patterns, seeded with senders, with receivers responding to chemical gradients) Pubmed Journal

• Robert T. Batey, Sunny D. Gilbert, and Rebecca K. Montange. Nature 2004. Structure of a Natural Guanine-responsive Riboswitch Complexed with a Metabolite Hypoxanthine. (Distinguishes Riboswitches from Aptamers and Antiswitches; also shows 3D structure of aptamer and ligand) Pubmed Journal

• Bayer, Travis S. and Christina D . Smolke. Nature Biotechnology 2005. Programmable ligand-controlled riboregulators of eukaryotic gene expression. (Antiswitches that turn off or on mRNA translation, regulated by amptamer binding ligands) Pubmed Journal

• Benner, Sismour. Nature Reviews Genetics 2005. Synthetic Biology. Journal

• Thomas Bulter, Sun-Gu Lee, Wilson WaiChun Wong, Eileen Fung, Michael R. Conner, and James C. Liao. PNAS 2004. Design of artificial cell-cell communication using gene and metabolic networks. (Quorum sensor using acetate signal) Pubmed Journal